Unit 4 grammar DABTTL

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UNIT 4: GRAMMAR
(Đáp án bài tập tự luyện)

Giáo viên: Nguyễn Thanh Hương

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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
The missing children were last seen playing (play) near the river.
Having completed (complete) the book, he had a holiday.
Found (find) only in the Andes, the plant is used by local people to treat skin diseases.
The accident seems to have happened (happen) at around 1.00 p.m yesterday.
Do something! Don't just sit there twiddling (twiddle) your thumbs.
Last year I studied abroad. I appreciate having had (have) the opportunity to live and study in a
foreign country. .
7. Looking (look) down from the hill, the town spread out before us towards the coast.
8. Marta doesn't like to have her picture taken (take). She avoids being photographed (photograph).
9. I don't agree with smacking(smack) children if they do something wrong.
10. The book published (publish) last week is his first novel.
11. Having photocopied (photocopy) all the papers, Sarah put them back in the file.
12. I found a coin lying (lie) on the sidewalk.
13. Our mechanic said that he expects to have fixed (fix) the brake on the car before we pick it up.

14. Life must be unpleasant for people living (live) near busy airports.
15. Having parked/ Parking (park) the car about a kilometre from the stadium, I walked the rest of
the way.
II. Choose the correct answer.
1. ______ for twelve hours, I felt marvelous.
a. Having slept
b. have slept

c. Having been slept

d. have been slept

2. By the time their baby arrives, the Johnson hope ______ painting and decorating the new
nursery.
a. having finished
b. to have finished
c. having been finished

d. to have been finished

3. She's angry about ______ to the farewell party last night.
a. not having invited
b. not to have invited

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c. not having been invited

d. not to have been invited

4. We decided not to travel, ______ the terrible weather forecast.
a. having heard
b. to have heard
c. having been heard d. to have been heard
5. I'd love ______ to the party, but it was impossible.
a. having gone
b. to have gone
b. having been gone d. to have been gone
6. I don't recall ______ him at the conference.
a. having seen
b. to have seen

c. having been seen

d. to have been seen

7. ______ in dark colors, the room needed some bright lights.
a. Having painted
b. To have painted
c. Having been painted

d. To have been painted

8. The stockbroker denied ______ of the secret business deal.
a. having informed

b. to have informed

c. having been informed

d. to have been informed

9. They now regret ______ their son by providing too many material possessions.
a. having spoiled
b. to have spoiled
c. having been spoiled

d. to have been spoiled

10. ______ to the party, we could hardly refuse to go.
a. Having invited
c. Having been invited

b. To have invited
d. To have been invited

11. Tom made a bad mistake at work, but his boss didn't fire him. He's lucky ______ a second
chance.
a. having given
b. to have given
c. having been given d. to have been given
12. Are you sure you told me? I don't recall ______ about it.

a. having told
b. to have told
c. having been told

d. to have been told

III. Complete each of these sentences with an appropriate preposition.
1. He left his job to take care of his sick daughter.
2. They will have the opportunity to participate actively in the process.
3. The government plans to set up a regional library system.
4. He waited until they had carried out his orders to the fullest.
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5. I volunteered for service in the Air Force.
6. He is very good at playing games.
7. Some students volunteer to work in remote areas to provide education for children.
8. Have you ever taken part in volunteer works?
9. All the students like joining in the Green Saturday Movement.
10. At the end of her life she suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
IV. Rewrite the sentences beginning with an appropriate participle (present, past or perfect).
1. When she saw the dog coming towards her, she quickly crossed the road.
Seeing the dog coming towards her, she quickly crossed the road.

2. If it is looked after carefully, the plant can live through the winter.
Looked after carefully, the plant can live through the winter.
3. As I don't have a credit card, I found it difficult to book an airline ticket over the phone.
Not having a credit card, I found it difficult to book…
4. Keith spent a lot of time filling in job application forms because he was unemployed.
Being unemployed, Keith spent a lot of time filling in job application forms.
5. Because I was walking quickly, I soon caught up with her.
Walking quickly, I soon caught up with her.
6. The house was built of wood, so it was clearly a fire risk.
Built/ Being built of wood, the house was clearly a fire risk.
7. I was eager to catch the bus in good time because I had been told off the day before for arriving
late.
Having been told off the day before for arriving late, I was eager to catch the bus in good time.
8. She didn't know where the theater was, so she asked for directions at the hotel reception.
Not knowing where the theater was, she asked for directions at the hotel reception.
9. As she was a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident.
Being a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident.
10. He had spent his childhood in Oslo so he knew the city well.
Having spent his childhood in Oslo, he knew the city well.
11. The fruit was expensive because it was imported.
Being imported, the fruit was expensive.

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12. We has spent nearly all our money so we couldn't afford to stay at a hotel.
Having spent nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay at a hotel.
13. As we didn't want to offend him, we said nothing about his paintings.
Not wanting to offend him, we said nothing about his paintings.
14. Although James is known mainly as a writer of novel, he has now written a successful biography.
Known mainly as a writer of novel, James has now written a successful biography.
15. Although it had been hunted close to extinction, the rhino is once again common in this area.
Having been hunted close to extinction, the rhino is once again common in this area.

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