1. We (soon) gathered (at the) cillage (which) the festival (was taking) place
2. My Uncle Tom is (the) man (he) is (wearing) a suit (with) red tie
3. Even though Mary (is a) European, (but) she (enjoys) Tet holiday (inVN)
4. Where (are) the photos (which) John took (them) at the (Christmas party)?
5. (My) father (walked) to (his) office (although) the heavy rain
Last week John went to his uncle’s farm in a village not very far (1) ______________________ the city center. It’s the busiest time of the year for farmer to (2) ___________________________ their crops. It is also the time for his holyday. He intends to stay here for a week. He wants to do something (3) ____________________ to help him.
John got up early to (4) _______________________ the first bus and after twenty-five minutes he came to the village. The weather was (5) _____________________. John was very glad to meet his uncle. After a while he went to the field where his uncle grows maize. He enjoyed the fresh air and the aroma of the maize
(6) __________________ in the air. John helped his uncle to work in the maize field from early morning till late in the evening (7) _____________________ his stay on the farm.
The week (8) _____________________ by so quickly. Back to the city, John has learned a lot about the farm life.
TEST 1
I- Choose the best answer:
1. Doctors...........an answer to AIDS yet.
A. have found B. found C. haven't found D. hasn't found
2. Do you mind...........up?
A. wash B. washing C. washed D. to wash.
3. He...........to give up smoking since last week.
A. was trying B. have tried C. has tried D. tried.
4. He enjoys...........in the rain.
A. walk B. walks C. to walk D. walking.
5. Would you like...........to my party?
A. come B. to come C. coming D. came.
6. My sister likes...........and ............
A. dance/sing B. to dance/sings C. dancing/singing D. dancing/to sing
7. This school...........ten years ago.
A. be built B. is built C. was built D. built
8. He...........since the day we left school.
A. hasn't seen B. hasn't been being seen C. wasn't seen D. hasn't been seen
9. We spent half a year...........this hotel.
A. to build B. built C. building D. with building
10. My friend is fond of...........TV in the evening.
A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. watched
11. There is a...........on the table.
A. lamp reading B. read lamp C. reading lamp D. reading lamps
12. While I...........TV, my sister...........to music.
A. was watching/ listening B. watched/ listened
C. was watching/ was listening D. watching/ listening
13. She is bored...........getting up early.
A. with B. of C. in D. to
14. I am not used...........up early.
A. get B. to get C. getting D. to getting
15. She can't stand...........her at home all day.
A. seeing B. see C. to see D. saw
16. He drives very...........and has got two accidents this year.
A. careless B. carefully C. carelessly D. careful
17. You'd better...........at night. It's dangerous.
A. not go out B. don't go out C. to go out D. not to go out
18. I'd rather...........at home than...........to see that film.
A. stay/ to go B. staying/ going C. to stay/ to go D. stay/ go
19. He was surprised...........her action.
A. for B. with C. to D. at
20. He feels like...........in a big city.
A. live B. to live C. living D. lives
21. They are trying to look...........new jobs.
A. after B. at C. for D. forward
22. They are looking forward...........Tet holiday.
A. to have B. having C. to having D. have
23. He looked at me............
A. angry B. angrily C. anger D. angryly.
24 This is Kensington Garden...........every visitor from abroad admires.
A. which B. what C. from where D. where
25. This is a store...........you can buy almost everything from.
A. which B. where C. what D. in which
26. It is in this house...........he was born.
A. where B. which C. that D. in which
27. He is the most intelligent student...........I've ever taught at school.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
