THE PRESENT SIMPLE & THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS & PAST SIMPLE

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. Could you tell me _________ you don’t like living in a big city?
a. how b. when c. where d. why
2. “ _________ are they?”. “Oh, the President’s daughters”
a. Who b. Whom c. Which d. That
3. _________ book is this, yours or mine?
a. what b. whose c. with d. whom
4. _________ did you get to Brighton? By train
a. when b. where c. why d. how
5. Do you know that girl? _________ is her name?
a. How b. Which c. What d. Who
6. How _________ will the journey take? Two hours or more?
a. often b. far c. much d. long
7. _________ is that bike? It’s Tom’s
a. Whose b. Who c. Where d. When
8. _________ is her job? She’s a doctor
a. Who b. What c. Whose d. Which
9. The dog bit _________ on the leg
a. hers b. her c. she d. he
10. _________ are going camping over the weekend
a. We b. us c. our d. He
11. _________ father is a teacher
a. He b. his c. She d. him
12. _________ children does your sister have?
a. How b. How many c. How much d. What
13. Jack and Jill got engaged last week. When are _________ going to get married?
a. them b. they c. their d. we
14. He is looking for _________ shoes
a. him b. her c. his d. he
15. _________ is going to New York on vacation
a. We b. You c. He d. I

II. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:
1. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast
2. My sister (wash) _______ dishes while I (work) _______ in the garden
3. While I (talk) _______ to John, the telephone (ring) _______
4. Mr. Taylor (watch) _______ television while his wife (read) _______ a newspaper
5. When I (leave) _______ the house this morning, It (rain) _______ very hard
6. John (talk) _______ to his friends when I (see) _______ him
7. I (see) _______ a bad accident while I (wait) _______ for you in this corner
8. As we (cross) _______ the street, the policeman (shout) _______ at us
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9. That tourist (lose) _______ his camera while he (walk) _______ around the city
10. It (snow) _______ when I (get) _______ up this morning
11. Albert Einstein (die) _______ in 1955
12. Tom (go) _______ to the post office twice yesterday.
13. He (fall) _______ while he (go) _______ down the stairs
14. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ there? She (write) _______ a letter
15. She (have) _______ her bath while her sister (get) _______ the breakfast ready
16. I (go) _______ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) _______ so peacefully when I (look) _______
into your room that I (decide) _______ to do it alone
17. I (look) _______ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) _______
18. Just as I (write) _______ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _______ over
19. Mr. Nam (cook) _______ dinner when we (arrive) _______
20. What _______ (you/do) when I (telephone) _______ you last night?
III. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. She usually _____ two hours a day
a. work b. is working c. works d. working
2. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends
a. is talking b. was talking c. talks d. talked
3. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them
a. talk b. talked c. are talking d. have talked
4. Where _____ your sister born?
a. were b. was c. did d. is
5. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine
a. didn’t/had b. don’t/had c. did/didn’t d. didn’t/have
6. When did you _________ see him?
a. recently b. already c. last d. lately
7. I _________ a bath when the phone rang
a. was having b. had c. am having d. have
8. I _____ her two week ago
a. seen b. was seeing c. saw d. have seen
9. I _____ to his house in 1991
a. moved b. have been moving c. have moved d. was moving
10. He came into the room while they _________ television
a. have watched b. watched c. were watching d. have been watching
11. I fell asleep when I _____ television
a. am watching b. am being watched c. was watching d. All are correct
12. They _____________ last week
a. didn’t come b. came not c. don’t come d. did come
13. Where are Geoff and Anne? _____________ in the garden
a. They’re sitting b. They sitting c. There sitting d. They’re siting
14. It’s very cold today and _____
a. It’s snowing b. it snows c. its snowing d. it snowing

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15. She goes to the library twice a week. She _____________ read books there
a. never b. usually c. rarely d. once
16. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, we _____________ for the bus
a. are waiting b. waited c. were waiting d. was waiting
17. Tom _________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner
a. burnt b. was burning c. has burnt d. had burnt
18. He _________ me every Sunday, and we often go fishing together
a. came to see b. comes to see c. will be coming to seed. All answer are correct
19. The phone rang while she _________ dinner
a. cooks b. was cooking c. is cooking d. has cooked
20. My sister _________ trouble with her motobike now, so she has to take the bus to work
a. have b. is having c. was having d. had
21. When my mum got home, _________
a. the dinner be cooked b. I was cooking dinner
c. I am cooking dinner d. the dinner deing cooked
22. Emma and Katie usually _________ their grandmother at weekends
a. have visited b. visits c. visit d. are visiting
23. Peter was reading a book by Mark Twain _________ his friends came
a. while b. when c. during d. if
24. Look! That boy _________ an elephant over there
a. fed b. was feeding c. feeds d. is feeding
25. He _________ in London at the moment
a. studies b. has studied c. is studying d. will study

THE PRESENT PERFECT

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. We have lived in this town _________ 1998
a. for b. since c. ago d. in
2. “Let’s go to the new movie down town”. “Thanks, but I _________ it already”
a. have seen b. saw c. had seen d. ever seen
3. _________ flown in an aero plane before?
a. Have you ever b. Had you ever c. Are you d. Do you
4. Jack _________ his homework yet, so he won’t go out with his friends
a. finish b. has finished c. doesn’t finish d. hasn’t finished
5. I’ve worked here _________ six years
a. for b. since c. over d. in
6. Have you ever _____ the United States?
a. been in b. been to c. gone in d. gone to
8. They _________ married for 22 years
a. have got b. have been c. was d. got
9. Robert _________ in three important water polo games so far
a. played b. had played c. is playing d. has played
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10. Nothing _________ in this town since I first visited it
a. changed b. was changing c. changes d. has changed
11. Because Lan _________ breakfast, she isn’t hungry now
a. was eating b. eats c. ate d. has eaten
12. Up to now, I _________ a lot of information about her
a. will learn b. learnt c. would learn d. have learnt
13. She has worked as a secretary _________ she graduated from college
a. since b. until c. before d. while
14. I’m a vegetarian. I _________ meat since I was a child
a. haven’t eaten b. don’t eat c. haven’t been eating d. am not eating
15. I _________ here for ten years
a. lives b. am living c. live d. have been living
16. Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He _________
a. was running b. has been running c. has run d. would run
17. I’m sorry, Mrs Johnson hasn’t _________
a. arrived just b. already arrived c. arrived already d. arrived yet
18. My cousins _________ seen a kangaroo
a. have never b. never have c. has never d. haven’t never
19. I _________ to London five times already this week
a. went b. have gone c. have been d. was going
20. Margaret has _________ here since February
a. being worked b. working c. been working d. been worked

II. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it

1. I have never read such a romantic story

This is_______________________________________________________________________________
2. We started cooking for the party four hours ago
We have_____________________________________________________________________________
3. How long is it since they bought the house?
When________________________________________________________________________________
4. It’s years since we decorated this room
We haven’t ___________________________________________________________________________
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5. She hasn’t been to the hairdresser for three months
It’s _________________________________________________________________________________
6. I’ve never met such a famous person before
It’s _________________________________________________________________________________
7. They last visited me five years ago
They haven’t _________________________________________________________________________
8. I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years
The last time __________________________________________________________________________
9. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan
Laurence last__________________________________________________________________________
10. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding
The last time __________________________________________________________________________

