PRACTICE

EXERCISES ABOUT VERB TENSES

I. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct verb tenses (past simple, past
continuous, present perfect or present perfect continuous).
1. I (not see) haven’t seen………. him since I (meet) met.........him 2 months ago.
2. I (meet) met..........................................my best friend George in 2005.
3. Last night I (read) …was reading……. in bed when suddenly I (hear) heard a
scream.
4. Sandra (lend) has lent....................................her brother $ 200 so far.
5. Sarah (not enjoy) didn’t enjoy................her piano lessons when she was seven.
6. Up to now, the teacher (give) has given.................................our class 5 tests.
7. At 4 p.m. yesterday? Well, I (work) was working........in my office at that time.
8. Jose (write) was writing a letter to his family when his pencil (break) broke.
9. I have been cleaning (clean) all morning - I'm fed up!
10. How many times have you taken................(you/take) this exam?
11. The students have finished...............(finish) their exams. They're very happy.
12. Iona is exhausted these days. She has worked..............(work) too hard recently.
13. I have had..................(have) my dog for sixteen years.
14. Help, I have lost..............(lose) my wallet. How can I get home?
15. When I …was………….. (be) a child, I loved.........(love) ice-skating.
16. John has lost..........(lose) his bus pass - can he borrow some money?
17. He washed….……. (wash) the dishes, cleaned…………(clean) the living room, and
(cook) cooked dinner last night.
18. Yesterday I ………went…. (go) to the Post Office, ……bought……….. (buy) some
fruit at the supermarket and read (read) a book in the park in the afternoon.
19. They ……were having………(have) dinner when the police came (come) to the door.
20. It ……was……(be) a day in December. Snow ……was falling……… (fall) , children was
singing (sing) carols and people were doing (do) their Christmas shopping.

II. Find and correct ONE mistake in each of the following sentences.
1. I have known my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight. knew
2. I'm sorry, John isn't here now. He went to the shops. -> Has gone
3. I have drunk three cups of coffee yesterday. -> drank
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4. I played Hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good! Have played/ have been playing

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 5. Amanda has already been eating lunch, so she'll meet us later. Has already eaten
6. I have been reading your book. Here it is, thank you. Have read
7. Recently, I have studied a lot. My exams are in a few weeks. Have been studying
8. I have been watching seven films this week! watched
9. What did they do at 10pm last night - it was really noisy? Were they doing
10. When her train got to the station, we waited on the platform. Was waiting
11. David didn’t sleep when I arrived. He was studying. Wasn’t sleeping
12. I was walking along the road when I was meeting an old friend. met
13. Since Hanna took part in the badminton club, she was meeting a lot of people. Has met
14. We went to the theatre this time last week. Were going
15. I didn't drink any coffee since yesterday. Haven’t drunk
16. He has got married for ten years, but he got divorced. been
17. Last night I was losing my keys, so I had to call my flatmate to let me in. lost
18. She has lived in London when she was a child. since
19. I drank three cups of coffee today. Have drunk
20. A: What's wrong?
B: I was breaking a glass. Have broken
III. Choose the best answer.
1. We English this time last week.
A. learned B. were learning C. have learned D. had learned
2. We Doris since last Sunday.
A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. hadn't seen
3. This is the first time I _ here.
A. am B. have been C. was D. be
4. Titanic is the best film I’ve ever seen. I it seven times.
A. had watched B. am watching C. watched D. have watched
5. We _ what to do with the money yet.
A. not decide B. haven’t decided C. didn’t decide D. hadn’t decided
6. While mom was watching TV, I _ my homework.
A. am doing B. was doing C. had done D. has done
7. His father twenty short stories so far.
A. has written B. writes C. wrote D. write
8. The boys broke a window while they football.
A. played B. were playing C. had played D. are playing
9. Henry into the restaurant while the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
10. When I last saw him, he in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
11. Nam has lived with his grandparents since he a little boy.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
12. I coins since I was ten years old.
A. collected B. am collecting
C. have been collecting D. had collected
13. What have you been doing? I for you for two hours.
A. waited B. am waiting C. have been waiting D. had waited
14. Melanie her hand. It’s bleeding heavily.
A. has cut B. is cutting C. cut D. cuts
15. My brother his driving test when he was 18.
A. has passed B. passes C. was passing D. passed
16. She is very absent-minded: she her cellphone three times!
A. has lost B. loses C. was losing D. had lost
17. I work last week, but I changed my mind.
A. have started B. was going to start C. had started D. would start
18. My favourite team 15 games so far this season, and will probably win the
championship.
A. are winning B. won C. has won D. will win
19. Mrs. Black’s son in hospital ever since he fell off his bicycle last week.
A. was B. is C. was being D. has been
20. The price of houses dramatically in recent years.
A. has risen B. was raising C. rose D. raises

