Grammar revision

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GRAMMAR
Unit 1+ 2 : Basic Tenses
Exercise 1. Choose the most correct answer:
1. I _______this film twice.
A. see B. saw C. will see D. have seen
2. –Peter, please help me do the washing up. – Sorry, Mum. I ______ TV.
A. watch B. am watching C. had watched D. watched
3. The farmers _____ in the field now.
A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working
4. The war _____ out three years ago.
A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking
5. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.
A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk
6. She ______ a lot of new books.
A. had just bought B. has just bought C. buys D. bought
7. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.
A. does B. has done C. had done D. did
8. At present, that author ______ a historical novel.
A. is writing B. was writing C. has written D. had written
9. By next month, I _____ my first novel.
A. will finish B. am going to finish C. finish D. will have finished
10. Phong ______ at the university so far.
A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked
11. How long _____ able to drive? – Since 1990.
A. could you B. have you been C. were you D. are you
12. They ______ since eight o’clock.
A. are talking B. have been talking C. talked D. talk
13. My brother _______ in the army from 1990 to 1995.
A. served B. has served C. had served D. is serving
14. At this moment, I _____ that we have a good chance of victory.

A. was feeling B. am feeling C. feel D. had been feeling
15. I _____ the money from him yet.
A. haven’t received B. don’t receive C. will receive D. am receiving
16. This is the most interesting book _____ .
A. I’ve read B. I had read C. I’ve ever readed D. I’ve ever read
17. I ____ him ten days ago.
A. see B. saw C. have seen D. will see
18. It ______ a long time since I last saw him.
A. is B. was C. will be D. had been
19. She _____ so hard this week that she doesn’t have time to go to the hairdresser’s.
A. works B. worked C. has been working D. had worked
20. Mr. John_______ to Los Angeles in 1992.
A. had gone B. has gone C. went D. was going
21. What ______ to you yesterday?
A. happened B. did happen C. had happened D. has happened
22. I never go to Australia. I _____ to Australia yet.
A. will go B. went C. haven’t been D. have been
23. What _____ do at 7:00 tomorrow morning.
A. will you B. shall you C. were you D. did you
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24. Why ______ you come yesterday?
A. couldn’t B. can’t C. didn’t D. A and C
25. My mother ______ in this factory since 1990
A. works B. worked C. has worked D. had worked
26. I _____ my hair before breakfast this morning.
A. washed B. had washed C. was washing D. have washed
27. I _____ about him when he suddenly came in.
A. talk B. talked C. am talking D. was talking
28. He will finish this work before you _______ here tomorrow.
A. leave B. will leave C. would leave D. are going to leave

29. Don’t make noise. My mother ______ with her friends.
A. is talking B. was talking C. talks D. talked
30. He _____ in this office for ten years by next Monday.
A. will have been working B. would be working C. will work D. will be working
31. No sooner _____ the office than the telephone rang.
A. was he leaving B. he was leaving C. he had left D. had he left
32. George______ this movie three times.
A. sees B. has seen C. saw D. had seen
33. Food, air and clothes _______ necessary for life.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
34. He ______ a visit to Halong Bay in 1995.
A. had paid B. paid C. has paid D. pays
35. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.
A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting
36. What _____ during the last few weeks.
A. did you do B. had you been doing C. have you been doing D. were you doing
37. Up to now, the teacher _______ our class five tests.
A. gives B. is giving C. has given D. had given
38. The students _____ English now.
A. study B. are studying C. will study D. have studied
39. I don’t feel good. I _____ work tomorrow.
A. won’t be going B. won’t go to C. don’t go D. went
40. He is tired because he ____ all day.
A. had worked B. has worked C. worked D. works
41. _____ at home tonight?
A. are you staying B. do you stay C. were you staying D. did you stay
42. We _____ in this house for ten years.
A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived
43. She ____ in the departure lounge for a long time.
A. is waiting B. was waiting C. waits D. has waited

44. I ______ my driving test on Friday.
A. have passed B. had passed C. passed D. was passing
45. I ______ a vegetarian since 1998.
A. am B. was C. have been D. had been
46. When _____ she was sorry?
A. did Jane say B. had Jane said C. has Jane said D. was Jane saying
47. The motorway ____ in 1986.
A. finished B. was finished C. has finished D. finishes
48. I hope you _____ more carefully in the future.
A. write B. will write C. would write D. wrote
49. She _____ English before she came to England.
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A. studied B. had studied C. would study D. studies
50. We usually go ______ after work.
A. to fishing B. fished C. fishing D. fish
51. She’ll be a millionaire by the time she _____ forty.
A. was B. is C. will be D. is going to be
52. I’ve been waiting for my friends. I wonder if they_____ their way.
A. will lose B. would lose C. had lost D. have lost
53. He said everything _____ all right.
A. is B. will be C. can be D. would be
54. It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. It ______ for two hours.
A. has rained B. had rained C. is raining D. has been raining
55. He ______ his job last month and since then he ________ out of work.
A. has lost/ is B. had lost/ was C. lost / has been D. lost/ had been
56. At this time tomorrow, my father ____ in London.
A. is arriving B. has arrived C. will be arriving D. would arrive
57. In a few hours, we ______ the test, and we’ll go home and rest.
A. have finished B. are finishing C. will be finishing D. will have finished
58. People ____ English and French in Canada.

