Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in parentheses

1. I ........ Ann's brother at a meeting last night (meet)

2. The dentist said to brush three timeva day and...... candy (not eat)

3. If she ....... rich, she would travel around the world (be)

4. The post office isn't far from here. I ...... there many times (walk)

5. I find this piece of music very... ...... ( rest)

6. You..... gathered your things and ran to the bus stop ( hurry)

7. People go hill- walking for ......... (relax)

8. The air is.......... because there is no traffic here (pollution)

Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same

1. " you should check your work before you hand it in", she said to me

She advised............. before handing it in

2. " why are you writing in pencil?" He asked me

He wondered........ in pen

3. " phone him tomorrow", she said to me on Saturday

She told me.......

4. " what times does the film begin?" She asked me

She wanted to know when.......

5. " go to bed and don't get up till you're called"

She asked him........

6. " do you know who is coming?"

He asked.........

7. With luck, he may pass the entrance examination

If.........

8. Work hard and he will pass his exam

If........

9. Hurry up or she will miss the train

If she.......

10. She wants to speak English perfectly, so she practices it every day

If sh...........

Match the if clause in column A to the main clause in column B

Put the following sentences into reported speech

1. " pay at once", they ordered him

..................

2. " don't wipe your dirty fingers on my nice clean table cloth", she asked him

.....................

3. " i met him yesterday", she said

....................

4. " will the taxi be here at eight o'clock?" Bam asked her

.....................

5. " i've just been to the butcher's", he said

......................

6. " i am living in Vung Tau", he said

.......................

7. " which book are you taling?" They wanted to know

........................

8. " where are you going?" He asked me

...........,,,,,........

9. " when will my dress be finished?" She asked me

,.......................

10. " can you sing?" Tom asked her

........................

Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting

1. My father usually gets up late if he won't water the garden in the morning

A B C D

2. Long and Nghi would take part in the Emglish speaking club tomorrow

A B C D

3. Bich Nhi asked Quoc Hoa that he liked to study at Le Hong Phong school

A B C D

4. If you will go to the post office, please buy me some stamps

A B C D

5. Ba Long said Tuong Son where he lived

A B C D

6. The doctors said me that he wasn't at home on Sunday

A B C D

7. She tells us that she has lived here since shw has left Hue

A B C D

8. The doctors advised her to go for a diet to lose weight

A B C D

9. They asked him not give that new information to anyone else

A B C D

10. She wishes she will go to the party with her sisters tomorrow

A B C D

Fill in each blank with one suitable word

For hundreds of years English was spoken (1)...... by the inhabitants of English. After the discovery of the New World, (2)....... , English gradually (3)...... to North America, to Australia (4)........ Mew Zealand, to Africa and (5)..... of Asia. Today around 230 million people (6)........ English as a first language, and nearly too (7)........ more speak it as a (8)......... or auxiliary language

Cloze tests

A. Complete the passage with the words in the box

The differences (1) ............ American English and British English are not as (2)........... as the differences in Chinese dialects. Two (3).......... the differences between American English and British English are (4).......... and spelling. In American English we (5)........ elevator, truck, and apartment. The British say lift, lorry and flat. Another difference is (6).......... . In American English we (7)......... honor, meter, and realize. In British English, these (8)......... are honour, metre, and realise

B. Read the passage and choose the best answers

In other words, language is not necessarily the private property of those (1)........ use it, just as French is not the private property of (2)........ , nor English of Englishmen. English is spoken as a first (3).......... in the United States, in Australia, in New Zealand, in most of Canada, in certain nations of Africa, and in other areas of the (4)...... . It is unreasonable to regard any language as the (5)......... of a particular nation, and with no language is more unreasonable (6)......... with English. This is not to say that English is used by a greater number of (7)....... than any other language, for it is easily outnumnered in this respect by Chinese. But it is the most (8)......... of lamguages

1. A. Which B. Who C. Whom D. Whosr

2. A. Americans B. Dutchmen C. Englishmen D. Frenchmen

3. A. Language B. Luggage C. Baggage D. Country

4. A.Worth B. Work C. Word D. World

5. A. Possession B. Possessive C. Importance D. Necessity

6. A. That B. Than C. As D. So

7. A. Speakers B. Speaker C. Writers D. Writer

8. A. National B. International C. Conpulsory D. Official

Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets

1. They....... in this city for over ten years ( live)

2. It........ some time to get used to working in a foreign country ( take)

3. She........ for a part- time job in her neighborhood at the moment ( lock)

4. If you practice English regularly, you ......... better ( get)

5. Students are looking forward to.......... their exam results ( hear)

6. She wishes she...., in Ha Noi next week (will stay)

7. Children enjoy....... cartoons on TV (watch)

8. My brother is interesed in......... foreign lamguage ( learn)

9. She told me........... windows and a door (shut)

10. She said she...... a teacher someday

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words in the box

1. I asked Mary if she was planning to enter.........

2. When the first alarm rang, our teacher said we had to leave........

3. When will the final exam be.........

4. Don't make somp much...........

5. He hasn't worked hard............... to pass the examination

6. I'll give you a call if I need some........

7. I wish he were.......... more often

8. Michael said he was meeting a friend at the....... later that day

9. If you don't answer all of my........, I can't do anything to help you

10. We're......... looking forward to working with you

Fill in the blank with appropriate prepositions

1. Practice listening...... English tapes

2. The new students can live..... dormitory

3. Are you interested........ learning foreign languages

4............... first we didn't like each other

5. We didn't believe everything we read....... the newspapers

6. The hotel is close.......... the central district

7. What aspect........ learning English do you find difficult

8. They are looking forward....... new possiblities

9. He was disappointed........ the grade he received

10. The course starts....... 7^th November