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Fill in the blanks with a proper preposition:
<i>1. Could I speak……… Tom, please?- I’m afraid Tom’s</i>
<i>……work. Would you like to speak……….him ?</i>


<i>2. He started going……..school …….the age of five. So</i>
<i>now he’s been………. school for ten years . He’s</i>
<i>leaving………the end of this year.</i>


<i>3. He goes…. his office every day, except Sunday. On</i>
<i>Sundays he stays …..home and works…….. the garden.</i>
<i>4. I think I left my umbrella….. the bus . I’d better write</i>
<i>….. the lost property office.</i>


<i>5. We arrived …. the airport…… good time for the plane.</i>
<i>6. Can I look up a word …your dictionary? I left</i>
<i>mine……. home.</i>


<i>7. Our train arrived ………York ……6.30. Paul met us…..</i>
<i>the station.</i>


<i>8. Have you been……….. the theatre recently? - Yes, I</i>
<i>was ……. the Old Vic last night.</i>


<i>9. I’m returning …… France …….the end of this term.</i>
<i>Are you coming back…………..England after the holidays</i>
<i>?</i>


<i>10.</i> <i> I went……bed early but I couldn’t get …….sleep</i>
<i>because the people………. the next room were talking so</i>
<i>loudly.</i>



<i>11.</i> <i> ………..first, I found the work very tiring , but…..a</i>
<i>few weeks I got used…..it.</i>


<i>12.</i> <i> There was an accident ……the crossroads…..</i>
<i>midnight last night. Two men were taken ……hospital. I</i>
<i>believe one of them is still…… hospital.</i>


<i>13.</i> <i> …….. the daytime the streets are crowded but</i>
<i>………night they are quite deserted.</i>


<i>14.</i> <i> ……… first her father refused to allow her to go</i>
<i>back …. work , But ……..the end he agreed.</i>


<i>15.</i> <i> ………. the beginning of a textbook there is a</i>
<i>preface, and ……..the end there is an index.</i>


<i>16.</i> <i> He went …… sea …. 18, and spent all his working</i>
<i>life ….sea . He retired …..56 ,and went to live….. the</i>
<i>country.</i>


<i>17.</i> <i> I saw Tom…… the bus stop …. the morning but</i>
<i>couldn’t speak……. him because we were standing ……..</i>
<i>a queue and he was ……. the front of it and I was …… the</i>
<i>back.</i>


<i>18.</i> <i> I’ll leave some sandwiches……. the fridge in case</i>
<i>you are hungry when you come in.</i>


<i>19.</i> <i> We’d better start ….. six , because climbing up …..</i>
<i>the gallery takes some time . I hope you don’t mind sitting</i>


<i>….. the gallery .- No, of course not. When I go ……. the</i>
<i>opera I always go ….. the gallery.</i>


<i>20.</i> <i> He is always ……. a hurry . He drives …….a</i>
<i>tremendous speed.</i>


<i>21.</i> <i> When he began speaking ……English, she looked</i>
<i>……. him……..amazement.</i>


<i>22.</i> <i> Write ….ink and put your name …….the top of the</i>
<i>page.</i>


<i>23.</i> <i> We start serving breakfasts ……..7.30. Shall I</i>
<i>send yours up ………. your room , or will you have it</i>
<i>…..the restaurant?</i>


<i>24.</i> <i> He’s always ……a bad temper ……..breakfast</i>
<i>time.</i>


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<i>26.</i> <i>The pilot climbed ……5,000 meters and flew …..</i>
<i>that height till he got …… the coast . Then he got down</i>
<i>……1,000 metres and began to take photographs.</i>


<i>27.</i> <i> I’m interested ……… chess but I’m not very good</i>
<i>….it.</i>


<i>28.</i> <i> Shall we discuss it ….. my room , or shall I come</i>
<i>…. your office ?</i>


<i>29.</i> <i> The Loch Ness Monster is supposed to live ……</i>


<i>the bottom of the Loch , and come …….the surface from</i>
<i>time …. time.</i>


<i>30.</i> <i> Could I drop key somewhere ………there. </i>
<i>(at / on/ in/ about)</i>


<i>31.</i> <i>Our teacher live………..….the home </i>
<i>………..us.</i>


<i>32.</i> <i>We shall be ………..the day after tomorrow.</i>
<i>33.</i> <i>Their house is ………..two bigger ones.</i>
<i>34.</i> <i>Miss Le bought a small house ………..………a nice </i>
<i>forest.</i>


<i>35.</i> <i>He will come …………..…Monday ………….….the </i>
<i>afternoon.</i>


<i>36.</i> <i>We have stayed there ………….……2000.</i>
<i>37.</i> <i>Will he be there ……….…one month?</i>
<i>38.</i> <i>What does he do ………..…..his free time?</i>
<i>39.</i> <i>I am sad …………..….my daughter’s laziness.</i>
<i>40.</i> <i>The children are free ………..Sundays.</i>
<i>41.</i> <i>Viet is not interested ………..listening to </i>
<i>music.</i>


<i>42.</i> <i>Her profession is similar ……….his.</i>
<i>43.</i> <i>Trang is fond ………..candy.</i>


<i>44.</i> <i>Were you absent …….………the lecture yesterday?</i>
<i>45.</i> <i>We must hurry if we want not to be late ……..</i>


<i>…..school.</i>


<i>46.</i> <i>Mr Dan is friendly ……….……….all his </i>
<i>colleagues.</i>


<i>47.</i> <i>Will the raincoat keep you safe ……….….the cold?</i>
<i>48.</i> <i>Did the bus collide ………..a car?</i>


<i>49.</i> <i>……….……last you have to make a </i>
<i>conclusion.</i>


<i>50.</i> <i>No, he wasn’t shocked ………what he </i>
<i>said.</i>


<i>51.</i> <i>Does Long forgive Linh ……….…</i>
<i>interrupting him?</i>


<i>52.</i> <i>Have you left your bicycle leaning </i>
<i>………..the tree?</i>


<i>53.</i> <i>Do you have to live ………..…Hanoi in </i>
<i>autumn?</i>


<i>54.</i> <i>I live ………..……..21, Pho Duc Chinh, Distrct </i>
<i>1.</i>


<i>55.</i> <i>He like to sit ……….…Tu and Quyen.</i>
<i>56.</i> <i>Did he eat the apples which were …………..</i>
<i>…….she fridge?</i>



<i>57.</i> <i>This dictionary is big and heavy. It is </i>
<i>………..the other one.</i>


<i>58.</i> <i>President Ho was born ……….…….Nghe An in</i>
<i>1890.</i>


<i>59.</i> <i>None ………the money is mine.</i>
<i>60.</i> <i>Be fast! We’re got to go ………..some </i>
<i>minutes.</i>


<i>61.</i> <i>I don’t think the weather will be nice ……..</i>
<i>…….weekend.</i>


<i>62.</i> <i>They have lived in this city ………</i>
<i>their life.</i>


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<i>64.</i> <i>She was astonished ………..the way he </i>
<i>behaved.</i>


<i>65.</i> <i>The monitor is really responsible ………….…..the </i>
<i>manager for the group.</i>


<i>66.</i> <i>No, we’re not short ………..staff in our office</i>
<i>at the moment.</i>


<i>67.</i> <i>You’re very kind, but I wouldn’t like to be married </i>
<i>……….………you.</i>


<i>68.</i> <i>I am walking ……….…the river bank.</i>
<i>69.</i> <i>We will leave ……….….Russia.</i>


<i>70.</i> <i>Autumn comes ………..summer.</i>


<i>71.</i> <i>Does the rain fall……….…….day?</i>


<i>72.</i> <i>They arrived ………..six and seven a.m.</i>
<i>73.</i> <i>I shall meet you ………..…the corner ……..</i>
<i>……the street.</i>


<i>74.</i> <i>I always come ………..school ………..foot.</i>
<i>75.</i> <i>It never snows here ………..Christmas. </i>
<i>76.</i> <i>The country looks beautiful ………..spring. </i>
<i>77.</i> <i>I can see you ………..…..Monday.</i>


<i>78.</i> <i>I live …………..…..the country, but she lives </i>
<i>………..the seaside.</i>


<i>79.</i> <i>Have you any money ….………….….you?</i>
<i>80.</i> <i>He always comes ………….…bus.</i>


<i>81.</i> <i>I don’t like getting up ………….…the morning.</i>
<i>82.</i> <i>He has learned the whole poem …………..heart.</i>
<i>83.</i> <i>This book is ………..Dickens.</i>


<i>84.</i> <i>Is Miss Smith ………..…..home?</i>
<i>85.</i> <i>I have breakfast ……….…..7:30 every </i>
<i>morning.</i>


<i>86.</i> <i>Can you translate that ………..…..German. </i>
<i>87.</i> <i>My birthday is …………..….December 14th<sub> 1979.</sub></i>
<i>88.</i> <i>My birthday is ………..the 5th<sub>.</sub></i>



<i>89.</i> <i>They come ………..the room.</i>
<i>90.</i> <i>I like swimming ………….…summer.</i>


<i>91.</i> <i>We get a lot of rain …………..…..November.</i>
<i>92.</i> <i>He never comes ………..time for the class.</i>
<i>93.</i> <i>I’m busy ……….present.</i>


<i>94.</i> <i>I have no time ………the moment.</i>


<i>95.</i> <i>He was standing ……….the middle of the </i>
<i>room.</i>


<i>96.</i> <i>Please write you name ……….….the top of the </i>
<i>page.</i>


<i>97.</i> <i>There is vocabulary ………..the end of the </i>
<i>book.</i>


<i>98.</i> <i>I shall see her ………the beginning if the</i>
<i>week.</i>


<i>99.</i> <i>What would that be ……….…….German?</i>


<i>100. ……….…my opinion, it is a very good book.</i>
<i>101. She is ………the garden.</i>


<i>102. We are going ……….the theatre this </i>
<i>evening.</i>



<i>103. The train arrives ………..Victoria station </i>
<i>……….…4:30.</i>


<i>104. Please tell me ……….once.</i>


<i>105. I waited for half an hour, and ………..last she </i>
<i>came.</i>


<i>106. The book is ………..…the table.</i>
<i>107. He is sitting ………..….an armchair.</i>
<i>108. The picture is ……….….the wall.</i>


<i>109. I put my hands ………..my pockets.</i>
<i>110. She is drinking ………a cup.</i>


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<i>113. She always agrees ………everything he </i>
<i>says.</i>


<i>114. Are you acquainted ………..….the lady?</i>
<i>115. You will soon get accustomed ………..…</i>
<i>English cooking.</i>


<i>116. She is very angry ………..me.</i>


<i>117. I apologize ……….keeping you waiting.</i>
<i>118. The dog begged ………..…a piece of cake.</i>
<i>119. Does this belong ………..you?</i>


<i>120. She always borrows money ……….…me.</i>



<i>121. My cat is fond ………..fish.</i>


<i>122. I’m very grateful ………..her …….</i>
<i>……..her help.</i>


<i>123. The room was full ……….people.</i>
<i>124. I’m quite different …………..her.</i>


<i>125. She insists ……….coming.</i>


<i>126. He is quite in capable ………..such a </i>
<i>thing.</i>


<i>127. I should like to be independent ……….……</i>
<i>everyone.</i>


<i>128. May I introduce you ………..……..Miss Brown?</i>
<i>129. I’m afraid ……….….this dog.</i>


<i>130. Are you interested ……….literature?</i>
<i>131. She is very jealous ……….…..her sister.</i>
<i>132. Won’t you join ………the game?</i>


<i>133. Clean air provides us …………..….a healthy supply</i>
<i>of oxygen.</i>


<i>134. I’m very sorry ……….what I have done.</i>
<i>135. His son succeeded ………..….the throne.</i>
<i>136. My hat is quite similar ……….yours.</i>
<i>137. I’m tired ……….waiting for her.</i>



<i>138. I’m so worried ……….…..my sister who is </i>
<i>ill.</i>


<i>139. It is very bad ……….…..you to eat so </i>
<i>quickly.</i>


<i>140. I’m not good ……….tennis.</i>


<i>141. My birthday is ………the first ……….</i>
<i>….the month.</i>


<i>142. This will come in very useful …………her.</i>


<i>143. Out ……….sight, out …………..………mind.</i>
<i>144. The sun rises ………..the east, and sets </i>
<i>………….the west.</i>


<i>145. Were your friends successful ………..……getting a </i>
<i>loan from the bank?</i>


<i>146. I’m sure the explanation in the book will be quite </i>
<i>clear ………….…you.</i>


<i>147. Miss White was very upset ………..…….the </i>
<i>news of her father’s death.</i>


<i>148. I’m not familiar ………his name.</i>


<i>149. We were very grateful …………..our friends…….</i>


<i>….all of their assistance?</i>


<i>150. Mr Green is very responsible ………..….hiring </i>
<i>employees.</i>


<i>151. That type of music is quite popular ………..…</i>
<i>teenager boys and girls.</i>


<i>152. My daily expenses are just about equal ……….</i>
<i>….my income.</i>


<i>153. Fred is capable ………..doing better work than he </i>
<i>is doing at present.</i>


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<i>156. My plan is similar …………..yours, but it is </i>
<i>different ………..….Ken’s.</i>


<i>157. Piere said that he had become quite fond </i>
<i>……….American hamburgers.</i>


<i>158. We are still hopeful ………..hearing from our </i>
<i>friends before Saturday.</i>


<i>159. That fashion magazine is full </i>


<i>………..advertising for women’s clothes.</i>
<i>160. This gloves aren’t very suitable </i>


<i>………..that kind of work.</i>



<i>161. They were happy ……….…..the result of the </i>
<i>election.</i>


<i>162. It was certainly kind ………..you to help </i>
<i>me.</i>


<i>163. Mrs Brown is often worried ……….</i>
<i>….money.</i>


<i>164. Her parents are very pleased ……….……..her </i>
<i>French.</i>


<i>165. I’m not interested ………..politics.</i>


<i>166. She was sad because he was rude ………..……her.</i>
<i>167. Traveling by air is preferable ………….….traveling</i>
<i>by train.</i>


<i>168. Thank you. You are kind ………….…me.</i>


<i>169. Everybody was surprised …………..…the news.</i>
<i>170. I was delighted ………the present you gave </i>
<i>me.</i>


<i>171. Are you excited ……….…going on holiday </i>
<i>next week.</i>


<i>172. Tom is excellent ………repairing things.</i>
<i>173. You get bored ………doing the same thing </i>
<i>everyday.</i>



<i>174. I’m sure you are capable ………..tourists.</i>


<i>175. Mary is very fond ………animals.</i>


<i>176. Ann wasn’t very keen ………..……going out in the </i>
<i>rain, so we stayed at home.</i>


<i>177. Hurry, or you’ll be late ………..school.</i>
<i>178. Were they absent ………class yesterday.</i>
<i>179. She was confused ………..the dates.</i>


<i>180. The house was crowded ……….………students.</i>
<i>181. Miss White is very kind ……….…..her </i>


<i>colleagues.</i>


<i>182. She is accustomed ………..rising early.</i>
<i>183. He was successful ………..his job.</i>


<i>184. Tom is very quick ………..…Mathematics.</i>
<i>185. I’m rather anxious ………her, I haven’t </i>
<i>received a letter.</i>


<i>186. He was sad ……….his failure.</i>
<i>187. This country is rich ………..…..oil.</i>
<i>188. Are you aware ……….…the time.</i>
<i>189. The museum is now open ……….…..all </i>
<i>visitors.</i>



<i>190. Smoking is harmful ……….…your health.</i>
<i>191. Are you afraid ………..snakes?</i>


<i>192. Is she serious ………..learning to be a pilot.</i>
<i>193. Is this matter important ………you?</i>


<i>194. I just couldn’t believe what he said. It was contrary</i>
<i>………..…his thought.</i>


<i>195. Don’t give up hope yet. Be confident ……….</i>
<i>…..the success.</i>


<i>196. Please wait here. I’ll have some tickets available </i>
<i>………them.</i>


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<i>200. Don’t put ……….…until tomorrow what you </i>
<i>can do today.</i>


<i>201. What does NATO stand ………..?</i>


<i>202. This is a different car ………..…the one I </i>
<i>drove yesterday.</i>


<i>203. Everyone is aware ………..air pollution.</i>
<i>204. This building belongs ………..…those who </i>
<i>live in it.</i>


<i>205. They are good ……….learning English.</i>
<i>206. A man usually takes off his hat when he is </i>



<i>introduced ………..a woman or a girl ………..the </i>
<i>street.</i>


<i>207. Drinking is harmful ……….….your health.</i>
<i>208. We are interested ………..…..swimming.</i>
<i>209. He has waited …………..…her for a long time.</i>
<i>210. I agree ………..…..you completely.</i>


<i>211. His opinion differs ………….……..mine.</i>


<i>212. She said that she had been absent ……….……</i>
<i>school the day before.</i>


<i>213. There were crowds ………..people in the </i>
<i>park yesterday.</i>


<i>214. The park was crowded ………..……..people.</i>
<i>215. The convict escaped ………..prison.</i>
<i>216. I’m fed up ………..my job.</i>


<i>217. My parents are pleased …………..my results.</i>
<i>218. I think you are qualified ……….……..this job.</i>
<i>219. Mr Smith is very kind ………….us.</i>


<i>220. We are pleased ………..the result of our </i>
<i>work.</i>


<i>221. We are confident ………..the success.</i>
<i>222. Most people are afraid ………..…snakes.</i>



