Fill each gap in the following sentences with a phrasal verb in the box. Use each phrasal verb only ONCE and PUT THE VERBS INTO THEIR CORRECT FORM. look after + hold on + take off + check up + wait for 1. John__________ his hat as he entered the room. 2. We __________ him for more than an hour and finally left. 3. She will __________her younger sister while we go to the movie. 4. __________ a minute! I want to speak to you. 5. They __________ that information right now.

Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the continuous tense

1. I lit fire at 6.00 and it (burn)....... brightly when tom came in at 7.00

2. When i aarrived the lecture had already started and the professor ( write)....... on the overhead professor

3.I(make)..... a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark

4. I didn't want to meet paul so when he entered the room i (leave )......

5.Unfortunately when i arrived Ann just(leave)......so we only had time for a few words

6.He (watch )..... TV when the phone rang. Very unwillngly he (turn)...... down the sound and(go)...... to answer it

7.He was very polite. Whenever his wife entered the room he (stand).......up

8. The admiral (play)...... bowls when he received news of the invasion . He (insist)...... on finishing the game

9. My dog (walk)..... along quietly when Mr pitt's pekinese attacked him

10. When i arrived she (have)...... lunch. She apologized for starting without me but said that she always (lunch)....... at 12.30

There are errors in each of the following sentences.Rewrite them correctly.

1.He asked his lawyer for a few advice.......................................

2.He has lived in Da Nang since 1998,but he hasn't lived there longer as we have...........................................

3.You can see that the sun is always rising in the east...................

4.Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east...................

5.Much of the butter eaten in Britain comes of New Zeland....................

6.Many Vietnamese people prepare for the holiday by pay their debts and cleaning their homess.....................

7.The house was design by Mike's father and built by Mike...................

Choose the best option to fill each of the blanks to make a meaningful passage.

Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer was (1) _______ out over two centuries ago by a man (2) _______ Charles Babbage.

Babbage was born in 1791 and (3) _______ up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines (4) _______ he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he (5) _______ building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (6) _______ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (7) _______ engine (8) _______ on one of Babbage’s. designs.

 

It has taken six years to complete and more (9) _______ four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to (10) _______ people of Babbage’s work.

Question 1

A. turned

B. thought

C. invented

D. worked

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 40

Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man  (39) _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant

mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But

despite the fact that he (40)____ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over

the years, people have argued (41)___ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the

Science Museum in London has finished building(42)__ engine based on one of Babbage's

designs. (43)_____ has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been

specially made.

A. wanted

B. made

C. missed

D. started

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 39

Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man  (39) _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant

mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But

despite the fact that he (40)____ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over

the years, people have argued (41)___ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the

Science Museum in London has finished building(42)__ engine based on one of Babbage's

designs. (43)_____ has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been

specially made.

A. an

B. the

C. some

D. that

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 43

Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man  (39) _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant

mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But

despite the fact that he (40)____ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over

the years, people have argued (41)___ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the

Science Museum in London has finished building(42)__ engine based on one of Babbage's

designs. (43)_____ has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been

specially made.

A. They

B. It

C. One

D. He

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 41

Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man  (39) _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant

mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But

despite the fact that he (40)____ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over

the years, people have argued (41)___ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the

Science Museum in London has finished building(42)__ engine based on one of Babbage's

designs. (43)_____ has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been

specially made.

A. whether

B. why

C. though

D. until

The simple past and the past continuous

25. I just ( write ) a cheque when i (remember) that i (have) nothing in the bank

26. I (find) this ring as i (dig) in the garden. It looks very old. I Wonder who it (belong) to?

27. When i last (see) her she (hurry) along the road to the station. I (ask) her where she (go) and she (say), london but i don't think she ( speak) the truth because there(not be) any train for london at that time

28. The tailor said you suit will be ready on monday. But when i(call) on monday he still(work) on it.

29. Thr Teacher (come) into the classroom unusually early and one of the boys, who(smoke) a cigarette, (have) no time to put it out. So he (throw) it into the desk and ( hope) for the best

30. A little later teacher (notice) that smoke (rise) from this desk. You (smoke) when i (come) in hin he(ask)

31. While i ( swim) someone (steal) my clothes and i (have to) walk home in min my swimsuit

32. The men (say) that they (work) on the road outside my house and that they (want) some water to make tea

33. He (say) that he(build) himself a house and that he (think) it would be ready in two years

34. At 3a.m. Mrs pitt (wake) her husband and (say) that she (think) that someone (try) to get into the house

35. Why you (lend) him that book? I still (read) it

I'm sorry. I (not know) that you still (read) it

36. I (come) in very late last night and unfortunately the dog (wake) up and( start) to bank. This (wake) my mother who (come) to the top of the stairs and(say), who is there ?

I (say). It is me. But she (not hear) me because the dog (bank) so loudly , so she ( go) back to her room and ( telephone) the police.