ENGLISH- revision A.Tenses B.Verb patterns C.Subject and verb agreement D.Passive E.Indirect speech F.Conditional G.Ralative clauses A> Tenses: I. Choose the best answer 1, Let’s ………………… to Nha Trang (go, to go, going, went) 2, My mother ……………………a cap for me ( buy, to buy, buying, bought) 3, ……………….you do your homework yesterday? (Do, Are,, Did, Is) 4, How about …………… the movies?(see, saw, seeing, to see) 5, What about………………….to music? (listen, to listen, listening, listened) 6, I prefer…………………coffee and milk ( to drink, drank, drinks, drinking) 7, I like sugar. …………….does he.( so, too, neither, either) 8, My mother doesn’t like cooking meals ……………. do I. ( so, too, neither, either) 9, Tomorrow, I …………………visit my friends.( will, can, could, should) 10, You should …………… English harder. ( learn, to learn , learning, learned) 11, He’s interested…………….learning Math(, in, on, at, of) 12, How………… is the pen?-It is 1000 dong(far, much, long, heavy) 12. How ………………are you ? –I’m 45kgs(far, much, long, heavy) 13,Children shouldn’t…………in the street because it is very dangerous.( play, to play, playing, played) 14, He is a good student. He learns very ……………….(good, well,bad, badly) 15, My mother cooks very well, She is a …………………….cook(good, well,bad, badly) 16, I would like ……………… soccer in the evening( play, to play, playing, played) 17, You ………………go to the market two days ago.( don’t, didn’t, aren’t isn’t) 18, Math books are on the shelf………… the left( at, on, to ,for) 19, The medicines……….the pain in my chest.( prevented, protected, worked, relieved) 20, I ………………my mother two days ago( meet, to meet, met, meeting) II. Circle the suitable word to complete the sentence: 1. I know how to take care _________ myself.(off /about / of /on ) 2. Lan and her parents ________ Da lat last summer.( visit / visiting /visited/ to visit) 3. They ________ a lot of gifts for their friends yesterday.A. bought B. buy C. buys D. buying 4. Did your aunt make this dress for you? – No, she _____A. don’t B. doesn’t C. isn’t D. didn’t 5. Tri Nguyen ________ is a famous place in Nha Trang.A. Temple B. Museum C. AquariumD. Pagoda 6. Mrs Anh takes care of people’s hair. She is a _____. dressmaker B. hairdresser C. hairmaker D. head 7. Hoa learned how _________ a sewing machine. ( use/ using / used/ to use) 8. Ba ____to school yesterday because he felt tired.A. doesn’t go B. wasn’t go C. didn’t go D. not went 9. What is his ____________ ? – 60 kg( heavy / weighed / weight / height ) 10. Minh’s tooth hurt _________ he has a cavity.( but / and / or / because ) 11.It is an ___________book .( interest / interested / interesting / interestingly ) 12.How _________does the T.V cost ?( far /long/ often / much ) 13.What ________you doing now ? _ I am washing my clothes ( are / do/ does/ were) 14.I’m not a teacher and _________ is he .(so/ neither / either / too) 15. Nam is a ________ student. He always gets good marks( good/ well /. Bad /badly ) 16. You can’t eat these bananas because they aren’t _______( green / ripe/. Fresh/ blue) 17. She was sick so she _________ to school.( doesn’t go / went/ didn’t go /. goes) 18. I like oranges. ____________( I do so / So am I / So I do / So do I) 19. I prefer watching soccer at the stadium to ______them on TVA. Watching B. watch C. watches D. watches 20. You ought ___________ your room. A. clean B. to clean C. cleaning D. cleaned 21. Would you like __________to the movies this week?A. going B. went C. to go D. goes 22. _______the banana before you eat it. A. Cut B. Put C. Slice D. Peel 23. Hoa plays tennis _______so she often loses. A. well B. quickly C. badly D. carefully 24. How ________your vacation in Nha Trang last year ?A. be B. was C. were D. did 25. What _______they always do in the morning ? A. are B. do C. did D. does 26. _______ Liz ____a lot of souvenirs yesterday?A. Do/buy B. Does /buy C. Are/buy D. Did/buy 27. His Aunt________ cut his hair last week. A. doesn’t B. didn’t C. don’t D. isn’t 28. I need to know your height. ____were you last year?A. How old B. How tall C. What D. Which 29 Fred came to the meeting but Dick _______A. didn’t B. don’t C. isn’t D. wasn’t 30. _________is he.? –He’s about 60 kilos.A. How B. How old C. How heavy D. How much 31. Would you like dinner with me tonight?A. have B. to have C. having D. has 32. My mother didn’t wash it but I ……… A. didn’t B. did C. do D. don’t 33. Vegetables are good …… your health. A. to B. with C. for D. at 34. How ………is Nga ? She is 36 kilos. A. high B. old C. heavy D. tall 35. I don’t like beef. My mother doesn’t . . . . . .A. so B. too C. either D. neither 36. She ought to . . . . her homework before going to bed.A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. to finish 37. She hates fish. . . . . . . . do I.A. too B. so C. either D. neither 38. There is a detective movie . . . . . . . . . . at the New Age Theater.A. in B. to C. for D. on 39. Stop please. That is too ………… coffee. A. lots of B. much C. little D. many 40. She doesn’t like pork, and …… does her uncle. A. too B. so C. neither D. either 41. You should ……….your hands before meals. A. to wash B. wash C. washing D. washes 42. We can learn about the underwater world thanks a diving vessel. A. on B. by C. to D. at 43. They . . . . . . . . Nha Trang last summer.A. visit B. visited C. are visiting D. to visit 44. When you have a toothache, you should go to the . . A. nurse’s B. doctor’s C. dentist’s D. hospital 45. Eating too much candy is not good for your . . . . . A. healthy B. healthier C. healthily D. health 46. Lan . . . . . . . . . a new pair of shoes yesterday.A. buyB. buys C. bought D. buyed IV. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete of the sentences: 1. He can speak Russian and ………………………………… A. Either can I B. Neither can I C. I can’t neither D. So can I 2. She can’t speak English and ………………………………… A. Either can I B. Neither can I C. I can’t neither D. So can I 3. Lan forgot to do the homework yesterday but I ………………… A. does B. didn’t C. forgot D. did 4. My father ……………………… living in this village. A. get used to B. get to C. use to D. used to 5. Where ………………. You born? A. are B. was C. were D. did 6. There is a good movie ……………. at the Thang Long Theater. A. in B. from C. to D. on 7. Are you interested …………………pop music. A. at B. in C. with D. for 8. I have a …………………………. summer vacation each year. A. three – months B. three months C. three – month 9. How ………… is she? She is 37 kilos. A. weight B. heavy C. tall D. old 10. Those girls ………… playing badminton to watching television. A. like B. want C. prefer D. do 11. Milk is a ……………… drink. A. healthful B. bad C. well D. harmful 12. Nam hates listening to music ……………… does Mary. A. Neither B. So C. Either D. too 13. Lan prefers ……………… books in the morning. A. read B. to reading C. reading D. to reads 14. He is a …………… volleyball player. A. skill B. skillful C. skillfully D. skilled 15. His uncle added …………… soy sauce to the vegetables. A. many B. a few C. any D. a little 16. Mr Tan walks ………………… A. slow B. slowed C. slowly D. slowlier 17. He doesn’t like basketball, and …………………………… A. I like, too B. Neither do I C. I do either D. So do I 18. Can I …………… your books, Nga? A. lend B. to lend C. borrow D. borrow 19. I don’t want much sugar, just ……………… , please. A. a little B. a lot C. many D. a few 20. Mai didn’t go to school yesterday morning because she ……………… a toothache. A. was B. had C. were D. did 21. Lan and Nam are good friends. They help each other ………… their homework. A. in B. with C. on D. for 22. My mother watches TV every night and ……………do I. A. Neither B. So C. Either D. too VERB TENSES I. Simple Present. 1. They often (have) ________ eggs for breakfast. 2. We usually (play) _________ badminton. 3. She sometimes (wake up) ___________ late. 4. He always (go) ________ to the cinema at weekends. 5. Mary (watch) _________ TV every night. 6. She always (kiss) _________her children before she (go) _________ to bed. 7. My parents (teach) _________ chemistry. 8. She (dance) _________ very well. 9. _________Tom often (arrive) _________ late? 10. _________you always (go) _________ to school in the morning? 11. We (not wake up) _________ early. 12. _________these hens (lay) _________ brown eggs? 13. She (be) _________very nice. 14. _________he (be) _________ tall? 15. _________you (be) _________a teacher? II. Present continuous & simple present. 1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep) ___________ 2. The student (look up) ___________ the new word right now. 3. He (play) ___________ game at the moment 4. At present, that author (write) ___________a historical novel. 5. She (play) ___________ tennis when It (rain) ___________. 6. She sometimes (buy) ___________ vegetables at this market. 7. I (read) ___________book while they (do) ___________ homework. 8. I (see) ___________ that you (wear) ___________your best clothes. 9. My mother (cook) ___________some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) ___________ in the morning. 10. Sarah often (work) ___________late at the office. III. Simple Past. 1. She (spend) ____ all her money last week. 2. Mum (never spend) ___________ any money on herself. 3. I (lend) __________ my penknife to someone, but I can't remember who it was now. 4. John and his father (build) ___________ the cabin themselves last year. 5. My parents (sell) ____________ the stereo at a garage sale. 6. ___________You (tell) ___________ anyone about this yesterday? 7. The unidentified plant (bear) ___________ gorgeous flowers. 8. She (tear) ___________ the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin. 9. He often (wear) ___________ glasses for reading. 10. Before God He (swear) ___________ he was innocent 11. Yesterday Clouds (creep) ___________ across the horizon, just above the line of trees. 12. We both (sleep) ___________ badly that night. 13. She (weep) ___________ for the loss of her mother. 