HOMEWORK – LESSON 1

I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. "What a beautiful shirt you're wearing!" - "Thank you. It ............... especially for me by my
mother."
A. is made B. has made C. made D. was made
2. I don't understand why the students didn't keep silent while the speech ............
A. has been made B. was made C. would be made D. was being made
3. This is the first time I have seen this car. Where ..................?
A. did it make B. did it made C. was it make D. was it
made
4. Today, many serious childhood diseases .................... by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
5. Whole-grain food products …….. in most large supermarkets across the United States and Canada.
A. now can purchase B. can now be purchased C. now to purchase D. the
purchase of which
6. All that rubbish will have to be ............. at once.
A. get rid of B. got rid of C. got rid of D. getting rid of
7. "What happened to the postman?" "He ...................... to a new town to work."
A. has sent B. was send C. was sent D. sent
8. Excuse me. Is this seat..................?
A. taking B. took C. occupy D. taken
9. There’s somebody walking behind us. I think ................... .
A. we are following B. we are being followed C. we are followed D. we are being
following
10. We’re late. The film .................. by the time we get to the cinema.
A. will already start B. will be already started C. will already have started D. will be starting
11. I still can not believe it. My bicycle .................. some minutes ago.
A. was stolen B. was stealing C. stolen D. stole
12. Some funny .................. in class yesterday.
A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
13. The children’s arm was swollen because he .................. by a bee.
A. stung B. had stung C. had been stung D. had being stung
14. I .................. with you on that subject.
A. am agree B. am agreed C. agreeing D. agree
15. Many U.S automobiles .................. in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are
manufacturing
16. When I came, an experiment .................. in the lab.
A. was being holding B. has been held C. was being held D. has held
17. George is .................. Lisa.
A. marry with B. marry to C. married with D. married to
18. Last night a tornado swept through Rockvill. It ............. everything in its path.
A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. was being destroyed D. had been destroyed
19. Dynamite ................... by Alfred Bernard Nobel.
A. have been invented B. invented C. was invented D. was being invented
20. .................. this work .................. before you went to Moscow?
A. Will/ have been done B. Has/ been done C. Will/ be done D. Had/ been done
21. If you ........ about it, will you be able to answer?
A. are asked B. ask C. will be asked D. asked
22. Do you believe that such a problem can ...................?
A. solve B. be solving C. is solved D. be solved
23. “ Can’t we do something about the situation?”- “ Something ........ right now.”
A. is doing B. is do C. is being done D. has been doing
24. The university .................. by private funds as well as by tuition income.
A. is supported B. supports C. is supporting D. has supported
25. This picture .................... by Johnny when I came.
A. painted B. was painted C. was being painted D. had been painted
26. It must .................. without delay.
A. do B. have been done C. be doing D. be done
27. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
28. The money .................. to him 2 months ago, but it .................. back yet.
A. was lent/ had not been given B. has been lent/ was not given
C. was lent/ has not given D. was lent/ has not been given
29. She could easily .................. for a top model.
A. be mistaken B. have mistaken C. been mistaken D. to be
mistaken
30. My shirt .................. by my sister on my last birthday.
A. gave B. was given C. had been given D. was being given

II.TEST
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. things B. airports C. stoves D. calculators
2. A. missed B. praised C. pleased D. raised
3. A. hurry B. hurt C. turn D. excursion
4. A. lamb B. climb C. pub D. climb
5. A. fool B. boot C. blood D. noodle
6. A. glass B. class C. grass D. mass
7. A. hear B. fear C. bear D. near
8. A. nation B. natural C. vacation D. teenager
9. A. order B. novel C. portable D. score
10. A. theme B. thought C. author D. though

