Exercise Supply the correct verb tense 1. I (see) you for a long time. 2. What time you (go) to bed last night? 3. This time yesterday I (lie) on the beach. 4. When Jack (come) in everybody (stop) talking. 5. Physics (be) more difficult than chemistry. 6. They were too late, the plane (take) off ten minutes earlier. 7. While I (talk) to Mr. David, somebody (walk) into my office and ( steal) the computer. 8. Look! A man (run) after the train. 9. Last Sunday, He (finish) the work before you (leave) 10. Each of them (know) his answers very well. 11. He (break) ………………….his legs when he (play) ……… in a football match against another school. 12. By the end of last year, the workers (make) …………. as many as 1000 cars. Finish the second sentence without changing the meaning. 1. What’s your date of birth? → When ? 2. Tom is ill. He became ill three days ago. → Tom has … 3. How long have you studied English? → When did ? 4. The last time I came here was in 2002. → I haven’t 5. We don’t ride a bike to work everyday any more. → We used 6. When he phoned her, it was her dinner time. → When he phoned her, she Make full sentences. 1. Our parents / join / to give us / nice house / happy home. 2. The Americans / concern / physical attractiveness / when / choose a wife or a husband. 3. My main responsibility / wash the dishes / take out the garbage. 4. They also agree / a wife / maintain her beauty / appearance / marriage. 5. It / better / wiser / a couple / share certain thoughts. 6. He / talk / his parents / make / an important decision. Choose the best answer. 1. These children are sometimes but obedient and hardworking. A. willing B. projective C. supportive D. mischievous 2. The ………… of the four values suggests that the young Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts. A. compare B. comparative C. comparisons D. comparison 3. A survey was made to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage. A. find out B. look up C. consider D. look after 4. John cannot make a _______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car. A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively 5. Sometimes she does not agree _______ her husband about child rearing but they soon find the solutions. A. for B. on C. with D. of 6. The young are _______ more concerned with physical attractiveness than elderly people. A. much B. as C. many D. as much as 7. We always feel ………………… in our family. A. safety and secure B. safe and security C. safe and secure D. safety and security 8. During the school year, my parents don’t allow me to watch TV until I …………… my homework. A. will finish B. am finished C. have finished D. can finish 9. Sorry could you say that again? I ………… to you. A. didn’t listen B. wasn’t listen C. don’t listen D. haven’t listened 10. My mother is a very ……………… woman. A. cared B. care C. carefully D. caring 11. When there is project, he comes home very late …………… night. A. on B. at C. in D. from 12. We discuss the problems frankly and find ………… quickly. A. solve B. solutions C. solution D. solving 13. The Americans are ………………… physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband. A. willing to B. bases on C. concerned with D. different from 14. It is wiser and better for a couple not to share certain ………………. A. thinks B. thoughts C. thinking D. to think 15. Are you allowed …………… the family motorbike? A. to use B. using C. use D. to be used 16. The Americans are much more concerned with physical …. Than the Asians. A. attract B. attract C. attractively D. attractiveness. 17. My parents don’t permit me …the family motorbike until I am 18 years old. A. to use B. using C. used D. use 18. When I came to her house , she ……. A. was still sleeping B. still slept C. had still slept D. had been sleeping 19. While I ___ TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor. A. watch B. watched C. am watchingD. was watching 20. The train ___ when we arrived at the station. A. was already leaving B. has left already C. had left already D. had already left 21. Since I a child, I have liked to solve math puzzles. A. am B. was C. have been D. had been 22. Many Indian men said that it was unwise to in their wives. A. trust B. hide C. declare D. confide 23. The survey was to find out the young people’s attitudes love. A. towards B. above C. beneath D. with Read the passage and choose the best answer If you are invited to someone's house in America for dinner, you should bring a gift, such as a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a wrapped gift, he or she may open it in front of you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is considered polite. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his or her appreciation to you immediately. Even if the host doesn't like it, he or she will tell a "white lie" and say how much they like the gift to prevent the guest from feeling bad. If your host asks you to arrive at a particular time, you should not arrive exactly on time or earlier than the expected time, because this is considered to be potentially inconvenient and therefore rude, as the host may not be ready. 1. The polite host will open the __________ in front of the gift-giver. A. wrapped gift B. the gift-giver C. bunch of flowers D. bottle of wine 2. The host always make the guests __________. A. show anger B. feel pleasant C. feel bad D. tell a lie 3. What will the hosts do if they don't like the present? A. Give it back. B. Receive it without smiling. C. Receive it with a lie. D. Open it in front of the giver. 4. You should arrive __________ if you are invited to a dinner at a particular time. A. before a particular time B. exactly on time C. late D. early 5. Which of the following is the closest meaning with the word "rude" _________. A. impolite B. helpful C. sad D. angry Pronunciation 1. A. romantic B. majority C. attitude D. contractual 2. A. oblige B. maintain C. reject D. survey 3. A. sacrifice B. counterpart C. physical D. confide 4. A. obedient B. garbage C. envelope D. wedding 5. A. home B. close-knit C. solution D. responsibility 6. A. chores B. hands C. equals D. suggests 7. A. thought B. with C. thing D. without 8. A. trust B. choose C. certain D. appearance