Part I: THE SEQUENCE OF TENSES IN ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME ( Hòahợpthì trong menh de trang ngu ) 1. When : - When / by the time + S + V1 / Vs , es , S + V1 / Vs , es ( often, usually, always ) S + will Vo ( sẽ xảy ra : next, tomorrow … ) S + will have V 3,ed ( just, already, for + time ) Ra lệnh : Vo Ex : When / by the time he comes, he will have taken a break for 15 minutes. Remind me when I forget. - When + S + V 2/ ed , S+ V 2/ ed ( 2 chủ từ giống nhau ) S + was / were + Ving ( 2 chủ từ khác nhau / hành động diển ra lâu hơn ) S + had + V 3,ed ( just, already, for + time / hành động xảy ra trước ) Ex : When we came, they were dancing / When we came, we saw many people there. When I got home, everybody had gone to bed. 2.While : - While S + am / is / are + V-ing , S + V1 / Vs, es ( often, usually, always ) - While S + was / were + V-ing , S + was / were + V- ing ( 2 hđộng đồng thời xảy ra ở quá khứ ) S + V 2 , ed 3. Before + S + V 2/ ed , S + had + V 3 , ed # After + S + had + V 3,ed , S + V 2/ ed 4. Since S + V 2/ ed , S + have / has + V 3,ed Note : - Before he went to bed, he had brushed his teeth. After I finish my homework, I will watch TV. ( Hiện tại 1. By the time you (get ) there, the train (already leave) 2. Before my family (move ) here , we ( live) in Hue for ten years 3. After she ( finish) work , she (go) out for coffee 4. As soon as the police (come) , the theft (run ) away 5. My sister ( work) for that company for 6 years before she (move) to Paris 6. … Choose the best answer 1. Her eyes were red because she____________ A- had been crying B- has been crying C- has been cried D- has cried 2. He saw a bear while he_____________ in the forest A- am walking B- walked C- were walking D- was walking 3. “Would you like to go to the pop concert?” -Thanks, but I___________ it already A- had seen B- have been seeing C- have seen D- did see 4. My brother ________for a job since he graduated from college A- has been looking B- was looking C- looked D- is looking 5. “How are you feeling?” -“I’ve been feeling better since_________” A- the doctor has came B- the doctor will come C- the doctor had come D- the doctor came 6. His mother_________ English in a junior high school A- teach B- teaches C- teaching D- have taught 7. Jane is 18 years old, but she sometimes acts as a child. She seems to be___________ for her age A- inattentive B- informal C- dishonest D- immature 8. My father asked me____ of the film. A. what do you think B. what I think C. what did you think D. what I thought 9. Mr. Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he ____ champagne. A. drinks B. will drink C. has drunk D. is drinking 10. Mary………… to work everyday, but today she …………………….for the bus a. is driving / waits b. drives/ is waiting c. has driven / is going to wait d. is going to drive / has waited 11. She seemed……………… some trouble with her computer a. to have b. having c. has d. had 12. The problem………we could not find the way to get out of the forests before it got darker and darker. a. was to b. was which c. was that d. that was 13. Please close the windows. The rain…………………. a. came b. is coming c. would come d.had come 14. Are you free this afternoon? - No, I am not I…………a lecture given by Professor Jones. a. am attending b. attend c attended d. have attended 15 What will you do with this room ? I …………it repainted a. have had b. had c. is going to have d. would have 15.There is an international football match on T.V tonight . Liverpool ……………. against Manchester. a. are playing b. has played c. was playing d. has been playing 16. These boys …………in the garden for three hours a. are working b. have been working c. will be working d. were working A. TRANSFORMATION OF VERBS ( Biến đổi động từ ) 1. S + have / has not V 3,ed + ( O ) for / since + time. Ex : I have not met him for 3 years. The last time + S + V 2/ ed was time ago ………………………………………………………………………………. S last + V 2/ ed + time ago ………………………………………………………………………………. It is time since S + V 2/ ed ………………………………………………………………………………. 