<i>223. Our country is rich ……….natural </i>
<i>resources.</i>


<i>224. Hue is famous ………..….its historical vestiges.</i>
<i>225. My mother is always busy ………..….her </i>
<i>house work.</i>


<i>226. Dirty air ……….is harmful …………..……</i>
<i>health.</i>


<i>227. We are proud …………..our people’s heroic </i>
<i>tradition.</i>


<i>228. The teacher’s advice is profitable ……….</i>
<i>…..the students.</i>


<i>229. The streets are crowded ……….vehicles at the </i>
<i>rush hour.</i>


<i>230. The climate of our country is favorable ……….</i>
<i>….agriculture.</i>


<i>231. The air at the seaside is good ……….….health.</i>
<i>232. My friend is skilful ………..…..dancing.</i>


<i>233. This opportunity is lucky ………….us.</i>


<i>234. I’m not acquainted ………….….those flowers.</i>
<i>235. Mr Smith is not accustomed ……….hot </i>
<i>weather.</i>



<i>236. Your words are contrary ……….…your acts.</i>
<i>237. My home is far ……….school.</i>


<i>238. He is sad ………..his son’s laziness.</i>


<i>239. Many young people want to be independent ……..</i>
<i>…..their parents.</i>


<i>240. We are grateful ………..….our teacher.</i>


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<i>246. My house is next ……….the post office.</i>
<i>247. This man is greedy ……….fame.</i>


<i>248. I was absent ………..class yesterday.</i>
<i>249. Children are fond ………..…….candies.</i>


<i>250. Teachers are responsible …………..the principal </i>
<i>…………..their teaching.</i>


<i>251. The beach is full ………….tourists in summer.</i>
<i>252. We are present …………..the lecture yesterday.</i>
<i>253. We must hurry, otherwise we should be late …….</i>
<i>…..school.</i>


<i>254. Air is necessary ……….……….life.</i>


<i>255. He is friendly ……….….everybody.</i>
<i>256. The day seems perfect ……….a picnic. </i>
<i>257. That singer has become very popular </i>



<i>……….the youth.</i>


<i>258. This sweater will keep you safe ……….….the</i>
<i>cold.</i>


<i>259. She said she came two hours ahead ………….</i>
<i>…..the performing time.</i>


<i>260. Everything looks sad ………Autumn.</i>
<i>261. Your plan will be acceptable …………..…..some </i>
<i>respect.</i>


<i>262. Was she aware.…..…..not doing anything contrary </i>
<i>……..her parents’ expectation?</i>


<i>263. The lesson was difficult ……..…..us, but the teacher</i>
<i>was capable …………..making us understand it </i>


<i>thoroughly.</i>


<i>264. My brother wasn’t confident …………..….passing </i>
<i>the exam.</i>


<i>265. After many months of living in Canada he got </i>
<i>accustomed ………..the cold.</i>


<i>266. He was absent ………..work yesterday </i>
<i>because he was ill.</i>



<i>267. We are ashamed ………..…….….his behavior.</i>
<i>268. They went on………..11.</i>


<i>269. I didn’t like the film, so I didn’t stay……….…</i>
<i>the end.</i>


<i>270. I talked to the neighbors………..….…8………….</i>
<i>….8:30.</i>


<i>271. Vietnamese children have to go to primary </i>
<i>school………….…..5 years.</i>


<i>272. This book must go back to the library……….</i>
<i>…Tuesday.</i>


<i>273. I got a headache……….…the examination.</i>
<i>274. He lost his passport……….………..the journey.</i>
<i>275. I will love you……….…..ever.</i>


<i>276. They played tennis………an hour and so then </i>
<i>went home.</i>


<i>277. Could I talk to you………..….a few </i>
<i>minutes?</i>


<i>278. Can you finish your work……….5 in the </i>
<i>afternoon?</i>


<i>279. I must find some money………..…the end </i>
<i>of the week.</i>



<i>280. He never drinks alcohol………..</i>
<i>….lunchtime.</i>


<i>281. I last saw Helen………Tuesday.</i>
<i>282. We’ve known about it……….….…..two </i>
<i>days.</i>


<i>283. A woman sitting next to me………..dinner spilt </i>
<i>her drink all over me.</i>


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<i>285. We met a lot of people………..…our </i>
<i>holiday.</i>


<i>286. The lorry had to wait………the traffic </i>
<i>lights.</i>


<i>287. He turned up early to make sure he had a </i>
<i>seat…………..…….the plane.</i>


<i>288. Did you go away………..…..…..the </i>
<i>summer holiday.</i>


<i>289. There was an accident………..……..the </i>
<i>crossroad this morning.</i>


<i>290. They have been living in Rome……..</i>
<i>………..last year.</i>


<i>291. We waved him off………..….the station.</i>


<i>292. He often gets his salary………..the </i>
<i>fifth of the month.</i>


<i>293. We have a tea break………..…four </i>
<i>o’clock.</i>


<i>294. Shall we travel………..….your car or </i>
<i>mine?</i>


<i>295. You can’t stay out………..midnight.</i>
<i>296. The price of the electricity is going up………….</i>
<i>……..November, 2005.</i>


<i>297. We watched TV………..….two hours last </i>
<i>night.</i>


<i>298. They hope to finish the bridge……….</i>
<i>…….next December.</i>


<i>299. ………..the end of the street there is a path </i>
<i>leading to the river.</i>


<i>300. Do you usually have a holiday………….….</i>
<i>…….Easter?</i>


<i>301. I’ve been studying English………..….seven </i>
<i>years.</i>


<i>302. My father was in the army………..…………the </i>
<i>war.</i>



<i>303. I haven’t seen John………..…..he got </i>
<i>married.</i>


<i>304. What time do you usually get up…….</i>
<i>………..the morning?</i>


<i>305. See you………..…….4 o’clock tomorrow.</i>
<i>306. The police car chased the </i>


<i>robbers……….the streets.</i>


<i>307. I haven’t smoked………ages.</i>


<i>308. They stayed………..…….a marvelous hotel </i>
<i>last summer.</i>


<i>309. I went………..…the chemist’s, but I </i>
<i>didn’t notice if it was open.</i>


<i>310. Peter hurt himself. He fell……….…….his </i>
<i>bike.</i>


<i>311. We had to wait for him…………..……the school </i>
<i>gate for a few minutes.</i>


<i>312. The sheep go out ……….…..a hole in the </i>
<i>fence.</i>


<i>313. What do English people eat…………..……..</i>


<i>….Christmas Day?</i>


<i>314. I’ll meet you………..the airport tomorrow.</i>
<i>315. He held the world record for seven years…………..</i>
<i>………the 1970s.</i>


<i>316. There are many tall buildings…………..…..</i>
<i>……..the road to the city.</i>


<i>317. Tom has been ill. He isn’t </i>
<i>……….work today.</i>


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<i>319. I want to look up at the stars……….…the sky</i>
<i>at night.</i>


<i>320. The president made a speech…………..…..his visit </i>
<i>to Marid.</i>


<i>321. His village is……….……..the south-west of </i>
<i>England.</i>


<i>322. London is……….…….the Thames.</i>


<i>323. They rushed……….….the room when the </i>
<i>fire began.</i>


<i>324. She is wearing a ring………….………….…..her </i>
<i>little finger.</i>


<i>325. We should hurry. I have to be at </i>


<i>home……….….5 o’clock.</i>


<i>326. My father will be here………..….the </i>
<i>weekend.</i>


<i>327.</i> <i>I’ve been invited to a wedding party………..</i>
<i>…18th<sub>, September.</sub></i>


<i>328. They drove home silently………..……the </i>
<i>darkness.</i>


<i>329. The passengers had to stand……….…a </i>
<i>queue.</i>


<i>330. Tom is out of work………..the moment.</i>
<i>331. We got………..…..the train and headed for</i>
<i>Nha Trang.</i>


<i>332. I didn’t get up………..an half past seven </i>
<i>yesterday morning.</i>


<i>333. He walked………..…the road reading a </i>
<i>newspaper.</i>


<i>334. Will it be convenient………you to meet me </i>
<i>at 8 tomorrow morning.</i>


<i>335. My mother is not very </i>
<i>interested………..cooking.</i>



<i>336. He couldn’t get back……….his car. He had </i>
<i>locked himself out.</i>


<i>337. Our vacation always depends………my </i>
<i>mother.</i>


<i>338. I got this news………..……….a </i>
<i>newspaper.</i>


<i>339. Students who are filled……….…….ambition </i>
<i>always work hard.</i>


<i>340. Mary doesn’t mind living……….….her own.</i>
<i>341. My little brother is very fond………..</i>
<i>………cartoons.</i>


<i>342. Have a nice holiday. Take care……….</i>
<i>……..yourself.</i>


<i>343. Mary always has a kind word………</i>
<i>everyone.</i>


<i>344. It’s very kind………..you to tell me all this.</i>
<i>345. The government failed to keep its election </i>


<i>promise…..more arts funding.</i>


<i>346. The victims were not referred……….by </i>
<i>name.</i>



<i>347. I was filled………..admiration……….………</i>
<i>his bravery.</i>


<i>348. His disappearance is being looked……….</i>
<i>………….by the police.</i>


<i>349. We’re really looking………….………to </i>
<i>seeing you again.</i>


<i>350. We must look……….…the house before </i>
<i>we decide to rent it.</i>


<i>351. The beach is crowded………</i>
<i>tourists…………..……the summer.</i>


<i>352. “Harry Porter” is now very </i>


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<i>353. He hoped I would make good </i>
<i>use………..the dictionary.</i>


<i>354. ………some countries, people drive………</i>
<i>the left side of the road.</i>


<i>355. Our teacher doesn’t accept our frequent </i>
<i>absence………….….school.</i>


<i>356. The building was totally destroyed……….</i>
<i>…..the fire.</i>


<i>357. The children are very </i>



<i>excited……….going on holiday.</i>
<i>358. His eyes were wide………..</i>
<i>………..excitement.</i>


<i>359. Try……….….the shoes before you buy them!</i>
<i>360. Although he was tied……….….ropes, he </i>
<i>managed to get free.</i>


<i>361. Dalat is famous…………..…………its pleasant </i>
<i>climate and natural beauty.</i>


<i>362. I’m bored ……….…watching TV. Let’s do </i>
<i>something different.</i>


<i>363. He was lucky to start working………1,000 </i>
<i>US dollars a month.</i>


<i>364. Bill was numbered………the successful </i>
<i>men…………..…..his town.</i>


<i>365. He tried……….…..all his might to move the </i>
<i>rock.</i>


<i>366. You’ll find it in the drawer……….</i>
<i>……my other things.</i>


<i>367. Sometimes the children are very noisy……….</i>
<i>….the performance.</i>



<i>368. It’s not safe to drive……….….thirty miles an</i>
<i>hour on that road.</i>


<i>369. She met several people……….…her way </i>
<i>home.</i>


<i>370. It’s necessary to cross………..the river to </i>
<i>get there.</i>


<i>371. John’s parents are very proud………..</i>
<i>……..him.</i>


<i>372. My sister has just got engaged……….</i>
<i>…………..her boyfriend.</i>


<i>373. The police accused the man……….……</i>
<i>murder.</i>


<i>374. His boss has warned </i>


<i>him………..being late for work.</i>


<i>375. This picture reminds me……….……my </i>
<i>childhood.</i>


<i>376. We congratulated him……….getting </i>
<i>married.</i>


<i>377. She almost crashed……….a bus when she </i>
<i>was driving home.</i>



<i>378. Have you heard………Jim since he </i>
<i>left here?</i>


<i>379. Could you look………..the baby while I </i>
<i>prepare the dinner?</i>


<i>380. Don’t shout………..me. I’m not in debt</i>


<i>381. What do you think………..the plan? Is it </i>
<i>good enough?</i>


<i>382. Have you heard……….….a disco </i>
<i>called Monaco?</i>


<i>383. I put salt in my coffee………mistake </i>
<i>this morning.</i>


<i>384. Do you believe………what she said?</i>
<i>385. There’s not much </i>


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<i>386. She looked very pleased………the gifts.</i>
<i>387. The government plans to make important </i>


<i>changes……..…..the tax system.</i>


<i>388. Do you have any difficulty……….…….you </i>
<i>English?</i>


<i>389. Pleases apologize…………..your sister and say I’ll </i>


<i>see her this afternoon.</i>


<i>390. The workers complained….…….the manager………</i>
<i>the working conditions.</i>


<i>391. Her parents weren’t keen………..her </i>
<i>traveling alone.</i>


<i>392. Don’t interfere………..…matters that don </i>
<i>not concern you!</i>


<i>393. He seems to fail………..……</i>
<i>everything he does.</i>


<i>394. Your parents are worrying……….you: </i>
<i>please write to them.</i>


<i>395. Part of the building has been </i>
<i>subdivided……….…offices.</i>


<i>396. He can persuade himself……….believing </i>
<i>everything he wants to believe.</i>


<i>397. We must conclud…..….these remarks that all hope of</i>
<i>a settlement is dead.</i>


<i>398. The concept……….community </i>
<i>care is not new.</i>


<i>399. The reports from Rome disagree……….……</i>


<i>those from Milan.</i>


<i>400. I think the answer is right but I am not absolutely </i>
<i>sure …..………..… it.</i>


<i>401. His parents keep him well supplied…………..</i>
<i>……..cash.</i>


<i>402. Will you support him………….……….….his </i>
<i>campagne………..election?</i>


<i>403. He’s already making plans………..…….</i>
<i>….his retirement.</i>


<i>404. We used to have musical evenings with the whole </i>
<i>family gathered……….………..…….the piano.</i>


PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE
CORRECT TENSE


1.The director often………(return) home
late.


2.I don’t understand the word “fiddlesticks”.


What……….…“fiddlesticks”
(mean)?


3.The sun…….….(rise) in the east and……….….(set) in
the west.



4.……….…you (notice) any change un
her?


5.He………(teach) mathematics in the eleventh
and twelfth grades.


6.She………..(fly) to Paris once a year.
7.When you………….…(see) Tom to need help,


remember to give my regards.


8.The swimming pool…………..……(open) at 6:00 AM
and……..…………(close) at 10: 00 PM everyday.
9.It……….….(not rain) in the sky


season.


10.If you………….(go) to the party, you will meet Ann.
11.Good Bye! I………..………(leave)


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12.It’s really cold today. The ice in my drink ….. (not
<b>melt).</b>


13.This dictionary………..……….(belong) to me.
14.Look at that crowd. I………..……..(wonder) what


they………….……(wait) for.


15.You………..(like) this toy car. I give it


to my daughter for her birthday next week.


16.Ice……….…..(melt) to become water.
17.“Listen! Somebody…… ………(knock) at the door”.
18.If all………(go) well, I’ll finish it in the fortnight.
19.It………..(feel) warm in here at the moment.
20.The doctor………(feel) a patient’s pulse.
21.What you………….…(say) when you………


(see) him last week?


22.Why you………..(not tell) me about her
family before?


23.It would be better if you…….…..(go) there yourself.
24.He……….(teach) English in our school 4 years ago.
25.I……….(mail) the letters when I went out to lunch.
26.My boss always…………..…..(wear) a raincoat and


…..…(carry) an umbrella when he walked to the office.
27.The Williams……….(move) into their new


apartment last month.


28.He needed some money, so he………(sell) his car.
29.Tom….……….…….(go) downtown at seven


o’clock this evening.


30.If we……….(not buy) grain, we wouldn’t be able


to raise animals for meat.


31.She………..(work) very hard
yesterday.


32.They suddenly………(realize) that they…….
……….(travel) in the wrong direction.


33.When I………..(pick) up the teapot, the handle ..……..
… (come off).


34.While I………(swim) yesterday,


someone…………..…(steal) my clothes and
I……….…….(have) to walk home in my
swimsuit.


35.As he……….…..(eat), he could not
answer clearly.


36.As the goalkeeper………..………..(run)
forward to seize the ball, A bottle………..


…………..(strike) him on the shoulder.


37.The train just.……..(start) when the door.……..(open)
and two painting passengers ………..…(leap) in.


38.While I…….(wonder) whether to buy the dress or not,
someone else ….(come) and………….(buy) it.



39.Everyone…….……(read) quietly when suddenly the
door ……….….(burst) open and a complete


stranger……….……(rush) in.


40.The dentist’s waiting room was full of people.


Some……….………(read) magazines, others just…….
(turn) over the papers. A woman .…. (knit); a child .
…..(play) with a toy car. Suddenly the door ……..
(open) and the nurse………..………(say); “next,
please”.


41. She is studying. She….…..(start) to study ten minutes
ago. She ………..…(study) for fifteen minutes.


42.The taxi……….…..(come); so we must go.
43.I live in this flat. I……….(come) here in 1999. I……..


(live) since 1999.


44.You………(see) any good films lately?
45. – Yes, I…….……(go) to Hoa Binh theatre last week


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46.We……….(telephone) your office everyday
this week.


47.I……(ever visit) Australia, but I…….(see) a program
on TV about it two weeks ago.



48.World war II………..……….(end) in 1945.
49.They…….…(work) at the bookstore, they….………


(take) some classes, and they……….….
(live) in the same dormitory.


50.Where………….……….(you be) all this morning? It’s
nearly midday now.


51.Where….………….….(you be) this morning? I rang
you up several times before midday.


52.She………(play) tennis since she was
eight.


53.I am exhausted. I……….…………(work)
for a long time.


