School TENSES EXERCISES 1 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense 1 He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea 2 – What she (do) in the evenings? – She usually (play) cards or (watch) TV 3 When I arrived , the lecture had already started and the professor (write) on the overhead projector 4 I didnt want to meet Paul , so when he entered the room I (leave) 5 – This is my house – How long you (live) here? – I (live) here since 1970 6 I (not see) him for three years I wonder where.
TENSES : EXERCISES 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense He usually (drink) …… … coffee but today he (drink) …………… tea – What she (do) ……… … in the evenings? – She usually (play) …… ………cards or (watch)……………… TV When I arrived , the lecture had already started and the professor (write) …………… on the overhead projector I didn't want to meet Paul , so when he entered the room I (leave) ……… – This is my house – How long you (live)…………………… here? – I (live) …………………here since 1970 I (not see) ………………… him for three years I wonder where he is Here are your shoes; I just (clean) …………………… them You (have) …… breakfast yet? – Yes, I (have) …………… it at 8.00 You (have) ………………… time to help me tomorrow? 10 They (go)………………………home after they (finish)………………………… their work 11 He (do) ……………………………………… ………nothing before he (see) ……………………me 12 He (thank)……………………………….…….for what I (do) ……………………………………for him 13 I (be)……………………….………… sorry that I (hurt) ………………………………………… him 14 After they (go)…………………………….……………., I (sit)………………………… ……… down and (rest) …………………………………… 15 When I (arrive)……………………………… …………the dinner (already, begin) ……………………………………………… 16 My friend (not, see)………………………………….me for many years when I (met) …………………………… her last week 17 When I (arrive)…………………….……………at his house, he (still,sleep) ………………………………………………… 18 Bill (have)……………………………………… … breakfast when I (stop) ……………………………… at his house this morning 19 When we (arrive)………………………………at our place, we (find) …………………………… that a burglar (break)……………………………….…………… in 20 By the time Bill (get)…………………………… ………….there, the meeting (start) ………………………………………… 21 You must wake her up She (sleep)……………………………………………… …… soundly for 10 hours 22 That student (know)…………………………………………………………… all the new words very well now 23 Fred (just, graduate)……………………………………………….………… from Oxford university 24 Listen! I (think)………………… someone (knock) ………………………………………… at the front door 25 George (do)……………………………………………….…….good work in this class so far EXERCISES 2: Complete the newspaper story about a fire Put the verbs in the past simple tense Two people (1)………………………………… (die) in a fire in Ellis Street, Oldport yesterday morning They (2) ………………………… (be) Herbret and Molley Paynter, a couple in their seventies The fire (3) …………………………………… (start) at 3.20 am A neighbour, Mr Aziz, (4) ………………………… ( see) the flames and (5) ………………………… (call) the fire brigade He also (6)………………….… (try) to get into the house and rescue his neighbours, but the heat (7) …………………………………… (be) too great The fire brigade (8) ………………………………(arrive) in five minutes Twenty fire- fighters (9) ……………………… (fight) the fire and finally (10) …………………………………… (bring) it under control Two fire-fighters (11)……………………….(enter) the burning building but (12) ………………………… (find) the couple dead Exercise 3: Supply the correct tenses of the verb in brackets “What………… you (do)…………… at o’clock last night?” - “I (prepare) ………………………………… my English lesson” I looked out of the window Some children (play) ……………………………… in the park When I was a boy, I often ( go)…………………fishing with my uncle Jim I saw Jim in the park He (sit)………………………… on the grass and (read)……………………… a book She (do)…………………………… very little work recently Tom (meet) …………………………Mary in 1986 and they (be) …………….good friends since then I (see) ……………………….a car accident while I (wait) ……………for you on this corner yesterday Mr Smith (teach)……………………………… at this school since he (graduate) ………………………………………………… in 1980 Yesterday the police (report)…………………………… that they (capture) ………………………………… the thief 10 The Browns (live)………………………………… in Paris for seven years when the second World War (break)…………………………… out 11 Last month I (be)…………………………… in the hospital for ten days 12 What ………………you (do)…………………… when I (ring) ……………… you last night? 13 She (play) …………………………………… the piano when our guests (arrive) ……………………… last night 14 Our teacher (tell)…………………………… us yesterday that he (visit) ………………………………… England in 1970 15 My father (not, smoke)…………………………………… for five years 16 ………………….You (receive)……………………… any letter from your parents yet? 17 He (live)…………………… away home two weeks ago and we (not hear) ……………………………………from him since then 18 I (have)………………………… a date with Lan yesterday, but I (not remember) …………………… When she (arrive)………………………… at my place, I (go) ……………………… out 19 I (meet)……………………… an old friend while I (have) ……………… dinner in a restaurant At first, I (not recognize) ………………her because she (change)…………………………… a lot 20 Why ………………I (not, see)…………you at the party yesterday? 21 He (come)………………………… and (see) ………………….you soon 22 I (come)…………after I (finish)………………… my work tomorrow 23 My mother (come)……………………… to stay with us next weekend 24 Where…….you (spend)……………… ……your holidays next summer? 25 Promise! I (never, forget)……………… what you (tell)………… me 26 ……………… You (remember)………………… my name or………………… you (forget) …………………… it someday 27 By next month, I (finish)…………………….……… my first novel 28 By May 5, we (live)…………… ………… in this city for ten years 29 He (leave)……………… as soon as he (hear) ………………the news 10 At this time next week, we (live)……………………………… in USA 31 Hurry up! The train (come)……………………………… 32 Be quite! The teacher (be)……………………… angry 33 Trees (plant)…………………as soon as it (stop)………………… raining 34 He often (say)………………OK when he (talk)……………………… with his guests 35 By noon, I (wait )……………………….