2. S + started / began / came + V –ing / to – Vo / N + time ago. S + has / have V 3,ed + since / for + time S + has / have +been + Ving + since / for + time Ex : I started working here 2 months ago ………………………………… 1.The last time I saw him was in 1998 n 2.It’s ten years since we met each other 3.I have never seen such a good film before 4.Mai began playing the piano in 1998 5. I bought that book yesterday Rewrite the sentence without changing their meaning 1. She started working as a secretary five years ago. --> She has 2. I had a swim in the sea for the first time. This 3. This is the first science fiction film I have seen. I have never 4. She has not been to the hairdresser for three months. It is 5. Laurence last saw his sister when she left for Japan. Laurence has not 1. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago. It hasn't B : Subject and Verb Agreement ( Sự hòahợp chủ ngữ – động từ ) * Trường hợp 1 : Động từ chia ở số ít 1. Chủ từ là từ chỉ thời gian ( year / month / week / day ), tiền bạc ( dollar, pound ), khoảng cách(…metres ,mile) , trọng lượng ( ton ) Ex : Ten tons of rice was distributed to the poor. 2. Chủ từ là V-ing hoặc To – Vo Ex : Swimming is good for your health. 3. Chủ từ là các đại từ không xác đònh : no -, each - , every - , …… body, ……. one, ….thing Ex : No students is absent. Everything comes to you. 4. Chủ từ là một mệnh đề Ex : That books are best friends has been proved. 5. Chủ từ là các từ chỉ môn học ( tận cùng bằng ICS như physics …. ), bệnh tật ( mumps , meascles, rickets ), tên riêng ( Miss White ), danh từ không đếm được ( news, goods, water, sugar …… ), danh từ số ít ( thường không có s, es ) Ex : Physics is difficult to study. * Trường hợp 2 : Động từ chia ở số nhiều 1. Chủ từ là danh từ số nhiều ( thường tận cùng –s, es hoặc people, children, men, women ) Ex : My jeans are torn. 2. Chủ từ là The + adj ( the poor, the rich, the blind … ) 3. Both …………… and ……. ( Both Peter and Mary are at the party ) * Các trường hợp khác : - One of N ( Số nhiều ) ………… + V-số ít …………………… Ex : One of the most important things to succeed is hard – working. - A number of ……………………… + V- số nhiều The number of ……………………. + V – số ít - S1 + 0R + S2 … Either + S1 + or + S2 …… Động từ hòahợp với S2 Neither + S1 + nor + S2 …… Not ( only ) + S1 + but ( also ) + S2 Ex : Either Tom or his parents are absent. - S1 + as well as + S2 along / together with Động từ hòahợp với S1 giới từ ( in, with …. ) Ex : She as well as her friends has just come. - There be ……… Động từ be ( is, are, was, were ) hòahợp với danh từ đứng sau. Note : + A lot of = lots of = plenty of ( = much / many : nhiều ) + Dtừ đếm được số nhiều / dtừ không đếm được. + A few ( = some : một vài ) , few ( rất ít ) + Danh từ đếm được số nhiều + A little ( = some : một vài ), little ( rất ít ) + Danh từ không đếm được Exercise 1 Choose the best option 1. Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming. A B C D 2. It was so a difficult mathematic puzzle that we could not do it. A B C D 3. _ Let's go out for a drink. _ I suggest staying at home and watch television. A B C D 4.The last time my father played tennis were in 1999. A B C D 5 Peter, along with his brothers, go swimming every morning. A B C D 6. There have been little snow in this area for a long time. A B C D 7. A). It is boring when we had nothing to do yesterday. A B C D 8. The picture of the soldiers bring us back many memories A B C D Choose the best answer 1. No news -------------- good news. A. is B. are C. were D. have been 2. Here -------------- some accounts that you must check. A. is B. are C. were D. was 3. A lot of homework -------------- me tired. A. make B. makes C. have made D. are making 4. Not only Mr. Pike but also his sons -------------- tea. A. likes B. like C. has liked D. liking 5. Mathematics -------------- us with many aspects. A. helps B. help C. have helped D. helping 6. The United States -------------- of about 160 nations. A. consists B. consist C. Consisting D. have consisted 7. Coffee contains caffeine, and -------------- A. tea does so B. so tea does C. so does tea D. does tea so 8. Both Tom -------------- Mary are students. A. and B. nor C. or D. with 9. Plenty of milk -------------- consumed everyday. A. are B. is C. was D. were 10. Neither you nor I -------------- responsible for the bad result. A. are B. is C. am D. be 11. Ten thousand dollars -------------- a large sum of money. A. are B. is C. were D. being 12. I can not speak Spanish. – -------------- A. So can I B. Neither can I C. Either can I D. Neither can’t I 13. Both Jane and Mary, as well as John, -------------- ready for the exam. A. is B. was C. are D. has been 14. Working for 12 hours a day -------------- her very tired. A. make B. makes C. making D. have made 15. The number of the days in a week -------------- seven. A. is B. was C. are D. were 16. What he told you -------------- to be of no importance. A. seems B. seem C. is seeming D. has seemed 17. The army -------------- eliminated this section of the training test. A. has B. have C. are D. is 18. The quality of these recordings -------------- not very good. A. is B. are C. have D. were 19. -------------- Julia -------------- her sister are going to the party. A. Both /and B. Neither / nor C. Either /or D. Not only / but also 20. My wife had never been to Hue, and -------------- I. A. never hav B. neither have C. neither had D. neither did 21. John's father as well as his brothers……………here yesterday. A). have been B). was C). had been D). were 22). The number of the students in this class…………… 30. A). has B). is C). have D). are Exercise 2 1. The longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long". "It_____ by Thelma Rivers". a. was catching b. is caught c. was caught d. catch 2. "I heard you decided to take up tennis". "Yes, I have_____ every day". a. been played b. been playing c. playing d. been play 3. "Are we about to have dinner?". "Yes, it _____ in the dinning room". a. is serving b. serves c. is being served d. was served 4. "Why is Stanley in jail?" "He_____ of robbery". a. has been convicted b. has been being convicting c. has convicted d. was convicted 5. "Where are Jack and Jan?" "They____ the boxes you asked for into the house". a. have been bringing b. bringing c. have been brought d. is brought 6. "Where's the old chicken coop?" "It_____ by a windstorm last year". a. is being destroy b. is destroyed c. was destroyed d. will be destroyed 7. "We're still looking for Thomas". "Hasn't he_____ yet?". a. been found b. to find c. was found d. being found 8. "Whatever happened t that fortune - teller?" "I don't know. She _____ around her in a long time". a. hasn't seen b. was not seen c. hasn't been seeing d. hasn't been seen 9. "Diana is a wonderful ballet dancer". "She_____ since she was four". a. has been dancing b. has been danced c. is danced d. was danced 10. "What a beautiful dress you're wearing!" "Thank you. It_____ especially for me by a French tailor". a. is made b. has made c. had been made d. was made Part 6 : Sentence Patterns ( Mẫu câu ) 1. S + V + so adj / adv that + S +V ( can / will Vo ) . 2. S + V + such ( a / an ) adj Noun that + S + V Ex1 : The lesson is very difficult. Nobody can understand it. The lesson is so ………………………………………………………. It is such …………………………………………………………………………. Ex2 : The film is so interesting that I have seen it twice, It is such ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. S + V( khẳng đònh ) + too adj / adv ( for O ) + to - Vo ( quá …… nên không thể ) 4. S + V + adj / adv enough ( for O ) + to - Vo Ex3 : The box is so heavy that she can’t carry it. The box is too …………………………………………………………… Ex4 : This shirt is too expensive for me to buy. This shirt isn’t ……………………………………………………………… 5. It + is / was + adj + ( for O ) + to -V 0 …… V -ing . + is / was + adj + to – Vo …. Ex 5 : It is dangerous to go alone at midnight. Going . 6. S + be + of + ( adj ) + N. Ex : Fresh air is of great use to our health. Note : So adj / adv that ( cho đến nỗi mà ) # so that ( để / để mà ) Too / so much + Dtừ không đếm được # too / so many + Dtừ số nhiều đếm ; 1. The lesson was very difficult. Students can’t do it at all It was such . 2. The book was so interesting that I read it twice -- It was such ………………………… 3.The car is so old that he cannot drive it. The car is not 4.The car was so rusty that it couldn't be repaired. The car was too 5.The weather was so fine. Consequently the children spent the whole day in the garden. It was such Part 7 : Conditional sentences Types 1 If S + V o / V -s,es ( Tobe : am, is, are ) S + do / does not + V o Hoac S + has / have V3,ed S + will / can ( not ) V o 2 S + V 2, ed ( Tobe : were ) S + did not + V o S + would/ could ( not ) V o 3 S + had ( not ) V 3, ed S + would / could/might ( not ) have V3,ed 4 (mixed) S+ V2 ( present time) S+ had + V3 ( past time) S would/could have + V3 ( past time ) S + would/ could + V ( present time) EX: (mixed) 1. I didn’t have dinner last night so I am hungry now If I had had dinner, I wouldn’t be hungry now 2. I didn’t study hard so I can do this exercise easily now - If I had studied hard , I could do this exercise easily now Notes: when we want to OMIT IF , we must use inversion - Should you meet him , please give him my book - were I rich , I would help you - were it not his help, I would die - Had I not studied hard , I would have failed the exam I/ Give the correct verb forms. 