Fill in the gaps with can, can’t, could, couldn’t, or was/ wasn’t able to.
0. I had my hands full, so I .......couldn’t/ wasn’t able to.............................. open the door.
1. When I was young, I .......................................................................... stand on my head.
2. Although he felt ill, he ........................................................................ finish all the paperwork.
3. Tony is clever. He ............................................................................... speak three languages.
4. I ............................................................................... afford that bag. It’s too expensive.
5. Although it was dark, he ...................................................................... find his way through the woods.
6. I heard his voice calling me, but I ...................................................... see him.
7. We’re busy tonight, so we ................................................................... come to the party.
8. When I entered the house, I ............................................................ smell fresh bread baking.
9. I ............................................................................... drive a car. I learnt when I was eighteen.

6. That was an interesting play,................?

A. was that                  B. was it                      C. wasn’t that             D. wasn’t it

7. I am afraid I can’t move the chairs...........my bad back.

A. because                  B. since                       C. as                            D. because of

8. I have been reading this book...........last week.

A. for                          B. from                       C. since                       D. until

9. I will wait for him.........it gets dark and we will go home.

A. until                        B. when                       C. since                       D. for

10. I would like every country..............killing whales.

A. stop                        B. to stop                    C. stopping                 D. stopped

11.We............to France for our holiday last year.

A. go                           B. went                        C. have gone               D. are going

12. We will have a break..........the afternoon.

A. in                            B. on                           C. at                            D. of

13. Andy is fond.............playing the guitar.
A. in                            B. off                           C. of                            D. for

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21. I felt bad ________ him with all the washing up after the meal, but I had to get back to work.
A. to leave    B. leaving         C. leave
22. It wasn’t the ________ holiday I’ve ever had, but it was certainly the ________.
A. cheapest ... most relaxing      B cheapest ... relaxingest       C. most cheap ... most relaxing
23. Some people in the factory were found to be earning ________ a dollar a day.
A. as little as        B. as few as           C. so little as
24. When I started to put up the shelves, I discovered that it wasn’t ________ I’d first thought.
A as easy job as      B. as easy a job       C. as easy a job as
25. If you ________, maybe I can help you solve it.
A. explain me the problem B. explain the problem to me C. explain the problem for me
26. I’ve been doing lots of training in the gym to prepare ________ the marathon.
A. me for running       B. myself to run        C. myself for running
27. Considering that we don’t have many interests in common, we get along quite well.
A. with each another    B. with each other     C. for each other
28. After being away for so long, I’m really looking forward ________ back home.
A. to getting     B. getting     C. to get
29. I often don’t have time to eat a proper lunch, so I ________ just a banana.
A. make to do with     B. make do for     C. make do with
30. I waited ________ before going to work.
A. for the post arriving      B. for the post to arrive    C. to the post to arrive
31. In 1927, Belgian-born Georges Lemaitre published his explanation of the creation of the universe ________ became known as the Big Bang theory.
A. which     B. , which     C. that
32. As warm air rises, it mixes with cooler air above and cools to a point ________ it stops rising.
A. where            B. that      C. which
33. The police held three men for questioning, all ________ denied any part in the robbery.
A. of whom       B. whom        C. of which
34. The office block now ________ in the city center will be the highest in the country.
A. being built        B. building      C. built
35. The last person ________ the room should switch off the lights.
A. left      B. leaves      C. to leave
36. I’m looking for a relatively cheap digital camera, ________ and relatively cheap.
A. is easy to use     B. easy using     C. easy to use
37. I was just about to ring the bell ________ the door opened.

A. as      B. when          C. while
38. Football is the most popular sport in the country ________ more people pay to watch it than any other.
A. inasmuch as     B. inasmuch that      C. as much as
39. She avoided telling Alan what she thought of his painting ________ offend him.
A. not     B. so not to     C. in order not to
40. If I ________ more time, I’d like to learn to play a musical instrument.
A. will have      B. would have      C. had

I. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence:

32. That was Ann on the phone, ______?

A. was it     B. was that     C. wasn’t that     D. wasn’t it

33. Tom didn't see her, ______?

A. did Tom     B. did he     C. do Tom     D. does he

34. Mary wasn't angry, ______?

A. was she     B. is she     C. wasn’t she     D. was Mary

35. Susan doesn't like oysters, ______?

A. did she     B. does she     C. doesn’t she     D. she does

36.We should call Rita, _______?

