Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

Yesterday, Carlos went (1) ……………… La Tomatina. The festival is held on were the last Wednesday of August every year in Būnol, Spain. (2) ……………… were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3) ……………… up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m, they (4) ……………… a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5) ……………… to the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another.

Question 1

A. At

B. in

C. To

III.Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage. Yesterday, Carlos went (1) La Tomatina. The festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in Buñol, Spain. (2) were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3) up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m., they (4) a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5) to the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggle (6) their eyes. After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7) . The whole town square (8) red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella, (9) Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the (10) food and drink. 1. A. at B. in C. to D. from 2. A. There B. They C. That D. This 3. A. climb B. climbed C. climbing D. to climb 4. A. saw B. see C. seen D. seeing 5. A. thrown B. threw C. throw D. throwing 6. A. protecting B. to protect C. protected D. protect 7. A. to throw B. throw C. throwing D. thrown8. A. were B. are C. was D. is 9. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalize 10. A. badly B. better C. well D. good

    Fill each gap with few, a few, little or a little.

1. She asks us ............. questions

2. I can speak ............. French, not enough to speak to him

3. .......... people went to the meeting, so they cancelled it.

4. There are only ....... books on the shelf.

5. My father is eating....... chicken soup.

6. They will have ......milk for breakfast.

7. There are ..... Letters in the letter-box.

8. He has ... money and he will buy ............ vegetables.

9. Hurry up of we'll be late. We've got very ............. time.

10. Very.... people come to hear him play the piano because they are too busy.

11. There are ........... cars parked outside the bank today.

12. Lam so cold that there is very ............. feeling in my legs.

2. Put a few, a little, a lot of into the sentences.

1.      ___________ people came to see the play. It was rather sad.

2.      There is  __________ furniture in the house.

3.      This soup is too salty. I’ve put __________________ salt into it.

4.      Give me  ___________ sheets of paper, please. I need to write a letter.

5.      There are _____________ interesting stories in the book.

6.      ________ people came to the meeting. We need some more chairs.

7.      Can you skate? - Yes, I can skate ____________, but not very much.

8.      Do you have many English books? - No, just _____________.

9.      Can you walk  ___________ faster? We are going to be late for the concert.

10.  I can see ___________ English magazines on the table. Are they yours?

11.  They are rich. They have ____________ money.

12.  I have _____________ of apples. I can give you some.

I. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to finish the sentences.

1. He made the soup by mixing ______ meat with some rice.

A. little   B. few   C. a little   D. a few

2. The play was very long, but there were two ______.

A. intervals   B. rests   C. interruptions   D. gaps

3. The main _____ of measles is little red spots all over your body.

II. Write complete sentences, using the words and phrases given.

John/ be/ good football/ hopeless/ become/ coach/.

Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

Yesterday, Carlos went (1) ……………… La Tomatina. The festival is held on were the last Wednesday of August every year in Būnol, Spain. (2) ……………… were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3) ……………… up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m, they (4) ……………… a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5) ……………… to the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another. They all had to wear goggles (6) ……………… their eyes.

After one hour, they saw another jet and stopped (7) ……………… The whole town square (8) ……………… red with rivers of tomato juice. Finally, they tried tomato Paella, a (9) ……………… Spanish rice dish. Together with local people and tourists, they enjoyed the (10) ……………… food and drinks.

Question 1.

