...............the postman came, I was watching TV.
A.When B.While C.During D.At
A. When
-> When the postman came, i was watching TV
Bài 1: CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER.
1. ____, I will give him the report.
A.When he will return C. Until he will return
B.When he returns D. No sooner he returns
2.____the firemen arrived to help, we had already put out the fire.
A.Until B. No sooner C.By the time D. After
3.I have earned my own living____I was seven.
A.Since B.When C.While D.As soon as
4. We saw many beautiful birds______in the lake
A. When we are fishing B. While fishing C. While fished D. fishing
5.____,Peter came to see me
A. While having dinner B.While I was having dinner C. When having dinner D. When I am having dinner
I. Combine the two simple sentences in one.
1. The boys are playing games. The girls are watching TV. (and)
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2. I tried my best in the final test. The result was not as good as I expected. (but)
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3. He lost the key. He couldn’t get into the house. (so)
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4. She loves comedies. Her husband is interested in action films. (yet)
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5. You must do well in the test. You will not graduate. (or)
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6. Pop music is so popular. The melody is simple and memorable. (for)
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7. I should practice more for the competition. My health hasn’t been excellent recently. (but)
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8. You can go to the movies with me. You can go to the concert alone. (or)
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4.Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets .
1. We won’t hold the perform. It costs too much money. (IF)
=> ………………………………………………………………………………
2. I was watching television. My friend came. (WHILE)
=>………… ……………………………………………………………………
3. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn’t happy. (ALTHOUGH)
=> ………….…………………………………………………
4. Tuan gets many good marks. He studies hard. (BECAUSE)
=> ……………..…………………………………………………………………
5. People go to Huong Pagoda. They take a lot of photos. (WHEN
I.The past progressive tense in the passive.
1.They were watching T.V when I came.
->.....................................................................
2.Tom was planting trees at 4o'clock yesterday afternoon.
->.....................................................................
3.She saw cleaning the floor at this time yesterday .
->.....................................................................
4.they were building this bridge when we came.
->.....................................................................
5.They were repainting the gate of thev school when I came.
->.....................................................................
6.Were you doing homework at the time last week?
->.....................................................................
I. Chọn câu trả lời đúng
1. Jack asked me _____.
A. where do you come from? B. where I came from
C. where I came from D. where did I come from?
2. She asked me _____ I liked pop music.
A.when B.what C.if D.x
3. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.
A.told B.tell C. have told D. are telling
4. I wanted to know_____ return home.
A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would
5. Claire told me that her father____ a race horse.
A. owns B. owned C. owning D. A and B
6. What did that man say ______?
A. at you B. for you C. to you D. you
7. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it _______ raining there.
A. is B. were C. has been D. was
8. The last time I saw Linda, she looked very relaxed. She explained she’d been on holiday the ______ week.
A. ago B. following C. next D. previous
9. When I rang Tessa some time last week, she said she was busy ______ day.
A. that B. the C. then D. this
10. I wonder _____ the tickets are on sale yet.
A. what B. when C. where D. whether
11. I said that I had met her ______ .
A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the day D. the before day.
12. The man asked the boys ______ .
A. why did they fight B. why they were fighting
C. why they fight D.why were they fighting
13. I wanted to know ______ return home.
A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would
14. The woman wonders _______ doing well at school.
A. whether her children are B. if her children were
B. whether her children were D. her children are if
15. Peter said he was leaving for Paris ______.
A. next week B. the week previous C. following week D. the following week
16. “I don’t usually drink milk when ______ ” Mrs. Pike said.
A. she was hungry B. I was hungry C. I am hungry D. I will be
17. They said that their house had been broken into ______.
A. the two days before B. two days ago C. two days before D. since two days
1.I am lucky..............to study abroad.
a.that b.so c.as d.enough
2.Tom is going to participate.........the game.
A.at b.on c.in d.over
3.He’s known Mai..........he was in the country.
a.when b.since c.during d.until
4.Would you...........cleaning the floor for me?
a.like b.please c.mind d.rather
5.It’s .........to believe that he passed the exam.
A.hardly b.hard c.difficutly d.difficulty
6.I failed my exam...........I was lazy.
a.although b.because c.so d.but
7.You are always..............in the class.
a.talking b.talk c.talks d.talked
8.The man.........by the windows is my uncle.
a.standing b.stands c.stand d.stood
9.My friend told me what..........when I visited Hoi An.
a.doing b.to do c.do d.done
10.My family has decided.........Dalat in the summer.
a.to visit b.visit c.visited d.visits
A.
1. i saw / was seeing Maria for the first time at Ray's birthday party
2. Richard watched / was watching tv when the phone rang
3. when we were on holiday we went / were going to the cafe almost every day
4. Denise practised / was practising the song every day untill she could sing it perfectly
5. the phone was engaged when i called. who did you talk / were you talking to?
6/ mr Connor owned / was owning 2 houses and a villa in the south of france
7/ i did / was doing my homework as soon as i got home from school
8. a car came round the corner and i jumped / was jumping out of the way
9. when my dad met my mum he worked / was working as a bus driver
10 i got / was getting up at 6 o'clock every morning last week
11 my cousin and i played / were playing on the compurter when there was a power cut
12 no that's not right i did pass / was passing the test i got a B
circle the incorrect words or phrases and rewrite them correctly
1 i had paint on my shoes because i'd painted my bedroom all moring
2. i missed the start of the film because i buy popcorn
3. it was obvious that bill has worked because he was very tired when saw him
4. we had been tidying the garden for hours and i was needing a rest
5. when the bus was arrving we missed it because we were talking
6. during the christmas holiday i was eating too much and watching to much tv
7 Julian was learning all about computer games by the time he was six
8 my grandfather was owning a hotel by the beach until the sold it last year
Chọn đáp án đúng:
1. It ( rained/ was raining) heavily last July.
2. Chris ( was eating/ ate) pizza every weekend last month.
3. They ( were watching/ watched) football on TV all day.
4. She ( wore/ was wearing) a bright red coat when I ( saw/ was seeing) her last night.
