Name: …………………………………………………….

Class: 12………
TEST (30 minutes)

I. Write the correct verb tenses.

1. He (take) ____________ this course since last week.
2. When we (watch) ____________ the game, the fight (happen) ___________ in the crowd.
3. Where’s Alice? We (wait) ____________ for her for three hours now.
4. I’m sure she (tell) ____________ us about herself soon.
5. I’ll give him the book when I (see) ____________ him tomorrow.
6. They (move) ____________ to London last year, but I (not, hear) ____________ anything
from them yet.
7. At present, Mr. Pike (read) ____________ another book.
8. Up to now nothing (happen) ____________ from that small house.
9. Be quite, please! I (learn) ____________ my lesson.
10. Tom works in a bookshop. He (work) ____________ there for three years.

II. Write the correct word forms.

1. What is the real ____________ of the house? (wide)
2. These flowers look ____________. (nature)
3. She lives ____________ although she is very poor. (happy)
4. I’ll help you to ____________ some beautiful paintings. (choice)
5. He is a famous ____________ in this country. (act)
6. Water has no colour. It is a ____________ liquid. (colour)
7. The film is ____________, so I’m ____________. (bore)
8. She danced so ____________ that the audience clapped their hands many times.
(beautiful)
9. Keep ____________! The teacher is explaining the lesson. (silence)
10. This stamp ____________ is valuable. (collect)

III. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.

1. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
It’s years since ____________________________________________________________
2. Why don’t you put a better lock on the door?
John suggested ____________________________________________________________
3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
This is the first time ________________________________________________________
4. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday.
You don’t ________________________________________________________________
5. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.
The meat was so ___________________________________________________________
6. They haven’t cleaned the street this week.
The street ________________________________________________________________
7. He’s sorry now that he didn’t invite Molly to his party.
He wishes ________________________________________________________________
8. The train couldn’t run because of the snow.
The snow ________________________________________________________________
9. He was late, so he didn’t meet his friends.
If _______________________________________________________________________
10. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
The furniture was too _______________________________________________________
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IV. Fill in each blank with a preposition.
1. Oliver is keen ____________ pottery.
2. Two team members take part ____________ the water – fetching contests.
3. Pieces of wood are used ____________ make the fire.
4. The grand prize is given to the team ____________ the most points.
5. May I introduce you ____________ Mrs. Brown?
6. The train arrives ____________ Victoria station ____________ 4:30.
7. What would that be ____________ German?
8. I’m quite different ____________ her.
9. He never comes ____________ time for the class.
10. He had learnt the whole poem ____________ heart.

V. Build sentences.
1. Mr. Green / used / take / his children / the circus.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. He / wish / he / be / garden / now.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. If / I / be / you / I / give / her / some flowers.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Millions / bottles / champagne / produce / France / every / year.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. The music / too / loud / we / have / shout.
___________________________________________________________________________
6. I / pleased / that / you / work / hard.
___________________________________________________________________________
7. It / first / novel / I / read.
___________________________________________________________________________
8. She / behaves / everyone / loves / her.
___________________________________________________________________________
9. This / Sophia / will / take over / my job / when / leave.
___________________________________________________________________________
10. The trees / plant / the pupils / 8 o’clock.
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 LESSON 1: VERB TENSES
I. Supply the correct verb tenses: Present Tenses.
1. Listen! I (think) ____________ someone (knock) ____________ at the door.
2. Up to the present, we (write) ____________ almost every lesson in the book.
3. The earth (circle) ____________ the sun once every 365 days.
4. The farmers (work) ____________ in the field at the moment.
5. How many times (see) ____________ him since he went to Edinburgh?
6. Rivers usually (flow) ____________ to the sea.
7. Look! The boy (cry) ____________.
8. Do you know that man, who (smoke) ____________ there?
9. We (be) ____________ from French. We (be) ____________ there for 20 years.
10. I (wait) ____________ for the manager for two hours.
11. You (ever, see) ____________ a lion?
12. We (eat) ____________ dinner at seven o’clock tonight.
13. Maria (have) ____________ a cold.
14. Jorge (swim) ____________ right now.
15. Jill always (get) ____________ up at 6:00 a.m.
16. Jack (look) ____________ no trouble with my English lesson up to now.
17. The weather (be) ____________ quite good since Christmas.
18. Summer (follow) ____________ Spring.
19. The teacher (not, come) ____________ yet.
20. (you, see) ____________ that film before?

