Tổng Hợp Tense or form English 9

Tổng hợp Tense or form
1. Peter did not get used to (get) ........................ up early when he first came to Vietnam.
2. By the time your brother (return) ........................ here next year, the city will have hanged a lot.
3. What tune (play) ........................ when we came in?
4. I wish I (know) ........................ her address now.
5. They (learn) ........................ English from nine to ten in this room. Don’t let anyone
disturb them then.
6. The prisoner is thought (escape) ........................ by climbing over the wall yesterday.
7. Five kilometers (be) ........................ a long way for a little boy to walk.
8. He stepped down from the bench on which he (stand) ................... and walked out of the room.
9. He (serve) ........................ in the army in the last war.
10. She regrets (not/ buy) ........................ that house. It is much more expensive now.
1. What would you do if you (be) ……………… in my position?
2. She dislikes (ask) …………..…… to do something by others.
3. You (not tidy) ……………… this room for a week.
4. Listen to these foreigners! What language they (speak) …………………?
5. I wish I (live) ………………in a big city. It’s so boring in the country.
6. Stay here till the light (turn) ………………green.
7. The last time he (see) ……………… in the public, he (wear) ………… a grey suit.
8. I’d rather (be) ……………… unemployed than (work) ……………… for him.
9. Although some groups of people (1. always live)________________ outdoors in tents, camping as
we (2. know)________________ it today (3. begin)________________ to be popular about 50 years
ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvements in camping equipment (4. allow)____________
more people to travel longer distances into the countryside and (5. stay) ________________ there in
greater comfort.
Many campers like (6. be)_________________ themselves in quiet areas, so they take their tent
and food and walk or cycle into the forests or the mountains. Others, (7. prefer)_______________ to
be near people, (8. drive)_________________ to a public or privately-owned campsite which (9.
have)_________________ up-to-date facilities, like hot shower and swimming pools.
Whether campers are separate in the mountain or on a busy site, they should remember to keep the
area clean and tidy. In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid (10.

attract)________________ animals.
10. Our oceans are becoming extremely polluted. Most of this pollution (come) (1) ................from the
land, which means it comes from people. Firstly, there (be) (2) ..............raw sewage, which (pump)
(3) ..............directly into the sea. Many countries, both developed and developing, (be) (4) ..............guilty
of doing this. Secondly, ship (drop) (5) ................about 6 million tons of garbage into the sea each year.
Thirdly, there (be) (6) ...............oil spills from ships. A ship (have) (7) ..............an accident and oil leaks
from the vessel. This not only (pollute) (8) .............the water, but it also kills marine life. Next, there are
waste materials from factories. Without proper regulations, factory owners let the waste run directly
into the rivers, which then (lead) (9) .............to the sea. And finally, oil (wash) (10) ...........from the land.
This can be the result of carelessness or a deliberate dumping of waste.
11.
too

down

air

quickly

about

save

dirty

important

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make

grow

are

pollution

We are all destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are too (1)...............to swim in. There is so much
smoke in the (2).............. that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well- known
city, poisonous gases from cars (3).............the air polluted so much. We have cut (4)................so many
trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, in several parts of
Africa can not (5)................enough food to eat. In some countries in Asia, there is so little rice.
Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are (6).............disappearing.
For instance, tigers (7)................rare in India now because we have killed (8)..................many for them
to survive. However, it isn’t so simple to talk (9)...........the problem. We must act now before it is too
late to do anything about it. Join us now. (10)....................the earth.
12. Musicals are the perfect (0) Combination of the theater, concert
and fun. They are musical (1) --------------------- with singing, dancing
and acting all at the same time. A lot of hard work goes into the (2)
--------------------- of a musical. First, someone must write the script
and then decide what music is most (3) --------------------- to help tell
the story. Then, the right (4) --------------------- mustbe found. If you
want to work in a musical, you have to be very (5) ---------------------.
You must know how to act, sing and dance. It can be very hard work. You
may have to wear an (6) --------------------- costume or learn lots of
different songs. Despite the (7) ---------------------,hundreds of young actors
go for the auditions when a hit musical such as Annie is looking for people.
You can imagine the look of (8) -------------------- on a young actor’s face
when they are chosen to bring (9) --------------------- to hundreds of people.