… here for ten hours Exercise 4: Choose the best answer I this film twice A see B saw C will see D have seen After her performance, she invited the audience to ask questions A she finishes B finished C finishing D she will finish His father of cancer last year A will die B has died C died D had died The train when we got to the station A just left B just leaves C has just left D had just left Before Jennifer won the lottery, she any kind of contest A hasn’t entered B doesn’t enter C wasn’t entering D hadn’t entered Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he homesick A will have left B felt C feels D is feeling Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I to visit friends and family several times A return B will have returned C am returning D have returned Yesterday while I was attending a sales meeting, Mathew on the company annual report A was working B had been working C has worked D works The last time I in Athens, the weather was hot and humid A had been B was C am D will have been 10 After the race , the celebration began A had been won B is won C will be won D has been won 11 Andy out of the restaurant when he Jenny A came/saw B is coming /saw C came/was seeing D was coming/had seen 12 Linda has lost her passport again It’s the second time this A has happened B happens C happened D had happened 13 At this time tomorrow, we our final exam A will have taking B will be taken C would take D will be taking 14 The baby Don’t make so much noise A sleep B sleeps C is sleeping D slept 15 Peter said he a test the following day A had had B will have C has had D would have 16 It is not so hot today as it yesterday A is B was C would be D had been 17. a party next Saturday We have sent out the invitation A we had B we have C we’ll have D we have had 18 I’m very tired over four hundred miles to day A I drive B I’ve driven C I’m driving D I’ve been driving 19 I’m busy at the moment on the computer A I work B I’m worked C I’m working D I worked 20 Our friends meet us at the airport tonight A are B are going to C go to D will be to 21 Don’t worry, I here to help you A be B will be C am going to be D won’t be 22 When I entered the room, everyone A has been dancing B was dancing C had danced D danced 23 Before the invention of the steamboat there no way to cross the ocean A has been B could have been C had been D would be 24 He said that he his homework since o’clock A had done B did C has done D was doing 25 How long able to drive? - Since 1990 A could you B have you been C were you D are you 26 When he all the letters, he took them to the post office A has written B had written C wrote D had been writing 27 By the end of this month, I English for years A have learnt B will have learnt C had learnt D learnt 28 We in touch with each other for years A will not keep B are not keeping C did not keep D have not kept 29 She has learnt French the age of five A since B for C before D in 30 Tom before we arrived there A has left B had left C will leave D leaves 31 Up to now, I a lot of information about her A learnt B have learnt C will learn D would learn 32 Wait here until I you A am going to call B will call C am calling D call 33 When I came to visit her, she a bath A was having B has C is having D had 34 When Carol last night, I my favorite show on television A was calling- watched B called- have watched C called- was watching D had called- watched 35 By the time next summer, you your studies A completes B will complete C are completing D will have completed 36 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 37 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 38 – Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate? – I …………… a delicious dessert for dinner tonight A make B will make C am going to make D will have made 39 – Let’s go! What’s taking you so long? – I’ll be there as soon as I …my keys A found B will find C find D am finding 40 While I ……………… TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor A watch B watched C was watching D am watching 41 The earth ……………… on the sun for its heat and light A is depend B depending C has depend D depends 42 I don’t feel good I ……………… home from work tomorrow A am staying B stay C will have stayed D stayed 43 I’ve been in this city for a long time I ………here sixteen years ago A have come B was coming C came D had come 44 – May I speak to Dr Paine, please? – I’m sorry, he ………… a patient at the moment Can I help you? A is seeing B sees C has been seeing D was seeing 45 – Paul, could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes …… for at least 30 minutes A are boiling B have been boiling C boiling D were boiling 46 My family loves this house It …………….the family home ever since my grandfather built it 60 years ago A was B has been C is D will be 47 I much of you lately We three months ago A haven’t seen- last meet B didn’t see- met C haven’t seen- have meet D didn’t see- have met 48 The Chinese spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo back to Italy A made- brought B have made- brought C made- had brought D had been making- brought 49 When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker .speaking and the audience A just finished- were clapping B had just finished- had clapped C had just finished- were clapping D just finished- had clapped 50 Jane’s eyes burned and her shoulders ached She …………… at the computer for five straight hours Finally, she took a break A is sitting B has been sitting C was sitting D had been sitting 51 In the last hundred years, travelling .much easier and more comfortable A become B has become C became D will became 52 In the 19th century, it two or three months to across North America by covered wagon A took B had taken C had been taken D was taking 53 Sam to change a light bulb when he and A was trying -slipped- fellB tried- was slipping- falling C had been trying- slipped- was falling D has tried- slips- falls 54 In the past, the trip very rough and often dangerous, but things a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years A was- have changed B is- change C had been- will change D has been- changed 55 I still can’t believe it! My bicycle _ last night A was stolen B had been stolen C stole D was being stolen VERB TENSES: Give the correct tense of the verb in brackets 1) I (have) ……………………… coffee for breakfast every morning 2) What time………………… the bank (open)……………….…… everyday? 3) Mary always (mix)……………………….the ingredients together before cooking 4) A bus (pass)………………………………….….my house every hour 5) She sometimes (undo)…………………………… ……what he has done 6) This room (not, be)………………………… …… used for classroom now 7) The flowers (be)……………………………………watered by Jane everyday 8) ……………English (be)………………………………….spoken all over the world ? 9) ……………………………… you (have) ……………………………………coffee for breakfast every morning? 10) Rivers usually (flow)……………………………… to the sea 11) Light (travel) …………………….……………….faster than sound 12) It (be)…………………… …… often hot in summer 13) He (live)……………….……near my house but I (not see)………………….…………… him very often 14) How often……………………………….……… she (read)…………………….…… a newspaper? 