D.

EXTRA PRACTICE
I. Choose the best answer.
1. It seems that whenever I travel abroad, I _____ to take something I need.
A. forgot
B. am forgetting
C. forget
D. had forgotten
2. Hurry up! We _____ for you. Whats taking so long?
I _____ for an important phone call. Go ahead and leave without me.
A. wait wait
B. were waiting will wait
C. have been waiting am waiting
D. will wait have waited
3. The planes departure was delayed because of mechanical difficulties. When the weary
passengers finally boarded the aircraft, many were annoyed and irritable because they _____
in the airport for three and a half hours.
A. are waiting
B. have been waiting C. were waiting
D. had been waiting
4. Robert is going to be famous someday. He _____ in three movies already.
Im sure hell be a star.
A. has been appearing B. has appeared
C. had appeared
D. appeared
5. Wheres Polly? She_____.
A. is in her room studying
B. studies in her room
C. in her room is studying
D. has in her room studied
6. Hello? Alice? This is Jeff. How are you?
Jeff? What a coincidence! I _____ about you when the phone rang.
A. was just thinking
B. have just been thinking
C. just thought
D. was just thought
7. What _____ about the new simplified tax law?
Its more confusing than the old one.
A. are you thinking
B. have you thought
C. do you think
D. have you been thinking
8. When is Mr. Fields planning to retire?
Soon I think. He _____ here for a long time. Hell probably retire either next year or the year
after that.
A. worked
B. has been working
C. had been working D. is working
9. Homestead High Schools football team _____ a championship until last season, when the new
coach led them to win the first place in their league.
A. has never won
B. had never been winning
C. is never winning
D. had never won
10. Fish are among the earliest forms of life. Fish _____ on earth for ages and ages.
A. existed
B. are existing
C. exist
D. have existed
11. The earth _____ on the sun for heat and light.
A. is depended
B. depending
C. has depended
D. depends
12. The phone _____ constantly since Jack announced his candidacy for president this morning.
A. has been ringing
B. had rung
C. rang
D. had been ringing
13. Is it true that spaghetti dont originate in Italy?
Yes. The Chinese _____ spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo brought it back to
Italy.
A. have been making B. had been making
C. have made
D. make
14. I once saw a turtle that had wings. The turtle flew into the air to catch insects.
Stop kidding. I _____ you!
A. dont believe
B. didnt believe
C. am not believing
D. wasnt believing
15. Heres an interesting statistic: On a typical day, the average person _____ about 48,000 words.
How many words did you speak today?
A. spoke
B. was speaking
C. speaks
D. is speaking
16. After ten unhappy years, Janice finally quit her job. She _____ along with her boss for a long
time before she finally decided to look for a new position.
A. hadnt been getting B. didnt get
C. isnt getting
D. hasnt been getting

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17. A minor earthquake occurred at 2:07 a.m. on January 3rd. Most of the people in the village
_____ at the time and didnt even know it _____ until the next morning.
A. slept occurred
B. had slept would occur
C. were sleeping had occurred
D. sleep was occurring
18. The little girl started to cry. She _____ her doll, and no one was able to find it for her.
A. has lost
B. had lost
C. was losing
D. was lost
19. According to research reports, people usually _____ in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night.
A. turn
B. are turning
C. have turned
D. turned
20. Janes eyes burned and her shoulders ached. She _____ at the computer for five straight hours.
Finally, she took a break.
A. is sitting
B. has been sitting
C. was sitting
D. had been sitting
21. The word stupid was in my report but it _____ you.
A. didnt refer to
B. wasnt referred to
C. referred with
D. referring to
22. Im sorry Im late. I _____ in the traffic.
A. hold up
B. held up
C. have held up
D. got held up
23. When did you discover that the money _____?
A. was disappeared
B. had disappeared
C. had been disappeared
D. has disappeared
24. Naturally this vase is expensive. After all, it _____ believed to be over three hundred years old.
A. is
B. will be
C. was
D. had been
25. The streets _____ to the city centre on Christmas Eve _____ with people and traffic.
A. led packed
B. leading were packed
C. which leading pack
D. to lead packing
26. The Notre Dame Cathedral, _____ between 1877 and 1883, _____ in the heart of Ho Chi Minh
Citys administrative centre.
A. built is set
B. was built was set C. built set
D. building is set
27. He had not had a chance to come back to his hometown _____ he finished his studying at a
university in the US.