54.I………..(still not, find) the key
I lost yesterday.


55.My family………(live) here for the last two
months, and just ……….…… (decide) to
move.


56.You……….…(meet) her lately.


57.She……….…(write) a novel for the last two years
but she …..…………. (not finish) it yet.



58.I…………..…(wait) for the prices of the house to come
down before buying a house, but I think


I………..(wait) too long and the prices are
beginning to go up again.


59.We……….(mend) sheets all the morning but we
only ………..(do) three, and now the sewing
machine……….(break) down so we’ll be even
slower with the next one.


60.Why you………(make) such a terrible
noise? - I……….…..(lose) my key and


i………(try) to make my wife by throwing stones
at her window.


61.It………(rain) for two hours and the ground is
too wet to play on, so the


match……….(be) postponed.
62.When I…………(reach) the station, the train………..


……(already, leave).


63.It was not until I….(read) your letter that I……
(understand) the truth.


64.He…..(sleep) all night but he….………….(be) still


tired in the morning.


65.Tom and John………(know) each other because
they…..………….(meet) the summer before.
66.I……….(rush) to the airport, but the


plane………(leave).


67.I………..(start) college as soon as I………..
……(finish) school.


68.Everyone…..(eat) dinner by the time we….(get) to the
dinning room.


69.Somebody………..….(tell) me that
I……….(be) late for the train.


70.My wife………….(buy) a new hat after I……….
(ask) her not to do so.


71.A woman………..(come) in with a baby, who
she………..(say) just………..(swallow)
a safety pin.


72.The baby was crying. She ……….…(cry) for ten
minutes when her mother came in.


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74.He said he……….……(work) as a secretary
at that bank for years.



75.The rain………..(fall) all day so
we……….(stay) inside.


76.Tom……..(go) to Vietnamese classes for 2 years before
he ..…(go) to Vietnam.


77.John said he………..(be) on holiday the
month before.


78.She was cooking her husband’s dinner.


She………..…..(cook) the children’s supper
earlier.


79.I………..……(go) to bed as I………..
….(not feel) well all day.


80.She………..……(work) in the supermarket for a
year when she ………..…(become) the
manageress.


81.I……….…….….(finish) the book on India
I…………..……….(read).


82.When you arrive, I probably……….(play)
chess.


83.She……….….(wait) for you at the hotel at
midday tomorrow.



84.This time next Monday, I……….(sit) in a Paris
café reading Le Figaro. You…….……..(not read).
You’ll be looking at all the pretty girls.


85.By the time you come, he…….………..(be) in prison
for exactly a year.


86.I………..…..(finish) this novel by
tomorrow evening.


87.By this time next year I……….…..……
(save) 2,000 USD.


88.By midnight he………….………..(be) conscious for
48 hours.


89.How long you…….(wait) for me? I’ve been sitting
here for ten minutes.


90.By the end of the year he………(work) in the
office for ten years.


91.I………..…(<b>study</b>) for an hour when you
came.


92.The kettle………(<b>boil</b>) for ten
minutes.


93.It……….(<b>rain</b>) for three days now.
There’ll be a flood soon.



94.“Can you call back later? My father……..(<b>have</b>) a bath
at the moment”.


95.What time your mother………..…….(<b>finish</b>) work
every day?


96.He………..(<b>buy</b>) that car five years ago
but it still looks very new.


97.That’s a good novel but I………..(<b>not</b>
<b>read</b>) it before.


98.Even though they………..….(<b>look</b>) for a flat for a
month now, they………(<b>not be</b>) able to find one
anywhere.


99.I’m sorry. I………..(<b>forget</b>) already her name which
you …… (<b>give</b>) me some days before.


100. They see that they………..(<b>make</b>)
a mistake.


101. I……….(work) so hard that
I was always tired.


102. John…….…(do) the test again at the moment
because he


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103. He………..….(traffic) in drug across the


border when the police ………..…(catch) him
last Friday.


104. In a few minutes’ time, when the clock……….…..
(strike) six, I………..(wait) here for
three hours.


105. When we………(see) them last night, they……….
(sing); they …..….. (say) they……… .(sing) since 6
o’clock.


106. I hope it……..…(not rain) when the bride…….….
(leave) the church tomorrow.


107. When they…………..(get) to the theatre, the play
………….. (begin) . They………..…….(be)
twenty minutes late.


108. I………….….(return) the book as soon as I finish
…….…. .(read) it.


109. Yes, I……….(try) several times last year, but I …
……… .… (fail).


110. When I………..…(meet) him 6 years ago,
he……….….……….(work) as a director for three years
already.


111. While I….…………(go) out of the office, I…….…
(see) a familiar face.



112. I………….(make) a cake when the light went out.
I had to finish it in the dark.


113. Oh dear! Look out of the window.
It………..…………(rain).


114. I don’t think we………..…..(meet)
before.


115. By the time we stop we………..
(drive) six hundred miles.


116. You………..(walk) too fast. That’s
why you are tired.


117. My uncle……….…..(make) a speech on
Friday.


118. The girl……….….(sit) next me is very clever
and hard working.


119. I only………..(use) this open once since the day I
had it mended.


120. When I got to the bus stop, the bus…………..
…………..(just leave).


121. He…….….(live) in London for 2 years and
then………(go) to Paris.



122. Shakespeare………..….(write) a lot of
plays.


123. My brother……….….(write) several plays.
He……….(just finish) his fifth tragedy.


124. I………(not see) him for 3 years. I
wonder where he is.


125. Chopin………..(compose) some of his
music in Majorca.


126. I………..(see) a car accident while I……….
……..(wait) for you on this corner yesterday.


127. Mr. Jones………(be) principal of our
school since last year.


128. Mr. Smith………..………..(teach) in this school
since he ………. (graduate) in 1990.


129. My father………..….………….(not watch)
TV every night.


130. I………..(meet) Arthur three
weeks ago.


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132. My friend………….……….….(thank) me foe
what I had done for him.



133. Someone………..(steal) my
handbag on the bus.


134. The Browns………(live) in Paris for
seven years when the second world


war………(break) out.


135. Last month I………(be) in the
hospital for ten days.


136. Don’t call me in the afternoon. I usually………(be)
away in the afternoon.


137. Mr. Clark……….….(be) in New York 2 months
ago. Mr. Rossi…………..(be) in New York until 2
months ago.


138. John……….(drive) that car ever since
I………….…..(know) him.


139. People………..(speak) English in
most of Canada.


140. The dog………….(wag) his tail whenever
he………(see) me.


141. What you……….(do) when
I………(ring) you last night?



142. Up to then I never……….(see) such a
fat man.


143. I……….(not see) him on last
Monday.


144. They had sold all the books when
we………..…(get) there.


145. I think he………(leave) as soon as
he………(know) the news.


146. He…..(play) the piano when their guests……..
(arrive) last night.


147. He……….(come)
and……….(see) you soon.


148. I………….(come) as soon as I have finished my
work. You …………. (be) ready?


149. My mother……….(come) to stay with us
next weekend.


150. Where you……….(spend) your holidays
next summer?


151. Violets………..(bloom) in Spring.
152. We………..(not live) in England for



two years now.


153. We………(never forget) what
you………..(just tell) me.


154. They………(prepare) the Christmas
dinner at the moment.


155. When I………..(last stay) in Cairo,
I……….(ride) to the Pyramids on the camel that
my friend………….(borrow) the day before.


156. Our teacher………(tell) us yesterday
that he…..………(visit) England in 2000.


157. George……….(work) at
the university so far.


158. When he…….…(live) in Manchester, he………….
(work) in the bank.


159. Birds……….(build) their nests in the summer
and………(fly) to the south in winter.


160. My teacher………..(not
<b>smoke) for 5 years.</b>


161. My aunt wasn’t at home when I……(arrive). She..
…(just go) out.



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163. You………..(receive) any letter from
your girl friend yet?


164. My brother…………(join) the army when
he………..(be) young.


165. You………(remember) my mane or you……….
(forget) it someday?


166. Tom…..(study) chemistry for three years and then
he gave it up.


167. Miss lee often………..(write) when
she was on holiday.


168. He………….(leave) home two weeks ago and
we………….(not hear) from him since then.


169. When the teacher came in, the
pupils………..(play) games.


170. Colombus……….(discover) America more
than 400 years ago.


171. By next month, I……….(finish)
my first novel.


172. Bill said he………(forget)
to buy a dictionary.



173. He felt asleep while he……….
(do) his homework.


174. We………..(not see) my university
friends for a long time.


175. It………..(rain) when we arrived.
176. Kite and I……….…….(wait) right


here until you get back.


177. Dick………..(start) school when he
was eight.


178. How long you………..……(study) in this
school?


179. We……….(not receive) any letter from him since
he ……… (leave) four months ago.


180. Where are you? I’m upstairs. I…….………..(have)
a bath.


181. I………(speak) to you about that matter after the
meeting tonight.


182. Hurry up! The train………..…………..
(come).



183. Be quite! The


teacher………..(be) angry.
184. Why didn’t you listen while


I………..(speak) to you?


185. Some animals…………..………(not eat)
during winter.


186. John………..(watch) TV at 8
last evening.


187. Mr. Pike………..……..(live) here
since last October.


188. Someone……….(cut) down all
the trees in the garden.


189. The house………(build) two
years ago.


190. Listen! The bird………
(sing).


191. Trees………..(plant) since
it……….(stop) raining.


192. He often…………(say) O. K when he…….…….
(talk) with the guests.



193. What you………..…(do) after
you………..(go) home yesterday?


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195. He………(do) his homework before
he went to the cinema.


196. By noon, I………(wait) for her
for two hours.


197. Yesterday thieves……….…(break) into the house
and ……… (steal) a lot of furniture while the guests
……… (dance).


198. When I came in, they


all………..(sit) round the fire.
Mr. Pike……….(do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs.
Pike………(knit), and the


others……….(read).


199. She………(ask) me to tell
about him several times.


200. At 4 p. m yesterday? Well, I…..(work) in my
office at that time.


201. <b>A: I………..……..(play) football since I was </b>
5 years old.



<b>B: you………..…….(play) since </b>


you………(come) to England?
<b>A: Oh, yes. I……….(play) quite a lot. </b>


I………..(join) a club the day after
I………(arrive).


202. I’m preparing to support anything he………..
………..(say) tomorrow.


203. Sometimes I……….(get) up before the
sun ………(rise).


204. He said he………..(be)
mistaken.


205. Don’t speak until


someone……….(ask) you.


206. Mary………..…(come) from London.


207. Please be quiet! I………
(work).


208. When I……….(be) a child,
I……….(want) to be a doctor.
209. David………..….(be) born after his



father……….(die).


210. I………..(not send) the parcel
until I hear from you.


211. The last train………..(leave) the
station at 5 p.m.


212. Up to now, the teacher………..
(give) our class five tests.


213. He thinks that it………(rain)
tonight.


214. She said that she………(get)
married soon.


215. Bill said that he………..(lose) his
bicycle.


216. I was taught that the sun………..
(be) bigger than the moon.


217. The boy knew that an hour……….
(have) sixty minutes.


218. I didn’t know what time it……….(be), so
I………..(turn) on the radio.



219. She says that she…………(live) in the country
when she………. (be) a child.


220. They hope that they……….(end)
soon.


221. The student who answered the questions….
……….(be) John.


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223. John……….………(live) in the same house
since he left school.


224. Shut all the windows before
you………..(go) out.
225. You may begin when


you……….(be) ready.


226. He is saying his money so that he……….
(take) a long vacation.


227. I see that Henry………..……….
(write) his position now.


228. I had done that………(be)
necessary.


229. I saw that I……….(make) a
mistake.



230. The teacher asked Bill why he……(not go) to
school the day before.


231. We find that we……….(take)
a wrong way.


232. I want to know how long


she……….(live) here.


233. Do you hear what she……….
(just say)?


234. They believed that the police………..
(capture) the thief soon.


235. Did John say he………..
(call) you again?


236. She has thought that the


work………(be) easy.
237. I wonder what changes the new president


………. (introduce).


238. The students have thought that the English test
…… (be) rather difficult.


239. Mrs. Smith complains that her neighbor… ..(make)


too much noise.


240. Tom promised that he……….…………..
(not do) it again.


241. My father said he………(be) here
by soon.


242. Miss. White swears that she………
(never see) that man before.


243. She has told me her


name………(be) Mary.


244. My brother Jeff………..(go) to the
psychic last month.


245. He……..(be) absolutely amazed at what the
psychic …… (tell) him.


246. Then psychic………(begin) by
telling Jeff about his life.


247. She………(know) that Jeff………(have) two
children and ……… (build) houses for a living.
248. Then the psychic…….(make) some predictions


about Jeff’s future.



249. She said, “You………(have) your wife to
seek happiness with another woman. Your


business……….(do) well this year except that you
yourself……….(hurt) badly at work”.
250. But the psychic……….(get) it wrong


about Jeff’s business.


251. After seeing the psychic, he was too scared to go to
work, so now his business………..
(fall) apart.


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253. We………(not be worry) about this
right now if we hadn’t spent so much.


254. <b>A: You ever………(go) to </b>
Yellowstone Park before?


<b>B: Yes, I………(go) there three years </b>
ago.


255. Jill………….(be) to Disneyland five times before.
Last year, she ……….(take) her parents there
when they……….(come) to visit her.


256. <b>A: Can you give me a ride downtown? </b>


<b>B: Sorry, I can’t. I…………(just have) an accident and </b>
I’m a nervous wreck.



257. Many sociologists predict that


people………..(have) more free time in the next
few decades.


258. They believed that advanced


technology………..(perform) the work of people.
259. Many economists worry that this……(mean) more


unemployment.


260. Other economists believed, however, that by that
time social scientists……….(find) a
solution to the unemployment problem.


261. Yet a recent book on the productivity of Americans
indicates that this………(not be) the
case.


262. I……(read) my assignment right now, so please
don’t disturb me.


263. Misty……….(put on) her
makeup at the same time.


264. His family………..….(always worry)
about him on the road because he………..…
(always go) over the speed limit.



265. I………(read) the book you lent me, but
I’m not finished yet.


266. I………(read) the book you lent
me. In fact, I stayed up until 3 a. m last night to finish it!
267. Who……….………(take) money out of my purse?


This is the second time this week that
this……….(happen).


268. The professor………..(explain) this
math problem for one hour and the students still can’t
understand it.


269. <b>A: How much longer you………..(be) </b>
at the school?


<b> B: About another year.</b>


<b>A: By the time you leave, how long………….(study) you </b>
English altogether?


<b>B: Eighteen months. I hope I………(master) the English </b>
language by then!


270. <b>A: ………..your son………..</b>
(finish) high school yet?


<b>B: No, he………….…………(graduate) next spring. How</b>


about your daughter?


<b>A: Oh, gosh, yes. By the time your son………(graduate), </b>
she ……… (spend) two years at college.


<b>B: It’s hard to believe, isn’t it? They grow up so fast. </b>
Before we know it we……….……….
(retire)!


271. I………(write) to let you know that I’ve
arrived and that everything’s fine. At the moment
I……….(stay) at a hotel in Athens and


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I………(rent) a villa there for summer. The
weather’s not nice. It……….(rain) at the


moment. Still, it………(get) better slowly, and
I’m be sure it’ll be fine when you………..(come)
in the summer. I………..(look) forward to it.
The job………(not seem) to be too demanding.
Most of the time I……….(deal) with bookings
and ………..(answer) inquiries. But I……….…..
(suppose) it’s different when the tourist


reason…………..………(start) next month. Even now
the restaurants………..(begin) to get busier.
272. I thought you would like to know some of me


news. I ……… (arrive) in New York two weeks
ago and I………..….(stay) with a family called the


Browns. Mrs. Brown………..(work) in the bank,
but at the moment Mr. Brown………..(not
<b>have) a job. He…………..(do) a course in business </b>
management which starts next month. I …… (have) a
good time here, but the work is boring. I would like to
find another job. I………..(travel) on the
underground the other day when I met Tom. Do you
remember him? When we last………..(see)
him, he……..……(work) for his father’s job. Now
he……….(learn) English at a school here.
We…………..(see) an art exhibition together tonight,
I’m really looking forward to it. I like New York very
much, but I……….(think) it’s very expensive.
Could you do me a favor? I need some more money. Of
course I will pay you back when I see you.


273. I’m sorry I………..(not write) to you for so
long, but I………….(be) very busy lately. All last
month I…………(have) exams, and I………..(not do)


anything else but study foe ages. Anyway, I………….
(stop) studying now, and I………..(wait) for exam
results. As you can see from the letter, I………….
(change) my address and (live) in Croydon now.
I……….(decide) that I wanted a change from central
London because it………….(become) so expensive. A
friend of mine……….(tell) me about this flat, and
I………(move) here about two months ago.
When you……….(come) to London this
summer, please visit me. I………..(stay) here until


the middle id October. Then I……….(go) on
holiday to Scotland. Please write soon.


274. Before I………..(visit) Australia, an
Australia friend in London………..(tell) me
I’d learn “the Australia salute”. “What’s that?”


I………(ask). “You’ll find out when you get
there,” he ……… (say). I………..
(arrive) in Perth last week. Since then, I………
(stay) at nice hotel near am beautiful beach.


I……….(never visit) Australia before and I am
enjoying my stay. I……….(swim) every day from
the time I……….(arrive).
Yesterday, an Australia friend………(suggest) a
tour in “the bush”. I…………..(agree) at once. The first
thing I……..(notice) when we…………(be) in the bush
……… (be) the flies. After a while I………..