A. should we      B. shouldn’t we       C. shall we      D. should not we

37. Monkeys can’s sing, ______?

A. can they      B. can’t they      C. can it      D. can’t it

38. These books aren’t yours, ____?

A. are these      B. aren’t these      C. are they      D. aren’t they

39. That’s Bod’s, _____?

A. is that      B. isn’t that      C. are they      D. aren’t they

40. No one died in the accident, _____? (British English)

A. didn’t they      B. did he      c. didn’t he      D. did they?

41. I’m right, _____?

A. aren’t I      B. amn’t I      C. isn’t I      D. not I am

42. They never came to class late, and

A. neither did we           B. so did we

C. we did either           D. neither we did

43. My wife had never been to Hue, and _____I.

A. never have      B. so did we      C. we did either      D. neither we did

44. They are studying pronunciation with Mr. Brown, _____?

A. are they      B. aren’t they      C. do they      D. don’t they

45. She should have obeyed her parents, _____ she?

A. should      B. should have      C. shouldn’t have      D. shouldn’t

46. My father doesn’t speak Chinese, and_____

A. my mother does neither      B. my mother doesn’t too

C. neither does my mother      D. so doesn’t my mother

47. The air-hostess knows the time she has been here, _____

A. does she      B. isn’t it      C. doesn’t she      D. did she

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Bài 2: Rewrite these sentence
I quite like classical music now, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger.
=>.………………………………………………………………………………………

I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.
=>.………………………………………………………………………………………

I seem to have lost interest in my work.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………….

My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………….

My parents lived in the USA when they were young.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Jim was my best friend, but we aren’t friends any more.
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Bài 2: Rewrite these sentence 

1. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger. => ………………………………………………………………………………………

2. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed. =>.………………………………………………………………………………………

3. I seem to have lost interest in my work. => ……………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago. => ……………………………………………………………………………………….

5. My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army. => ……………………………………………………………………………………….

6. My parents lived in the USA when they were young. => ……………………………………………………………………………………….

7. Jim was my best friend, but we aren’t friends any more. => ………………………………………………………………………………………

Bài 3: Choose the correct answer.

1. People ____ that the earth is around before.

a. Did not use to believe   

b. Used ti believing.

c. Would not use ti believe

d. Were not used to believe.

2. Astronauts ____ in their space ship, but they frequently work outside now.

a. Has used to stay.

b. Were staying.

c. Used to stay.

d. Were used to stay.

3. The city  girls are used ____ in the field.

a. Used to lie.

b. To working.

c. Would like.

d. To work.

4. Formerly babies ____ of whooping cough.

a. Would die.

b. Used to die.

c. Have died.

d. Both

5. Newton ____ scientific books when a boy.

a. Has read.

b. Read.

c. Had read.

d. Used to read.

Bài 4: Complete these sentences with used to.

1. Used to ride

2. Used to go

3. Used to be

4. Did not used to feel

5. Did you use to play

Exercise 2. Put the verbs to be (was/ were/ wasn’t/ weren’t) in the blanks.

1. Yesterday was Monday. I __________ at school.

2. Mom and Dad __________ at home yesterday. They __________ at the hospital.

3. The weather __________ nice. It was windy and rainy.

4. __________ he free all day yesterday?

5. She __________ tired last night.

6. I __________ in London last month.

7. __________ you at Nina’s house yesterday?

8. I __________ with him yesterday.

9. __________ they happy last week?

10. He __________ not at school. He was at home.

11. Were you busy yesterday? - Yes, I __________             

12.  __________ it cold last night? - No, it __________. It was hot.

13. Where they on Sunday? – They __________ at the store.

14. __________ Nina and Sam strong this morning? - No, they __________         

15. Sam ill last night? - Yes, she __________           

16. It __________ very hot yesterday,

17. I had a bad mark yesterday, I __________ happy.

18. Why your brother __________ sad last night?

19. Lan and her mother __________ at home yesterday?

20. __________the birds in the nest yesterday?

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer 
I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (1)____you about it. I was very
(2)________when I knew l was going to Australia because 1 had never been there before. I didn’t think about
the problems of speaking English (3j________1 met my host family. At first 1 couldn’t communicate with
them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all
(4)________we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation
wasn’t. My problem is (5)________‘1’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat
in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”...

1. A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak

2. A. exciting B. excites C. excited D. excite

3. A. after B. until C. when D. while

4. A. although B. even C. because D. so

5. A. pronouncing B. speaking C. reading D. telling