BAI TAP CHI TIET (TU VUNGNGU PHAP) UNIT 1ANH 12

UNIT 1: HOME LIFE
A. READING
1- night shift:  (work on a) night shift:
…………………………….
2- biology /bai'ɔləʤi/ ( n )
……………………………
 biologist ( n ):
……………………………
 biological /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ (adj ):
……………………………
3- join hands = work together (v)
……………………………
4- (be) willing to + V1
……………………………
5- household chores ['haushould t∫ :](n) = housework ['hauswə:k]:…………………
 do/ share/ run the household
……………………………
6 make sure (v)
……………………………
7. rush = hurry = go quickly (v)
……………………………
8. responsibility /ris,pɔnsə'biliti/ ( n ):
……………………………
 responsible for /ris'pɔnsəbl/ (a):
……………………………
 take the responsibility for + V-ing:
……………………………
9- pressure /'preʃə/ (n):
……………………………
 (be) under pressure:
……………………………

10- caring [keəring] (a)
……………………………
11- take out = remove:
……………………………
12- mischievous ['mist∫ivəs] (adj):
……………………………
 mischief /ˈmɪstʃɪf/ (n):
……………………………
13- give s.o a hand = help s.o
……………………………
14- o’bedient /ə'bi:djənt/ (a) ≠ disobedient (a):
……………………………
obedience [ə'bi:djəns] (n):
……………………………
obey /ə'bei/ (v):
……………………………
15- close – knit ['klousnit] (a)
……………………………
16- supportive of /sə'pɔ:tiv/ (a) support (v)
……………………………
17- ‘frankly /fræŋkli/ (adv)
……………………………
 frank /fræŋk/ (a):
18- make a decision = decide (v) = make up one’s mind
19- solve (v)
……………………………
 solution /sə'lu:ʃn/ ( n ):
……………………………
20- secure /si'kjuə/ = safe (a)
……………………………

 security /si'kjuəriti/ (n):
……………………………
21- (be) crowded with
……………………………
22- well – behaved [bi'heivd] (a):
……………………………
23- confidence /'kɔnfidəns/ (n):
……………………………
confident in s.o /'kɔnfidənt/ (a):
……………………………
24- base /beis/ (n)  based on = rely on
……………………………
25- come up = appear, happen (v)
……………………………
26- hard-working (a)
……………………………
27- be good at
……………………………
28. excited about/ at:
……………………………


29. end up: = finish:
……………………………
30. be busy with :
……………………………
Pay attention to these phrases, phrasal Verb
- A family of five people: gia đình có 5 người
- Work as + nghề: là 1 ……………………
- “men build the house and women make it home”: đàn ông xây nhà, đàn bà xây tổ ấm

- Go/ Rush/ Leave home: về, vội vã về, rời nhà
- In my attempt (effort) to win a place at a university: trong nỗ lực để vào được đại học
- Help with Sth: Giúp làm việc gì
- Look after = take care of: chăm sóc, trông nom
- Come up with (an idea): nảy ra ( một ý tưởng)
Task 1
A
B
1. night shift
a. food prepared in a particular way as part of a
2. join hands
meal
3. dish (n)
b.a difficult situation that makes you feel worried or
4. attempt (v)
unhappy
5. pressure (n)
c. jobs around the house
6. household chores (n)
d. describes a group of people in which everyone
7. mischievous (a)
helps and supports each other
8. close-knit (a)
e. try to do something
9. take responsibility for s.thing
f. do together
g. a period in the night during which a particular
group of people work
h. a duty to deal with or take care of s.thing/ s.body
so that you may be blamed if s.thing goes wrong

i.behaving in a way, or describing behaviour, which
is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious
harm or damage
Task 2: Matching
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4

A: Family relationship
B: Mum and dad
C. Authors self
D: Members in the family

Task 3: True/ false statements
a, There are 6 people in the author's family.
b, In the author's family, both parents work together to give their children a nice house and a happy
home.
c, His mother is a busy woman.
d, The author has just left school.
e, All the members in his family have a good relationship to one another.
Task 4:


1. Who makes dinner in the family?
A. the father
B. the daughter
C. the son
D. the mother
2. Which one is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. There are five people in the family.
B. The father sometimes goes home late.
C. The father doesn’t help anything in housework.
D. This family has a close-knit relationship.
3. What is the daughter attempting to do after secondary school?
A. win a place at university
B. get over the study pressure
C. help her family with the household chores
D. pass the final exam
4. How are the boys like?
A. always mischievous
B. never active
C. quite obedient and hard working
D. sometimes obedient and hard working
5. The word “them” in the last line refers to ________
A. feelings
B. problems
C. solutions
D. weekends


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VOCABULARY
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.
1.a. which
b. changeable
c. each
d. characteristic
2.a. happy
b. husband
c. have
d. hour
3.a. iron
b. celebrate
c. parents
d. restaurant
4. a. who
b. how
c. which
d. whose

5. a. friend
b. anniversary
c. birthday
d. cream
Choose the word whose primary stress is different from others.
1: A. caring
B. household
C. believe
D. problem
2: A. pressure
B. supportive
C. possible
D. parent
3:A.before
B.decision
C.important
D.personal
4:A.family
B. secret
C. person
D. member
5:A.together
B. dinner
C. leftover
D. children
Task 1: Use the proper form of the word in parentheses to fill in the blank.
She acted in passive _______ to her manager’s directions. (obedient)
She was very ________ during my father’s illness. ( support)
Going to university has made her more ________. (confide)
We hope the difficulty can be _______by getting the two sides together to discuss the issues.

(solution)
Can I rely on you to behave ________ when I’m away? (responsible)
He admitted _________ to smuggle cannabis. (attempt)
This story makes a __________ of children’s clothes. (special)
What she likes best is to go to the __________ and she her dear little child. (nurse)
Not knowing which colour he would like, I have not come to a __________ on what sweater to buy
him. (decide)
The nurse is always kind and gentle to us. She is a very ______ person. (careful)
Task 2: Choose the most suitable word or phrase
He has been very interested in doing research on _______ since he was at high school.
a. biology
b. biological
c. biologist
d. biologically
Are you sure that boys are more _______ than girls?
a. act
b. active
c. action
d. activity
You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done.
a. responsible
b. responsibility
c. responsibly
d. irresponsible
These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
a. solve
b. solvable
c. solutions
d. solvability
He was looking at his parents _______, waiting for recommendations.

a. obey
b. obedience
c. obedient
d. obediently
The interviews with parents showed that the vast majority were _______ of teachers.
a. support
b. supportive
c. supporter
d. supporting
It is _________ of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it.
a. care
b. caring
c. careless
d. careful
For ________ reasons, passengers are requested not to leave any luggage unattended.
a. secure
b. securely
c. security
d. securing


9.

The leader of the explorers had the great _______ in his native guide.
a. confident b. confidence
c. confidential
d. confidentially
10.
We are impressed by his _________ to help us with the hard mission.
a. will

b. willing
c. willingness
d. willingly
Task 3: Choose the best answer
1. My mother works _______a nurse in a big hospital. She examines the patients.
A. for
B. as
C. in
D. at
2. She had to work on _______last night, so she is very tired this morning.
A. the roof
B. the table
C. the bed
D. night shift
3. My father is very busy with his work at the office. He usually comes home very ____at night.
A. late
B. early
C. on time
D. past
4. My mother _______very early in the morning to prepare our breakfast.
A. cries
B. sleeps
C. gets up
D. stays up
5. My mother is a _______woman. She does all the household chores to make us more comfortable.
A. caring
B. careless
C. harmful
D. boring
6. In my free-time, I often help mom with _______the house.

A. to clean
B. clean
C. cleaning
D. cleans
7. I take responsibility to _______my little brothers because they are sometimes very naughty.
A. look after
B. get up
C. sit down
D. shut up
8. My responsibility is to wash dishes and _______the garbage.
A. take off
B. take out
C. take care of
D. take over
9. My brothers love joining my dad in _______things around the house at weekends.
A. mend
B. mended
C. to mend
D. mending
10. Whenever problems come up, we discuss frankly and find _______quickly.
A. solve
B. solution
C. solved
D. to solve
11. Mai is my closest friend. We are always willing to _______feelings to each other.
A. tear
B. cut
C. share
D. shake
12. My family is the base from which we can go into the world with _______.