A. speak B. have spoken C. had spoken D. are speaking
59. The car isn’t here today because Dick ______ it.
A. uses B. used C. is using D. has used
60. “When did you come here?” “I ____ here since last Sunday.”
A. have been B. had been C. was D. am
61. Mr. Harry ______ in the army from 1980 to 1985
A. had served B. has served C. is serving D. served
62. At first you should ____ slowly for a short distance.
A. jog B. to jog C. jogging D. jogged
63. We began to jog____.
A. before three year B. three years ago C. three years past D. the past three years
64. The baby_____. Don’t make so much noise.
A. sleep B. sleeps C. slept D. is sleeping
65. Peter said that he _____ that film before.
A. didn’t see B. had not ever seen C. will not see D. has not ever seen
Unit 2 Sequences Of Tenses
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Choose the most correct answer:
1. He said that he ____ a lot of money on advertising to expand his business.
A. spends B. has spent C. spending D. had spent
2. The train _____ when we got to the station.
A. just left B. just leaves C. had just left D. will leave
3. Tom told me he _____ call me at the airport when I ______.
A. would/ arrived B. will/ arrive C. will have/ arriving D. would be/ arriving
4. At this time tomorrow, we ____ our final exam.
A. will have taking B. will be taking C. will be taken D. would take
5. ____ before? – Yes, I ____ my holidays here last year.
A. have you ever been / spent B. have you ever been / spend
C. Did you ever be / spending D. were you ever / spend
6. ______ I was working in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine.

A. as soon as B. because of C. while D. until
7. Peter said he _____ a test the following day.
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A. had had B. will have C. has had D. would have
8. After she _____ at the hospital for 2 years, she_____ to give up the job yesterday.
A. had been working/ decides B. had been working/ decided
C. working / had decided D. is working/ will decide
9. Tom _____ before we arrive there.
A. has left B. had left C. will leave D. leaves
10. In 1970, the Canadian scientist George Kelly ______ that warm water _____ more quickly than cold water.
A. prove/freeze B. proves / breezed C. proving / freezing D. proved/freezes
11. After we _____ our work, we ____ for lunch.
A. having finish/ went B. have finished/ went C. had finished/went D. having finish/ going
12. After _____ Tom was apprenticed to learn a trade.
A. leave B. leaves C. left D. leaving
13. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.
A. had already begun B. have already begun C. was begun D. will begin
14. Why have they demolished that old building? – They ____ a new supermarket there.
A. would be built B. were building C. are going to build D. had built
15. When I’m learning English, sometimes I ____ the accent.
A. will be confused about B. was confused about
C. had be confused about D. am confused about
16. After he _____ his English course, he went to England to continue his study .
A. will have finished B. has finished C. had finished D. will finish
17. They ____ a lot of preparation before the match started.
A. has made B. had made C. will be made D. are making
18. I____ in the US for one year, but I still find it difficult to communicate with the American.
A. am B. was C. have been D. had been
19. American women may ____ conversations with men or even ___ them to dance.
A. to start/ to ask B. started/ asked C. starting / asking D. start/ ask

20. After ______ the doctor found that he ____ his arm.
A. to examine/ breaks B. to examine/ broke
C. examining/ broken D. examining/had broken
21. As soon as she arrived in London, she found that the English people spoke English differently from what she _____.
A. will learn B. is learning C. has been learning D. had learnt
22. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left B. will you be / left
C. have you been/ had left D. have you been/ left
23. Before cars_______ , people ____ horses and bicycles.
A. were discovered/ had used B. discovering/ use
C. have been discovered / have been using D. is discovered/ using
24. Don’t go anywhere until I _____ back.
A. come B. will come C. have come D. came
25. I _____ the book by the time you come tonight.
A. will be finishing B. will have finished C. have finishing D. finished
26. Who ______ when I came ?
A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C. you were talking to D. you are talking to
27. Please send us a postcard as soon as you _______in London.
A. will arrive B. is going to arrive C. arrive D. arrived
28. I will give you this book ______ I met you tomorrow.
A. when B. until C. since D. for
29. Jane _____ her house all the morning before the guest arrived.
A. had been cleaning B. was cleaning C. has been cleaning D. is cleaning
30. We ______ for going home when it began to rain.
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A. are preparing B. were preparing C. will be preparing D. have prepared
31. Tom said everything ______ ready when the match ______.
A. will be/ started B. would be/ started C. is / started D. will be/ starts
32. I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone_____ me.
A. am sitting/ to call B. was sitting/ call C. am sitting/ called D. have sat / called