EXERCISES ABOUT COMPARISIONS

I. Write the adjectives/ adverbs in parentheses into correct comparison.
1. Although she is very popular, she is not as pretty.....as her sister (PRETTY).
2. Everyone looks much happier......today than they did yesterday (HAPPY).
3. Mr. Brown receives a bigger salary than anyone else in the company. (BIG).
4. Deana is the shortest of the three sisters. (SHORT).
5. My book is as good as yours. (GOOD).
6. Australia’s one of the best places in the world for holiday. (GOOD).
7. That house is the oldest one on the street. (OLD).
8. This river is narrower than that river. (NARROW).
9. The hotel was more expensive than any one we had stayed at before. (EXPENSIVE).
10. This play is better than the one we saw last week. (GOOD).
11. Sue's car isn't very big. She wants a bigger car. (BIG).
12. My chair isn't very comfortable. Your chair is more comfortable (COMFORTABLE).
13. People today aren't very polite. In the past they were more polites (POLITE).
14. The moon is the closest planet to earth. (CLOSE).
15. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. (LARGE).
16. Venus is the second brightest object in the solar system. (BRIGHT).
17. Skiing is as easy as riding a bike. (EASY).
18. A mouse is as clever as a hamster, but a rat is cleverer than a mouse (CLEVER).
19. No, I don’t think so! Romantic films are more boring than western films, but nature
films
are the most boring films I have ever seen. (BORING).
20. Tennis is more popular than..skiing, but football is sport. (POPULAR).ss
II. Find and correct ONE mistake in each of the following sentences.
1. Hot dogs are best than hamburgers. better
2. French is the more difficult than English.
3. This is the goodest chocolate cake I have ever eaten. best
4. January is as cold than February. colder
5. Mr. Brown seems to work more harder than Mr. White.
6. Pill is the most happiest person we know.
7. Richard feels good than several days ago. better
8. Mary and Daisy are both intelligent students. Mary is so intelligent as Daisy. as
9. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is the largest than any other lakes in the world. Larger
10. He drives the car more dangerous than his brother does.
11. The Mekong is one of the longer river in the world. longest
12. I wish my house were so large as Jone’s. as
13. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America. greatest
14. Jessica is only an amateur, but she sings well than most professionals. better
15. This house is more spacious as that white house I bought in Rapid City, South Dakota
last year.than
16. This telephone isn’t as cheap the other one, but it works much better. As cheap as
17. This exercise is much more easier than the others. Much easier
18. London is much more exciting as I expected. than
19. It was the most biggest building that I had ever seen. biggest
20. Lan is the more capable of the three girls who have tried out for the part in the
play.Most
III. Choose the best answer.
1. The Sears Tower is building in Chicago.