15) My mother sometimes (buy) ………………………………………….vegetables at this market 16) Mr Pike (have) ………………………….………… coffee for breakfast every morning 17) Sam (arrive) …………………………… … in San Diego a week ago 18) …………………………… You (speak) ………………………….……to Mrs Baker yesterday? 19) We (do) ……………………………………a very hard exercise yesterday 20) I (have) ……………………………………….a little trouble with my car last week 21) Everybody (drink)………………………………… a lot of beer at the party last night 22) Where ………………………………….……John (work)…………………………….…… two years ago? 23) Kieu Story (be) ………………….…………….…… written by Nguyen Du 24) There (be)………………………….…….…… an interesting film on TV last night 25) I (not watch)……………………………….……………… television last night 26) He (not, be)……………………………………….……… present at class yesterday 27) I (feel)………………………………… a little better after I (take) ………………………… the medicine 28) It was raining hard, but by the time class (be)……………………………… over, the rain (stop)…………………………… 29) After John (wash)……………………………… his clothes, he (begin) ……………………………….to study 30) By the time Jason (arrive) ……………………………………to help, we (already/finish) ………………………………………………………… moving everything 31) She (not/ meet) …………………………………………… Jack since she (move) ………………………………………… … to Paris 32) John (drive)……………………………………… that car ever since I (know) …………………………… Him 33) Mr Smith (teach)………………………………… at this school since he (graduate) ………………………… in 1980 34) She (do)………………………………………… very little work recently 35) My father (not smoke) …………………………………………….for five years 36) …………………………………You (receive)……………………………… any letter from your parents yet? 37) Jane (send)…………………………… …… a letter to her university after she (receive)………………………………………… scholarship check 38) He (sit)……………………………….…….… in a bar when I (see) …………………………………… …….him 39) The light (go)………………………………… ……….……out while I (have) ………………….…………….tea 40) I (break)……………………… ……….a plate last night I (do) ……………………………… …………the washing up when it (slip) …………………………… ………… out of my hand 41) The room (clean)………………………………………….……when I arrived 42) The servant (drop)……………………… two cups while she (wash up) ……………………………….last night, neither of them (break) …………………………………………… 43) While he (write)………………………… a letter, the telephone (ring) ……………………………… As he (go)……………… to answer it, he (hear) ……………………….a knock on the door He telephone (still, ring) ……………………… while he (walk)…………………………… to the door, but just as he (open)………………………it, the telephone (stop)…………………… 44) George (fall)………………… off the ladder while he (paint) …………………………….the ceiling 45) Last night, I (read)………………… in bed when suddenly I (hear)………………….a scream 46) ………………………………(you/watch)…………………… television when I phoned you? 5/7/2015: I Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: Could you tell me _ you don’t like living in a big city? a how b when c where d why “ _ are they?” “Oh, the President’s daughters” a Who b Whom c Which d That _ book is this, yours or mine? a what b whose c with d whom _ did you get to Brighton? By train a when b where c why d how Do you know that girl? _ is her name? a How b Which c What d Who How _ will the journey take? Two hours or more?a often b far c much d long _ is that bike? It’s Tom’s a Whose b Who c Where d When _ is her job? She’s a doctor a Who b What c Whose d Which 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 Write these sentences using subject and object pronouns instead of the underlined words: John and I saw Peter yesterday He bought John and me a cup of coffee David and Mike are arriving today I’m meeting David and Mike at the station. _ I’m looking for Mary Have you seen Mary? Mary isn’t at home. Peter and I saw a film called The Tiger yesterday Have you seen The Tiger?. _ Come to the swimming pool with Joanna and me Joanna and I are leaving now. George and Jane are meeting Paul today Paul is having lunch with George and Jane. There’s Jack Jack’s got a heavy suitcase Shall we help Jack?. “Did you see Jonathon last night?” “No, I phoned Jonathon but Jonathon wasn’t there”. III Write the questions to which the underlined words are the answers: Mr Brown was born in 1976 _ My father was born in Tay Ninh My address is Le Loi street It’s very hot in HCM in March It takes two hours to ride to Vung Tau by motorbike. It’s Mr Dawson’s car. _ I go to school by bike. My sister speaks English fluently. _ Lan drank your lemon juice… 10 Her brother weighs 50 kilos. 11 I have learnt English for months _ 12 This bridge is meters long. 13 No, I’m not a teacher I’m a student. 14 My mother goes shopping once a month. 15 He was absent from school because he felt sick. _ 16 Mr Pike enjoys travelling. 17 There are ten trees in the garden. _ 18 The cat is in the box. 19 Those are her pencils. 20 Her brother has breakfast at o’clock every morning. 21 My mother works in a hospital. 22 Mr Nam goes to work by car every day. _ 23 This shirt costs 150,000 VND. _ 24 John bought his wife a lot of flowers 25 My brother is learning English because he wants to get a good job. IV Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the present continuous or present simple: Tim (live) _ in Manchester but he (spend) _ this month in Wales A: _ (you/work) today? B: No, I _ I usually (work) _ on Fridays but I’ve got the day off A: What _ (Josephine/do) B: She (be) _ a teacher but she (not teach) at the moment She (look) _ for a job A: Can I have that paper or _ (you/read) it? B: No, I (not read) _ it I never (read) _ that paper I (prefer) _ the Daily News A: _ (This bag/belong) to you? B: No, It _, but I (know) _ Anita (look) _ for her bag I (not smoke) _ but my husband _ He (try) _ to stop at the momet but it’s not easy _ (you/remember) my friend Matthew? He (stay) _ with me at the moment A: _ (you/speak) German?B: No, I , but I (want) _ to learn I (look) _ for a coursebook Emma and Katie usually (visit) _ me on Saturdays but they _ (camp) in the New Forest this weekend 10 A: _ (Simon/help) you very much? B: No, not usually, but he (help) me today 11 A: What _ (you/do)?B: I (write) _ a letter to my parents I (write) _ them every weekend 12 A: Let’s go out B: Look! It (snow) _ outside It (come) _ down quite hard 13 A: What time _ (you/usually/start) work? B: Normally, We (start) _ work at eight o’clock, but we (start) _ at seven this weekend We’re very busy at the moment 14 A: _ (you/listen) to the radio? B: No, You can turn it off 15 A: _ (you/look) for someone? B: Yes, I (need) _ to sepak to Neil Is he in? A: Yes, but I (think) _ he’s busy He (talk) _ to the boss at the moment 