33. At 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, we_____ our final test.
A. has been taking B. will be taking C. will take D. would be taking
34. Our grandfather____ as an engineer for 30 years before he retired in 1980.
A. had been working B. was working C. has been working D. worked
35. Up to now, the pollution problems yet.
A. will not have solved B. are not solving C. hadn’t solved D. haven’t solved
36. Miss Hoa always takes her umbrella when she _____ to school.
A. has gone B. goes C. is going D. will go
37. Never talk to the driver while he ______.
A. will be driving B. will drive C. drives D. is driving
38. I’ll tell you it is good or not after I ____it.
A. try B. am trying C. have tried D. will try
39. I’ll marry her as soon as she _____ all her problems.
A. solves B. has solved C. had solved D. solve
40. I bought Romano whenever I ____ Maximart.
A. had gone B. has gone C. went D. would go
41. My son was sleeping when I ______ home.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go
42. I was compiling this book while my son ____.
A. slept B. would sleep C. had slept D. was sleeping
43. Lan has learnt English since she ____ a small girl.
A. has been B. had been C. was D. would be
44. She won’t get married until she _____ 25 years old.
A. is B. will be C. had been D. was
45. After ______ , he went to bed.
A. had done his homework B. have done his homework
C. being done his homework D. doing his homework
46. Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes.
A. arrived/ had left B. arrives/ has left C. arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left
47. When we _____ there; people ______ calmly.

A. got/ are waiting B. got/ were waiting C. got/ waited D. get/ wait
48. While I ____ in the street, I saw my old friend.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
49. What do you think the children _____ when we get home?
A. would do B. do C. were doing D. are doing
50. I’ll read the book when I _____ time.
A. have B. had C. will have D. would have
51. The house was quiet when I _____ home. Everyone _____ to bed.
A. was getting/ was going B. got/ had gone C. had got / went D. got/ went
52. I ______ her since I _____ a student.
A. know/ am B. knew/ was C. have known/ am D. have known/ was
53. While I was going to school yesterday, I ____ him.
A. meet B. met C. will meet D. am meeting
54. Alice _____ for Washington as soon as she had finished her exam.
A. will leave B. would leave C. leaves D. left
55. He died after he ______ ill for a long time.
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A. was B. had been C. has been D. is
56. I _______ home until I finish my lesson.
A. haven’t come B. don’t come C. didn’t come D. won’t come
57. The manager ______ the store before I arrived.
A. closed B. had closed C. has closed D. was closing
58. When the alarm rang, Hai ______ out of bed quickly.
A. was jumping B. has jumped C. had jumped D. jumped
59. When we see Mr. Minh tomorrow, I ____ him of that.
A. will remind B. remind C. have reminded D. reminded
60. I’ll wait until you ____crying.
A. have stopped B. will stop C. stop D. stopped
Exercise 3: Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences:
1. (A)Last year, my son (B)was lost (C)among the crowd when we (D)have gone shopping.

2. The problem (A)has turned out (B)to be more serious (C)than we (D)will have thought.
3. (A)Almost 300 million people (B)had visited (C)America’s national parks (D)every year.
4. They (A)have studied English(A) before they went (C)to London.
5. They (A)has got married (B)for 30 years (C)by the end of (D)this month.
6. They (A)will help you (B)whenever you (C)will ask (D)them.
7. (A)When Sam (B)will arrive, he will (C)open (D)the gift.
8. My father (A)has ever told (B)me honesty
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(C)was (D)the best policy.
9. Did you say (A)that you (B)will have a lot of things (C)to do the (D)following week?
10. (A)When we arrived (B)at (C)the station, the train (D)has already left.
11. (A)Did your doctor (B)recommend you that you (C)will stop (D)smoking?
12. (A) Up to now, there (B)had been (C)no woman (D)being chosen the US president.
13. The neighbors (A)are having a party. They (B)are making so much noise (C)since 6 o’clock. I (D)can’t sleep.
14. (A)Don’t (B)leave the house (C)until I (D)will get back.
15. I (A)was walking along the pavement(B)