THE PAST PERFECT & THE PAST SIMPLE

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. He felt very sleepy _________ he had eaten too much
a. of b. at c. after d. before
2. When we arrived, the train _________ the station
a. already left b. had already left c. had left already d. has left already
3. I called you at 8:00 am, but you _________ out
a. went b. just had gone c. had just gone d. had gone just
4. Lisa _________ me a ride because I _________ the bus
a. gave/had missed b. gave/missed c. had given/missed d. had given/had missed
5. _________ I went to bed, I’d taken a bath and brushed my teeth
a. after b. when c. if d. before
II. Supply the correct verb form: Past tenses:
1. They (go) _____________ home after they (finish) _____________ their work
2. The children (play) _____________ football when their mother (come) _____________ back
3. She said that she (already, see) _____________ Dr. Rice
4. When we (come) _____________ to the stadium, the match (already, begin) _____________
5. He (sit) _____________ in a café when I (see) _____________ him
6. They told me they (not eat) _____________ such kind of food before
7. He (ask) _____________ me why he (come) _____________ so early
8. After they (go) _____________, I (sit) _____________ down and (rest) _____________
9. Before she (watch) _____________ TV, she (do) _____________ her homework
10. After taking a bath, he (go) _____________ to bed
III. Join the following pairs of sentences, using the conjunction in bracket
1. I had a bath. I went to bed (after)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2. I read the letter. I threw it away (when)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. He passed his driving test. He bought a car. (as soon as)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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4. I took the book back to the library. I finished reading it (when)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5. I didn’t go to bed. I did my homework (until)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
6. I spent all my money. I went home (when)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
7. I read the book. I saw the movie (before)
_____________________________________________________________________________________

VERB PATTERNS
I. Supply the correct verb form:
1. Don’t forget _________ (phone) your mother
2. I love _________ (be) on my own and _________ (listen) to music
3. Would you like _________ (go) to the beach this afternoon?
4. I enjoy _________ (read) your letters very much
5. We like _________ (live) here but we miss _________ (talk) to our old friends
6. Mathew suggested _________ (go) out for a meal but I wanted _________ (stay) at home
7. She couldn’t _________ (reply) because she didn’t know what to say
8. My friend let me _________ (drive) her car
9. She doesn’t allow _________ (smoke) in the house
10. I wish that dog would _________ (stop) _________ (bark). It’s driving me mad
11. The film was very sad. It made me _________ (cry)
12. Can you remind me _________ (buy) some coffee when we go out?
13. I tried _________ (give) up _________ (take) sugar in my tea but I didn’t like it
14. I am hoping _________ (stop) _________ (work) at the factory soon
15. Her mother makes her _________ (clean) her room
16. Don’t worry. The exam may not _________ (be) very difficult
17. He started _________ (play) golf last year
18. I’d like _________ (continue) _________ (study), but I haven’t got enough money
19. I’m thinking of _________ (buy) a car
20. She finished _________ (write) the book but then she decided _________ (start) another one

II. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. It was difficult _________ a date which was convenient for everyone
a. making b. to make c. make d. made
2. Charlie Chaplin films often _____ me _____
a. makes/laugh b. make/laughing c. make/laugh d. makes/laughing
3. I think your house really needs _________
a. for repainting b. to repaint c. being repainted d. to be repainted
4. Would you please show me _________ yahoo messenger?
a. to use b. using c. how can I use d. how to use
5. I enjoy _________ places I’ve never been to before
a. to visit b. visiting c. visit d. with visiting
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6. Mary told me _________ to go to the bank
a. don’t forget b. not forget c. not to forget d. should not forget
7. Peter now rides his bike to work in stead of _________ by bus
a. travel b. travels c. travelling d. to travel
8. Let him _________ it himself
a. do b. to do c. does d. doing
9. Do you think English is an important language _________”. “Yes, I think so”
a. for mastering b. to master c. master d. mastering
10. He promised _____ so fast again
a. not to drive b. he don’t drive c. not drive d. drive not
11. _________ in a foreign country can be very difficult
a. Live b. Living c. Lived d. To living

