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M CL C UNIT 1: TENSES UNIT 2: PASSIVE VOICE UNIT 3: TAG QUESTIONS UNIT 4: ADVERBIAL CLAUSES AND CONNECTORS UNIT 5: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT UNIT 6: SPEAKING UNIT 7: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES AND WISHES UNIT 8: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES UNIT 9: QUANTITATIVE WORD UNIT 10: PARTICIPE USED AS ADJECTIVE UNIT 11: RELATIVE CLAUSES UNIT 12: ARTICLES UNIT 13: REPORTED SPEECH UNIT 14: PREPOSITIONS UNIT 15: COMPARISONS UNIT 16: PHONETICS UNIT 17: COMMON STRUCTURES UNIT 18: INVERSION ANSWER KEY UNIT 1: TENSES A Use the correct form of verbs in brackets In all the world, there (be) only 14 mountains that (reach) above 8,000 meters He sometimes (come) to see his parents When I (come) , she (leave) for Dalat ten minutes ago My grandfather never (fly) in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so We just (decide) that we (undertake) the job He told me that he (take) a trip to California the following week I knew that this road (be) too narrow Right now I (attend) class Yesterday at this time I (attend) class Tomo o I m going o lea e fo home When I (a i e) a the airport, Mary (wait) for me 10 Margaret was born in 1950 By the year 2005, she (live) on this earth for 55 years 11 The affic a e hea B he ime I (ge ) o Ma party, everyone already (arrive) 12 I will graduate in June I (see) you in July By the time I (see) you , I (graduate) 13 I ( i i ) m ncle home man ime hen I (be) a child 14 That book (lie) on the table for week You (not read) it yet ? 15 David (wash) his hands He just (repair) the TV set 16 You (be) here before? Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year 17 We ne e (mee ) him We don kno he (look) like 18 The car (be) ready for him by the time he (come) tomorrow 19 On arriving at home I (find) that she just (leave) a few minutes before 20 When we (arrive) in London tonight, it probably (rain) 21 It (rain) d We can an hing n il i ( op) 22 Last night we (watch) TV when the power (fail) 23 That evening we (stay) up to talk about the town where he (live) for some years 24 I (sit) down for a rest while the shoes (repair) 25 Half way to the office Paul (turn) round and (go) back home because he (forget) to turn the gas off 26 London (change) a lot since we first (come) to live here 27 While we (talk) on the phone the children (start) fighting and (break) a window 28 He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) in his life 29 You know she (stand) looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes 30 I (spend) a lot of time travelling since I (get) this new job 31 When I (be) at school we all (study) Latin 32 When I (meet) him , he (work) as a waiter for a year or so 33 After he (finish) breakfast he (sit) down to write some letters 34 She (ha e) d life, b he al a miling 35 I think Jim (be) out of town B Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D When I last saw him, he _ in London A has lived B is living C was living D has been living We _ Dorothy since last Saturday A don ee B en een C didn ee D hadn een The train half an hour ago A has been leaving B left C has left D had left Jack the door A has just painted B paint C will have painted D painting My sister for you since yesterday A is looking B was looking looked C has been looking D I Texas State University now A am attending B attend C was attendingD attended He has been selling motorbikes A ten years ago C for ten years ago B since ten years D for ten years Christopher Columbus _ American more than 500 years ago A discovered B has discovered C had discovered D had been discovering He fell down when he towards the church A run B runs C was running D had run 10 We _ there when our father died A still lived B lived still C was still lived D were still living 11 They table tennis when their father comes back home A will play B will be playing C play D would play 12 By Christmas, I _ for Mr Smith for six years A shall have been working B shall work C have been working D shall be working 13 I _ in the room right now A am being B was being C have been being D am 14 I to New York three times this year A have been B was C were D had been 15 I ll come and ee o befo e I _ fo he S a e A leave B will leave C have left D shall leave 16 The little girl asked what _ to her friend A has happened B happened C had happened D would have been happened 17 John a book when I saw him A is reading B read C was reading D reading 18 He said he _ return later A will B would C can D would be 19 Jack the door A has just opened B open C will have opened D opening 20 I have been waiting for you A since early morning B since 9a.m C for two