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275. We…………..(live) in our present house in the
country for three years. We ………..(move) here
after our second child……….(be) born.


We……….…(live) in town for ten years, and
………..(decide) that as soon as we………….(can)
afford it. We…………..(move) away from the smoke
and the noise of the city center, which we finally …….(
be) in 2000. We………(never forget) it. We…….(be)
reminded of the wisdom of our decision every morning


when we……….(draw) the curtains to see open
fields stretching before us. When the children


……….(have) breakfast, they (rush) outside to
play, which they………….(be ) whatever the weather.
While they………….(play) outside, we somehow
manage to start the day.


276. Jim and Mary………..(marry)
since 2000.


277. Since arriving in Jakarta, Daisy………..….
(become) very good at finding her way round.


278. I think I’ll have to go to the doctor as I…….(feel)
ill for some days.


279. Mary…………..….(tell) me that she……..…….
(have) a hard time persuading my son to share his toys.
280. Tom soon……….(realize) he couldn’t


live as cheaply in England as he had hoped.
281. For the first time in years Peter………


(remember) his wife’s birthday.


282. Peter claimed he…………(respect) my feelings on
the matter but he just………(can not) agree
with me.



283. I don’t believe it! It’s three in the morning and that
party still ………(not finish).


284. I hope Mike………(write) his report by
the end of this week because I want to check it.


285. Since the end of the conflict, many refugees


…………. (force) to stay in the camps for long periods.
<b>COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES</b>


<b>USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS</b>


<i>1. You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it.</i>
<i>2. Romeo and Juliet are lovers. Their parents hated</i>


<i>each other.</i>


<i>3. This is Mrs. Jones. Her son won the championship</i>
<i>last year.</i>


<i>4. I was sitting in a chair. It suddenly collapsed.</i>


<i>5. This is a story of a man. His wife suddenly loses</i>
<i>her memory.</i>


<i>6. Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused</i>
<i>millions of people in the world.</i>


<i>7. Please post these letters. I wrote them this morning.</i>


<i>8. The building is the church. Its tower can be seen</i>


<i>from apart.</i>


<i>9. Mary and Margaret are twins. You met them</i>
<i>yesterday.</i>


<i>10.I’ll introduce you to the man. His support is</i>
<i>necessary for your project.</i>


<i>11.The students will surely be successful in their exam.</i>
<i>The students study seriously and methodically.</i>


<i>12.Mary has won an Oscar. I know her sister.</i>


<i>13.Is this the style of hair? Your wife wanted to have it.</i>
<i>14.Shakespeare was born at Stratford on Avon, a small</i>


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<i>15.His girlfriend turned out to be an enemy spy. He</i>
<i>trusted her absolutely.</i>


<i>16.A man brought in a small girl. His hand had been</i>
<i>cut.</i>


<i>17.The smiths were given rooms in the hotel. Their</i>
<i>house had been destroyed in the explosion.</i>


<i>18.He introduced me to his students. Most of them were</i>
<i>from aboard.</i>



<i>19.They gave me four very bad tyres. One of them burst</i>
<i>before I had driven four miles.</i>


<i>20.A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out.</i>
<i>21.The problem has been discussed in class. We are</i>


<i>very interested in it.</i>


<i>22.Many diseases are no longer dangerous. People died</i>
<i>of them years ago.</i>


<i>23.Do you see my pen? I have just written the lesson</i>
<i>with it.</i>


<i>24.I like standing at the windows. I can see the park</i>
<i>from this window.</i>


<i>25.We are crossing the meadow. We flew kites over it in</i>
<i>our childhood.</i>


<i>26.They are repairing the tubes. Water is brought into</i>
<i>our house through the tubes.</i>


<i>27.The woman lives next door to me. You gave place to</i>
<i>her on the bus.</i>


<i>28.This snake is venomless. You are not afraid of it.</i>
<i>29.The examination lasted two days. I was successful in</i>


<i>this exam.</i>



<i>30.The two young men are not good persons. You are</i>
<i>acquainted with them.</i>


<i>31.This is the house. We often stay in this house in the</i>
<i>summer.</i>


<i>32.I’ll show you the second- hand bookshop. You can</i>
<i>find valuable books in this shop.</i>


<i>33.The police want to know the hotel. Mr. Bush stayed</i>
<i>at this hotel two years ago.</i>


<i>34.I have not decided the day. I’ll go to London on that</i>
<i>day.</i>


<i>35.He doesn’t want to sell the house. He was born in</i>
<i>this house.</i>


<i>36.I don’t know the reason. She left school for it.</i>


<i>37.Mrs. Brown rang Dr. Brown. He was going to carry</i>
<i>out an urgent operation at that moment.</i>


<i>38. You didn’t tell us the reason. We had to cut down</i>
<i>our daily expenses for that reason.</i>


<i>39.The student is from china. He sits next to me.</i>
<i>40.The professor is excellent. I am taking his course.</i>
<i>41.Mr. Smith said he was too busy to speak to me.</i>



<i>People had come to see him.</i>


<i>42.I recently went back to Paris. It is still as beautiful as</i>
<i>a pearl.</i>


<i>43.I recently went back to Paris. I was born in Paris</i>
<i>nearly 50 years ago.</i>


<i>44.The day was rainy. She left on that day.</i>


<i>45.The reason hasn’t been told yet. The president will</i>
<i>come to that city form this reason.</i>


<i>46.Phuong Thao is a singer. You like her music best.</i>
<i>47.My father goes swimming everyday. You met him this</i>


<i>morning.</i>


<i>48.In the class there are 45 students. The teacher knows</i>
<i>only a few of them.</i>


<i>49.The pupils haven’t done their homework. It is too</i>
<i>bad.</i>


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<i>51.I apologized the woman. I spilled her coffee.</i>
<i>52.The professor is excellent. I am taking his course.</i>
<i>53.The city was beautiful. We spent our vocation there.</i>
<i>54.I’ll never forget the day. I first met you there.</i>



<i>55.Do you remember the year? The First World War</i>
<i>ended in that year.</i>


<i>56.Islamabad which I visited recently has grown into a</i>
<i>large city over the past ten years.</i>


<i>57.Everyone who knew him said that he was</i>
<i>hardworking and trustworthy.</i>


<i>58.Professor Dupont who is an expert on economics</i>
<i>came to give us a lecture on the national economy.</i>
<i>59.The book I’m thinking of is the one which David</i>


<i>gave you.</i>


<i>60.The smiths who coming to tea are the smiths whose</i>
<i>you know.</i>


<i>61.Mr. Smith whose son you know is coming to tea.</i>
<i>62. My boss whose work takes him to a lot of countries</i>


<i>has decided he needs an assistant in London.</i>


<i>63.My grandmother who was an extraordinary woman</i>
<i>lived to the age of a hundred and fifteen.</i>


<i>64.I don’t like people………….are big-headed.</i>


<i>65.Have you seen the awful hat………Mary’s</i>
<i>bought for a wedding.</i>



<i>66.She wanted to know the reason…………..I had turned</i>
<i>down her invitation.</i>


<i>67. We were unable to get tickets for Madonna’s</i>
<i>Wembley concert………….was a sell-out.</i>


<i>68.We went back to look at the house…………..we used</i>
<i>to live.</i>


<i>69.It was returned to the person………..name</i>
<i>was inside.</i>


<i>70.What’s the name of the girl………got married to</i>
<i>Chris Small?</i>


<i>71.Can you think of any reason………..he might</i>
<i>have done it?</i>


<i>72.I prefer to go to Spain in winter………….there are</i>
<i>fewer tourists about.</i>


<i>73.What’s the name of the singer………….record is</i>
<i>number one just now?</i>


<i>74.I called Luis. He saw me. He waved at me.</i>


<i>75.The detective knew all the answers. He solved the</i>
<i>mystery.</i>



<i>76.I met an old friend. He told me all about a book he’d</i>
<i>just read.</i>


<i>77.Len is giving a big party. Len has finally found a new</i>
<i>job.</i>


<i>78.An old school friend gave me a job.</i>


<i>79.My cousin Pete helped me study for my history exam.</i>
<i>80.The girls were hungry and decided to have meal.</i>
<i>81.This is Brenda. She lives upstairs.</i>


<i>82.Someone found the money and was give a reward.</i>
<i>83.Jane is the woman. Jane is going to china next year.</i>
<i>84.Craig is hoping that Donna will be at the party. Len</i>


<i>has invited Craig.</i>


<i>85.The new manager at the plastics factory wants</i>
<i>Donna to work late. No one likes the new manager.</i>
<i>86.The woman at number 35 is behaving rather</i>


<i>strangely. Donna spoke to this woman yesterday.</i>
<i>87.Linda is a friend. I went on holiday with her.</i>
<i>88.I told you about a person. She is at the door.</i>


<i>89.Frank is the man. We are going to nominate frank</i>
<i>for the office of treasurer.</i>


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<i>91.Sheila brown is giving a concert at Wembley hall. I</i>


<i>have long admired her.</i>


<i>92.A car was stolen. It was found at the airport.</i>


<i>93.A simplified edition is easier to read than the</i>
<i>original. It’s shorter.</i>


<i>94.He has arranged a staff. The meeting starts at 10</i>
<i>tomorrow.</i>


<i>95.Her book was published last year. It became a best</i>
<i>seller.</i>


<i>96.Janet wants a typewriter. The typewriter </i>
<i>self-corrects.</i>


<i>97.I’m going to the mountains for my vacation. I am</i>
<i>really looking for it.</i>


<i>98.You’d better rewrite this letter. You wrote it quickly</i>
<i>and carelessly.</i>


<i>99.Science fiction books are about the future and space</i>
<i>travel. Some people love them. Others hate them.</i>
<i>100. You recommended that book to me. It was very good.</i>
<i>101. The new club in Jubilee road is very popular with</i>


<i>young people. Everyone is talking about the new club.</i>
<i>102. Mrs. Fortune was a writer. Her hobby was found in</i>



<i>the cellar.</i>


<i>103. Robin is explaining his problems to Harriet. Robin’s</i>
<i>wife has left him.</i>


<i>104. Jack’s car had broken down. He had to take a bus.</i>
<i>105. She had invited a hundred guests. I didn’t know any</i>


<i>of them.</i>


<i>106. There were several large hotels in the road. Three of</i>
<i>them had to be repaired urgently.</i>


<i>107. I have two sisters. People like them both very much.</i>
<i>108. That is the new doctor. He has come to live in our</i>


<i>town.</i>


<i>109. Our sister lives ten miles away. She stayed at home</i>
<i>during the bus strike.</i>


<i>110. I lent you a book. It was written by a friend of mine.</i>
<i>She lives in France.</i>


<i>111. Toledo is a very fine city to visit. It gets extremely</i>
<i>hot in summer.</i>


<i>112. I told you about a record. The record will be</i>
<i>released next week. It has been produced by a</i>
<i>completely new method.</i>



<i>113. Crossford has only two hundred inhabitants. It’s</i>
<i>miles from anywhere.</i>


<i>114. This is the bank. We borrowed money from it.</i>


<i>115. You lent me a tent. It was damaged in a storm. You</i>
<i>heard about the storm on the news.</i>


<i>116. The doctor is with a patient. The patient’s leg was</i>
<i>broken in an accident.</i>


<i>117. The zoo’s most famous giant panda has died. Its</i>
<i>name was Chi Chi.</i>


<i>118. Mandy’s name was missed off the list. She wasn’t</i>
<i>very pleased.</i>


<i>119. My grandfather is the fittest person I know. His</i>
<i>house is at the top of a steep hill.</i>


<i>120. A woman’s jewels were stolen. A police officer was</i>
<i>staying in the same hotel. The woman was</i>
<i>interviewed by him.</i>


<i>121. My friend Albert has decided to buy a motorbike.</i>
<i>Her car was stolen last week.</i>


<i>122. The agreement ended six months of negotiation. It</i>
<i>was signed yesterday.</i>



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<i>124. Diamond is a very hard substance. It is used for</i>
<i>cutting.</i>


<i>125. She’s recently bought the motorbike. She took me for</i>
<i>a ride on it.</i>


<i>126. I lost my wallet last week. It was found by a</i>
<i>workman. He was digging a hole in the street outside</i>
<i>our house.</i>


<i>127. The ship hit an iceberg and sank. Warning messages</i>
<i>had been sent to it. The ship ignored these.</i>


<i>128. My neighbours have three small children. The</i>
<i>children make a lot of noise. My neighbours never</i>
<i>apologize.</i>


<i>129. He set about cleaning off the dirt. It was covering the</i>
<i>floor and walls.</i>


<i>130. She was dancing with a student. He had a slight</i>
<i>slimp.</i>


<i>131. I am looking after some children. They are terribly</i>
<i>spoilt.</i>


<i>132. Romeo and Juliet are lovers. Their parents hated</i>
<i>each other.</i>



<i>133. The man is sitting at the desk. I had come to see this</i>
<i>man.</i>


<i>134. I missed the train. I usually catch this train. And I</i>
<i>had to travel on the next. This is a slow train.</i>


<i>135. His girlfriend turned out to be an enemy spy. He</i>
<i>trusted her absolutely.</i>


<i>136. The car had had brakes. We were in this car.</i>


<i>137. We’ll have to get across the frontier. This will be</i>
<i>difficult.</i>


<i>138. The firm is sending me to York. I work for this firm.</i>
<i>139. A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out.</i>


<i>140. Tom had been driving all day. He was tired and</i>
<i>wanted to stop.</i>


<i>141. Jack’s tyres were very old. He wanted to stick to the</i>
<i>tarred road.</i>


<i>142. She said that the men were thieves. This turned to be</i>
<i>true.</i>


<i>143. They rowed across the Atlantic. This had never been</i>
<i>done before.</i>


<i>144. Mary said that there should be a notice up warning</i>


<i>people. Mary’s children couldn’t swim.</i>


<i>145. He paid me $5 for cleaning ten windows. Most of</i>
<i>them hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.</i>


<i>146. The men are angry. The woman is talking to the men.</i>
<i>147. The house is for sale. I was born in it.</i>


<i>148. The teacher is Mr. Pike. We studied with him last</i>
<i>year.</i>


<i>149. That is the chair. He used to sit on it for meals.</i>


<i>150. Faraday is a famous scientist. Many books have been</i>
<i>written about him.</i>


<i>151. You are looking at the picture. What’s the picture?</i>
<i>152. In the middle of the village, there is a well. The</i>


<i>villagers take the water from this well to drink.</i>


<i>153. There is a “No Parking” sign. I do not take a notice</i>
<i>of it.</i>


<i>154. Sunday is the day. We can visit our grandfather on</i>
<i>that day.</i>


<i>155. The bed is good. I slept in it last night.</i>


<i>156. The meeting was very interesting. I went to it.</i>


<i>157. Here is the factory. My uncle Frank works in it.</i>
<i>158. This is the photograph of our friends. We went on the</i>


<i>holiday with them.</i>


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<i>160. This is the man. I gave money to him this morning.</i>
<i>161. I send for the doctor. Do you know the doctor?</i>


<i>162. I went to see the country town. My aunt used to live</i>
<i>in it.</i>


<i>163. The woman is very poor and old. Ann must look for</i>
<i>her.</i>


<i>164. Geometry seems a very hard subject. I know nothing</i>
<i>about it.</i>


<i>165. The man is standing over there. I was telling you</i>
<i>about him.</i>


<i>166. Mr Tam is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him</i>
<i>on the telephone last night.</i>


<i>167. The tree is at front of the house .We picked these</i>
<i>fruits from it.</i>


<i>168. The city is very large. We were born in it.</i>


<i>169. Do you remember the day? We first met on that day.</i>
<i>170. The manager has just announced his retirement. We</i>



<i>have all depended on him so much.</i>


<i>171. The officer wasn’t very friendly. Susan spoke to him</i>
<i>yesterday</i>


<i>172. The dog was very frightened. The boys threw stones</i>
<i>at it.</i>


<i>173. The road was built in 1987. We are driving on it.</i>
<i>174. The meeting is interesting. I went to it.</i>


<i>175. I must thank the people. I got a present from them.</i>
<i>176. Do you know the doctor? I send for the doctor.</i>


<i>177. The woman is very poor and old .Ann must look for</i>
<i>her.</i>


<i>178. My friends are teaching in An Giang University. I</i>
<i>always think of them.</i>


<i>179. Bob has passed the exam. We should say “</i>
<i>congratulation!” to Bob.</i>


<i>180. The Pope is living in the Vatican County. The Christ</i>
<i>Jesus has given the highest right to him. </i>


<b>COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES</b>
<b>USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS</b>



181. You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it.
182. Romeo and Juliet are lovers. Their parents hated


each other.


183. This is Mrs. Jones. Her son won the championship
last year.


184.<b> I was sitting in a chair. It suddenly collapsed.</b>


185. This is a story of a man. His wife suddenly loses
her memory.


186. Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused
millions of people in the world.


187. Please post these letters. I wrote them this morning
188. The building is the church. Its tower can be seen


from apart.


189. Mary and Margaret are twins. You met them
yesterday.


190. I’ll introduce you to the man. His support is
necessary for your project.


191. The students will surely be successful in their
exam. The students study seriously and methodically.
192. Mary has won an Oscar. I know her sister.