A. taller B. the more tall C. the tallest D. taller and taller
2. Peter is John.
A. younger and more intelligent than
B. more young and intelligent than
C. more intelligent and young than
D. the more intelligent and younger
3. The exam was quite easy; we expected.
A. more easy that B. more easy than
C. easier than D. easier as
4. He says: “These neighbors are the others.”
A. friendlier than B. friendly than
C. friendlier as D. more friendly than
5. She is now she used to.
A. more busy than B. busier than
C. more busier than D. busier that
6. Ms. Jones isn’t as nice...........Ms. Smith.
A. as B. for C. like D. to
7. The rooms in Graduate Towers are..............Patterson Hall.
A. larger than B. larger than that of
C. larger than those in D. larger than in
8. Although she is very popular, she is not……her sister.
 A. pretty as B. as pretty
C. prettier than D. most pretty than
9. Tuition at an American university runs….....Six thousand dollars a semester.
A. so high as B. as high to
C. as high as D. as high than
10. Everyone looks much.............today than they did yesterday.
A. happy B. happily C. more happily D. happier
11. Mr. Brown receives a...........salary than anyone else in the company.
A. big B. more bigger C. bigger D. the bigger
12. The Boeing 747 is twice…......the Boeing 707.
A. bigger than B. as bigger as
C. as big as D. more bigger than
13. “Do you know that beautiful lady over there?” “ Yes, that’s Wanida. She’s….............in
her group.”
A. more beautiful than any girl B. more beautiful than any other girls
C. so beautiful as other girl D. beautiful more than another girl
14. No one in this class as tall as Peter.
A. Peter is taller than in this class.
B. Peter is the tallest in this class.
C. Peter is the most tall in this class.
D. Peter is more tall than in this class.
15. The baby’s illness is…..........than we thought at first.
A. bad B. worst C. worse D. badly
16. This is the best music I have ever heard.
A. I’ve never heard better music than this.
B. I‘ve ever heard such a good music as this.
C. I‘ve ever heard so good music as this.
D. This is the first time I‘ve heard this good music.
17. They understand more than we do.
A. We don’t understand as much as they do.
B. We don’t understand anything at all.
C. They understand everything inside out.
 D. They are very intelligent.
18. It is much more difficult to speak English than to speak French.
A. To speak French is more difficult than to speak English.
B. To speak English is more difficult than to speak French.
C. Speaking English is more difficult than to speak French.
D. Speaking French is not as difficult as to speaking English
19. My interview lasted longer than yours.
A. Your interview wasn’t as short as mine.
B. Your interview was shorter than mine.
C. Your interview was as long as mine.
D. Your interview was longer than mine.
20. Murder is the most serious of all crimes.
A. Murder is very serious.
B. No crime is more serious than murder.
C. Everyone is very afraid of murder.
D. Murder is the dangerous crime.

