He returned home.......after......living overseas for eight years
He returned home.......after......living overseas for eight years
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn’t write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
EXERCISE 4: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn't stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It's a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It's a month that my father hasn't smoked cigarettes.
D. It's a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn't write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It's years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It's years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
Bài 6: Make questions for each bolded phrase in the following sentences ( Đặt câu hỏi cho mỗi cụm từ in đậm trong các câu sau )
36. Their guests left home because it was very late
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37. I have to tidy the living room.
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38. The two men returned to the office at three o'clock
Chuyển câu bđ
he returned the raincoat to me
my brother will meet you at the station
mary is preparating everthing for the meeting
alice's strange ideaa astonished everybody
she didn't write to me 2 years ago
nobody helped nam do his homework
1.Minh(live)____ in hue for 4 years.Now he is living in hanoi
2.She is the most beautiful girl I (ever/see)_____
3.He (be)_____ elected the president of the company 2 years ago and he (have/not)_____ a holiday since then
4.The person I (meet)_______last night as really amazing
Bài 1 : Sửa lỗi sai:
1. Bill went to class late, that was unusual for him.
2. My close friend, that I've lost touch with for 3 years, has just returned from India.
3. Human beings whom live longer than one hundred years are a rarity.
4. The last person leaving the room must turn off the light.
5. He's the man that his novel won the Nobel Prize last year
6. I don't know the reason what he wanted to leave his home country.
7. She always wears clothes are made by a famous fashion designer.
8. Hawii, which is the part of a group of islands,that has active volcanoes.
9. My father, that has a special craze for cars, has just bought another sport car
10.Marilyn Monroe, who a famous actress,died of drug overdose
11. I have my teeth checking by the dentist.
12.These pills should be take every four hours
13. The letter should been delivered in the afternoon
14. The mail has sent to the wrong address
15. They were questtioning by the police
16. Unless we leave a bowl of water under the sun, it will evaporate
17. English is said to speak all over the world
18.They have got married for twenty years old
19. There used to many big trees here
20. She is afraid of living on her in a big city
I, Fill in each blank with the correct adjective from the box.
slow, vast, quiet, peaceful, nomadic, inconvenient, colourful, safe, hard, brave.
1.Nick looks very funny - today he is wearing a______ shirt
2. It will be very______ for me to have no bicycle.
3. Last Sunday our class invited a _______ village near our school.
4. The dentist asked me to try to be_______ because it might hurt me a little.
5. On the Gobi Highland we can find several_______ tribes living on raising cattle.
6. The life usually_________ and quiet in the countryside.
7. It is__________ to drink water from this river?
8. After he retired, he leads a_______ life in his home village.
9. Many years ago my village was very poor and the living condition were so_______
Choose the correct option.
1. He joined/was joining the company 25 years ago and he still works for us.
2. What did they do/were they doing at 11pm last night - it was really noisy?
3. My parents lived/were living in Berlin for ten years. They lived/were living there when the Berlin Wall came down in 1999.
4. As soon as I saw/was seeing the accident I called/was calling the police
5. When the teacher said/was saying ‘Stop!’, I still tried/was still trying to finish the last question.