II. Supply the correct verb tenses: Past Tenses.

1. When the phone (ring) ____________, I (have) ____________ a bath.
2. You (wear) ____________ your new hat when I (meet) ____________ you yesterday.
3. When it (rain) ____________, she (carry) ____________ an umbrella.
4. The house (be) ____________ much smaller than he (think) ____________ at first.
5. While you (play) ____________ the piano, I (write) ____________ a letter.
6. Before you (mention) ____________ him, I never (hear) ____________ of that author.
7. My friends (sing) ____________ when I (come) ____________ into the room.
8. The little girl (ask) ____________ what (happen) ____________ to her ice – cream.
9. He (eat) ____________ dinner when I (go) ____________ to see him.
10. When he (go) ____________ to see them last night, they (play) ____________ cards.
They (say) ____________ they (play) ____________ since six o’clock.
11. He (thank) ____________ me for what I (do) ____________.
12. They (tell) ____________ him they (not, meet) ____________ him before.
13. He (ask) ____________ why we (come) ____________ so early.
14. Bill (have) ____________ breakfast when I (stop) ____________ at his house this
morning.
15. The light (go) ____________ out while we (have) ____________ dinner.

III. Supply the correct verb tenses: Simple Future or Simple Present.
1. We’ll go out when the rain (stop) ____________.
2. I (stay) ____________ here until he (answer) ____________ me.
3. Wait until I (catch) ____________ you.
4. I’ll be ready before you (count) ____________ ten.
5. John must eat his breakfast before he (go) ____________ out.
6. Miss Helen (help) ____________ you as soon as she (finish) ____________ that letter.
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 7. I (get) ____________ a new one before tonight.
8. She (not, come) ____________ until you (be) ____________ ready.
9. After the class (be) ____________ over, ask the teacher about that sentence.
10. I (come) ____________ and (see) ____________ you before I (leave) ____________ for
England.

IV. Supply the correct verb tenses: Future Tenses.

1. I’m sure they (complete) ____________ the new road by June.
2. He (wait) ____________ for you when you (get) ____________ back tomorrow.
3. At this same time tomorrow, we (drive) ____________ through Pennsylvania.
4. We (see) _____________ you next Monday.
5. In two years from now, the contract (come) ____________ to an end.
6. By November I (work) ____________ for this company for 6 years.
7. If you call her at 6, she (practice) ____________ the piano then.
8. By March 15, I (be) ____________ her for one year.
9. By the end of December, John (work) ____________ as a report for ten years.
10. By the time you arrive, I (finish) ____________ writing an essay.
11. I (give) ____________ him your message when I (see) ____________ him.
12. He certainly (not, do) ____________ all hid homework by ten tonight.
13. Don’t call him at 2:30 p.m. He (interview) ____________ job applicants at that time.
14. The teacher hopes we (pass) ____________ our exams.
15. By this time next week, he (write) ____________ his novel for 6 months.
16. I hope the weather (be) ____________ fine tonight.
17. The sky is clear now. It (not, rain) ____________.
18. Next month, while I (take) ____________ the midterm exam, my parents (have)
____________ a holiday.

V. Supply the correct verb tenses.

1. I (see) ____________ a car accident while I (wait) ____________ for you on this corner
yesterday.
2. Mr. Jones (be) ____________ the principal of our school since last month.
3. Mr. Smith (teach) ____________ English at this school since he (move) ____________ to
our town in 2008.
4. My sister (not, watch) ____________ TV every night.
5. George (work) ____________ at the university so far.
6. By next month, I (finish) ____________ my first novel.
7. Columbus (discover) ____________ America more than 400 years ago.
8. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play) ____________ games.
9. Miss Lee often (write) ____________ when she was on holiday.
10. Violets (bloom) ____________ in Spring.
11. They (prepare) ____________ the Christmas dinner at the moment.
12. By noon, I (wait) ____________ for her for two hours.
13. By the time you go there, she (make) ____________ a big cake.
14. Yesterday thieves (break) ____________ into the house and (steal) ____________ a lot of
fur coats while the guests (dance) ____________.
15. I’m preparing to support anything he (say) ____________ tomorrow.
16. Sometimes I (get) ____________ up before the sun (rise) ____________.