1. They would do it if they (can). 2. If I (be) you, I (tell) her the truth. 3. If she were older, she (have) more sense. 4. We all (not,go) to school if tomorrow (be) Sunday. 5. Peter would answer the phone if he (be) in. IV/ Make conditional sentences, using the words provided. 1. If/today/be/Sunday/We/not go/to school. 2. If/she/be/5 years younger/I/marry/her. 3. What/you/buy/if/you/have/one million dollars now? 4. If/pig/have/wings/they/fly. I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses. (5ms) 1. If you (continue) . . . . . . . . . . .to talk so loudly, I’m sure you (ask) . . . . . . . . . . . to leave. 2. A huge tree crashed through the roof and broke his bed. If he (be) . . . . . . . . . . in bed at the time, he (kill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Without oxygen, human beings (not / exist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. If the woman (have) . . . more money, she (buy) . . . . .some warm clothes for the coming winter, but poor her, she doesn’t have enough money. 5. If I (not / stay up) . . . . . . . . . . late last night, I (not / be . . . .) so tired now. 6. I (phone) . . . . . . . . . you some days ago, but I didn’t know your phone number. II. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given. (5ms) 1. Hurry up or we’ll be late. If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. We can’t go out in such terrible weather. If the weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Tom wasn’t invited; that’s why he wasn’t present at the party. If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. The mother says:”Lucy, doing that again means that you’ll have to go to bed right away.” The mother says:”Lucy, if you . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOTES : 1. Bài tập trắc nghiệm : Dựa vào công thức Ex : If he ( come ), please tell me. 2. Bài tập sửa lỗi : Kiểm tra công thức của 02 mệnh đề và If / Unless. 3. If # Unless = If not : Unless + S + V ( khẳng đònh ) Ex : These plants will die unless he waters them. 4. Viết lại câu đã cho, sử dụng câu điều kiện : Bước 1 : Xác đònh loại điều kiện ( thường là ĐK 2,3 ) Tương lai ( thì , trạng từ : …………………………………………………… ) ĐK 1 Hiện tại ( thì, trạng từ : ………………………………………………………… ) ĐK 2 Quá khứ ( thì, trạng từ : ……………………………………………………… ) ĐK 3 Bước 2 : Xác đònh mệnh đề If ( sau because ), mệnh đề chính. Bước 3 : Dùng công thức để viết lại ( ngược thể với câu đã cho : khẳng đònh Phủ đònh ) Ex 1 : Mary didn’t come, so we cancelled the meeting …………… . Part 8 : Wishes ( Câu ao ước ) Tương lai S + could / would + Vo ) Hiện tại : S + were / V2, ed …… Quá khứ : S + had V3,ed Note : cách xác đònh giống câu ĐK. Note : S + regret ( not ) V –ing thi su dung DK3 va ao uoc o qua khu. Ex : She regretted not working hard ………. She wishes she had worked hard. I didn’t invite her to my party -- > I wish She didn’t concentrate on her study much so she failed the exm She wish Nam isn’t here with us – We wish Part 9 : Mệnh đề, cụm từ chỉ lý do, tương phản, kết quả va mục đích. 1. Mệnh đề, cụm từ chỉ lý do ( vì, bởi vì, do ) : Because + S + V # because of ( vì, bời vì ) + V – ing / Noun Note : Due to / owing to được dùng như because of 2. Mệnh đề, cụm từ chỉ sự tương phản ( dù, mặc dù ) Although / even though / even if + S +V # in spite of / despite + V – ing / Noun Ex : Although he didn’t study, he succeeded. ( có although thì không có but ) He didn’t study, but / yet he succeeded. He didn’t study.However / nevertheless / on the other hand, he succeeded. 3. Mệnh đề, cụm từ chỉ kết quả ( vì thế, cho nên, kết quả là ) : so, therefore, consequently, as a result. Ex : He felt hungry, so / consequently he ate two cakes. He felt hungry.Therefore / As a result, he ate two cakes. 