28. Uncle Ho was born...........Kim Lien village.
A. in B at C. from D. on
29 That man can tell us where ............
A. does John live B. is John living C. John lives D. John living
30. When I saw him, he...........a black suit.
A. wore B. was wearing C. wearing D. wears
31. Your car is different...........mine.
A. to B. in C. from D. for
32. I found history very ............
A. amusing B. amused C. amuse D. to amuse
33. Her...........include swimming and reading.
A. interests B. interesting C. interested D. interest
34. Great Opera...........of the world can be heard at the Sydney Opera House.
A. sing B. singings C. singers D. to sing
35. English is the...........language on one- fifth of the land area of the world.
A. office B. official C. officer D. officially
36. English tends towards ............
A. simple B. simplicity C. simplier D. simply
37. He looks...........today than yesterday.
A. good B. well C. better D. goodly
38. There is a...........difference between the north and the south.
A. region B. regional C. regionally D. regioner
39. He went to a seaside resort because he was keen on ............
A. windsurf B. windsurfing C. to windsurf D. to windsurfing
40. The teacher told the boys to stop ............
A. to make B. played C. playing D. being played
41. Mark Twain is a famous ............
A. American writer B. American playwright
C. English writer D. English playwright
42. He used...........next to me in class.
A. to sit B. sit C. to sitting D. to sat
II- Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps:
James Cook was born in England (43) 1728. His parents (44) poor farm workers. (45) James was 18, he found a job on a coastal ship. He worked (46) ships until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought (47) Canada in a war against France. In 1768 King George III made him the captain of a ship and (48) him to the Pacific. He was gone (49) nearly three years when he (50), he was a national hero.
43. A. in B. at C. on D. during
44. A. are B. be C. were D. was
45. A. while B. when C. because D. during
46. A. in B. on C. for D. under
47. A. at B. in C. to D. against
48. A. got B sent C. send D. sending
49. A. in B. since C. for D. during
50. A. got B. came C. returned D. arrived
III. Phonetics
51. A. fun B. museum C. hundred D. understand
52. A. teacher B. seat C. meat D. bear
53. A. fixed B. wallked C. mended D. laughed
54. A. still B. bike C. light D. sight
55. A. ticket B. forget C. remember D. accept
IV. Identify the mistakes
56. Nam asked Mai what can he do to help her.
A B C D
57. Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't they?
A B C D
58. I'd like to go out for dinner, but I don't feel like to eat out tonight.
A B C D
59. Summer in England is the better season of all.
A B C D
60. If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it.
A B C D
V . Combine each pair of sentences with who , whom , which , that , or whose . Put in the comma ( s ) where necessary .
1 . The old man is my grandfather . He lives next door .
2 . Natalie is very friendly . She is a friend of Emma ' s .
3 . Ve stayed at the Grand Hotel . Ann recommended it to us .
4 . The trousers are too small for me . I bought them yesterday .
5 . John is one of my closest friends . I’ve known him for a very long time
6 . The man is a computer expert . You were talking to him.
7 . The new stadium will be opened next month . It can hold 90.000 people
8 . Alex plays the guitar well . He is Gregs brother .
9 . This morning I met Diana . I hadn ' t seen her for ages .
10 . The postcard was from Harriet . It cate this morning .
11 . Tulip computers are very good . They are nhacle in Holland .
12 . I saw a girl . Her beauty took my brẸath away .
13 . The boy is Jane ' s brother . He sat beside you at the party last night .
14 . John is absent front school . His mother ' s in hospital .
15 . Arlene Black never turned up . Guy invited her onto his chat show
When the train reached the sixth station, Tom (get) off, feeling relieved that his journey (be) so easy. But he (be) alarmed to see that he (get) off at a station that he had never heard of. He (not know) what to do. He (explain) his difficulty to a man who (stand) on the platform. With a look of amusement on his face the man (tell) Tom that he (travel) on a train going in the wrong direction.
2. Maria is Spanish. She (live) in Madrid where she (work) for an export company. She (be) with this company for 2 years now. At the moment she (study) English on a one-month intensive course in London. She (arrive) in London last Saturday. This is not Maria's first time in Britain. She (be) there twice before.
3. Albert Malta was a progressive American write. He (be) born in 1908. He (write) his first play "Peace on Earth" in 1943. It was against wars, so the American police (arrest) him and (put) him in prison 1950.
4. Ha (come) back a moment ago and (turn) the television on very loudly. My son (sleep) then, so i (tell) her turn it off.
5. Mary and John are neighbours. They (know) each other for several years. Mary (move) into her house in 1985 and John (live) next door since he (come) to the area in 1980.
