Bài 1 chia động từ trong ngoặc
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town
Bài tập một từ ba câu:
Question 1:
- With such weak evidenceend no witnesses, it's clear they are going to lose the .................
- I'll remind them about the meeting, just in ............... they forget.
- To convince the voters that sacrifices are inevitable, we have to make a strong ................ for war.
Question 2:
- These magnificent gothishould bc buildings ................ fron the 14th century.
- The expiry ........... on the milk carton says it should be drunk within G days.
- Mary couldn't believe she was going out on ................ with the most handsome boy in the street.
Question 3:
-As society became more liberal and forward thinking, .................... punishment was abolished.
- The ................... city has always attracted people from smaller towns and villages with its seemingly countless prospect.
- It's a spelling mistake. Don't you know all the nationalities should be written with ................ letters?
Question 4:
- I can't ....................... his nagging me all the time. I'm truly fed up with it.
- Don't delude yourself. ........................ in mind that you need to be slim and tall to become a model.
-What you're saying rings true, but is there anybody to ............... out of the version of the events?
Question 5:
- The street .................. of the cocaine the police found under the deck of the ship is estimated at 3 million dollars.
- It's not reasonable to take his excuses at face ....................... He can hardly be trusted.
-To buyers' deligt, house price have fallen in ................ by about 10 percent.
Question 6:
- We're terrible sorry. There are no room left. The last one was .................. two minutes ago.
- Yes, he doesn't talk much and is a bit ................... but if you get to know you will see he is a nice bloke.
- Don't be so stiff. The language you speak is normally ................. for formal meetings, and this is a party.
Question 7:
- Did you really write his name with a small .................. ? What an awful mistake!
- Another anonymous .............. came on Friday cantaining slander and threats. It was high time to ask the FBI for help.
- The prosecutor was accused of mercilessly applying the ....... of the law to the poor.
Question 8:
- The comment was meant to be light-hearted, but Lora ................. it so seriously that she stopped talking to him.
- It ................. her some time to explain the problem and made him change his mind.
- The beginning was difficult, but later the business ..................... off and has gone from strength to strength ever since.
Question 9:
- I'll not give you that money. You see, I'm keeping it for a rainy .....................
- Thanks for the present. I'm really happy. Jack, you do know how to make my ...............
- At the end of the .............., it's his life, not yours and if he wants to work in the circus,let it be.
Question 10:
- All military personal are requested to .................. for duty on Monday.
Some special sentences :
1. It is dangerous for us to take the short cut
2. You need to have your hair cut
3. You must see it to believe it
4. He wants someone to take some photographs
5. We enjoy writting letters
Giúp mik nha. Mik sẽ tick cho.
Each sentence contains an error. Find out and correct it.
1. He has waited there for a quarter past six.
2. It is very important keeping the environment clean.
3. The man stands next to a car is my father.
4. My brother wants playing games very much but I don't.
5. The windows was broken yesterday.
6. My father always comes back home at seven to see the seven o'clock news.
1. When the painter felt the ladder (begin) (slip) he grabbed the gutter (save) himself from (fall).
2. The snow kept (fall) and the workmen grew tired off (try) (keep) the roads clear.
3. He offered (lend) me the money. I didn’t like (take) it but I had no alternative.
4. What was in the letter? I don’t know. I didn’t like (open) it as it wasn’t addressed to me.
5. Do you remember (hear) the bombs (drop)? No, in the last war I was too young (realize) what
was happening.
6. Did you remember (book) seats for the theatre tomorrow? Yes, I have the tickets here. Would
you like (keep) them? I am inclined (lose) theatre tickets.
7. Try (avoid) (be) late. He hates (be) kept (wait).
8. I didn’t know how (get) to your house so I stopped (ask) the way.
9. I wish my refrigerator would stop (make) that horrible noise. You can’t hear anyone (speak).
10. This book tells you how (win) at games without actually (cheat).
11. The enemy began (fire). He felt bullets (strike) the wall behind him.
12. You don`t need (ask) his permission every time you want (leave) the room.
13. The police accused him of (set) fire to the building but he denied (have been) in the area on
the night of the fire.
14. I left my door open. Why didn’t you walk in? I didn’t like (go) in when you weren’t there.
15. It’s much better (go) to a hairdresser than (try) (save) time by (cut) your own hair.
16. I’d rather (earn) my living by (scrub) floors than (make) money by (blackmail) people.
17. Did you remember (lock) the door? No I didn’t. I’d better (go) back and (do) it now.
18. You still have a lot (learn) if you’ll forgive my (say) so.
19. It’s no use (try) (interrupt) him. You’ll have (wait) till he stops (talk).
20. I’m for (do) nothing till the police arrive. They don’t like you (move) anything when a crime
has been committed.
21. He didn’t like (leave) the children alone in the house but he had no alternative as he had (go)
out to work.
22. Why didn’t you drink it? I didn’t like (drink) it as I didn’t know what it was.
23. I’m very sorry for (be) late. It was good of you (wait) for me.
24. I keep (try) (make) mayonnaise but I never succeed. Try (add) the yolk of a hard-boiled egg.
25. Do you feel like (go) to a film or would you rather (stay) at home?
26. She told me (look) through her correspondence and (take) out any letters that you had written
her. I didn’t like (look) trough someone else’s letters but I had (do) as she said.