12. He _________ very heavily, but he gave it up last year

a. use to smoke b. used to smoke c. used smoking d. usually smoked
13. Lan’s shoes are very dirty. They need _________
a. to clean b. cleaned c. cleaner d. cleaning
14. I asked them to be quiet but they kept _________
a. to talk b. talk c. talking d. to be talked
15. Put that cigarette out! You are not allowed _____ here
a. smoking b. smoke cigarettes c. to smoke d. to cigarette smoke
16. They heard him _____ for help
a. to shout b. shouting c. shouted d. shouts
17. My parents weren’t strict with me at all. They _____ me do what I wanted
a. let b. allowed c. made d. agreed
18. School children are looking forward to _________ on holiday
a. go b. be going c. going d. went
19. In general, my father doesn’t mind _________ the housework, but he hates to do the cooking
a. do b. doing c. done d. to do
20. Mr. Minh _________ wearing a crash helmet when he goes somewhere on his motorbike
a. used to b. is used to c. is using d. used
IF CLAUSE & WISH
I. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. It’s a very nice drink. I’m sure you would like it if you _________ it?
a. tested b. ate c. tried d. surveyed
2. If you have a map along, you _________ get lost
a. will b. will not c. wouldn’t d. would
3. “Why didn’t you attend the party?”. “- I would have gone if I _________ time”
a. have had b. had c. had had d. would have
4. If I lived by the sea, I _________ a lot of swimming
a. would do b. will do c. do d. did
5. Water freezes if the temperature _________ below zero
a. fall b. will fall c. falls d. fell
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6. If I _________ Prime Minister, I’d have many schools built
a. am b. were c. had been d. will be
7. _________ we hurry, we’ll miss the bus
a. if b. if not c. unless d. even if
8. What _________ you do if you _________ a King?
a. will/are b. would/were c. would have/had been d. would/had been
9. If he _________ come soon, I’m not going to wait
a. isn’t b. didn’t c. doesn’t d. hasn’t
10. I wish I _________ in a big house with a beautiful garden
a. lived b. live c. living d. am living
11. If it rains this evening, I _________ go out
a. don’t b. won’t c. am not d. shalln’t
12. _________ the salary meets my expectations, I will accept the job offer
a. Therefore b. Although c. If d. So
13. The world’s population will continue to rise _________ we don’t do anything about it
a. if b. however b. how d. unless
14. I _________ any classes if I were you
a. won’t miss b. don’t miss c. wouldn’t miss d. didn’t miss
15. If the weather _________ worse, we won’t go to the beach
a. would get b. gets c. got d. will get
16. I wish I _________ a car. I’m tired of catching the bus to work every day
a. will have b. had c. had had d. have
17. _________ I were you, I would take a taxi to the airport
a. Unless b. Because c. When d. If
18. I wish you _________ to the theatre last night, but you didn’t
a. came b. was coming c. would come d. had come
19. The weather was terrible. I wish it _________ warmer
a. were b. was c. has been d. had been
20. if I had time, I _________ to the beach with you this weekend
a. will go b. will have gone c. would have gone d. would go
II. Complete the sentence with correct form of the word given:
1. If I had a typewriter, I (type) _________ it myself
2. If I (know) _________ his telephone number, I’d give it to you
3. I shouldn’t have believed it if I (not see) _________ it with my own eyes
4. If you (arrive) _________ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat
5. I (not buy) _________that coat if I (be) _________ you
5. If she had asked you, you (accept) _________ ?
6. This soup isn’t very good. It (taste) _________ better if it (not be) _________ so salty
7. I took a txi to the hotel but the traffic was very bad. It (be) _________ quicker if I (walk) _________
8. She wishes her father (be) _________ here now to help her
9. I wish you (not give) _________ them my phone number yesterday
10. I wish someone (give) _________ me a job next month
11. If only I (have) _________ more time to do this job
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12. He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes he (watch) _________ it
13. Ken got to the station in time to catch his train. If he (miss) it, he (be) late for his interview
14. I wish she (come) _________ to see me yesterday
15. I must hurry. My friend will be annoyed if I (not be) _________ on time
III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………_______
2. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………_______
3. What a pity you failed your driving test!
I wish _______________________________________________________________________________
4. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party
I wish …………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house
We can …………………………………………………………………………………………__________
6. He’s sorry now that he didn’t invite Molly to his party
He wishes …………………………………………………………………………………………________
7. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information
If he ……………………………………………………………………………………………__________
8. Mr. Will lost his job because he was late every day
If Mr. Will____________________________________________________________________________
9. My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station
If……………………………………………………………………………………………………_______
10. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train
If……………………………………………………………………………………………………_______
PASSIVE VOICE & CAUSATIVE FORM
I. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. Mickey Mouse Cartoons _________ into sixty languages
a. have translated b. translated
c. have been translated d. were being translated
2. Today many kinds of electric devices _________ in Japan
a. produced b. were produced c. are produced d. will produce
3. The room _________ when I arrived
a. was cleaning b. is cleaned c. was cleaned d. was being cleaned
4. Oh, No! My camera isn’t here. It _________ stolen!
a. has been b. is c. is being d. has
5. Fiat _________ a group of Italian businessmen
a. is started for b. is started by c. was started by d. was started for
6. Unless we can find new sources of energy, our life will certainly _________
a. affect b. be affected c. affected d. be affecting
7. The World Health Organization _________ in 1948 in order to carry out medical research and
improve international health care
a. was established b. had established c. established d. had been established
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8. This atlas _________ in the classroom yesterday
a. wsa leaving b. left c. was left d. leaves
9. Glass is usually _________ sand
a. made from b. made of c. made by d. made with
10. The manager _________ the cheque recently
a. has been signed b. has signed c. sign d. signed
11. I’m going to have my house _____________ this weekend
a. redecorates b. redecorating c. rederacoted d. redecorate
12. Dad, I want to have my bike _________. It looks so ugly
a. to repaint b. repaint c. repainted d. repainting
13. My children had many photographs _________ while we were on our vacation
a. taking b. take c. taken d. took
14. I’m going to have the mechanic _________ my car tomorrow
a. will be repaired b. repair c. repaired d. to be repaired
15. I’m going to go out and _________
a. have made my dress b. have my dress made
c. let my dress made d. my dress be made
II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. Toshico had her car (repair) _________ by a mechanic
2. Ellon got Marvin (type) _________ her paper
3. We got our house (paint) _________ last week
4. Dr. Byrd is having the students (write) _________ a composition
5. Mark got his transcripts (send) _________ to the university
6. Maria is having her hair (cut) _________ tomorrow
7. Will Mr. Brown have the porter (carry) _________ his luggage to his car?
8. My sister has had a new dress (make) _________ recently
9. The Wilsons won’t have a new house (build) _________ on that corner next month
10. The President had his advisors (arrange) _________ a press conference

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IV. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. The architect has drawn plans for an extension of the house
Plans _______________________________________________________________________________
2. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week. The streets _____________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
3. No one has signed this cheque. This cheque _____________________________________________
4. He couldn’t repair the broken vase. The _________________________________________________
5. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again
The date _____________________________________________________________________________
6. The robber made the bank manager hand over the money
The bank manager _____________________________________________________________________
7. The postman was bitten by our dog. Our dog _____________________________________________
8. They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight. All the prisoners ___________________________
9. Sally was given a microcomputer for her birthday by her parents
Sally’s parents _______________________________________________________________________
10. Someone has stolen my bike. My bike _________________________________________________
11. The mechanic serviced my car last week. I ______________________________________________
12. They don’t eat the cake because it is very bad. The cake ___________________________________
13. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week
We ________________________________________________________________________________
14. Somebody repaired her car yesterday. She ______________________________________________
15. That old house at the end of the road has been sold
They _______________________________________________________________________________
16. My suit needs to be cleaned before the interview. I must ___________________________________
17. Mr. Dryden mended the washing machine for me
I had _______________________________________________________________________________
18. People speak English in Australia. English ______________________________________________

REVISION: TENSE, IF, VERB PATTERN, PASSIVE VOICE

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1. You can use my phone if yours (not work) _________
2. I suddenly felt an insect (crawl) up my leg _________
3. You ought to get your watch (repair) _________
4. She couldn’t get into the house because she (lose) _________ the key
5. Please don’t disturb him. He (work) _________
6. I was very tired. I tried (keep) _________ my eyes open but I couldn’t
7. He looks so funny. Whenever I see him, I can’t help (smile) _________
8. Morris got his dog (bring) _________ him the paper
9. I am looking forward to (see) _________ Hai again
10. I (have) _________ my house (paint) _________. That’s why there is all this mess
11. Oh, John. I (look) _________ for you everywhere. Where you (be) _________?
12. Years (pass) _________ since we (begin) _________ school together
13. If you’d like to meet the president, I (arrange) _________ it
14. We (get) _________ there by lunch time if we had caught the ten o’clock train
15. He described the accidents as if he (see) _________ it himself
16. Everyone (stop) _________ laughing when we came in