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VI. Choose the best option.
1. I _______ there once a long time ago and _______ back since.
A. was / have not been B. had been / was not
C. would be / had not been D. have been / will not be
2. In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more comfortable.
A. becomes B. has become C. became D. will become
3. The grass was yellow because it _______ all summer.
A. does not rain B. has not rained C. had not rained D. would not rain
4. By the time we _______ to the train station, Susan _______ for us for more than two hours.
A. will get / has been waiting B. got / was waiting
C. got / had been waiting D. get / will wait
5. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.
A. was crossing / struck B. had crossed / was striking
C. crossed / had struck D. is crossing / strikes
6. He ______ email before, so I ______ him how to use it.
A. did not use / had shown B. had not used / showed
C. has not used / showed D. was not using / will show
7. Doctor Pike ______ the hospital after he ______ an uneventful evening on duty. He ______
of his day of rest.
A. was leaving / has had / thought B. left / had had / was thinking
C. will leave / had / will think D. is leaving / will have / thinks
8. She ______ me anything about that problem so far.
A. is not telling B. does not tell C. will not tell D. has not told
9. _______ people used to read more.
A. Twenty years before B. Twenty years ago
C. For twenty years D. Since twenty years
10. She _______ working on that manuscript for 2 years now.
A. will be B. has been C. had been D. is
11. I _______ there once a long time ago and _______ back since.
A. went / have not been B. go / am not
C. have gone / was D. was going / had not been
12. She _______ trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.
A. kept B. is keeping C. had kept D. keeps
13. I _______ complete silence now while I try this experiment.
A. am wanting B. want C. did want D. have wanted
14. Right now, Jim _______ the newspaper and Kathy _______ dinner.
A. reads / has cooked B. is reading / is cooking
C. has read / was cooking D. read / will be cooking
15. Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She _______ and he the Newspaper.
A. are doing / is cooking / is reading B. were doing / was cooking / was reading
C. was doing / has cooked / is reading D. had done / was cooking /read
16. When I _______ home last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
A. had arrived / discovered / prepared
B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing
C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared
D. arrived / discovered / was preparing
17. I _______ you last night after dinner, but you _______ there. Where _______ you?
A. was calling / are not / are B. called / were not / were
C. had called / had not been / were D. called / have not been / are

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 LESSON 2: SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT

I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Geography (be) _______________ fascinating.
2. The news on the radio and TV stations (confirm) _______________ that a serious storm is
approaching our city.
3. A number of planes (be) ____________ delayed due to the inclement weather.
4. Where (be) _______________ Kenya? Can you find it for me on the map?
5. Why (be) _______________ the police standing over there?
6. The singer and the actor (be) _______________ coming.
7. Tom with his dog (be) _______________ here.
8. Fifty minutes (not, be) _______________ enough time to finish this test.
9. The pictures of the soldiers (just, sell) _______________.
10. Cattle (be) ______________ eating grass.
11. “Monsters of the Deep” (have) __________ been shown at Quoc That cinema this week.
12. To be a good teacher (be) _______________ always what I want to.
13. Going out at night alone (be) _______________ dangerous.
14. The news, I am afraid, (have) _______________ got much worse.
15. The great poet and novelist (be) _______________ dead last night.
16. Bacteria of the harmful kind (cause) _______________ disease.
17. What (be) _______________ the purpose of doing this?
18. That you like the food I cook (encourage) _______________ me very much.
19. Five thousand dollars (be) _______________ a big sum.
20. Neither you nor I (be) ____________ here yesterday.

