III. Choose the best answer:
1. My father ______ for a car-making factory since 1995.(worked/ has worked/ have worked)
2. The Robinson _______ in Ha Noi in 2000. (arrived / arrive / has arrived / will arrive)
3. Nick _______ sick yesterday, so he didn’t go to school. (is / was / has been / will be)
4. If I _______ enough money, I’ll buy a dictionary. (have / had / will have / would have)
5. Don’t be noisy! I _______ my homework (am doing / was doing / do / did)
6. This old man is often busy with______waste paper after school.(collecting/ collected/ collects/ to collect)
7. My brother usually _______ to work early. (go/ goes / went / has gone)
8. I _______ anything for two days, so I am very hungry now. (haven’t eaten/ didn’t eat/ don’t eat)
9. She enjoys _______ cartoon in her free time. (watching / watches / watched / watch)
10. My pen pal, Maryam _______ a letter to me since last year. (didn’t write / doesn’t write / hasn’t written)
11. A: “I’m very tired” – B: “You should _______ inside. (stay/ staying /. stayed / be staying)
12. _______ there is too much fog, the flight was cancelled. (Because / and / But / Although)
13. Mai visited all the famous places in Ha Noi_______ she was tired. (although/ because/ but / or)
14. We got wet _______ we forgot the umbrella at home. (so/ because / and / therefore)
15. My friend Lan likes ______ flowers after school.( arranging / playing / doing / studying)
III. Choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d - that best completes each sentence.
16. Don't phone me at home at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. I................. then
a. will be working b. am working c. will have worked d. have been working
17. I asked him what time it was but he said he..............a watch.
a. doesn't have b. didn't have c. haven't had d. hadn't had
18. I'm ................... in that film because it was based on the story written by my favorite novelist.
a. interest b. interesting c. interested d. interests
19. If you................., I would have brought my friends over to your house this evening to watch TV, but I didn't want to bother you.
a. had studied b. studied c. hadn't been studying d. didn't studied
20. Kay really likes children, so I'm sure .............happy to baby-sit for us.
a. she's going to be b. she'll be c. she's d. she'll have been
21. We noticed ............. away from the house.
a. him to run b. he runs c. him running d. him ran
22. Many leading members of the opposition party..................to justify the decision.
a. had tried b. has tried c. have been trying d. try
23. The government has introduced ....................
a. a children's clothes tax b. a tax on children clothes
c. a children clothes tax d. a tax on children's clothes.
24. .................. the most popular form of fiction writing.
a. Novel is b. The novels is c. The novels are d. Novels are
25. We need the house..................
a. to be redecorating b. redecorating c. is redecorated d. to redecorate
Exercise 3: Choose the best answers
1. She has worked for this company ……………many years, ……………..1990.
A. since / since B. for / since C. for / in D. since / in
2. I haven’t seen Julie ………………..Christmas.
A. for B. from C. since D. during
3. My wife and I ……………three times since we ……………….married.
A. moved / got B. moved / have got C. have moved / got D. have moved / have got
4. We are talking about the car ………………has a red roof
A. who B. whom C. which D. where
5. They have changed the law.
A. The law has been change B. The law has been changedC. The has to be changed D. The law has been changing
6. This is the bank ………………was robbed yesterday.
A. which B. that C. who D. A & B are correct
7. He came with a friend ………………waited outside.
A. whom B. which C. who D. when
8. I have received your letters.
A. Your letters have been received B. Your letters have been receiveC. Your letters has been received D. Your letters have received
9. Mary, ………………knew nothing about the mountain, thought it would be safe to climb alone.
A. who B. that C. whom D. A & B are correct
10. The book about ……………..I told you yesterday has been stolen.
A. that B. who C. whom D. which
Rewrite following sentences with the works given:
1. He learnt English when he was 18
He has.....................................................
2. They have worked in that factoryfor five years.
They began..............................................
3. We have learnt English for four years.
We started..............................................
4. My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has..............................................
5. They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started................................................
6. Lan hasn' t written to Maryam for a month
Lan didn't....................................................
. She began working in that factory two weeks ago.
She has ………………………………………………………
2. The old man said to the boy, “Can you help me carry my bags?”
The old man asked the boy …………………………………………
3. When she was young, she took morning exercises every day.
She used ...............................................