193. Is this the style of hair? Your wife wanted to have
it.


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195. His girlfriend turned out to be an enemy spy. He
trusted her absolutely


196. A man brought in a small girl. His hand had been
cut.


197. The smiths were given rooms in the hotel. Their
house had been destroyed in the explosion.


198. He introduced me to his students. Most of them
were from aboard.


199. They gave me four very bad tyres. One of them
burst before I had driven four miles.


200. A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out.
201. The problem has been discussed in class. We are


very interested in it.


202. Many diseases are no longer dangerous. People
died of them years ago.


203. Do you see my pen? I have just written the lesson
with it.



204. I like standing at the windows. I can see the park
from this window.


205. We are crossing the meadow. We flew kites over it
in our childhood.


206. They are repairing the tubes. Water is brought into
our house through the tubes.


207. The woman lives next door to me. You gave place
to her on the bus.


208. This snake is venomless. You are not afraid of it.
209. The examination lasted two days. I was successful


in this exam.


210. The two young men are not good persons. You are
acquainted with them.


211. This is the house. We often stay in this house in the
summer.


212.I’ll show you the second- hand bookshop. You can
find valuable books in this shop.


213.The police want to know the hotel. Mr. Bush stayed
at this hotel two years ago.


214.I have not decided the day. I’ll go to London on that


day.


215.He doesn’t want to sell the house. He was born in
this house.


216.I don’t know the reason. She left school for it.


217.Mrs. Brown rang Dr. Brown. He was going to carry
out an urgent operation at that moment.


218.You didn’t tell us the reason. We had to cut down our
daily expenses for that reason.


219.The student is from china. He sits next to me.
220.The professor is excellent. I am taking his course.
221.Mr. Smith said he was too busy to speak to me.


People had come to see him.


222.I recently went back to Paris. It is still as beautiful as
a pearl.


223.I recently went back to Paris. I was born in Paris
nearly 50 years ago.


224.The day was rainy. She left on that day.


225.The reason hasn’t been told yet. The president will
come to that city form this reason.



226.Phuong Thao is a singer. You like her music best.
227.My father goes swimming everyday. You met him


this morning.


228.In the class there are 45 students. The teacher knows
only a few of them.


229.The pupils haven’t done their homework. It is too
bad.


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231.I apologized the woman. I spilled her coffee.
232.The professor is excellent. I am taking his course.
233.The city was beautiful. We spent our vocation there.
234.I’ll never forget the day. I first met you there.


235.Do you remember the year? The First World War
ended in that year.


236.Islamabad which I visited recently has grown into a
large city over the past ten years.


237.Everyone who knew him said that he was
hard-working and trustworthy.


238.Professor Dupont who is an expert on economics
came to give us a lecture on the national economy.
239.The book I’m thinking of is the one that David gave


you.



240.The smiths who coming to tea are the smiths whose
you know.


241.Mr. Smith whose son you know is coming to tea.
242.My boss whose work takes him to a lot of countries


has decided he needs an assistant in London.


243.My grandmother who was an extraordinary woman
lived to the age of a hundred and fifteen.


244.I don’t like people………….are big-headed.


245.Have you seen the awful hat………
Mary’s bought for a wedding.


246.She wanted to know the reason…………..I had
turned down her invitation.


247.We were unable to get tickets for Madonna’s
Wembley concert………….was a sell-out.


248.We went back to look at the house…………..we
used to live.


249.It was returned to the person………..name
was inside.


250.What’s the name of the girl………got married


to Chris Small?


251.Can you think of any reason………..he might
have done it?


252.I prefer to go to Spain in winter………….there are
fewer tourists about.


253.What’s the name of the singer………….record is
number one just now?


254.I called Luis. He saw me. He waved at me.


255.The detective knew all the answers. He solved the
mystery.


256.I met an old friend. He told me all about a book he’d
just read.


257.Len is giving a big party. Len has finally found a new
job.


258.An old school friend gave me a job.


259.My cousin Pete helped me study for my history
exam.


260.The girls were hungry and decided to have meal.
261.This is Brenda. She lives upstairs.



262.Someone found the money and was give a reward.
263.Jane is the woman. Jane is going to china next year.
264.Craig is hoping that Donna will be at the party. Len


has invited Craig.


265.The new manager at the plastics factory wants Donna
to work late. No one likes the new manager.


266.The woman at number 35 is behaving rather
strangely. Donna spoke to this woman yesterday.
267.Linda is a friend. I went on holiday with her.
268.I told you about a person. She is at the door.


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270.That is the boy. I lent him my bicycle.


271.Sheila brown is giving a concert at Wembley hall. I
have long admired her.


272.A car was stolen. It was found at the airport.


273.A simplified edition is easier to read than the
original. It’s shorter.


274.He has arranged a staff. The meeting starts at 10
tomorrow.


275.Her book was published last year. It became a best
seller.



276.Janet wants a typewriter. The typewriter
self-corrects.


277.I’m going to the mountains for my vacation. I am
really looking for it.


278.You’d better rewrite this letter. You wrote it quickly
and carelessly.


279.Science fiction books are about the future and space
travel. Some people love them. Others hate them.
280.You recommended that book to me. It was very


good.


281.The new club in Jubilee road is very popular with
young people. Everyone is talking about the new
club.


282.Mrs. Fortune was a writer. Her hobby was found in
the cellar.


283.Robin is explaining his problems to Harriet. Robin’s
wife has left him.


284.Jack’s car had broken down. He had to take a bus.
285.She had invited a hundred guests. I didn’t know any


of them.



286.There were several large hotels in the road. Three of
them had to be repaired urgently.


287.I have two sisters. People like them both very much.
288.That is the new doctor. He has come to live in our


town.


289.Our sister lives ten miles away. She stayed at home
during the bus strike.


290.I lent you a book. It was written by a friend of mine.
She lives in France.


291.Toledo is a very fine city to visit. It gets extremely
hot in summer.


292.I told you about a record. The record will be released
next week. It has been produced by a completely new
method.


293.Crossford has only two hundred inhabitants. It’s
miles from anywhere.


294.This is the bank. We borrowed money from it.


295.You lent me a tent. It was damaged in a storm. You
heard about the storm on the news.


296.The doctor is with a patient. The patient’s leg was


broken in an accident.


297.The zoo’s most famous giant panda has died. Its
name was Chi Chi.


298.Mandy’s name was missed off the list. She wasn’t
very pleased.


299.My grandfather is the fittest person I know. His
house is at the top of a steep hill.


300.A woman’s jewels were stolen. A police officer was
staying in the same hotel. The woman was
interviewed by him.


301.My friend Albert has decided to buy a motorbike.
Her car was stolen last week.


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303.I was sitting next to a boy in the exam. He told me
the answers.


304.Diamond is a very hard substance. It is used for
cutting.


305.She’s recently bought the motorbike. She took me for
a ride on it.


306.I lost my wallet last week. It was found by a
workman. He was digging a hole in the street outside
our house.



307.The ship hit an iceberg and sank. Warning messages
had been sent to it. The ship ignored these.


308.My neighbours have three small children. The
children make a lot of noise. My neighbours never
apologize.


309.He set about cleaning off the dirt. It was covering the
floor and walls.


310.She was dancing with a student. He had a slight
slimp.


311.I am looking after some children. They are terribly
spoilt.


312.Romeo and Juliet are lovers. Their parents hated each
other.


313.The man is sitting at the desk. I had come to see this
man.


314.I missed the train. I usually catch this train. And I had
to travel on the next. This is a slow train.


315.His girlfriend turned out to be an enemy spy. He
trusted her absolutely


316.The car had had brakes. We were in this car.



317.We’ll have to get across the frontier. This will be
difficult.


318.The firm is sending me to York. I work for this firm.


319.A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out.
320.Tom had been driving all day. He was tired and


wanted to stop.


321.Jack’s tyres were very old. He wanted to stick to the
tarred road.


322.She said that the men were thieves. This turned to be
true.


323.They rowed across the Atlantic. This had never been
done before.


324.Mary said that there should be a notice up warning
people. Mary’s children couldn’t swim.


325.He paid me $5 for cleaning ten windows. Most of
them hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.


326.The men are angry. The woman is talking to the men.
327.The house is for sale. I was born in it.


328.The teacher is Mr. Pike. We studied with him last


year.


329.That is the chair. He used to sit on it for meals.


330.Faraday is a famous scientist. Many books have been
written about him.


331.You are looking at the picture. What’s the picture?
332.In the middle of the village, there is a well. The


villagers take the water from this well to drink.


333.There is a “No Parking” sign. I do not take a notice
of it.


334.Sunday is the day. We can visit our grandfather on
that day.


335.The bed is good. I slept in it last night.


336.The meeting was very interesting. I went to it.
337.Here is the factory. My uncle Frank works in it.


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339.I must thank the people. I got a present from them.
340.This is the man. I gave money to him this morning.
341.I send for the doctor. Do you know the doctor?


342.I went to see the country town. My aunt used to live
in it.



343.The woman is very poor and old. Ann must look for
her.


344.Geometry seems a very hard subject. I know nothing
about it.


345.The man is standing over there. I was telling you
about him.


346.Mr Tam is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him
on the telephone last night.


347.The tree is at front of the house .We picked these
fruits from it.


348.The city is very large. We were born in it.


349.Do you remember the day? We first met on that day.
The manager has just announced his retirement. We have


all depended on him so much.


350.The officer wasn’t very friendly. Susan spoke to him
yesterday


351.The dog was very frightened. The boys threw stones
at it.


352.The road was built in 1987. We are driving on it.
353.The meeting is interesting. I went to it.



354.I must thank the people. I got a present from them.
355.Do you know the doctor? I send for the doctor.


356.The woman is very poor and old. Ann must look for
her.


357.My friends are teaching in An Giang University. I
always think of them.


358.Bob has passed the exam. We should say “
congratulation!” to Bob.


359.The Pope is living in the Vatican County. The Christ
Jesus has given the highest right to him.


360. You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it.
361. Romeo and Juliet are lovers. Their parents hated


each other.


362. This is Mrs. Jones. Her son won the championship
last year.


363. I was sitting in a chair. It suddenly collapsed.


364. This is a story of a man. His wife suddenly loses
her memory.


365. Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused


millions of people in the world.


366. Please post these letters. I wrote them this morning.
367. The building is the church. Its tower can be seen


from apart.


368. Mary and Margaret are twins. You met them
yesterday.


369. I’ll introduce you to the man. His support is
necessary for your project.


370. The students will surely be successful in their exam.
The students study seriously and methodically.


371. Mary has won an Oscar. I know her sister.


372. Is this the style of hair? Your wife wanted to have it.
373. Shakespeare was born at Stratford on Avon, a small


town in England. He is the world’s greatest dramatist
and poet.


374. His girlfriend turned out to be an enemy spy. He
trusted her absolutely.


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376. The smiths were given rooms in the hotel. Their
house had been destroyed in the explosion.



377. He introduced me to his students. Most of them
were from aboard.


378. They gave me four very bad tyres. One of them
burst before I had driven four miles.


379. A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out.
380. The problem has been discussed in class. We are


very interested in it.


381. Many diseases are no longer dangerous. People died
of them years ago.


382. Do you see my pen? I have just written the lesson
with it.


383. I like standing at the windows. I can see the park
from this window.


384. We are crossing the meadow. We flew kites over it
in our childhood.


385. They are repairing the tubes. Water is brought into
our house through the tubes.


386. The woman lives next door to me. You gave place to
her on the bus.


387. This snake is venomless. You are not afraid of it.


388. The examination lasted two days. I was successful in


this exam.


389. The two young men are not good persons. You are
acquainted with them.


390. This is the house. We often stay in this house in the
summer.


391. I’ll show you the second- hand bookshop. You can
find valuable books in this shop.


392. The police want to know the hotel. Mr. Bush stayed
at this hotel two years ago.


393. I have not decided the day. I’ll go to London on that
day.


394. He doesn’t want to sell the house. He was born in
this house.


395. I don’t know the reason. She left school for it.


396. Mrs. Brown rang Dr. Brown. He was going to carry
out an urgent operation at that moment.


397. You didn’t tell us the reason. We had to cut down
our daily expenses for that reason.



398. The student is from china. He sits next to me.
399. The professor is excellent. I am taking his course.
400. Mr. Smith said he was too busy to speak to me.


People had come to see him.


401. I recently went back to Paris. It is still as beautiful as
a pearl.


402. I recently went back to Paris. I was born in Paris
nearly 50 years ago.


403. The day was rainy. She left on that day.


404. The reason hasn’t been told yet. The president will
come to that city form this reason.


405. Phuong Thao is a singer. You like her music best.
406. My father goes swimming everyday. You met him


this morning.


407. In the class there are 45 students. The teacher knows
only a few of them.


408. The pupils haven’t done their homework. It is too
bad.


409. The girl is happy. She won the race.



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414. Do you remember the year? The First World War
ended in that year.


415. Islamabad which I visited recently has grown into a
large city over the past ten years.


416. Everyone who knew him said that he was
hardworking and trustworthy.


417. Professor Dupont who is an expert on economics
came to give us a lecture on the national economy.


418. The book I’m thinking of is the one which David gave
you.


419. The smiths who coming to tea are the smiths whose
you know.


420. Mr. Smith whose son you know is coming to tea.
421. My boss whose work takes him to a lot of countries


has decided he needs an assistant in London.


422. My grandmother who was an extraordinary woman
lived to the age of a hundred and fifteen.


423. I don’t like people………….are big-headed.


424. Have you seen the awful hat………
Mary’s bought for a wedding.



425. She wanted to know the reason…………..I had turned
down her invitation.


426. We were unable to get tickets for Madonna’s
Wembley concert………….was a sell-out.


427. We went back to look at the house…………..we used
to live.


428. It was returned to the person ……..name was inside.
429. What’s the name of the girl………got married


to Chris Small?


430. Can you think of any reason………..he
might have done it?


431. I prefer to go to Spain in winter………….there are
fewer tourists about.


432. What’s the name of the singer………….record is
number one just now?


433. I called Luis. He saw me. He waved at me.


434. The detective knew all the answers. He solved the
mystery.


435. I met an old friend. He told me all about a book he’d


just read.


436. Len is giving a big party. Len has finally found a
new job.


437. An old school friend gave me a job.


438. My cousin Pete helped me study for my history
exam.


439. The girls were hungry and decided to have meal.
440. This is Brenda. She lives upstairs.


441. Someone found the money and was give a reward.
442. Jane is the woman. Jane is going to china next year.
443. Craig is hoping that Donna will be at the party. Len


has invited Craig.


444. The new manager at the plastics factory wants
Donna to work late. No one likes the new manager.


445. The woman at number 35 is behaving rather
strangely. Donna spoke to this woman yesterday.


446. Linda is a friend. I went on holiday with her.
447. I told you about a person. She is at the door.


448. Frank is the man. We are going to nominate frank
for the office of treasurer.



449. That is the boy. I lent him my bicycle.


450. Sheila brown is giving a concert at Wembley hall. I
have long admired her.


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452. A simplified edition is easier to read than the
original. It’s shorter.


453. He has arranged a staff. The meeting starts at 10
tomorrow.


454. Her book was published last year. It became a best
seller.


455. Janet wants a typewriter. The typewriter
self-corrects.


456. I’m going to the mountains for my vacation. I am
really looking for it.


457. You’d better rewrite this letter. You wrote it quickly
and carelessly.


458. Science fiction books are about the future and space
travel. Some people love them. Others hate them.


459. You recommended that book to me. It was very
good.



460. The new club in Jubilee road is very popular with
young people. Everyone is talking about the new club.
461. Mrs. Fortune was a writer. Her hobby was found in


the cellar.


462. Robin is explaining his problems to Harriet. Robin’s
wife has left him.


463. Jack’s car had broken down. He had to take a bus.
464. She had invited a hundred guests. I didn’t know any


of them.


465. There were several large hotels in the road. Three of
them had to be repaired urgently.


466. I have two sisters. People like them both very much.
467. That is the new doctor. He has come to live in our


town.


468. Our sister lives ten miles away. She stayed at home
during the bus strike.


469. I lent you a book. It was written by a friend of mine.
She lives in France.


470. Toledo is a very fine city to visit. It gets extremely
hot in summer.



471. I told you about a record. The record will be
released next week. It has been produced by a completely
new method.


472. Crossford has only two hundred inhabitants. It’s
miles from anywhere.


473. This is the bank. We borrowed money from it.


474. You lent me a tent. It was damaged in a storm. You
heard about the storm on the news.


475. The doctor is with a patient. The patient’s leg was
broken in an accident.


476. The zoo’s most famous giant panda has died. Its
name was Chi Chi.


477. Mandy’s name was missed off the list. She wasn’t
very pleased.


478. My grandfather is the fittest person I know. His
house is at the top of a steep hill.


479. A woman’s jewels were stolen. A police officer
was staying in the same hotel. The woman was
interviewed by him.


480. My friend Albert has decided to buy a motorbike.


Her car was stolen last week.


481. The agreement ended six months of negotiation. It
was signed yesterday.


482. I was sitting next to a boy in the exam. He told me
the answers.


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484. She’s recently bought the motorbike. She took me
for a ride on it.


485. I lost my wallet last week. It was found by a
workman. He was digging a hole in the street outside our
house.


486. The ship hit an iceberg and sank. Warning
messages had been sent to it. The ship ignored these.
487. My neighbours have three small children. The


children make a lot of noise. My neighbours never
apologize.


