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Lesson 4: GRAMMAR AND READING - HOMEWORK
Date:
GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer.
1. Ronny ……………… have gone to Switzerland, but I’m not totally sure.
A. must B. could C. can’t D. should
2. You ……………… have lied to me! Why didn’t you tell me the truth?
A. mustn’t B. might not C. shouldn’t D. couldn’t
3. Helen ……………… to have seen a doctor weeks ago. Why didn’t she?
A. ought B. should C. must D. can’t
4. They ……………… have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead.
A. could B. must C. might D. can’t
5. Carl ……………… have been here by now. Maybe he got stuck in traffic.
A. might B. must C. should D. can’t
6. You ……………… have been really excited when you heard you’d won the competition!
A. must B. should C. might D. Could

Exercise 2: Write one word in each gap.

My cousin Tina
My cousin Tina is a professional dancer. Her mum – my aunt – says that Tina (1)………………
dance really well even before she was able to walk!
When Tina was ten, she could (2)……………… gone to a special school for dancers in New York, but she
decided not to because she didn’t want to leave her friends. Even today, Tina’s mum think that Tina
(3)……………… have gone to the school. I’m not sure it (4)……………… have been a very difficult decision
for Tina to make, but she says that she doesn’t regret not going. She carried on dancing in her spare
time, often getting up at five o’clock in the morning for a dance lesson before school. That can’t have
(5)……………… much fun!
Today, she’s really successful. She’s been in lots of shows and she’s even appeared on TV a few times.
In fact, she (6)……………… have got the main part in a new show in London. She’s not sure yet. They
(7)……………… to have contacted her yesterday about it, but they didn’t. Hopefully, she’ll hear in the
next few days. Whether she gets the part or not, I’m really proud of my cousin.

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MINI-TEST
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer.
1. Dinosaurs became ____ millions of years go.
A. disappear B. extinct C. lost D. endangered
2. By cutting down trees, we ____ the natural habitat of birds and animals.
A. hurt B. would C. damage D. injure
3. Non-renewable energy sources are running ____.
A. up B. on C. to D. out
4. Coal and oil are non-renewable ____ sources.
A. engineer B. energy C. engineering D. energetic
5. People have used coal and oil to ____ electricity for a long time.
A. generation B. generated C. generate D. generates
6. The Vietnamese participants took ____ in the 14th Asian Games with great enthusiasm.
A. notice B. notes C. part D. role
7. ____ from several countries competed in many Asian Games.
A. Spectators B. Athletes C. Audience D. Viewers
8. Vietnam won 3 gold ____ in the 15th Asian Games.
A. degrees B. medals C. awards D. boards
9. On some special occasions, people often march and demonstrate to show their ____.
A. nation B. event C. culture D. solidarity
10. Swimming is one of the ____ sports.
A. mountainous B. aquatic C. racing D. running
11. ____ can help an athlete to improve the strength of muscles and the appearance of the body.
A. Shooting B. Table tennis C. Weightlifting D. Playing chess
12. There are many other pursuits such as listening to music, reading, and gardening. The word
“pursuits” is closest in meaning to “____”.
A. hobbies B. sports C. courses D. decisions
13. He got a scholarship so his parents did not have to pay his school ____.
A. report B. fee C. equipment D. Master
Exercise 2: Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting and then correct it.
1. We were surprising at the result of the test.
A B C D

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2. Mr Smith asked me what did I think of the flat.

A B C D
3. She prefers walking to going by his car.
A B C D
4. He tried to go to work in spite of he was ill.
A B C D
5. If the question were not so difficult, we will be able to answer it.
A B C D

Exercise 3: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.

1. We haven't seen her since we left university.
 The last time _____________________________________________________________
2. Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure.
 My brother enjoys ________________________________________________________
3. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
 It's _____________________________________________________________________
4. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.
 Minh has ________________________________________________________________
5. Let's meet inside the center, at the cafe' corner.
 How____________________________________________________________________

Exercise 4: Give the correct verb tenses.

Nancy Mann was born in Argentina. She (1) ___________ (study) French and German at
Oxford University from 1970 to 1977. At the moment she works for the BBC World Service. She (2)
___________ (be) with the BBC for 5 years. She (3) ___________ (work) as an interpreter for the EU
before that. She also lived and worked in Brussels for 2 years when she (4) ___________ (work) for
the EU. Now she (5) ___________ (be) a correspondent and she (6) ___________ (travel) all over
Western and Eastern Europe, and many parts of South America.

Exercise 5: Read the passage and choose the best answer

Man discovered fire many thousands years ago. The first time he saw fire was probably when a
tree was struck by lightning. He soon learned how to make fire for himself. However man probably
made his fire by rubbing two sticks together.

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Fire was very important to man. He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used fire to
cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the world he
used fire to signal messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals. In some other
countries people lit fires to warn their friends of danger.
Fire was very also used to give light. Before the invention of oil lamp, men used burning sticks as
torches. And before man discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts
to light the streets.
One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took
exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and
could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle clock
did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly.
1. Man probably first made fire ........
A. from a tree struck by lightning B. by rubbing two sticks together.
C. from wire baskets hung on poster. D. from a candle.
2. Man probably first used fire .........
A. to tell the time. B. to send signal.
C. to light the streets. D. to keep warm at night.
3. Fire was used by Red Indians ........
A. to make gas and electricity. B. to burn down trees
C. to send messages D. to frighten away enemies.
4. The first street lights were ........
A. large bonfires . B. small fires in hanging baskets .
C. burning trees . D. candles .
5. The candle clock burned for ....
A.twelve hours . B. one hour.
C. a day . D. twelve days .

