Exercise I.

PHONETICS
1. A. heat B. scream C. meat D. dead
2. A. teases B. beat C. break D. lead
3. A. cheap B. ready C. dream D. tea
4. A. believe B. receive C. meal D. near
5. A. passenger B. several C. begin D. repair
Exercise II. Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple of the present continuous tense
6. I (have)__________________________________coffee for breakfast every day.
7. My brother (work)_________________________in a shoe store this summer.
8. The student (look)_________________________up that new word now.
9. She (go)_________________________________to school every day.
10. We (do)_________________________________this exercise at the moment.
11. Miss Helen (read)__________________________a newspaper now.
12. It (rain)__________________________________very much in the summer. It (rain)_____________now.
13. Bad students never (work)___________________hard.
14. He generally (sing)_________________________ in English, but today he (sing) __________ in Spanish.
15. We seldom (eat)___________________________before 6.30.
16. She sometimes (buy)_______________________ vegetables at his market.
17. Be quiet! The baby (sleep)___________________.
18. We always (do)___________________________our exercise carefully.
19. Look! A man (run)_________________________after the train. He (want)_________ to catch it.
20. It (be)___________________________________very cold now.
21. John (travel)______________________________to England tomorrow.
22. I (need)__________________________________some money for my textbooks.
23. Tom (like)_______________________________to go to the museums.
24. Mary (love)______________________________ice-cream.
25. My mother (cook)_________________________some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)
___________________ in the mornings.
26. I often (leave)_____________________________the city at weekends.
27. The guests (watch)_________________________the TV prgogrammes now.
28. I (see)___________________________________you (wear) _______________ your best clothes.
29. The sun (set)______________________________in the west.
30. My friend (study)__________________________ English for an hour every night.
Exercise III. Choose the best option of the words
31. I _________ to the market with my mother yesterday.
A. go B. went C. have gone D. was going
32. I usually _________ to school by bus.
A. went B. am going C. go D. have gone
33. Yesterday morning I _________ up at 6.30.
A. got B. get C. was getting D. had got
34. Water _________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boils B. boiled C. is boiling D. will boil
35. _________ you _________ out last nigt?
A. Did/ go B. Do/ go C. Have/ gone D. Were/ going
36. This house _________ 35,000 pounds in 1980.
A. costs B. cost C. had cost D. was cost
37. I _________ how to dance when I _________ sis years old.
A. don’t know/ was B. didn’t know/ am C. didn’t know/ was D. haven’t known/ was
38. Last month my brother _________ me his photos. He _________ me his photos every year.
A. sends/ sent B. sent/ sends C. sent/ sent D. sends/ sends
39. Nam is a carefull driver but yesterday he _________ carelessly.
A. drove B. had driven C. drives D. was driving
40. Do you like swimming, Tom? – I _________ when I was a child but not now.
A. do B. did C. have done D. had done
41. I _________ her at the school gate yesterday.
A. met B. meet C. had met D. am meeting
42. I don’t remember where and when I _______ her.
A. meet B. had met C. met D. have met
43. I ________ the film with my friends last week.
A. watched B. watch C. have watched D. had watched
44. He _________ up at five every morning.
A. is getting B. got C. gets D. was getting
45. Why _________ you often _________ so much noise in the house?
A. do/ make B. did/ make C. are/ making D. were/ making
46. When I _________ a little girl, I used to clims trees and go swimming in the river with my friends.
A. am B. was C. have been D. had been
47. Last year he came here and _________ me to marry him but I _________ too young to get married.
A. asked/ was B. asks/ am C. had asked/ was D. had asked/ am
48. _________ you sometimes _________out with friends?