II. Choose the best option:

1. The furniture (was / were) more expensive than we thought.
2. The pants (is / are) in the drawer.
3. Neither Jill nor her parents (has / have) seen this movie before.
4. Each of the rooms (has / have) a view of the valley.
5. The boys in the room (is / are) studying.
6. The study of languages (is / are) very interesting.
7. The actress, along with her manager and some friends, (is / are) going to a party tonight.
8. Mr. Robbins, accompanied by his wife and children, (is / are) arriving tonight.
9. The picture of the soldiers (bring / brings) back many memories.
10. Neither the director nor the secretary (want / wants) to leave yet.
11. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (isn’t / aren’t) sharp enough.
12. Her luggage (is / are) over the normal weight.
13. The fear of rape and robbery (has / have) caused many people to flee the cities.
14. Several theories on this subject (has / have) been proposed.
15. The actress and her manger (is / are) going to a party tonight.
16. Each student (is / are) glad to help children in the orphanage.
17. The danger of forest fires (is / are) not to be taken lightly.
18. Either John or his friends (is / are) going to the beach today.
19. The oxen (is / are) grazing in the field.
20. The teacher (is / are) wearing a black jackets.
21. The effects of that crime (is / are) likely to be devastating.
22. Neither of the boys (has / have) finished the homework.
23. The police (has / have) arrested Tom.
24. Each boy and each girl (is / are) to work independently.
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III. Supply the correct verb tenses:
1. I (phone) __________ you to ask for advice last night.
2. After she (work) __________ at the hospital for two years, she (decide) __________ to
give up the job.
3. She usually (cook) __________ dinner for us.
4. He (leave) __________ London two years ago.
5. She (write) __________ this novel in 2006.
6. Next week I (give) __________ the book to my friend after I (read) __________ it.
7. After Kate (take) __________ aspirins, he (feel) __________ a lot better.
8. So far they (write) __________ to her five letters.
9. Look! The bus (come) __________.
10. I didn’t recognize him because he (have) __________ a haircut.
11. Everyone (stop) __________ laughing when we came in.
12. Nobody knew what (happen) __________ the day before.

LESSON 3: VERB FORMS

I. Supply the correct verb forms.
1. Instead of (worry) _______________ about the family’s finance, he continued gambling.
2. Do you mind (come) _______________ back in half an hour?
3. The children hope (include) _______________ in the school’s team.
4. I expected (invite) _______________ to the party.
5. Jill sang without (stop) _______________ for an hour.
6. Richard expects (do) _______________ this task well.
7. My mother made me (do) ______________ my homework or I can’t (go)
______________ out.
8. We’re eighteen, so we’re old enough (vote) _______________.
9. It’s difficult (understand) _______________ this problem.
10. I’m sorry, I meant (write) _______________ to you, but I’ve been busy recently.
11. To lose weight, I advise you (cut out) ____________ fats from your diets.
12. I narrowly avoided (run) ____________ down by the bus as it came round the corner.
13. I didn’t mean (upset) ____________ you. I was only trying (help) ____________ you.
14. They agree (share) _______________ the bill.
15. He wants (call) ____________ by that name.

II. Supply the correct verb forms.

1. (Feel) ____________ hungry, he went into the kitchen and opened the fridge.
2. My boss spends two hours a day (travel) ____________ to work.
3. They used to (write) ____________ to her very month.
4. (Swim) ____________ is my favorite sport.
5. In spite of (miss) ____________ the train, we arrived on time.
6. Remember (give) ____________ Tom my regards when you see him.
7. I had to ask the boy (stop) ____________ (play) ____________ because of the noise.
8. I’m tired of (work) ____________ eight hours a day.
9. She always put off (go) ____________ to the dentist.
10. Excuse me, would you mind (lend) ____________ me your pen?
11. Taking the job will mean (move) ____________ to Paris.
12. He suggested (wait) ____________ for the bus.
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 13. It isn’t good for children (eat) ____________ too may sweets.

III. Supply the correct verb tenses.

1. When I (look) ____________ for my passport, I (find) ____________ this old photograph.
2. As I (cross) __________ the street, I (step) __________ on a banana skin and (fall)
_________ heavily.
3. We (watch) ____________ TV when it started to rain.
4. Before I (apply) ____________ for that job, I (ask) ____________ my parents for advice.
5. When my father (work) ____________ in the garden, an old friend (pass) ____________
by to see him.
6. I couldn’t meet him. When I arrived, he (leave) ____________.
7. The war (break) ____________ out three years ago.
8. Up to now George (do) ____________ good work in this class.
9. After she (take) ____________ a shower, she (go) ____________ to bed.
10.By the time I (get) ____________ there, Tom (go) ____________ to the office.