488. He set about cleaning off the dirt. It was covering
the floor and walls.


489. She was dancing with a student. He had a slight
slimp.


490. I am looking after some children. They are terribly
spoilt.



491. Romeo and Juliet are lovers. Their parents hated
each other.


492. The man is sitting at the desk. I had come to see this
man.


493. I missed the train. I usually catch this train. And I
had to travel on the next. This is a slow train.


494. His girlfriend turned out to be an enemy spy. He
trusted her absolutely.


495. The car had had brakes. We were in this car.


496. We’ll have to get across the frontier. This will be
difficult.


497. The firm is sending me to York. I work for this firm.
498. A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out.
499. Tom had been driving all day. He was tired and


wanted to stop.


500. Jack’s tyres were very old. He wanted to stick to the
tarred road.


501. She said that the men were thieves. This turned to be
true.



502. They rowed across the Atlantic. This had never been
done before.


503. Mary said that there should be a notice up warning
people. Mary’s children couldn’t swim.


504. He paid me $5 for cleaning ten windows. Most of
them hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.


505. The men are angry. The woman is talking to the men.
506. The house is for sale. I was born in it.


507. The teacher is Mr. Pike. We studied with him last
year.


508. That is the chair. He used to sit on it for meals.


509. Faraday is a famous scientist. Many books have been
written about him.


510. You are looking at the picture. What’s the picture?
511. In the middle of the village, there is a well. The


villagers take the water from this well to drink.


512. There is a “No Parking” sign. I do not take a notice of
it.


513. Sunday is the day. We can visit our grandfather on
that day.



514. The bed is good. I slept in it last night.


515. The meeting was very interesting. I went to it.
516. Here is the factory. My uncle Frank works in it.


517. This is the photograph of our friends. We went on the
holiday with them.


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521. I went to see the country town. My aunt used to live
in it.


522. The woman is very poor and old. Ann must look for
her.


523. Geometry seems a very hard subject. I know nothing
about it.


524. The man is standing over there. I was telling you
about him.


525. Mr Tam is very interested in our plan. I spoke to
him on the telephone last night.


526. The tree is at front of the house .We picked these
fruits from it.


527. The city is very large. We were born in it.


528. Do you remember the day? We first met on that day.


529. The manager has just announced his retirement. We


have all depended on him so much.


530. The officer wasn’t very friendly. Susan spoke to him
yesterday


531. The dog was very frightened. The boys threw stones
at it.


532. The road was built in 1987. We are driving on it.
533. The meeting is interesting. I went to it.


534. I must thank the people. I got a present from them.
535. Do you know the doctor? I send for the doctor.
536. The woman is very poor and old .Ann must look for


her.


537. My friends are teaching in An Giang University. I
always think of them.


538. Bob has passed the exam. We should say “
congratulation!” to Bob.


539. The Pope is living in the Vatican County. The Christ
Jesus has given the highest right to him.


PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE
CORRECT TENSE



286. The director often………(return) home
late.


287. I don’t understand the word “fiddlesticks”. What
………… “fiddlesticks” (mean)?


288. The sun……..(rise) in the east and ….….(set) in
the west.


289. ……….…you (notice) any change un
her?


290. He……(teach) mathematics in the eleventh and
twelfth grades.


291. She………..(fly) to Paris once a
year.


292. When you…(see) Tom to need help, remember to
give my regards.


293. The swimming pool…..(open) at 6:00 AM and
…… (close) at 10: 00 PM everyday.


294. It……….(not rain) in the sky season.


295. If you……..…….(go) to the party, you will meet
Ann.



296. Good Bye! I………….………(leave) now.
297. It’s really cold today. The ice in my


drink…………..(not melt).


298. This dictionary…………..……….(belong) to me.
299. Look at that crowd. I……..(wonder) what they …


(wait) for.


300. You…….(like) this toy car. I give it to my daughter
for her birthday next week.


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302. “Listen! Somebody………(knock) at the
door”.


303. If all………(go) well, I’ll finish it in the fortnight.
304. It…………..(feel) warm in here at the moment.
305. The doctor………(feel) a patient’s pulse.
306. What you….…(say) when you………(see) him last


week?


307. Why you…………..(not tell) me about her family
before?


308. It would be better if you…….…..(go) there
yourself.


309. He……….(teach) English in our school 4 years


ago.


310. I…….….(mail) the letters when I went out to
lunch.


311. My boss always…..(wear) a raincoat and …
(carry) an umbrella when he walked to the office.


312. The Williams…….(move) into their new apartment
last month.


313. He needed some money, so he…..………(sell) his
car.


314. Tom….…….(go) downtown at seven o’clock this
evening.


315. If we…..(not buy) grain, we wouldn’t be able to
raise animals for meat.


316. She………..(work) very hard yesterday.
317. They suddenly…(realize) that they…...(travel) in


the wrong direction.


318. When I……..(pick) up the teapot, the handle
……...(come off).


319. While I ……(swim) yesterday, someone……
(steal) my clothes and I….…….(have) to walk home in


my swimsuit.


320. As he……….…..(eat), he could not answer clearly.
321. As the goalkeeper……..(run) forward to seize the


ball, a bottle ……….. (strike) him on the shoulder.
322. The train just…….(start) when the door……..


(open) and two painting passengers …..…(leap) in.
323. While I…(wonder) whether to buy the dress or not,


someone else ……… (come) and…….(buy) it.


324. Everyone……(read) quietly when suddenly the
door … (burst) open and a complete stranger……
(rush) in.


325. The dentist’s waiting room was full of people.
Some … read) magazines, others just….(turn) over the
papers. A woman ….… (knit); a child …..(play) with a
toy car. Suddenly the door …….. (open) and the nurse
………(say); “next, please”.


326. She is studying. She….…..(start) to study ten
minutes ago. She…………..…(study) for fifteen
minutes.


327. The taxi………….…..(come); so we must go.
328. I live in this flat. I….(come) here in 1999. I …..



(live) since 1999.


329. You……(see) any good films lately? – Yes, I…
(go) to Hoa Binh theatre last week and……..(see) a
Japanese film.


330. We……….(telephone) your office everyday
this week.


331. I…(ever visit) Australia, but I….(see) a program
on TV about it two weeks ago.


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333. They….…(work) at the bookstore, they …(take)
some classes, and they ……….….(live) in the same
dormitory.


334. Where…….(you be) all this morning? It’s nearly
midday now.


335. Where…….(you be) this morning? I rang you up
several times before midday.


336. She………(play) tennis since she was eight.
337. I am exhausted. I…….…………(work) for a long


time.


338. I………..(still not, find) the key I lost
yesterday.



339. My family…(live) here for the last two months, and
just …… (decide) to move.


340. You………….…(meet) her lately.


341. She…(write) a novel for the last two years but
she ...(not finish) it yet.


342. I………..…(wait) for the prices of the house to
come down before buying a house, but I think I………..
(wait) too long and the prices are beginning to go up
again.


343. We…..(mend) sheets all the morning but we only
…..(do) three, and now the sewing machine…….
(break) down so we’ll be even slower with the next one.
344. Why you……(make) such a terrible noise? – I …..
(lose) my key and I …(try) to make my wife by
throwing stones at her window.


345. It….(rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet
to play on, so the match ……….(be) postponed.


346. When I……..(reach) the station, the train ……
(already, leave).


347. It was not until I….(read) your letter that I …….
(understand) the truth.


348. He…….(sleep) all night but he….(be) still tired in


the morning.


349. Tom and John…(know) each other because they….
(meet) the summer before.


350. I….(rush) to the airport, but the plane …(leave).
351. I…..(start) college as soon as I…..……(finish)


school.


352. Everyone…...(eat) dinner by the time we……(get)
to the dinning room.


353. Somebody…….(tell) me that I…….(be) late for the
train.


354. My wife….(buy) a new hat after I…….(ask) her
not to do so.


355. A woman…..(come) in with a baby, who she …..
(say) just ……..(swallow) a safety pin.


356. The baby was crying. She……(cry) for ten minutes
when her mother came in.


357. By the time you met me, I……..(study) English for
7 years.


358. He said he……(work) as a secretary at that bank
for years.



359. The rain……..(fall) all day so we……….(stay)
inside.


360. Tom…..(go) to Vietnamese classes for 2 years
before he…(go) to Vietnam.


361. John said he……..(be) on holiday the month
before.


362. She was cooking her husband’s dinner. She ....
(cook) the children’s supper earlier.


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364. She…(work) in the supermarket for a year when
she…… (become) the manageress.


365. I…….(finish) the book on India I………….(read).
366. When you arrive, I probably………….(play) chess.
367. She…….(wait) for you at the hotel at midday


tomorrow.


368. This time next Monday, I….(sit) in a Paris café
reading Le Figaro. You…..(not read). You’ll be looking
at all the pretty girls.


369. By the time you come, he…..(be) in prison for
exactly a year.


370. I…………..(finish) this novel by tomorrow


evening.


371. By this time next year I .…..……(save) 2,000
USD.


372. By midnight he……..(be) conscious for 48 hours.
373. How long you….(wait) for me? I’ve been sitting


here for ten minutes.


374. By the end of the year he……(work) in the office
for ten years.


375. I……(study) for an hour when you came.
376. The kettle…………(boil) for ten minutes.


377. It…….(rain) for three days now. There’ll be a
flood soon.


378. “Can you call back later? My father…..(have) a
bath at the moment”.


379. What time your mother………..…….(finish) work
every day?


380. He…..(buy) that car five years ago but it still looks
very new.


381. That’s a good novel but I………..(not <b>read) it</b>
before.



382. Even though they………(look) for a flat for a
month now, they…(not be) able to find one anywhere.
383. I’m sorry. I…..(forget) already her name which


you …… (give) me some days before.


384. They see that they…………..(make) a mistake.
385. I……….(work) so hard that I was always tired.
386. John…(do) the test again at the moment because he


… (not pass) it the first time.


387. He……(traffic) in drug across the border when the
police …… (catch) him last Friday.


388. In a few minutes’ time, when the clock…...(strike)
six, I … (wait) here for three hours.


389. When we….(see) them last night, they….(sing);
they …(say) they …….(sing) since 6 o’clock.


390. I hope it…(not rain) when the bride….(leave) the
church tomorrow.


391. When they…….(get) to the theatre, the play…..
(begin). They .…….(be) twenty minutes late.


392. I…..(return) the book as soon as I finish.…..(read)
it.



393. Yes, I….….(try) several times last year, but I …..
(fail).


394. When I..…(meet) him 6 years ago, he….(work) as
a director for three years already.


395. While I…(go) out of the office, I.…(see) a familiar
face.


396. I….(make) a cake when the light went out. I had to
finish it in the dark.


397. Oh dear! Look out of the window. It ..……(rain).
398. I don’t think we…………..…..(meet) before.


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400. You………..(walk) too fast. That’s why you are
tired.


401. My uncle…….…..(make) a speech on Friday.
402. The girl…..….(sit) next me is very clever and hard


working.


403. I only….(use) this open once since the day I had it
mended.


404. When I got to the bus stop, the bus………..(just
<b>leave).</b>



405. He….(live) in London for 2 years and then……
(go) to Paris.


406. Shakespeare……..….(write) a lot of plays.


407. My brother…….(write) several plays. He….(just
<b>finish) his fifth tragedy.</b>


408. I……(not see) him for 3 years. I wonder where he
is.


409. Chopin…….(compose) some of his music in
Majorca .. (see) a car accident while I…..(wait) for you
on this corner yesterday.


410. Mr. Jones……(be) principal of our school since
last year.


411. Mr. Smith....(teach) in this school since he ….
(graduate) in 1990.


412. My father..….………….(not watch) TV every
night.


413. I………..(meet) Arthur three weeks ago.


414. Yesterday the police…(report) that they ….
(capture) the thief.


415. My friend……….(thank) me foe what I had done


for him.


416. Someone…………..(steal) my handbag on the bus.


417. The Browns……(live) in Paris for seven years
when the second world war ……break) out.


418. Last month I………(be) in the hospital for ten
days.


419. Don’t call me in the afternoon. I usually…(be)
away in the afternoon.


420. Mr. Clark….(be) in New York 2 months ago. Mr.
Rossi …..(be) in New York until 2 months ago.


421. John….(drive) that car ever since I.…..(know)
him.


422. People…………..(speak) English in most of
Canada.


423. The dog……(wag) his tail whenever he……(see)
me.


424. What you….(do) when I…………(ring) you last
night?


425. Up to then I never……….(see) such a fat man.
426. I……….(not see) him on last Monday.


427. They had sold all the books when we …..…(get)


there.


428. I think he……(leave) as soon as he……(know) the
news.


429. He…..(play) the piano when their guests…..
(arrive) last night.


430. He……(come) and……….(see) you soon.


431. I…(come) as soon as I have finished my work. You
...(be) ready?


432. My mother…….(come) to stay with us next
weekend.


433. Where you……….(spend) your holidays next
summer?


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435. We…………..(not live) in England for two years
now.


436. We……(never forget) what you………..(just tell)
me.


437. They…………(prepare) the Christmas dinner at
the moment.



438. When I…..(last stay) in Cairo, I…….(ride) to the
Pyramids on the camel that my friend………….
(borrow) the day before.


439. Our teacher…(tell) us yesterday that he…(visit)
England in 2000.


440. George……….(work) at the university so far.
441. When he….…(live) in Manchester, he …….(work)


in the bank.


442. Birds….(build) their nests in the summer and…
(fly) to the south in winter.


443. My teacher………..(not smoke) for 5 years.
444. My aunt wasn’t at home when I…(arrive). She…


(just go) out.


445. How long Bob and Mary….(be) married?


446. You………..(receive) any letter from your girl
friend yet?


447. My brother……(join) the army when he…..(be)
young.


448. You……(remember) my mane or you…….
(forget) it someday?



449. Tom…(study) chemistry for three years and then
he gave it up.


450. Miss lee often……..(write) when she was on
holiday.


451. He….(leave) home two weeks ago and we..…(not
<b>hear) from him since then.</b>


452. When the teacher came in, the pupils……..(play)
games.


453. Colombus….(discover) America more than 400
years ago.


454. By next month, I……….(finish) my first novel.
455. Bill said he………(forget) to buy a dictionary.
456. He felt asleep while he……….(do) his


homework.


457. We……..(not see) my university friends for a long
time.


458. It…………..(rain) when we arrived.


459. Kite and I….…….(wait) right here until you get
back.



460. Dick…………..(start) school when he was eight.
461. How long you…………(study) in this school?
462. We…,(not receive) any letter from him since he …


(leave) four months ago.


463. Where are you? I’m upstairs. I…..(have) a bath.
464. I…(speak) to you about that matter after the


meeting tonight.


465. Hurry up! The train……..(come).
466. Be quite! The teacher……..(be) angry.


467. Why didn’t you listen while I ……..(speak) to
you?


468. Some animals…………(not eat) during winter.
469. John……….(watch) TV at 8 last evening.


470. Mr. Pike…….……..(live) here since last October.
471. Someone……….(cut) down all the trees in the


garden.


472. The house………(build) two years ago.
473. Listen! The bird………(sing).


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475. He often ……(say) O. K when he……..….(talk)
with the guests.



476. What you………(do) after you………..(go) home
yesterday?


477. How long you…….(wait) for me? Just a few
minutes.


478. He……(do) his homework before he went to the
cinema.


479. By noon, I…………(wait) for her for two hours.
480. Yesterday thieves….…(break) into the house and


…(steal) a lot of furniture while the guests ……(dance).
481. When I came in, they all….(sit) round the fire. Mr.
Pike ….(do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pike…(knit), and
the others …(read).


482. She……(ask) me to tell about him several times.
483. At 4 p. m yesterday? Well, I……..(work) in my


office at that time.


484. <b>A: I……..……..(play) football since I was 5 years</b>
old.


<b>B: you………(play) since you………(come) to England?</b>
<b>A: Oh, yes. I….(play) quite a lot. I…(join) a club the day</b>


after I .. … arrive).



485. I’m preparing to support anything he……..(say)
tomorrow.


486. Sometimes I….(get) up before the sun ………
(rise).


487. He said he……..(be) mistaken.


488. Don’t speak until someone……….(ask) you.
489. Mary………..…(come) from London.


490. Please be quiet! I………(work).


491. When I……….(be) a child, I……….(want) to be a
doctor.


492. David…….(be) born after his father……….
(die).


493. I…………..(not send) the parcel until I hear from
you.


494. The last train………..(leave) the station at 5
p.m.


495. Up to now, the teacher………..(give) our class five
tests.


496. He thinks that it………(rain) tonight.


497. She said that she………(get) married soon.
498. Bill said that he………..(lose) his


bicycle.


499. I was taught that the sun……..(be) bigger than the
moon.


500. The boy knew that an hour…….(have) sixty
minutes.


501. I didn’t know what time it…….(be), so I…..(turn)
on the radio.


502. She says that she…(live) in the country when she...
(be) a child.


503. They hope that they……….(end) soon.


504. The student who answered the questions …….(be)
John.


505. Mary……..(have) dinner when her friend called.
506. John………(live) in the same house since he left


school.


507. Shut all the windows before you………..(go) out.
508. You may begin when you……….(be) ready.
509. He is saying his money so that he….(take) a long



vacation.


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511. I had done that………(be) necessary.
512. I saw that I……….(make) a mistake.


513. The teacher asked Bill why he…(not go) to school
the day before.


514. We find that we………….(take) a wrong way.
515. I want to know how long she ……….(live) here.
516. Do you hear what she……….(just say)?