16 A: I (want) _ a new computer I (save) _ up to buy one B: But computers (cost) _ so much money What’s wrong with the one we’ve got A: It (get) _ out of date Now 17 A: What _ (you/do)?B: I (weigh) _ this letter I (need) _ to know how many stamps to put on it 18 A: I (think) _ this road is really dangerous Look how fast that lorry (go) _ B: I (agree) _ People shouldn’t go so fast 19 A: I (always/fall) _ asleep I just can’t keep awake B: What time _ (you/go) to bed? A: About ten o’clock usually But It (not/make) _ any difference 20 A: Are you free on Friday? B: No, We’re very busy now We (have) _ a party on Sunday V Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple: When the postman (come) _, I (have) _ breakfast My sister (wash) _ dishes while I (work) _ in the garden While I (talk) _ to John, the telephone (ring) _ Mr Taylor (watch) _ television while his wife (read) _ a newspaper When I (leave) _ the house this morning, It (rain) _ very hard John (talk) _ to his friends when I (see) _ him I (see) _ a bad accident while I (wait) _ for you in this corner As we (cross) _ the street, the policeman (shout) _ at us 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 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? I (get) _ hungry Let’s go and have something to eat Be quiet! I (want) _ to hear the news broadcast What _ you (do) yesterday? I (get) _ up very early, (have) _ my breakfast and then I (go) _ to my office Egypt (produce) _ some of the finest cotton in the world What _ she (do) when you (arrive) _ at her house yesterday morning? She (cook) _ her breakfast in the kitchen What _ you usually (read) when you (be) _ on holiday? I (read) _ detective stories Now I (read) _ “The Shut door” by Ivor Lock Ann (wait) _ for me when I (arrive) _ Mary (usually/phone) _ me on Fridays but She (not phone) _ last Friday What’s the noise? What (happen) _ ? 10 Yesterday evening, the phone (ring) _ three times while we (have) _ dinner 11 Why are you under the table? You (look) _ for something? 12 _ You (watch) TV last night? No, I (have) _ supper and (go) _ straight to bed 13 I (not like) _ staying at hotels, but last summer, we (spend) a few days at a very nice hotel by the sea 14 Linda (be) _ busy when we (go) _ to see her yesterday She (study) _ for an exam We (not want) _ to disturb her, so we (not stay) _ very long 15 When I first (tell) _ Tom the news, he (not believe) _ me He (think) _ that I (joke) _ 16 We usually (go) _ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) _ to France 17 We can go out now It (not rain) _ any more 18 The sun (warm) _ the air and (give) _ us light 19 What speed _ the car (do) at the time of the accident? 20 They (study) _ in the library when the fire alarm (go) _ off UNIT SUBJECT, OBJECT, POSSESSIVE PRONOUN, QUESTION I Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: Could you tell me _ you don’t like living in a big city? a how b when c where d why “ _ are they?” “Oh, the President’s daughters” a Who b Whom c Which d That _ book is this, yours or mine? a what b whose c with d whom _ did you get to Brighton? By train a when b where c why d how Do you know that girl? _ is her name? a How b Which c What d Who How _ will the journey take? Two hours or more? a often b far c much d long _ is that bike? It’s Tom’s a Whose b Who c Where d When _ is her job? She’s a doctor a Who b What c Whose d Which 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 Write these sentences using subject and object pronouns instead of the underlined words: John and I saw Peter yesterday He bought John and me a cup of coffee David and Mike are arriving today I’m meeting David and Mike at the station I’m looking for Mary Have you seen Mary? Mary isn’t at home Peter and I saw a film called The Tiger yesterday Have you seen The Tiger? Come to the swimming pool with Joanna and me Joanna and I are leaving now George and Jane are meeting Paul today Paul is having lunch with George and Jane There’s Jack Jack’s got a heavy suitcase Shall we help Jack? “Did you see Jonathon last night?” “No, I phoned Jonathon but Jonathon wasn’t there” III Write the questions to which the underlined words are the answers: Mr Luan was born in 1976 My father was born in Tay Ninh My address is Le Loi street It’s very hot in HCM in March It takes two hours to ride to Vung Tau by motorbike It’s Mr Dawson’s car I go to school by bike My sister speaks English fluently Lan drank your lemon juice 10 Her brother weighs 50 kilos 11 I have learnt English for months 12 This bridge is meters long 13 No, I’m not a teacher I’m a student 14 My mother goes shopping once a month 15 He was absent from school because he felt sick 16 Mr Pike enjoys travelling 17 There are ten trees in the garden 18 The cat is in the box 19 Those are her pencils 20 Her brother has breakfast at o’clock every morning 21 My mother works in a hospital 22 Mr Nam goes to work by car every day 23 This shirt costs 150,000 VND 24 John bought his wife a lot of flowers 25 My brother is learning English because he wants to get a good job UNIT THE PRESENT SIMPLE & THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS I Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the present continuous or present simple: Tim (live) _ in Manchester but he (spend) _ this month in Wales A: _ (you/work) today? B: No, I _ I usually (work) _ on Fridays but I’ve got the day off A: What _ (Josephine/do) B: She (be) _ a teacher but she (not teach) at the moment She (look) _ for a job A: Can I have that paper or _ (you/read) it? B: No, I (not read) _ it I never (read) _ that paper I (prefer) _ the Daily News A: _ (This bag/belong) to you? B: No, It _, but I (know) _ Anita (look) _ for her bag I (not smoke) _ but my husband _ He (try) _ to stop at the momet but it’s not easy _ (you/remember) my friend Matthew? He (stay) _ with me at the moment A: _ (you/speak) German? B: No, I _, but I (want) _ to learn I (look) _ for a coursebook Emma and Katie usually (visit) _ me on Saturdays but they _ (camp) in the New Forest this weekend 10 A: _ (Simon/help) you very much? B: No, not usually, but he (help) me today 11 A: What _ (you/do)?B: I (write) _ a letter to my parents I (write) _ them every weekend 12 A: Let’s go out B: Look! It (snow) _ outside It (come) _ down quite hard 13 A: What time _ (you/usually/start) work? B: Normally, We (start) _ work at eight o’clock, but we (start) _ at seven this weekend We’re very busy at the moment 14 A: _ (you/listen) to the radio? B: No, You can turn