when I (C)realized that there (D)has been a man following me.
16. Human (A)had struggled (B)against weeds (C)since the beginning (D)of agriculture.
17. Mary (A)said (B)that she (C)do jogging (D)every morning.
18. (A)At this time (B)next week, Peter (C)was working (D)in London.
19. Never I (A)have seen (B)such a (C)good film (D)before.
20. (A)Before the 1920s, (B)no women (C)will vote (D)in the US.
21. Some students have always (A)complain that they (B)do not have (C)enough money (D)to spend.
22. The teacher (A)got (B)angry with him (C)because he sometimes (D)come to class late.
23. (A)Up to now, there (B)had been (C)no woman (D)being chosen the US president.
24. The mother (A)had always took (B)good care (C)of her (D)little son.
25. An American woman (A)not always (B)shake hands (C)when she is introduced (D)to a man.
26. Peter (A)has been written the composition (B)for 3 hours and he (C)has not finished (D)yet.
27. We (A)were a few minute late (B)so the film (C)was already started when we (D)got to the cinema.

28. (A)By the time (B)the police (C)come, the robber (D)had run away.
29. Why (A)didn’t Peter (B)go to school? What (C)did happened (D)to him?
30. I (A)was listening (B)to the radio (C)when the door bell (D)will ring.
31. Why (A)are you so late? I (B)am waiting here (C)for you for more (D)than one hour .
32. Phuc never (A)go to bed (B)before he (C)has finished his (D)homework.
33. I (A)have learnt English (B)for I (C)was ten (D)years old.
34. Yesterday evening (A)while I (B)was watching TV, Mai (C)pays me (D)a visit.
35. We (A)went out (B)for a walk (C)after we (D)had our dinner.
36. (A)As soon as (B)the next lecture (C)will end, (D)let’s leave.
37. Mr. Ba (A)had a daughter who (B)were born in 1950, but (C)who died a few years (D)later.
38. (A)After they (B)were playing cards, (C)someone broke (D)into the house.
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39. (A) A city university professor reported that he (B)discovers a vaccine (C)which could (D)prevent bird flu.
40.Factories discard waste that (A)had (B)polluted air and water, but factories (C)give us (D)employment.
Unit 3 : Reported Speech
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Exercise1: Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
1. Jack asked me _____.
A. where do you come from? B. where I came from
C. where I am from D. where did I come from?
2. She asked me _____ I liked pop music.
A. when B. what C. if D. x
3. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.
A.told B.tell C. have told D. are telling
4. I wanted to know_____ return home.
A.when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would
5. Claire told me that her father____ a race horse.
A.owns B.owned C. owning D. A and B
6. What did that man say ______?
A. at you B. for you C. to you D. you

7. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it _______ raining there.
A. is B. were C. has been D. was
8. The builders have ______ that everything will be ready on time.
A. promised B. promise C. promises D. promising
9. The doctor _______ him to take more exercise.
A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling
10. The last time I saw Linda, she looked very relaxed. She explained she’d been on holiday the ______ week.
A. ago B. following C. next D. previous
11. Yesterday, Laura ______ him to put some shelves up.
A. asked B. is asking C. ask D. was asked
12. Tom has ______ this story wasn’t completely true.
A. admitting that B. was admitted that C. admitted that D. admit that
13. When I rang Tessa sometime last week, she said she was busy ______ day.
A. that B. the C. then D. this
14. I wonder _____ the tickets are on sale yet.
A. what B. when C. where D. whether
15. Mathew _____ Emma that her train was about to leave.
A. has reminded B. has reminded that C. reminded D. reminded that
16. Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sophie said you _____ ill.
A. are B. were C. was D. should be
17. Ann ______ and left.
A. said goodbye to me B. says goodbye to me C. tell me goodbye D. told me goodbye
18. I told you ______ to switch off the computer, didn’t I ?
A. don’t B. not C. not to D. to not
19. Bill was slow, so I ________ hurry up.
A. tell him B. told him for C. told to D. told him to
20. Sarah was driving to fast, so I ______ to slow down.
A. asked her B. asked C. ask D.have asked her
21. Someone ______ me there’s been an accident on the motorway.
A. asked B. said C. spoke D. told

22. Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I advised her _____.
A. no worry B. not worry C. no to worry D. not to worry
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23. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom_______.
A. giving a hand B. gave a hand C. to give a hand D. give a hand
24. Tom said that New York _______ more lively than London.
A. is B. be C. was D. were
25. When he was at Oliver’s flat yesterday, Martin asked if he ______ use the phone.
A. can B. could C. may D. must
26. George couldn’t help me. He ______ me to ask Kate.
A. tell B. said C. told D. say
27. Judy ______ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.
A.admitted B. offered C. promised D. suggested
28. I said that I had met her ______ .
A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the day D. the before day.
29. The man asked the boys ______ .
A. why did they fight B. why they were fighting
C. why they fight D.why were they fighting
30. “______the door”, he said.
A. please open B. open pleased C. please to open D. please, opening
31. I wanted to know ______ return home.
A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would
32. The woman wonders _______ doing well at school.
A. whether her children are B. if her children are
C. whether her children were D. her children are if
33. Peter said he was leaving for Paris ______.
A. next week B. the week previous C. following week D. the following week
34. “I don’t usually drink milk when ______ ” Mrs. Pike said.
A. she was hungry B. I was hungry C. I am hungry D. I will be
35. They said that their house had been broken into ______.

