B. LANGUAGE FOCUS.

Question I. Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

1. I ________ it 5 years ago
A. have been B. saw C. was seeing D. am seeing
2. We ________ in Lenin Park when it rained.
A. walked B. have walked C. were walking D. walk
3. I often play soccer ________ Sunday afternoon.
A. in B. at C. on D. after
4. My father was good at swimming. He is used to________swimming in summer.
A. go B. goes C. went D. going
5. Kate hates ________ to classical music.
A. listen B. listened C. listens D. listening

6. I’ve lived in this house ________1990

A. from B. since C. for D. in
7. Mr. Smith ________his car for 15 years, but it still looks very new.
A. has B. had C. have had D. has had
8. We must be there ________ 7.30 and 8.25.
A. at B. before C. between D. after
9. I wish you________me with my work.
A. help B. will help C. helped D. would help
10. My father started ________in a small village 10 years ago.
A. teaching B. teach C. taught D. teaches
11. They ________in that house for several months.
A. live B. lived C. have lived D. are living
12. My father ________teaching in a small village 10 years ago.
A. starts B. started C. has started D. is starting
13. We have lived in Ha Noi ________ 4 years
A. in B. since C. for D. at
14. Lan and Maryam are penpals. They ________each other twice a month.
A. writing B. write C. has written D. wrote
15. Lan enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere ________Maryam was praying.
A. when B. during C. while D. where
16. She has taught English here ________ 10 years.
A. in B. for C. since D. from
17. He wishes he ________fly
A. can B. will C. should D. could
18. Vietnamese language is different ________English language.
A. from B. on C. in D. at
19. A: Would you like to have lunch with us? B: _________________.
A. All right B. Yes, I would
C. No, I wouldn’t like D. Yes, I’d love to
20. A: Congratulations on your winning B: _________________.
A. You’re welcome B. That’s very kind of you
C. No, thanks D. Yes, of course
21. She often goes ________church to pray because her religion is Islam.
A. on B. at C. of D. to
22. What ________they do yesterday? They played soccer with their friends.
A. do B. to do C. did D. were
23. I wish that Susan ________ harder for her examination.
A. will work B. worked C. has worked D. works
24. Let’s go to the cinema, __________.
A. will we B. shall we C. let we D. don't we
25. There used to ________ a movie theatre here, but it closed a long time ago.
A. be B. to be C. being D. been
25. The children are playing ________in the schoolyard.
 A. happy B. happiness C. happier D. happily
26. John ________write the letter to me last year.
A. is used to B. was used to C. used to D. used
27. Rice is ________in tropical countries.
A. to grow B. grown C. grow D. grew
28. Two department stores ________.by them this year
A. have been built B. have built C. has been built D. has built
29. Nga is ________English for her work.
A. to study B. studied C. studying D. study
30. He arrived in England ________Monday evening.
A. in B. at C. of D. on
31. An wishes that he ________his parents.
A. would visited B. can visit C. could visiting D. could visit
32. Let’s ________ to the cinema.
A. going B. to go C. go D. goes
33. I look forward to ________you.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw
34. Millions of Christmas cards ________last month.
A. were sent B. sent C. send D. are sent
35. I ________English here since I graduated from Ha Noi University.
A, teach B. taught C. have taught D. am teaching
36. He ______with his friends in an apartment in Ho Chi Minh City since last week.
A. living B. has lived C. lived D. live
37. She ________try to learn English for her job.
A is B. has C. must D. was
38. Can you turn ________the light? It is too dark.
A. on B. off C. down D. up
39. We have lived in Ha Noi________ 4 years.
A. since B. for C. on D. till
40. We will go________a picnic next week.
A. in B. at C. on D. to
41. I’m looking ________to hearing from you.
A. at B. after C. over D. forward
42. Please let Tim ________ with you.
A. go B. going C. to go D. goes
43. Ba________ go to Dalat in summer when he was young.
A. use to B. used to C. is used to D. is used
44. He wishes he________ a pilot.
A. were B. is C. will be D. can be
45. He________ English for 4 years.
A. learns B. learnt C. has learnt D. will learn
45. She sings very________
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully
46. She asked me where I ________ from.
A. come B. came C. to come D. coming
47. Be________! He is looking at you.
A. care B. careful C. carefully D. carelessly
48. Remember to turn ________ the lights before going to bed.
A. of B. off C. on D. up
49. Does your father enjoy _______newspapers?
A. read B. reading C. to read D. be read
50. Ha Noi is a ________ city.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. friendly
51. She said that she______learning English with you.
A. liked B. to like C. liking D. like
52. She asked me where I______from?
 A. came B. to come C. come D. coming
53. If you want to attend the course, you______pass the examinatin.