A. up to
B. still
C. until
D. to
28. They reached their hotel _____ after landing at the airport.
A. already
B. hardly
C. shortly
D. scarcely
29. The teacher _____ him because he sometimes came to class late.
A. gets angry with
B. gets angry at
C. got angry about
D. got angry with
30. This wet weather has lasted for 3 weeks now; _____ rained every single day.
A. there has
B. there was
C. it has
D. it was
31. Billiards _____ his favorite game when a boy.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
32. The valuables we had _____ stolen the other day.
A. are
B. were
C. be
D. being
33. There was nobody around. John was standing where he _____.
A. had left
B. had been left
C. has left
D. has been left
34. Every man, woman, and child _____ peace.
A. loves
B. love
C. loved
D. loving
35. The statistics in this report _____ inaccurate.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. has been
36. Goods cannot be dispatched _____ payment details have been confirmed.
A. while
B. by the time
C. until
D. no sooner
37. I _____ your kindness and generosity. I dont know what Id do without you.
A. am really appreciating
B. will really have appreciated
C. really appreciate
D. have been really appreciating
38. Apparently, Jackson _____ his resignation for some time before he finally left.
A. was considered
B. had been considering
C. used to consider
D. has considered
39. The tennis tournament _____ held at the sports center but at the last minute the venue
changed.
A. has been
B. would be
C. was going to be
D. is to be
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40. Did the owner admit starting the fire herself? In the end. The police _____ her for some time.
A. had suspected
B. were suspected
C. were suspecting
D. would suspect
41. We decided to cancel our vacation. What a shame! You _____ the trip for ages.
A. have planned
B. had been planning C. are planning
D. were planned
42. Last time I saw Liz, she _____ her new job.
A. used to start
B. was about to start
C. is going to start
D. is starting
43. All applicants _____ out this form on arrival.
A. are filled
B. to fill
C. filling
D. are to fill
44. The staff has known _____ that they might lose their jobs.
A. recently
B. for long
C. so far
D. for a while
45. Are you over your illness now? Almost, but I _____ tired easily.
A. still get
B. have still got
C. will still have got
D. still am getting
46. The minute the document _____, you must take it to the directors office.
A. is arriving
B. will arrive
C. arrived
D. arrives
47. I got the job as summer camp counselor. You were lucky _____ from so many candidates.
A. having been chosen
B. getting them to choose
C. to have been chosen
D. to have chosen
48. The pay cuts _____ causing the workers to strike.
A. were blamed on
B. are blamed in
C. were blamed for
D. have been blamed for
49. Should we call Mike and get him to bring his CDs?
Its too late now. He _____ home already.
A. was supposed to leave
B. will have left
C. A & B are correct
D. could be leaving
50. The dining room is already now, isnt it? No, I _____ some flowers.
A. must still have arranged
B. had to arranged
C. still have to arrange
D. would have to arrange
51. By the time the shop opened at 9 oclock, _____.
A. the shop-assistant unlocked the door
B. everything had already been sold
C. there was a queue of people waiting
D. we spent rather a lot of money that day
52. We didnt see the sign warning about the bull, _____.
A. yet it was an unpleasant encounter for the tourists
B. or we wouldnt have dared to enter the field
C. that was posted quite high on the gate
D. because we thought it would be safe
53. The best magnifying glasses can make things _____.
A. look 10 to 20 times larger than they actually are
B. look larger 10 to 20 times than they are actually
C. 10 to 20 times larger than they are actually
D. look larger than 10 to 20 times they are actually
54. _____, it can often be more beneficial to have a vocational qualification.
A. Not until a lot of people were able to get university degrees
B. Whereas most young people have their hearts set on a university degree
C. Everyone wants a university degree because they can use it to get a high-paying job
D. Because the best way to a successful future is a university degree
55. When opening a bank account, _____.
A. the staff of the bank are very helpful with the completion of the forms
B. interest rates have gone up dramatically
C. you have to provide some form of identity
D. your money will be much safer there
56. Britney Spears _____ in the Waldorf Astoria on this visit to New York.
A. stays
B. is staying
C. is going to stay
D. will stay
57. Hurry up and buy your sandwich! Here _____ the bus!
A. is coming
B. comes
C. is going to come
D. coming is

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58. Sorry I havent phoned. I lost my address book.

Oh, you _____ your address book! Why dont you keep everything on the computer?
