Error recognition 

1. If I have to fly, I would get very nervous, so I usually drive.       

2.  The house was enough comfortable but not luxurious.

3. Two days ago, the weather forecaster warned us that a tornado is coming.          

4. Unless we work harder, we will finish  on time.

5. They used to live in Chester for three years, didn’t they?  

6. At the interview they asked me when can you start work 

7. If I will have to make a  difficult decision, I always discuss it with my friends.

8. She wanted to know whether  I have seen Paul recently                 

9. Sandy called  from Miami during the storm and said she was swimming here .

10. Franklin D. Roosevelt became president of the United States in 1933 and has reelected three times before he died in 1945.

11. The teacher said the class that hot air rises and cold air sinks   

12. If a drop of oil is placed in a glass of water, it would float to the top 

Find one mistake in each sentences and correct it.

1. (If) I (have to) fly, I (would get) very nervous, so I (usually drive).

2. Two days ago, the weather forecaster (warned) (us) (that) a tornado (is coming).

3. Although it (is not) a big and famous company, she wants (to committed) (to) it because of its (favorable working conditions).

4. (In order to) (being) a good journalist, you must be a "wordsmith" - a (skilled) user of words.

5. This job (requires) you (working) long hours and (go on) business trip (a short notice).

* FINDING MISTAKE

1. If (A) I have to fly (B), I would get (C) nervous, so I usually drive (D).

2. If we had (A) enough money (B), we could have gone (C) on holiday last week (D).

3. If Tom did his (A) housework (B), his mom wouldn’t have got (C) angry with (D) him.

4. If you didn’t keep (A) studying hard (B), you cannot pass (C) the (D) exam tomorrow.

5. I (A) will stay here (B) if you offered (C) me more (D) money.

6. Unless you drove (A) carefully, you will not (B) get the (C) driving (D) license.

7. If he hadn’t failed his examination (A), his parents will not be (B) very (C) disappointed (D).

8. If he knows (A) how to (B) use a (C) computer, he could find a good (D) job.

9. If you forgot (A) to take (B) the (C) keys, you will not get into (D) the house.

10. If it was not raining (A), we can (B) have lunch in (C) the (D) garden.

21. Everybody sang and happily dance at the party last night.

                                  A                          B         C                  D

22. Two days ago, the weather forecaster warned us that a tornado is coming.

                                                       A               B     C                               D

23. Don’t forget turning off the lights before you go to bed.

         A                  B                                C                   D

24. During an earthquake, you should be away from heavy furnitures.

         A                   B                                     C                            D

25. Foot ball is the only sport which I am interesting in.

                              A                   B                   C         D

I. Choose the correct completion in the brackets.

1. If we want to join the night party, we will have to work ...... and ....... to finish the work before 6 p.m.

A. more harder - more faster B. more hardly - more fastly

C. hardlier - fastlier D. harder - faster

2. It is very easy for children to get ........ on the Ipads, Iphones and other technological stuff.

A. familiar B. close C. hooked D. addicted

3. ................... should we spend this holiday, on a beautiful beach or at a resort?

A. what B. which C. where D. when

4. Like many women, she loves ....... parties and ........ gifts.

A. the - a B. a - the C. a - a D. ∅ - ∅

5. She works seven days ......... week.

A. a B. the C. an D. ∅

6. I don't work in Lublin any more. Last month I .............. a better job in Warsaw.

A. offered B. Was offered C. Were offered D. Did offered

7. We ............... Ho Chi Minh three times. Last summer we ............ there by plane.

A. flew/ gone B. have flown/ have gone

C. flew/ went D. have flown/ went

8. When I ............ the radio on yesterday, I ......... a song that was popular when I was in high school.

A. turned; heard B. have turned; have heard

C. have turned, heard D. turned; have heard

II. Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1. He adores to go to the parties in weekends with his close friend.

=> ........................................

2. She can swim much more well than anyone else in my class.

=> ........................................

III. Correct forms of the verbs.

1. Bad driving (cause) ..................... many accidents.

2. I like (think) ................. carefully about things before (make) ............... a decision.

3. Mozart (wite) ...................... more than 600 pieces of music.

4. "How .......... you (learn) ............... to drive?" - " My father (teach) .......... me. "

5. We usually (go) .............. to the library three times a week, but last week we (go) ............... twice.

6. Alexander (introduce) ........................ the telephone in 1876.

7. Yesterday I (be) .............. busy, so I (not have) ....................... time to phone you.

8. Would you like (come) ..................... to dinner tomorrow?

9. Minh always (get) ............... grade A for Physics, but last semester he (get) ................ B. So Minh's teacher asked him (study) ................... harder this semester.

10. I (not meet) ....................... him since he (move) ........................... to Ha Noi.

11. She (be) .............. very ill now. She (not go) ..................... to school since Monday.

12. We (begin) ..................... to learn English three years ago. Now we (learn) ........................... for 3 years.

I. Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first.

7. Turn left into Lavalle Street and then go straight ahead.
Make _____________________________________________________________
8. Did your father use to drive to work?
Did your father use to travel___________________________________________?

II. Write the correct from or tense of verbs in brackets.
1. ____________________ (you/ ever/ drive) on the wrong side of the road?
2. My family ______________ (fly) back from our Hong Kong holiday two days ago.
3. Right now, the students _______________ (learn) road signs in the schoolyard.
4. Usually Oanh ______________ (walk) to school, but this week she _____________ (ride) her bike.
5. The driver was so drunk that he ______________ (lose) control of his car.
6. If I have enough money, I _________________ (buy) a racing car.
7. My father ________________ (teach) me to ride a bike when I was seven.
8. Transport used ______________ (be) much slower three hundred years ago.
9. Saudi women weren’t allowed ______________ (drive) a car until recently.
10. In South Africa, you have to let animals ________________ (go) first.

III. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it.
1. I love Thai food now, but I didn’t used to like spicy food.
2. He can drive a bicycle with his hands off the handlebars.
3. We use to walk miles to school every day due to lack of public transport.

4. You are not allowed to drive faster than the number on a limit speed sign.
5. It about 1137 kilometres from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.
6. Bicycles are a cheap and efficient mean of transport.
7. A sign within a red triangle will warn people for something.
8. Be careful when you are on roads. You must drive fast or carelessly!

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

 If I hadn't had so much work to do, I would have gone to the movies.

A. I never go to the movies if I had work to do.

B. Because I had to do so much work, I couldn't go to the movies.

C. I would go to the movies when I had done so much work.

D. A lot of work couldn't prevent me from going to the movies.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

If I hadn’t had so much work to do I would have gone to the movies.

A. Because I had to do so much work I couldn’t go to the movies.

B. I would go to the movies when I had done so much work.

C. A lot of work couldn’t prevent me from going to the movies.

D. I never go to the movies if I have work to do.