14. Jane (keep) ___________ the engine running. 15. A huge wave (sweep) ___________ over the deck 16. Mum (pay) ___________ for my driving lessons. 17. He (lay) ___________ his hand on my shoulder. 18. He (break) ___________ the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me. 19. He (choose) ___________ his words carefully as he (speak) ___________. IV. Present Perfect and simple past. 1. I (wait) ____________for two hours, but she (not come) ____________yet. 2. He (write) ____________ a book since last year. 3. How long ____________you (learn) ____________English? 4. Tom (already finish) ____________his homework. 5. I (read) ____________the novel written by Jack London several times before. 6. Mai (never be) ____________ in Hanoi. 7. She (study) _____________ Korean for two years. V.Simple past and Past Perfect. 1. When the police (arrive) _____________, the car (go) _____________. 2. They (eat) _____________ everything by the time I (arrive) _____________at the party. 3. When I (find) _____________ my purse, someone (take) _____________the money out of it. 4. By the time I (get) _____________ into my town, the shop (close) _____________. 5. They (go) _____________ after they (finish) _____________their work. 6. He (do) _____________ nothing before he (see) _____________ me. 7. When they (get) ____________ the station, the train (leave) _____________. VI>Gerund, to infinitive & bare infinitive 1. I hope (have) ________ a job 2. Try to avoid (make) __________ him angry. 3. He thinks of (leave) _________ his job. 4. Would you mind (show) ________ me how (work) ________ the lift? 5. It's no use (wait) ________. 6. I hate (see) _________ a child (cry) _________. 7. I'm looking forward to (see) ________ you. 8. He warned her (not touch) _________ the wire. 9. Gravity makes water (run) __________ downhill. 10. Please let me (know) __________ your decision. 11. It is difficult (please) __________every body. 12. We are eager (return) __________ to school in the fall. 13. Stop (argue) __________ and start (work) __________ VII. Tense 1. I’d like to borrow this book . _________ it yet ? a. Did you read b. Had you read c. Have you read d. Do you read 2. We ____ in this town for a long time. We ______ here sixteen years ago. a. had been / come b. have been / came c. were / came d. are / came 3. No breakfast for Mark, thanks . He _____ breakfast. a. hasn’t eaten b. didn’t eat c. isn’t eating d. doesn’t eat 4. The news came as no surprise to me. I ____ for sometime that the factory was likely to close. a. knew b. had known c. have known d. know. 5. Glenda _____ extremely hard when she was a student. a. worked b. has worked c. was working d. had been worked 6. The world war II ___ in 1939 and _____ in 1945. a. begins / ends b. had begun/ended c. has begun / had ended d. began / ended 7. I’ll see him when he ____ here tomorrow . a. comes b. will come c. has come d. had come 8. I ____ at the check out when I _____ a strange looking man . a. waited / noticed b. was waiting / noticed c. waited / was noticing d. was waiting / had noticed 9. Harry works all the time . He _____ a. never relaxes b. relaxes never c. often relaxes d. relaxes sometimes 10. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ____ to bed a. have gone b. went c. had gone d. goes VIII; Choose the best answer : 1. It…………………quite often in Britain during the winter. A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing 2. Every twelve months, the Earth………………the Sun. A. circles B. circled C. has circled D. is circling 3. Right now, Jim…………… the newspaper and Kathy……………dinner. Last night at this time, they………….the same thing. A. is reading / is making / were doing B. reads / makes / had done C. has read / has made / are doing D. will read / will make / did 4. My father usually………………beer after meals but now he…………………tea. A. drank / was drinking B. drinks / is drinking C. drinks / drinks D. has drunk / drinks 5. Wars………….the most terrible. At the moment, wars……………….in some places in the world. A. are / happened B. have been / have been happening C. were / are happening D. are / are happening 6. Since his bicycle…………… stolen last week, he………………to school by bus. A. has been ghoes B. had been / was going C. was / has gone D. was / went 7. You can’t see Tom because he……………. A. is working B. was workingC. has been working D. had been working 8. I have never played table tennis before. This is the first time I to play. A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying 9. Hurry up! Our train at 7 o’clock. We have just a little minutes. A. leaves B. is leaving C. will be leaving D. is going to leave 10. The child is still ill but he better gradually. A. gets B. is getting C. has gotten D. got 11. Don’t bother her. She her violin lesson; she always it in the morning. A. takes / is taking B. takes / takes C. is taking / is taking D. is taking / takes 12. The existence of many stars in the sky us to suspect that there may be life on another