4. Mệnh đề chỉ mục đích ( để, để mà ): Câu đã cho có từ want, need, intend S + V + in order ( not ) to S + V + so that + S + can / will ( not ) Vo ( hiện tại ) so as ( not ) to + Vo # S + V + so that + S + could / would ( not ) Vo ( quá khứ ) (not ) to not ) To In order (not) to +V( bare – inf) … so that S + V So as (not)to … in order that Complete the following sentences a. He is in a hurry …. b. Alice prepared the lesson carefully so that … c. despite his serious illness… d. Because of his bad cold … e. Although he hasn’t eaten for 24 hours … f. He hurried to the station so as not to … g. Her spoke in a low voice so that … h. I studied hard so that I. please turn down the radio so that … J . We tried to study English well in order to Clause /phrases of purposes II Combine 2 sentences into one by using phrase or clause of purpose 1. He studies very hard. He doesn’t want to fail the final examination 2. She practices English everyday. she wanted to speak to foreigners 3. She bought a new car. She wanted to make a trip to Canada 4. I got up early. I didn’t want to be late for school 5. We lower the volume of the radio. We don’t want to bother our neighbors 6. We wore warm clothes so that we wouldn’t get cold 7. I gave them my address so that they could contact me. 8. We are having a party so that we can celebrate Ann’s birthday 9. I try to be on time so that the teacher wouldn’t punish me. 10. The man spoke loudly. he wanted that everyone could hear him clearly I. Fill in although, in spite of/despite 1. ___________ the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip. 2. The children slept well ____________ the noise. 3. ________________ earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents. 4. John rarely sees Paul ___________ they live in the same town. 5. Julie failed the exam ____________ of working very hard. 6. ____________ it was cold, she didn't put on her coat. 7. Tom went to work ___________ not feeling very well. 8. Anna never learned the language ___________ she lived there for two years. 9. ____________ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain. 10. I couldn't eat _____________ I was very hungry. II.Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning, using the word provided 1) Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well. => In spite of ………………………………………………………………………………………. 2) Mary could not go to school because she was sick. => Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3) Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time. => Despite …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4) My mother told me to go to school although I was sick. => In spite of ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5) Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home. => Because of ………………………………………………………………………………………. 6) Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad. => Despite …………………………………………………………………………………………. 7) Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman. => Despite …………………………………………………………………………………………. 8) In spite of his god salary, Tom gave up his job. => Although………………………………………………………………………………………… 9) Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep. => In spite of ……………………………………………………………………………………… 10) In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies. => Even though ……………………………………………………………………………………… Part 10 : Relative pronouns 1. Who : N ( người ) + who + V 2. Whom : N ( người ) + whom + S + V 3. Which : N ( vật ) + which 4. Where = in which : N ( nơi chốn ) + where + S + V 1. Whose : N 1 whose + N 2 ( N2 của N1 , whose thay thế tính từ sở hữu : his,her, my, your ) 2. When : N ( thời gian ) + when …… 3. Why = for which : đứng sau the reason 4. That : + That thay thế cho who, whom, which trong mđề không có dấu phẩy. + Không được dùng that sau dấu phẩy và sau giới từ ( sau giới từ dùng whom hoặc which ) + Bắt buộc dùng that : • Sau so sánh nhất • Sau đại từ không xác đònh : no - , some - , every - , any - + one / thing / body • Sau chủ ngữ hổn hợp ( người và vật ) Ex : The man and his dog that …… • Trong cấu trúc : It is / was noun / pronoun who / that . ( It is Mary that I admire ) • Sau only / the first / the last + N Ex : The first thing that I do is …. A. Combine into one, using relative pronounce Alice is my friend. Her mother died last year The boy will be punished. He threw that stone My sister wants to speak to you. You met my sister yesterday The flowers were roses. I bought the flowers for my sister Do you know the boy? He sat next to me at the dinner party. Swimming makes people strong. It is a good sport The woman is a nurse. We saw her daughter last week I will take you to Dalat. You