I. Rewrite the sentences so that it stays the same meaning.

1. Mr Lam was very busy; however, he spent the whole day at the Le Mat village festival.

Mr Lam spent the ..................................................................................

2. It isn’t necessary for you to take a thick coat.

You don’t ..........................................................................................

3. Although Tet is considered a holiday, people become even busier than on ordinary days.

Tet is considered...........................................................................................

4. We started cooking for the party four hours ago.

We have………………………………………………..……………….

II. Make sentences, using the words and phrases provided. You can add some words or make changes.

1. Tet / biggest / festival / Viet Nam.

2. There / tradition / that / you / should not / sweep the house / first day / New Year

3. We/ spend/ two/ hour/ repair/ windows/ yesterday.

4. Internet/ change/ way/ we/ communicate.

5. Hoa / used / do chores /  all day / when / she / young girl

I. Rewrite the sentences so that it stays the same meaning.

1. Mr Lam was very busy; however, he spent the whole day at the Le Mat village festival.

Mr Lam spent the ..................................................................................

2. It isn’t necessary for you to take a thick coat.

You don’t ..........................................................................................

3. Although Tet is considered a holiday, people become even busier than on ordinary days.

Tet is considered...........................................................................................

4. We started cooking for the party four hours ago.

We have………………………………………………..……………….

II. Make sentences, using the words and phrases provided. You can add some words or make changes.

1. Tet / biggest / festival / Viet Nam.

2. There / tradition / that / you / should not / sweep the house / first day / New Year

3. We/ spend/ two/ hour/ repair/ windows/ yesterday.

4. Internet/ change/ way/ we/ communicate.

5. Hoa / used / do chores /  all day / when / she / young girl

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. The fable is very exciting.

What …

2. The book was so good that I couldn’t stop reading it.

It was …

3. The children were doing their homework when I got home.

While …

4. She finds it difficult to remember all the story.

It’s …

5. Sleeping Beauty isn’t as interesting as Beauty and the Beast.

Beauty and the Beast …

I was busy ______how I would look in the hat.

imagine

to imagine

imagining

being imagined

17. The children were excited ______ opening their presents.

about

with

from

in

18. I'm pleased I saw him again. It was quite a surprise.

It was quite a surprise to please I saw him again.

It was quite a surprise to see him again.

It was quite a surprise seeing him again

I saw him again quite a surprise.

19. He said that he didn't want to learn Math.

I overheard him say that he didn't want to learn Math.

I overheard him said that he didn't want to learn Math.

He is said that he didn't want to learn Math.

I overheard him to say that he didn't want to learn Math.

20. I didn't want to do (A) a fuss, so I decided to take (B) my money back from (C) the boy's bag without saying (D) a word.

to do

to take

from

saying

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

IV. Choose the correct verb form in the brackets

1. When I (had / was having) a bath, someone (knocked / was knocking) the door

2. The rain (started / was starting) when I (went / was going) to the library

3. This time last Sunday I (walked / was walking) on this street

4. When I (saw / was seeing) Mr. Brown, he (drank / was drinking) coffee

5. Their parents (visited / were visiting ) the Statue of Libery while they (went / were going) shooping

6. I (met / was meeting ) an old friend while I (walked / was walking ) along the street

1.we had a lot of fun....games at the picnic

2.i have a trouble..... Mrs Maxwell when she speaks .she talks to fast

3  i spent 5 hours ....... my homework last night 

4 olga is standing at the corner ...... for the  bus

5 ricardo is sitting in class ...... notes of what the teacher is saying

6 it was a beautiful spring day.dororothy was lying under a tree ..... to the birds sing

7we wasted our money ..... that movie. it was very boring

8 omar spent all day ..... ready to leave on vacation 

9 ted is an indecisive person .  he has a hard time ...... up his mind about anything

10 i wondered what the childen were doing while i was gone . when i got home,i found them .... tv

11when mr chan walked into the kitchen,he caught the children ..... some candy even though he 'd told them not to spoil their dinners 

12 Ms gray is a computer. every work day,she spends almost 2 hours ...... to and from work

bai gerunds infinitives

cho tu see do eat  get  wait take make play watch listen travel understand

Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you think. I remember when I went to a foreign country, I was really scared because there was so much graffiti on the building’s wall. Then I looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head. Although they were not dangerous, I still felt insecure since I thought they might fall down. These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city. I also remember the time I studied in Melbourne. Once I was so busy with my assignments that I did not tidy my room for two weeks. Looking at the messy room caused me so much stress that I did not to study. Then I decided to clean the room and put my things in their proper places. I also bought a small plant and placed it in a corner. These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me focus on my learning.

1) how did the author feel when she saw power lines ?

2) why did she have that feeling ?

3) what was she busy with ?

4) what happened when she looked the messy room?

5) what did she do for her room