A. confide
B. confidence
C. confident
D. confiding
13. I like doing _______such as cooking, washing and cleaning the house.
A. house-keeper
B. white house
C. lord of house
D. household chores
14. My father is a _______He often does researches with animals and plants.
A. botanist
B. biologist
C. chemist
D. mathematician
15. In my family, both my parents _______to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. join hands
B. get out
C. shake hands
D. clutch hands
16. My brothers are often very _______to what I say. They are really lovable.
A. obey
B. obedience
C. obedient
D. obstacle
17. Unlike most men, my uncle likes _______very much. I like his eel soup very much.
A. having a shower
B. drinking beer
C. playing cards
D. cooking
18. My responsibility is to _______my little brothers.

A. take care of
B. join hands
C. take over
D. work together
19. Although my father is very busy, he tries _____much time taking care of his children.
A. to spend
B. spending
C. to get up
D. getting up
20. My father is very helpful. He is always _______give a hand with cleaning the house.


A. will to

B. will

C. willing

D. willing to

B. SPEAKING + C. LISTENING
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. “Thank you for taking the time to come here in person.” “...........................”
A. It’s my pleasure.
B. I don’t know what time that person comes.
C. I’d love to come. What time?
D. Do you have time for some gossip?
2. “I have a terrible headache.” “...........................”
A. Maybe I’m not going to the doctor’s. B. Not very well. Thanks.
C. Maybe you should take a rest.

D. Not bad. I’m going to the doctor’s.
3. “Do you want me to help you with those suitcases?” “...........................”
A. Of course, not for me.
B. No, I can’t help you now.
C. No, those aren’t mine.
D. No, I can manage them myself.
4. “What does it cost to get to Manchester?” “...........................”
A. It’s interesting to travel to Manchester.
B. It depends on how you go.
C. I always go by train.
D. I don’t like to go by train.
5. “...........................” “Yes. Do you have any shirts?”
A. Could you do me a favour?
B. Oh, dear. What a nice shirt!
C. May I help you?
D. White, please.
6. “What’s the best place to eat lunch?” “...........................”
A. I’ll have soup, please.
B. There’s a great restaurant at the corner of the street.
C. I usually eat lunch at twelve.
D. Twelve would be convenient.
7. “Maybe you can take a vacation next month.” “...........................”
A. Nothing special.
B. You’re welcome.
C. It’s very expensive.
D. I don’t think so. I’m teaching all summer.
8. “What do you think of your new DVD player?” “...........................”
A. I love it.
B. My brother gave it to me.
C. It was a gift from my brother.

D. I always put it there.
9. “How long you been recently?” “...........................”
A. It’s too late now.
B. Pretty busy, I think.
C. By bus, I think.
D. No, I;ll not be busy.
10. “Do you need a knife and a fork?” “...........................”
A. No, I’ll just use a frying pan.
B. No, I’ll just use chopsticks.
C. No, I’ll just use a can opener.
D. No, I’ll use a cooker.
D. WRITING
1. do their share of = share

chia sẻ
qui tắc trong gia đình
…của tôi
trong suốt 1 giai đoạn

2. family rule
3. Mine = my + N
4. During + N
Note:
Let + O + Vo: để cho ai làm việc gì
Have to / has to + Vo: phải
Allow / permit + O + to-inf: cho phép ai làm việc gì
Allow / permit + V-ing: cho phép
Be allowed / permitted + to-inf: được cho phép

Ex: She let me (use) ---------------------- her pen.
Students have to (wear) --------------------------- uniform when going to school.
My mother permitted me (go) ------------------------- out with my friends.
I was allowed (go) ----------------------- out with my friends.
She doesn’t allow (smoke) ----------------------- in her room.
Exercise 1:
1.Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980.
Scientists have_________________________________________________________________.
2. John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999.
John started____________________________________________________________________.
3. How long have you studied English?
When________________________________________________________________________.
4. When did you begin to do research on lung cancer?
How long_____________________________________________________________________.
5.My father hasn’t read this book before.
This is the first time_____________________________________________________________.
7.This is the first time my grandfather has been to hospital.
My grandfather has______________________________________________________________.
8.Tom has not had his hair cut for over 3 months.
It’s _________________________________________________________________________
9. It’s more than ten years since I last played football.
I haven’t______________________________________________________________________.
10. This film was (last) shown on TV nearly 10 years ago.
This film
.
11. The last time Lucy wore that dress was at Barbara’s wedding.
Lucy has
.
Exercise 2:
1. I had ran before you called me.