A. At

B. in

C. To

Dùng Few, A Few, Little, A Little để hoàn thành các câu sau

1. I have ........... time to read newspapers and no time at all to read novels

2. There was ............. water on the mountain, and we all got very thirsty

3. Life is very hard in the Arctic so ............. people live there

4. Only ........... people choose to live in a large town , they usually dream of a house in the country

5. There are usually............. jobs in the country

6. I am going to Dalat with............ friends next week

7. Foreign languages are difficult, and ........ people learn them perfectly

8. There is .......... food in the fridge, so we have to go to a restaurant

III. Put in “a few” or “a little” to complete these sentences.

      1.   There are ………………… bottles on the table.

     2.  There are ………………… hotels in this town.

     3.  I want to eat ………………… bread.

     4.  Have you got ………………… magazines at home?

     5.  Put ………………… cooking oil in the pan.

     6.  Sindy has only ………………… flowers.

     7.  There are quite ………………… buffaloes in the field.

     8.  There is only ………………… food in the refrigerator.

     9.  He has          ………………… cats.

     10.          Every day she drinks ………………… green tea.

     11.          We need ………………… help.

     12.          I give ………………… fish to my cat.

     13.          We learn ………………… every day.

     14.          Jane needs ………………… books.

     15.          He has          ………………… good ideas.

IV. In each space put few - a few - little - a little to complete the sentences.

      1.   If you have ………………… time, could you come and have a look at my computer? It’s not working very well.

     2.  She is quite poor. Ever since she lost her job last year, she’s had ………………… money.

     3.  I don’t want any more wine, thank you. I have ………………… here.

     4.  Jack has ………………… friends and is often at home alone. I worry about him, you know.

     5.  You know ………………… people here, don’t you? I’ll leave you to chat.

     6.  That new employee is great. She asked me a few questions at the start and, since then, seems to need ………………… help. A very independent type!

     7.  I have ………………… patience for your stupid questions Smithers. Now tell me what you want and stop wasting my time.

     8.  Add ………………… salt to the soup. It needs it!

     9.  “How many extra chairs do you need for the dinner tonight?”

          “………………… We have almost all the chairs we need.”

     10.          This hotel is ………………… better than the one where we were last year! I don’t know why we changed!

     11.          The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive     ………………… letters.

     12.          The snow was getting quite deep. I had ………………… hope of getting home that night.

     13.          A: I’m having ………………… trouble fixing this shelf.

          B: Oh, dear. Can I help you?

     14.          I shall be away for ………………… days from tomorrow.

     15.          Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately he has ………………… ability.

     16.          I could speak ………………… words of Swedish, but I wasn’t very fluent.

     17.          Could I have ………………… cream, please?

     18.          Very ………………… people were flying because of terrorist activities.

     19.          Can you speak English? – Just …………………        

     20.          He gave ………………… thought to his future.

V. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.

      1.  ………………… have enough apples, she’ll make an apple pie this afternoon.

          A. Should she        B. If she                 C. Will she             D. Unless she

     2.  If you ………………… to me, you wouldn’t have got so much trouble.

          A. listened                                            B. would listen

          C. had listened                                      D. would have listened

     3.  If you don’t know how to spell a word, you ………………… look it up in the dictionary.

          A. must                  B. will                    C. should               D. ought

     4.  If the sun …………………, we ………………… for a walk.

          A. shines - will go                                B. shone - will go

          C. shone - would go                             D. had shone - would go

     5.  The campfire ………………… if it ………………… last night.

          A. wouldn’t be cancelled - hadn’t rained

          B. wouldn’t have been cancelled - hadn’t rained

          C. would have been cancelled - hadn’t rained

          D. will be cancelled - rains

     6.  But for our parents, we ………………… successful in life.

          A. will never be                                    B. would never be

          C. wouldn’t have been                          D. would have never been

     7.  If I ………………… my wallet at home this morning, l ………………… money for lunch now.

          A. leave - will have                               B. didn’t leave - would have

          C. hadn’t left - would have                   D. hadn’t left - would have had

     8.  It is too bad, Lam isn’t here. If he …………… here, he …………… what to do.

          A. were/ would know                           B. is/ will know

          C. had been/ would have known          D. was/ would know

     9.  If we ……… the plans carefully, we would not have had so many serious mistakes.

          A. study                 B. had studied        C. studied               D. were studying

     10.          I ………………… will never talk to you again ………………… you apologize me ………………… your being rude.

          A. if - for                B. unless - for        C. or - of                D. whether - or

     11. ………………… you work harder, you will be sacked.

          A. Whether            B. If                        C. However            D. Unless

     12. I think you should stop smoking.

          A. If I am you, I will stop smoking.

          B. If I were you, I will stop smoking.

          C. If I were you, I would stop smoking.

          D. If I had been you, I would stop smoking.

     13.          If you take the ice out of the fridge, it …………………            

          A. vaporizes           B. melts                  C. heats                  D. disappears

     14.          We should do something to protect water from being polluted ………………… we will have nothing to drink in the future.

          A. if                        B. whether             C. or                       D. unless

     15.          Let’s knock on their door to see ………………… home.

          A. if they’re           B. unless they’re    C. whether they were          D. if they were

     16. Unless we ………………… more snow, we can’t go skiing.

          A. will have           B. have                   C. have had            D. had

     17.          You’ll fail the exam ………………… you start revising.

          A. if                        B. until                   C. when                  D. unless

     18.          Unless you wash the car, you    ………………… not drive it at the weekend.

          A. would                B. could                 C. have to               D. may

     19. If Peter ………………… his car before the drive, he ………………… the problem of out of petrol.

          A. checked - will not get

          B. had checked - would not have got

          C. checks - will not have got

          D. would be checking - will not have got

     20.          He stepped on the mine, and it exploded.

          A. If he doesn’t step on the mine, it doesn’t explode.

          B. If he doesn’t step on the mine, it won’t explode.

          C. If he didn’t step on the mine, it wouldn’t explode.

          D. If he hadn’t stepped on the mine, it wouldn’t have exploded.

VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible

in meaning to the original sentence.