A. the two days before B. two days ago C. two days before D. since two days
36. She advised me _______ an apple everyday to stay healthy.
A. eating B. I should eat C. to eat D. please, eat
37. “I’ll come with you as soon as _______” she replied.
A. I was ready B. I am ready C. I ready D. am I ready
38. “_____ today as it was yesterday.” She remarked.
A. it wasn’t so foggy B. it isn’t so foggy
C. it hadn’t been so foggy D. it isn’t such foggy
39. “I wish _____ eat vegetables”, he said.
A. my children will B. my children would
C. whether my children would D. my children must
40. “I _____ late again”, she promised.
A. I am not B. I won’t be C. I wouldn’t D. I was not late
41. “How long _____ here ?”, asked Jane.
A. you have been B. you had been C. had you been D. have you been
42. She wanted to know ______.
A. what was happening B. was happening
C. it was happening D. was happening what
43. “Do you know ______ ?” asked the man.
A. where is the ticket office B. where the ticket office is
C. the ticket office is D. where was the ticket office
44. The teacher asked Mary ______ the previous match.
A. who wins B. who is winning C. who won D. that won
45. My father asked me _____ of the film.
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A. what do you think B. what I think C. what did you think D. what I thought
46. “ Why hasn’t Minh phoned? ” she wondered
A. she wondered why Minh hasn’t phoned B. she wondered why Minh didn’t phone
C. she wondered why Minh hadn’t phoned D. she wondered why hadn’t Minh phoned
47. “Could you tell me how to get to the airport?”

A. he asked me how to get to the airport B. he said if I could tell him the airport
C. he told me how to get to the airport D. he asked me to tell how to get to the airport
48. “Have you heard of her marriage?”
A. she asked me if I hear of their marriage
B. she asked me whether I had heard of their marriage
C. she asked me if I had heard of their marriage
D. B and C
49. Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.”
A. Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month
B. Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month
C. Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month
D. Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month
50. The little boy said “two and two make four.”
A.The little boy said that two and two made four.
B.The little boy said that two and two have made four.
C.The little boy said that two and two had made four.
D.The little boy said that two and two make four.
51. “If I were you, I would go to the doctor. ”Minh said to Lan.
A. Minh told Lan to become a doctor
B. Minh advised Lan to go to the doctor
C. Minh told Lan that he would to go to the doctor
D.Minh advised Lan not to go to the doctor
52. His wife said to him: “write to me as often as you can”
A. His wife told him to write to her as often as he can
B. His wife told him to write to her as often as he could
C. His wife told him writing to her as often as he could
D. His wife told him writing to her as often as he can
53. “What were you doing last night, Mr John?” asked the police.
A. The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr John
B. The police asked Mr John what he had been doing the night before

C. The police asked Mr John what he had been done the night before
D. The police asked Mr John what had he been done the night before
54. The teacher advised us ______.
A. to be careful when doing these exercises B. be careful when doing these exercises
C. careful when doing these exercises D. are careful when doing these exercises
55. She told me _______.
A. think well before I answered B. think well before I answer
C. to think well before I answered D. think well before I will answer
56. He begged them
A. help him B. should help him C. to help him D. help to him
57. She said that she there the year before.
A. went B. had gone C. would go D. goes
58. Peter asked Jane why the film on T.V the previous night.
A. didn’t she watch B. hadn’t she watched C. she doesn’t watch D. she hadn’t
watched
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59.They said they us if we needed.
A. help B. helped C. would help D. had helped
60. He advised them in class.
A. to not talk B. not to talk C. to talk not D. don’t talk
61. She said to us “Don’t be late again”.
A. She said us not to be late again. B. She told us to be not late again.
C. She told to us not to be late again. D. She told us not to be late again.
62. “John shouldn’t have behaved so badly.”, said Janet.
A. Janet doesn't like John's behaviors. B. Janet was angry with John.
C. Janet disliked John. D. Janet objected to John's behaviors.
63. John said “You had better not lend them any money, Daisy”.
A. John said Daisy not to lend them any money.
B. John advised Daisy should not lend any money.
C. John said to Daisy not lend them any money.