A. forever lose
B. are forever losing
C. have forever been losing
D. have forever been lost
59. We cant leave a ten-year-old child on her own. What on earth _____ of?
A. do you think
B. are you thinking
C. have you thought D. did you think
60. Dont ask him! He _____ really difficult at the moment.
A. does be
B. is
C. is being
D. is going to be
61. Rameses II _____ over ancient Egypt for more than fifty years.
A. was ruling
B. ruled
C. have ruled
D. had ruled
62. Intervention was urgently required the starving children _____ weaker by the day and there
_____ little sign of an end to the drought.
A. were growing was
B. had grown was being
C. had been growing was being
D. were going to grow was
63. By the middle of the nineteen sixties many parts of Europe _____ a tremendous economic
boom.
A. experienced
B. were experiencing
C. had been experienced
D. were going to experience
64. Phil stood at the door soaked from head to toe; he _____.
A. was running
B. has been running
C. had run
D. had been running
65. By the third month of the war rebel forces _____ most of the province.
A. took
B. had taken
C. had been taking
D. were going to take
66. At the time of the trial last summer Hinkley _____ in prison for eight months.
A. had been
B. was
C. had been being
D. was being
67. At the time of the take-over the companys shares _____ in value for several months.
A. had declined
B. had been declining C. declined
D. was going to decline
68. Brendan was surprised to find the gas tank empty as he _____ the truck twice last week.
A. had only used
B. had only been using C. was only using
D. was only used
69. Things have certainty changed there _____ loads of small shops around here when I was
young.
A. would be
B. used to be
C. used to being
C. were used to being
70. I _____ to leave by 10 a.m., but I overslept and missed the train.
A. was hoping
B. have hoped
C. will have hoped
D. hope
71. I _____ I wanted to work for a large organisation. Now I want to be self-employed.
A. used to think
B. would think
C. was used to thinking D. got used to thinking
72. The nurses strike _____ the current waiting time for minor surgery by two to three weeks.
A. increased
B. has increased
C. had increased
D. has been increasing
73. The incidence of street crime _____ by five per cent in the last two months.
A. has risen
B. has raised
C. has been rising
D. has been raising
74. She _____ with the symphony orchestra three times this season.
A. has been playing
B. has played
C. had played
D. had been playing
75. It wont be the first time she _____ against the government in her long career.
A. votes
B. has voted
C. will vote
D. is voting
76. You _____ my chocolate! Theres some on your shirt.
A. have eaten
B. had eaten
C. have been eating D. had been eating
77. The workers _____ for the chairmans resignation, and now they are still calling.
A. have called
B. have been calling C. are calling
D. are going to call
78. Workers _____ for management to begin negotiations on pay, maybe once or a number of
times.
A. have called
B. have been calling C. had called
D. had been calling
79. She felt terrible during the interview because she _____ from flu since the previous day.
A. had suffered
B. had been suffering C. suffered
D. was suffering
80. When I last saw John, he _____ and was out of breath.
A. ran
B. had run
C. had been running D. was going to run
81. Going by all of the recent polls, the social democrats _____ next weeks election by a huge
majority.
A. will win
B. are going to win
C. win
D. will be winning
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82. Ive won the jackpot on the lottery and I _____ it all straight away!
A. am going to spend B. am spending
C. will spend
D. spend
83. Ive just been to the council meeting. It looks like they _____ a new shopping centre in town.
A. are building
B. will build
C. are going to build D. build
84. Have you looked at the new financial report yet?
No, but I _____ at home this evening so I can study it then.
A. am staying
B. will stay
C. are going to stay
D. stay
85. The takeover is going ahead, Im afraid, so we _____ some redundancies in the New Year.
A. will make
B. will be making
C. will have been making
D. will have made
86. I dont want to be rude, but _____ with us for long when you come over to Britain?
A. will you stay
B. will you be staying
C. will you have stayed
D. do you stay
87. The lecture _____ on time they rarely do here.
A. wont probably
B. probably wont
C. will probably
D. probably will
88. Shh! You _____ disturb your mother.
A. are due to
B. are not to
C. are to
C. are being to
89. They Mayor of Paris _____ attend the service tomorrow before leaving the city.
A. is about to
B. is to
C. is on the point of
D. is being to
90. These pills are _____ with any other medicine.
A. not to be taken
B. not take
C. due to be taken
D. not taking
91. The timetable _____ be published on 1st May.
A. is due to
B. is about to
C. is on the point of
D. is due for
92. Hurry! Run! The trains just _____ leave without us!
A. to
B. due to
C. about to
D. gone to
93. Because of the erosion of their habitats, some species are _____ extinction.
A. about to
B. on the verge of
C. likely to
D. due to
94. He's very _____ to accept the position as we cant match his current salary.
A. unlikely
B. likely
C. sure
D. surely
95. We _____ promote trainees within two to three years of qualifying.
A. are about to
B. expect to
C. anticipate to
D. acquire to
96. Im sorry about spilling wine of your dress last week.
Dont worry. I _____ take it to the cleaners anyway.