hours D All are correct 21 Almost everyone _ for home by the time we arrived A leave B left C leaves D had left 22 By the age of 25, he two famous novels A wrote B writes C has written D had written 23 While her husband was in the army, Mary to him twice a week A was reading 24 I co ldn c previously B wrote he g a C was written D had written beca e he la n mo e a fe da A broke down B has been broken C had broken down D breaks down 24 I have never played badminton before This is the first time I _ to play A try B tried C have tried D am trying 25 Since _, I have heard nothing from him A he had left B he left C he has left D he was left 26 After I _ lunch, I looked for my bag A had B had had C have has D have had 27 By the end of next year, George _ English for two years A will have learned B will learn C has learned D would learn 28 The man got out of the car, round to the back and opened the book A walking B walked C walks D walk 29 Henry _ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner A was going B went C has gone D did go 30 He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he dinner A finish B finishes C will finish D finishing 31 I shall be glad when he _ A had gone B did go C went D has gone 32 Ask her to come and see me when she _ her work A finish B has finished C finished 33 T n off he ga Don A boil B boils o D finishing ee he ke le ? C is boiling D boiled 34 Tom and Mary for Vietnam tomorrow A leave B are leaving C leaving D are left 35 He always for a walk in the evening A go B is going C goes D going 36 Her brother in Canada at present A working B works C is working D work 37 I to the same barber since last year A am going B have been goingC go D had gone 38 Her father when she was a small girl A dies B died C has died D had died 39 Last week, my professor promised that he today A would come B will come C comes D coming 40 Pasteur in the 19th century A was living B lived C had lived D has lived C Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs correcting After Mrs Wang had returned to her house from work, she A B C was cooking dinner D Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it A B C D came down Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it A B C D Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job A B and is looking for a new one C D Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal A B C D When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, A B and I just delete it all C D They are going to have to leave soon and so we A B C D The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really A B needed a pay rise C D The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could A B C D answer it 10 Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing A B C tennis since ten years D 11 I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last A B C D summer 12 When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and A B listen intently C D 13 I hink i ime o m A change o a of living B C D 14 Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still A B C D 10 9) James said his brother would get married the following month 10) Henry told his mother to come and spend a week with them 11) He told me to keep a seat for him in the lecture hall 12) Mike told Henry to give him his book back 13) She told the boys not to play on the grass 14) He told me not go too far 15) He told me not to make so much noise 16) The mother told her son not to move 17) My sister told me not to open the window 18) Jane asked Williams if he would be free the day after 19) Fred asked the postman if there were any letters that day 20) Richard asked the Browns what they were going to enter 21) She said she had been very tired 22) She told Ben to be careful 23) She says she will get herself a drink 24) He onde ed h I hadn phoned him 25) He said he could not drive them home 26) She asks Peter if he prefers tea or coffe 27) She asked me where I had spent my holiday the year before 28) He advised her not to go too far 29) He wanted to know if/whether we had been shopping 279 30) He asks us not to make so much noise UNIT 14: PREPOSITIONS A at on until in for in for to by 10 of 11 with / at 12 at (by) 13 at (by) 14 of 15 of 16 until 17 to 18 for 19 to 20 on 21 with 22 with 23 for 24 about 25 on 26 into 27 on 28 about 29 after 30 of/about 31 for 32 from 33 out 34 for 35 about/of B B B D D C A C A B 10 C 11 A 12 B 13 C 14 D 15 D 16 A 17 B 21 A 22 A 23 D 24 D 25 B 26 C 27 C 28 B 29 B 30 A 31 B 32 A 33 B 34 A 35 C 36 C 37 C 41 C 42 C 43 A 44 A 45 B 46 A 47 B 48 D 49 A 50 B 51 C 52 A 53 D 54 D 55 B 56 C 57 C 61 C 62 C 63 A 64 A 65 B 66 D 67 B 68 D 69 A 70 B 71 C 72 B 73 D 74 D 75 A 76 A 77 C 81 A 82 D 83 D 84 B 85 