can enjoy pure air there The car is very modern. Mr. Green was driving the car The paint on the chair is still wet. You are sitting on that chair The man is a secretary. You saw the man at the desk The house was built twenty years ago. We are living in the house The girl is very beautiful. Her dress is red The road is narrow. It leads to my village Jane is a woman. Jane is going to china next year C. Choose the best option 1. No body knows the school ……………my uncle taught 10 years ago a. who b. whom c. which d. that 2. This morning I met the girl ……………you were talking about. a. who b. whom c. which d. that 3. The boy …………mother is an English teacher is very helpful a. who b. whom c. whose d. that 4. The man ………….answered the phone said you were out a. who b. whom c. whose d. that 5. Please tell me the reason …………you didn’t come to the party last night a. where b. when c. why d. whose 6 The cat ………….leg was broken was found in an expensive restaurant a. where b. when c. why d. whose 7. I never forget the place ………… we first met each other a. where b. when c. why d. whose 8. The news ……… she moved to live in Laos, wasn’t surprised me a. where b. when c. why d. that II. Rewrite trhe sentence without changing their meaning 1. The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to the press. Nobody who ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. The house prices have risen dramatically this year There has …………………………………………………………………………… 3. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error The accident ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Part 11 : Reduced forms ( Hình thức rút gọn ) 1. Câu có các đại từ quan hệ : - Câu chủ động : Bỏ đại từ quan hệ, động từ chính trong câu đưa về nguyên mẫu (to-V) và thêm V– Ing Ex : The man who is standing overthere is my father. The man standing overthere is my father. - Câu bò động : Bỏ đại từ quan hệ, động từ chính trong câu đưa về V3,ed Ex : The chair which is made in Japan is expensive. The chair made in Japan is expensive. Như vậy trong câu chỉ có 01 động từ chính được chia, dộng từ còn lại ở dạng V – ing ( chủ động hoặc V3,ed ( Bò động ) 2.Hai câu có cùng chủ từ : Tương tự như trên Ex : He met his old friends. He felt very happy. Meeting his old friends, he felt very happy. 3. Từ chỉ thời gian : While / when / after / before … Ex : When I met him, I told him that story. ………. Meeting him, I told him that story. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d that best completes the sentence. 1. Nellie Ross of Wyoming was the first woman…….governor in the United States. a. who elected b. to be elected c. was elected d. her election as 2.Pioneers, in isolated areas of the United States, were almost totally self-sufficient. a. who living b. living c. lived d. that lived 3.Completed in 1756, Nassau Hall is the oldest building now……… on the campus of Princeton University. a. standing b. it stands c. has stood d. stood 4.Jerome Kern's most famous work is Showboat,………… , most enduring musical comedies. a. it is one of the finest b. of the finest one c. the finest one d. one of the finest 5.………………. in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit it brought. a. Discovering b. which was discovered c. Discovered d. That when discovered 6.Neil Armstrong,……person to set foot on the moon, reported that the surface was fine and powdery. a. the first b. to be the first c. was the first d. as the first 7.The Massachusetts State House, …… in 1798, was the most distinguished building in the United States at that time. a. completing b. which was completed c. was completed d. to be completed 8.Lady Astor was the first woman her seat in Parliament. a. take b. to take c. taking d. who takes 9.Norman Weiner, mathematician and logician, had an important role in the development of the completer. a. who as a b. was a c. whom a d. a 10.War and Peace, ………… , was published in 1869. a. Leo Tolstoy's most celebrated novel c.which most celebrated novel of Leo Tolstoy b. is a Leo Tolstoy's most celebrated novel d.that is Leo Tolstoy's most celebrated novel . film. A. what do you think B. what I think C. what did you think D. what I thought 9. Mr. Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he ____. years ago. --> She has 2. I had a swim in the sea for the first time. This 3. This is the first science fiction film I have seen. I have never 4. She