6. While I (walk) to class yesterday morning. I (see) Tom. We (say) helan (walk) the rest of the way to school together.
7. Yesterday afternoon I (go) to visit the Greens. When I (get) there about 2 o'clock Mrs Green (be) in the yard. She (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr Green (block) the garage. He (work) on their car. The children (play) in the front yard.
1 he asked me who the editor of that book ........................? a is b are c was d were 2 if you want to attend the couse , you ......................... pass the examinition a have to b has to c had to d could 3 he told me he ........................... leave the city the followiing day a will have to b would have to c has to d had to 4 he wants to know whether i .......................... back tomorrow a come b will come c would come d came 5 i wonder why he ........................ love his family a does not b do not c did not d has not 6 you can come .....................you want a unless b so c if d because 7 tomy asks his teacher........................................... a where is new york b where was new york c where new york was d where new york is 8 that man call us where ........................... a does tony live b tony lives c tony living d is tony living
1. Just as I (leave) home for school, the telephone (ring).
2. Stay in house and wait till you (get) a phone call from him. He (tell) you where to
look for her.
3. The experiment (make) when the light (go) out.
4. John and I (study) at the same school and we (be) great friends ever since.
5. I hardly (be) there 5 minutes when Mrs. Brown (come) with the coffee.
6. They had the tree (plant) (get) shadow.
7. There is no use (read) this kind of books.
8. Tourists could see fish (swim) along the brook.
9. I’m sorry, madam, but this carpet already (sell).
10. Ann really likes (invite) to dinner parties.
11. That plant I bought (not grow) very much. And I (water) it everyday.
12. In the year 2500 a lot of people (live) on the moon.
13. While I (try) to get my car started, a passing car (stop) and the driver (offer) to help
me.
14. I can’t see you on Thursday. I (visit) our Birmingham branch.
15. He met his friend while he (drive) home.
16. When she arrived, I (wait) for two and a half hours.
17. Two days ago I (take) my final exam. It (be) pretty difficult. The papers (mark)
now.
18. We had the walls (whitewash) by my uncle.
19. I (not see) Minh since I last (meet) him five years ago.
20. I’ve hung out my clothes. It’s lovely and sunny. If it (stay) like this, they (be) dry
in two hours.
21. There (be) a cold wind (blow) in our faces when we were in the field.
22. Would you mind (keep) quiet for a moment. I’m trying (finish) my homework.
23. He (sleep) since 10 o’clock. It’s time he (wake) up.
24. By the time you (finish) your ninth grade this summer, I (graduate) from my
university.
25. The last time I saw Lan, she looked relaxed. She explained she (be) on holiday the
week before.
26. He (spend) his free time (read) books everyday.
27. I’m sure my mother (come) back home in one hour.
28. My sister (finish) school in 1999 and (be) a student at the National University since
then.
29. (Take) off their shoes, they crept cautiously into the room.
30. We (not move) to Paris until we (find) a flat there to rent.
31. I can’t help (feel) sorry for these orphans. If only there (be) a home for them.
32. Come on time , please. I hate (keep) (wait)
33. There (be) great changes in our village in the past few years.
34. Right now Alex is in the hospital. He (treat) for a bad burn on his hand and arm.
35. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (clean).
36. They had a big party. They (sing) all night last night.
37. Ten minutes (be) more than enough time to complete this exercise.
38. Had I known Dan wouldn’t be here, I (come, not)
39. Not only my mother but also my sister (be) here.
40. He loves drawings (paint) by his father.
41. The room was hot. I tried (open) the window, but that didn’t help.
42. I (finish) everything by the time you (get) back tomorrow.
43. I think she (understand) my situation when she (get) my letter.
44. He (go) to the UK soon after he (finish) his present English course.
45. If I (have) enough money, I (buy) a new car.
46. You (finish) with the book yet? I (wait) to read it for hours!
47. She told us that she (just phone) the main office and that our order (send) on the
previous day.
48. Nothing (do) about the hole in the road so far and so I (think) a letter (should write)
to the local council.
49. I remember (play) with dolls when I was a child.
50. I regret (tell) you that you failed the exam.
51. She regrets (lent) him some money. He never paid me back.