A. was going to
B. would
C. was to
D. would have gone to
97. As he raised his arm she realised that he _____ strike her again.
A. was due to
B. was to
C. was about to
D. was of
98. Im really sorry. We _____ to stop at a service station and phone you, but we didnt want to
waste any more time.
A. were due to
B. were going to
C. were to
D. were able
99. Everyone was getting impatient. The trial of the century _____ start in two minutes.
A. would to
B. was to
C. was due to
D. B & C are correct
E. A & C are correct
F. A & B are correct
100. Crash investigators _____ release their findings to the press later today.
A. are about to
B. are due to
C. are to
D. B & C are correct
E. A & C are correct F. A & B are correct
101. The exam starts at three. _____ arrive at the hall at least five minutes before the start.
A. Be sure to
B. You are to
C. Be bound to
D. B & C are correct
E. A & C are correct F. A & B are correct
102. Hurry up! The tour group is _____. If you dont come now, theyll go without us!
A. to leave
B. about to leave
C. on the point of leaving
D. B & C are correct E. A & C are correct
F. A & B are correct
103. Do you believe we are _____ a really exciting breakthrough here?
A. on the point of
B. forthcoming
C. on the verge of
D. B & C are correct
E. A & C are correct F. A & B are correct
104. Standing underneath the stricken building, no one seemed aware of the _____ danger.
A. impending
B. imminent
C. bound
D. B & C are correct
E. A & C are correct F. A & B are correct
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105. Do you think the judges will like my entry? Of course. Theyre _____ to like it!
A. sure
B. bound
C. unlikely
D. B & C are correct
E. A & C are correct F. A & B are correct
106. We _____ one hundred per cent customer satisfaction with this new vacuum cleaner!
A. hope
B. guarantee
C. anticipate
D. B & C are correct
E. A & C are correct F. A & B are correct
107. The society _____ expand its membership by twenty per cent in the next year.
A. hopes to
B. may
C. envisages
D. B & C are correct
E. A & C are correct F. A & B are correct
108. Look, I didnt put the rubbish out this morning because I thought you _____ do it!
A. were going to
B. would
C. were
D. B & C are correct
E. A & C are correct F. A & B are correct
109. The new department store _____ on 2nd January, but the explosion prevented this.
A. was to open
B. would open
C. was to have opened
D. B & C are correct E. A & C are correct
F. A & B are correct
II. Supply the correct forms and tenses of the verbs in brackets.
1. You know, my mother (sit) _____ (look) _____ at the album for the last 15 minutes.
2. The old house (stand) _____ on the top of the mountain as long as I can remember.
3. I (spend) _____ a lot of time cooking since I (retire) _____.
4. When I (be) _____ in London we all (study) _____ English.
5. After she (finish) _____ dinner, she (sit) _____ down to listen to some music.
6. When I (meet) _____ him, he (work) _____ as a waiter for a year or so.
7. I (never learn) _____ to drive. I go to work by bus.
8. I (watch) _____ the film with my friends last week.
9. You (search) _____ all the house but you still cant find your keys and youre late.
10. This morning the sun was shining, and I (decide) _____ to begin (see) the sights of London.
11. The city now (crowd) _____ with people who (seek) _____ employment.
12. Anyone (live) _____ in this flat? I (shake) _____ my head and (say) _____: It (be) _____ years
since the last tenant (move) out.
13. Coming up to the desk he (take) _____ the key that (leave) _____ there by the doorman and
(start) _____ up the stairs to his room. Inside he (find) _____ that the letters (be) _____ not where
he (leave) _____ them. His room (break) _____ in while he was out.
14. Hurry up our favorite TV programme (be) _____ over long before we (reach) _____ home.
15. I dont know why you always (talk) _____ in class, boy.
16. Who was that girl you (talk) _____ to when I (pass) _____ you in the street?
17. Today is the first anniversary of Grandpa Maxs death, and I (think) _____ about him all day.
18. My uncle would rather that I (not leave) _____ yesterday.
19. When I see my sister again, she (finish) _____ all her exam.
20. You shouldnt get Jack (type) _____ this letter. Hes a careless man.
21. Its a great pity you (not come) _____ to Brighton with us last Sunday.
22. The occupants of the house (say) _____ that they (never notice) _____ any strange noise in the
attic until the night terrible storm (break) _____ out.