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. l. Mr. Henry.............. 9 hours a day. A. works B. work C. worked D. is working 2. My husband.............. English from 7:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m every day. A. is teaching B. taught C. teach D. teaches 3. I usually.............. some letters from my wife at the weekend. A. received B. receive C. am receiving D. will receive 4. What..............he..............? He is very kind and generous. A. does/ like B. is/ like C. is/ like D. did/ like 5. The sun.............. in the east. Look! It................ A. is rising/ rises B. rises/ rises C. rises/ is rising D. rise/ is rising 6. They.............. hot weather. A. don’t like B. liked C. can’t like D. will like 7. He is communicative. He isn’t ………………….. in public. A. reserved B. kind C. generous D. sociable 8. ……………, we arrived in time to save the boy out of the flame. A. Unlucky B. Lucky C. Unluckily D. Luckily 9. She has short ……………… hair and blue eyes. A. curl B. love C. curly D. lovely 10. Their …………………. is very good. They are close friends when they were students. A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. unfriendly 11. He is ………………… and kind. A. society B. social C. sociable D. generously 12. He doesn’t look............... to be a famous boxer. A. enough strong B. strong enough C. too weak D. weak enough 13. My pen-friend often writes to me............... A. one time the month B. once a month C. one time in a month D. once in a month 14. There is no use............... him at this hour. A. to call B. calling C. call D. called 15. I think John is a .............. boy A. good-look B. look-good C. good-looking D. well-looking 16. Tom always works hard. He studies ten hours every day. He’s a............... student. A. lazy B. hard-working C. careful D. unusual 17. Please keep quiet. I............... A. work B. am working C. was working D. worked 18. It is cloudy. It................... A. will rain B. is going to rain C. rained D. rains 19. . ....................the professor ............... the speech last month? Yes, he did. A. Did/ make B. Did/ made C. Was/ making D. Was/ going to make 20. The director asked his ................. to give him the letter. A. employer B. assistant C. account D. worker
17.She gave me a letter and a post card. ….letter is from my sister, and …… postcard is from my
brother.
A. a/ the B. the/ the C. θ / the D. a/ a
18. ….rich should help ….poor and…….disabled.
A. a-a-the B. the-the-the C. a-an-the D. a-an-a
19.I don’t know …………French, but I can speak a little……English.
A. a/ a B. a/ no article C. no article / the D. no article / no article
20. What…pity!
A. a B. the C. an D. Æ
21. There’s someone knocking at the door ……………………..
A. I’ll answer it B. Let me open it C. I’m opening it D. Both A and B are correct
22. Why have you bought so much food ? I ……………………….. for ten people.
A. will cook B. am going to cook C. cooked D. have cooked
23. “ I’m going to die of hunger”. “ really? …………………. A packet of instant noodles.”
A. I’ll buy you B. I am going to buy you C. Let’s buy you D. All are correct
24. Why are you so sad? –“ I think ……………… in the exam next week.”
A. I would fail B. I will fail C. I failed D. I fail
25.The doctor says I …………………….. a baby.
A. will have B. would have C. am going to have D. will be having
26. ………………. successful in the beauty contest.
A.I think she won’t be B. I think she is not going to be
C. I don’t think she will be D. None is correct
27.Why …………………………………… a new pair of jogging shoes ?
A. will you buy B. are you going to buy
C. you will buy D. you are going to buy
28.If you ……Mary today, please ask her to call me.
A. see B. saw C. will see D. would see
29. She will never stop working ……………… she is as rich as Bill Gate now.
A. despite B. because C. although D. so
30. Dean Koontz, ……………. , lives in orange, California.
A. which is an author B. who is an author of horror novels
C. is an author of horror novels D. that is an author of horror novels
Change these sentences into reported speech:
1. Hong told Hoa, '' I want to know what was Mom doing at that time''
2. Simon is saying to Susan, '' Would you and Maline like to come to my party?''
3. '' I have left my key a home. What time it is now?'' he asked me.
4. '' I am going shopping. Can I get you anything?'' she said to Tan.
5. '' Someone is coming'', he said. '' Get behind the screen.''
6. '' Please, please don't drink too much! Remember that you'll have to drive home''
7. Daniel said, '' Is there a café nearby?'' and Tom said, ''No''
8. Hang said: '' Why doesn't Ha buy them this pictures as a wedding present?''
9. '' I can't work at all ! My typewriter isn't working properly,'' she said
10. '' I think you should try to be more punctual,'' she said to Ha
11. '' You can't park here'', the policeman said.
12. '' Have you worked before?'' she said to him
13. '' Can you worked on Saturday before?'' she said to him
14. '' May I open the window?'' she asked
15. '' Would it be alright if had the day off?'' she said to her boss
16. '' May I borrow your tennis racket?'' she asked him
17. '' Are you coming to the party tonight, Ha?'' she asked
18. '' Do you know where my tennis racquet is, Mum?'' she asked her Mum
19. '' Was Ha at work yesterday?'' she asked her secrectery
20. '' Did you read the article about Prince Diana?'' she asked him
21. '' Where do you live?'' she said to him
22. '' Why do you want the job?'' she sai to him
23. '' How did you hear about it?'' she said to him
1. My father (A) has worked in (B) that company (C) since (D) more than twenty years.
2. Today seems (A) as (B) hotter (C) as yesterday, but the humidity is (D) lower.
3. (A) Is surface mail (B) much (C) more cheap (D) than airmail ?
4. My father (A) has lived in London (B) for ten years, (C) but now he (D) lives in Bristol.