      1.  I didn’t know that you were in hospital, so I didn’t visit you.

          [ If .......................................................................................

     2.  Hurry up or you will be late.

          [ If .......................................................................................

     3.  She is very busy, so she can’t help me now.

          [ If .......................................................................................

     4.  He didn’t phone me because he didn’t know my phone number.

          [ If .......................................................................................

     5.  You’re unfit because you don’t take exercise.

          [ If .......................................................................................

     6.  Unless you are careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.

          [ If .......................................................................................

     7.  If I have time, I’ll help you.

          [ Unless ...............................................................................

     8.  He didn’t study his lessons very carefully, so he gets bad marks now.

          [ If .......................................................................................

     9.  Dick often causes accidents because he drives carelessly.

          [ If .......................................................................................

     10.          I can’t apply for that job because I don’t know English.

          [ If .......................................................................................

VII. Rewrite the sentences starting with the given words.

      1.  I didn’t eat lunch, I feel hungry now.

          [ If .......................................................................................

     2.  I only come if they invite me.

          [ Unless ...............................................................................

     3.  He didn’t revise all his lessons, he failed the exam.

          [ If he ..................................................................................

     4.  The park is over there, only 5 minutes’ walk.

          [ If you walk .......................................................................

     5.  Leave me alone or I’ll call the police.

          [ Unless ...............................................................................

     6.  If you arrive at the office earlier than I do, please turn on the air-conditioner.

          [ Should ..............................................................................

     7.  The children don’t go to school in the snowy weather.

          [ If it ....................................................................................

     8.  He died so young; otherwise, he would be a famous musician by now.

          [ Had ...................................................................................

     9.  You must tell me the whole truth or I won’t help you.

          [ Unless ...............................................................................

     10.          The car breaks down so often because you don’t take good care of it.

          [ Were I     

III. Put in “a few” or “a little” to complete these sentences.

      1.   There are ………………… bottles on the table.

     2.  There are ………………… hotels in this town.

     3.  I want to eat ………………… bread.

     4.  Have you got ………………… magazines at home?

     5.  Put ………………… cooking oil in the pan.

     6.  Sindy has only ………………… flowers.

     7.  There are quite ………………… buffaloes in the field.

     8.  There is only ………………… food in the refrigerator.

     9.  He has          ………………… cats.

     10.          Every day she drinks ………………… green tea.

     11.          We need ………………… help.

     12.          I give ………………… fish to my cat.

     13.          We learn ………………… every day.

     14.          Jane needs ………………… books.

     15.          He has          ………………… good ideas.

IV. In each space put few - a few - little - a little to complete the sentences.

      1.   If you have ………………… time, could you come and have a look at my computer? It’s not working very well.

     2.  She is quite poor. Ever since she lost her job last year, she’s had ………………… money.

     3.  I don’t want any more wine, thank you. I have ………………… here.

     4.  Jack has ………………… friends and is often at home alone. I worry about him, you know.

     5.  You know ………………… people here, don’t you? I’ll leave you to chat.

     6.  That new employee is great. She asked me a few questions at the start and, since then, seems to need ………………… help. A very independent type!

     7.  I have ………………… patience for your stupid questions Smithers. Now tell me what you want and stop wasting my time.

     8.  Add ………………… salt to the soup. It needs it!

     9.  “How many extra chairs do you need for the dinner tonight?”

          “………………… We have almost all the chairs we need.”

     10.          This hotel is ………………… better than the one where we were last year! I don’t know why we changed!

     11.          The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive     ………………… letters.

     12.          The snow was getting quite deep. I had ………………… hope of getting home that night.

     13.          A: I’m having ………………… trouble fixing this shelf.

          B: Oh, dear. Can I help you?

     14.          I shall be away for ………………… days from tomorrow.

     15.          Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately he has ………………… ability.

     16.          I could speak ………………… words of Swedish, but I wasn’t very fluent.

     17.          Could I have ………………… cream, please?

     18.          Very ………………… people were flying because of terrorist activities.

     19.          Can you speak English? – Just …………………        

     20.          He gave ………………… thought to his future.