23. Had he not interfered in his sisters marital problems, there (be) _____ peace between them.
24. If you continue with your diet, you (lose) _____ about five kilos by the end of this month.
25. The builders will start work as soon as the plans (approve) _____.
26. They havent finished their work yet. If they (finish) _____ their work yesterday, they (go) _____ to
Nha Trang now.
27. She wore the wig (avoid, recognize) _____ by others.
28. No sooner I (arrive) _____ than I (send) Jane a letter to say that I had a present for her.
29. If your father (smoke) _____ less, he (have) _____ much more money.
30. This room will look brighter once your father (finish, decorate) _____.
31. Were she (know) _____ the truth, she would tell you about it.
32. It looks as if this light (burn) _____ all night. I (forget) _____ (switch) _____ it off before I went to
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33. I visit new countries every year. By the time I (be) _____ sixty, I (visit) _____ all the most interesting
countries in the world.
34. Were I (know) _____ the answer, Id tell you right away.
35. Do you know whether she (finish) _____ typing or not? If no, make sure she (get) _____ all that
done before tomorrow after.
36. He said that everything (happen) _____ in about 2 minutes more quickly than what (estimate)
_____.
37. Attention, please! Why you (always talk) _____ in class, Tom? OK. Today, I (have) _____ with
me Mr. Grainer, and he (tell) _____ you about how to avoid school bully.
38. According to the agenda, he (have) _____ a meeting at that time. So, how about making on
Tuesday at 2.30 thats when he (just finish) _____ his talk with the broad of director.
39. She was breathing fast and deep as if she (run) _____ a long way.
40. I wished you (work) _____ as hard as Mary (do) _____.
41. Im sorry (not attend) _____ yesterdays lecture.
42. It was an opportunity (not miss) _____.
43. (Not notify) _____ of the changes, he was late for the meeting. He asked for the reason and
got the reply that his email address (leave) _____ out unintentionally.
44. It (not be) _____ me, the one you saw (drink) _____ at the pub. Definitely it was my twin brother.
He (be) _____ addicted to alcohol. We (help) _____ him to give it up but not a success.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense according to the context.
Passage 1
Many children start going for dental checkups at an early age, but Kelly Smithers was fourteen
years old when she went for the first time. It (1) _____ (be) not a happy experience.
Until then Kelly (2) _____ (be) lucky. She (3) _____ (always have) good teeth and (4) _____
(never have) suffered from toothache. But for two or three months Kelly (5) _____ (get) pain, on
and off, in one of her teeth. So, her mother (6) _____ (decide) that a trip to the dentist (7) _____
(be) necessary.
It (8) _____ (turn) out to be a terrible experience for Kelly. She (9) _____ (have) twelve fillings in
one sitting and (10) _____ (be) in great pain. Since then, Kelly (11) _____ (suffer) from dental phobia
and (12) _____ (never have) the courage to go to the dentist again.
But then, three months ago, Kelly (13) _____ (sign) up for a session at Feelgood Dentistry. She
(14) _____ (start) to have toothache again and (15) _____ (realize) that she (16) _____ (need) to do
something about it. At Feelgood she (17) _____ (have) regular counseling sessions and (18) _____
(be) given the chance to talk through her problems thoroughly. It (19) _____ (be) wonderful so
far, she says, I (20) _____ (begin) to understand what lies behind my phobia and so I should be
able to overcome it soon.
Passage 2
Karen sat at her desk. She couldn't concentrate on her work because she (1) _____ (think)
about Dave. They (2) _____ (work) together for three years and she (3) _____ (like) him more than
any of her other colleagues. They (4) _____ (have) an argument. They (5) _____ (be able to) talk
about anything together work matters or things that (6) _____ (affect) their private lives at the
time. But now, everything (7) _____ (change). She felt that Dave (8) _____ (be) very strange.
(9) _____ (he, have) some terrible secret? She decided to speak to him about it.
Dave (10) _____ (have) a coffee in the canteen when she found him. She got straight to the
point. Dave, she said, I (11) _____ (know) you for years. We (12) _____ (start) working here at the
same time and we (13) _____ (always get) well together. But you (14) _____ (behave) very
strangely. (15) _____ (What, happen)? (16) _____ (I, do) something to upset you? Dave said
nothing at first. He (17) _____ (sit) there in silence. Then he leaned forward and whispered, 'No, you
(18) _____ (do) anything wrong. It's me. For the past couple of months, I (19) _____ (do) something I

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shouldn't. But I can't tell you about it now.' And then he got up and left. As he disappeared, Karen
(20) _____ (wonder) what on earth it could be.