D. John advised Daisy not to lend them any money.
64. “I’m sorry I have to leave so early’, he said.
A. He apologized for having to leave early.
B. He apologized to have to leave early.
C. He apologized that he has to leave early.
D. He apologized to have left early.
65. “Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?”, said Gillian.
A. Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen.
B. Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen.
C. Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen.
D. Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen.
66 .“Where did you go last night, Nam?”, said Hoa
A. Hoa said to Nam where had he gone the night before.
B. Hoa said to Nam where he had gone the night before.
C. Hoa told Nam where he had gone last night.
D. Hoa asked Nam where he had gone the night before.
67. “What were you doing last night, Mr. John?” The police asked.
A. The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr. John.
B. The police asked Mr. John what he had been doing the night before.
C. The police asked Mr. John what had he been done the night before.
D. The police asked Mr. John what he had done the night before.
68. He said he would do it
A. yesterday B. the following day C. the previous day D. the day before
69. Claire wanted to know what time
A. do the banks close B. the banks closed
C. did the banks close D. the banks would close
70. Ann and left.
A. said good bye B. said me good bye C. told me good bye D. goodbye me
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences :
1. “Push as hard as you can” She said to me.

 She told me _____________________________________________________________________
2. “Don’t wait for me if I am late” He said to her.
 He told her _____________________________________________________________________
3. “Where are you from, Nam?” said Mai.
 Mai asked_______________________________________________________________________
4. Mary said “ I cannot go to the cinema with you, John”.
 She ___________________________________________________________________________
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5. Tom asked Mary “Did you phone me last night?”
 Tom wanted to know_____________________________________________________________
6. He asked me “Why didn’t you go to school yesterday?”.
 He asked me___________________________________________________________________
7. Why don’t you stop smoking?” the doctor said to him.
 The doctor advised him ____________________________________________________________
8. “How many students are there in your class?”
 The man asked me ________________________________________________________________
9. “Have you seen John recently?” said Ann.
 Ann asked me ___________________________________________________________________
10. The policeman said to her : “Show me your driving licence.”
 The policeman ordered ____________________________________________________________
11. He said : “Did you see Mary yesterday ?”
 He wanted to know _______________________________________________________________
12. He said : “Would you mind telling me the time ?”
 He told _________________________________________________________________________
13. I said to my friend : “When did you buy your new car ?
 I asked __________________________________________________________________________
14. My friend said to me : “We have known everything about that.”
 My friend told ____________________________________________________________________
15. Helen said : “What did you say, Jack ?”
 Helen asked Jack __________________________________________________________________

16. 'You'd better look for a new job, Andrew.'
 Jane advised ______________________________________________________________________
17. 'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.
 Mike thanked________________________________________________________________________
18. 'I must. have made a mistake in the calculations.'
 Mr Forest admitted __________________________________________________________________
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'I'll pay for the meal.'
 Sarah insisted _____________________________________________________________________
20.Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.'
 Neil suggested ____________________________________________________________________
21. 'I'm sorry I couldn't come to visit you last summer.'
 Kate apologized ___________________________________________________________________
22.'We'll organize the Christmas party.'
 They promised ______________________________________________________________________
23.I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!'
 Dane congratulated _________________________________________________________________
24. 'You're selfish.'
 Jane accused _______________________________________________________________________
25 . 'You mustn't drink too much caffeine.'
 Marta warned ______________________________________________________________________

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Unit 4 :Passive Voice
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Exercise 1:Change into passive voice:
1. The teacher always welcomes new students.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
2. Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877.

→______________________________________________________________________________________
3. The police found two children in the forest.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
4. They will send your order as soon as possible.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
5. The scientists are studying the problem carefully.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
6. Pat Murphy was riding the horse.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
7. The police have just arrested the robbers.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
8. They can use this room after 5p.m.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
9. They have to repair the engine of the car.
→ __________________________________________________________________________________
10 People must repair that old building.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
11. People don’t learn a foreign language in a short time.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
12. Did Henry write that book years ago ?
→______________________________________________________________________________________
13. I wasn’t introduced to any of the guests.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
14. You should place matches out of reach of children.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
15. People say that inflation is getting out of control.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
16. I heard her singing very beautifully.
→______________________________________________________________________________________
17.The robbers made the bank manager to hand over the money.

→______________________________________________________________________________________
18. They let us go.
→_____________________________________________________________________________________
19.The police stopped Tom on the highway and made him show his I.D card.
→_____________________________________________________________________________________
20. People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.
→_____________________________________________________________________________________
21. They should announce that news as soon as possible.
→______________________________________________________________________
22. They say that John is the brightest student in class.
→_____________________________________________________________________________________
23. They reported that the troops were coming.
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→_____________________________________________________________________________________
24. People saw him steal your car.
→_____________________________________________________________________________________
25. She advised me to sell that house.
→_____________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 2: Choose the most correct answer:
1. The boy_____ by the teacher yesterday.
A. punish B. punished C. punishing D. was punished
2. “Ms Jones, please type those letters before noon”_ “They’ve already ______,sir. They’re on your desk.”
A. typed B. been being typed C. being typed D. been typed
3. Today, many serious childhood diseases _____ by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
4. They had a boy _______ that yesterday.
A. done B. to do C. did D. do
5. We get our mail ______ yesterday.
A. been delivered B. delivered C. delivering D. to deliver
6. My wedding ring ______ yellow and white gold.