LESSON 4: WORD FORMS

I. Supply the correct word forms:

1. All the pupils have done the exercises ____________. (easy)
2. Time passes ____________ when you are alone. (slow)
3. He ____________ carefully. He rarely has accident. (driver)
4. We have a ____________ newspaper in this town. (week)
5. Mrs. Green can help Alice to make a good ____________. (choose)
6. The cartoon last night was very ____________. (interest)
7. Last night the singer sang very ____________. (good)
8. The story is about an ____________ trip. (excite)
9. Nobody show them to their ____________. (sit)
10. The ball was followed with great ____________. (excite)
11. That was an ____________ match, isn’t it? I was ____________ to see it. (excite)
12. ____________ is a good career. I want to become a ____________. (teach)
13. Sports are very good for our ____________. (healthy)
14. These flowers look ____________. (nature)
15. It’s not ____________ to answer this question. (difficulty)

II. Choose the best option:

1. “Do you think she will take the job you offered her?”- “I don't know. She seemed ________ in
it, however.”
A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. interestingly
2. The students all went to the circus yesterday. I heard it was ________ really.
A. amused B. amusing C. amuse D. amusingly
3. ________ is a two-side affair.
A. friend B. friendship C. friendly D. unfriendly
4. He is ________, so he has got a lot of friends.
A. friend B. friendship C. friendly D. unfriendly
5. He can do this exercise ________.
A. ease B. easy C. easily D. uneasy
6. Nothing could ________ him.
A. satisfy B. satisfactory C. satisfying D. satisfaction
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7. I ________ picked up the broken glass.
A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
8. My most ________ experience happened a few years ago.
A. embarrassing B. embarrass C. embarrassed D. embarrassment
9. He is a good ________.
A. volunteer B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. volunteers
10. She was not tired. She left the company ________ .
A. volunteer B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. volunteers
11. She needs some ________ to clean up the house.
A. volunteer B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. volunteers
12. She broke the vase because of her ________.
A. careful B. carefulness C. careless D. carelessness
13. This exercise is so ________ that I can’t do it.
A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficultly D. difficulties
14. He walked ________ because his leg was injured.
A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficultly D. difficulties
15. There are a lot of ________ between British English and American English.
A. difference B. differences C. different D. differently
16. Your idea is ________ from mine.
A. difference B. differences C. different D. differently
17. You should drive ________ when you take part in driving on the street.
A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
18. There’s so much ________ in the air here that it’s becoming an unhealthy to live.
A. pollute B. polluted C. polluting D. pollution
19. That machine has been out of ________ for a long time.
A. use B. used C. useless D. useful
20. Reggae music was ________ by Bob Marley in the 1975.
A. popular B. popularly C. popularity D. popularized
21. The red flag with a yellow star in the center is the ________ Flag of Viet Nam.
A. nation B. nationality C. national D. international
22. The students had a lot of ________ with the last lesson.
A. difficult B. difficultly C. difficulty D. difficulties
23. The child feels ________ when his mother is beside him.
A. safely B. safe C. safety D. safeguard
24. You can ________ your health if you don’t give up smoking.
A. dangerous B. dangerous C. danger D. endanger

LESSON 5: BASIC STRUCTURES

I. Combine into one sentence by using “SO…THAT”:
1. The lesson is very difficult. Nobody can understand it.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. This novel is very interesting. I couldn’t put it down.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. The room was very dark. We couldn’t see anything.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Mary is very intelligent. She can answer this question.
___________________________________________________________________________

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 5. The two friends must know each other very well. There can be no suspicions between
them.
___________________________________________________________________________

II. Combine into one sentence by using “SUCH…THAT”:

1. Mary is an intelligent pupil. She can answer this question.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. It was an interesting film. May mother saw it three times.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. The weather was very cold. We couldn’t go out.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. The house is very expensive. Nobody can buy it.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. The soup was salty. No one could eat it.
___________________________________________________________________________

III. Rewrite the sentences, using TOO…TO V:

1. This man is so old that he can’t work.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. The elephant is so big that it can’t run fast.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. The ground is so hard that we can’t dig it.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Your handwriting is so bad that I can’t read it.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. The test was so difficult that the students couldn’t finish them.
___________________________________________________________________________

IV. Rewrite the sentences, using ENOUGH …TO V:

1. He studied too badly to pass his exam.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. The room is too noisy for us to study.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. She is too weak to carry this bag.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. We were too late to get good seats.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. The test was too difficult for them to do.
___________________________________________________________________________
6. This man is so old that he can’t work.
___________________________________________________________________________