IV. Error identification.
1. On the old days men used to hunt for food and women stayed at home to look after the
family.
2. Imagine what life was like in our country two century ago and you will see how women had to
suffer from inequality.
3. She punched and kicked by her attackers.
4. He beat me on chess.
5. I crept up the stair, trying not to get up my parents.
6. We were waded across a shallow stream.
7. I think Ive broken the wash machine.
8. The bridge will remain closed until essential repair work has been carrying out.
9. Is this house belong to you?
10. I am needing some information from that library.
11. He fastened up his coat and hurry up.
12. They grew up in the same neighbor.
13. The elephant often describe as largest of all land animals.
14. The concrete is a building material making by mixing cement and sand with gravel and water.
15. The majority of countries are very concerned that if whaling does not stop, nearly all the
whales will be dispatched.
16. Living in New York, apartments cost more to rent than they do in other, smaller cities.
17. The winner of the first auto race held in the United States, in 1895, driving his car at a speed of
7.5 miles per hour.
18. By the end of the examination, Bill, considering the most intelligent student by his friends, had
finished it for more than an hour.
19. The progress was made in the field of urban planning over recent years has resulted in a
different view being taken of downtown areas.
20. The attractions between opposite poles on different atoms call Van der Waals forces.
21. The rate of inflation is soon expecting to decrease gradually by some economists.
22. Anyone find walking on the grass or picking flowers in this park will be severely punished.
23. The asleep children were wakened by the loud sound of the crashing thunder.
24. She suggested taking the plane this evening or that we go by train tomorrow.
25. Until recently, California was largest producer of oranges in the United States.
26. I had not done much more work since I talked to you on Wednesday.
27. Only once in my life I have been to New York, one of the big cities in the United States.
28. Although he was inexperient, he got a good job.
29. Everyone was pleasant with the result of the election.
30. I find it ashamed to spend all this money.
31. The official language is English but the main speaking language are Ewe, Twi, and GA.
32. My computer has lots of games which I can play after I have did my homework.
33. Supersonic flight is the flight that is fastly than the speed of sound.
34. English is a comparative easy language for us to study.
35. A United Nations consists of about 160 nations.
36. I rarely see a film although there are many films that are worth to see. I prefer plays to films.
37. In order to help human beings live longer and more healthy, many scientists are working hard
so that they can invent new drugs.
38. Find and correct mistakes in the following passage.
My neighbour is called Jeanine. She is coming from Belgium. She is living here since 1995
and she says she has been going back to visit her family in Belgium only once. She's having an
accent that is the same as people who are coming from France, but I never ask her if she is
speaking French. She is really liking to go to the theatre and she is inviting me to go with her
one Saturday. In the short time I am knowing her, we become good friends.

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39. Find and correct mistakes in the following passage.

A few years ago, when my friend and I were hitchhike through France, we sometimes stop
for the night in a park or a field. If it wasn't rain, we just sleep outside in our sleeping bags under
the stars. We really enjoying that. If it was rain, we put up our small tent and crawl inside for the
night. One night, while we sleep in the tent, I think that the ground moving under me. I sit up
and I realize that the tent was try to move and only the weight of our bodies was hold it in
place. When we get outside, we discover that we stand ankle-deep in a small stream and our
tent slowly floats away. At first, we really surprised and worried, but then we think it is very
funny.
40. An imminent event is one that happens soon.
41. Please stop making so much noise or I report you to the supervisor.
42. As I was about to leave his office, Bob said, Lets get together for lunch sometime, will we?
43. They came and asked for people to help immediately, so Jenny jumped up and said, I do it!
44. When he is released next week, Pat McGuire will spend almost five years in prison for a crime
he didn't commit.
45. Im going to work on the report at home last night, but I had left all my notes in the office.
46. Its probably too late to phone Margaret. Do you think shell go to bed already?
47. Im not certain, but I guess its raining later this afternoon.
48. Forthcoming books are those that we think to be available soon.
49. I cant believe that youll sit on a plane to Malta while Im driving to work tomorrow morning.
50. If Ill finish before you, I wait for you outside.
51. Will Stefan to get these boxes later or is to take them now?
52. I must get to the post office before itll close or the parcel doesnt arrive in time for Joys
birthday.