2. By the time I come, they had finished watching film.
3. They told me they hadn't ate such kind of food before.
4. Lan has lived in Ho Chi Minh City for 1999.
5. Once a week, my mother have to work on a night shift at hospital.
6. After hospital, my mother rushes to the market, then hurried home for the dinner.
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. PRONUNCIATION:
* Cách phát âm của –s / -es
- Có 3 cách phát âm –s hoặc –es tận cùng.
* đọc thành âm /s/ với những từ có âm cuối là / p, f, k, t, θ /
* đọc thành âm /iz/ với những từ có âm cuối là / s, z, ∫, t∫, dƷ/
* đọc thành âm /z/ với những trường hợp còn lại
- Examples:
* /s/: maps, books, hats, coughs, laughs, photographs ….
* /iz/: buses, watches, roses, washes, boxes…..
* /z/: bells, eyes, plays ….
Note: Các từ: photograph, cough, laugh có âm cuối là âm /f/


PRACTICE
I. Pronunciation:
1. A. proofs
2. A. asks
3. A. sees
4. A. tombs
5. A. books
6. A. cats
7. A. walks
8. A. shoots
9. A. helps

10. A. hours
11. A. beds
12. A. arms
13. A. boxes
14. A. relieves
15. A. dreams
16. A. resources
17. A. villages
18. A. offers
19. A. likes
20. A. sports
2. GRAMMAR: TENSES

B. books
B. laughs
B. sports
B. lamps
B. floors
B. tapes
B. begins
B. grounds
B. coughs
B. fathers
B. doors
B. suits
B. classes
B. invents
B. heals
B. stages
B. whistles

B. mounts
B. works
B. households

FUTURE SIMPLE

C. points
C. lives
C. pools
C. brakes
C. combs
C. rides
C. helps
C. concentrates
C. cooks
C. dreams
C. plays
C. chairs
C. potatoes
C. buys
C. kills
C. preserves
C. assures
C. kitchens
C. accidents
C. minds

FUTURE PERFECT

D. days

D. hopes
D. trains
D. invites
D. drums
D. cooks
D. cuts
D. forests
D. finds
D. thinks
D. students
D. boards
D. finishes
D. deals
D. tasks
D. focuses
D. costumes
D. words
D. names
D. plays

FUTURE
PROGRESSIVE
PERFECT

FORM

ADV

Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì tương lai hoàn thành
1. By the time you arrive, I (write)………………………………..….. the essay.

2. By this time tomorrow they (visit)……………………………………. Paris.


3. By the time he intends to get to the airport, the plane (take)………………………… off.
4. By the year 2012 many people (lose)……………………….…………. their jobs.
5. I know by the time they come to my house this evening, I (go)…..………. out for a walk.
6. I hope they (finish)…………….…………. building the road by the time we come back next
summer.
7. By 2020, the number of schools in our country (double)………………..…………...
8. These machines (work)……………….…………… very well by the time you come back next
month.
9. I(finish)………………………..…….. my work by noon.
10. They (build)………………………………..that house by July next year.
Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì tương lai hoàn thành tiếp diễn
1. Your sister (get)…………………………………….. pregnant for 7 months?
2. My grandfather (write)………….…….. this novel for 2 months by the end of this month.
3. She (work) …………..………………..for this company for 5 years by the end of this year.
4. I (do) ……………….………….my homework for 2 hours by the time my father gets home from
work.
5. My mother (cook)…………………………. dinner for 3 hours by the time our guests arrive at my
house


