English Test 21 doc

English Test 21

Exercise 1.
1. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match. 6. After I arrived here, I started to feel better.
I haven’t __________________________________ Since arriving here, ________________________
2. This is my second visit to Italy. 7. It’s over twenty years since we got married.
This is ____________________________________ We have _________________________________
3. We haven’t been swimming for ages. 8. The last time I saw Dick was in 1985
It’s ages ___________________________________ I haven’t ________________________________
4. Mary started learning French five years ago. 9. There is a definite improvement in your work
Mary has __________________________________ Lately your work _________________________
5. I’m on the tenth page of the letter I’m writing. 10. Mrs Quyen began teaching English ten years ago.
So far _____________________________________ Mrs Quyen has ___________________________
Exercise 2. Chia ®éng tõ trong ngoÆc ( HT ®¬n hay HT tiÕp diÔn )
1. I ( 1 – hear ) that you have been promoted. Congratulations!
2. British people ( 2 – drink ) more and more wine, apparently.
3. I hope Sarah will be here soon. I ( 3 – depend ) on her.
4. Please be quiet! You ( 4 – continually interrupt ) others.
5. Hey, you! What ( 5 – you think ) you’re doing ?
6. Could you come here, please? I ( 6 – want ) to talk to you now.
7. Jane is away on holiday so Linda ( 7 – handle ) her work.
8. To be honest, I ( 8 – doubt ) whether Jim will be here next week.
9. You’ve only just started the job, haven’t you? How ( 9 – you get on ) ?
10. What time ( 10 – the train leave ) ___________ here ?
Exercise 3. Chän ®¸p ¸n ®óng.
1. The price of petrol has risen / has been rising by 15% over the past year.
2. No wonder you’re overweight! You have eaten / You have been eating chocolates all day long!
3. I’ve read / I’ve been reading War and Peace this morning.
4. Doesn’t this room look better? I’ve put / I’ve been putting some posters on the wall.
5. Don’t disappoint me! I’ve counted on you / I’ve been counting on you.
6. Don’t forget your pills today. Have you taken them? / Have you been taking them ?

7. . Jack has asked / has been asking for a pay – rise three times this year.
8. . I’ve been phoning / I’ve phoned Ann all evening, but there’s no reply.
Exercise 4. Chia ®éng tõ trong ngoÆc ( QK ®¬n hay QK tiÕp diÔn )
When the old lady ( 1 – return )________ to her flat, she ( 2 – see )______ at once that burglars ( 3 – break )_______
in duting her absence, because the front door ( 4 – be )______ open and everything in the flat ( 5 – be )______ upside
down. The burglars themselves ( 6 – be )_______ no longer there, but they probably only just ( 7 – leave )_______
because a cigarette( 8 – still burn )_______ on an ornamental table. Probably, thet ( 9 – hear )_______ the lift ( 10 –
come )______ up and ( 11 – run )_______ down the fire escape.
They ( 12 – help )_______ themselvesto her whisky too but there ( 13 – be ) _______ a little left, so she poured
herself out a drink. She ( 14 – wonder )______ if they ( 15 – find )______ her jewellery and rather ( 16 – hope )______
that they had. The jewellery ( 17 – give )_______ her by her husband, who ( 18 – die )________ some years before.
Since his death, she ( 19 – not have )_______the heart to wear it, yet she ( 20 – not like )________ to sell it.
Exercise 5. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets ( Near future of future simple )
1. The fire has gone out ! So it has, I ( 1 – go ) ______ and get some tickets .
2. Did you remember to book seat? – Oh, no, I forgot. I ( 2 – telephone ) _____ them now.
3. I’ve hired a typrewriter and I ( 3 – learn ) _______ to type.
4. He’s just been taken to hospital with a broken leg. I’m sorry to hear that. I ( 4 – send ) _____ him some grapes.
5. You ( 5 – buy ) ____ meat ? No, I ( 6 – not eat ) _____ meat anymore, I ( 7 – eat ) vegetables.
6. You’ve bought a lot of paint. You ( 8 – redecorate ) ________ your kitchen ?
7. Why are you peeling that bit of garlic? I ( 9 – put ) _______ it in the stew.
8. Will you lend me your season ticket ? No, I ( 10 – not lend ) ___ it to you, it’s against the law.
9. That tree makes the house is very dark. Very well, I ( 11 – cut ) ______ it down.
10. I’ve just enrolled at the local technical college. I ( 12 – attend ) ____ pottery classes next winter
*Exercise on PASSIVE VOICE.
Exercise 1. ChuyÓn nh÷ng c©u sau sang thÓ bÞ ®éng.
1. They were carrying the injured player off the field. ______________________________
2. It is impossible to do this. ______________________________
3. Why don’t you get someone to post the letter for me? ______________________________
4. They always make fun of me and I hate it. ______________________________
5. I remember their taking me to the zoo. ______________________________

