IV. Choose the best word to complete the passage below.

Most people think (1) _____ computers are very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over 2 centuries ago by a man (2) ________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was born (3) _________ 1791 and grew (4) _______ to be a brilliant mathematician. He (5) ______ up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (6) ____ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued (7) ______ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building engine based (8) _______ of the Babbage's designs. (9) _______ has taken 6 years to complete and more than 4 thousand parts have been specially made.

Whether it works or not, the machine will (10) _________ on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work.

1. A. of                                    B. from                                  C. in                             D. up

2. A. known                B. called                      C. recognized                         D. witten

3. A. about                  B. around                   C. in                                         D.at

4. A. down                  B. up                           C. along                                   D. . across

5. A. wrote                  B. drew                      C. took                                    D. made

6. A. wanted               B. started                    C. made                                   D. missed

7. A. until                    B. though                    C. why                                     D. whether

8. A. on                       B. off                           C. in                                         D. out

9. A. He                       B. One                         C. It                                          D. They

10. A. come                B. be                            C. take                                     D. carry         

Choose the word in each group that has underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest.

1.A. three                    B. thanks                    C. think                      D. father

2. A. feat                     B. great                      C. seat                                     D. beat

3. A. watching            B. matches                  C. machine                  D. kitchen

4. A. washed               B. played                    C. learned                   D. agreed

5. A. casual                 B. baggy                      C. flat                           D. equal

Give the correct form of verbs in brackets

1. My uncle (not/be) ....... out of hiSs house since he (buy) …………. A color TV.

 2. I don't think I (go) ............ out tonight. I (be) ........... too tired

3. John is washing his hands. He (just/repair) ............................... the TV set.

4. Tell him (bring) ............his bike inside. If he (leave) .......... it there, someone (steal) ……….it.

5. Where (you/ spend) .......................... .... your summer holiday last year?

Hiện tại đơn :

(+) Câu khẳng định

– I am +N/Adj

– You/We/They + Are

– She/He/It + is

(-) Câu phủ định

– I’m not (am not) + N/Adj

– You/We/They + aren’t

– She/He/It + isn’t

(?) Câu hỏi

– Am I + N/Adj

– Are You/We/They…?

(+) Câu khẳng định

– I/You/We/They + V + O

– She/He/It +V(s/es) + O

(-) Câu phủ định

– I/You/We/They + don’t (do not) + V

– She/He/It + doesn’ (does not) + V

?) Câu hỏi

– Do + You/They/We + V

 Yes, I/TheyWe do

No, I/TheyWe don’t

– Does + She/He/It + V

Yes, She/He/It does

No, She/He/It doesn’t

Các Trạng từ này thường đứng trước động từ thường, đứng sau động từ to be và trợ động từ (Always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, seldom,…).