53. My next door neighbour, who is usually shy and doesnt say much, is being very friendly this
morning and has a big party tonight for all his friends.
54. Martin was used to smoke a lot when he was studying, but since he has been working in the
bank, he hasnt been smoking as much.
55. People were slipping on the wet floor because no one had cleaned up the water that all of us
were knowing had leaked from the coffee machine.
56. When you will make a promise, you tell someone that you will definitely give them something
or that you definitely will or wont do something.
57. As we were entering the building, I noticed a sign that someone has put above the door which
said, Be alert.
V. Sentence transformation: Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same
as the given ones. Use or start with the words or phrases in brackets, and do not change them.
1. Its a long time since I last went to a soccer match. (I HAVENT)
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2. This is my second visit to Canada. (TIME)
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3. Mary started learning French five years ago. (FOR)
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4. I am on the tenth page of the letter I am writing. (SO FAR)
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5. The last time I saw Dick was in 1985. (SINCE)
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6. After I arrived here, I started to feel better. (SINCE)
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7. Its over twenty years since we got married. (WE)
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8. Toney hasnt been to Paris before. (FIRST)
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9. Harry left before we reached the hotel. (BY)
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10. Today is Liz and Johns thirtieth wedding anniversary. (FOR)

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11. It's almost a year since I stopped smoking. (UP)
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12. Nobody has had sight of the boat for two days. (LAST)
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13. Immediately we finish this, well join you. (MINUTE)
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14. Bergkamp's goal is the most extraordinary Ive ever seen. (YET)
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15. Its only after a week that you begin to feel relaxed here. (HOME)
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16. Hes almost certain to leave before we got there. (ARRIVE)
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17. Loukas was last heard of over a week ago. (CONTACT)
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18. Theo is the most infuriating person Ive ever met. (MORE)
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19. Never before have I seen children who are so well-behaved. (SUCH)
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20. This type of car used to sell very well before they started producing the more modern 306.
(LESS)
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21. It appears we have received the wrong information. (SENT)
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22. It looks as if we made a mistake on our order form. (FILLED)
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23. The ministers were clearly left by the president not to have acted swiftly enough. (OPINION)
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24. Im glad we managed to get out of there: it was hell. (MADE)
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25. The manufacturers are certain of a high level of customer satisfaction with this product.
(GUARANTEE)
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26. Out planes departure time is at 6.30 in the morning. (LEAVES)
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27. Lets stop playing soon out opponents have so many points than we do. (GOING)
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28. My great-grandmother celebrates her hundredth birthday next year. (OLD)
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29. Its unlikely that humans will ever be able to live on the moon. (THINK)
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30. Its my parents twenty-fifth wedding anniversary next Saturday. (MARRIED)
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31. Come along next Monday afternoon the band always records on Monday afternoons. (WILL)
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32. We are one hundred per cent certain of the success of our proposal. (CERTAINLY)
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33. The government expects another six thousand people to be in work by the end of the summer.
(FOUND)
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34. Do you have any idea of your arrival time on Friday? (ARRIVING)
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35. Our daughter has got a role in the school production of Miss Saigon next month. (APPEARING)
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36. The result of our appeal against the parking fine should arrive in the post tomorrow. (DUE)
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37. Do not disturb the chimpanzees during feeding time. (DISTURBED)

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38. Turn that music down! Its so loud that itll definitely wake all the neighbours. (BOUND)
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39. Scientists in the human genome project feel that they are about to discover the secret of life.
(DISCOVERING)
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40. Will you promise that you wont get drunk again tonight? (NOT TO)
___________________________________________________________________________________________
41. It is probable that the road-sweeping contract will be withdrawn from Dustbugs. (LIKELY)
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42. Everyone in the villiage lived in fear of the volcanic eruption, which was imminent.
(IMPENDING)
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43. The designer believes that he will be able to finish the specifications by tomorrow afternoon.
(ENVISAGES)
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44. I really dont think that the examiner will accept a handwritten script these days. (UNLIKELY)
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45. Please make your purchases proceed to a check-out. The store is going to close in five
minutes. (ABOUT)
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46. If we want medical research to provide cures for all known diseases, it must be adequately
funded. (IS)
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VI. Cloze test.
Passage 1
Mexico City is growing quickly. In, 1970, the city had about 9 million people. Now it has over 17
million people. All these people are causing (1) _____ for the city. There are not (2) _____ jobs.
