d
have no intention of doing sth = do not intend to do sth
21. They ___________ for a walk but a sudden heavy rain put them off the idea.
A. were going to go B. had gone C. are going to go D. went
22. Either George or Robert _____________ to the meeting tonight.
A. are coming B. is coming C. have come D. comes
23. Remember that we ___________ to our new flat by the time you come back from business trip.
A. move B. are going to move C. will move D. will have moved
24. Each time we drove into the sun, my daughter ___________ down the window on her side of the car.
A. winded B. wound
C. has been winding D. has winded
25. A: What are you doing?
B: We are getting ready. We __________ our uncle in hospital.
A: Really? Give him my regards.
A. visit B. have been visiting
C. was going to visit D. are going to visit
Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the suggested words. (phần 1)
1. There is a tendency to minimize problem. → They ................
2. They show a strong desire to put aside the status of the school child. → They strongly ..........
3. They thought much about their work. → They gave a .......
4. They had little knowledge of the job of the choice. → They .....
5. There is a determination to overcome problems. → They are ...
6. He visit us whenever he's in town. → He pays ...
7. There has been a tendency to choose well-paid jobs. → They have ...
8. Some children give a great deal of thought to their future work. → Their future work ...
9. It's better for you not to have contact with he. → You'd better ...
10. I slept well last night. → I had ...
11. Carol Stuart cooks and swims very well. → Card Stuart is ...
12. She has a strong desire for a scholarship. → She strongly ...
13. The villagers gave us a cordial welcome. → The villageres ...
14. He has no intention of leaving the city. → He doesn't ...
15. She teaches English well. → She is ...
16. This man lives by begging for money, food, etc. → This man is ...
17. She types with care. → She is ...
18. No sooner had we begun our walk than it rained. → Hardly ...
19. This woman has very little sleep. → This woman ...
20. My grandfather is a lover of music. → My grandfather ...
Choose the best answer
1 each of the rooms ......a different character ( has/ have/ have had / are having )
2 the audience didn't laugh .... his joke( at/on/to/for)
3 he agreed .....( of /to/in/for)
4 the ..... put too much salt in the food ( cook/ cooker/stove/oven)
5 Costa Rica sounds ....a great place for a relaxing vacation ( as/like/similar/same)
6 her wife recently gave a birth to a .....( Daughter/niece/nephew/children)
7 can you .... what time the train leaves ( find out/find on/find up/find in)
8 I remember you..... that shirt ( buy / to buy/ buying / for buying)
9 I feel much ..... now that the exams are over ( more relaxed /more chrelaxing / relaxer/ relax)
10 strawberries are .....at the moment ( a lot of / plentiful/ much/many)
12he has ..... money that he can't afford to buy the food ( so few/ so many / so little / so much)
14 do you know .....?
( What is was wrong/what wrong was it / what wrong it was/what is wrong with it )
15 she prefers ......
( Going for a swim to study /going for swim to studying/go for a swim to studying/ go for a swim to study)
16 After the summer holiday, the children looked ...( Healthy/ healthful/ healthily / health )
17 here is the man .... my brother is going to .....( Who his daughter/marry , whose daughter / marry with , whose a daughter / marry to , whose daughter / marry )
18 could you show that camera ... me , please?
( To/on/for/in)
19 bring me the bill , please. I am ... a hurry ( to/on/for/in)
20 I understand you . We understand ...( Ourselves , by ourselves, us, each other)
21 you can see the ...of the book on the back cover ( cost / value/price / worth)
22 if you can drink ..., Drink fruit juice ( no / not / of / no word is needed
23 it will ... Be Christmas ( soon/ fast / quick/ next)
24 it was raining heavily ... we arrived home ( while/ until/ because/when)
26 what .... advise she gave us !(so good/such good / a good / good )
27 my dog as well as may cats ...twice a day ( eat / eats/ eating/ has eaten / have eaten)
28 when I came into the class, I realized I knew .... ( Them all/ all them / the all / all of they)
29 the little girl wasted hall an hour ... for her picture book ( look/ looking/ to look/ looked )
30 your hair is long . Are you going to ...? ( Have it cut / have cut it / be cutting it / have it cutting)
31. He was .... that we turn off the TV set immediately ( so bad singer/ such bad singer / such bad a singer / so bad a singer)
32 not until 2008 ... across the river ( the first bridge was built / built the first bridge / was the first built )
33 go on , finish the dessert . It needs ... up beacau it won't fresh until tomorrow ( eating / to eat / eat / being eaten)
34 if only we ... more time, we... more of the country ( have / could see, had / could have seen , had had / could see, had had / could have seen )
Most people would prefer to fly ... go to see ( than , to, rather than , better than )
35 I can't stand ... in hot weather ( to walk , walking , walk , to walking)
Exercise 4: Rewrite each of the following sentences with gerund or present participle or perfect participle.