EXERCISES ABOUT VERB PATTERNS (INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS)

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct verb patterns (infinitive, bare
infinitive or gerund).
1. Mike is considering buying a new car. (BUY).
2. Mary agreed to go to the circus with Ann. (GO).
3. She should avoid hurting other people’s feeling. (HURT).
4. They advise me to wear _ a raincoat. (WEAR).
5. She expects to see him tomorrow, but I look forward to
seeing him right away. (SEE).
6. Thank you for sending me such a warm message. (SEND).
7. Can you _ speak Chinese? (SPEAK).
8. My parents decided to take a taxi because it was late. (TAKE).
9. Would you like to come to the cinema with us tomorrow evening?
(COME).
10. I’ll begin _ to read this novel later. (READ).
11. I wish to see _ the principal at my school. (SEE).
12. The biologist doesn’t allow us to smoke in the laboratory. (SMOKE).
13. My friends has given up eating _ pork. (EAT).
14. She doesn’t want you _ to mention to her arriving. (MENTION).
15. Don’t be afraid of touching that animal. (TOUCH).
16. American women have got used to living independently recently.
(LIVE).
17. Do you think you will be able to take _ a space trip? (TAKE).
18. People don’t permit anyone to smoke in the office. (SMOKE).
19. The searchers found the boy sheltering in the barn. (SHELTER)
20. Our teacher made me _ answer all the questions. (ANSWER)
II. Find and correct ONE mistake in each of the following sentences.
1. I’m worried about to fall my final exam in statistics. falling
2. Many northerners look forward to plant a garden in the spring. planting
3. The teacher encouraged us writing good compositions. To write
4. Please ask the restaurant clientele don’t smoke in the no smoking area. Not to
5. “My mother says I can’t marry Jim” – “ She should let you to make your own
mind.” make
6. I can hear a cat to scratch at the widow. scratching
7. Get married is one of the biggest events of a person’s life. Getting/ To permit
8. Although the children are very young, their parents let them to stay up as late as
they want. stay
9. The waiter heard the man to call. But he was too busy to answer. calling / call
10. It is raining hard. We had better to stay home tonight. stay
11. Lady Astor was the first woman taking her seat in Parliament.to take
12. Don’t forget calling home as soon as you arrive at your destination. To call
13. Jean should seriously consider to become an actress. She is a very talented
performer. Becoming
14. I got everyone in the family sign Jane’s birthday card before I sent it to her. To
sign
15. The flight attendants made all the passengers to buckle their seat belts during the
turbulence. buckle
16. Our school basketball team won the championship game by score two points in
the last five seconds. It was the most exciting game I have ever attended. scoring
17. Our schedule is not working out. We should discuss to change our daily routine. I
don’t feel as though we’re getting enough accomplished. changing
18. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop having
lunch. To have
19. The municipal authorities advised…. to boil all drinking water during the
emergency. Boilling( không có tân ngữ)
20. My roommate’s handwriting is very bad, so he had me to type his paper for him
last night. type
III. Choose the best answer.
1. Don’t forget home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called
2. No one can avoid by advertisements.
A. to be influenced B. having influenced
C. influencing D. being influenced
3. We haven't decided which hotel _ .
A. to stay B. to stay at C. is for staying D. is to stay at
4. Those shirts need _ but you needn’t them now.
A. iron/ iron B. to iron/ to iron
C. ironing/ iron D. ironed/ to iron
Đáp án đúng là Ironing/ to iron
5. I was furious when I caught my brother _ my diary.
A. to read B. reading C. to have read D. to be reading
6. He is expecting a trip to Ha Long Bay.
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
7. Students stopped noise when the teacher came in.
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
8. I enjoy to classical music.
A. listening B. to listen C. listens D. listen
9. Would you mind me a newspaper?
A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought
10. Did you remember Ann? – Oh, no. I completely forgot it.
A. phone B. to phone C. phoning D. phoned
 11. They finished and then they wanted out for pleasure.
A. learn/ to go B. to learn/ go
C. learnt/ goes D. learning/ to go
12. They postpone _ an Element School for the lack of finance.
A. built B. to build C. building D. builds
13. Do you agree me some money?
A. lend B. to lend C. lending D. lent
14. Tom refuses his address.
A. give B. giving C. to give D. gave
15. The passengers asked her how to the police station?
A. to get B. getting C. got D. get
16. My friends arranged to the airport in time.
A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. met
17. I can’t help _ his opinions.
A. consider B. to consider C. considering D. considered
18. He used to fall asleep without his shoes off.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. taken
19. I intend her what I think.
A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. told
20. He spends hours _ to repair his car.
A. try B. to try C. trying D. tries