Progressive

Progressive
PERFECT

Progressive

Progressive

PAST
SIMPLE

FORM - USAGE

SIMPLE

PRESENT

FORM - USAGE



SENTENCES TRANSFORMATION
* Dạng 1:
S + HTHT (phủ định) + for + thời gian
 It’s + thời gian ….+ since …+ last + QKĐ (khẳng định)
 S + last + QKĐ (khẳng định) …+ when + mệnh đề
 The last time + S + QKĐ (khẳng định) + was + thời gian
Ex: I haven’t seen my father for one month.
– It is one month since I last saw my father
* Dạng 2:
S + HTHT (phủ định) + before
It’s + the first time + S + HTHT (khẳng định)
Ex: I haven’t seen that man here before.
– It is the first time I have met that man here.
* Dạng 3:
S + HTHT (khẳng định) + for + thời gian

 S + began / started + V-ing + thời gian + ago
Ex: I have worked here for ten years.
– I began working here ten years ago.
* Dạng 4:
When + did + S + V0 / Vs / es ….. ? / How long ago + did + S + V0?
 How long + have / has + S + V3 / ed ?
Ex: When did you buy it? ( bạn đã mua nó khi nào ?
=> How long have you bought? ( bạn đã mua nó được bao lâu ? )
Mẫu này có dạng: when: thì dùng quá khứ đơn


How long: thì dùng hiện tại hoàn thành
* Dạng 5:
S + have/ has + never + Ved/3 + such (a/ an) + Adj + N
 It/this/that is the + Adj (superlative) + S + have/ has + ever + Ved/3
Ex:

I’ve never met such an intelligent boy
 This is the most intelligent boy I’ve ever met

* Dạng 6:
Before + S + Ved/2………….S + had + Ved/3
After + S + had + Ved/3……….S + Ved/2
Ex:

He played football but first he did all his homework
 Before he played football, he had done his homework
 After he had done his homework, he played football

* Dạng 7:

S + had + hardly + Ved/3 + when + S + Ved/2
= Hardly + had + S + Ved/3 + when + S + Ved/2
S + had + no sooner + Ved/3 + than + S + Ved/2
= No sooner + had + S + Ved/3 + than + S + Ved/2
Ex: He had hardly seen me when he ran away
 He had no sooner seen me than he ran away
Dạng 8:
S + V2/ed
↔
V_ing...
(Rút gọn thành cụm hiện tại phân từ khi 2 câu có cùng chủ từ, 2 h.động cùng xảy ra)
The mother smiled happily. She took the baby in her arms.
↔ Smiling hapily, the mother took the baby in her arms.
Dạng 9:
DIDN’T+Vo
↔
NOT + V_ing...
Because he didn’t know the language, he found it hard to get work.
↔ Not knowing the language, he found it hard to get work.
Dạng 10:
HAD + V3/ed
↔ HAVING + V3/ed
(Rút gọn thành cụm hiện tại hoàn thành phân từ khi 2 câu có cùng chủ từ, nhấn mạnh hành
động xảy ra trước hành động kia trong quá khứ)
Mr. Brown had failed twice, so he didn’t want to try again.
↔ Having failed twice, Mr. Brown didn’t want to try again.
Dạng 11:


V3/ed

(Rút gọn dùng quá khứ phân từ cho mệnh đề bị động khi 2 câu có cùng chủ từ)
He lived alone. He had been forgotten by everybody.
 He lived alone, forgotten by everybody.
He was waken by a strange noise. He couldn’t sleep any more.
 Waken by a strange noise, he couldn’t sleep any more.
EXERCISES
Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given:
1. Mary began playing the piano 4 years ago
 Mary has _______________________________________________
2. My father hasn’t been to Hanoi for 5 years
 It’s _______________________________________________
3. My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago
 My father has ______________________________________________
4. It’s four years since I wrote her
 I _________________________________________________________
5. The last time I went to see them was over a year ago
 It __________________________________________
6. It is two weeks since it last rained
 It has __________________________________________
7. Jane started keeping a diary five years ago
 Jane has _________________________________________
8. I last went swimming in 2001
 I have ______________________________________________
9. I started to study English when I was 10 years old
 I’ve _______________________________________________
10. We haven’t seen Tom since he moved to London
 We last ____________________________________________
11. My father hasn’t driven a car before
 It’s ____________________________________________________
12. She has never been to the ballet dancing before