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Level: TE PRE-INTERMEDIATE 3
Lesson 4: GRAMMAR AND READING- HOMEWORK
Teacher’s Notes and Answers

Grammar practice:
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer.
1. Ronny ……………… have gone to Switzerland, but I’m not totally sure.
A. must B. could C. can’t D. should
2. You ……………… have lied to me! Why didn’t you tell me the truth?
A. mustn’t B. might not C. shouldn’t D. couldn’t
3. Helen ……………… to have seen a doctor weeks ago. Why didn’t she?
A. ought B. should C. must D. can’t
4. They ……………… have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead.
A. could B. must C. might D. can’t
5. Carl ……………… have been here by now. Maybe he got stuck in traffic.
A. might B. must C. should D. can’t
6. You ……………… have been really excited when you heard you’d won the competition!
A. must B. should C. might D. Could

Exercise 2: Write one word in each gap.

My cousin Tina
My cousin Tina is a professional dancer. Her mum – my aunt – says that Tina (1) could dance
really well even before she was able to walk!
When Tina was ten, she could (2) have gone to a special school for dancers in New York, but she
decided not to because she didn’t want to leave her friends. Even today, Tina’s mum think that Tina
(3) should have gone to the school. I’m not sure it (4) must have been a very difficult decision for
Tina to make, but she says that she doesn’t regret not going. She carried on dancing in her spare time,
often getting up at five o’clock in the morning for a dance lesson before school. That can’t have (5)
been much fun!
Today, she’s really successful. She’s been in lots of shows and she’s even appeared on TV a few times.
In fact, she (6) might/could/ may have got the main part in a new show in London. She’s not sure

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yet. They (7) ought to have contacted her yesterday about it, but they didn’t. Hopefully, she’ll hear
in the next few days. Whether she gets the part or not, I’m really proud of my cousin.

MINI-TEST
Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.
1. Dinosaurs became ____ millions of years go.
A. disappear B. extinct C. lost D. endangered
2. By cutting down trees, we ____ the natural habitat of birds and animals.
A. hurt B. would C. damage D. injure
10. Non-renewable energy sources are running ____.
A. up B. on C. to D. out
11. Coal and oil are non-renewable ____ sources.
A. engineer B. energy C. engineering D. energetic
12. People have used coal and oil to ____ electricity for a long time.
A. generation B. generated C. generate D. generates
13. The Vietnamese participants took ____ in the 14th Asian Games with great enthusiasm.
A. notice B. notes C. part D. role
14. ____ from several countries competed in many Asian Games.
A. Spectators B. Athletes C. Audience D. Viewers
15. Vietnam won 3 gold ____ in the 15th Asian Games.
A. degrees B. medals C. awards D. boards
16. On some special occasions, people often march and demonstrate to show their ____.
A. nation B. event C. culture D. solidarity
17. Swimming is one of the ____ sports.
A. mountainous B. aquatic C. racing D. running
18. ____ can help an athlete to improve the strength of muscles and the appearance of the body.
A. Shooting B. Table tennis C. Weightlifting D. Playing chess
19. There are many other pursuits such as listening to music, reading, and gardening. The word
“pursuits” is closest in meaning to “____”.
A. hobbies B. sports C. courses D. decisions
20. He got a scholarship so his parents did not have to pay his school ____.
A. report B. fee C. equipment D. Master

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Exercise 2. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.

1. We were surprising at the result of the test.
A B C D (surprised)
2. Mr Smith asked me what did I think of the flat.
A B C D (I thought)
3. She prefers walking to going by his car.
A B C D (by car)
4. He tried to go to work in spite of he was ill.
A B C D (although/though/in spite of the fact that)
5. If the question were not so difficult, we will be able to answer it.
A B C D (would be)

Exercise 3. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.

1. We haven't seen her since we left university.
 The last time we met her was when we left university.
2. Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure.
 My brother enjoys walking in the rain.
3. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
 It's very important to keep the environment clean.
4. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.
 Minh has collected stamps since 2000.
5. Let's meet inside the center, at the café corner.
 How about meeting inside the center, at the café corner?

Exercise 4. Give the correct verb tenses.

Nancy Mann was born in Argentina. She (1) _studied_ (study) French and German at Oxford
University from 1970 to 1977. At the moment she works for the BBC World Service. She (2)_has
been_(be) with the BBC for 5 years. She (3)_had worked_(work) as an interpreter for the EU before
that. She also lived and worked in Brussels for 2 years when she (4)_was working_(work) for the EU.
Now she (5)_is_(be) a correspondent and she (6)_has travelled_(travel) all over Western and Eastern
Europe, and many parts of South America.

Exercise 5. Read the passage and choose the best answer

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Man discovered fire many thousands years ago. The first time he saw fire was probably when a
tree was struck by lightning. He soon learned how to make fire for himself. However man probably
made his fire by rubbing two sticks together.
Fire was very important to man. He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used fire to
cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the world he
used fire to signal messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals. In some other
countries people lit fires to warn their friends of danger.
Fire was very also used to give light. Before the invention of oil lamp, men used burning sticks as
torches. And before man discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts
to light the streets.
One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took
exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and
could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle clock
did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly.
1. Man probably first made fire ........
A. from a tree struck by lightning. B. by rubbing two sticks together.
C. from wire baskets hung on poster. D. from a candle.
2. Man probably first used fire .........
A. to tell the time. B. to send signal.
C. to light the streets. D. to keep warm at night.
3. Fire was used by Red Indians ........
A. to make gas and electricity. B. to burn down trees.
C. to send messages. D. to frighten away enemies.
4. The first street lights were ........
A. large bonfires. B. small fires in hanging baskets.
C. burning trees. D. candles.
5. The candle clock burned for ....
A. twelve hours. B. one hour.
C. a day. D. twelve days.

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