EXERCISES UNIT1 Exercise 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 1. A. field B. heat C. meet D. head 2. A. dinner B. drink C. die D. children 3. A. ready B. meat C. defeat D. eat 4. A. kitchen B. history C. time D. finish 5. A. arrive B. fit C. thrive D. drive Exercise 2: Pick out the word that has the stress pattern differently 6. A. contented B. afternoon C. family D. buffalo 7. A. breakfast B. tobacco C. children D. several 8. A. continue B. alarm C. contented D. sometimes 9. A. airport B. passenger C. technology D. chemistry 10. A. routine B. tobacco C. neighbor D. experience Exercise 3: Give the correct form of the verbs. 11. I ……… (eat) my breakfast in the kitchen every day. 12. These boys often (play) ………… football at weekends. 13. It ……….… (rain) in the winter. 14. She …………… (go) to school three days a week. 15. My little boy often …………… (watch) cartoon film. 16. He …………… (live) in London last year. 17. He …………… (live) in London from 1980 to 1985. 18. They ………… (sell) their house several days ago. 19. Mr. Jack (paint) …….……. his house since last month. 20. He (come) ……………………… to see you last night? Yes, he came. 21. She …………… (meet) me in the street last Sunday. 22. She ……………. (study) English very well. 23. My father often …… …. (play) tennis in the morning. 24. Ann……… … . (speak) German very well. 25. I……………… (study) music when I was at school. 26. They ……………. (sell) their house last year. 27. They ……………… (walk) to the corner two days ago. 28. I ………………. (meet) her last Monday. 29. He………… ….(usually, get up) early in the morning. 30. My brother ……… . (always, get) to work by car. 31. She………………… (not, meet) Pierre in 1894. 32. Nam ………… (work) as a teacher at BP High School. Exercise 4: Chose the best answer. 33. He (be)…………… on holiday in Hue City one year ago? a. Is he b. Was he c. Has he been d. Will he be 34. What time he (go)…………. to work every day? a. is he going b. did he go c. does he go d. was he going 35. Her mother (go)… on business to Hanoi five or six times a year. a. is going b. went c. has gone d. goes 36. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t ……… a. go on b. go off c. go away d. go up 37. The sun (not shine)……everyday in England a. not to shine b. does not shine c. is not shining d. will not shine 38. The Thames (flow)………… through London. a. flows b. is flowing c. flew d. has flown 39. Are you contented ………………… your present job, Mrs. Tuyet? a. to b. for c. with d. of 40. It (be)…………. very warm this spring. a. is b. was c. has been d. will be 41. I don’t understand this sentence. What (mean) .? a. does mean this word b. have this word mean c. means this word d. does this word mean 42. John (play) tennis once or twice a week. a. often play b. is often playing c. often plays d. have often played. 43. Nurses (look) after patients in hospitals. a. are looking b. look c. looks d. is looking 44. The swimming pool (open) …… at 9 o’clock and (close) ………. at 18.30 everyday. a. opens/closes b. opens/closed c. opened/closed d. opened/ closes 45. The books, an English dictionary and a chemistry text, (be) …… … on the shelf yesterday. a. was b. were c. is d. are . film. 16 . He …………… (live) in London last year. 17 . He …………… (live) in London from 19 80 to 19 85. 18 . They ………… (sell) their house several days ago. 19 . Mr every day. 12 . These boys often (play) ………… football at weekends. 13 . It ……….… (rain) in the winter. 14 . She …………… (go) to school three days a week. 15 . My