Chia đng t 1 Su tm bi phuong1290 VERB TENSES Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets : I. Once upon a time there was a girl called Little Red Riding Hood who 1 [ live ] with her mother. Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother 2 [ invite ] her to her cottage, so one fine day she 3 [ set ] off to visit her . On her arm she carried a basket which contained a cake her mother had baked specially. It was a lovely spring morning , the sun 4 [ shine ] and the birds 5 [ sing ] , happy that the winter was over . Even though her mother 6 [ tell ] her to follow the path through the fields , the naughty child dicided 7 [ take ] a shot cut through a wood . As she went deeper and deeper into it , the could and darkness 8 [ frighten ] her. She 9 [ make ] her way along the narrow path when she heard a noise. All of a sudden, a big wolf jumped out from behind a bush and 10 [ come ] towards her . 1. lived 2. had invited 3. set 4. was shining 5. were sining 6. had told 7.to take 8. frightened 9. was making 10. came II. Ten - year - old Lukas Vondracek is very shy , but every year he 1 [ travel ] the world and 2 [ meet ] hundreds of people . Lukas is a brilliant pianist and he gives lots of concerts . Last year he 3 [ be ] in Washington , Chicago and London . He is sometimes 4 [ call ] ' the new Mozart '. He say " I'm shy, but I love 5 [ give ] concerts " . Lukas was born in Opara in the Czech Republic but now he 6 [ live ] with his parents in Vienna where he practices the piano six hours a day . He goes to school two days a week . Lukas 7 [ play ] the piano when he was two and he ] could read music before he could read books. Now he 8 [ write ] music ,too. Lukas 9 [ not just play ] the piano , he plays football and ice hockey . He says " Mozart 10 [ be ] poor and he couldn't play football , so I'm not like him at all " . 1. traves 2. meets 3. was 4. called 5. giveing 6. lives 7. played 8. writes 9. doens’t just play 10. was III . Dear Ann , Thanks for your letter , which 1 [ arrive ] yesterday . I do like to hear from you . The news of your interview is very interesting. You 2 [ not say ] you got the job . I am so sorry that you have been burgled again . How many Chia đng t 2 Su tm bi phuong1290 time this 3 [ happen ] to you ? Five hundred dollar 4 [ be ] a lot of money . Do the police know who 5 [ do ] it ? You wanted me to tell you about what I 6 [ do ] here and how my life was. Well I enjoy my course very much . The course is good , but harder than I 7 [ think ] . First didn’t have friends , but I soon 8 [ find ] some. I must finish now . A friend of mine must write a letter in French and I promised. 9 [ help ] him . Write or phone me soon . If you come to Switzerland please come to see me, but remember 10 [ take ] warm clothes . It's very cold here. With best wishes , Mary 1. arrived 2. didn’t say 3. has this happend 4. is 5. did 6. did 7. thought 8. found 9. to help 10. to take IV . Education in Britain Every child in Britain must by - law 1 [ receive ] full time education from the age of five to sixteen . Many parents 2 [ send ] their children to state school where the tuition and the equipment , including textbooks and exercise books 3 [ be ] free. Some children , before 4 [ go ] to school , go to kindergartens . Boys and girls are 5 [ educate ] together there . There are also some single - schools , particularly among independent ( non - state ) ones. Under the old system children 6 [ attend ] primary school ( from five to eleven ) , which 7 [ be ] followed by a secondary course ( from eleven to fifteen or over ) . At eleven every child 8 [ have ] sit for the eleven - plus examination . It consisted of tests in English , arithmetic and intelligence test. Those with the highest marks ( about 20 % of the children ) 9 [ go ] to grammar school . The others 10 [ go ] to technical school . 