V. Rewrite the following sentences, using “IT TAKES …”:

1. I walked to the station in twenty minutes.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. My mother prepared the meal all morning.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. They spend one year learning to speak English well.
___________________________________________________________________________

4. Mr. Brown spent five hours writing the report.

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5. We study this book in six months.
___________________________________________________________________________

VI. Rewrite the following sentences, using “IT’S + TIME + SINCE …”:
1. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. John has not had his hair cut for over 6 months.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. They haven’t stayed in a hotel for years.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. I last saw her five years ago.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. “The Times” was first printed two hundred years ago.
___________________________________________________________________________

VII. Rewrite the following sentences, using “THIS IS THE FIRST TIME …”:
1. I have never read this book before.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. My father hasn’t driven a car before.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. She hasn’t drunk Coca Cola before.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. I’ve never met such a famous singer before.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. He’s never tasted pheasant before.
___________________________________________________________________________

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences, using “THE LAST TIME …”:
1. I haven’t seen him since August.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. I haven’t played football since 1970.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. We haven’t bought a new bag for two weeks.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. It hasn’t rained for a fortnight.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding.
___________________________________________________________________________
6. My friend hasn’t heard from him since July.
___________________________________________________________________________
7. My father hasn’t traveled to Vungtau for 2 years.
___________________________________________________________________________

IX. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given:

1. We went to bed early because we were very tired. → We were so
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. I last saw her five years ago. → It’s five years since
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. The lesson is very difficult. We can’t understand it. → It is such
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Nam Dinh. → It takes
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5. They haven’t traveled to such a beautiful sight before. → This is the first time
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. The weather was very cold. We couldn’t go out. → The weather was too
_____________________________________________________________________________
7. Tom is too young to go to the cinema by himself. → Tom isn’t old
_____________________________________________________________________________
8. This is my first visit to Japan. → This is the first time
_____________________________________________________________________________
9. The suitcase is so heavy that I can’t carry it. → It is such
_____________________________________________________________________________
10. He hasn’t seen his father for one month. → It’s one month since
_____________________________________________________________________________

REVIEW 1

Choose the best option.

1. They were extremely ________ to my plight.
A. sympathized B. sympathetic C. sympathy D. sympathetical
2. ‘How about going to the theater?' 'OK,' but I would rather ________ a concert.'
A. attend B. to attend C. attending D. have attended
3. Neither my friends nor I ________ particularly interested in the training course next month.
A. are B. am C. be D. being
4. Last night, we saw a meteor ________ through the sky.
A. streaked B. to streak C. streak D. to have streaked
5. At the end of this month, we ________ friends for ten years.
A. will be B. are C. has been D. will have been
6. The skiers would rather ________ through the mountains than go by bus.
A. to travel on train B. traveled by train
C. travel by train D. traveling by the train
7. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop ________ lunch.
A. having B. to have C. having had D. for having
8. How can you let such a silly incident ________ your friendship?
A. wreck B. to wreck C. wrecking D. that wrecks
9. He has a very outgoing ________ and makes friends very easily.
A. person B. personal C. personality D. personage
10. Before he turned 14, Mozart ________ a few lesser piece for the piano.
A. has composed B. had composed C. was composed D. would composed
11. He was busy ________ his homework.
A. to do B. doing C. for doing D. that he was doing
12. Have something to eat before you ________.
A. leave B. left C. will leave D. had left
13. ________ this holiday for ages.
A. We're looking forward to B. We looked forward to
C. We look forward to D. We've looked forward to

14. ________ hard all year, so I felt that I deserved a holiday.