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17. I heard that you (buy) _________ that house and (move) _________ there before you got your
promotion
18. Nobody knew what (happen) _________ the day before
19. How long you (learn) _________ English?
20. Where’s your father? He (work) _________ in the garden
21. Look. The rain (stop) _________
22. If you (be) _________ in my position, what you (do) _________ ?
23. (Walk) _________ over the bridge, I found a fountain pen
24. Don’t let the fire (go) _________ out
25. You can hardly avoid (meet) _________ her if you both work in the same office
26. We’re going to have our luggage (weigh) _________
27. Can you make this old engine (start) _________ ?
28. How long you (work) _________ for that company? Do you like it there?
29. Trees (plant) _________ since it (stop) _________ (rain) _________
30. Where’s Tom? He (play) _________ tennis
31. Somebody (eat) _________ all my biscuits. The packet is empty
32. I (not send) _________ the parcel until I hear from you
33. We don’t recognize him. He (change) _________ a lot
34. I wish I (be) _________ you
35. I (know) _________ him since our schooldays
36. Roger (have) _________ a bath when the phone rang
37. When he arrived, I (make) _________ four phone calls
38. There were some people (row) _________ on the river
39. They planned (settle) _________ down in the country
40. I (buy) _________ a house last year, but I (not sell) _________ my old house yet, so at the moment I
have two houses
41. He (play) _________ football since he (be) _________ ten years old
42. They (build) _________ that bridge when I was here last year. They (not finish) _________ it yet
43. Do you think the grass needs (cut) _________
44. Tom refused (lend) _________ me some money
45. Have you decided what (eat) _________ for dinner this evening?
46. I’m looking forward to (meet) _________ her
47. he is used to (live) alone _________
48. Tom let me (drive) _________ his car yesterday
49. We don’t mind (work) _________ at night
50. She (be) _________ a secretary since she (leave) _________ school
51. Look! Here (come) _________ your brother
52. What you (do) _________ yesterday at seven PM?
53. If I (have) _________ the money now, I (buy) _________ a car
54. Would you mind (open) _________ the window?
55. I crossed the street (avoid) _________ (meet) _________ him
56. It’s not worth (worry) _________ about
57. Peter is not here now. If he (be) _________ here now, he (enjoy) _________ the play
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58. Yesterday they (come) _________ back home after they (finish) _________ their work
59. When we arrived, he (read) _________ books
60. Their father (be) _________ a teacher of mathematics for 25 years
61. Anna got her paper (type) _________ by a friend
62. He (work) _________ very hard lately
63. The house is much smaller than we (think) _________ at first
64. He refused to admit that he (steal) _________ that bicycle
65. It (be) _________ hours since he left
66. He visited his friend yesterday and found that she (be) _________ out
67. He (move) _________ to Paris last year where he now (live) _________
68. When they (get) _________ to the theater, the play _________ (begin). They (be) _________
twenty minutes late
69. She was late because she (have) _________ an accident
70. We (live) _________ here for the last six months and have decided to move
71. Don’t take the newspaper away, I still (read) _________ it
72. I can’t stand (listen) _________ to their complaints any longer
73. The sun (rise) _________ in the east
74. She (not drink) _________ coffee. She (drink) _________ Coca Cola
75. It (be) _________ often hot in the summer
76. What you (do) _________ every evening?
77. The earth (circle) _________ the sun once every 365 days
78. I (see) her often _________
79. Most rivers (flow) _________ into the sea
80. Vegetarians (not eat) _________ meat
81. Bees (make) _________ honey
82. Rice (not grow) _________ in cold climates
83. Where Martin (come) _________ from? He (be) _________ Scottish
84. Bad driving (cause) _________ many accidents
85. Sue can (speak) _________ Vietnamese very well
86. We usually (go) _________ to the library three times a week, but last week we (go) _________
twice
87. Yesterday, I (be) _________ busy, so I (not have) _________ time to phone you
88. Would you like (come) _________ to dinner tomorrow?
89. Mary usually (wash) _________ her hands before meals
90. How you (get) _________ there yesterday?
91. She (learn) _________ Spanish since she was ten
92. The Greens (go) _________ round the museum when it rained yesterday
93. Please ask them (turn) _________ off the lights
94. I enjoyed (read) _________ the books
95. My father (buy) _________ a new bookshelf yesterday
96. They (live) _________ here for a month
97. We wish she (can) _________ come
98. Rice (plant) _________ in Asia
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99. James has his shirts (clean) _________ at the drycleaners
100. George is getting his teachers (give) _________ him a make-up exam

UNIT 10. PREPOSITION

I. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition where is necessary
1. I listened ______ the news ______ the radio.
2. I’ll see you ______ 9.00 ______ the morning
3. Don’t tell anyone ______ me
4. I live ______ a flat ______ Paris
5. I’m looking ______ my neighbour’s cat while she’s on holiday
6. I waited twenty minutes ______ a bus yesterday. for
7. What are you doing ______ this evening?
8. She arrived ______ England two years ago
9. I’d like to book a table ______ twelve ______ 6:30 this evening
10. I’m going ______ home
11. I spoke ______ Mary a few days ago
12. My sister’s coming to stay ______ December 19
13. The differences ______ British English and American English are small
14. She’s arriving ______ Monday
15. Janet doesn’t take good ______ himself
16. It’s very cold here ______ night
17. I never work ______ the weekend
18. I’m a little short ______ money
19. School starts ______ September 5th
20. I’ll see you ______ lunchtime
II. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. The children were afraid _________ upsetting their parents
a. of b. to c. with d. in
2. Uncle Ho spent all his life fighting _________ the Independence of our country
a. for b. over c. against d. with
3. Valentine’s Day is celebrated _________ February 14
a. in b. at c. on d. to
4. I’ll have to take these books _________ to the library
a. on b. with c. back d. off
5. I believe _________ what he said
a. in b. on c. with d. into
6. English is spoken all _________ the world
a. over b. in c. above d. on
7. She _________ on talking although I wasn’t listening
a. got b. looked c. put d. went
8. You should always do your best to get along _________ other people
a. about b. with c. into d. to

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9. He likes to take _________ in sports, not only to watch it
a. place b. practice c. exercise d. part
10. That car is different _________ mine
a. to b. from c. of d. with
11. He died _________ hunger and cold
a. with b. by c. of d. for
12. After his long absence from school, he found it dificult to _________ up with the rest of his class
a. take b. make c. work d. catch
13. She isn’t _________ well with the new manager
a. getting on b. going on c. keeping on d. taking on
14. I am not good _________ mathematics
a. for b. with c. in d. at
15. My wife will return to Bangkok _________ the fifth of March
a. in b. on c. at d. during
16. Did you come _________ car?
a. with b. in c. of d. by
17. I think we can meet _____________ the bus stop
a. on b. at c. in d. behind
18. It happened _____________ lunch-time _____________ Friday
a. at/in b. at/on c. in/on d. on/at
19. The train has to go _____________ three tunnels
a. across b. along c. through d. under
20. That student over there – the one _____________ the blonde hair
a. in the blonde hair b. in blonde hair c. blonde haired d. with the blonde hair
21. It was very late but _____________ last we reached the hotel
a. in the b. at the c. in d. at
22. What time did they arrive _____________ the airport?
a. at b. in c. on d. to
23. She learnt French _____________ listening to tapes
a. by b. for c. on d. with
24. The rooms were full _____________ old furniture
a. of b. with c. from d. off
25. “Don’t forget to take _____________ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house
a. in b. off c. up d. apart
26. Who’s going to look _____________ the children while you’re away?
a. up b. after c. over d. at

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 UNIT 11. COMPARISON

I. Forming comparatives and superlatives:

happy happier happiest thin

beautiful busy
new patient
neat young
hot bad
good comfortable
handsome rude
mean sad
generous large

II. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets
1. Mary is (pretty) ________________ as her sister
2. A new house is (expensive) ________________ than an old one
3. His job is (important) ________________ than mine
4. Of the foour ties, I like the red one (well) ________________
5. Nobody is (happy) ________________ than Miss Snow
6. Today English is the (international) ________________ of language
7. John is much (strong) ________________ than I thought
8. Benches are (comfortable) ________________ than arm-chairs
9. Bill is (good) ________________ than you thought
10. Mr. Bush is the (delightful) ________________ person I have ever know
11. Bill is (lazy) ________________ and (lazy) ________________
12. It becomes (hard) ________________ and (hard) ________________ to find a job
13. As the conversation went on, he became (talkative) ________________
14. As I waited for my interview, I became (nervous) ________________
15. Is the book (interesting) ________________ than the one you read last week?

III. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. This is the _________ river in the world
a. most long b. longest c. long most d. longer
2. Do you think older people drive _________ than younger people?
a. slow b. slower c. more slow d. more slowly
3. They all dance well, but John dances _________
a. better b. more good c. the better d. the best
4. Your computer is more expensive than _________
a. me b. my c. mine d. myself
5. My car isn’t very new. Your car is _____ than my car
a. newer b. older c. not new d. less new
6. Who is _____ in your class?
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a. the interlligentest b. the most intelligent
c. more intelligent d. the more intelligent
7. His mother is older than she _____
a. likes b. looks like c. looks d. is like
8. The winter is coming, it is getting _________
a. more cold b. the more cold c. colder and colder d. the most cold
9. Praja returned home as _________ as he could
a. quick b. quicker c. quickest d. quickly
10. This is _________ elephant I have ever seen
a. the biggest b. most big c. the most big d. bigger
11. He ran _________ than his friend
a. fastest b. faster c. fast d. more fast
12. This summer is not as hot _________ last summer
a. as b. than c. to d. like
13. “Could you talk _________ ? I’m learning my lessons”
a. as quietly b. so quietly c. more quietly d. most quietly
14. It is _________ to talk about a problem than to solve it
a. more easier b. easier c. easy d. easiest
15. Jim is five centimeters _________ than Tom
a. higher b. taller c. tallest d. tall
16. Winning a place at university _________ for most students
a. has become as difficult b. becomes the most difficulty
c. is becoming more and more difficult d. will become more difficult
17. The more you study, _________
a. the more knowledge do you gain b. you will gain more knowledge
c. the more knowledge you gain d. you are the more knowledgeable
18. The people here are _________ than I expected
a. more nice b. most nice c. nicer d. nicest
19. My new boss isn’t as rude _________ my own boss
a. as b. so c. than d. that
20. She was _________ friendly person I’ve ever met
a. the least b. less c. less and less d. so
IV. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it
1. Jane can swim further than I can
I can’t_______________________________________________________________________________
2. My sister can’t cook as well as my mother does
My mother can________________________________________________________________________
3. I don’t play tennis as well as my brother does
My brother___________________________________________________________________________
4. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges
Apples are not_________________________________________________________________________
5. Cats can’t swim as well as dogs can
Dogs can_____________________________________________________________________________
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 UNIT 12. RELATIVE CLAUSE

I. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. The scientist _________ invention was a success became famous
a. who b. whose c. which d. that
2. The man _________ you met at the party was a famous film star
a. who b. that c. whom d. all are correct
3. My neighbour, _________ brother is an actor, gave me some theatre tickets
a. who b. whom c. which d. whose
4. We are talking about the writer _________ latest book is one of the best-sellers this year
a. which b. who c. whom d. whose
5. The people _________ called me yesterday want to buy your house
a. who b. whose c. whom d. which
6. A newspaper _________ is published everyday is called a daily newspaper
a. who b. which c. that d. b and c
7. That is the man _________ told me the bad news
a. who b. whom c. whose d. which
8. Bologna in Northern Italy is the place _________ Guglielmo Marconi was born
a. there b. where c. what d. which
9. The boy _________ eyes are brown is my friend
a. who b. whose c. which d. whom
10. My uncle _________ you met yesterday is a lawyer
a. which b. what c. whose d. whom

II. Fill the blanks with Relative pronoun or Relative adverbs, put commas when they are needed
1. The book _________ I need can’t be found in the library
2. Here is the beach _________ is the safest for swimmers
3. Do you know the American woman _________ name is Margaret Mitchell?
4. Jim _________ I have known for ten years is one of my closest friends
5. That woman _________ name I don’t remember is a doctor
6. Children enjoy reading the books _________ have coloured pictures
7. The noise _________ he met woke everybody up
8. I know a place _________ roses grow in abundance
9. We must find a time _________ we can meet and a place _________ we can talk
10. The teacher with _________ we studied last year no longer teaches in our school

III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it
1. Jane is the president of the club
The girl who __________________________________________________________________________
2. The man that we are talking about is a famous scientist
The man _____________________________________________________________________________
3. The tree that we picked these fruits from is in front of the house
The tree _____________________________________________________________________________
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4. The city that we were born in is very large
The city _____________________________________________________________________________
5. Do you remember the day? We first met on that day
Do you ______________________________________________________________________________
6. My father goes swimming everyday. You met him this morning
_____________________________________________________________________________________
7. I love my parents’ house. I was born in that house
_____________________________________________________________________________________
8. The town is small. I grew up there
_____________________________________________________________________________________
9. I’ll never forget the day. I first met you then
_____________________________________________________________________________________
10. The picture was beautiful. She was looking at it
_____________________________________________________________________________________