planet. A. lead . leads C. led . have led 13. The population of the world at a tremendous rate and out of control. A. has increased / are soon going to B. is increased / soon will be C. in increasing / soon will be D. has been increasing / are soon 14. Medical researchers for ways to control, prevent and cure cancers. A. look B. are looking C. have looked D. have been looking 15. I’ll come to see you before I for the United States. A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. am leaving Exercise 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE Choose the best answer : 1. My friend, Mary, arrived after I……………… for her about half an hour. A. was waiting B. had been waiting C. have been waiting D. have waited 2. The accident………………when we were on the way to Vung Tau. A. occur B. occuring C. occurred D. had occurred 3 . It was midnight. Outside it………………very hard. A. rains B. is raining C. rained D. was raining 4. When he……………… at the station, his train already……………… A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives / leaves 5 . You……………….your new hat when I ………………….you yesterday. A. were wearing / had met B. wore / had met C. wore / was meeting D. were wearing / met 6. As I………………the glass, it suddenly ……………… into two pieces. A. cut / broke B. was cutting / broke C. cut / was breaking D. was cutting / had broken 7. When I………….to the party, Sally and Doug………… , John……………….drinks. A. was coming / had danced / made B. had come / danced / made C. came / were dancing / was making D. have come / are dancing / is making 8 When I…………….there, dinner………………, so I had a drink first. A. get / is preparing B. get / has been prepared C. got / had been prepared D. got / was being prepared 9. He……………….for her for nearly one hour last night before she……………… A. was waiting / came B. had been waiting / came C. has waited / comes D. waited / will come 10. Andrew……………… the test before so he…………………… it very easy. A. did / had found B. had done / found C. was doing / foundD. did / was finding 11. While her brother was in the army, Sarah to him twice a week. A. was writing B. wrote C. has written D. had written 12. When I last him, he in London A. saw-has been living B. see-in living C. saw- was living D. have seen- lived 13. I was sad when I sold my car. I it for a very long time. A. am running B. were running C. have been running D. had been running 14. By next month, Laura for the company for twenty years. A. will be working B. will work C. has been working D. will have been working 15. When I last saw John, he and was out of breath. A. was running B. ran C. has run D. had been running Exercise 2: MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Mary ______ in London for 15 years. A. is living B. was living C. has lived D. lives 2. Tim ______ in three movies already. I think he’ll be a star some day. A. has appeared B. was appearing C. had appeared D. is appearing 3: Ann lives in London. She ______ there for ten years. A. is living B. had been living C. was living D. has been living 4: She hasn’t written to John ______ she left school. A. since B. after C. when D. before 5. He ……………… to New York three times this year. A. had been B. was C. is D. has been 6. The last time I saw him was in June, 2004. A. I saw him since June, 2004. B. I have seen him since June, 2004. C. I have not seen him since June, 2004. D. I didn't see him since June, 2004. 7. _________ any letters from him lately? A. Are you receivingB. Do you receive C. Have you receivedD. Had you received 8. We _____ for him for 10 minutes. A. will have waited B. wait C. have been waiting D. waited 9. We _____ him for months now. A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. won't see 10. I haven't eaten this kind of food before. A. I haven't eaten this kind of food already. B. This is the first kind of food I have eaten. C. This is the first time I've eaten this kind of food. D. Even before I have not eaten this kind of food. 11. We _____ him for months now.A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. won't see 12. I / finish / read / long novel / Arthur Hailey // A. I finished to read a long novel of Arthur Hailey.B. I've just finished reading a long novel written by Arthur Hailey. C. I finished the reading long novel with Arthur Hailey. D. I've finished reading the long Arthur Hailey's novel. 13. He started to learned French two weeks ago. A. He has been learning French for two weeks. B. He learnt French for two weeks. C. He has been learning French since two weeks. D. He has started learning French two weeks ago. 14: I haven't come back to London for my father last visited me. A B C D 1 5: He……………………… to NewYork three times this year. A. is B. has been C. was D. had been 16. No-one has ever discussed that matter thoroughly. A. That matter has a thorough discussion. B. That matter has never been discussing thoroughly. C. That matter has no discussion thoroughly. D. People have never discussed that matter.