B 86 C 87 B 88 A 89 B 90 D 91 A 92 B 93 D 94 D 95 A 96 A 97 A 280 18 C 19 A 20 D 38 D 39 D 40 C 58 B 59 B 60 A 78 A 79 B 80 C 98 C 99 D 100 C UNIT 15: COMPARISONS A 1) old - older – oldest 2) bad - worse – worst 3) difficult - more difficult - most difficult 4) large - larger – largest 5) good - better – best 6) big - bigger – biggest 7) easy - easier – easiest 8) much - more – most 9) little - less – least 10) interesting - more interesting - most interesting B 1) as fast as 2) not as tall as 3) not as low as 4) as bad as 5) as optimistic as 6) not as windy as 7) as delicious as 8) not as sweet as 9) as brave as 10) not as heavy as C 1) heavier 6) most beautiful 281 2) easier 3) sunniest 4) more successful 5) softer D 71 A 72 C 73 C 74 C 75 D 76 C 77 A 78 B 79 C 80 B 7) larger 8) less 9) cleverer 10) oldest 81 A 82 C 83 B 84 C 85 C 86 D 87 B 88 A 89 C 90 A 91 B 92 B 93 C 94 B 95 C 96 D 97 C 98 B 99 A 100 A 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 23 C 24 B 25 B 26 B 27 C 28 C 29 C 30 C 31 B A A C C B D A A B B 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 A C C D D A A C A A 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 A C B C B B C B B D 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 E 20 B 21 C 22 B F 1A 2B 3B 4C 5C 6A 32 D 33 A 34 A 7B 35 A 36 A 37 C 8A 9A 38 D 20.C 10D UNIT 16: PHONETICS A A C A B C C A A C 10 B 11 B 12 A 13 B 14 A 15 B 16 C 17 A 18 A 19 B 20 C 25 B 29 B 33 B 37 A B 21 B 282 A D C C B A C A C C 22 C 23 A 24 C 26 C 27 B 28 A 30 A 31 C 32 B 34 C 35 B 36 C 38 A 39 A 40 A C 1C 2B 3A 4C 5B 2B 3C 4B 5B D 1A 6B 7B 8A 9A 10C E D B D C B B D C D 10 D 11 D 12 B 13 C 14 B 15 C 16 B 17 B 18 D 19 B 20 B F F1 /t/: 1,4,7,10,13,15,16 /d/: 5,8,9,11,14,18,19 /id/: 2,3,6,12,17,20 F2 /s/: 2,5,7,10,11,13,19 /z/: 1,4,8,12,14,17,20 /iz/: 3,6,9,15,16,18 F3 /I/: 1,3,4,7,8,12,13,14,16,18 /i:/: 2,5,6,9,10,11,15,17,19,20 F4 /e/: 3,4,5,7,8,13,14,17,18,20 /æ/:1,2,6,9,10,11,12,15,16,19 G C D A D B B D C A F5 /^/: 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19 /a:/: 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20 F6 / /: 1,3,4,8,9,12,14,16,18,20 / /: 2,5,6,7,10,11,13,15,17,19 F7 / /:2,5,6,7,10,11,13,15,16,19 /u:/: 1,3,4,8,9,12,14,17,18,20 F8 / /: 1,2,5,6,9,10,12,13,15,17 / /:3,4,7,8,11,14,16,18,19,20 10 D 11 A 12 A 13 C 14 B 15 D 283 16 D 17 A 18 C 19 C 20 B 21 B 22 D 23 D 24 A 25 AC 26 D 27 DB 28 C 29 CD 30 B 31 D 32 A 33 B 34 D 35 D 36 A 37 D 38 C 39 D 40.BA 41.DD 42.DC 43 A 44 AD 45 AC 46 A 47 A 48 A 49 A 50 AA H 51 A 65 C 79 D 93 A 52 D 66 A 80 94 B 53 B 67 B 81 C 95 C 54 B 68 B 82 C 96 D 55 A 69 C 83 A 97 C 56 C 70 D 84 98 A 57 A 71 A 85 B 99 B 58 D 72 C 86 A 100.D 59 73 D 87 A D 60 74 C 88 BD 61 B 75 B 89 C 62 C 76 90 A 63 77 A 91 CB 64 B 78 D 92 D A B D 284 UNIT 17: COMMON STRUCTURES A 41) The bridge was too low for the lorry to go under It was such a lo b idge he lo co ldn go nde i 42) My brother no longer walks to school with his friends No longer does my brother walks to school with his friends 43) The policeman asked the little boy what his name was 44) Your kitchen is bigger than mine 45) I ll gi e o m phone n mbe o that you can phone me when necessary 46) Because of ge ing p la e, I co ldn come there on time If I had not got up late, I could come there on time I got up late o I co ldn come he e on ime 47) I was advised to choose that job by my father 48) That boy is so cle e he can make child en That is such a cle e bo o he can make child en o 49) That pupil is so la m i e can each him Engli h That pupil is too lazy for my sister to teach him English 50) I wish I had not bought the second-hand motorbike 51) She is thought to be the most beautiful girl in this class It is thought that she is the most beautiful girl in this class 285 52) These explosives have to be kept in a safe place 53) The film was so good that we decided to go and see it again 54) Computers are being used in almost every field 55) The thief drove o ickl he police co ldn ca ch him 56) Would you mind helping me to lift this heavy box up? 57) No sooner had someone rung the alarm than the burglars left the shop 58) I en seen her for one week 59) Hardly had he put down the phone when his wife rang back 60) Because she was sick she stayed in bed 61) If o had o ked d, o o ldn e go bad ma k 62) The shirt is so igh he bo can ea i The shirt is too tight for the boy to wear 63) Mary enjoys scientific expeditions, and so does Peter Peter enjoys scientific expeditions, and Mary does, too 64) Mike drives more carefully than his brother 65) If he hadn o ked d, he o ldn e go high age 66) If you don phone me onigh , o on ge an info ma ion 67) Tom used to cry a lot when he was a child 68) The problem is too difficult for him to solve It