UNIT 13. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB

I. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. The baby _________ as she played with her toys
a. laughed happy b. happily laughs c. laughed happily d. happy laughed
2. Mary looks very _________
a. success b. successful c. successfully d. succeeded
3. We _________ for work
a. are never late b. are late never c. late are never d. never are late
4. Nick sounded _____ when I spoke to him on the phone
a. angily b. nervously c. angry d. anger
5. Don’t go up that ladder. It doesn’t look _____
a. safely b. safe c. well d. better
6. Do you feel _____ before the examination?
a. nervous b. badly c. nervously d. All are correct
7. She got so _________ while watching the match on TV that she began shouting
a. exciting b. excited c. excitingly d. excitedly
8. The film was so _____ that I felt _____ and asleep
a. bored/boring b. boring/boring c. boring/bored d. bored/bored
9. The operation was _________ and she got better quickly
a. successful b. success c. succeeding d. succeeded
10. Fresh air is _________ for our health
a. usefully b. using c. use d. useful
11. I feel so _________ and sleepy today because I worked late tonight
a. tiring b. tire c. tiredness d. tired
12. Miss White sang very _________ at my birthday party last night
a. beauty b. beautify c. beautifully d. beautiful
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13. The sick man still finds it _________ to stand without support
a. comforting b. discomfort c. uncomfortable d. comfortable
14. We thought the film was _________
a. very bored b. much boring c. very boring d. much bored
15. Jane drives carefully but her sister drives _________
a. fastly b. very fast c. more quick d. very quick
16. The way she said that made me _________
a. extreme angrily b. angrily extreme c. extremely angry d. angry extremely
17. It took us quite a long time to get here. It was _________ journey
a. three hour b. a three-hours c. a three-hour d. three hours
18. All this sunshine is quite _________
a. surprise b. surprising c. surprised d. surprisingly
19. We felt _________ when we lost
a. disappointedly b. disappointing c. disappoint d. disappointed
20. She’s very _________ about what to do
a. confused b. confuse c. confusing d. confusedly
II. Complete the sentence with correct form of the word given:
1. Tom always does his homework ______________ (careful)
2. He is a very ______________ student (care)
3. This pen does not work ______________ (good)
4. These exercises seem rather ______________ for us (easily)
5. My brother plays tennis ______________. I am a ______________ tennis player, too (good)
6. You should drive more ______________ along this road (slow)
7. Our kite is flying ______________ (high)
8. Tom and Dick are ______________ students. They both study very ______________ (serious)
9. Helen works very ______________ in her new job (hard)
10. Mrs. Green always speak ______________ to the children (soft)
11. They became ______________ after eating the contaminated food (sickly) (sick)
12. Mrs. Pike welcomed the guests ______________ (sincere)
13. John ______________ denied that he had stolen the documents (angry)
14. Rose is ______________ upset about losing her job (terrible) (terribly)
15. The plane will arrive ______________ (soonly) (soon)
III. Choose the correct word:
1. Are you (interesting/interested) in football?
2. The football match was quite (exciting/excited). I enjoyed it
3. It’s sometimes (embarrassing/embarrassed) when you have to ask people for money
4. Do you usually get (embarrassing/embarrassed)
5. I had never expected to get the job. I was really (amazing/amazed) when I was offered it
6. She has really learnt very fast. She has made (astonishing/astonished) progress
7. I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not (amusing/amused)
8. It was a really (terrifying/terrified). Afterwards everybody was very (shocking/shocked)
9. Why do you always look so (boring/bored)? Is your life really so (boring/bored)

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10. He’s one of the most (boring/bored) people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says
anything (interesting/interested)
11. I (near/nearly) fell off the edge of the platform
12. Sometimes our teacher arrives (late/lately) for class
13. I’m sure the boss thinks very (high/highly) of you
14. Please be (quiet/quietly). I’m reading
15. It was a (bad/badly) match. They played (bad/badly)
IV. Complete the sentences for each situation. Use the word in bracket + ing or –ed
1. The film wasn’t as good as we had expected (disappoint)
a. The film was ______________
b. We were ______________ with the film
2. Diana teaches young children. It’s a very hard job but she enjoys it (exhaust)
a. She enjoys her job but it is often ______________
b. At the end of a day’s work, She is often ______________
3. Clare is going to the Unites States next month. She has never been there before (excite)
a. It will be an ______________ experience for her
b. Going to new places is always ______________
c. She is really ______________ about going to the Unites States

UNIT 14. RESULT CLAUSE, PURPOSE CLAUSE, ADJECTIVE PATTERN

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. She is _____ to understand the matter
a. enough intelligent b. so intelligent c. intelligent enough d. very intelligent
2. It was _____ good book that I couldn’t put it down
a. so b. such a c. such d. very
3. I was _____ tired that I went to bed early
a. so b. such a c. such d. very
4. This shirt is _____ big for me. I need a smaller size
a. so b. not c. too d. All are correct
5. Why don’t we sit in the garden? It’s not warm _____ to sit in the garden
a. too b. enough c. such d. much
6. Why did you ask them _____ stupid questions?
a. so b. such a c. such d. All are correct
7. The film was so _________ that we went to bed early
a. tired b. tiring c. boring d. bored
8. My younger sister is not _________ to study overseas
a. old enough b. very old c. enough old d. so old
9. They are not _________ to join the army
a. enough old b. as old c. old enough d. so old
10. Paul was _________ disappointed with his examination results that he was sad all week
a. too b. such c. enough d. so
11. We set off early _________ we wouldn’t get stuck in the traffic
a. because b. so that c. although d. in case
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12. They are not _________ to take part in the program of the World Health Organization
a. as old b. enough old c. old enough d. so old
13. Mr. Brown has _________ many patients _________ he is always busy
a. too/that b. very/until c. such/that d. so/that
14. We have to start early _________ we won’t be late
a. so that b. in order that c. in order to d. a and b
15. The coffee was _________ for me to drink
a. hot too b. too hot c. so hot d. such hot
16. The school boys are in a hurry _________ they will not be late for school
a. so as to b. to c. for d. in order that
17. It took _________ time to learn this lesson
a. so b. such c. so many d. so much
18. She came quietly _________ not to wake the baby
a. as if b. so as c. such as d. if so
19. I wonder if you’d be kind enough _____ me
a. helping b. to help c. for helping d. for help
20. The thief wore gloves _________ leave any fingerprints
a. so that b. in order to c. in order not to d. in order to not

UNIT 15. CONJUNCTION

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. I didn’t enjoy the party. – I _________
a. either did b. did neither c. didn’t either d. didn’t neither
2. Their children like circus shows and _________ mine
a. either do b. also does c. do too d. so do
3. Peter couldn’t stay on the horse’s back and neither _________
a. Bob could b. could Bob c. Bob couldn’t d. couldn’t Bon
4. She can’t swim and I can’t _________
a. also b. either c. neither d. too
5. Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving. _________ does his brother
a. Too b. Neither c. Either d. So
6. He hasn't written to us _________ he left.
a. as long as b. since c. by the time d. as soon as
7. We couldn’t sleep last night _________ the noise next door
a. because b. because of c. since d. although
8. We decided to go out for dinner _________ it was raining very heavily
a. because b. despite c. because of d. although
9. People know they should save energy, _________ they still waste it
a. but b. then c. and d. so
10. _________ I moved house, I haven’t had much contact with those friends
a. Although b. Since c. Because of d. So that
11. _________ of going to Spain for their holiday, they went to Holland
a. instead b. because c. in spite d. in case
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12. _________ it looks like an easy game, basket ball is a game of great skill and ability
a. despite b. although c. however d. because
13. I left the party early _________ I didn’t feel well
a. until b. as if c. because d. if
14. May I watch the game _________ we are having lunch?
a. between b. while c. during d. just
15. He’s a milkman, _________ he has breakfast at 4 a.m
a. because b. when c. so d. for
16. _________ he got good jobs, he was not satisfied
a. so long as b. in spite of c. owing to d. even though
17. You’ve changed! I didn’t recognize you _________
a. firstly b. at the first c. in the first time d. at first
18. _________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.
a. Although b. In spite of c. Despite d. Even
19. Take a map with you _________ you lose your way.
a. in case b. so c. because d. although
20. He got a new alarm clock _________ he'd get up on time.
a. although b. so that c. since d. so