A. is made B. is making C. made D. make
7. If your brother _______ , he would come.
A. invited B. were invited C. were inviting D. invite
8. Mr. Wilson is _______ as Willie to his friend.
A. known B. knew C. is known D. know
9. References _____ in the examination room.
A. not are used B. is not used C. didn’t used D. are not used
10. Laura ______ in Boston.
A. are born B. were born C. was born D. born
11. His car needs ________.
A. be fixed B. fixing C. to be fixing D. fixed
12. Her watch needs _______.
A. repairing B. to be repaired C. repaired D. A and B
13. My mother is going _____ this house.
A. sold B. sell C. to be sold D. to sell
14. There’s somebody behind us. I think we are _______.
A. being followed B. are followed C. follow D. following
15. Have you _____ by a dog?
A. bite B. bit C. ever been bitten D. ever been bit
16. The room is being _____ at the moment.
A. was cleaned B. cleaned C. cleaning D. clean
17. It _____ that the strike will end soon.
A. is expected B. expected C. are expected D. was expected
18. It is _____ that many people are homeless after the floods.
A. was reported B. reports C. reported D. reporting
19. He was said _____ this building.
A. designing B. to have designed C. to designs D. designed
20. Ted ______ by a bee while he was sitting in the garden.
A. got sting B. got stung C. get stung D. gets stung
21. These tennis courts don’t _____ very often. Not many people want to play.

A. got used B. used C. get used D. get use
22. I’ll get Minh _____ do this for you.
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A. do B. done C. did D. to do
23. “What a beautiful dress you are wearing”- “thanks, it_____ especially for me by a French tailor.”
A. is made B. has made C. made D. was made
24. Somebody cleans the room every day.
A. The room everyday is cleaned. B. The room is every day cleaned.
C. The room is cleaned every day. D. The room is cleaned by somebody every day.
25. People don’t use this road very often.
A. This road is not used very often. B. Not very often this road is not used.
C. This road very often is not used. D. This road not very often is used.
26. How do people learn languages?
A. How are languages learned? B. How are languages learned by people?
C. How languages are learned? D. Languages are learned how ?
27. Over 1500 new houses _______ each year. Last year, 1720 new houses _______.
A. were built/ were built B. are built/ were built
C. are building / were built D. were built/ were being built
28. Tom bought that book yesterday.
A. That book was bought by Tom yesterday. B. That book was bought yesterday by Tom.
C. That book yesterday was bought by Tom D. That book was bought yesterday.
29. The new computer system _____ next month.
A. is be installed B. is being installed
C. is been installed D. is being installed by people
30. They will build a new house in our town. Means _________
A. a new house will be build in our town B. a new house will be built in our town
C. our town will be build a new house D. our town will be build a new house
31. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
A. All flights were because of fog were cancelled. B. All flight were cancelled because of fog.
C. All flight were because of fog cancelled. D. All flights were cancelled by them of fog.

32. They had to postpone the meeting because of illness.
A. The meeting because of illness had to be postponed.
B. The meeting had to because of illness be postponed.
C. The meeting had to postponed by them because of illness.
D. The meeting had to be postponed because of illness
33. They are building a new highway around the city.
A.A new highway around the city is being built.
B.A new highway is being built around the city by them.
C.A new highway is being built around the city.
D. Around the city a new highway is being built.
34. They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview.
A. You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview
B. You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview by them.
C. A lot of questions will be asked you at the interview.
D. A lot of questions will be asked at the interview.
35. They have built a new hospital near the airport.
A.A new hospital near the airport has been built.
B.A new hospital has been built near the airport by them.
C.A new hospital has been built near the airport.
D. Near the airport a new hospital has been.
36. Alice didn’t make that pie. Did Mrs Franch make it ?
A. That pie weren’t made by Alice. Was it made by Mrs Franch?
B.That pie wasn’t made by Alice. Did it be made by Mrs Franch?
C.That pie aren’t made by Alice. Was it made by Mrs Franch?
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A. That pie wasn’t made by Alice. Was it made by Mrs franch?
37. Does Professor Jackson teach that course?
A. Is that course teached by Prof. Jackson? B. Has that course been taught by Prof.Jackson?
C.Is that course taught by Prof.Jackson? D. Was that course taught by Prof.Jackson?
38. James…… the news as soon as possible.