A. has to B. have to C. had to D. could
54. She______me whether I liked classical music or not.
A. asks B. Asked C. asking D. ask
55. He wants to know whether I______back tomorrow.
A. will come B. would come C. come D. came
Question II. Give the correct form of the following verbs:
1. I (go)_________ to school by bicycle every day.
2. When I(come)_________ home from work, my mother was cooking dinner.
3.The children ( play)_________________football at the moment.
4. If you (study )_________harder, you will pass the exam.
5.I wish he (not leave) _________________ here
6.He (live) __________________in Australia for 10 years.
7.Ba enjoys (play)_________________ football in the morning.
8. My house ( build)__________________ in 2004.
9. If the weather gets worse, we (not go) ________________ to the beach.
10.I wish I (live) ________________ near my school.
11. My brother usually (go) _______ to school by bike every day.
12. Last night, my father ( watch) ______________ TV
13.I wish I ( know) ______________her address
14. My father enjoys (watch) _______________ television in the evenings.
15.I wish I ( be ) ________________ taller.
16. When I (come) __________ home from work yesterday, my mother was cooking dinner.
17.My house (build) ________ yesterday.
18. We (not see) ________each other since Monday.
19. If the weather is fine, we (go) ________ for a picnic.
20. She asked me if I ( like ) ________ pop music.
21. Ba hates (watch) ________ the advertisements on TV.
22. Mrs. Nga enjoys (listen) __________________ to music in her free time.
23. If Mai doesn’t work hard, she (not fail) __________________ the exam.
24. We (not meet) ________________ her since we lived here.
25. I (visit) ________________ Hue last week
26. I don’ know many English words. I wish I (know) _________more English words.
27. Tuan and Huong (not/go) ______________ to the cinema last night.
28. My brother used to ( go ) ______________ to work by motorbike. Now he cycles.
29. Last night we (go) ______________ to Lan’s birthday party.
30.Men used ( be ) ____________________ the bread winner of the family.
Question III. Give the correct form of the following verbs:
1. She enjoys (play) ....................................... badminton.
2. When will you finish (repair) .................................... my car ?
3. We began (learn) .................................... English 4 years ago.
4. He hates (have) ................................ lunch at school.
5. Don’t forget (do) ................................... your homework !
6. Why do you decide (choose) .................................. this book ?
7. He loves (listen) ...................................... to live music on TV.
8. I am interested in (play) ............................... computer games.
9. My father likes (read) ................................ newspapers before going to work.
10. Is she fond of (chat) ........................................... ?
Question V. Complete the following sentences with the correct tag questions :
1- He doesn’t play soccer very well, ................................. ?
2- You don’t like coffee, .......................................... ?
3- Her father goes to work at 6 AM, ..................................... ?
4- This picture is yours, ......................................... ?
5- They won’t go to HCM City next week, ................................... ?
6- My parents have used the internet very often, ................................. ?
7- Your house isn’t very far from school, .................................... ?
8- Hoa never comes to school late, ................................. ?
9- You took some photos on the beach, ............................... ?
10- We must communicate with you by means of e-mail or chatting, ................... ?
Question VI. Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses.
1. Do you think children’s games should be …………….……… (EDUCATE).
2. ………………… have been working hard in the search for a cure for cancer. (SCIENCE).
3. There is now no ……………….…. That she will make a full recovery. (POSSIBLE).
4. They have held the ……………….… for the past two years. (CHAMPION).
5. Diet plays an important role in the ……………….…… of heart disease. (MANAGE).
6. He cycled ………………..…. and had an accident (CARE).
7. Do you know what the ………………….. of this river? (DEEP).
8. I really don’t think he has the ……………….…….. to do this job (ABLE).
9. He has worked well and has produce some ……………….. essays (INTEREST).
10. Is this ………………. from easy to complete? (APPLY).
Question VII. Give correct formation of these words
1. The air in the city is ___________ (pollute)
2. Please listen to the lecture ____________ (care)
3. An accident happened because of driving ____________ (care)
4. He was ____________ (disappoint) that they were not coming.
5. Air and water _____________ (pollute) can make people fall ill.
6. Plastic bags will cause _____________ (pollute).
7. Mr Brown is one of the ___________ (conserve)
8. We should make our world _____________ (pollute)
9. I’m ____________ (disappoint) that you didn’t do your homework.
10. Listen me ___________ (care) you can solve the problem.