27. He took to (get up) early and (walk) noisily about the house.
28. I liked (listen) to folk music much better than (listen) to pop.
29. The car began (make) an extraordinary noise so I stopped (see) what it was.
30. You’ll never regret (do) a kind action.
31. He decided (put) broken glass on top of his wall (prevent) boys (climb) over it.
32. He annoyed me very much by (take) the piece of cake that I was keeping (eat) after my
supper.
33. He kept (ring) up and (ask) for an explanation and she didn’t know what (do) about him.
34. We got tired of (wait) for the weather (clear) and finally decided (set) out in the rain.
35. He made me (repeat) his instructions (make) sure that I understood what I was (do) after he
had gone.
36. I suggest (leave) the car here and (send) a breakdown van (tow) it to the garage.
XI: Each line has a mistake, find and correct it.
1.Thank you for inviting me to the party. I wish I can but I can’t.
2. He is used to drink coffee for breakfast but now he drinks milk.
3. The kitchen is not very big but there’s a lot of cupboards.
4. Lukas can play the piano when he was two and now he practices it.
5. We were very poor when we were first in America, we can’t buy anything.
6. They are going on a sightsee tour of New York.
7. We have lived in Vietnam for a long time, so we used to the hot.
8. Liverpool is an industry city in the North of England.
9. Primary school children can learn three language at school in Malaysia.
10. The West and the East Malaysia are separate by about 640 km of the sea.
20. I go to see Peter yesterday evening, but he was not at home.
A B C D
21. You better take the keys in case I'm out .
A B C D
22. Your marks in English are low although you don’t study hard enough.
A B C D
23. We follow a custom to buy lanterns and moon cakes at Mid-Autumn Festival.
A B C D
24. Some people think young people should to follow the tradition of the society.
A B C D
Chia các động từ trong ngoặc theo 1 trong 4 thì sau: Thì quá khứ đơn; quá khứ hoàn thành; hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn
1) He (give) me back the book, (thank) me for lending it to him and (say) that he enjoy it very much; but I (know) that he (not read) it because most of the pages (be) still uncut.
2) When he (see) his wife off at the station, he (return) home as he (no have) to be at the airport till 9.30.
3) He (not have) to pack, for his wife always (do) that for him and his case (be) ready in the hall.
4) He (not have) to check the doors and windows either, for his wife always (do) that before she (leave) the house.
5) All he (have) to do (be) to decide whether or not to take his overcoat with him.In the end, he (decide) not to.
6) At 8.30 he (pick) up his case, (go) out of the house and (slam) the door behind him.
7) Then, he (feel) in his pockets for the key, for his wife (remind) him to double-lock the front door.
8) When he (search) all his pockets and (find) no key he (remember) where it (be).
9) He (leave) it in his over coat pocket.
10) Then, he (remember) some thing else; his passport and tickets (be) in his overcoat pocket as well.
11) I (arrive) in England in the middle of July. I (be told) that England (be) shrouded in fog all year round, so I (be) quite surprised to find that it was merely raining.
12) I (ask) another passenger, an Englishman, about the fog and he (say) that there (not be) any since the previous February.
13) If I (want) fog, he said, I (come) at quite the wrong time.
14) However, he (tell) me that I could buy tinned fog at a shop in Shaftesbury Avenue.
15) He (admit) that he never (buy) fog there himself but I (assure) me that they (sell) good quality fog and that it (not be) expensive.I suppose he was joking
(Biết rằng từ câu 2 đến câu 10 là một đoạn văn; câu 11 đến câu 15 cũng là một đoạn văn)
III. Put the correct form of the verbs with present simple or present progressive tense.
1. Where's John? He ________(listen) to a new CD in his room.
2. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always ________ (rain) in England.
3. Jean _____(work) hard all day but she ___________(not work) at the moment.
4. Look! That boy ______________ (run) after the bus. He________(want) to catch it.
5. He ________(speak) German so well because he ___________(come) from Germany.
6. Shh! The boss _____________(come). We ________(meet) him in an hour and nothing is ready!
7.________you usually ________(go) away for Christmas or________ you ________(stay) at home?
8. She ________(hold) some roses. They________(smell) lovely.
9. Oh no! Look! It _______________(snow) again. It always________(snow) in this country.
10. Mary ________ (swim) very well, but she ______________(not run) very fast.
11. ________ you ________(enjoy) this party? Yes, I ________(have) a great time!
12. Sorry I can't help you. I _______________(not know) where she keeps her files.
13. What ________you________(do) next Saturday? Nothing special. I ________ (stay) at home.
14. I ________ (think) your new hat ________(look) nice on you.
15. I ________ (live) with my parents but right now I _____________(stay) with some friends for a few days.
16. I can't talk on the phone now. I _______________ (drive) home.
17. Where are the children? They ________________ (lie) on the beach over there.
18. You never ________(listen) to a word I say! You ________always ________ (listen) to that mp3 player!
19.Tim (live) __________ in Manchester but he (spend)_________this month in Wales.
20. Everyday, my father (get up)______ at 5.00 a.m, but today, he (get up) ________ at 6.00 am.
21. Every morning,I (watch)_______TV at 10.00, but today I (Listen) ______________ to music at 10.00.
22. A:____________________(you/work) today? B: No, I_____________. I usually (work) _____________ on Fridays but I’ve got the day off.
23. A: What _______________________ (Josephine/do)?
B: She (be) ____a teacher but she (not teach) ________at the moment. She (look) ________for a job.
24. Now I (do)_____________the cooking while Hoa (listen)_______________to music.
25. _________You (live)________near a market? _ It (be)____________noisy?