EXERCISES ABOUT TOO, SO, SUCH, ENOUGH

I- Fill the blanks with too, so, such, or enough.
1. The tea wasn’t sweet _ enough for Betty to drink.
2. If I have enough money , I will buy a house.
3. Trees won’t grow unless there is enough water.
4. I can’t work. I am _ too tired.
5. I don’t like the weather here. It is _ too cold.
6. You don’t eat enough . You should eat more.
7. I think they are too young to get married.
8. It is blowing so hard. We have never known such a terrible storm
9. This lesson is so long that I have written it for 30 minutes.
10. It was such a tasty cake that I had four pieces.
11. She was _ so angry that she can’t speak.
II- Find and correct ONE mistake in each of the following sentences.
1. The room isn’t enough large for this bed.large enough
2. Tommy is too tired for walking with us. To walk
3. Mary is such beautiful that all the boys in my class like her. so
4. The teacher advised me not to write about so a sensitive topic. such
5. The book was too boring that I couldn’t finish it. so
6. The stick was such strong that I couldn’t break it. so
7. The weather was not nice enough for us go for a walk. To go
8. It was so a difficult test that almost every student failed it. such
9. He spoke too fast for us not to understand.
III- Choose the best answer.
1. What a great joy it was to receive the news he had been waiting for a long time!
A. such B. so C. too D. enough
2. It was a good book that I read it all night.
A. so B. such C. too D. very
3. Why don’t we make a fire? - It’s not cold to make a fire.
A. too B. enough C. such D. so
4. It was that we decided to go to the beach.
A. so a nice day B. such nice a day
C. so a day nice D. such a nice day
5. Mr. Pike is to walk without a stick.
A. such a weak that B. so weak that C. enough weak D. too weak
6. It is _ work of art that everyone wants to have a look at it.
A. such an unusual B. such unusual a
C. a so unusual D. so an unusual
7. I’m not that ceiling.sssss
A. enough tall to reach B. tall enough for reach
C. tall enough reaching D. tall enough to reach
8. Dean was _ a powerful swimmer that he always won the race.
 A. too B. enough C. such D. so
9. The ground is too hard .
A. for us to dig B. for we to dig
C. for digging D. for us digging
10. He is that he can’t go out with us.
A. very busy B. too busy C. so busy D. such a busy
11. You are old enough out alone
A. going B. to go C. to have gone D. go

EXERCISES ABOUT KINDS OF SENTENCES

I. Choose the correct kinds of sentences.

1) We aren’t making cupcakes right now.

A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

2 The engine starts, or we will remain here all night.

)
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-
complex
3 We can wait here until Carlo calls us.
)
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

4 The small streams that run through the area are loaded with fish.
)
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

5 A group of my classmates studied the problem and solved it in a few minutes.

)
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

6) The old car was in fairly good operating condition, but the condition of the body was
poor.
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

7) When the leaves begin to fall, we will harvest the last of our crops and we will hold
a party together.
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-
complex
8 People who have poor diets are likely to catch
) cold.
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

9 The crew checked the ship and prepared it for sea.

)
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

10) We must repair the dam, or the water will rush through.
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

11. This is a complex sentence.

A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-

complex

12. I’ll help you if you need me.

A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

13. I like playing basketball, and my brother likes playing tennis.

A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

14. Her name is Sachiko and she comes from Japan.

A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

15. My mother cooked dinner while I was doing my homework.

A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

16. While I was planting trees, my father was washing the car and my mother
was watching television.

A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

17. I’m so pleased that you can come to my party.

A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

18. Do you want to go swimming tomorrow, or would you prefer to play tennis?
A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex
 19. I’ve brought my umbrella with me in case it rains.

A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

20. My family came to Germany when I was at grade 5, but I never learned to speak
German very well.

A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound-complex

II. Identify the independent clauses and dependent clauses in the following
sentences. Number 1, 2 and 3 have been done for you as examples.
1. Although it rained yesterday, I went to class early.

Dependent clause: Although it rained yesterday

Independent clause: I went to class early.

2. You should run fast or you will be late.

Independent clause: you should run fast

Independent clause: you will be late

3. I will buy a bouquet of flowers for my mother on International Women Day.

Independent clause: I will buy a bouquet of flowers for my mother on International
Women Day.
4. Molly baked brownies since she had nothing else to do.

: Independent clause: Molly baked brownies

Dependent clause: since she had nothing else to do

5. When I have free time, I love walking along the beach.

: Independent clause : I love walking along the beach.