is such a diffic l p oblem he can ol e i The problem is so difficult that he can ol e i 69) Wh don e go to the seaside this summer? How about going to the seaside this summer? I suggest going to the seaside this summer 70) Our team was said to have won the gold medal by chance 71) I wish I had not lent him much money 72) If Ma had no d nk oo m ch ine, he o ldn e fel ick 286 73) Unless you put on your coat, you will catch a cold 74) He co ldn affo d o b a ca , and nei he could she He co ldn affo d o b a ca , and he co ldn , ei he 75) In spite of the bad weather, we enjoyed our trip 76) Because he was sleepy, he went to bed early 77) Because of being very tired, I made a mistake 78) Even though these cars are cheap, they last a long time 79) Although it was noisy, the children slept well 80) Because he a i ed, he didn alk o he a ion B 1) D 2) B 3) B 4) A 5) B 6) D 7) C 8) C 9) B 10) C 11) D 12) B 13) D 14) C 15) C 16) B 17) D 18) B 19) C 20) A 21) B 22) A 23) B 24) D 25) D 26) C 27) C 28) B 29) A 30) A 31) A 32) B 33) B 34) C 35) C 36) D 37) A 38) C 39) C 40) D 41) C 42) B 43) B 44) D 45) B 46) C 47) D 48) C 49) A 50) A 51) D 52) D 53) B 54) D 55) D 56) A 57) B 58) D 59) A 60) D 61) A 62) A 63) C 64) A 65) D 66) B 67) C 68) C 69) A 70) C 71) D 72) B 73) A 74) D 75) D 76) A 77) D 78) A 79) B 80)B C 1) B 2) B 3) B 4) B 5) B 6) A 7) A 8) C 9) A 11) B 12) B 13) A 14) A 15) A 16) A 17) A 18) C 19) A 287 10) D 20) B UNIT 18: INVERSION I Choose the most suitable words underlined he would never passed did I remember so high were the waves when Peter has arrived was I than was I aware 10 should you leave early II Rewrite these sentences, using NEVER 11 Never before had she been so happy 12 Never have I heard such nonsense! 13 Never in my life have I seen such a mess 14 Never have our profits been higher than/ as higher as they are this year 15 Never again would she trust her own judgment when buying antique 16 Never before had the firm laid on such a sumptuous celebration 17 Never have I come across such a horrifying film 18 Never have I been so moved by a Shakespeare production 19 Never for one moment did I think the consequences would be so far reaching 20 Never before had I tasted such a wonderful combination of flavours 288 III Rewrite these sentences, using IN, AT, UNDER, or ON 11 In no way can Keith be held responsible for the accident 12 In no way are the children themselves to blame for the disaster 13 In no way is the existence of extraterrestrial life confirmed by the report 14 At no time was I shown how to operate the machine 15 At no time did he suspect that he was a witch 16 At no time has the English language not been in a state of change 17 Under no circumstance will Miss Weaver be offered the job 18 Under no circumstance should you send money to us by post 19 Under no circumstance can we exchange tickets 20 On any account will I go all that way to visit him again IV Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT 11 No onl i he o f iend, b he mine oo 12 Not only did he book tickets for the afternoon performance but he also booked for the evening performance as well 13 No onl did he b gla eal a ho and po nd o h of electrical goods, they also left the flat in an awful mess 14 Not only was Tom late, but he had left all his books behind 15 Not only will you enhance your posture but you will (also) improve your acting ability (as well) on this course 16 Not for one moment is it worth considering his suggestion /is his suggestion worth considering 17 Not a tear did she shed when the story ended in tragedy 18 Not once did the manager offer is an apology 19 Not a sound did she make as she crept upstairs 20 Not until he retired did he think about having a holiday abroad V Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with ONLY Only when I got home did I realize how dangerous the situation had been Only last week did the Agriculture Minister admit defeat Only after seeing Hamlet on the stage did I understand it Only after they had finished eating did they get round to business 289 Only after they waited for twelve hours did their flight leave Only after did I realize who she was Only by (using) force could the door be opened Onl hen Tom apologi ed ill I ag ee Only when you buy all twelve books at the same time can/will you get the 40% discount 10 Only by training hard can/will/could you become a good athlete VI Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with SHOULD Should the government be forces into another election, it would be the favorite to win 10 Should you wish to make an appointment to see Dr Simons, she is available between 9.00 and 11.00 11 Should you have further problems with your printer, contact your deal for