it off 15 A: _ (you/look) for someone? B: Yes, I (need) _ to sepak to Neil Is he in? A: Yes, but I (think) _ he’s busy He (talk) _ to the boss at the moment 16 A: I (want) _ a new computer I (save) _ up to buy one B: But computers (cost) _ so much money What’s wrong with the one we’ve got A: It (get) _ out of date Now 17 A: What _ (you/do)? B: I (weigh) _ this letter I (need) _ to know how many stamps to put on it 18 A: I (think) _ this road is really dangerous Look how fast that lorry (go) _ B: I (agree) _ People shouldn’t go so fast 19 A: I (always/fall) _ asleep I just can’t keep awake B: What time _ (you/go) to bed? A: About ten o’clock usually But It (not/make) _ any difference 20 A: Are you free on Friday? B: No, We’re very busy now We (have) _ a party on Sunday II Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius _ The water boils Can you turn it off? _ Let’s go out It doesn’t rain now _ Listen to those people What language they speak? _ The moon goes round the earth _ I must go now It gets late _ I usually go to work by car _ “Hurry up! It’s time to leave” “I come” _ I hear you’ve got a new job How you get on? _ 10 John is never satisfied He always complain _ UNIT THE SIMPLE SIMPLE & THE PAST CONTINUOUS I Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple: When the postman (come) _, I (have) _ breakfast My sister (wash) _ dishes while I (work) _ in the garden While I (talk) _ to John, the telephone (ring) _ 10 The picture was beautiful She was looking at it 11 This is the house We often stay in this house in the summer 12 This is Mrs Jones Her son won the championship last year 13 You sent me a present Thank you very much for it 14 Mary and Margaret are twins You met them yesterday 15 I like standing at the window I can see the park from this window 16 I not know the reason She left school for it 17 The police want to know the hotel Mr.Foster stayed there two weeks ago 18 The man is a famous actor You met him at the party last night 19 There are some words They are very difficult to translate 20 The woman was a secretary We were waiting for her 21 Sandra works in advertising You were talking to her 22 The man is very young You are driving his car 23 Who is the woman? Our teacher is talking to her? 24 The day was rainy She left on that day 25 The city was beautiful We spent our vacation there 26 That man is an artist I don’t remember the man’s name UNIT 13 ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB I Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: The baby _ as she played with her toys a laughed happy b happily laughs c laughed happily d happy laughed Mary looks very _ a success b successful c successfully d succeeded We _ for work a are never late b are late never c late are never d never are late Nick sounded _ when I spoke to him on the phone a angily b nervously c angry d anger Don’t go up that ladder It doesn’t look _ a safely b safe c well d better Do you feel _ before the examination? a nervous b badly c nervously d All are correct She got so _ while watching the match on TV that she began shouting a exciting b excited c excitingly d excitedly The film was so _ that I felt _ and asleep a bored/boring b boring/boringc boring/bored d bored/bored 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 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 a confused b confuse c confusing d confusedly II Complete the sentence with correct form of the word given: Tom always does his homework (careful) He is a very student (care) This pen does not work (good) These exercises seem rather for us (easily) My brother plays tennis I am a tennis player, too (good) You should drive more along this road (slow) Our kite is flying (high) Tom and Dick are students They both study very (serious) 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: Are you (interesting/interested) in football? The football match was quite (exciting/excited) I enjoyed it It’s sometimes (embarrassing/embarrassed) when you have to ask people for money Do you usually get (embarrassing/embarrassed) I had never expected to get the job I was really (amazing/amazed) when I was offered it She has really learnt very fast She has made (astonishing/astonished) progress I didn’t find the situation funny I was not (amusing/amused) It was a really (terrifying/terrified) Afterwards everybody was very (shocking/shocked) Why you always look so (boring/bored)? Is your life really so (boring/bored) 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 The film wasn’t as good as we had expected (disappoint) a The film was b We were with the film 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 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 V Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it: She teaches English well She is _ She types with care She is _ I slept well last night I had Carol Stuart is a good cook and swimmer Carol Stuart My grandfather is a lover of music My grandfather The train journey from London to Bristol takes hours It is a _ She is a good singer She _ It takes six hours to drive from London to Edingburgh It’s a She plays tennis well She is _ 10 A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning There is _ UNIT 14 RESULT CLAUSE, PURPOSE CLAUSE, ADJECTIVE PATTERN I Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: She is _ to understand the matter a enough intelligent b so intelligent c intelligent enough d very intelligent It was _ good book that I couldn’t put it down a so b such a c such d very I was _ tired that I went to bed early a so b such a c such d very This shirt is _ big for me I need a smaller size a so b not c too d All are correct 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 Why did you ask them _ stupid questions? a so b such a c such d All are correct The film was so _ that we went to bed early a tired b tiring c boring d bored My younger sister is not _ to study overseas a old enough b very old c enough old d so old 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 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 II Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it: It’s difficult to get a good job Getting a good job _ His pronunciation is hard to understand It’s _ It’s difficult for us to answer this question This question _ Learning English is interesting It is _ We couldn’t answer this question because it was very hard The question _ Speaking English fluently is not easy It It was impossible to work in that condition Working _ I