Dependent clause: When I have free time

6. You’ll never pass that class until you decide to study more often.

: Independent clause You’ll never pass that class

Dependent clause: you decide to study more often
7. When buses are delayed, students are usually late for school.

: Independent clause students are usually late for school

Dependent clause: When buses are delayed

8. Mary and I went fishing and camping out at the lake.

: : Independent clause Mary and I went fishing and camping out at the lake

9. The movie was good, but I enjoyed the book more.

: Independent clause: The movie was good, but I enjoyed the book more

10. This is the man who we saw last week.

: Independent clause This is the man

Dependent clause: who we saw last week

11. Are you coming to the game or have you made other plans?

: Independent clause Are you coming to the game or have you made other plans?

12. The church in which my grandparents were married is old.

: Independent clause The church is old

Dependent clause: in which my grandparents were married

13. She is a very excellent movie star and acts really perfectly.

: Independent clause She is a very excellent movie star and acts really perfectly

III. Combine the following simple sentences to create a compound or complex

sentence by using the conjunction in the brackets. Number 1 has been done for you
as an example.

1. I hear the news. I will tell you immediately. (as soon as)

As soon as I hear the news, I will tell you immediately

 2. She feels very homesick. She cannot come back home for the storm. (but)

She feels very homesick, but she cannot come back home for the storm

3. She works in the supermarket as a part-time job so that She can earn some
money for school fee. (so that)

4. People are likely to catch a cold. They usually have poor diets. (who)
People who usually have poor diets are likely to catch a cold.

5. I was listening to music. My children were playing with sand. (while)

I was listening to music while my children were playing with sand

6. I was eighteen. I passed the driving license. (when)

When I was eighteen, I passed the driving license

7. This is the red crayon. It is mine. (which)

This is the red crayon which is mine. _

8. He knocked the door and waited for a long time. She didn’t open the door.
(although)
Although he knocked the door and waited for a long time, she didn’t open the door. _

9. You should throw garbage into the bin. It keeps our environment clean. (so)

You should throw garbage into the binso it keeps our environment clean.

10. You eat nutritious food. Your health won’t be good. (unless)

Unless you eat nutritious food, your health won’t be good

EXERCISES ABOUT PASSIVE VOICE

I. Rewrite these sentences in the passive.

1. They owe a lot of money to the bank. A lot
of money is owed to the bank
 2. They have proved that there is no life on the moon.

It has been proved that there is no life on Earth

3. You can buy videos like this one anywhere.
Video like this one can be bought anywhere
 4. Someone has to write the history of the European Community one day.

 The History of European Community has to be written one day.

5. Someone may have already written the history of the European Community.

The history of the European Community may have already been written.

6. They have sold their car to pay their debts.

Their car has been sold to pay the debts.

7. They hold a meeting in the village hall once a week.

A meeting is held in the village hall once a week.

8. Tom will visit his parents next month.

Tom’s parent will be visited (by him) next month

9. The Greens are going to paint this house and these cars for Christmas Day.

This house and these cars are going to be painted for Christmas Day by the Greens

10. Have you finished the above sentences?

Have the above sentences been finished?

II. Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words provided.

1. The manager always welcomes new employees.
New employees are always welcomed by the manager. _

2. They’re building a new supermarket near the church.

A new supermarket is being built near the church

3. They fought the battle in 1623.

 The battle_ was fought in 1623

4. Someone was cleaning the windows while I was there.

The windows was being cleaned while I was there

5. Someone has moved my desk!

My desk_ has been moved _

6. They are taking the refugees to a camp outside the village.

 The refugees are being taken to a camp outside the village.