A. I work B. I worked C. I'd been working D. I've worked
15. The traffic lights ________ green and I pulled away.
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16. How fast ________ when the accident happened?
A. are you driving B. were you driving C. did you drive D. had you driven
17. An only child often creates an ________ friend to play with.
A. imagery B. imaginable C. imaginary D. imaginative
18. She showed her ________ by asking lots of trivial questions.
A. experience B. experienced C. inexperienced D. inexperience
19. He looked forward to ________ his first pay packet.
A. be receiving B. have received C. receiving D. receive
20. I'm sorry you've missed the train, it ________ five minutes ago.
A. had left B. left C. has left D. has been left
21. It was ________ that everyone answered it correctly.
A. so a simple question B. such a simple question
C. too simple question D. a more simple question
22. He tried his best to make his birthday party more ________.
A. enjoyed B. enjoying C. enjoyment D. enjoyable
23. My parents wouldn't ________ to the party.
A. allow me go B. allow me to go C. allow me going D. allow to go
24. We are going to have my house ________ tomorrow morning.
A. paint B. painting C. painted D. to be painted
25. I meant to get up early but I forgot ________ up my alarm clock.
A. wind B. to wind C. wind D. wound
26. Look at the state of the gate. It needs ________ as soon as possible.
A. to repair B. repairing C. being repaired D. be repaired
27. We asked ________ the piano so early in the morning, but she won't.
A. Marie to stop playing B. Marie stop to play
C. that Marie stops playing D. Marie to stop to play
28. We had hardly sat down when she ________ plates of food for us.
A. brought B. has brought
C. had brought D. would have brought
29. A good teacher makes her students ________ the world from new perspectives.
A. to view B. view C. to be viewed D. viewing
30. He had a portrait ________ as a birthday present for his daughter.
A. paint B. painting C. painted D. to be painted
31. She wants to look ________ in her wedding reception.
A. nature B. natured C. naturally D. natural
32. A number of Vietnamese ________ to that city recently.
A. moved B. has moved C. have moved D. was moved
33. I'm really ________ to the party. All my old friends will be there.
A. appreciating B. looking forward C. thinking about D. enjoyable
34. All the teachers work on an entirely ________ basis.
A. volunteer B. volunteered C. voluntary D. voluntarily
35. Stacey seems like a bright student. She's always the first ________ her work.
A. to finish B. finishing C. being finished D. to be finished
36. This scheme could be ________ for people in low incomes.
A. advantage B. advantaged C. advantageous D. disadvantaged

37. 'Is Marsha still here?' 'No. She was the first ________.
A. leaving B. that she left C. to leave D. in leaving
38. I've heard a lot about Dr. James, and I'm looking forward ________ his talk tomorrow.
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39. He was often made ________ milk by his mother.
A. drink B. drinks C. to drink D. drunk
40. I don't blame you ________ to go outside in this awful weather.
A. not wanting B. for not wanting
C. not to want D. not to have wanted
41. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish ________ on earth for ages and ages.
A. existed B. are existing C. have existed D. exist
42. Glenda ________ extremely hard when she was a student.
A. worked B. has worked C. was working D. had been worked
43. We ________ in this town for a long time. We ________ here sixteen years ago.
A. had been / come B. have been / came C. were / came D. are / came
44. No breakfast for Mark, thanks. He ________ breakfast.
A. hasn't eaten B. didn't eat C. isn't eating D. doesn't eat
45. I'll see him when he ________ here tomorrow.
A. comes B. will come C. has come D. had come
46. We've given up ________ to persuade them ________.
A. trying / changing B. trying / to change C. to try / changing D. try / to change
47. Maria is going to stop ________ dinner, so she may be late.
A. eating B. to eat C. for eating D. eat
48. As soon as the light turned red, she ________ the car.
A. stopped B. has stopped C. was stopping D. stops
49. The baby is so big! How much ________ now?
A. is she weighing B. she weighs C. does she weigh D. did she weigh
50. Harry works all the time. He ________.
A. never relaxes B. relaxes never C. often relaxes D. relaxes sometimes
51. These glasses are so dirty. You need ________ them.
A. wash B. washing C. to wash D. washed
52. The last time I ________ swimming was when we were in Spain.
A. had gone B. went C. has gone D. was going
53. Johnny ________ the paper when I ________ him.
A. read/ interrupted B. read/was interrupting
C. has read/ interrupted D. was reading/ interrupted
54. We were told ________ and fasten our seat belts.
A. to sit down B. sitting down C. sit down D. that sit down
55. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ________ to bed.
A. have gone B. went C. had gone D. goes
56. It was the most ________ experience of my life.
A. frighten B. frightening C. frightened D. frightful
57. By the time she was twelve, she ________ on a career.
A. has already decided B. already has decided
C. had already decidedD. already decided
58. The tea was ________ hot for her to drink.
A. so B. enough C. too D. very
59. You seem more ________ now.
A. relaxed B. relax C. relaxing D. relaxingly