A. Are/ going B. Do/ go C. Have/ gone D. Did/ go
49. He _________ for Longdon one year ago.
A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left
50. The war _________ out three years ago.
A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking
51. I’ll see him when he _________ herre tomorrow.
A. comes B. will come C. has come D. had come
52. We’ve given up _________ to persude them.
A. trying/ changing B. trying/ to change C. to try/ changing D. try/ to change
53. Maria is going to stop _________ dinner, so she may be late.
A. eating B. to eat C. for eating D. eat
54. As soon as the light turned red, she _________ the car.
A. stopped B. has stopped C. was stopping D. stops
55. The bay is so big! How much _________ now?
A. is she weighing B. she weighs C. does she weigh D. did she weigh
56. Harry works all the time. He _________.
A. never relaxes B. relaxes never C. often relaxes D. relaxes sometimes
57. These glasses are so dirty. You need _________ them.
A. wash B. washing C. to wash D. washed
58. The last time I _________ swimming was when we were in Spain.
A. had gone B. went C. has gone D. was going
59. Johnny _________ the paper when I _________ him.
A. read/ intereupted B. read/ was interrupting C. has read/ interrupted D. was reading/ interrupted
60. We were told _________ and fasten our seat belts.
A. to sit down B. sitting down C. sit down D. that sit down
61. I _________ six o’clock, but _________ to be up by five.
A. normally get up/ I have sometimes B. normally get up/ sometimes I have
 C. get normally up/ sometimes I have D. get normally up/ I sometimes have
62. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody _________ to bed.
A. have gone B. went C. had gone D. goes
Exercsie IV. Find out the mistake
63. Tom never (A) go to bed (B) before he (C) has finished his (D) homework.
64. (A) Almost 300 million people (B) had visited (C) America’s national parks (D) every year.
65. They (A) will help you (B) whenever you (C) will ask (D) them.
66. (A) When they (B) will arrive, they will (C) open (D) the gift.
67. (A) Don’t (B) leave the house (C) until I (D) will get back.
68. The teacher (A) got (B) angry with him (C) because he sometimes (D) come to class late.
69. The mother (A) had always took (B) good care (C) of her (D) little son.
70. An American woman (A) not always (B) shake hands (C) when she is introduced (D) to a man.
71. Why (A) didn’t Peter (B) go to school? What (C) did happen (D) to him?
72. (A) As soon as (B) the next lecture (C) will end, (D) let’s leave.
Exercsie V. Speaking
73. A: “What do you usually do on Sundays?” – B: “_________”
A. I used to drive to work. B. I’d be sleeping all day.
C. I’m not doing anything. D. I usually sleep until noon.
74. A: “What happened to John?” – B: “_________”
A. It was five o’clock. B. He was very tall. C. He had a car accident. D. He was a student.
75. A: “What sports do you like?” – B: “_________”
A. No, I don’t. B. Yes, it’s my favorite sport.
C. Well, I love volleyball and soccer. D. I think it’s boring.
76. A: “What kind of music do you like?” – B: “_________”
A. I don’t like either one. B. Really? I can’t stand her.
C. Mostly pop. D. Really? Me too.
77. A: “What is his occupation? – B: “_________”
A. He’s a bookkeeper. B. He’s always busy. C. He’s occupied sometimes. D. He’s very nice.
78. A: “_______” – B: “I’m a doctor.”
A. What are you doing? B. What do you do? C. What do you like? D. What’s your name?
79. A: “What do you do to relax?” – B: “_________”
A. Sure I would. B. Not really. C. Yes, I do. D. I do some exercise.
Exercsie VI. Make questions from the underlined words or phrases.
80. He is doing homework. →_____________________________________________________________
81. A serious accident happened yesterday. →________________________________________________
82. I spoke to Jane last night. →____________________________________________________________
83. Miss Phuong teaches English at a high school. →___________________________________________
84. He goes to school by bike. →___________________________________________________________
85. Phong studies at Chu Van An High School. →_____________________________________________
86. We went to Lan’s birthday party last week. →______________________________________________
87. Miss Phuong loves teaching because she loves working with children. →________________________
88. Mr Vy often gets up at 4:30. →_________________________________________________________
89. It takes forty-five minutes to get ready. →_________________________________________________
1. Now what is he doing ?
2. What happended yesterday ?
3. Who did you talk to last night ?
4. Who teaches English at a high school ?
5. How does he get to school ?
6. Where does he study ?
7. When did you go to Lan' s birthday party ?
8. Why does Miss Phuong love teaching ?
9. What time does Mr Vy get up ?
10. How many minutes does it take to get ready ?