7. They were questioning us and searching our vehicle at the same time.
We were being questioned and our vehicle was being searched at the same time _

8. They will post our letters when the ship arrives at the next port of all.
Our letters will be posted when the ship arrives at the next port of all

9. They are opening the case again because they’re not satisfied with the verdict.
The case is being opened again because they’re not satisfied with the verdict

10. Have the thieves stolen the most valuable painting in the national museum? Has
the most valuable painting in the national museum been stolen by the
thieves?
III. Rewrite these sentences in the passive. 2 cách
1. They told me that you were the best architect in this city.

I was told that you were the best architect in this city.

You were told to be the best architect in this city.

2. She reported that the flowers were killed by frost.

It is reported (by her) that the flowers were killed by frost.
The flowers were reported to be killed by frost

3. Some people inform me that the director is going to take a business trip to England.

I am informed that the director is going to take a business trip to England.

The director is informed to be going to take a business trip to England.

4. That officer announced that the meeting was delayed until next week.
It was announced by that officer that the meeting was delayed until next week.

The meeting was announced (by that officer) to be delayed until next week

5. He discovered that this cotton was grown in Egypt.

It was discovered (by him) that this cotton was grown in Egypt.

This cotton was discovered to be grown in Egypt (by him).

6. They promise that the performance will start on time.

It is promised that the performance will start on time.

The performance is promised to start on time.

7. He recommends that we should stay at the city center.

It is recommended (by him) that we should stay at the city center.

We are recommended to stay at the city center (by him).

8. We believed that Alice would pass the driving test.

It was believed that Alice would pass the driving test.

Alice was believed to pass the driving test (by us).

9. The director notifies all the workers that they will have to work extra hard this month.
All the workers are notified by the director that they will have to work extra time this
month.

All the workers are notified to have to work extra time this month (by the director).

10. They have persuaded me that they will go with me to the stadium.
I have been persuaded that they will go with me to the stadium .
They have been persuaded to go with me to the stadium.
11. They have decided that the company will go to the beach together at the weekend.

It has been decided that the company will go to the beach together at the weekend.

The company has been decided to go to the beach together at the weekend.

12. People think that Maradona is the best football player in the 20th century.

(Thế kỷ 20 nên tobe nên chia ở thì quá khứ)

It is thought that Maradona is the best football player in the 20th century.

Maradona is thought to be the best football player in the 20th century.

13. They find that the job is not suitable for a girl like her.

It is found that the job is not suitable for a girl like her.
The job is found to be not suitable to the girl like her.

14. The teacher explained that this powerful engine pulled the train.

It was explained by the teacher that this powerful engine pulled the train.

This powerful engine was explained by the teacher to pull the train.

15. He told me that his football team had played well last season.

I was told that his football team had played well last season.

His football team was told to having played well last season.
IV- Choose the best answer

1. Gold in California in the 19th century.

A. was discovered B. has been discovered

C. was discover D. they discovered

2. _that military spending is extremely high.

A. We are felt B. It feels C. It is felt D. We feel that it is

3 They time and money doing such a

. thing.
A. were advised not to waste B. were advised not to be wasted

C. were advising not to D. were advising not to be

waste wasted
4 These students________so much that they feel very tired and
. bored.
A. are made to study B. are made study

C. are making to study D. are made to be studied

5 I in the lounge for ten minutes.

.
A. was told waiting B. was told to wait

C. was telling to be waited D. was told to be waited

6 The students to be at school at 8 am

.
A. tell B. told C. have told D. were told

7 Bicycles in the driveway.

.
A. must not leave B. must not be leaving

C. must not be left D. must not have left

8. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony next weekend.
 A. is going to be performed B. has been performed

C. will be performing D. will have performed

9. I hate personal questions by nearly acquainted friends.

A. to be asking B. to be asked C. being asking D. of asking

10. It that learning a foreign language a lot of time.

A. says/ is take B. is saying/ has been taken

C. is said/ takes D. was said/ was taken

11. All bottles before transportation.

A. frozen B. were froze C. were frozen D. are froze

12. yet?

A. Have the letters been typed B. Have been the letters typed

C. Have the letters typed D. Had the letters typed

13. English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore
where for administration, broadcasting and education.