60. Warmth, ________, and understanding should cost nothing in any country.
A. sympathy B. sympathetic C. sympathise D. sympathising
61. She was the last student ________ the room.
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62. She was ________ in her driving test. What a pity for her!
A. successful B. successive C. unsuccessful D. success
63. Neither my brothers nor I ________ interested in playing sports.
A. are B. am C. have D. has
64. Mrs. Black’s son ________ in hospital ever since he fell off his bicycle last week.
A. has been B. was being C. is D. was
65. Many people are demonstrating to express their ________ with the new land law.
A. satisfied B. satisfactory C. satisfaction D. dissatisfaction
66. By the time I came here, all the better jobs ________ taken.
A. have been B. were C. are D. had been
67. Have something to eat before you ________.
A. leave B. left C. will leave D. had left
68. Mary ________ the country by the time this letter reaches her.
A. is going to leave B. will leave C. is leaving D. will have left
69. Our house isn’t ________ for the children each to have a room of their own, so they have to
share.
A. so small B. too big C. very small D. big enough
70. The number of cars on the roads ________ increasing, so we need to build more roads.
A. is B. were C. was D. are
71. The last time I saw her was a week ago.
A. I didn’t see her a week ago.
B. I have seen her for a week.
C. I last saw her before a week ago.
D. I haven’t seen her for a week.
72. My friend has stopped eating fast food.
A. My friend no longer eats fast food.
B. My friend doesn't like eating fast food.
C. My friend has never eaten fast food.
D. My friend sometimes eats fast food.
73. I haven't met my grandparents for five years.
A. I often met my grandparents five years ago.
B. I last met my grandparents five years ago.
C. I have met my grandparents for five years.
D. I didn't meet my grandparents five years ago.
74. I used to have Peter mow the lawn on Saturday mornings.
A. Peter often mowed the lawn for me on Saturday mornings.
B. Peter often helps me mow the lawn on Saturday mornings.
C. I am used to having the lawn mown by Peter every Saturday morning.
D. I was familiar with mowing the lawn with Peter every Saturday morning.
75. The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.
A. I have not been to the museum for a year.
B. A year ago, I often went to the museum.
C. My going to the museum lasted a year.
D. At last I went to the museum after a year.

76. That car is beyond my means.

A. That car is cheap enough for me to buy.
B. That car is too expensive for me to buy.
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D. I really do not like that car.
77. This is the first time I attend such an enjoyable wedding party.
A. The first wedding party I attended was enjoyable.
B. I had the first enjoyable wedding party.
C. My attendance at the first wedding party was enjoyable.
D. I have never attended such an enjoyable wedding party before.
78. The coffee was not strong. It didn't keep us awake.
A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake.
B. The coffee was so strong that we couldn't sleep.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
D. We was kept awake because the coffee was strong.
79. As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
B. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
C. Calling home, he said that he had arrived the airport.
D. Immediately after he called home, he arrived the airport.
80. We started to write to each other two years ago.
A. We used to write to each other for two years.
B. We used to write to each other since two years.
C. We’ve written to each other for two years.
D. We’ve written to each other since two years.

Error Recognition.
81. Each number in a binary system are formed from only two symbols.

82. The theory of natural selection is used to explain which animals of species will be
prematurely born and which will survival.

83. Scientists at the medical center is trying to determine if there is a relationship between
saccharin and cancer.

84. I went to the United States six months ago because mine cousin was out here.

85. I’ll make some sandwiches before I’ll leave for work.

86. There is twenty-six bones in the human foot, and fourteen of them in the toes.

87. The teacher told the students to not discuss the take-home exam with each other.

88. In 1872, the US Congress declared that Yellowstone to be the first national park.

89. He called the children together and gave each of him a lollipop.

90. Sleeping, resting, and to drink fruit juice are the best ways to care for a cold.

91. Why don’t you just get the goods delivered to your house, and save yourself a two-hours car
journey into the city centre?

92. Farming now use 10 percent of the earth’s land area to produce food.
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93. I find it importance that we should keep silent during the meeting.
94. The warming of the Earth, which is primarily caused by the accumulation of gas, are known
as the greenhouse effect.

95. I like travelling by air because it is fast, safe, and it is convenient.

96. How much is she earn a month? - About 100 dollars.

97. There are differences and similarities between Vietnamese and American culture.

98. Many accidents is caused by careless driving.

99. The meeting was so length that many people had to leave before it ended.

100. Laura has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.

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