Answers of english practices 12 (mai lan hương) Unit 1

UNIT 1: HOME LIFE
Complete each of the following sentences
with an appropriate word from the box.
1. I come from a close-knit family as we
never keep secrets from one another
2. Spoiled children are often up to mischief
(mischievous)
3. The more he fails, the more he loses
confidence in his abilities
4. Leftovers are the uneaten edible remains
of a meal after the meal is over.
5. She speaks frankly about her broken
heart when love affairs fail.
6. It would be nice if we can join hands to
celebrate Valentine's Day. 
7. Men do roughly 20 percent of household
chores like laundry and cleaning. 
8. The thought of working night shifts put
her off becoming a nurse. 
9. Typical pharmaceutical scientists spend
most of their time in a laboratory
10. He didn't really have a serious accidentthat's just a trick 
Fill in each blank with the correct form of
the word in brackets. 
1. This insurance plan offers your family
financial security in the event of your death.
(secure) 
2. She is a very caring. She is always helpful
and sympathetic toward other people
3. If you continue to disobey the rules, you
will be punished

4.  She was unable or unwilling to give me
further details
5. She has been actively involved in many
human rights campaigns. (act) 
6. They were seeking an ultimate solution to
the city's traffic problem. (solve) 
7. The electric company admitted their
responsibility for the blackout. (respond) 

8. My family has always been very
supportive of what I do. (support) 
9. Students now live with a lot of pressure
from their studies. (press) 
10. Boys are considered more mischievous
and stubborn than girls. (mischief).
Complete the sentence, using either the
past simple or past progressive of the
verbs in parentheses. 
1. When Mrs. Chu heard a strange noise, she
got up to investigate. 
2. I didn't hear (not hear) the thunder during
the storm last night because I was sleeping
(sleep). 3. At eight o'clock last night, I was
practicing the piano
4. When I was (be) a child, we made our
own amusement
 5. It happened (happen) while I was living
(live) in Eastbourne last year. 
6. I lived (live) in London for ten years
while I was (be) a child

7. As I was walking down the road, I saw
Bill 
8. I got a package in the mail. When I
opened (open) it, I found a surprise. 
9. While Jane was washing (watch) dishes,
her brothers were watching (watch)
television. 
10. I rewinded (rewind) the rented video
before I returned it to the store yesterday. 
11. When he realized I was looking (look) at
him, he turned away
12. Richard lived (live) in Chicago for five
years when his company transferred
(transfer) him to New York. 
13. He usually wears sandals but when I last
saw (see) him he was wearing boots.
14. I was alone in the house at that time
because Mr. Jones was working (work) 
in the garage and Mrs. Jones was shopping.
15. Jane met (meet) her husband while she
was studying (study) law at Harvard. 


Underline the correct answer.
1. On my last visit to Wixton I found that the
village hadn’t changed much. 
2. Mark has taken many trips to Asia since
he started his 
own import-export business. 
3. When I was introduced to Carol, I was

sure that I had met her before. 
4. Argentina won the World Cup in 1986 for
the second time since the cup was first
awarded in 1930. 
5. When the teacher came in, all the students
stood up. 
6. By the time Jackson arrived to help, we
had already finished moving everything. 
7. I can't come to your party because I have
broken my leg. 
8. As soon as I turned the ignition key on,
the engine caught fire. 
9. When they got married, they knew each
other for 15 years. 
10. My brother has written several plays. He
has just finished his second tragedy. 
11. The apartment was hot when I had got
home, so I turned on the air conditioner. 
12. Ann started a letter to her parents last
week, but she still hasn't finished it. 
13. I knew Tim when he was a child, but I
haven't seen him for many years. 
14. It was the fifth time she asked me the
same question. 
15. I read his books when I was at school.
Have you ever read his books? 
Complete the sentences with the correct
form or tense of the verbs in brackets. 
1. When Glen opens (open) the book, some
pages fall (fall) out. 

2. Since she worked at the company she
hasn't had (not have) a day off through
illness. 
3. It was the first time I had talked (talk) to
Ella outside the office. 
4. My boss came (come) into the office just
as I was showing (show) everyone my
holiday photos. 
5. Mozart died (die) while he was
composing the Requiem.
 6. At the time of the robbery, they were
staying with my parents 
7. Mr. Count worked (work) as a cashier for
twenty-five years. Then he retired (retire)
and went (go) to live in the country. 
8. The pollution problem has been getting
worse over the last decade.
9. I haven't seen (not seen) Jane for ages.
When I last saw (see) her, she was trying
(try) to find a job. 
10. In a surprise move, Prime Minister
resigned last night
 11. Alexander Graham Bell had already
invented the telephone by the time I was
born. 
12. That's the first time I have seen (see) Jan
look embarrassed. 
13. I didn't know who she was. I have never
seen (never/ see) her before. 

14. I was buying (buy) a new alarm clock
the other day in Taylor's the jewelers, when
I actually saw someone shoplifting.
15. I didn’t like (not like) having Sam for
my roommate last year. He was always
leaving his dirty clothes on the floor. 
Are the underlined parts of these
sentences right or wrong? Correct them
where necessary.
1. Carla has not seen snow before coming to
New York. 


2. David has eaten in this restaurant several
times 
3. I met Abdul in my first English class last
June. We have been friends since 
that day. 
4. Since I came to this country, I have
learned a lot about the way of living here. 
5. In the early part of last week, Americans
everywhere went to the polls to vote. 
6. We thought that our original plan was a
good one, but we have modified it a 
great deal over the past few weeks. 
7. While I was surfing the net yesterday, I
found a really interesting website. 
8. Since it was invented in 1879, the light
bulb has become indispensable in American
households.

9. When I was writing my composition last
night, someone knocked on the door. 
10. By the time I got to the party, most
people had gone home
Complete each of these sentences with an
appropriate preposition. 
1. Will you take responsibility for arranging
the food?
2. As I am now in my final year at secondary
school, I am under/at a lot of study
pressure. 
3. Can you give me a hand with loading the
van? 
4. We are a very close-knit family and very
supportive of one another. 
5. Please will you all join with me in
singing the national anthem.
6. Whenever problems come up, we discuss
the frankly and find solutions quickly. 
7. Women's responsibility is to look after
the family
 8. The children are very excited about/in
their camping holiday.
9. Responsibility is shared between parents
and teachers. 

10. She has every confidence in her students'
abilities. 
Complete the second sentence so that it
has a similar meaning to the first. 

1. Steve started working for this company
five years ago. 
=> Steve has worked for this company for
five years
2. Do you have any experience of driving
this kind of car? 
=> Have you ever driven this kind of car?
3. When she heard the results, Mary began
to feel more confident 
=> Since Mary heard the results, she has
been more confident. 
4. Nancy hasn't come here since 1999. 
=> The last time Nancy came here was in
1999 
5. During my dinner, the phone rang, 
=> While I was having dinner, the phone
rang 
6. David left the party before we arrived
there. 
=> When we arrived here, David had left the
party.
7. We haven't gone to a concert for ages. 
=> It's ages since we have gone to a
concert  
8. Sarah hasn't seen her friends since she left
for the United States. 
=> Sarah last saw her friends when she left
for the U.S. 
9. I have never stayed in such an expensive
hotel before. 

=> This is the first time I have stayed in such
an expensive hotel before.
10. In the middle of our sleep there was a
knock at the door. 
=> When we were sleeping, there was a
knock at the door
11. My wait for a bus has lasted thirty
minutes so far. 


=> I have waited for a bus for thirty minutes 
12. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of
music before he was 35. 
=> By the age of 35, Mozart had written
more than 600 pieces of music.