advice 12 Should you decide to accept the post, you will be expected to start work on 1st April 13 Should we hear any further news, we will be in touch immediately 14 Should you wish to take advantage of the offer, kindly tick the box on your order 15 Should the film be a box- office success, they may be a sequel 16 Should you change your mind, there will always be a job for you here VII Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with WERE OR HAD 11 Were the chemical to leak, a large area of sea would be contaminated 12 Were Germany to beat, they would face Italy in the final 290 13 Were Mr Morgan still headmaster, he would not permit such bad behavior 14 Had you given it in on time, you would have got a high mark 15 Had he become a la e , a he pa en i he , he o ld e earned a large salary 16 Had anything gone wrong, I would have been held responsible 17 Had it not been for Henry, I might not have met you 18 Had the coast guards been notified they could have saved the vessels 19 Had they confirmed by phone, the airline could have warned them 20 Had i no been fo hi olici o s advice, he would have made a serious mistake VIII Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it 28 Not only did he spend all his money but she also borrowed some from me 29 No sooner had I left the office than the phone rang 30 Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back 31 Not until the bell rang did he finish his work 32 Only after several months did we begin to see the symptoms of the disease 33 Never in my life have seen anyone drink as much as you 34 Under the table was lying a sleeping dog 35 Rarely had his brother been more excited 36 Only later were all the facts made public 37 Had I eali ed o ld happen, I o ldn e accep ed he job 38 Such was the responsible to our appeal that we has to take on more staff 39 Not only did Harry break his leg but he also injured his shoulder 40 Little did the police suspect that the judgment was the murderer 41 Should you see Helen, could you ask her to call me? 42 In no way can the bus be blamed for the accident 43 So heavy was the snowfall that all the trains had to be cancelled 44 Were the government to write interest rates they would lose the election 291 45 No sooner had I got into the bath than someone knocked on the door 46 Such was the uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed 47 Seldom is there so much rain in March 48 Only when your identity has been checked will you be allowed in 49 Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure 50 Rarely has the Prime Minister made so inept a speech 51 Scarcely had we arrived home when the police called 52 On no account are press photographers allowed to take photographs backstage 53 Never before has so much money been spent to so little purpose! 54 Barely had the trial proceedings begun when the judge was taken ill IX Complete each sentences with a suitable word or phrase Hardly/ Scarcely Under no circumstances Never had /have Little did Not only did Never had / Rarely had Under no circumstances 10 Were you 10 No sooner had X Complete each sentence with a suitable word or phrase (Suggested answers) had the plane taken off, when the temperature fall Does she know had he begun had the train left I to be disturbed we turned student from a pupil at this / a did I know 10 does the company 292 XI Rewrite each sentences so that it contains the word or words in capitals, and so that the meaning stay the same 11 If Smith were to resign , I might stand a chance of getting his job 12 The demand for tickets was so great that people queued night and day 13 Under no circumstances is the money to be paid 14 Not until three days had passed did we arrived at the first oasis/ It was not until three days later that we arrived at the first oasis 15 Soon after the ship left port , a violent storm developed 16 If they had carried a compass they would have discovered the land sooner 17 Brenda had no idea what she was letting herself in for 18 Only when I stopped did I realize that something was wrong 19 At no time did the accused express regret for what he has done 20 The runners were too exhausted to finish the race XII Rewrite these sentences with the adverbial phrase of direction or place at the front of clause Use inversion where possible a o e hei head fle he b lle 10 n came a hea snow 11 In front of the station, the two men were talking.(no inversion) 12 Behind the protesters was a line of police officers 13 At the end of the street ran a small stream Across the stream was an overgrown garden 14 and ddenl o nd he co ne i came ( no inversion) 15 In front of them was a white pillar, and on top of it stood a small, marble statue 16 .and off an he child en 293