Although I have a car , I prefer ( 1. travel ) __traveling __ by train , especially if I have to ( 2. make ) _make___ a long journey . AS the train ( 3. travel ) ___travels___ at full speed through the countryside . I can ( 4. relax ) __relax___ , drink a coffee , read a book , or just ( 5. look ) __look___ out of the window , sometimes the movement of the train ( 6. keep ) __keeps__ me asleep , something you couldn't do while ( 7.. drive ) __driving__ a car . The trouble ( 8. be )___is__ that I hate ( 9. wait ) __waiting__ in cold stations and I get angry when I have to waste time on ( 10. look ) ___looking__ for a taxi or a bus at the beginning or the end of my journey .

Although I ..........have......... ( have ) a car , I prefer ...........traveling............ ( travel ) by train , especially if I have to ..........make........ ( make ) a long journey. As the train ........travels.......... ( travel ) at full speed through the countryside , I can .......relax........... ( relax ) , drink a coffee, read a book , or just .........look........ ( look ) out of the window , sometimes the movement of the train ..........keeps........ ( keep ) me asleep , something you couldn't do while ...........driving........... ( drive ) a car . The trouble ...........is....... ( be ) that I hate .........waiting......... ( wait ) in cold stations, and I ..............get.... ( get ) angry when I have to waste time on .........looking...... ( look ) for taxi or a bus at the beginning or the end of my journey.

(1) ............Although................ I have a car, I prefer to travel by train, especially if I have to make a long (2)...........journey............ . As the train travles at speed (3)..............through.............. the countryside, I can (4)...............relax............., drink a cup of coffee, read a book or just gaze out (5)............of................ the window. Sometimes, the movement of the train makes me fall (6).............asleep..............., something you couldn't do (7)................while............ driving a car. The (8)..............trouble.............. is that I hate waiting on cold (9)..............stations.............. and I get angry when I have to waste time (10)..............looking.............. for a taxi or a bus at the beginning or end of my journey.

1. What can the writer do when sitting on the train?

=>relax, drink a cup of coffee, read a book or just gaze out of the window.

2. Does thewwriter like traveling by train?

=>yes

3. What makes the wtiter fall asleep?

=>the movement of the train

4. What's the trouble when traveling by train?

=>I hate waiting on cold stations and I get angry when I have to waste time looking for a taxi or a bus at the beginning or end of my journey.

5. Which transportation do you like best? Why?

=>I like bike most. Because it's environmentally-friendly

EXERCISE 1. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form:

1. He walks as if he (have)__ __had__a wooden leg.

2. I wish I (know)__knew_____what is wrong with my car.

3. Wife: I’d like to get a job.

     Husband: I’d much rather you (stay)___stayed___at home and (look)__looked___after the house.

4. Suppose you (not know)____didn't know____where your next meal was coming from?

5. You talk as though it (be)__were___a small thing to leave your country forever.

6. If you (tie)____tied___that boat up, it wouldn’t have drifted away.

7. It looks like rain; you (have)___had___better take a coat.

8. But I told you what to do.

      - I know you did. If only I (take)_____had taken__your advice.

9. He treats us as if we (be)___were____all idiots.

10. I wish I (ask)______had asked____the fishmonger to clean these fish. (I’m sorry I didn’t ask him).

11. I said “Sunday”

     - I wish you (not say)hadn't said Sunday. We’ll never be ready by then.

12. I wish transitor radios never (be)____had been__invented.

13. I’d rather I (know)__knew___French.

14. If only I (can)__could_____swim.

15. He insists that we (be)____are__careful in our writing.

16. They demanded that he (tell)____tell___her the truth.

17. I suggest that everyone (write)___write____a letter to the governor.

18. It is important that he (be)____be____the director of the English program.

19. It is essential that he (meet)___ meet____you tomorrow.

20. Her advisor recommended that she (take)____take____five courses.

21. It was such a beautiful day that one of the students suggested we (have)__have___class outside.

22. The movie director insisted that everything about his production (be)__be__authentic.

23. She asked that we (be)______sure to lock the door behind us.

24. They requested that we (go, not)_______after midnight.

25. It is imperative that he (return)_____home immediately.

26. She specifically asked that I (tell,not)_______anyone else about it.

I/ Put the verbs into the correct tenses.

1, If I (buy) ..bought.. that expensive car, I (have) ..would have... no money left.

2, Lan (catch) ..would catch.. the train if she (leave) ..left.. soon.

3, The bell (ring) ..will ring.. if there (be) ..is.. a fire.

4, We (go)..would go.. out for a walk by the river if it (be) ..was.. a good day.

5, If you (not understand) ..aren't understand.. , I (help) ..will help.. you with the exercise.

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1. would have been (câu đk loại 3)

2. doesn't rain (câu đk loại 1)

3. didn't know (câu đk loại 2)

4.  has (câu đk loại 1)

5. had driven (câu đk loại 3)

6. eats (câu đk loại 1)

7. will telephone (câu đk loại 1)

8. were (câu đk loại 2)

Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. If she .........works...........(work) hard, she ..........will pass...........(pass) the exam.
2. If I………had….….(have) a lot of money now, I……would buy……..(buy) a new car.
3. If I ..........comes........(come) soon, I ..........will phone..........(phone) you.
4. She .......... Will feel.........(feel) sad if you .......  don't give.............(not, give) her a gift.

5. Many people would be out of work if that factory……closed…..(close) down.
6. If Peter .......... Goes............(go) to work late again, he ......... will be........(be) sacked.

7. No one ............... Can know..........(know) the truth if you ........ don't reveal........(not, reveal)

8. If you …………have…..….(have) time, please write to me.
9. What would you do if you……won………(win) a million dollars?
10.If you press this button, the machine ………will stop……..(stop)

Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. His joke make us (laugh) …laugh……………………….. a lot.

2. I don’t want (take)…………………to take…………. care of as if I was a child.

3. They advised him (not cross) ……………not to cross…… the street against the red lights.

4. I’ll have my brother (repair) …………repair……… my bike.

5. We (look) ……………were looking………. for a café when we met Nga.

6. My father (already/ be) ……has already been………………………. to Ha Noi many times.

7. She wishes she (can) …could……………. take part in the game.

8. Do you have any difficulties in (solve ) ……………solving…………… this problem?

9. I asked her if she (listen) …………listened……… to music.

10.They went to the party without (invite)…being invited………………………

1.His joke made us (laugh) ........laugh................a lot

2 .I don't want (take) .......to take...................... care of as if I was a child

3. They advised him (not cross)......not to cross............ the street against the red lights

4. I'll have my brother (repair).........repair................ my bicycle.

5.We (look).........were looking............for a cafeteria when we met Sue.

6.My father (already/be)......has already been.......to Ha Noi many times

7. She wishes she (can).......could............... take part in the game.

8 Do you have any difficulties in (solve)......solving....... this problem?

9. I asked her if she (listen) ……listened…………… to music.

10.They went to the party without (invite)………being invited…………………

1.had arrived

2.wouldn't make

3.were

4.find

5.would be

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1.had arrived

2.wouldn't make

3.were

4.find

5.would be