EX1: word form (N V adj adv)

1. John cannot make a _______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a
house and a car.
a. decide
b. decision
c. decisive
d. Decisively
2. She often drives very ________ so she rarely causes accident .
a. carefully
b. careful
c. caring
d. Careless
3. All Sue’s friends and __________ came to her party .
a. relations
b. Relatives
c. relationship
d. Related
4. My father studies about life and structure of plants and animals. He is a ……….
a. biology
b. biologist
c. biological
d. biologically
5. She takes the …….. for running the household.
a. responsibility
b. responsible
c. responsibly
d. responsiveness.
6. We are a very close-nit family and very ….. of one another.
a. supporting
b. supportive
c. support
d. supporter
7. You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done.
a. responsible
b. responsibility
c. responsibly
d. irresponsible
8. He has been very interested in doing research on _______ since he was at high school.
a. biology
b. biological
c. biologist
d. biologically
9. Although they are twins, they have almost the same appearance but they are seldom in __.
a. agree
b. agreeable
c. agreement
d. Agreeably
10. The more _______ and positive you look, the better you will feel.
a. confide
b. confident
c. confidently
d. Confidence
11. My parents will have celebrated 30 years of _______ by next week.
a. marry
b. married
c. marriageable
d. marriage
12. London is home to people of many _______ cultures.
a. diverse
b. diversity
c. diversify
d. diversification
13. Some people are concerned with physical ______ when choosing a wife or husband.
a. attractive
b. attraction
c.attractiveness
d.attractively
14. Mrs. Pike was so angry that she made a _______ gesture at the driver.
a. rude
b. rudeness
c. rudely
d. rudest
15. She sent me a _______ letter thanking me for my invitation.
a. polite
b. politely
c. politeness
d. impoliteness
16. He is unhappy because of his --------------.
a. deaf
b. deafen
c. deafness
d. Deafened
17. His country has -------------- climate.
a. continent
b. continental
c. continence
d. Continentally
18. She has a -------------- for pink.
a. prefer
b. preferential
c. preferentially
d. Preference
19. Computers are -------------- used in schools and universities.
a. widely
b. wide
c. widen
d. Width
20. I sometimes do not feel -------------- when I am at a party.
a. comfort
b. comfortable
c. comforted
d. Comfortably
21. English is the language of --------------.
a. communicative
b. communication
c. communicate
d. communicatively
22. I have to do this job because I have no --------------.
a. choose
b. choice
c. choosing
d. Chosen
23. English is used by pilots to ask for landing -------------- in Cairo.
a. instruct
b. instructors
c. instructions
d. Instructive
24. He did some odd jobs at home --------------.
a. disappointment
b. disappoint
c. disappointed
d. Disappointedly
25. Don’t be afraid. This snake is --------------.
a. harm
b. harmful
c. harmless
d. Unharmed
26. During his --------------, his family lived in the United State.
a. child
b. childhood
c. childish
d. Childlike
27. Jack London wrote several -------------- novels on adventure.
a. interest
b. interestedly
c. interesting
d. interested
28. He failed the final exam because he didn’t make any -------------- for it.
a. prepare
b. preparation
c. preparing
d. Prepared
29. The custom was said to be a matter of --------------.
a. convenient
b. convenience
c. conveniently
d. Convene
30. She is -------------- in her book.
a. absorbed
b. absorbent
c. absorptive
d. Absorb
31. As she is so -------------- with her present job, she has decided to leave.
a. satisfy
b. satisfied
c. satisfying
d. unsatisfied

