Lie/lied/lied

Lie/lay/lain

1.Don't...The table yet.Wait until they get here.

2.If you...a hand on me,I'll call the he police.

3.There was a tree...Across the road.

4.I fell asleep as soon as I...down.

5.He came in and...all the books on the table.

6.I've never...laid eyes on that man before.

7.Those things have just...there for three weeks;Nobody has even touched them.

8.She...to me about her age.

Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to buy food and clothing for his family.

One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife, "We're rich! We're rich!"

His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately he couldn't find any eggs. When he finished all the chickens were dead.

There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.

Lay/laid/laid

Lie/lied/lied

Lie/lay/lain

1.Don't...The table yet.Wait until they get here.

2.If you...a hand on me,I'll call the he police.

3.There was a tree...Across the road.

4.I fell asleep as soon as I...down.

5.He came in and...all the books on the table.

6.I've never...laid eyes on that man before.

7.Those things have just...there for three weeks;Nobody has even touched them.

8.She...to me about her age.

V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in the following passage.     (1.5 pts)

Once a farmer lived a (17)__________life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family.One day, he went to collect the eggs and (18) __________one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (19)__________ to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”. His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find (20) __________ gold eggs. (21)__________, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all the chickens were dead.There were (22) __________ more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.

17.A.poor        B. comfortable            C. uncomfortable        D. unsuitable

18.A.discover       B. to discover       C. discovering     D. discovered

19.A.excited   B. exciting       C. excitedly     D. excitingly

20.A.more       B. most        C. many           D. much

21.A. Fortunate        B. Unfortunate         C. Fortunately      D. Unfortunately

22.A.no           B. not        C. none            D. any

Choose the correct word to complete the story.

Once a  farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used (26)........ to buy food and clothing for his family.

            One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a  gold egg. He shouted  (27)............ to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”

            His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement The wife wanted more, so her husband decided (28)........... open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all  the chickens  (29)...........  dead

            There were no  (30)..........eggs of any kind for the  foolish farmer and his  greedy wife.

IV.Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the gaps.

Once a farmer (26)______ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to (27)______ to buy food and clothing for his family. One day, he (28)______ to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!” His wife (29)______ to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided (30)______ open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all the chickens were dead. There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.

26. A. lived B. live C. lives D. living

27. A. selling B. sell C. sells D. sold

28. A. go B. goes C. went D. is going

29. A. run B. runs C. is running D. ran

30. A. cutting B. to cut C. cut D. A&B

12. Having retired from work, ____

A. social work interesrts him

B. it is possible for him to engage in social work

C. Mr Brown devotes all his time to social work

D. his interest is social work

13. ____ Ann by phone, James decided to email her

A. Having failed to contact

B. having failed contacting

C. He failed to contact

D. That he failed to contact

14. ____ with Uranium ore, Marie Curie discovered two elements, radium and polonium

A. While being worked

B. while working

C. Since working

D. having worked

15. Nam defeated the former champion in three sets. He finally won the inter-school table tennis championship

A. Having defeated the former champion in the inter-school table tennis, Nam did not hold the title of champion

B. Although Nam defeated the former champion in three sets, he did not win the title of the inter-school table tennis champion

C. Having defeated the former champion in three sets, Nam won the inter-school table tennis championship

D. Being defeated by the former champion, Nam lost the chance to play the final game of inter-school table tennis champion