TENSES AND PASSIVE VOICE key

SUBJECTS & verbs agreement exercises (keys)

TENSES AND PASSIVE VOICE

1 The new computer system designed for the post office accounts to be managed over the Internet

A Are allowing

B Allow

C Will allow

D Will be going to allow

2 The company thought the shipment in time for the holiday shipping season

A Can arrive

B Is arriving

C Will arrive

D Would arrive

3 If you do not read the business page regularly, you to miss reports of the important business transactions

A are going

B will

C would be going

D had

4 If the fax machine were not out of order, we probably…… the documents in time

5. ………you not spoken up like that, this issue would have probably never been addressed

A did

B should

C are

D had

6 If Mr Singh to apply for the position, he would be hired in an instant

D will

7 If only I - have to work tonight, I could ask her to the movie opening

A did not

B might not

C shall not

D could not

8 Mr Sanchez………his first job with us twenty-five years ago

A Accepts

B Was accepting

C Has accepted

D. Accepted

9 Ms Parriot………a fixed form last week that can be useful at the meetings

A Create

10 The customer requested that we………the marked items very carefully

B Had handle

C Handling

D Had handling

11 Sales in the field of digital technology 57% between 2000 and 2005

A are grown

B growing

12. OFA representatives recently on-line tours and found those kinds of tours to

promote their products the most effective

A. Conduct

C. to conduct

D. will conduct

13 When my visitor…… , will you please call me?

A Will arrive

14 The president…… the reports in her speech later tonight

A Was discussing

15 By next year, I……….at this company for 10 years.

B Will worked C.D Will have workedWill have work

16 New programs… installed on the computers after the furniture is moved to the new office

A Had been

B Has been

C Would be

D Will be

17 There will be a meeting for anyone interested in learning about the new building plans at

5

p.m. A on next Friday

B at next Friday

C in next Friday

D next Friday

18 Even though assigned tasks are somewhat complex, we will have to complete them before we………for the day

B leaving

C to leave

D have left

19 Mr Santo’s assistant…….more relaxed since his promotion

B Becomes

C Have become

D become

20 The profit rate of the company………….steadily over the past five years under the new management

C Growth

D Is growing

21. He -to deliver an important message by 9:00 in the morning

A Was asking

B Asked

22. Applicants for the managerial position to possess high levels of motivation along with basic computer skills

A are required

B require C requiresD has required

23. A new innovative program is……to be released, though some system failures happened

at the beginning of the inspection

(A) expecting

(B) expected

(C) expects

(D) expect

24 Employers to pay their employees a decent(a-tốt,tử tế) wage.

A must

B ought

C should

D would 25.He seems…… as surprised by the news as we were

A.to being

B was

C to was

D.to have been

26.Everyone been wonderful to work with, and I will sorely(adv – vô cùng) miss working here

A have

27 Frank ……a TV show when Karen got home.

A Watched

B Watches

C Watch

D Was watching

28 His father………a lawyer, but now he’s politician

A Is used to be

B Was used to be

C Use to be

D Used to be

29 We were asked not to disturb the baby because he……

A Is sleeping

30 He has studied English ……….he was in elementary school

A During

B While

C As long as

31. While Steve was washing his car, he…………some dents(n-vết lõm) in the doors

A Discovered

B Is discovering C.D Was discoveringHas discovered

32. The benefits of exercising regularly while pregnant………staying sedentary(a-ngồi) during pregnancy

A Is surpassing

B Surpassing

C Surpasses

33. Thanks to the recent anti-smoking campaign, the number of smoker in the country……

A Has reduced

B Reduce

C Have reduced

D To reduce

34 The regulations governing animal research……… many provisions to safeguard animal welfare

A Contains

B. Contain

C Have been contained

D Is containing

35. An increasing number of insurance companies……to use credit records to determine insurance premiums and coverage

A Wants

C Has wanted

D Wanting

36.Management… a series of meetings with those employees who are affected in this

retrenchment(n-cắt giảm chi tiêu) exercise

A.Hold

B Held

C.Will hold

D.Have held

37.After you…… filling out the form, please return it to the reception desk to receive your seminar packet

A.Will finish

B.Are finishing

C.Have finished

D.Having finished

PART 6

Dear Mr Humbert,

Your application to participate in the research program has been (38)……We would like you to

be part of a testing program that will be held in the office all day on August Please come to reception for registration at 9 a.m You do not need to bring anything

In case you do not know the area, the (39)….subway station is Parliament Place Alternatively, you may take any bus that goes down Central Avenue A map (40) ……for your convenience Please notify us at 755-3334 as soon as possible if you are unable to participate

Sincerely,

David Walker

38 A accustomed

B accomplished

C Accessible

D Accepted

39 A busiest

B biggest

C oldest

D closest

40 A enclosed

B is enclosed

C has enclosed

D was enclosed

Sau WISH (ước, ước gì) và IF ONLY (giá mà, phải chi) là mô ̣t mê ̣nh đề chỉ điều ước, mô ̣t điều không có thâ ̣t Có 3 loa ̣i mê ̣nh đề đi sau WISH và IF ONLY, được dùng để chỉ sự ao ước ở

tương lai, hiê ̣n ta ̣i và quá khứ.

1 Wish about the future

Ý nghĩa:

Chúng ta sử du ̣ng câu ước ở tương lai với mong muốn ai đó, sự viê ̣c gì đó sẽ tốt đe ̣p hơn trong tương lai

Cấu trúc:

S + WISH + S + would/ could + V (bare-infinitive)

IF ONLY + S + would/ could + V (bare-infinitive) Ví du ̣:

• I wish you wouldn’t leave your clothes all over the floor.

• I wish I would be an astronaut in the future.

• If only I would take the trip with you next week.

• If only I would be able to attend your wedding next week.

• I wish they would stop arguing.

2 Wish about the present

Ý nghĩa:

Chúng ta dùng câu ước ở hiện tại để ước về điều không có thật ở hiện tại, thường là thể hiện sự

nuối tiếc về tình huống hiện tại (regret about present situations).

Cấu trúc:

S + WISH + S+ V (simple past)

IF ONLY + S+ V (simple past)

(be à were) Ví du ̣:

• If wish I were rich (But I am poor now).

• I can’t swim I wish I could swim.

• If only she were here (The fact is that she isn’t here).

• We wish that we didn’t have to go to class today (The fact is that we have to go to class

today)

3 Wish about the past

Ý nghĩa:

Chúng ta sử dụng câu ước ở qúa khứ để ước điều trái với những gì xảy ra trong quá khứ, thường

là để diễn tả sự nuối tiếc với tình huống ở quá khứ

S + WISH + S + V ( PII) = IF ONLY + S + V ( P2)

S + WISH + S + COULD HAVE + P2 = IF ONLY+ S + COULD HAVE + P2

Ví du ̣:

• If only I had gone by taxi (I didn’t go by taxi).

• I wish I hadn’t failed my exam last year (I failed my exam).

• She wishes she had had enough money to buy the house (She didn’t have enough

money to buy it)

• If only I had met her yesterday (I didn’t meet her).

• She wishes she could have been there (She couldn’t be there.)