1. receive 2. send 3.are 4. going 5. educate 6. attended 7. was 8. had 9.went 10. went V . The Twenty - second Olimpic Games The Twenty - second Olimpic Games 1 [ hold ] in the summer of 1980 in Moscow . It 2 [ be ] for the first time that the Olimpic Games were held in Russia. Moscow was well 3 [ prepare ] for the Games. The Olimpic village 4 [ build ] with very many good flats for sprotsmen. Sportsmen from eighty - one countries from all the five continents 5 [ take ] part in the Moscow Olympic Games. For the first time in the history of the Games there 6 [ be ] very many sportsmen from the developing countries of Africa and Asia . During the time of the Games five million sportsmen , tourists and guests 7 [ visit ] different sports events in the Olympic cities of Moscow . Over 5,500 correspondents 8 [ send ] articles to their newspapers and Chia đng t 3 Su tm bi phuong1290 magazines about everything that they 9 [ see ] there. People in different countries 10 [ watch ] the Games on their T.V. 1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VI . In the home, scientific progress has made life easier and more pleasant. A housewife once 1 [ have to ] spend almost all her time 2 [ wash ] and 3 [ sew ] clothes, cooking and preserving food, cleaning house . Science 4 [ provide ] electric energy 5 [ run ] washing machines , sewing machines refrigerators and air - conditioners. Electric light 6 [ replace ] the candles , oil lamps and gas flames that once 7 [ light ] homes. Frozen foods and automatic stoves 8 [ make ] the preparation of meals more convenient. Detergents 9 [ make ] cleaning and washing easier . These and other advances 10 [ give ] the housewife more time for recreation and community activities. 1. had to 2. washing 3. sewing 4. provides 5. to run 6. replaces 7. lighted 8. make 9. make 10. give VII . Save The Earth We are all slowly destroying the earth . The seas and rivers are too dirty 1 [ swim ] in . There 2 [ be ] so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world's cities. In once well - known city , for example , poisonouns gases from cars 3 [ pollute ] the air so much that traffic policemen 4 [ have ] wear oxygen masks. We 5 [ cut ] down so many trees that there are now vast of wasteland all over the world . As a result , farmers in countries in Asia there 6 [ too ] little rice. Moreover, we 7 [ not take ] enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly 8 [ disappear ] . For instance, tigers are rate in India now because we 9 [ kill ] too many for them to survive. We must act now before it is too late 10 [ do ] anything about it . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VIII . A farmer whose sons were always at loggerheads 1 [ try ] to persuade them 2 [ mend ] their ways, but found that no words 3 [ make ] any impression on them. So he decided to give them an object - lesson . He made them 4 [ bring ] a bundle of sticks , and started by 5 [ give ] them the bundle and 6 [ tell ] them to break the sticks . Try as they would they could not. Then he 7 [ untie ] the bundle and handed them the sticks one at a time , so that they 8 [ break ] them easily . " It will be the same with you my children ", he said , " as long as you agree together no enemy 9 [ overcome ] you ; if you quarrel , you 10 [ fall ] an easy prey" Divided , men are vulnerable ; it is union that makes them strong . Chia đng t 4 Su tm bi phuong1290 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IX. We know that Jack London 1 [ bear ] into a poor family , and that he 2 [ have ] to work during his school years . He 3 [ meet ] many difficulties when he 4 [ try ] to become a writer . In his famous novel " Martin Eden " , the poor young hero meets a rich girl. He 5 [ be ] ashamed 6 [ tell ] her that he never 7 [ read ] any poems, and that he never even 8 [ hear ] the names of some of the world's greatest poets . With her help , he 9 [ begin ] to read and study . Martin 10 [ become ] famous , but the novel doesn't end happily . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 X. The names of many English and American writers 1 [ become ] famous in our country . Boys and girls everywhere 2 [ read ] Dicken's novels, and Defoe's well - known story of Robinson Crusoe. I remember , when I 3 [ be ] a boy , I 4 [ cry ] with Dicken's poor children and 5 [ live ] on the sland with Robinson Crusoe . I 6 [ fly ] to the moon with Well's heroes. Perhaps we sometimes 7 [ joke ] about two young people and we call them Romeo and Juliet. But our heartis 8 [ be ] always with these two brave young people in Shakespeare's play , who 9 [ fight ] for a new life and who 10 [ die ] because the world in which they lived was so bad . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 XI . Stamps The first stamp in the world 1 [ be ] an English stamp , It 2 [ make ] in 1840 . Before that time people 3 [ pay ] money to the postman for every letter they received and the postman 4 [ not give ] letters to anybody who 5 [ not pay ] him. An English teacher whose name is Rowland Hill 6 [ think ] much about it . One day he said that people who 7 [ write ] the letters 8 [ have ] pay for them and not the people who got the letters . He 9 [ speak ] about it to people in the Government. Soon all the post - offices 10 [ begin ] to sell little pieces of paper with a stamp on them . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 XII. Chia đng t 5 Su tm bi phuong1290 The morning train seemed more crowded with passengers than usual . At first I 1 [ think ] I would have to stand for the whole journey , but when the train 2 [ leave ] the station , I 3 [ see ] an empty seat to the window . I 4 [ look ] carefully around but non of the passenger seemed 5 [ have ] that seat . I came up to that seat and 6 [ sit ] down . Opposite me was a boy . He 7 [ play ] with a small object . A small toy , no doubt , but as soon as I 8 [ look ] at it again , I realized why I 9 [ find ] the seat so easily . The small object 10 [ be ] a large spider . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 XIII . Edward caught the express train early in the morning. He 1 [ to go ] to the next town to visit his relations. He 2 [ to get ] up very early , so he felt tired , and soon 3 [ to fall ] asleep . About half an hour later, he 4 [ to wake ] up suddenly in the middle of a dream. In his dream , he 5 [ to be ] in a crowded tunnel . People 6 [ to push ] him from all directions , and 7 [ to pull ] at his clothes. As he woke up , he realized that was not only a dream - somebody 8 [ to pull ] at his coat pocket. He opened his eyes just in time 9 [ to catch ] sight of a man slipping out of the compartment. His hand went to his pocket - his wallet was missing ! He jumped up and 10 [ to run ] into the corridor but the man had vanoshed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 XIV. If you 1 [ to meet ] 15 - year - old Jane Coke in the street , you may not notice anything special about her. But she 2 [ to be ] no ordinary schoolgirl , because while 3 [ to study ] hard for her exams, she is trained 4 [ to take ] part in the European table tennis champoinship this summer. Jane will be one of the youngest contestants, but those who 5 [ to know ] her 6 [ to be ] confident that she 7 [ to do ] well . Jane's problem at the moment 8 [ to find ] time for both table tennis and schoolwork . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 XV . Many English fimilies 1 [ to have ] three early callers between the hours of 7 and 8.30 in the morning. Two of them, the postman and the milkman , are doing their full - time jobs, but the third, the newspaper boy ( or girl ) 2 [ to earn ] some pocket money before 3 [ to go ] school . The boy or girl 4 [ to do ] this " newspaper round " , as the job is called , 5 [ to get ] to the shop at about 7 o'clock and begins by 6 [ to sort ] out the various newspapers and magazines ordered regularly by the 40 or so families on the round. The delivery 7 [ to make ] 6 days a week in all weathers and the rate of pay 8 [ to be ] usually in the region of $2.50 per week for approximately one hour's work each morning. Children 9 [ to do ] this work 10 [ to be ] normally between 14 and 16 years of age. Chia đng t 6 Su tm bi phuong1290 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 XVI . Sydney is Australia's most exciting city. The history of Australian 1 [ to begin ] here. In 1788 Captain Arthur Philips 2 [ to arrive ] in Sydney with 11 ships and 1024 passengers from Britain . Today there 3 [ to be ] about 35 billion people in Sydney. It 4 [ to be ] the biggest city in Australia , the busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. There are over 20 excellent beaches close to Sydney and in warm summer climate and cool winter 5 [ to make ] it a favourite city . There are three things that make Sydney famost , its beautiful harbour , the Sydney Harbour Bridge , which 6 [ to build ] in 1932 and the Sydney Opera House, which 7 [ to open ] in 1973. There 8 [ to be ] many more interesting things in Sydney , for example , rows of interesting old houses that 9 [ to build ] in the 19 th century , and everywhere , the sea, summer or winter , day or night this 10 [ to be ] an outdoor city . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 XVII . One day a well known singer was invited by a rich lady to her house. His name is Corney. He 1 [ ask ] to sing to the guests. He 2 [ not invite ] to have dinner with them ; dinner was ordered for him downstairs together with the lady's servants . He 3 [ to have ] a good dinner and after it he 4 [ to address ] the servants. " Well , now, my good friend " , he said " I 5 [ to want ] to sing to you " . There 6 [ to be ] no piano , but he sang for half an hour even without it . An ten o'clock the singer was asked to come upstairs to the lady's guests. Corney went there. All the guests 7 [ to wait ] for him. " We are ready " said the lady . " Ready for what ? " asked Corney . " For your songs " she answered. " But I 8 [ sing ] only an hour ago and I can't sing twice in the evening " . " It's impossible ! where you 9 [ to sing ] ? Excalaimed the lady . " I'm sorry that you 10 [ to be ] not there " said Corney " but you know , I always have dinner with the company to which I sing " 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 XVIII . Chia đng t 7 Su tm bi phuong1290 My father now (1. work ) as an engineer for a construction firm . He ( 2. join ) the Friends of the Theatre in his community five years ago and ( 3. be ) an active member in this group ever since. Although he ( 4. stop ) trying for roles in the plays last year because he ( 5. be ) too bussy , it ( 6. ramain ) his favourite hobby . As a member , he ( 7. help ) to promote the plays . If the group needs anything, he ( 8 . be ) the first person to ( 9.call ) for. My father believes that his theatre group ( 10 . make ) a name for themselves by the thime be retires from work . My father also has another hobby. He ( 11. tell ) me that he ( 12. win ) medals for swimming, when he ( 13. be ) a boy . He ( 14. live ) most of his life in London, with his mother , and ( 15. go ) to work at twelve or thirteen. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Clircle the best answer : 1. Most people enjoy to different part of the world. a. to travel b. travel c. traveling d. traveled 2. Your hair is long. It needs a. cutting b. to cut c. cut d. has cut 3. When we felt thirsty, we stopped a. drink b. to drink c. drinking d. drank 4. If I understood the question, I give the teacher the correct answer. a. sall b. would c. will d. have 5. Have you ever to Ho Chi Minh city ? Yes, Two times. a. been b. gone c. visited d. come 6. This is the place the accident occurred . a. which b. gone c. where d. on which 7. I helped my daughter her homework . a. finish b. finishes c. to finish d. finished. 8. We had better an umbrella when we go out . It looks like it's going to rain . a. taken b. took c. takes d. take 9. Listen to what I am saying a. don't you b. will you c. would you d. do you 10. time do you spend learning English everyday . a. How much b. How many c. How long 11. This orange tastes a. sweetly b. sweety c. sweet d. sweets 12. without milk in yours a. Coffee b. The coffee c. A coffee Chia đng t 8 Su tm bi phuong1290 13. My mother is a busy woman that she needs a helper . a. so b. very c. such d. with. 14. Everyone had at the picnic. a. good time b. a good time c. good times d. better times 15. She left her job the reasons she explained. a. for b. on c. about d. with 16. I don't like wine . It so sweet. a. tastes b. looks c. sounds d. feels 17. These workers are accustomed to at night. a. work b. working c. works d.be working 18. My father usually helps me English. a. to learn b. learn c. learning d. both a and b II. 1. Mr. Brown a car if he had enough money. a. will buy b. would buy c. bought d. has bought 2. Of course she would come to the meeting if you her a. asked b. have asked c. will asked d.have been asked 3. They will certainly come them. a. when calling b. you are calling c. if you call d.do you call 4. My dog always barks if he anything unusual a. hears b. will hear c. would heard d. heard 5. If you had locked the gate properly, the robbers into the house. a. would not break b. should not break c.would break d. would not have broken 6. if I take the map . a. I will get lost b. I will not get lost c. I would get lost d. I would not get lost. 7. If I Mary's address , I her letter. a. Have / would write b. Have / write