 This is ___________________________________________________
13. I went over my lesson and then went to school
 Before ____________________________________________________
14. Before he watched TV, he had done all his exercises
 After _____________________________________________________
15. My teacher is the most generous person I’ve ever met
 I’ve never _________________________________________________
16. This is the first time I have ever met such a famous person
 I’ve _____________________________________________________
17. How long is it since they bought the house?
 When __________________________________________________
18. I have never read such an interesting novel
 This is __________________________________________________


19. After he had worked hard many years, he retired
 Before ___________________________________________________
20. When did you collect stamps?
 How long ________________________________________________
Choose the correct answer:
1. She bought this book two weeks ago
a. She has had this book for two weeks
b. She has had this book since two weeks
c. She had this book for two weeks
d. She has this book for two weeks
2. She began to play the piano three years ago.
a. She has played the piano since three years. b. She has played the piano for three years
c. She doesn’t play the piano now.
d. She stops playing the piano now.
3. The last time I saw Jim was in 2004

a. I have seen Jim since 2004
b. I haven’t seen Jim since 2004
c. I have seen Jim for 2004
d. Jim has been seen since 2004
4. They have lived here for 6 years now
a. They moved here for 6 years
b. They moved here 6 years ago
c. They are living here for 6 years now d. They were living here since 6 years ago
5. I have never seen such an interesting film before.
a. This is the fisrt time I have seen such an interesting film.
b. This film is the best I have ever seen.
c. This is the first time I saw such an interesting film.
d. This is the best film that I saw.
6. She hasn’t drunk coca-cola before
a. It’s time for her to drink coca-cola
b. It’s the first time she has drunk coca-cola
c. It’s the first time since she drank coca-cola d. It is time she drank coca-cola
7. He had done morning exercises before he had breakfast
a. He would do morning exercises before he had breakfast
b. After he had done morning exercises, he had breakfast
c. After he did morning exercises, he had breakfast
d. After he had done morning exercises, he was having breakfast
8. I have never read such a good book before.
a. This is the first time I read a good book b. This is the first time I have read a good book.
c. This book is the best I have never read. d. This book is the best I read .
EXERCISE
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. We ( finish )……………………….. our dinner hafl an hour ago.
2. The farmers ( work ) ………………………..in the field now.
3. My father ( live ) …………………. in London. He ( be ) ……….………there for 20 years.

4. She paid for her tickets and ( leave ). ……………………….
5. Mrs Green always ( go ) ………………………. to work by bus.
6. She ( sit ) ……………………. under a tree when it ( begin ) ………………………. to rain
7. How many times ( you / see ……………………….) him since him went to Edinburgh.


8. Mr Davy ( work ) ……………………. in the same place for thirty five years and he is not planning
retire yet.
9. River usually ( flow ) ………………………. to the sea.
10. By next week they ( finish ) ………………………. resurfacing the road.
11. Water ( boil ) ………………………. at 100 degrees Celsius.
12. The phone ( ring ) ………………………. suddenly while Joanne was doing the housework.
13. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she ( not / enter ) …………………. any kind of contest.
14. I ( see) ………………………. this film several times.
15. He ( live ) ………………………. in Ho Chi Minh City during last summer.
16. Listen! Someone (knock) ……………………….at the door.
17. Up to the present, we (write) ………………………. almost every lesson in the book.
18. That house ( belong) ……………………….to Mr Green
19. Rivers usually (flow) ………………………. to the sea
20. I (move) ………………………. to Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago to learn English.
21. When I ( arrive ) …………………….this house, he still ( sleep) ……………………….
22. The light (go out) ……………………….when we (have) ………………………. dinner.
23. Bill ( have) ……………. breakfast when I (stop) ……………. at this house this morning.
24. As we (cross) ……………………. the street, we (see) ………………………. an accident
25. Tom (see) ………………. a serious accident while he (stand) ………………………. at the bus
stop.
II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived
B. is living