Musicals can be a great way to spend a very (10)---------------------evening.

COMBINE
PERFORM
PRODUCE
SUIT
ACT
TALENT
COMFORT
ADVANTAGE
BELIEVE
ENJOY
ENTERTAIN

II. Tense or Form
1. Since I (pay) —— for our lunch, I (try) —— to attract the waiter’s attention.
2. Hurry up. By the time you (finish) —— getting ready, we (miss) —— the train!
3. Sally! I (not expect) —— to see you here! What (you do) —— here in Thanh Hoa City?
4. I think I (lose) —— my sunglasses. I (look) —— for them since noon, but I can’t find them. And
they (be) —— very expensive.
5. I am fed up with your clothes lying all over the floor. I wish you (be) —— more disciplined.
Tense or Form
1. Whenever we met, Jack avoided (look).............at me.
2. By this time next yearI (save)..............500 dollars.

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3. The children were frightened because it (get) ......... dark.
4. It (rain) ............ very much in this part of the country every spring.

5. Had you asked me earlier, I (tell) ............. you the news.
6. Only yesterday I (realise) .......... what was going on.
7. We are going (have) ........... our house (repaint) .......... next month.
8. She looks as if he (be) .......... from another planet.
9. I remember (take) ............ to that place once.
10. One of the major (1. ENVIRONMENT) ……………….concerns in today’s world is the growing
list of (2. DANGER)……………………… plants, animals and birds. The (3. BIG)………………….
threat of all to wildlife is, of course, man, who must take action now to prevent the (4. APPEAR)
…………………….of these species. Whales, tigers and elephants all (5. REQUIRING)
……………………. greater protection as hunters threaten to drive them to extinction. (6. SIMILAR)
……………….., more effective measures are suggested to stop (7. GLOBE)…………………….
warming, which has led to the (8. LOSE) ………………of important natural habitats. Fish too, are
increasingly at risk from high level of river and sea (9. POLLUTE)…………, caused by oil spills and
toxic effluent. Stricter government controls will help in the fight to save our wildlife and a greater
public (10. AWARE) …………….of the issues should be involved.
IV.( Continue)
1. The children (1. make)________a lot of noise now. I (2. be) ________ afraid that they (3. wake up)
________ my father, who (4. sleep) ________ in the next room.
2.
Peter:
Nam: I (5. not see) ________ him today.

Where

3.
Tom:
Where
were
you
Mary: I (6. dance) ________ at my friend’s party.

is
at

8

o’clock

Paul?
last

night?

4. Na's brother (7. buy) ________ this English book for her two weeks ago. She (8. like) ________it
very much.
5. He asked me (9. clean) ________ these windows.
6. We (10. learn) ________ English since we were in grade 6.
7. Dear Linda,

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I’m sorry that I haven’t written to you for so long, but I (1. be) …………….very busy lately. All last
month I (2. have) ……………. exams, and I haven’t done anything else but study for ages. Anyway, I
(3. stop) ……………. studying now, and I (4. wait) ……………. for my exams results.
As you can see from the letter, I (5. change) ……………. my address and live in Croydon now. I
(6. decide) ……………. that I wanted a change from central London because it (7. become)
……………. so expensive. A friend of mine told me about this flat, and I (8. move) …………….here
about two months ago. When you come to London this summer, pl ease visit me. I (9. stay)
……………. here until the middle of August. Then I (10. go) ……………. on holiday to Scotland.