(3) _____, there is not enough housing. Large families have to live together in small homes. Many
homes do not have water. They also do not have bathrooms or electricity. The Mexican
government is (4) _____ about all these problems. It is working hard to make (5) _____ better in the
city.
Why is Mexico City growing so (6) _____? Where are all these people coming from? They are
coming to the city from the country. Life is hard on the farms in Mexico. Most people on farms
have to live a very simple life. They have no (7) _____ money for modern things. People think life in
the city must be (8) _____. So they leave their farms and (9) _____ to Mexico City.
All around the world, large cities have the same problems. One of them is air (10a) _____.
Mexico City has bad air. It is dirty and (11) _____. Cars are one reason for dirty air. Many Mexicans
now own cars and drive in the city. The factories in the area also cause air (10b) _____. These
factories put a lot of (12) _____ into the air. It is not easy to clean up the air in a large city. The
government has to make new (13) _____ and everyone has to help.
Passage 2
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Area: 330,991 square kilometers
Population: 87 million
Geography

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Vietnam lies on the eastern seaboard of the Indochina (1) _____. It borders China to the north
and Laos and Cambodia to the west. To the east and south lies the South China Sea, which the
Vietnamese call the East Sea. Mountains and hills (2) _____ four-fifths of Vietnams territory with
(3) _____ Truong Son range stretching over 1,400 km. Mount Fansipan (3,142m) is the highest peak
in Southeast Asia.
The most populated areas in Vietnam are the lowland alluvial plains: the Red River Delta
(15,000 sq. km, with a 3,000 km-long dyke network) in the north, and the Mekong Delta (22,000 sq.
km) in the south. Vietnams two biggest rivers, the Red River and the Mekong River, respectively
discharge 122,109 and 1.4 million (4) _____ meters of water.
Vietnams 3,260 km-long coastline features beautiful beaches like Tra Co, Lang Co, Nha Trang,
Vung Tau, and Ha Tien. National (5) _____ include Ba Vi, Cat Ba and Cuc Phuong in the north,
Bach Ma in the center and Cat Tien in the south.
Resources
Minerals: coal, iron, aluminum, tin and oil.
Agricultural and forestry (6) _____: Rice, maize, sweet potatoes, peanuts, soy beans, rubber,
lacquer, coffee, tea, tobacco, cotton, coconut, sugar cane, jute, and tropical and (7) _____
fruits.
Climate
Vietnam is essentially a tropical country with a humid monsoon climate. The average annual
mean temperature is over 20 degrees Celsius throughout the country (Hanoi 23.4C, Hue 25.1C,
Ho Chi Minh City 26.9C).
In July, the average temperature in Hanoi is 28.6C, in Hue it is 28.9C, and in Ho Chi Minh City,
27.6C. Lowland areas receive around 1,500 mm of rain per year, while mountainous areas
receive 2,000 mm to 3,000 mm. Humidity can reach (8) _____ to 90 percent in the rainy season.
Vietnam has two seasons: cool and dry from November to April and hot and rainy from May to
October. North Vietnam has four distinct seasons, of (9) _____ fall is considered the most beautiful.
The south is warm all year round, with seasonal variations (10) _____ temperature averaging just
three degrees Celsius.
Passage 3
Renewable energy is the future. (1) _____ fossil fuels, renewables are non-polluting and
inexhaustible. In 2010, 16% of global energy was from renewable sources. And a BP report recently
showed green energy is the fastest-growing (2) _____ of energy production. But green energy is
(3) _____ from perfect. It can have (4) _____ environmental effects and much of the technology is
still being developed.
The sun is a powerful resource. In six hours, the worlds deserts receive enough solar energy to
power the world for an (5) _____ year. Solar panels are thin wafers of silicon that trap the suns
(6) _____ and convert them into electricity. Desertec, a European multinational, is currently
planning solar energy farms (7) _____ North America. It hopes to generate 15% of Europes energy
by 2050. Solar panels operate silently and require (8) _____ maintenance. But theyre not problemfree. The panels are expensive and energy-intensive to make, and the raw (9) _____ are often
sourced through environmentally-unfriendly mining.
Hydropower involves converting (10) _____ water into energy. This is usually achieved by
damming a river and then releasing the water through a pipe within the dam. As the water
(11) _____ through the pipe it turns a water turbine, (12) _____ create electricity. Hydropower is the
most (13) _____ renewable energy worldwide, (14) _____ for over 20% of all renewable sources. Its
cheap, it doesnt produce greenhouse gases and, (15) _____ dams are expensive to build, once
constructed, they can last for up to a century.
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