C. was living
D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago D. for ten years
8. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
9. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
10. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. shall have worked
B. shall work C. have been working D. shall be working
11. I _______ in the room right now.
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being D. am
12. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been


13. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave
B. will leave
C. have left
D. shall leave
14. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened

B. was happened
C. had happened
D. would have been happened
15. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
16. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going
B. have been going C. go
D. had gone
17. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies
B. died
C. has died
D. had died
18. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave
B. left
C. leaves
D. had left
19. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote
B. writes
C. has written
D. had written
20. While her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.
A. was reading
B. wrote

C. was written
D. had written
21. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try
B. tried
C. have tried
D. am trying
22. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left
B. he left
C. he has left
D. he was left
23. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had
B. had had
C. have has
D. have had
24. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned
B. will learn
C. has learned
D. would learn
25. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking
B. walked
C. walks
D. walk
26. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going
B. went

C. has gone
D. did go
27. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish
B. finishes
C. will finish
D. finishing
28. How long _____ able to drive? – since 1990.
A. could you
B. have you been
C. were you
D. are you
29. They ______ since eight o’clock.
A. are talking
B. have been talking C. talked
D. talk
30. My brother _______ in the army from 1990 to 1995.
A. served
B. has served
C. had served
D. is serving
31. This is the most interesting book _____ .
A. I’ve read
B. I had read
C. I’ve ever readed D. I’ve ever read
32. By next month, I _____ my first novel.
A. will finish
B. am going to finish C. finish
D. will have finished
33. Mr. John _______ to Los Angeles in 1992.

A. had gone
B. has gone
C. went
D. was going
34. They ____the exercise when their teacher comes back.
A. are doing
B. will be doing
C. do
D. would do


35. By Christmas, I ____ for the company for five years.
A. shall have been working
B. shall work
C. have been working
D. shall be working
36. We ______ exam at 8 o’clock next Monday.
A. will take
B. will be taking
C. take
D. would take
37. By the end of next year, my son _______ English for six months.
A. will learn
B. will have learned C. has learned
D. had learned
38. I will contact you as soon as I ___________the information.
A. will get
B. get
C. got
D. had got

39. When I walk past the park, I saw some children playing football.
40. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
41. What did you do at 9 o'clock last night? I was phoning you but nobody answered.
42. I think I won’t come to the party because I had an interview for a job with a publishing firm.
43. When you will come to Dalat next summer, I will take you round the city.

EXERCISE***
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1. When Peter was a child, there ____ a cinema near his house
A. used to be
B. used to have
C. used to be being D. used to have been
2. After the car crash last night, all the injured _____ to the hospital in an ambulance..
A. was rushing
B. were rushed
C. was rushed
D. were rushing
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3. Only one of our gifted students ______ to participant in the final competition.
A. has been chosen B. have been chosen C. were choosing
D. chosen
4. The boat was sailing north when a terrible storm _______
A. had broken
B. broke
C. would break
D. was breaking
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5. In our hospital, patients _______ every morning.
A. are examined
B. can examine

C. have examined
D. were examining
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6. “Could you turn off the stove? The potatoes ______ for at least thirty minutes.
A. A. are boiling
B. were boiling
C. have been boiling D. boiled
7. Carbon dioxide ______ as one of the main contributors to the green house effect.
A. has been identified B. has identified
C. had identified
D. had been identified
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8. The headmaster has decided that the three lecture halls ____ in our school next semester.
A. will build
B. will be built
C. are being built
D. will be building
9. Although MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) spreads through close contact with sick
people, not through the air, many people still avoid _____ to crowded places.
A. to go
B. having gone
C. gone
D. going
10. Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they ___ their student cards.
A. produced
B. hadn’t produced C. didn’t produce
D. don’t produce
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11. It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We ________such a terrible thunderstorm.
A. would never see B. had never seen

C. have never seen D. never see


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12. I _________my old school teacher last week.
A. visited
B. visit
13. I _______all of my homework last night.
A. finish
B. will finish
14. Lan______ learning English a few years ago.
A. starts
B. will start

C. am visiting

D. have visited

C. have finished

D. finished

C. started

D. is starting