II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the rest.
1. A. complete B. detective C. gather D. event
2. A. mixture B. allow C. affect D. disease
3. A. exit B. cushion C. turtle D. improve
4. A. museum B. useful C. cavity D. wedding
5. A. receive B. order C. perform D. rehearse
III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.
1. The news _________bad. She fainted after hearing that bad news.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
2. He ate some dirty vegetables last night, so he had a ________.
A. headache B. stomachache C. toothache D. bad cold
3. Would you like to have _________water?
A. some B. any C. a few D. many
4. _________interesting stories are! They are worth reading.
A. What B. Why C. How D. Which
5. I need some butter. I’m going to the ________.
A. stationer’s B. butcher’s C. baker’s D. grocer’s
6. I promise I _________ and visit you.
A. am coming B. will come C. have come D. am going to come
7. She is never late for school and _________is her sister.
A. either B. so C. neither D. too
8. The doctor says you should spend ________time playing video games.
A. lots of B. all your C. most of your D. a little
9. Nga decided ________how to use a sewing machine.
A. to learn B. learn C. learning D. learnt
10. You’ve made a lot of mistakes in your work. You should never do it _________.
A. hurry B. hurried C. in a hurry D. such hurry
11. Our school year usually starts in late August. It _________ for almost 9 months.
A. wastes B. lasts C. lengthens D. takes
12. Neighbors don’t spend _________ time together as they used to do in the past.
A. more B. less C. most D. as much
13. It’s a very busy airport. There are planes _________ and landing every 5 minutes.
A. going up B. taking off C. getting up D. driving off
14. "Would you like to go to the movie downtown?"- "Thanks, but I _______ that film already."
A. had seen B. was seeing C. have seen D. would see
15. “What about going to the movies?” – “_________”
A. That’s a good idea. B. thanks
C. Yes, I’d love to. D. We are going to the movie
IV. Give the correct form/ tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. No one (enjoy) ______________________ going to hospital.
2. We (be) ________________________students in four years.
3. A new bridge (build) ________________________ in our city soon.
4. I will send him the message as soon as he (return) ________________________.
5. He sent a telegram for his mother (inform) _________________________good news.
6. You (see) the film on television last night? ______________No, I (see) _________________it twice.
7. She gets fat because she is always tasting things while she (cook) _____________________.
8. The package has (be) _______________ there tomorrow. It (be) there in time? ___________
- Don’t worry. I am going to send it by express mail.
V. Complete the following paragraph by filling in each numbered gap with an appropriate form of the
word in block capitals.
1. I want to know what the _____________________ of this lake is. (DEEP)
2. This knife is _____________________ I can’t cut anything with it. (USE)
3. _____________________ are one of the animals which are harmful to our crops. (MOUSE)
4. During his ______________________the family used to live in the country side. (CHILD)
5. On a ____________________ day, we have to learn 4 hours with different subjects. (TYPE)
6. After the explosion, only two people were left _______________________. (LIVE)
7. Guitar is a _______________________instrument. (MUSIC)
8. I want to rent a ________________________apartment, please. (FURNITURE)
9. Walking in the rain gives me ________________________. (PLEASE)
10. You must be careful when playing video games. They can be _______________.(ADDICT)
VI. Circle the incorrect mistake (A, B, c or D) then correct it.
1. Measles are one of the infectious diseases that children get.
2. Nam looked very angrily because his friends said no words.
3. Neither my classmates nor my teacher are going on vacation this weekend.
4. Last night, Alice took a stomachache, so he had to see the doctor.
5. There are less TV programs for teenagers than there are for adults.
6. She is lazy, but her brother is very lazier.
7. He was absent from work yesterday because of he was ill.
8. I am terrible sorry. I didn’t mean to break your windows.
9. On the back of the school yard there is a big apple tree.
10. We left our luggage at the station and go to find something to eat.
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the.
1. Listening to English songs is very interesting to me.
I find it ______________________________________________________________
2. They took away his passport so that he wouldn’t leave the country.
They prevented ________________________________________________________
3. They prefer computer games to video games.
They like _____________________________________________________________
4. Despite his age, Mr. Thanh runs five kilometers every morning.
Even though ___________________________________________________________
5. If I were you, I would take that English course.
Why __________________________________________________________________?
6. The countryside doesn’t suffer as much pollution as the city.
The countryside _________________________________________________________
7. Taking photographs inside the museum is forbidden.
You are not _____________________________________________________________
8. My father used to play football when he was young.
My father doesn’t ________________________________________________________
9. You shouldn’t eat too much meat.
You’d _________________________________________________________________
10. He is a slower and more careful driver than I am.
He drives ______________________________________________________________