EX2: 12 tenses
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving
B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted
B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working
B. will work
C. have been working
D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave
B. will leave
C. have left
D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened
B. happened
C. had happened
D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will
B. would
C. can
D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened
B. open
C. have opened
D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning
B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours
D. All are correct
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave
B. left
C. leaves
D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote
B. writes
C. has written
D. had written
23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week
A. was reading
B. wrote
C. was written
D. had written
24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.
A. broke down
B. has been broken
C. had broken down
D. breaks down
25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try
B. tried
C. have tried
D. am trying
26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left
B. he left
C. he has left
D. he was left
27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had
B. had had
C. have has
D. have had
28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned
B. will learn
C. has learned
D. would learn
29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking
B. walked
C. walks
D. walk
30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going
B. went
C. has gone
D. did go
31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish
B. finishes
C. will finish
D. finishing
32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.
A. had gone
B. did go
C. went
D. goes
33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish
B. has finished
C. finished
D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?
A. boil
B. boils
C. is boiling
D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave
B. are leaving
C. leaving
D. are left
36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go
B. is going
C. goes
D. going
37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working
B. works
C. is working
D. work
38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going
B. have been going
C. go
D. had gone
39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies
B. died
C. has died
D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come
B. will come
C. comes
D. coming
EX3: I wish -> lùi thì
Conditional sent:
If 0: If S V, S V
If 1: If S V(s/es), S will V
If 2: If S V2, S would V
If 3: If S had V3, S would have V3
If 3-2: If S had V3, S would V
If 2-3: If S V2, S would have V3
0. I wish I ____________ you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.
A. can lend
B. would lend
C. could lend
D. will lend
1. I would have visited you before if there _____ quite a lot of people in your house.
A. hadn't
B. hadn't been
C. wouldn't be
D. wasn't
2. If you had caught the bus, you _____ late for work.
A. wouldn't have been
B. would have been
C. wouldn’t be
D. would be
3. If I _____, I would express my feelings.
A. were asked
B. would ask
C. had been asked
D. asked
4. If _____ as I told her, she would have succeeded.
A. she has done
B. she had done
C. she does
D. she did
5. Will you be angry if I _____ your pocket dictionary?
A. stole
B. have stolen
C. were to steal
D. steal
6. You made a mistake by telling her a lie. It _____ better if you _____ to her.
A. would have been/ hadn't lied
B. would be/ didn't lie
C. will be/ don't lie
D. would be/ hadn't lied
7. John would be taking a great risk if he _____ his money in that business.
A. would invest
B. invested
C. had invested
D. invests
8. She wouldn't have given them all that money if we _____ her to.
A. wouldn’t advise
B. won't advise
C. hadn't advised
D. didn't advise
9. If the tree hadn't been so high, he _____ it up to take his kite down.
A. could have climbed
B. climb
C. is climbing
D. climbed
10. If the wall weren't so high, he _____ it up to take his ball down.
A. climbed
B. could climb
C. is climbing
D. climb
11. If I _____ her phone number, I _____ her last night
A. had known/ could have phoned
B. knew/ would have phoned
C. know/ can phone
D. knew/ could phone
12. If he ______ the truth, the police wouldn’t arrest him.
A. tells
B. told
C. had told
D. would tell
13. If you press that button what _____?
A. would happen
B. would have happened
C. will happen
D. happen
14. She says if she _____ that the traffic lights were red she _____.
A. had realized/ would stop
B. realized/ could have stopped
C. has realized/ stopped
D. had realized/ would have stopped
15. I am very thin. I think, if I _____ smoking, I might get fat.
A. stop
B. had stopped
C. will stop
D. stopped
16. If I _____ that yesterday, I _____ them.
A. had discovered/ would inform
B. had discovered/ would have informed\
C. had discovered/ could inform
D. discovered/ can inform
17. If you _______ to the course regularly, they ________ a certificate last year.
A. go/ gave
B. go/ give
C. had gone/ would have given
D. went/ would give
18. I think he is not at home. If he _____ in, he ______ the phone.
A. was/ answered
B. were/ would answer
C. were/ would have answered
D. had been/ would have answered
19. If I ______ in London now, I could visit British Museum.
A. were
B. had been
C. have been
D. would be
20. If Columbus _______ money from Queen Isabella, he _______ across the Atlantic.
A. do not receive/ could not sail
B. had not received/ might not have sailed
C. did not receive/ might not have sailed
D. would not receive/ might not sail