fell asleep because the film was so boring The film was so _ I’m too poor to take a space trip I’m not 10 He is too short to be a goalkeeper He isn’t _ 11 I didn’t want to turn the TV off because it was a very good film The film was _ 12 He spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand what he said He spoke 13 Mark is too young to see the horror film Mark is 14 He climbed the tree in order to get a better view He 15 You should get up early so that you will have time to review your lesson You should _ 16 We should morning exercise regularly so as to improve our health We should 17 She put on warm clothes so that she wouldn’t catch cold She _ 18 He hurried to the station so as not to miss the train He 19 Mary went to the library in order that she could borrow some books Mary 20 John gets up early so that he won’t be late for class John 21 We hurried to school so as not to be late We _ 22 Tom is saving up so that he can buy a new bicycle Tom is _ 23 He studies hard to pass his exam He 24 The fridge was so heavy that we couldn’t move it The fridge 25 The gate is closed to stop the children running into the road The gate _ 26 It was such a dirty beach that I decided not to stay The beach 27 The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it The water 28.The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it It was _ 29 The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough The sea 30 Tom is not old enough to drive the car Tom is _ 31 It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears The news 32 It was so late that nothing could be done It was _ UNIT 15 CONJUNCTION I Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: I didn’t enjoy the party – I _ a either did b did neither c didn’t either d didn’t neither Their children like circus shows and _ mine a either b also does c too d so 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 She can’t swim and I can’t _ a also b either c neither d too Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving _ does his brother a Too b Neither c Either d So He hasn't written to us _ he left a as long as b since c by the time d as soon as We couldn’t sleep last night _ the noise next door a because b because of c since d although We decided to go out for dinner _ it was raining very heavily a because b despite c because of d although 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 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 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: We enjoyed the holiday It rained a lot (However, but, although) We didn’t enjoy our holiday The weather was bad (so, because) We study hard We can pass the final examination (so that) You can’t speak to Tim He’s sleeping (so, because) I told the absolute truth No one would believe me (but, athough, however) Simon couldn’t come to the meeting He was busy (therefore) He has no ticket He can’t get into the cinema (since) I’m learning French I like learning French (and) 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) 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: Mary doesn’t go to school because she is ill Because of _ Our guests arrived late because of the heavy rain Because _ Because of my friend’s absence, I have to copy the lesson for him Because _ This boy is ignorant because he is lazy Because of _ My friend was absent because of his illness Because _ As he has behaved badly, he must be punished Because of _ Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job In spite _ We went out in spite of the rain Although 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 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 16 In spite of the bad weather, the pilot will bring the plane down safely Though _ 17 Cars cause pollution but people still want them Although 18 Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car In spite 19 They got wet to the skin because of heavy rain It rained _ 20 Not having enough money, I didn’t buy the computer Because I 21 The joke was funny, but no one laughed Although 22 The café was crowded, but we found a table Although 23 Since he was careless, Tim lost his job Because of _ 24 She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much Although 25 He crashed his car although he drove carefully Despite 26 Although the weather was very hot, they continued playing football In spite of 27 Peter can swim and Mary can, too Peter can swim and so 28 I don’t like horror films and my sister doesn’t, either I don’t like horror films and neither _ 29 John hasn’t seen the new movie yet, and neither have I John hasn’t seen the new movie yet, and _ 30 Jane goes to that school, and so does my sister Jane goes to that school, and _ 31 Jane and my sister go to that school Jane goes to that school, and _ 32 You and I aren’t happy You aren’t happy, and 33 I don’t speak French and neither my brothers I don’t speak French and 34 She has studied Spanish and her friend has, too She has studied Spanish and _ 35 Thomas doesn’t know that word and his brother doesn’t, either Thomas doesn’t know that word and UNIT 16 QUESTION TAGS I Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: She’s finished the course, _? a isn’t she b doesn’t she c didn’t she d hasn’t she Let’s go out for dinner, _? a we b don’t we c will we d shall we You’ve never had a girlfriend before, _ you? a haven’t b have c had d hadn’t You have tea for breakfast, _ you? a didn’t b haven’t c don’t d won’t You stopped at the traffic lights, _ you? a don’t b c did d didn’t 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 You haven’t met each other, _? a have you b you c did you d will you John gave you the book yesterday, _? A did he b didn’t he c did John d didn’t it You don’t know where she is, _? a don’t you b you c isn’t she d is she 10 You can speak English, _ ? a can’t you b can you c you d don’t you II Put a question tag on the end of these sentences: You have heard about that, ? Nam did the work well, ? He didn’t have to speak to me, ? He won’t fall down, ? You wouldn’t like the window open, ? He used to beat his wife, ? She came very late, ? Come and see me tomorrow, ? That’s the sort of thing you would do, ? 10 I’d better go, ? 11 There’s an examination tomorrow, ? 12 She’s been studying English for two years, ? 13 You can’t play tennis today, ? 14 It is surely sunny today, ? 15 Beverly will be attending the university in September, ? 16 I’m never called “Scholar”, ? 17 No one has come here, ? 18 Eveybody can learn how to swim, ? 