A. should tell B. should be told C.should told D. should be telled
39. I tried my best, but the windows……… by me.
A. could open B.could be open C.could be opened D. could opened
40. Sarah is wearing a blouse. It ……… of cotton.
A.be made B.are made C.is made D.made
41. They have watched the music programme on T.V since 3 o’clock.
A. The music programme on T.V have been seen since 3 o’clock
B. The music programme on T.V has been seen since 3 o’clock.
C. The music programme on T.V have be seen since 3 o’clock.
D. The music programme on T.V had been seen since 3 o’clock.
42. People said that Tom stole that bicycle.
A. Tom is said to steal that bicycle. B. Tom is said that to steal that bicycle.
C. Tom was said to steal that bicycle. D. Tom were said to steal that bicycle.
43. People believed that John is a good person.
A. It is believed that John is a good person. B. It was believed that John is a good person
C. It believes that John is a good person D. It believed that John is a good person.
44. Mary is reading newspapers now.
A. Newspapers are read by Mary now. B. Newspapers being read by Mary now.
C. Newspapers are being read by Mary now. D. Newspapers are reading by Mary now.
45. The storm has delayed the 11.20 flight to London.
A. The 11.20 flight has been delayed to London by the storm.
B. The 11.20 flight to London has been delayed by the storm.
C. The 11.20 flight to London has delayed the storm.
D. All are correct.
46. People believe that hundreds of homeless children are living on the streets.
A. It is believed that hundreds of homeless children are living on the streets.
B. Hundreds of homeless children are believed to be living on the streets.
C. Hundreds of homeless children believe to be living on the streets.
D. A & B are correct.
47.You should give us this information.

A. We should give you this information. C. We should be give this information.
B. We should be given this information. D. This information should give us.
48. They are repairing our car at the garage.
A. Our car is repairing at the garage. B. Our car is being repairing at the garage.
C. Our car is being repaired at the garage D. They are being repaired our car at the garage.
49. No one has cleaned the floor for weeks.
A. The floor hasn’t been cleaned for weeks.
B. The floor has been cleaned by someone for weeks.
C. The floor hasn’t cleaned for weeks.
D. A & B are correct.
50. We will finish the report in time.
A. The report will finish in time. C. The report will be finish in time.
B. The report will be finished in time. D. The report is finished in time.
Exercise 3:Find out the mistakes
1. (A)Do you want (B)being (C)woken up (D)tomorrow morning?
2. That is (A)a (B)new circus which (C)formed (D)in 1992.
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3. The bridge (A)was hitting by a large ship (B)during a (C)sudden storm (D)last week.
4. The destruction (A)of most of (B)the city of London (C)made by a fire (D)in 1600s.
5. The romantic poet Keats (A)died (B)by tuberculosis (C)at (D)a very young age.
6. Science (A)has been dividing (B)into areas (C)to (D)help organize the knowledge.
7. ( A)The robbers (B)arrest by the police (C)last week have just (D)escaped from the prison.
8. A social worker who (A)wanted to (B)speak to Mrs. Hamilton (C)attacked and (D)badly bitten by one of
her dogs.
9. (A)Most of (B)the films (C)made (D)for entertainment.
10. Peter (A)is said (B)being (C)good (D)at English.
11. (A)The switch (B)must not be touch (C)while the machine is working.
12. The report (A)has not be examined (B)by the (C)committee of experts (D)yet.
13. (A)The matter (B)will discussing (C)at the (D)next meeting.
14. He (A)was think (B)to be the most (C)handsome boy (D)in our class.

15. (A)All the main (B)streets (C)in this city (D)are be widening.
16. Peter (A)usually (B)has his car (C)washing (D)at weekend.
17. (A)Do you know the boy (B)whose bicycle (C)was stole (D)last night ?
18. (A)Until I (B)got enough money, the picture (C)that I wanted (D)had sold.
19. (A)Hand me the letters (C)type (C)by the secretary (D)yesterday.
20. Tom (A)is consider (B)to be the (C)best student (D)in his class.
21. It’s (A)believes that (B)our lives (C)will (D)be better in the future.
22. That actress (A)has had (B)her dresses (C)make (D)there.
23. (A)Many people (B)think (C)this novel (D)writing by Ngo Tat To.
24. (A)Most lasers (B)are be used in (C)medical and (D)scientific field.
25. Your(A) question can(B) only answer(C) by an (D) excellent student.
26. I (A)was informed (B)that you (C)had been see (D)in Athens.
27. (A)This house (B)has been build (C)since (D)last month.
28. He (A)couldn’t read French (B)so he (C)had the letter (D)translating into English.
29. He is very(A) brave. (B) His friends (C) are impresses by his (D)bravery.
30. I (A) had my motorbike (B) repair yesterday (C) but now it still (D) doesn’twork