. Give the correct form of the verb in bracket.

1. He kept (talk) ……………………………about you last night.

2. The church (build) ……………………………about 100 years ago.

3. Do you hear someone (cry) ……………………………softly in the next room?

4. Every house in the street (demolish) …………………………….

5. After John (wash) ……………………………his clothes, he began to study.

6. My friends (wait) ……………………………for me when I got to the stadium.

. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.  

1. …………………does this CD player belong to?

A. Whose                          B. Who                              C. What                               D. Which

2. Hello. You must be Maryam. – ………………….
A. Yes, please                   B. That’s right, I am.        C. Yes, Here’s Lan             D. No, I am Maryam

3. She’s not only beautiful …………………intelligent.

A. but also                        B. but                                C. however                          D. yet

4. When we arrived, she was …………………the chickens.
A. collecting                     B. playing                         C. feeding                           D. helping

5. He …………………football on the streets when he was a boy.
A. plays                             B. used to play                  C. has played                      D. was playing

6. It rained heavily …………………they had to cancel the picnic.
A. so                                  B. but                                C. if                                     D. because

7. Churches, pagodas and temples are places of ………………….
A. inspiration                    B. impression                    C. friendship                       D. worship

8. …………………is the kind of fast food made of bread and ham.

A. Maize                           B. grocery                         C. hamburger                      D. cake

9. Farmers usually put some …………………on their fields to prevent cattle.

A. soils                              B. ghosts                           C. symbols                          D. puppets

10. This is a …………………shirt. You cannot find the second one in our city.

A. unique                          B. beautiful                       C. special                            D. economical

11. Must I take my umbrella? – No, you …………………. It’s not going to rain.

A. mustn’t                         B. needn’t                         C. have to                            D. don’t

12. …………………he didn’t know how to solve the problem, he asked her for help.

A. So                                 B. Because                        C. Although                        D. However

13. Examiner: “What is the …………………of Australia?” – Examinee: “A kangaroo”.

A. symbol                         B. picture                          C. sign                                 D. notice

14. Vietnamese children must go to school at the age of 6. This is …………………education.
A. compulsory                  B. optional                        C. official                           D. primary

He kept (talk) ……………………………about you last night.

14. The church (build) ……………………………about 100 years ago.

15. Do you hear someone (cry) ……………………………softly in the next room?

16. Every house in the street (demolish) …………………………….

17. After John (wash) ……………………………his clothes, he began to study.

18. My friends (wait) ……………………………for me when I got to the stadium.

* Rewrite the following sentences, using the adjectives or adverbs in brackets.
1. There will be a gradual decrease in the price of computers. (steadily)
The price …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. There has been enormous growth in the economy this year. (considerably)
The economy ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The traffic system in Vietnam has changed a lot in recent years. (dramatic)
There has been …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. There was a big fall in our coffee exports due to bad weather. (significantly)
Our coffee exports ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. There is a minor increase in the number of unemployed graduates this year. (slightly)
The number ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. The number of Vietnamese students studying in the U.S has risen little by little. (gradual)
There has been …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam has decreased quickly during the past years. (rapid)
There has been …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. There has been a great improvement in my English speaking skill over the last three years.(dramatically)
My English speaking skill ……………………………………………………………………………………………

* Change into passive voice.
1. Pat Murphy was riding the horse.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Sue told us she had born her baby.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. They can use this room after 5 p.m.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. People speak English all over the world.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The police have just arrested the robbers.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. The police found two children in the forest.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The teacher always welcomes new students.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. They will send your order as soon as possible.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. The scientists are studying the problem carefully.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Alice didn’t expect ……………………to Bill’s party.

A. asking                           B. being asked                  C. to ask                             D. to be asked

47. Please forgive me. I didn’t mean ……………………you.

A. upsetting                       B. to upset                        C. being upset                    D. to be upset

48. I regret ……………………all that money. I’ve got none left.

A. to spend                        B. spend                            C. spending                        D. being spent

49. The children enjoy ……………………to the countryside on weekends.

A. taking                            B. to take                          C. being taken                   D. to be taken

50. “What should I tell the mechanic?” _ “The oil needs …………………….”

A. changing                       B. to change                      C. being changed               D. to changing

51. Don’t forget ……………………home as soon as you arrive at your destination.

A. to call                            B. calling                          C. having called                D. to be called

52. The new students hope ……………………in many of the school’s social activities.

A. including                       B. to include                     C. being included              D. to be included

53. Would you mind not ……………………the radio until I have finished with this phone call?

A. turning on                     B. to turn on                     C. being turned on             D. to be turned on

54. Jack got into trouble when he refused ……………………his briefcase for the custom officer.

A. opening                         B. to open                         C. being opened                 D. to be opened

55. I really dislike ……………………to answer questions in class when I haven’t prepared my lessons.

A. asking                           B. to ask                            C. being asked                   D. to be asked