Love,
Peter
8. a. A: What part of Birmingham (1. you / live) …………….when you were a student?
B: A place called Selly Oak. (2. you ever be) …………………..there?
b. When I got home, Bill (3. lie)………………… on the sofa. The television was on, but he was not
watching it. He (4. fall)…………… asleep and (5. snore)…………… loudly. I turned the television
off and just then he (6. wake) …………….up.
c. Mary said that she (7. learn) …………….French for five years.
d. Would you mind (8. tell)……………. your children (9. keep)…………… quiet for a moment? I
(10. try)…………………... to finish my report.
9. Dear Linda,
I’m sorry that I haven’t written to you for so long, but I (1. be) ________very busy lately. All last
month I (2. have) __________ exams, and I haven’t done anything else but study for ages. Anyway, I
(3. stop) ________ studying now, and I (4. wait) ________ for my exams results.
As you can see from the letter, I (5. change) ___________ my address and live in Croydon now. I (6.
decide) _________ that I wanted a change from central London because it (7. become) _______ so
expensive. A friend of mine told me about this flat, and I (8. move)________here about two months
ago. When you come to London this summer, please visit me. I (9. stay) _______ here until the middle
of
August.
Then
I
(10.
go)
_________
on
holiday
to
Scotland.
Love,

Peter
10.
Susan has been studying interior design part time for three years and she (1.get) _______ her diploma
next month. Since she (2.work) _______ in the same company for over ten years, she feels that she
(3.need) _______ a change, so she (4.plan) _______ to open her own design business. She (5.start)
_______ looking for an office next week, and she (6.hope) _______ she will have found something in
good location and at a reasonable price by the end of the month. Her tutors (7.tell) ______ her that she

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(8.be)______ very talented and they (9.assure) _______ her that she (10.make) _______ a success of
the business.
11.
Can you imagine the world without colors? The world around us (1.be)…………………… very
colorful. Life (2.be) ………………….very dull and grey if there were no color. People like to be
surrounded with colorful things. Many years ago, people (3.want) ……………………to make
themselves as colorful as the things they (4.see)…………………. They did this by (5.make)
…………………….patterns on their bodies and (6.paint) ………………..themselves. When they
learned to make cloth to cover their bodies, they (7.try)………………..to find ways and means of
coloring it brightly. In time, they discovered the method of (8.dye)…………………their clothes.
People (9.know)………………how to dye their clothes even before they knew how to read or write .
During that time , men did not know how to make dye, so they (10.get )………………… their colors
from what they could find around them
12. I woke up while the flight attendant (0. serve ) breakfast. I (1.come) home after a long time abroad.
I had been away for over twenty years. I wondered whether things (2.change) much. The plane landed
and the bus (3. take) us to the terminal building. After I (4. collect) my luggage, I walked out of the
baggage hall. I had a big surprise. Almost half my family (5. be) there to meet me. It was wonderful.
“You (6. not recognize) the old town,” my sister told me. “Almost everything (7. change) since you
last saw it. The old town hall (8. destroy) by a fire about five years ago. They (9.build) a new one at

the moment. They (10. build) it for the past three years in fact, but they haven’t finished it yet.
13.
Louis Armstrong, who (1. bear) in 1900 and (2. die) in 1971, was a very famous jazz musician and
bandleader. He used to be known as ‘Satchmo’, and this nickname (3. stay) with him all his life. As a
child in New Orleans, he learned to play the trumpet while he (4. live) on a special home for children
who (5. get) into trouble with the police.
When Louis Armstrong (6. finish) his stay in the home, he joined various bands and then he formed
his own. Between 1925 and 1928, he (7. make) about sixty records as the leader of two small groups
(8. call) the hot Fives and Hot Sevens. These records made him one of the first solo stars in the history
of popular music.
V. Tense or Form
1. What tune (play) ________ when we came in?
2. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (wear) ________ her seat belt, she (not
hurt) ________ so badly.
3. If you don't hurry, all the tickets (sell) ________ by the time we (get) ________ there
4. Rebecca (wear) ……… a new dress today because it is her birthday.

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5+6. He (die) ……… of cancer last year. He must (smoke) ……… a lot.
7+8. I don’t think it is worth (spend) ……… money on it. It (be) ……… there in the shop for ages.
9. It’s time we (do) ……… something to stop road accidents.
10. (Convince) ……… that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anything.
11. You should wear several layers of clothing (keep) ……… warm.
12. Up to now it (visit) ……… by thousands of people.
13. Cuckoos (not – build) ……… nests. They use the nests of other birds.

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