6. Who wrote this letter ? ______________________________
7. He saw her pick up the wallet. ______________________________
8. You’d better get someone to redecorate your house. ______________________________
9. She wanted nothing except for people left her in peace. ______________________________
10. We suggested banning smoking in the meeting this afternoon. ________________________
Exercise 2. ViÕt l¹i c©u sao cho nghÜa c©u kh«ng thay ®æi.
1.We understand the Minister is on the way to the airport. 10. She hates people staring at her
The Minister _____________________________________ She hates _______________________
2.It is said that many people are homeless after the flood. 11. Someone shouls have told us.
Many ___________________________________________ We ___________________________
3.It is known that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law. 12. I was sure someone was following me.
The Prime Minister ________________________________ I was sure ______________________
4.It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall. 13. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
The prisoner _____________________________________ The man ________________________________
5.It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window. 14. Their attitude caused us great disappointment.
The thieves _______________________________________. We were ________________________________
6.They are going to paint my house this afternoon. 15. Oil was slowly coating the edge of the shore.
I am going _____________________________ The edge of the shore _____________________
7. Her performance made a considerable impression on the critics . 16. They never made us do anything we didn’t want
to
The critics ______________________________ We ____________________________________
8. The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring employees. 17. What impressed me was her intelligence.
Each __________________________________ I ___________________________________
9. They couldn’t trace who had supplied the information in the first place. 18. My parents never let me go abroad alone.
The source _____________________________ I ________________________________
*. Exercise on INDIRECT SPEECH.
Exercise 3. ViÕt l¹i c©u sao cho nghÜa c©u kh«ng thay ®æi.
1. “ Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun!”. She said. ______________________
2. “ I am going away tomorrow, mother!”, he said. ______________________
3. “ Listen carefully !”, he said to us. ______________________

4. “ It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday”, Lan remarked. ______________________
5. “ Don’t wait for me if I’m late”, his wife told him. ______________________
6. “ You should eat more fruit and vegetables”, the doctor said to her. ______________________
7. “ Don’t shout”, I said to the children. ______________________
8. “ Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us. ______________________
9. Ann says “ I’m tired”. ______________________________
10. “ You’d better slow down. There’s a speed limit here”, she said to me. ________________
11. “ It’s time we began training for our next match”, the coach said to them. ________________
12. “ Don’t forget to send your parents my regards” , she said to me. ______________________
13. “ Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?”, he asked me. ______________________
14. “ Have you read the book by Y Ban?”, she asked him. ______________________
*. Exercise on COMPARISON.
Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.
1. Couldn’t you find a better hotel ?
Is this __________________________________________
2. Sarah is better at chemistry than Susan.
Susan isn’t ______________________________________
3. Sally is the cleverest student in the class.
Nobody ________________________________________
4. He has never behaved so violently before.
He is behaving ___________________________________
5. As television programmes become more popular , they seem to get worse.
The more _______________________________________
6. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
The sooner ______________________________________
7. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I’d rather ________________________________________
8. We’d never stayed in such an expensive hotel before.
The hotel was _____________________________________
9. The weather is much warmer than it was a few days ago.

A few days ago ____________________________________
10. Helen can play the piano better than Mary.
Mary ____________________________________________
11. My mother was the most warm – hearted person I’ve ever known.
I’ve ______________________________________________
12. Though my house was cheaper than Norman’s, it was bigger and more attractive.
Norman’s house may _________________________________
13. The President is the statesman I admire most of all.
There is ____________________________________________
14. You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs John.
Mrs John ___________________________________________
15*. It was not so much a discussion as an argument.
It was ______________________________________________
*Exercise on CONDITIONAL SENTENCES.
Exercise 1. Cho d¹ng ®óng cña ®éng tõ trong ngoÆc
1. Now we’re lost! If you ( 1 – write down)_____ Mary’s directions this ( 2 – not happen)________.
2. Why don’t we emigrate? If we ( 3 – live )_____ in Australia, at least the weather ( 4 – be )______better!
3. I’m afraid that Smith is a hardened criminal. If we ( 5 – not punish )________ him this time, he ( 6 – only commit
)______ more crimes.
4. I’m sorry I can’t lend you any money. You know that if I ( 9 - have)_____ it, I ( 10- lend)______ it to you.
5. Don’t be afraid. If you ( 11 – touch )_____ the dog, it ( 12 – not bite)_______.
6. In those days, if you ( 13 – have )_____ a job, you ( 14 – be )______ lucky.
7. It’s always the same! If I (15- decide)___ to leave the office early, my boss (16- call)___me after I’ve left!
8. What a terrible thing to happen! Just think, if we (17- not miss)___ the plane, we (18- kill)___in the crash.
Exercise 2. ViÕt l¹i c©u sao cho nghi· c©u kh«ng thay ®æi
1. If Jane hadn’t refused to work overtime, she would have got promotion.
If it hadn’t _________________________________.
2. If you leave out that chapter, you can’t really say you read the whole book.
Unless ____________________________________.
3. If you want my advice, I’d think twice about buying a car like that.

If I _______________________________________.
4. Provided your voice is audible, the audience will get the point of this scene.
As long as the audience _______________________.
5. Without your help, I wouldn’t have found the house.
If you _____________________________________.
6. Getting up early makes me feel hungry.
If _________________________________________.
7. I wasn’t tall enough to reach the shelf.
If _________________________________________.
8. I regret drinking so much last night!
If only _____________________________________.
9. If Pauline hadn’t been interested, the project would have been abandoned.
But for _____________________________________.
10. Dick is in prision because a detective recognised him.
If a detective _________________________________.