Bill says to me, “Where will he go tomorrow?” ………………………………………
Mary said to me, “When did you pick Ann up?” ………………………………………
John said, “When will the teacher get back?” ………………………………………
Ann said, “What do you call a person who makes and repairs things of iron, Jane”. ………………………………………
She said, “How do you go to the circus?” ………………………………………
The traveller asked, “How long does it take to get to London?” ………………………………………
Mr. Smith said to me, “Where are you going on your vacation?” ………………………………………
William said, “I won’t visit her again”. ………………………………………
John said, “I have finished studying my lesson”. ………………………………………
“The clock will never work again if you try to repair it”, the man said. ………………………………………
Mary said, “I can’t go to the movies with you, John”. ………………………………………
“Lift up your head, Lan” said her mother. ………………………………………
He told me, “Don’t call me a champion”. ………………………………………
He asked me, “Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?” ………………………………………
She wanted to know, “How long will it take me to get there?” ………………………………………
She asked him, “Have you read this book?” ………………………………………
Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first
one.
1. We have learnt English for 4 years. -> We
started…………………………………………………………………………………
2. My father started to give up smoking last year. -> My father
has……………………………………………………………………………
3. They have worked in that factory since 2001. -> They
started………………………………………………………………………………
4. Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month. -> Lan
didn’t……………………………………………………………………………………
5. Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12. -> He
started………………………………………………………………………………………
6. I haven’t seen her for a long time. -> I
didn’t……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. He finished his exercises on time. -> His exercise
…………………………………………………………………………………
8. People plant rice in those fields. ->
Rice…………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. They use cars and trucks to carry food to market. -> Cars and trucks
……………………………………………………………………………
10. This boy broke my window yesterday -> My window
……………………………………………………………………………………
11. They have known him well. -> He
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. We will meet him at the station. ->
He…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
Clothes can tell a lot (1) ………. a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone (2)………at them and they want to be the center of things. (3)………… people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not (4)……….Or fancy. They do not like people (5)…… Clothes today are very different (6)……… the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. Foe example, in the 1800s, all women (7)…… dress. The dresses all had long skirts.
Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is the (8)………In the 1800s, clothes (9) …… natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are (10) ……. kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are made from nylon, rayon or polyester.
1. A. about B. at C. with D. on
2. A. look B. to look C. looked D. looking
3. A. each other B. another C. others D. other
4. A. color B. colorfully C. colorful D. colored
5. A. to look at them B. to looking at them C. looking at them D. looked at them
6. A. at B. to C. from D. in
7. A. wear B. worn C. wore D. wearing
8. A. cloth B. clothing C. clothe D. clothes
9. A. were made only by B. were made only in
C. were made only of D. were made only from
10. A. many B. much C. any D. a little
Supply the correct verb form: Simple past or Present perfect.
1. I (see) ………………………her before.
2. I (see) ……………………her last year.
3. Tom never (be) …………………in Hanoi.
4. I (read)……………………………… the novel written by Jack London several times before.
5. What ………………you (do)……………… yesterday?
6. ………….You (watch) …………………TV last night?
7. She (be) …………………born in 1980.
8. He (write)…………………… a book since last year.
9. Mr Green. (teach) …………………English in this school since he (graduate)………………… from the university in
1986.
10. How long ………………you (learn)………………………. English?
11. I (invite) ………………………………to her party last night.
12. My car (repair)…………………………… yesterday
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
1. Mary ………. write to me last year. A. uses to B. used to C. is used to D. was used to.
2. She describes herself ………. a fashion designer. A. by B. as C. in D. from
3. He ………. with friends in an apartment in HCMC since last week.
A. living B. has lived C. lived D. live
4. I wish you ………. here tomorrow.
A. come B. came C. will come D. would come
5. I ………. English here since I graduated from university.
A. teach B. taught C. have taught D. am teaching
6. Wearing uniform helps students ………. equal in many ways.
A. fall B. feel C. fell D. felt
7. It’s dangerous ……… in this river. A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam
8. Millions of Christmas cards …………. last month. A. were sent B. sent C. send D. are sent
9. Marie Curie ………. the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
A. award B. awarded C. was awarded D. has awarded
10. He hates being ………… at. A. look B. looking C. to look D. looke