517. They believed that the police……..(capture) the
thief soon.


518. Did John say he…………..(call) you again?
519. She has thought that the work………(be) easy.
520. I wonder what changes the new president….


(introduce).


521. The students have thought that the English test...
(be) rather difficult.


522. Mrs. Smith complains that her neighbor…(make)
too much noise.


523. Tom promised that he…………..(not do) it again.
524. My father said he…………(be) here by soon.



525. Miss. White swears that she………(never see) that
man before.


526. She has told me her name………(be) Mary.
527. My brother Jeff………..(go) to the psychic last


month.


528. He….(be) absolutely amazed at what the psychic ...
(tell) him.


529. Then psychic………(begin) by telling Jeff about
his life.


530. She…..(know) that Jeff……(have) two children
and……(build) houses for a living.


531. Then the psychic….(make) some predictions about
Jeff’s future.


532. She said, “You……(have) your wife to seek
happiness with another woman. Your business…(do)
well this year except that you yourself……….(hurt)
badly at work”.


533. But the psychic………….(get) it wrong about
Jeff’s business.


534. After seeing the psychic, he was too scared to go to


work, so now his business………..(fall) apart.
535. If I…(not be bring up) in the city, I would want to


live there now.


536. We…..(not be worry) about this right now if we
hadn’t spent so much.


537. <b>A: You ever……(go) to Yellowstone Park before? </b>
<b> B: Yes, I……(go) there three years ago. Jill…….(be)</b>
to Disneyland five times before. Last year, she…….
(take) her parents there when they….(come) to visit her.
538. <b>A: Can you give me a ride downtown? </b>


<b>B: Sorry, I can’t. I….(just have) an accident and I’m a</b>
nervous wreck.


539. Many sociologists predict that people…..(have)
more free time in the next few decades.


540. They believed that advanced technology……..
(perform) the work of people.


541. Many economists worry that this…..(mean) more
unemployment.


542. Other economists believed, however, that by that
time social scientists…….(find) a solution to the
unemployment problem.



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544. I….(read) my assignment right now, so please
don’t disturb me.


545. Misty………….(put on) her makeup at the same
time.


546. His family…….(always worry) about him on the
road because he ………….. (always go) over the speed
limit.


547. I……(read) the book you lent me, but I’m not
finished yet.


548. I……(read) the book you lent me. In fact, I stayed
up until 3 a. m last night to finish it!


549. Who…(take) money out of my purse? This is the
second time this week that this…….(happen).


550. The professor…..(explain) this math problem for
one hour and the students still can’t understand it.


551. <b>A: How much longer you……..(be) at the school? </b>
<b>B: About another year.</b>


<b>A: By the time you leave, how long…(study) you English</b>
altogether?


<b>B: Eighteen months. I hope I…(master) the English</b>
language by then!



552. <b>A: ……your son……..(finish) high school yet? </b>
<b>B: No, he……(graduate) next spring. How about your</b>


daughter?


<b>A: Oh, gosh, yes. By the time your son…(graduate),</b>
she…. (spend) two years at college.


<b>B: It’s hard to believe, isn’t it? They grow up so fast.</b>
Before we know it we…….(retire)!


553. I…(write) to let you know that I’ve arrived and that
everything’s fine. At the moment I….(stay) at a hotel in
Athens and I……..(do) a lot of sightseeing. Next week,
I….(move) to the island of Crete, which is where most


people in my company……(live). I……(rent) a villa
there for summer. The weather’s not nice. It…….(rain)
at the moment. Still, it…(get) better slowly, and I’m be
sure it’ll be fine when you………..(come) in the
summer. I……..(look) forward to it. The job……(not
<b>seem) to be too demanding. Most of the time I…….</b>
(deal) with bookings and …..(answer) inquiries. But I
….. (suppose) it’s different when the tourist reason …
(start) next month. Even now the restaurants……..
(begin) to get busier.


554. I thought you would like to know some of me
news. I………(arrive) in New York two weeks ago and


I….(stay) with a family called the Browns. Mrs.
Brown…..(work) in the bank, but at the moment Mr.
Brow…..(not have) a job. He…..(do) a course in
business management which starts next month. I ….
(have) a good time here, but the work is boring. I would
like to find another job. I…..(travel) on the underground
the other day when I met Tom. Do you remember him?
When we last…..(see) him, he……(work) for his
father’s job. Now he….(learn) English at a school here.
We………..(see) an art exhibition together tonight, I’m
really looking forward to it. I like New York very much,
but I….(think) it’s very expensive. Could you do me a
favor? I need some more money. Of course I will pay
you back when I see you.


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(decide) that I wanted a change from central London
because it….(become) so expensive. A friend of
mine….(tell) me about this flat, and I……(move) here
about two months ago. When you ….(come) to London
this summer, please visit me. I …..(stay) here until the
middle id October. Then I….(go) on holiday to
Scotland. Please write soon.


556. Before I…..(visit) Australia, an Australia friend in
London…….(tell) me I’d learn “the Australia salute”.
“What’s that?” I……(ask). “You’ll find out when you
get there,” he…..(say). I…..(arrive) in Perth last week.
Since then, I…(stay) at nice hotel near am beautiful
beach. I….(never visit) Australia before and I am
enjoying my stay. I….(swim) every day from the time I.


(arrive).


Yesterday, an Australia friend…(suggest) a tour in “the
bush”. I …….(agree) at once. The first thing I…..
(notice) when we …(be) in the bush …(be) the flies.
After a while I …...(remember) the talk I had had in
London before I…..(come) here. “What’s the Australia
salute?” I….(ask) uddenly, as I wave my right arm
to keep the flies away. “That’s it!” my friend asked
he……(wave) back!


557. We…..(live) in our present house in the country for
three years. We …..(move) here after our second
child….(be) born. We……(live) in town for ten years,
and…..(decide) that as soon as we….(can) afford it.
We……..(move) away from the smoke and the noise of
the city center, which we finally……(stay) in 2000.
We…(never forget) it. We….(be) reminded of the
wisdom of our decision every morning when we….
(draw) the curtains to see open fields stretching before


us. When the children…….(have) breakfast, they (rush)
outside to play, which they…….(want) whatever the
weather. While they……….(play) outside, we somehow
manage to start the day.


558. Jim and Mary……..(marry) since 2000.


559. Since arriving in Jakarta, Daisy….(become) very
good at finding her way round.



560. I think I’ll have to go to the doctor as I….(feel) ill
for some days.


561. Mary….(tell) me that she….(have) a hard time
persuading my son to share his toys.


562. Tom soon…….(realize) he couldn’t live as cheaply
in England as he had hoped.


563. For the first time in years Peter…(remember) his
wife’s birthday.


564. Peter claimed he…(respect) my feelings on the
matter but he just ……(can not) agree with me.


565. I don’t believe it! It’s three in the morning and that
party still……(not finish).


566. I hope Mike…(write) his report by the end of this
week because I want to check it.


567. Since the end of the conflict, many refugees...
(force) to stay in the camps for long periods.


<b>CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO</b>
<b>PASSIVE VOICE</b>


1. They gave the job to Amy and Bob.
2. They started the work last week.



3. They finished the kitchen on Saturday.
4. Somebody calls the president everyday.


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6. William the conqueror built the castle in the 11th
century.


7. People believed that somebody murdered Miss. Stone.
8. We put a notice about the trip on the notice board


yesterday.


9. People think that an apple a day is good for you.
10. The cold weather damaged the plants.


11. They were doing the bedroom on Friday.
12. They’re painting the living room now.


13. Martha was delivering the documents to the
department.


14. The major is going to open the new airport.


15. If you can’t drive, who is going to drive your car?
16. The police are interviewing all the witnesses.
17. We’re going to give David a big surprise.
18. They have painted the walls green.


19. They will finish the work next week.



20. The delegates had received the information before the
recess.


21. The teacher should buy the supplies for this class.
22. Somebody will call Mr. Watson tonight.


23. The fire has caused considerable damage.


24. John will have received then papers by tomorrow.
25. They haven’t decided anything yet.


26. Your hair is long. You ought to get it cut.


27. The medical profession borrowed the technology from
the other fields.


28. The surgeons arranged for the installation of a TV
screen in the operating theatre.


29. They drew up emergency plans, later abandoned, to
build new cities.


30. They had to make plans for extra places in schools in
the 1990s.


31. We gave the first scheme our approval.
32. I think Alfred Nobel invented dynamite.


33. People thought at first that the Crown Prince had been
attacked.



34. It is considered that his speech was one of the best.
35. Police reported that a man had been helping them


with their investigation.


36. The accused was alleged (đưa ra) to have committed
fraud (gian laän).


37. Technicians no longer have to take engine interiors
apart to check them.


38. In future, patients might be able to get surgeons to
perform their operation by remote control.


39. Those at work must pay for the welfare benefits in
this country.


40. Unexpected demographic changes have often proved
population forecasts wrong.


41. I’d say it was impossible that Marconi invented
television.


42. One day it’s quite possible that robots will do all our
housework for us.


43. Technology has not yet found a universally acceptable
substitute for the petrol engine, in my view.



44. It seems that the experts are finding new uses for
computers all the time.


45. Surely someone will have patented a 3-D TV by the
end of the century.


46. We can’t deny that we made certain mistakes early
on.


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48. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of
the plant.


49. Somebody has taken some of my books away.
50. They will hold the meeting before May Day.
51. They have to repair the engine of the car.


52. The boys broke the window and took away some
pictures.


53. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday.
54. They may use this room for the classroom.


55. The teacher is going to tell the story.


56. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.
57. The children looked at the women with red hat.


58. They have provided the victims with food and
clothing.



59. People speak English in almost every corner of the
world.


60. You mustn’t use this machine after 5:30 p. m.
61. Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name.


62. After class, one of the students always erases the
chalkboard.


63. You must clean the wall before you paint it.
64. They told the new pupils where to sit.


65. I knew that they had told him of the meeting.
66. Nobody has ever treated me with such kindness.
67. No one believes his story.


68. A sudden increase in water pressure may break the
dam.


69. We must take good care of books borrowed from the
library.


70. A man I know told me about it.


71. We can ever found him at home for he is always on
the move.


72. They use milk for making butter and cheese.


73. Science and technology have completely changed


human life.


74. John used to visit Miss. Jones at weekends.
75. Weeds cover the river’s bank.


76. Smoke filled the room.
77. Do they teach English here?


78. Will you invite her to your wedding party?
79. Did the teacher give some exercises?
80. Is she going to write a poem?


81. Have they changed the window of the laboratory?
82. Is she making big cakes for the party?


83. Has Tom finished the work?


84. Are the police making inquires about the thief?
85. Must we finish the test before ten?


86. Will buses bring the children home?
87. Why didn’t they help him?


88. How many games has the team played?
89. Where do people speak English?


90. Who are they keeping in the kitchen?
91. How can they open this safe?


92. What books did she read this year?


93. How did the police find the lost man?
94. Who looked after the children for you?
95. How long have they waited for the doctor?
96. What time can the boy hand in their papers?
97. The teacher gave each of us two exercise books.
98. Someone will tell him that news.


99. They have sent enough money to these poor boys.
100. They have given the women in most countries in


the world the right to vote.


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102. People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.
103. They rumoured the man was still living.
104. They declared that she won the competition.


105. She knows that English is an international
language.


106. People think that Jack London’s life and writings
represent the American love of adventure.


107. They say that John is the brightest student in class.
108. They reported that the president had suffered a


heart attack.


109. Everybody thinks that he has died a natural death.
110. They reported that the troops were coming.



111. People think that the earth stood still.
112. We’ll continue to use this computer.


113. They began to plant rubber trees in bug plantations.
114. People can continue to enjoy natural resources.
115. People continue to drink coca-cola in the 21st


century.


116. They gave up the research after three hours.
117. Someone should look into the matter.


118. Don’t speak until someone speaks to you.
119. A neighbour is looking after the children.
120. Your story brings back pleasant memories.
121. I have heard her sing this song several times.
122. People saw him steal your car.


123. The teacher is watching them work.
124. He won’t let you do that silly thing again.
125. People don’t make the children work hard.
126. They made him work all day.


127. The detective saw the woman putting the jewelry in
her bag.


128. The terrorists made the hostages lie down.


129. Police advise drivers to use an alternative route.
130. She helps me to do all these difficult exercises.


131. Open your book.


132. Take off your hat.


133. Don’t do that silly thing again.
134. Let’s tell them about it.


135. Don’t let the other see you.


136. She advised me to sell that house.
137. They begged us to help him.
138. He orders us to clean the floor.
139. She recommends me to do the job.


140. She urged him to visit her parents as soon as
possible.


141. It is dangerous for us to take a short cut.
142. You need to have your hair cut.


143. You must see it believe it.


144. She wants someone to take some photographs.
145. We enjoy writing letters.


146. The teacher explains the lessons clearly and slowly.
147. Miss. Wood cooks the food for all of us.


148. The doctor examined the patients last night.
149. These boys made that noise.



150. People speak English in most countries.


151. A lot of students attended the lecture yesterday.
152. We gave you back the books last month.


153. My pupils can’t do these exercises quickly.
154. My mother will make a new dress for me.
155. She had to finish the report.


156. The movie has bored us very much.


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159. The local government is conducting a traffic
survey.


160. My parents promised me a bicycle yesterday.
161. Who wrote it?


162. Has the book interested you?


163. When will the prime minister open the new
hospital?


164. Are you giving me some money tomorrow?
165. Did the students do the homework?


166. You should open the wine about three hours before
you use it.


167. Previous climbers had cut steps in the ice.


168. Why didn’t they mend the roof before it fell in?
169. The librarian said that they were starting a new


system because people were not returning books.


170. The police asked each of us about his movements
on the night of the crime.


171. They rang the church bells as a flood warning.
172. They will say nothing more about the matter if


someone returns the stolen gun.


173. It is high time someone told him to stop behaving
like a child.


174. A thief stole my dog and brought him back only
when I offered $50 Reward for him.


175. They feed the seals at the zoo twice a day.


176. Compare clothes that we have washed with clothes
that any other laundry has washed.


177. He expected us to offer him a job.


178. The author has written a special edition for
children.


179. An uneasy silence succeeded the shot.


180. Did the idea interest you?


181. They used to start their engines by hand. Now they
start them by electricity.


182. Students are doing a lot of work.


183. The prime minister used to have opened the dry
dock.


184. Anyone with the smallest intelligence could
understand these instructions.


185. We will not admit children under sixteen.


186. The howling of wolves kept him awake all night.
187. Children couldn’t have done all this damage.
188. They suggested making the tests easier.


<b>FILL IN THE BLANK WITH A SUITABLE WORD</b>


<i><b>1.</b></i> It is…….(1) then, that a great many people and a great many people are involved in the………….(2) of English.
Millions of men and women in four….….(3) have English as their first……….(4) and millions in every part of
the………..…(5) use it as their second as foreign language.


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<i><b>3.</b></i> Now I had two…...(1) theories and I told…….(2) to Nat Gubbins and he said they were both wrong……(3) said that
Mr. Forester was correct in one detail: the…….(4) really dated back to horse back riding. It came being…….(5) men on
horseback and a practice of running each other though with swords.


<i><b>4.</b></i> Vehicles also account for air…….…..(1) in the cities. Automobile exhaust and some industrial processes……..(2)


carbon monoxide, an odorless gas which can not be seen or………(3) nitric oxide is another tail-pipe emission……….
(4) is highly poisonous and may sometimes change into even more……..(5) nitrogen dioxide.


<i><b>5.</b></i> While military………(1) test lasers against satellites, surgeons use them as miraculously……..….(2) scalpels. The
beams can……….(3) focused to spot one fiftieth the size……..(4) a human hair, yet its intensity is enough to kill cancer
or drill…………..(5) the most delicate bones.


<i><b>6.</b></i> Dreams of finding………….(1) treasure almost came……..(2) recently. A new machine called “revealer” has been
buried in the ground. The…….(3) was used in a cave near the sea shore where. It is said-pirates used to……(4) gold.
Armed with the new machine, a……..(5) party when into the cave hoping to find buries gold.


<i><b>7.</b></i> House guests…(1) bring gifts when they come to visit, and they….(2) offer to help in some way. As a….(3), you may
want to ask your host or hostess if there’s anything you can do in the kitchen. In many cases, the gesture is more…(4)
than actually helping. ... (5) may also want to take your friends out to dinner at the end of your stay, but it’s not expected
for you to do so.


<i><b>8.</b></i> Language is a……..(1) of communication so each nation has its……….…(2) language. However some nations have
the same language. According to the speakers’ use of language. It is called the first, second or………..(3) language.
Among the languages used by most people in the world…….(4) English. This doesn’t mean that English is spoken by
greater number of speakers…….(5) any other languages, for it is easily…………(6) by Chinese in this respect. However
it is………(7) most international of languages because it provides ready access to the world scholarship and world trade.
That is the………..(8) why millions of men and women try to master it.


<i><b>9.</b></i> Where, when and how languages began is still……….…..(1) mystery. Many people think that languages grew from
human beings imitating animal sounds and that………(2) learned to use these sounds………..(3) communicate
with…………(4) other. Probably the language of primitive people consisted…………(5) as system of sounds. However,
we…………..(6) only trace the history of languages to……..…..(7) times when they………(8) first written and by then
they were well developed.


