1. People used to think that the earth was flat

-> It used.......to be thought that the earth was flat......

2.Thanks to the improvement in export sales, the company has had a successful year

-> Without.. the improvement in export sales,the company would not have had a successful year ..........

3. Although it was raining heavily,none of the guests came late

-> In spite.....of the heavy rain, none of the guests came late......

4. No one has seen Samantha since the day of the party

-> Samantha.....hasn’t been seen since the day of the party............

5. No decision has yet been made.

-> Nothing..........has yet been decided ................

6. Your hair needs cutting

-> You ought.....to have your hair cut....................

7. ̣Similar to question 1

1 the smallest

2 the most impressive

3 the most

4 the worst

5 the most efficently

6 the best

Kiến thức kiểm tra: Từ vựng

A. expand (v): mở rộng (theo nghĩa mở thêm nhiều chi nhánh), nở ra (kim loại nở ra khi bị hơ nóng), mở rộng (theo nghĩa mở rộng vốn từ vựng)

B. enlarge (v): cơi nới, mở rộng (theo nghĩa kiến cái gì đó rộng hơn, ví dụ mở rộng khu vui chơi giải trí, mở rộng vốn từ vựng), phóng to (một bức ảnh)

C. extend (v): kéo dài (theo nghĩa khiến cho cái gì đó dài ra hoặc rộng hơn, ví dụ kéo dài/mở rộng đường phố), gia hạn (visa)

D. increase (v): tăng (theo nghĩa tăng về số lượng, lượng, giá cả, mức độ)

Tạm dịch: Công ty trách nhiệm hữu hạn xuất nhập khẩu của chúng tôi sẽ phải tăng doanh số bán hàng trong năm tới.

Chọn D

Đáp án D.
Ta có:
A. expand: mở rộng
B. enlarge: mở rộng 
C. extend: kéo dài (thời gian, không gian) 
D. increase: tăng lên
Dịch: Công ty xuất nhập khẩu sẽ phải tăng doanh số trong năm mới.

I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:

11. Albert Einstein (die) ____died___ in 1955.

12. Tom (go) ____went___ to the post office twice yesterday.

13. He (fall) ___fell____ while he (go) _was going______ down the stairs

14. What ___did____ she (do) when you (arrive) ___arrived____ there? She (write) ___writed____ a letter

15. She (have) ___was having____ her bath while her sister (get) ___got____ the breakfast ready

16. I (go) ___went____ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) __were sleeping_____ so peacefully when I (look) ___looked____ into your room that I (decide) ____decided___ to do it alone

17. I (look) __looked_____ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) ___were gathering____

18. Just as I (write) ____was writing___ the letter, the inkpot (fall) ____fell___ over

19.  Mr. Nam (cook) ___was cooking____ dinner when we (arrive) ___arrived____

20. What ____were you doing___  (you/do) when I (telephone) __telephoned_____ you last night?

II. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tenses:

11. Why are you under the table? You (look) ___Are you looking____ for something?

12. ___Did you watch____ You (watch) TV last night? No, I (have) ___had____ supper and (go) ____went ___ straight to bed

13. I (not like) __don't like_____ staying at hotels, but last summer, we (spend) ____spent___ a few days at a very nice hotel by the sea.

14. Linda (be) ___was____ busy when we (go) _____went__ to see her yesterday. She (study) ___was studying____ for an exam. We (not want) ____didn't want___ to disturb her, so we (not stay) ___didn't stay____ very long

15. When I first (tell) __told_____ Tom the news, he (not believe) ____didn't believe___ me. He (think) __thought_____ that I (joke) ___was joking____

16. We usually (go) _____go__ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) ___wet=nt____ to France

17. We can go out now. It (not rain) ___doesn't rain____ any more

18. The sun (warm) ___warms____ the air and (give) ___gives____ us light

19. What speed ____were - doing___ the car (do) at the time of the accident?

20. They (study) ___were studying____ in the library when the fire alarm (go) _____went__ off

III. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. She usually _____ two hours a day

a. work                            b. is working                   c. works                 d. working

2. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends

a. is talking            b. was talking                  c. talks                             d. talked

3. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them

a. talk                     b. talked                 c. are talking                    d. have talked

4. Where _____ your sister born?

a. were                             b. was                              c. did                     d. is

5. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine

a. didn’t/had          b. don’t/had           c. did/didn’t           d. didn’t/have

6. When did you _________ see him?

a. recently              b. already               c. last                     d. lately

7. I _________ a bath when the phone rang

a. was having                   b. had                    c. am having                    d. have

8. I _____ her two week ago

a. seen                              b. was seeing                   c. saw                    d. have seen

9. I _____ to his house in 1991

a. moved                b. have been moving       c. have moved                 d. was moving

10. He came into the room while they _________ television

a. have watched     b. watched             c. were watching    d. have been watching

11. I fell asleep when I _____ television

a. am watching       b. am being watched        c. was watching     d. All are correct

12. They _____________ last week

a. didn’t come        b. came not            c. don’t come                   d. did come

13. Where are Geoff and Anne? _____________ in the garden

a. They’re sitting    b. They sitting                  c. There sitting       d. They’re siting

