IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. Jones tried to use chopsticks but he can’t. He isn’t used to use them.
2. He is one of the most boring people I ever meet. He never says anything interesting.
3. Ann is going to America next month. She hasn’t never been there before.
4. I wasn’t able to understand French so I didn’t know what he said. If only he spoke English.
5. She is a foreigner because she needs a visa to stay in this country.
6. Tom is good at math. He is fond of attend a higher mathematics course.
7. After living in England for a year, Long finally gets used to drive on the left.
8. Summer is coming. We are looking forward to spend our free time relaxing in the sun.
9. I wish I didn’t tell him the truth. He looks so worried now.
10. It’s really cold and miserable here in the winter. I hope we would live in a warmer place next year.
V. Give right formation of the following words
1. English spelling presents special … … for foreign learners. ( difficult)
2. The school is performing well, but we recognize the need for further … … .( improve)
3. Let me introduce you a … … university. I think it’s really reliable. ( repute)
4. We placed … … in a number of national newspapers. ( advertise)
5. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the … … examination. ( write)
6. We couldn’t go out because it rained ………….. . (continue)
7. The professor criticized his students both …………….and individually. (collect)
8. His teacher found that she could do the ………..with no trouble at all. (calculate)
9. After the war, many soldiers turned to live in ……………… . (retire)
10. Should we …………….. this invention. (public)
VI/. Supply the correct tense of the verb.
1. They are used to………………….. (live) in this remote area. 2. He can't speak English without ………………….. (make) mistakes.
3. We heard him………………….. (sing) in the next room.
4. She noticed something ………………….. (burn) in the kitchen
. 5. They decided ………………….. (have) a picnic in the mountain
. 6. People prefer furniture ………………….. (make) of plastic.
7. Hamlet, ………………….. (write) by William Shakespeare, is a famous tragedy
. 8. They told me………………….. (not tell) their children about that.
9. I wish I………………….. (be) at home yesterday to meet her.
10. If the test………………….. (be) longer, I might have failed.
IV/ Read the text then choose the best answer to complete the blanks
A TRIP TO FRANCE
Paul had a very exciting summer holiday this year. His French pen-friend invited him to visit her family in the south of France.
Paul(1)…………....by plane from London to Paris. Marie, his French friend,(2)………….... him in Paris and together they took a train from Paris to Marseilles. Marseilles is the(3)………….... where Marie’s family lives. It is a very large port. A lot of people live in Marseilles and (4)…………....are many interesting shops and cafes there. Paul started French at school two years ago and he spoke French all the time with Marie and her family. (5)………….....it was very difficult for him but soon it became(6)…………....easier. One day Marie and her parents(7)………….... Paul for a picnic in the mountains. They climbed a big hill . From the top of the hill, they had a wonderful(8)………….... In the (9)………….... they could see the sea. Paul was very sad when it was time to go back to London and school. He is already looking (10)…………..... to next summer when Marie is going to spend her holidays with his family in England.
1. A. got B. moved C. went D. transferred
2. A. met B. saw C. took D. greeted
3. A. country B. town C. capital D. village
4. A. they B. those C. these D. there
5. A. At first B. At beginning C. At starting D. At first time
6. A. much B. so C. too D. extremely
7. A. brought B. took C. carried D. got
8. A. view B. sight C. scene D. scenery
9. A. space B. air C. distance D. way
10. A. through B. forward C. on D. out