c. Had / would write d. had / wrote 8. If anybody question, please ask me after class. a. has b. have c. have the d. has a 9. If ever the child the mother would run to it a. cries b. will cry c. would cry d. cried 10. If he comes here, I a. made him do it b. made him doing it c. make him do it d. will make him do it WORD FORM Give correct form of the following words : 1. Math is a very bject at school. ( inportant ) IMPORTANCE Chia đng t 9 Su tm bi phuong1290 2. It is to see him again ( wonderful ) WONDER 3. There are about 200 in this company ( employee ) EMPLOY 4. I need to you before the check - up ( weight ) WEIGHT 5.Mai Anh is at math than me. ( better ) GOOD 6. She has an command of the language ( impressive ) IMPRESS 7. As she is so with her present job, she has decided to leave ( un satisfied ) SATISFY 8. The she gave last night was marvelous. ( performane ) PERFORM 9. You need a lot of to be a teacher. ( PATIENT 10. They're going to announce the of the Prince ( arrival ) ARRIVE 11. We had a about jobs ( discussion ) DISCUSS 12. He the exams because he was very lazy ( failed ) FAILURE 13. I spend my in the country. ( child hood ) CHILD 14. I'm to hear that you have received a job offer. ( pleased ) PLEASE 15. Can I ask you a question ? ( personal ) PERSON 16. She won the bicycle race ( easily ) EASY 17. Have you seen her magazine ? She must have over 200 editions ( collection ) COLLECT 18. Are they ? Yes, they're millionaires ( wealthy ) WEALTH 19. It's going to be today. ( rainy ) RAIN 20. Have you where to go for your holiday yet ? ( decided ) DECISION 21. I'll have Tom repair our electric ( cooker ) COOK 22. Please don't make ( noise ) NOISY 23. He has no ( intention) ( INTEND ) of leaving the city. 24. I'm (extremly ) ( EXTREME) sorry for the delay. 25. He ( drives) ( DRIVER ) carefully. He rarely has accidents. 26. He has (recently) ( RECENT ) bought a new car. 27. She is fond of (dancing) ( DANCE ) 28. His plays were ( performed) ( PERFORMANCE) on the stage in London. 29. The new law will (enable) ( ABLE ) many people to return to work. 30. These flowers look (natural) ( NATURE ) 31. Keep ( silent) ( SILENCE ) ! The teacher is explaining the lesson. 32. I'm ( interested) ( INTEREST ) in your project because it is ( interesting) (33. INTEREST) Chia đng t 10 Su tm bi phuong1290 34. He is a famous (actor) ( ACT ) in this country. 35. This stamp (collection) ( COLLECT ) is valuable. 36. Look out ! That crazy .(cyclist) ( CYCLE ) is going to fast ! 37. He was very ( nervous) ( NERVE ) before his interview. 38. We bought this house at a very ( reasonable) ( REASON ) price. 39. The police are looking for a dangerous (criminal) ( CRIME ). 40. The boss wants you (to take ) ( TAKE ) some dictation. 41. How many ( national) ( NATION ) holidays do you have ? 42. He always feels ( sleepy ) ( SLEEP ) in the morning. 43. My mother is fond of ( reading) ( READ ) 44. Life in this country has changed ( recently ) ( RECENT ) 45. Why do they give such (noisy ) ( NOISE ) parties ? 46. His broken arm is still very ( pain full ) ( PAIN ) 47. The President was a very ( pow ) ( POWER ) man. 48. The children always get bored on a ( rainy ) ( RAIN ) day. 49. Jane is ( surprised) ( SURPRISE ) by my coming back two days earlier. 50. An (accountance) ( ACCOUNT ) should be good at math. CORRECT THE MISTAKE I. Underline and correct the mistake in each sentence below : Mount Everest is the most highest mountain in the world . ( b most ) The shirt was so very small that I couldn't wear it . ( b very ) Peter prefers staying home than going out at night. ( to ) English people usually are fed up with their unpredictable weather . ( are usually ) I haven't seen Mary for my birthday party. (since ) Although Tom was ill, but he still came to class. ( b but ) Say me when you want to shop for lunch . ( Tell ) It was so a clever boy that everyone loved him.( such ) In Bangkok people spend four hours to travel every day. ( travelling ) The coffee it not cool enough for me dringking. ( to drink ) She worked very hardly so she passed the exam . ( hard ) She visits her family one a month . ( once ) She is one of the most famost singer in Viet Nam . ( singers ) . Chia đng t 1 Su tm bi phuong1290 VERB TENSES Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets : I. Once upon a time there was a girl called Little