II. Join each of the following pairs of sentences using the linking words:
1. We enjoyed the holiday. It rained a lot (However, but, although)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. We didn’t enjoy our holiday. The weather was bad (so, because)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. We study hard. We can pass the final examination (so that)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4. You can’t speak to Tim. He’s sleeping (so, because)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I told the absolute truth. No one would believe me (but, athough, however)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Simon couldn’t come to the meeting. He was busy (therefore)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
7. He has no ticket. He can’t get into the cinema (since)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. I’m learning French. I like learning French (and)
………………………………………………………………………………………….________________
9. He stayed at home. It rained hard (as)
………………………………………………………………………………………….________________
10. He continued to run. He felt very tired (even though)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
11. Nam will pass the exam. He studies hard (if)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. I had forgot locking the door. I drove to the office this morning (when)
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………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. She is in London. She is in Berlin, too. (either … or).
_____________________________________________________________________________________
14. He wasn’t an idler. He wasn’t a gambler (neither … or).
………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. He isn’t likely to be present at the meeting. I’m not either (neithor … nor)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
16. The computer can gather facts. It can store them (not only … but also)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
17. This prize will mean an honour for him. It will mean an honour for us (not only … but also)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
18. He worked hard. He passed all his exams (so, because)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
19. Tom didn’t come to the party. Ann didn’t come to the party (Neither … nor)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
20. The house is large. It is also clean (both … and)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
21. The lesson was long. It was difficult, too (not only … but also)
………………………………………………………………………………………….
22. Jean can type. She can speak English, too (either … or)
………………………………………………………………………………………….

III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. Mary doesn’t go to school because she is ill
Because of …………………………………………………………………………………………._______
2. Our guests arrived late because of the heavy rain
Because _____________________________________________________________________________
3. Because of my friend’s absence, I have to copy the lesson for him
Because …………………………………………………………………………………………._________
4. This boy is ignorant because he is lazy
Because of…………………………………………………………………………………………._______
5. My friend was absent because of his illness
Because _____________________________________________________________________________
6. As he has behaved badly, he must be punished
Because of …………………………………………………………………………………………._______
7. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job
In spite ………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. We went out in spite of the rain
Although ____________________________________________________________________________
9. Though he was poor, he wasn’t always unhappy
Despite………………………………………………………………………………………….__________
10. The little boy crossed the street although the traffic was heavy
In spite of ………………………………………………………………………………………….
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11. She decided to accept the job although the salary was low
Despite______________________________________________________________________________
12. Although he had a bad cold, William still went to work
In spite ______________________________________________________________________________
13. Life is short, yet we still waste a lot of time
Though………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. In spite of all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong
Although ………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. In spite of his age, Mr. Bensons runs seven miles before breakfast
Although ………………………………………………………………………………………….

UNIT 16. QUESTION TAGS

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. She’s finished the course, _________?
a. isn’t she b. doesn’t she c. didn’t she d. hasn’t she
2. Let’s go out for dinner, _________?
a. do we b. don’t we c. will we d. shall we
3. You’ve never had a girlfriend before, _________ you?
a. haven’t b. have c. had d. hadn’t
4. You have tea for breakfast, _________ you?
a. didn’t b. haven’t c. don’t d. won’t
5. You stopped at the traffic lights, _________ you?
a. don’t b. do c. did d. didn’t
6. Many young people want to work for a humanitarian organization, _________ ?
a. doesn’t it b. does it c. didn’t they d. don’t they
7. You haven’t met each other, _________?
a. have you b. do you c. did you d. will you
8. John gave you the book yesterday, _________?
A did he b. didn’t he c. did John d. didn’t it
9. You don’t know where she is, _________?
a. don’t you b. do you c. isn’t she d. is she
10. You can speak English, _________ ?
a. can’t you b. can you c. do you d. don’t you

UNIT 19. REPORTED SPEECH

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. She said that she _________ him the previous day
a. had visited b. has visited c. will visit d. would visit
2. He said that he _________ me there at 4.30 this afternoon.
a. would meet b. met c. will meet d. meets
3. The salesman was telling me that he _________ ten cars last week.
a. sold b. had sold c. would sell d. has sold
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4. Did Bob say that he _________ from Princeton in 1951?
a. would graduate b. graduates c. has graduated d. had graduated
5. Some _________ the tickets are free
a. said me b. said me that c. told me d. told to me
6. “I’ll do it tomorrow”. He said he’d do it _________
a. the following day b. tomorrow c. today d. the previous day
7. The librarian asked us _________
a. don’t make b. not make c. not making d. not to make
8. What did the man say _________ ?
a. at you b. for you c. to you d. you
9. I wonder _________ the tickets are on sale yet
a. what b. when c. where d. whether
10. When I rang Tessa sometime, she said she was busy _________ day
a. that b. the c. then d. this
11. When he was at Oliver’s flat yesterday, Martin asked if he _________ use the phone
a. can b. could c. may d. must
12. She _________ her holiday in Finland
a. said me about b. told about c. said about d. told me about
II. Put the following sentences into indirect speech:
1.The pupils said to their teacher “Please give us better marks”
The pupils asked_______________________________________________________________________
2. “Don’t come back before one o’clock” advised my brother
My brother advised……………………………………………………………………………………_____
3. “Cook it in butter” Mrs. Brown said to her daughter
Mrs. Brown told __………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards” She said to me
She told me___________________________________________________________________________
5. John said “I have finished studying my lesson”
John said_____________________________________________________________________________
6. Johnny said to his mother: “I don’t know how to do this exercise”
Johnny said………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Mary said “ I can not go to the movies with you, John”
Mary said …………………………………………………………………………………………._______
8. “We are waiting for the school bus” said the children
The children said ______________________________________________________________________
9. My friend said “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”
My friend asked………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. “Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom asked Mary
Tom asked ………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. I asked the policeman “Do you know how far it is to the station?”
I asked ______________________________________________________________________________
12. I asked Bill “What time did you go to bed last night?”
I asked ______________________________________________________________________________
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13. The traveller asked “How long does it take to get to London?”
The traveller asked ……………………………………………………………………………………….
14. He asked me “Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?”
He asked ………………………………………………………………………………………….________
15. The teacher asked “Which book are you taking, John?
The teacher asked ………………………………………………………………………………………….
III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Ann to her mother
Ann asked………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. “Where has he been?” She doesn’t know that
She doesn’t know______________________________________________________________________
3. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass”, said Peter
Peter apologised ………………………………………………………………………………………….__
4. The doctor told him that he worked too hard
“You ………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. “Keep away from the sea”, said the security guard, when we approached the fence
The security guard told__________________________________________________________________
6. She wanted to know if he had studied French
She asked him:________________________________________________________________________
7. “Bring your swimming things in case it’s sunny
He told………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. “You should take science appreciation courses at school”
The lady – researcher advised us………………………………………………………………………
9. “How many students are there in your class?”
The man asked me_____________________________________________________________________
10. “You should take more exercise, Mr Rogerts”, the doctor said, “if you want to lose weight”
The doctor advised ………………………………………………………………………………………___
UNIT 20. ARTICLE

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. He is _________ engineer.
a. an b. a c. the d. no article
2. My parents are always at _________ home on Sundays.
a. the b. a c. an d. no article
3. What's _________ weather like in winter in your country?
a. the b. a c. an d. no article
4. What’s her job? She’s _________ lecturer
a. an university b. a university c. one university d. university
5. Are you a vegetarian? Yes, I never eat _________
a. meat b. the meat c. some meat d. a meat
6. _________ is my favourite art
a. A music b. The music c. Music d. Some music