14. It’s very cold today and _____

a. It’s snowing                 b. it snows             c. its snowing                   d. it snowing

15. She goes to the library twice a week. She _____________ read books there

a. never                  b. usually               c. rarely                  d. once

16. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, we _____________ for the bus

a. are waiting                   b. waited                c. were waiting      d. was waiting

17. Tom _________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner

a. burnt                  b. was burning                 c. has burnt            d. had burnt

18. He _________ me every Sunday, and we often go fishing together

a. came to see                   b. comes to see      c. will be coming to seed. All answer are correct

19. The phone rang while she _________ dinner

a. cooks                 b. was cooking      c. is cooking                    d. has cooked

20. My sister _________ trouble with her motobike now, so she has to take the bus to work

a. have                             b. is having            c. was having                   d. had

21. When my mum got home, _________

a. the dinner be cooked                        b. I was cooking dinner

c. I am cooking dinner                         d. the dinner deing cooked

22. Emma and Katie usually _________ their grandmother at weekends

a. have visited                  b. visits                  c. visit                    d. are visiting

23. Peter was reading a book by Mark Twain _________ his friends came

a. while                  b. when                  c. during                d. if

24. Look! That boy _________ an elephant over there

a. fed                     b. was feeding                 c. feeds                  d. is feeding

25. He _________ in London at the moment

a. studies                b. has studied                   c. is studying                    d. will study

Complete the sentences with the correct form of verbs in the brackets.

1. She has made up her mind ......to have..... (have) a garage .......built.... (build) next to the house.

2. The statue .......broke...... (break) while it .....was being moved...... (move) to another room in the museum.

3. The bell iss ringing. I must stop .....to do........ (do) my homework ......to answer....... (answer) the phone.

4. Why (you all/laugh) .....are you all laughing...... ? (Tom/tell) ....is Tom telling...... you his funny stories?

5. Don't worry. We ......will have finished...... ( finish) the report by 11.

6. The money (steal) ........stolen..... in the robbery was never found

Complete the sentences with the correct form of verbs in the brackets.

1. She has made up her mind ......TO HAVE..... (have) a garage .....BUILT...... (build) next to the house.

2. The statue ........BROKE..... (break) while it .....WAS BEING MOVED...... (move) to another room in the museum.

3. The bell iss ringing. I must stop .....DOING........ (do) my homework .......TO ANSWER...... (answer) the phone.

4. Why (you all/laugh) ....ARE YOU ALL LAUGHING....... ? (Tom/tell) .....HAS TOM TOLD..... you his funny stories?

5. Don't worry. We ......WILL HAVE FINISHED...... ( finish) the report by 11.

6. The money (steal) ......STOLEN....... in the robbery was never found

cho dạng đúng của động từ trg ngoặc

1. While Tom (read) was reading , Amely (watch) was watching a documentary on TV.
2. Marvin (come) came home, (switch) switched on the computer and (check) his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) sneaked into the house, (steal) stole the jewels and (leave) without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen) was listening while the teacher (explain) was explaining the tenses.
5. While we (do) were doing a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) were lied on the beach.
6. He (wake) woke up and (look) looked at his watch.
7. The receptionist (welcome) welcomed the guests and (ask) asked them to fill in the form.
8. The car (break) broke down and we (have) had to walk home.
9. The boys (swim) were swimming while the girls (sunbathe) were sunbathing.
10. My father (come) came in, (look) looked around and (tell) told me to tidy up my room.
11. As long as one group (prepare) was preparing dinner, the others (collect) were collecting wood for their campfire.
12. While the parents (have) were having breakfast, their children (run) were running about.
13. Martha (turn) turned off the lights and (go) went to bed.
14. When I (do) was doing the washing-up, I (break) broke a plate.
15. While Tom (play) was playing the piano, his mother (do) was doing the washing-up.
16. He (drink) drank some juice and then he (eat) ate a few chips.
17. I (have) was having dinner when I suddenly (hear) heard a loud bang.
18. When my father (work) was working in the garden, an old friend (pass) passed by to see him.
19. She (go) went to school, (take) took out her textbook and (begin) began to learn.
20. When it (start) started to rain, our dog (want) wanted to come inside.

1)cho dạng đúng của động từ trg ngoặc

1. was reading – was watching
2. came – switched – checked
3. sneaked – stole – left
4. listened – was explaining
5. were doing – were lying
6. woke – looked
7. welcomed – asked
8. broke – had
9. were swimming – were sunbathing
10. came – looked – told
11. was preparing – were collecting
12. were having – ran
13. turned – went
14. was doing – broke
15. was playing – was doing
16. drank – ate
17. was having – heard
18. was working – passed
19. went – took – began
20. started - wanted

tick

1. If the sales figures are as ………badly…… as predicted, the company will probably go bankrupt. (bad) 

2. I worked as ……hard….. as I had ever done in my life for my final exam. (hard) 

3. He didn’t run as/so ………quickly……. as he did in the European Championship. (qick) 

4. Harry sings as …………beautifully…………. as a singer. (beautiful) 

5. Her car runs as ………fast………. as a race car. (fast)