A. is used B. it is used C. used D. being used

14. The telephone _ by Alexander Graham Bell.

A. is invented B. is inventing C. invented D. was invented

15. “The longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long".
"It by Thelma Rivers".

A. was catching B. Caught C. was caught D. catch

16. "I heard you decided to take up tennis".

"Yes, I have every day".
A. been played B. been playing C. playing D. play
17. "Are we about to have dinner?". "Yes, it
in the dinning room".
A. is serving B. serves C. is being served D. served

18. "Why is Stanley in jail?" "He of robbery".

A. has been convicted B. has been convicting

C. has convicted D. convicted

19. "Where are Jack and Jan?" "They_ the

boxes you asked for into the house".

A. have been bringing B. bringing C. have been brought D. to bring

20. "Where's the old chicken coop?" "It

by a windstorm last year".
A. destroy B. is destroyed C. was destroyed D. destroyed

V- Choose the best answer

1. Somebody cleans the room every day

A. The room every day is cleaned.
B. The room is every day cleaned.
C. The room is cleaned every day.
D. The room is cleaned by somebody every day.
2. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
A. All flights because of fog were cancelled.
B. All flights were cancelled because of fog.
C. All flights were because of fog cancelled
D. All flights were cancelled by them because of fog.
3. People don't use this road very often.
A. This road is not used very often.
B. Not very often this road is not used.
C. This road very often is not used.
D. This road not very often is used.
4. Somebody accused me of stealing money
A. I was accused by somebody of stealing money.
 B. I was accused of stealing money.
C. I was accused of stealing money by somebody
D. I was accused stealing money.
5. How do people learn languages?
A. How are languages learned?
B. How are languages learned by people?
C. How languages are learned?
D. Languages are learned how?
6. People warned us not to go out alone.
A. We were warned not going out alone
B. We were warned not to go out alone by people.
C. We weren't warned to go out alone.
D. We were warned not to go out alone.
7. Somebody is using the computer at the moment.
A. The computer is being used at the moment.
B. The computer at the moment is being used.
C. The computer is being used by some body at the moment.
D. The computer is used at the moment.
8. I didn't realize that somebody was recording our conversation.
A. I didn’t realize that our conversation was recorded.
B. I didn't realize that our conversation was being recorded
C. I didn't realize that our conversation was being recorded by someone.
D. Our conversation wasn't realized to be recorded.
9. They are building a new highway around the city.
A. A new highway is being built around the city.
B. A new highway is being built around the city by them
C. A new highway around the city is being built.
D. Around the city a new highway is being built.
10. They have built a new hospital near the airport.
A. A new hospital has been built near the airport by them.
B. A new hospital near the airport has been built.
C. A new hospital has been built near the airport.
 D. Near the airport a new hospital has been.
11. People should send their complaints to the head office.
A. Their complaints should be sent to the head office.
B. Complaints should be sent to the head office by people.
C. Their complaints should be sent to the head office by people.
D. Their complaints to the head office should be sent.
12. Somebody might have stolen our car.
A. Somebody might have been stolen your car.
B. Your car might be stolen.
C. Your car might have been stolen by somebody
D. Your car might have been stolen.
13. An electrical fault could have caused the fire.
A. An electrical fault could have been caused by the fire.
B. An electrical fault could have caused the fire
C. The fire could have been caused by an electrical fault.
D. The fire could have caused an electrical fault.
14. They are going to hold next year's congress in San Francisco.
A. Congress is going to be held next year in San Francisco.
B. Congress in San Francisco is going to be held next year.
C. Next year's congress is going to be held by them held next year.
D. Next year's congress is going to be held in San Francisco.
15. They have changed the date of the meeting.
A. The date of the meeting has been changed
B. The date of the meeting has been changed by them.
C. The meeting has been changed the date.
D. The date of the meeting has changed.
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