19 His family often have tea for breakfast, ? 20 She never works on Sundays, ? UNIT 17 EXPRESSION OF QUANTITY, INDEFINITE PRONOUN I Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: Hurry up! We’ve only got _ time a few b a few c little d much Andy spent _ money at the supemarket a many b a lot of c a number d too I am bored I want to go _ tonight a nice somewhere b somewhere nice c nice place d a nice place Close your eyes I have _ for you a some b something c anything d one I didn’t see _ in front of me, but I heard _ running behind me a no one/anyone b someone/no one c anyone/someone d anyone/no one I’ve lost my keys I can’t find them _ a anywhere b some where c everywhere d nowhere I want _ milk today a a few b any c some d many He’s always busy He has _ time to relax a much b little c a little d plenty of They had spent so _ time on gaining the independence a much b many c a lot d very 10 I paid _ money for a new house a many b a few c few d a lot of 11 They spent _ time studying victorian literature a few b many c much d a few 12 There are _ organizations to help the deaf and the blind a much b a little c many d little 13 I'm very busy at the moment so it may take a _ time to answer your letters a little b few c small d some 14 Very _ people knew about it a few b a few c much d little 15 Thank you for bringing me along I never thought Shakespeare could be so _ fun a many b much c few d some II Complete the sentences: She didn’t tell _ about her plans The accident looked serious but fortunately _ was injured “What’s in the box?” “ _ It’s empty” I was too surprised to say _ You must be hungry Would you like _ to eat There’s _ at the door Can you go and see who it is “Ouch! There’s _ in my eye” “Let me have a look I can’t see _ I’m bored I want _ interesting to read, or _ interesting to talk to, or interesting to go I don’t have _ money in the bank, but my brother has _ 10 I enjoy my life here I have _ friends and we meet quite often 11 The theatre was almost empty There were very _ people there 12 How _ English words have you learnt so far? 13 How _ money did you spend on your last your trip? 14 There weren’t _ people at the lecture last Friday 15 We needn’t hurry We’ve got _ time 16 The children are making too _ noise 17 Did you drink _ beer at the party last night? 18 Hurry or we’ll be late We have very _ time 19 _ people are afraid of snakes 20 Can you speak French? Just _ UNIT 18 INVERSION Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it: So many people have never been unemployed as today Never _ This boy will no longer make the same mistakes No longer He rarely met such a beautiful film star Rarely She no longer spends most time talking care of her baby No longer My father had no sooner got home than the rain began to fall No sooner _ As soon as the teacher came in, they stopped talking No sooner _ He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk No sooner _ She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her Hardly That store seldom receives complaints from its customers Seldom 10 He wasn’t here, so he didn’t have a lot of fun Had 11 Because the weather isn’t fine now, we can’t go for a walk Were _ 12 I would go to Dalat if I could take a trip this summer Could _ 13 She rarely smiles at me Rarely _ 14 My teacher is no longer teaching in this school No longer 15 You will hardly finish your work before it’s dark Hardly 16 You can buy this book only in this shop Only 17 This rich man seldom helps the poor Seldom 18 Martin had no sooner sat down than the telephone rang No sooner 19 He never smokes in bed Never _ 20 He not only refused to help me but he also laughed at me Not only _ UNIT 19 REPORTED SPEECH I Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: She said that she _ him the previous day a had visited b has visited c will visit d would visit He said that he _ me there at 4.30 this afternoon a would meet b met c will meet d meets The salesman was telling me that he _ ten cars last week a sold b had sold c would sell d has sold Did Bob say that he _ from Princeton in 1951? a would graduate b graduates c has graduatedd had graduated Some _ the tickets are free a said me b said me that c told me d told to me “I’ll it tomorrow” He said he’d it _ a the following day b tomorrow c today d the previous day The librarian asked us _ a don’t make b not make c not making d not to make What did the man say _ ? a at you b for you c to you d you 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 aboutb told about c said about d told me about IN ROI II Put the following sentences into indirect speech: 1.The pupils said to their teacher “Please give us better marks” The pupils asked _ “Don’t come back before one o’clock” advised my brother My brother advised “Cook it in butter” Mrs Brown said to her daughter Mrs Brown told “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards” She said to me She told me _ John said “I have finished studying my lesson” John said _ Johnny said to his mother: “I don’t know how to this exercise” Johnny said _ Mary said “ I can not go to the movies with you, John” Mary said “We are waiting for the school bus” said the children The children said 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 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: “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Ann to her mother Ann asked “Where has he been?” She doesn’t know that She doesn’t know “I’m sorry that I broke the glass”, said Peter Peter apologised _ The doctor told him that he worked too hard “You “Keep away from the sea”, said the security guard, when we approached the fence The security guard told She wanted to know if he had studied French She asked him: “Bring your swimming things in case it’s sunny He told “You should take science appreciation courses at school” The lady – researcher advised us “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 _ 11 She asked John how he liked her new dress “How _ 12 “How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?” He wanted to know 13 “Why didn’t I get a computer before?”, thought the officer manager The officer manager wondered _ 14 “Please don’t drive so fast” Ann begged her boyfriend Ann pleaded 15 “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary Mary asked 16 “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs Smith asked Mrs Smith asked 17 “How old is your little boy?” said the nurse to Mrs Bingley The nurse asked _ 18 “I think you should go by train” He told us He