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<i><b>11.</b></i> What is the best………(1) to prepare for a job in the year 2006? This is the question many people are………(2)


because they want to be prepared for the work force……….(3) the future. According to experts who have ………(4)
this issue carefully workers must be prepared to change jobs six to eight times during the course…….…(5) careers.
Workers will have to upgrade their skills constantly and retain for new responsibility. Education in the form….……(6)
retraining will be an on-going part of every………(7). All workers will…….(8) engage in lifelong learning in the new
work force.


<i><b>12.</b></i> Mary left school……..…..(1) she was 18, and she was glad to……..(2) out. She knew exactly what she wanted to do.
She wanted to start earning her living as …………..(3) as possible in the real world. She thought that…….……(4) of the
teachers were boring, and they didn’t seem to understand their students. They lived in a different world. They could
not…..…..(5) that their students didn’t want things they wanted.


<i><b>13.</b></i> In the decade of the 1970s, the United States organized several important ……..(1) on the human environment to study
a very serious problem. We, humans are destroying the………(2) around us. We are using up all of our…..…(3)
resources. WE must learn to conserve….…..(4) or life will be very bad for our children and our grandchildren.


Scientists say there is enough water in the world for everyone. ….…..(5) some countries have a lot of water and some
have only a little. Some areas get all their rain during one season. The rest of the year is………(6)


There are huge forests in the Amazon area……….…(7) Brazil. In other parts of the world there is only…………(8)


<i><b>14.</b></i> Pollution caused…….…..(1) chemicals is a very serious problem because…….(2) causes the loss of the ozone layer.
Without our ozone,……….(3) only we ourselves but all plants and animal life are exposed to dangerous rays from the
sun. Aerosol can emit chemicals…….(4) break down our ozone layer. Refrigeration and air-conditioning system and cars
also release dangerous emissions.


<i><b>15.</b></i> For a long time the English have the custom of driving and riding…………(1) the left- hand side of the road. However,
they don’t exactly know the reason…(2) they have the custom of left- hand traffic. According………(3) Mr. C. S
Forester, the custom was grounded and dated back to the period….(4). Many Londoners traveled to and fro on
horseback.



A horse is always mounted from the left side and the custom has come into being since then. While another author said
that the custom has the origin before the……….(5) of Bonaparte and when the Pope came to visit Paris. The Parisians
had to travel on the………….(6) hand of the streets and left the….(7) hand side clear for the movement of the papal
carriage. Because of hating Napoleon, the English reversed the French custom.


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<i><b>16.</b></i> <i> Public transport in London……(1) expensive. The pare depends……….(2) the length of the journey: you can’t buy</i>
<i>books of tickets……….…(3) advance. Children under sixteen pay half, and those under five……(4) free. You usually buy</i>
<i>bus tickets from a……..(5) but on some buses, you…….…..(6) the driver. </i>


<i> On the underground railway you buy your tickets ……(7) a machine or a ticket office, and give……..…(8) up at the end</i>
<i>of the journey.</i>


<i><b>17.</b></i> <i>If a man has a car, he can….…..(1) to his office and in his own car, but he may then have difficulty in parking near</i>
<i>his…..(2) Taxis are convenient, but rather….…(3), and at rush hours they are difficult to get and may……..(4) longer</i>
<i>than the tube: it is always when you are…….(5) the greatest hurry that the………(6) is the slowest, especially, of your</i>
<i>way lies through the busiest parts...…(7) the city, where…..(8) jams happen most often.</i>


<i><b>18.</b></i> <b>When you are…….…(1) by American host or hostess, you can bring….…(2) when coming to visit them. You</b>
<b>should offer to help them in same ways by asking if there is anything you can do in the…….. (3) in many cases,</b>
<b>the……….(4) is more important than actually helping. Moreover, you should know about the American…….…(5)</b>
<b>so as not to make them uncomfortable without meaning to or without even realizing it. People in the U. S make</b>
<b>a….(6) of trying to make others feel comfortable and relaxed. …..(7) the whole, they tend to be informal. Men</b>
<b>shake hands only when they are…….(8) When a woman and a man are introduced, shaking hands is up to the</b>
<b>woman.</b>


<i><b>19.</b></i> <i>Men usually shake hands when they are introduced to…..(1) men. It is the woman’s choice……..(2) or not to shake</i>
<i>hands when…...(3) to a man. If he offers her…(4), shake it. Among professional women it is….(5) more and more</i>
<i>common to shake hands. Handshakes should be firm and brief. American….(6) a firm handshake as a sign of directness</i>
<i>and honesty. </i>



<i><b>20.</b></i> <b>Maria thinks that the weather…….(1) nice in summer, but…….(2) in winter, and she………(3) like the food</b>
<b>very much. On….….(4) other hand, she thinks the….…(5) here are friendly and she likes………(6) way of life. She</b>
<b>thinks that the……....(7) are dull but some of the famous buildings are ………(8)</b>


<i><b>21. American women are used to……….(1) independent. They are used to going out……….(2) themselves,</b></i>
<i><b>earning………….(3) own money, and often………..(4) alone. Sometimes they will ask men for help, but usually they</b></i>
<i><b>don’t want to…………(5) protected. Since the women’s movement started, it’s not always clear whether women expect</b></i>
<i><b>men to open doors……..(6) help them take off their raincoats. American….(7) may start conversations with men or</b></i>
<i><b>even ask.….(8) to dance.</b></i>


<i><b>22.</b></i> By the end of winter Nika had………...(1) from her wound and was………..(2) to fly again. On the first warm spring
day she and Gray Wing grew restless. They are longing……(3) the freedom of their northern home.


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Their cries urged Gray Wing and Nika to……..…..(6) their flight to freedom. The two geese hissed in their pen and
beat their splendid…….(7) against the wire. But it was in…….(8) They couldn’t escape.


<i><b>23.</b></i> <i>One of….…(1) first thing that you will notice about Americans in general is……….(2). They are talkative a lot. They….</i>
<i>…(3) to talk. They will even talk to complete strangers at the drop of a hat. They get a great deal of enjoyment out of…..</i>
<i>…(4)</i>


<i> You have been thrown in a society that feels uncomfortable when there is little…..…(5) no conversation when it is</i>
<i>expected. For example in your…….(6) it may be considered rude for everyone to talk during a meal. In this country,</i>
<i>however, it is considered rude. ……(7) to talk! Americans think that………(8) can be fun!</i>


<i><b>24.</b></i> <b>Trees are…..(1) to man in three very important ways: they provide him…..(2) wood and other products, they</b>
<b>give him shade and they help to…….(3) floods and draughts. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world man</b>
<b>hasn’t realized that the third of these services is the most…….. (4) in his eagerness to draw quick….(5) from the</b>
<b>trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that with them he has …..(6) the best friends he had.</b>


<i><b>25.</b></i> <b>Last week I went to an exhibition of paintings at the Tate Gallery in London. I am not really………(1) great art</b>


<b>lover but I had read a lot of good reviews of……..(2) exhibition and I was keen to see it…..…..(3). I arrived, there</b>
<b>were already some people waiting outside for the doors to open. I joined the queue and in the end the……….(4)</b>
<b>opened and we went inside to see the show.</b>


<i><b>26. Radar is an electric device…….…..(1) can “see” great distances despite fog, rain, snow, clouds and darkness.</b></i>
<i><b>If…….…(2) find and accurately locates missiles, aircrafts, ships, cities, rainstorms,…………..(3) mountains. Radar</b></i>
<i><b>uses radio waves instead of light…………..(4) which the human eye uses in seeing.</b></i>


<i><b>27.</b></i> According to humans’ using lasers, lasers may be useful or……(1) to themselves. The….(2) can use lasers in surgery
to treat many diseases while many….(3) scientists test them to kill their enemies.


When lasers…….…(4) used as a dangerous weapon many people will die of human intelligence.


<i><b>28.</b></i> Plants supply man………….(1) food, clothing, and shelter- his most important needs. Many of our most useful
medicines are also made….…(2) plants. In…….(3), plants add beauty and pleasure…….(4) our lives.


<i><b>29.</b></i> <i>Our classes take place for three hours<b> </b>every morning from Monday to Friday. The maximum class size is twelve</i>
<i>and the average is ten. We use modern methods of………..(1) and learning, and the school has a language</i>
<i>laboratory, a video camera and recorder. You will only be successful in improving your English, however, if you work</i>
<i>hard and…………(2) speaking English as much as you can. You will take a short…..….(3) in English as soon as you</i>
<i>arrived. In this way, we can put you in a….(4) at the most suitable level.</i>


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<i><b>31.</b></i> <b>Food……..…(1) an important part in the development of nations. In countries…………..(2) food is deficient,</b>
<b>people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down progress because men have</b>
<b>little time to………..(3) to science, industry, government and art. In nations where food is plentiful and easy</b>
<b>to………(4). Men have more time to spend in activities that lead to progress, human betterment, and enjoyment of</b>
<b>leisure.</b>


<i><b>32.</b></i> <i>Friday the thirteenth is not a good day………(1) many people. They worry….….(2) bad luck. They fear that</i>
<i>terrible things will happen………(3) them. Why?</i>



<i> Many people……….(4) the world believe that Friday the thirteenth is an extremely………….(5) day. There is no</i>
<i>good reason for them……(6) feel that way. Their belief is not based……….(7) fact. We say they are superstitious.</i>
<i>History experts say people……(8) in many different times have been superstitious.</i>


<i><b>33.</b></i> Living in our modern world is different………..(1) what living was when our grandfathers………….(2) young.
Learning to see machines is very important today. Only a few years ago most of the work of the world was done
by…………..… (3). Today we use machines for………..(4), both for working and playing.


<i><b>34. The Olympic games will be held in out country in four years’ time. As a great many people………(1) visit the</b></i>
<i><b>country, the government will build new…….….(2), an immense stadium, and a fine new swimming pool. They</b></i>
<i><b>will……(3) build new roads and a special railway line. The games will be held just outside………….(4) capital and</b></i>
<i><b>the whole area will be the “Olympic city”.</b></i>


<i><b>35.</b></i> <b>In the twentieth century with remarkable increase in scientific and other knowledge, special dictionaries</b>
<b>have……..(1) be made for a group of words.…(2) are some very large..…(3) which contain all……(4) words in the</b>
<b>English language, but they are not convenient……..(5) use: they are too heavy and take too…….(6) room.</b>
<b>Students of a foreign language……(7) a dictionary which contains all the words in common use in…..(8) own</b>
<b>language and the one they are trying to learn.</b>


<i><b>36. ……Spring, nature wakens from her long winter sleep. The trees are filled……new life. The earth is</b></i>
<i><b>warmed…………rays of sun.</b></i>


<i><b>37.</b></i> <b>It was impossible to stay at home in….……a fine morning that I decided………..…..take a walk along</b>
<b>the path that led……….the beach.</b>


<i><b>38.</b></i> <i>When the winter comes, we…….to spend more time indoors because it’s cold out of door.</i>


<i><b>39.</b></i> <i>In autumn the leaves begins to fall….……..the trees and the ground is covered……...them. The sky is prey and very</i>
<i>often………..rains.</i>



<i><b>40.</b></i> Suddenly he noticed that the girl was……….., so pretty that……….eyes found difficulty in leaving….…..face.


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<i><b>42.</b></i> My elder brother, who is seven years…………..than I am, once decided to take…………..with him on the
trip.


<i><b>43.</b></i> <b>I’ve been speaking Spanish……..………I was a child as there are many Mexicans………..my hometown.</b>


<i><b>44.</b></i> Fill……..this reader’s car first and then you may choose any book you………..in the catalogue.


<i><b>45.</b></i> <b>Today I invite you to the flat…………..they live. They moved into it just a few months.</b>


<i><b>46.</b></i> It’s……….….late to go to the theatre now. Look………….your watch. It’s nearly 8 p.m.


<i><b>47.</b></i> Not long………..I was introduced to an art. His friend told me that……….he was young and not yet famous, he was
very talented. Indeed, the….…I studied his painting, the……I wanted to walk away from them.


<i><b>48.</b></i> We can’t understand……..it is so difficult to agree….him when he talks.


<i><b>49.</b></i> <b>Those…………..wish to become students at the university must take their entrance………..</b>


<i><b>50.</b></i> <b>Walter Scott was born……..the 15th<sub> of August 1771. When he was eight months……..he lost the power of</sub></b>


<b>his right leg. His parents tried everything………could to help……..little boy get better.</b>


<i><b>51.</b></i> <b>She was very much thought…………..while she was a student and now she…………well spoken of………….a</b>
<b>promising doctor.</b>


<i><b>52.</b></i> <b>I saw him the other day quite………….chance, not far from his house; he just told me…………was glad to be</b>
<b>back and eager….….see all of us.</b>



<i><b>53.</b></i> <b>I find………hard to forget my old flat. Many memories dear to the heart……..associated with our life…….</b>
<b>…..the old flat.</b>


<b>Subject and verb agreement : </b>
<i> A: Choose the <b>correct answer</b> in the brackets:</i>


1> Jane (want / wants/ wanting) a new dress and a pair of
shoes.


2> John along with twenty friends (is / are / am)
celebrating a party.


3> The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings / bringing)
back many memories.


4> The quality of these recordings (is / are/ am) not very
good.


5> If the duties of these officers (isn’t / aren’t/ am not)
reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the
project.


6> The effects of cigarette smoking (have / has) been
proven to be extremely harmful.


7> The use of credit cards in place of cash (have / has)
increased rapidly in recent years.


8> Advertisements on TV (is / are) becoming more


competitive than ever before.


9> Living expenses in this country, as well as in many
others,(is / are) at an all-time high.


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11> The levels of intoxication (vary / varies) from subject
to subject.


12> Neither Bill nor Mary and Jane (is / are) going to the
party tonight.


13> Anything (is / are) better than going to the movies
tonight.


14> Skating (is / are) becoming more and more popular.
15> A number of reporters (was / were) at the conference


yesterday.


16> Everybody who (has / have) a fever must go home
immediately.


17> Your glasses (was / were) on the bureau last night.
18> The committee (have / has) already reached a


decision.


19> A pair of jeans (was / were) in the washing machine
this morning.



20> Each student (have / has) just answered the first
question.


21> Either John or Mary (make / makes) breakfast every
morning.


22> After she had pursued the materials, the secretary
decided that everything (was / were) in order.


23> The crowd at the basketball station (was / were)
wildered with excitement.


24> The army (has / have) eliminated this section of the
training test.


25> The number of students who have withdrawn from
class this quarter


(is / are) appalling.


26> There (have / has) been too many interruptions in this
class.


27> Peter or his friends (want / wants) to take a bath in
this river.


28> Each boy and each girl (have / has) a book.
29> The policemen (have / has) arrested the thief.
30> Physics (is / are) less difficult than chemistry.



<i> B: Put the verbs in the brackets into the <b>Simple</b></i>
<i><b>Present tense</b>.<b> </b></i>


1> Every Elementary School teacher (have) ………
to take a training course.


2> Neither Jill nor her parents (have)……… seen
this film before.


3> What time (be) ……… the news on TV?
4> The police (have) ……… arrested the thieves.
5> Either Jack or I (be) ……… enthusiastic to do


that.


6> Ten tons of rice (cost) ……… a great deal of
money.


7> Three years of waiting for him (not be) ………… a
long time to her.


8> Five billion dollars (bring) ……… that guy to wealth
and debauchery.


9> There (live) ……… many people in this village.
10>Here (come) ……… the clown that he (like)


…………best.


11>The methods for studying the earth (have)………


been being researched.


12>To love and to be loved (be) ……… the greatest
happiness on earth.


13>The boy and the girl (love) …… their parents dearly.
14>No teacher and no student (be) ……… present at


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15>What (be) …… the purpose of learning foreign
languages?


16>She with we (be)………… very happy today.
17>Tom and I (be) ……… cousins.


18>The whole family (be)…… going to the cinema now.
19>The production of dyes, perfumes, and explosive


(have) ……… made a lot of progress.


20>The United Nations (consist)…… of over 160 nations.
21>Bread and butter (not be) ……… good food.
22>Three of these students (get) ……… used to


riding their motorbike carelessly.


23>We with Peter (be) ……… extremely surprised
to meet Peggy again.



24>None of them (go) ……… there to help him.
25>All men (be) ……… brothers.


26>Most of us (be)…… eager to play football for that
team.


27>Someone (ask) ………… her to do such a foolish
thing.


28>Anything mostly (become) ……… all right to
her.


29>That she (forget) …… his name (hurt) …… his
feeling.


30>Avoiding him (not be) ……… a good way.


31>To do such a hard work (need) ………so many
people.


32>Each of us (plant) ……… a bush of bamboo trees,
…………?


33>You each (water) ……… a bed of flowers.


34>Everything in the garden (look) …… brighter and
brighter.


35>Lovers often (go) ……… out together.
36>Mumps (make) ……… me uncomfortable.


37>Chatting with strangers all day (not inspire) …… me.
38>Linguistics (bring) ……… us to further understanding


of cultures, societies and civilizations.


39>To make poems constantly (enrich) ……… my
spiritual life.


40>Money (make) ……… a mare go.


41>Knowledge of the facts (be) …… necessary to reach a
wise decision.


42>This book, that book, and this pen (belong) …… to
him.


43>Neither Mildred nor her friends (want) ……… to help
on the clean -up.


44>The first two parts of the experiment (take) ………
him too much time.


45>The people (arrive) ……… early for the lectures.
46>The number of books in the library (be) …… really


big.


47>There (be) ……… something to be said for both
sides.



48>Economics (be) ……… Mr John’s major field of
study.


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