EX4: Use SO/SUCH/TOO/ENOUGH

1. The sun shone _______ brightly that she had to put on her glasses.

2. There were _________ few students registered that the class was cancelled.

3. We had _________ wonderful memories of that place that we decided to return.

4. It was ________ a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.

5. The book looked ___________ interesting that we decided to read it.

6. Ray called at _________ an early hour that we weren’t wake yet.

7. There were ____________ many people on the bus that we decided to walk.

8. The benefit was _________ great a success that the promoters decided to repeat it.

9. I’ m not rich ___________to help you.

10. This room is ___________ dark for us to study.

EX5: Although/ despite

1. ___________ an all- star cast, Hotel Artemis was a total box- office failure.
A. Because of
B. Although
C. Despite
D. In spite
2. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ____________ being very tired.
A.despite of
B. in spite of
C. although
D. because
3. _____________ he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. Even
B. But
C. Although
D. Despite
4. We didn’t find it funny_____________it was a comedy.
A.in spite of
B. despite
C. although
D. but
5. _______________ careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film.
A.With
B. However
C. Such
D. Despite
6. My younger sister didn’t choose that job________________ the salary was high.
A. so
B. in spite of
C. though
D. Despite
7. ____________having a broken leg, she took part in the competition.
A. However
B. Although
C. In spite of
D. Because
8. We didn’t go camping that day_________ the nice weather.
A. but
B. despite
C. although
D. though
9. Jimmy had done his homework; ____________, his mother didn’t let him go out.
A. though
B. in spite of
C. because
D. however
10. _____________ working very hard, he lost his job.
A. Despite
B. However
C. But
D. because

EX6:
S + V + as if/ as though + S + V (lùi thì)
It’s (high) time for sb to V
It’s (high) time + S + V2
S + would rather + V0 (than V0) / have V3 (than)
S + would rather + S + V2/3
1. John would rather _____ free tomorrow.
a. is
b. was
c. be
d. will be
2. I would rather he _____ her to his birthday party last Sunday.
a. have invited
b. had invited
c. invited
d. would invite
3. We'd better take an umbrella with us because it looks as if it ____
a. is going to rain
b. would rain
c. is raining
d. rained
4. It's time we all ____ now.
a. had gone
b. go
c. should go
d. went
5. It's high time you ___ the tea ready.
a. have got
b. got
c. get
d. had got
6. I don't like Nick. He talks as if he ____ everything
a. knew
b. had known
c. knows
d. will know
7. Id rather you ____ me now.
a. had paid
b. is paying
c. paid
d. pay
8. You're very selfish. It's high time you ____ that you’re the most important person in the
world.
a. realize
b. had realized
c. have realized
d. realized
9. When I told them my plan, they looked at me as if I ____ mad
a. was
b. am
c. had been
d. will be
10. Jack spent his money as if he ___ a lottery.
a. won
b. had won
c. has won
d. wins
11. Peter would rather ____ on a mattress than on the floor.
a. to sleep
b. sleeping
c. sleep
d. have slept
12. The medicine made me feel dizzy. I felt as though the room ____ around and around
a. were spinning
b. will spin
c. spins
d. is spinning
13. It's time for everybody ____ to bed.
a. go
b. to go
c. goes
d. went
14. Did you go to the concert last night? ~ Yes, but I'd rather ____ to the concert
a. not go
b. haven't gone
c. not have gone
d. not had gone
15. It was so quiet that it seemed as if the earth ____
a. had stopped
b. would stop
c. stopped
d. had been stopped

EX7: RELATIVE CLAUSE

1. Nam Dinh province, ___________ my uncle lives, often has hurricanes.
A.when
B.where
C.which
D.that
2. I think doctors ___________work in disaster areas are both unselfish and very brave.
A.who
B.which
C.they
D.those
3. 2005 was the year _________there was a big earthquake in Indonesia.
A.which
B.where
C.who
D.when
4. Mai is the girl___________mother is an architect.
A.who
B.whose
C.which
D.that
5. A snake or a spider is the animal_________she’d like to keep as a pet.
A.where
B.what
C.that
D.when
6. My older brother, ________was twenty-two last month, has gone to work in India.
A.who
B.that
C.he
D.which
7. India is the country __________he spent the early years of his life.
A.at which
B.on which
C.that
D.where
8. The girls and flowers __________ he painted were vivid.
A.who
B.that
C.whose
D.which
9. Children always want to know the reason __________things are as they are.
A.why
B.whom
C.which
D.who
10. Is the first of March the day__________the astronaut will come and give a speech at our
school?
A.that
B.what
C.which
D.when
11. There was a storm _________I had never experienced before.
A.such as
B.as which
C.which
D.for which
12. There are several reasons_________Adam is not chosen for the school football team.
A.from then
B.why
C.for what
D.explaining