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II. Put in the or a/an where necessary:
1. Rita is studying _________ English and _________ Math this semester
2. He works as _________ assistant in _________ same shop as I do
3. Last night, there was _________ bird singing outside my house
4. What do you eat for _________ breakfast this morning?
5. Rita plays _________ violin and her sister plays _________ guitar
6. While we were in _________ Alaska, we saw _________ Eskimo village
7. Tom can’t go to _________ movies tonight because he has to write _________ essay
8. Mel’s granfmother is in _________ hospital, so we went to _________ hospital to visit her
_________ last night
9. John and Mary went to _________ school yesterday and then studied in _________ library before
returning home
10. On our trip to _________ Spain, we crossed _________ Atlantic Ocean
11. This is _________ beautiful painting. Does _________ artist live near here?
12. I bought ____ new toothbrush this morning and I can’t find it. I’m sure I put it in ____ bathroom
13. Can you get _________ fresh cream cake when you’re out? _________ shop on _________ corner
usually sells them
14. It’s _________ very nice school and _________ teachers are all really hard-working
15. We stayed in _________ very nice hotel. _________ room was comfortable and _________ food
was excellent
16. I come to ____ school by ____ bus
17. Ankara is ____ capital of Turkey
18. ____ O’hare is ____ busiest airport in the United States
19. we arrived in Dallas on ____ third of August
20. Last night, we had ____ dinner in ____ restaurant
21. I was at ____ home all day yesterday
22. My favourite subject is ____ history, but I’m not very good at ____ math
23. My friend lives on ____ same street as I do
24. My sister’s ____ teacher in ____ school near Seattle. She has three children, two girls and ____ boy.
____ girls are in her class at school, but ____ boy isn’t old enough for school yet
25. How much are the driving lessons? Twenty dollars ____ hour
26. Jane and Bill are ____ very nice couple. She has ____ clothing store, and he works in ____ office in
____ city
27. I bought Elliot ____ new jacket last week but yesterday two of ____ buttons came off. I’m taking it
back to ____ shop
28. I had ____ bath this morning but ____ water was a bit cold
29. Hannah was at ____ airport, waiting for ____ friend to arrive
30. You can have ____ apple or ____ orange. ____ apples are nice and sweet

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 UNIT 21. VERB PATTERN (TAKE, SPEND, LIKE … BETTER THAN, USED TO, BE/GET
USED TO)
I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. Joanna prefers cats _________ dogs
a. from b. over c. than d. to
2. When my father was young, he _________ get up early to do the gardening
a. used to b. was used to c. got used to d. use to
3. He _________ like beer but now he drinks it a lot
a. isn’t used to b. hasn’t used to c. didn’t use tod. couldn’t use to
4. He spends all his time _________ novels
a. reading b. to read c. read d. on reading
5. I would rather live on a farm than _________ to live in a city.
a. live b. living c. lived d. to live
6. Now, I think she is accustomed _________ eight hours a day.
a. work b. to work c. working d. to working
7. American women _________ independent.
a. are used to be b. are used to being c. is used to being d. is used to be
8. It takes him thirty minutes _________ to work by bus
a. going b. to going c. go d. to go
9. She usually _________ two hours doing her homework
a. spends b. takes c. spent d. took
10. I’d prefer to stay at home tonight _________ to the cinema
a. rather than go b. rather than went c. rather than will go d. rather would go
11. She preferred _________ television to _________ the cinema
a. watching, going b. watching, go c. to watch, going d. to watch, go
II. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. It takes me about an hour to watch TV every day
I spend ______________________________________________________________________________
2. Nowadays, children would rather play computer games than take part in outdoor activities
Children nowadays prefer _______________________________________________________________
3. We spend two hours doing this excersice
It ___________________________________________________________________________________
4. They often went to Vung Tau at weekends
They used ____________________________________________________________________________
5. My brother likes to go swimming better than to play computer games
My brothers prefers ____________________________________________________________________
6. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult
My French friend isn’t__________________________________________________________________
7. I advised you to put your money in the bank
You’d better __________________________________________________________________________
8. He prefers golf to tennis
He’d rather ___________________________________________________________________________
9. It took us five hours to get to London
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We _________________________________________________________________________________
10. He wrote the report in two hours
It took_______________________________________________________________________________
11. I get to work in twenty minutes
I spend ______________________________________________________________________________
12. My daughter spends two hours studying English every day
It___________________________________________________________________________________
13. It took him the whole day to repair the radio
He spent ____________________________________________________________________________
14. The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hours
It took_______________________________________________________________________________
UNIT 22. SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. Collecting old coins and paper notes _________ one of my father’s hobbies when he retired
a. is b. are c. was d. were
2. Neither you nor I _________ responsible for the bad result
a. are b. be c. am d. is
3. Fifty thousands dollars ___________ stolen
a. were b. has been c. have been d. are
4. Neither oil nor coal _________ used to produce electricity
a. was b. are c. is d. were
5. Either Minh or his friends _________ going to the beach today
a. is b. are c. was d. were
6. Mr Green, along with his friends, _________ arriving here tonight
a. is b. are c. was d. were
7. Every country _________ a national flag
a. is b. are c. has d. have
8. Each learner of English _________ a good dictionary
a. needs b. need c. is d. are
9. The captain as well as the passengers _________ frightened
a. be b. been c. was d. were
10. Each of the girls _________ the piano.
a. play b. plays c. is playing d. are playing
11. Everyone in the class _________ the novel.
a. has read b. have read c. has red d. have red
12. The boy with his dog _________ here last night.
a. is b. are c. was d. were

II. Choose the correct verb forms

1. The picture of the soldiers (bring) ____________ back many memories
2. Anything (be) ____________ better than going to the play tonight
3. A number of reporters (be) ____________ at the conference yesterday
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4. There (be) ____________ some people at the meeting last night
5. Each student (have) ____________ answered the first three questions
6. Either John of his wife (make) ____________ breakfast each morning
7. A pair of scissors (be) ____________ in the sewing basket
8. These pictures as well as photograph (brighten)____________ the room
9. Gymnastics (be) ____________ my favourite sport
10. The trousers you bought for me (not fit) ____________ me
11. Where your family (live) ____________ ?
12. Three days (not be) ____________ long enough for a good holiday
13. Measles (be) ____________ cured without much difficulty nowadays
14. Neither the moon nor stars (be) ____________ visible in this dark tonight
15. Looking after children (be) ____________ fun
16. The police (want) ____________ to interview my friend about robbery
17. Fortunately, the news (not be) ____________ as bad as we expected
18. Physics (be) ____________ more difficult than chemistry
19. Ten tons of rice (cost) ____________ a lot of money
20. The number of days in a week (be) ____________ seven
21. People (speak) ____________ English in New Zealand
22. Every man and every woman (have) ____________ enjoyed the party
23. The French (be) ____________ famous for their food
24. Where (be) ____________ our luggage?
25. Five thousands dollars (be) ____________ a big sum

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