Exercise 9: Use the given words to rewrite the sentences so that the meaning stays the same.
(Passive)
1. We have kept our friendship for 10 years.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. They are going to build a big department store in the centre of the city next month.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. What were you doing at 6pm yesterday?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. My mother used to take me to school.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. We can’t read your hand writing.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. I don’t want everyone to make fun of me.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(Reported Speech)
1. Mr.Ba said: “I can play badminton very well”.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Nam asked: “Where do you put my comic books, mom?”
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Alan said to me: “What is your favorite boy band?”
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. She said to me: “I must go home now because it’s getting dark”.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Linda said: “Sorry, I broke your favorite vase, Miss Lien”.
 Linda appologised ………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. He said to me: “Have you ever been to this place before?”
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(Others)
1. I’m so sad! My bicycle has been stolen!
 I wish ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. It’s a pity that you aren’t able to join our club.
 I wish ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. The room is not so comfortable. It can’t make us pleased. (enough)
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. I don’t want you to come to class late. (would rather)
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I hope the weather tomorrow will be fine, so that we can have a picnic in the park.
 If …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Ann passed her examination easily because of working hard.
 Because Ann ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Because of the bad situation of the patient, he must have an operation immediately. (so)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. It’s a pity that the flight will be delayed for 2 hours. (wish)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. The first time I’ve played tennis was ten years ago.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. I last spoke to Miss Lien last Friday.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

* Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed
before it.
Example: I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
Answer: It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.

1. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow.

 The snow ............................................................................................
2. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
 I wasn’t early ....................................................................................
3. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
 I apologize .........................................................................................
4. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.
 If ........................................................................................................
5. Janet is the best tennis- player in the club.
 No one ................................................................................................
6. I haven’t seen that man here before.
 It’s .......................................................................................................
7. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
 The furniture was too ..........................................................................
8. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
 The bank manger ...............................................................................
9. He learned to drive when he was 18.
 He has ................................................................................................
10. She had never been unhappy before.
 She was unhappier .............................................................................
11. It was so late that nothing could be done.
 It was too ............................................................................................
12. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
 “ Please ..............................................................................................
13. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
 The date .............................................................................................
14. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
 We are going ......................................................................................
15. The bus takes longer than the train.
 The train .............................................................................................
16. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
 It’s .......................................................................................................
17. Maria says she’ll like to have been put in a high class.
 Maria wishes ......................................................................................
18. Would you like me to finish the work tonight?
 I’ll .......................................................................................................
19. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
 In ........................................................................................................
20. My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
 If my husband .....................................................................................
21. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.
 Bill doubted .........................................................................................
22. The postman was bitten by our dog.
 Our dog ..............................................................................................
23. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
 The fog prevented ..............................................................................
24. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car.
 In spite ................................................................................................