Shall we go for a walk?
→ What about ___________________________________________.
Why don’t we visit our teacher?
→ I suggest _______________________________________________________.
It is really quite easy to learn English.
→ Learning ______________________________________________.
I don’t want to go to the movie tonight.
→ I don’t feel like _____________________________________.
Complaining about the matter is useless now.
→ It is useless _______________________________________________.
rewrite these sentences by using the underlined nouns as main verbs.
1. He had no intention of making a long journey with her.
2. Has the city government made a decision to build a hospital for the poor?
3. She shows no interest in what she is doing for the company.
4. Do most school-leavers have a strong desire to work at a tourist office?
5. I don't think they are in disagreement with what we shall do.
6. The plan didn't make a success just because most members showed no determination of doing it well.
7. During the lesson, she always takes a careful look at all the sentences and example the teacher is giving.
8. My friend expressed a wish to become a pilot.
9. You have no need of answering all the question in their order.
10. Please give me a call when you arrive, and we'll have a meeting at a certain restaurant.
11. She has no knowlede of what will be for she never gives thought to it.
12. She said she would pay me a visit someday.
13. He made a decision to leave home.
14. I had no intention of staying here.
15. She has a great interest in music.
16. There was an exchange of English lessons between the two schoolgirls.
17. He takes a bath every morning.
18. I had an arrangement with the neighbours about feeding the cats.
19. There was no exdanation for her plan.
20. She had a medical examination by a doctor.
III. Rewrite each sentence, beginning with the words provided.
1. The weather isn’t fine. We can’t go for a walk in the woods
-If ………………………………………………………………………………...…...
2. I’ll ask someone to make a new dress
- I’ll have ……………………………………………………………………...………
3. The bridge might be built in a hurry
- People ……………………………………………………………………...……….
4. You really should be able to dress yourself by now
- It’s high time ……………………………………………………………...………..
5. I wish I hadn’t told him what we were planning to do that evening
- I regret……………………………………………………………………...……….
6. I have never eaten with knives and folks before
- This is ………………………………………………………………………...…….
7. “Why don’t you ask Tom for help, Mary?” Ba said
- Ba suggested ……………………………………………………………...………..
8. Ba is too young to see horror films
- Ba is not……………………………………………………………………...…….
9. They should quit smoking
- They had …………………………………………………………………...………
10. They once started these machines by hand.
- They used to …………………………………………
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
advantage agreement argument attention period complaint. contact. conversation effect. use. 1)my teacher made a ...... about me to the principal 2) after lengthy negotiations they managed to come to an ... 3)lots of charities can make.......of old clothing and other household goods 4)I had a stupid........with my brother about which tv programme to watch 5)I had a long......... with Aunt Judith on the phone today. 6)the constant sun is having a terrible.......... on my skin. 7)Jill finally made ....... with her brother who was traveling in India. 8)Rod decided to take......of good weather and go for a long walk. 9)it's important to pay .........to the road signs when driving in a foreign country. 10)Sue felt that her time at college was the most exciting............of her life
Read the following passage and fill each numbered blank with one suitable word (10 points).
WALKING IN THE COUNTRYI enjoy walking. It’s good exercise and it takes me (51) _______ of the town and into the country. I think that’s (52) _______ I have a dog. She needs to go out and so I have a (53)______ to go for a walk. I go every Sunday and it doesn’t (54) _______ to me if it’s so cold, windy and raining or a beautiful sunny day. I just love to get away from people and be (55) _______ for a few hours. I always go home at the same time every Sunday (56) _______ walk over the hills to a little village in the country. The walk isn’t very (57) _______, only about an hour, but it’s quite hard work because I have to walk up the hill and (58)_______ the other side. When I get to the village, I go to the pub for a beer and (59) _______ food. After lunch, I walk back long a different path and arrive home (60)________ time for tea.
Rewrite:
1. I'd prefer you not to smoke in my home. (RATHER)
- I...
2. I think i need to drink less coffee and take tea instead. (CUT)
- I think i need to...
3. We had an argument and i decided not to call her any more. (STOPPED)
- We had...
4. I suggest that you finish your test within the time allowed. (SHOULD)
- You...
5. He said that he would help me with my project. (PROMISED)
- He...
6. There is no point in waiting any longer because he is not going to come. (USE)
- It...
7. In order for you to pass the exam, you will need to achieve a score of 160. (SO)
- You will...
8. There is no way I'm helping you after what you did to me. (INTENTION)
- I have no...
9. This summer is being much hotter than last year. (HOT)
- Last summer...
10. A technician fixed my laptop for me. (HAD)
- I...