advised us _ 19 “How many stars are there in the sky?” No one knows _ 20 The boy said to his sister “Have you ever read a book on space flights?” The boy asked 21 “Do you want to insure your luggage or not? The travel agent asked 22 “Please turn up the volume, Nga” said her grandmother Nga’s grandmother asked _ 23 “What are you doing?” She asked me She asked 24 “Can you speak English?” Mr Brown asked Mr Brown asked 25 “What you usually in your free time?” the examiner asked The examiner asked UNIT 20 ARTICLE I Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: He is _ engineer a an b a c the My parents are always at _ home on Sundays a the b a c an What's _ weather like in winter in your country? a the b a c an What’s her job? She’s _ lecturer a an university b a university c one university Are you a vegetarian? Yes, I never eat _ a meat b the meat c some meat _ is my favourite art a A music b The music c Music d no article d no article d no article d university d a meat d Some music II Put in the or a/an where necessary: Rita is studying _ English and _ Math this semester He works as _ assistant in _ same shop as I Last night, there was _ bird singing outside my house What you eat for _ breakfast this morning? Rita plays _ violin and her sister plays _ guitar While we were in _ Alaska, we saw _ Eskimo village Tom can’t go to _ movies tonight because he has to write _ essay Mel’s granfmother is in _ hospital, so we went to _ hospital to visit her _ last night 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 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 UNIT 21 VERB PATTERN (TAKE, SPEND, LIKE … BETTER THAN, USED TO, BE/GET USED TO) I Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: Joanna prefers cats _ dogs a from b over c than d to When my father was young, he _ get up early to the gardening a used to b was used to c got used to d use to He _ like beer but now he drinks it a lot a isn’t used to b hasn’t used toc didn’t use to d couldn’t use to He spends all his time _ novels a reading b to read c read d on reading I would rather live on a farm than _ to live in a city a live b living c lived d to live Now, I think she is accustomed _ eight hours a day a work b to work c working d to working American women _ independent a are used to beb are used to being c is used to being d is used to be It takes him thirty minutes _ to work by bus a going b to going c go d to go 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 gob rather than went c rather than will go d rather would go 11 She prefered _ 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: It takes me about an hour to watch TV every day I spend Nowadays, children would rather play computer games than take part in outdoor activities Children nowadays prefer _ We spend two hours doing this excersice It They often went to Vung Tau at weekends They used _ My brother likes to go swimming better than to play computer games My brothers prefers My French friend finds driving on the left difficult My French friend isn’t I advised you to put your money in the bank You’d better He prefers golf to tennis He’d rather It took us five hours to get to London 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 Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: Collecting old coins and paper notes _ one of my father’s hobbies when he retired a is b are c was d were Neither you nor I _ responsible for the bad result a are b be c am d is Fifty thousands dollars _ stolen a were b has been c have been d are Neither oil nor coal _ used to produce electricity a was b are c is d were Either Minh or his friends _ going to the beach today a is b are c was d were Mr Green, along with his friends, _ arriving here tonight a is b are c was d were Every country _ a national flag a is b are c has d have Each learner of English _ a good dictionary a needs b need c is d are 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 The picture of the soldiers (bring) back many memories Anything (be) better than going to the play tonight A number of reporters (be) at the conference yesterday There (be) some people at the meeting last night Each student (have) answered the first three questions Either John of his wife (make) breakfast each morning A pair of scissors (be) in the sewing basket These pictures as well as photograph (brighten) the room 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 UNIT 23 AS IF, AS THOUGH, IT’S HIGH TIME, IT’S TIME, WOULD RATHER I Supply the correct verb forms: We would rather (stay) _ home tonight Mr Jones would rather (stay) _ home last night We would rather (drink) _ coffee than tea The photographer would rather that we (stand) _ closer together than we are standing Carmen would rather (cook) _ for the entire family She would rather you (not arrive) _ last night John would rather you (sleep) _ than worked last night George would rather Jane (be) _ here tomorrow I would rather my sister (not fail) _ the driving test yesterday 10 I would rather that they (invite) _ her to their party last Sunday 11 Henry talks to his dog as if it (understand) _ him 12 It’s time we all (go) _ now 13 I’d rather you (go) _ now 14 It’s high time you (get) _ the tea ready 15 He acts as if he (know) _ English perfectly 16 I’d rather you (pay) _ me now 17 It’s high time you (have) _ a haircut 18 He was wet as if he (swim) _ for hours 19 She acted as if she (meet) _ him before 20 Jack spent his money as if he (win) _ a lottery II Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it: He would prefer you to pay him immediately He’d rather “No, please don’t tell him” I’d rather _ I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday I’d rather _ I don’t really want to go out tonight I’d rather _ I’d rather not see him tomorrow I don’t want I don’t really want to have lunch yet I’d rather _ I don’t really want to go to the museum I’d rather _ I want you to cook the dinner now I’d rather _ It’s time we went to bed It’s time _ 10 It’s time for you to start to work It’s time _ ... than this? Is this _ 10 They understand more than we We don’t 11 Tom is the best football player in this... out of date Now 17 A: What _ (you/do)?B: I (weigh) _ this letter I (need) _ to know how many stamps to put on it 18 A: I (think) _ this road is really dangerous Look how fast that lorry... date Now 17 A: What _ (you/do)? B: I (weigh) _ this letter I (need) _ to know how many stamps to put on it 18 A: I (think) _ this road is really dangerous Look how fast that lorry