Unit 12

I. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple
1. Jack (wait) ………………for me when I (arrive) …………………….. .
2. ‘What (you / do) …………………….this time yesterday?’ ‘I was asleep.’
3. ‘(you / go) ………………………….out last night?’ ‘ No, I was too tired.’
4. ‘ Was Linda at the party last night?’ ‘ Yes, she (wear) ………………… a really nice
dress.’
5. How fast (you / drive) …………………when the accident (happen)
……………………?
6. Kahn (take) ………………… a photograph of me while I (not / look?
…………………… .
7. We were in a difficult position. We (not / know) ………………what to do.
8. I haven’t seen David for ages. When I last (see) …………………..him, he (try)
………………to find a job in Paris.
9. I (walk) …………………along the street when suddenly I (hear) ……………………
footsteps behind me. Somebody (follow) ……………………….me. I was frightened and
I (start) …………………..to run.
10. When I was young, I (want) ………………….to be a bus driver.

II. Supply the correct tense, simple past or past continuous of the verbs in
parentheses
1. I (wake) …………………….up at 6 o’clock this morning.
2. While her boyfriend was in the army, Rose (write) ……………..to him once a week.
3. Phong (study) ……………………..computer for two years, but he doesn’t study it
now.
4. ‘ What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?’
- ‘I (prepare) ………………….my math lessons.’
5. It still (rain) ………………….when you came in?
6. While I (stay) …………………..in this town, they (repair) ………………….the
bridge.
7. We looked out of the window. Some children (play) ………………..in the yard.
8. You ( not know) ………………….much about the regulation at that time, you (do)
…………?
9. When Huy was a boy, he often (go) ……………………….fishing with his father.
10. Daisy (look) ………………………..at the flowers when the thief (come)
…………………up behind her and (snatch)…………………….her handbag.
VII. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning
as the printed ones
1. To do morning exercises every day is good for our health.
It’s good ………………………………………………….. .
2. To get a poor mark at any subject makes us unhappy.
It …………………………………………………… .
3. We have to keep our schoolyard green, clean and attractive.
 It’s our duty ……………………………………………. .
4. I could not go to work yesterday. I was ill.
Because I …………………………………………………. .
5. We don’t want to go out at night and she doesn’t want to go out at night.
We don’t ………………………………………………….. .
6. Loan likes to eat bananas and Thanh likes to eat bananas.
Loan likes ……………………………………………………. .
7. The soup is very sour.
It’s …………………………………………………………….. .
8. How much do the jeans cost?
How much ………………………………………………. .
9. They are marking plans about their vacation.
 Plans …………………………………………………………….. .
10.Because I am tired I can’t finish the work in time.
Because of ………………………………………………………….. .

VIII. Supply the correct word form

1. The plane was packed with Dutch (vacation) …………………… .
2. There’s no need to be so (friend) ……………………..towards them.
3. (Surprise)………………………., he agreed straight away.
4. The hotel is (wonder) ………………comfortable.
5. They are very (accommodate) …………………..to foreign visitors.
6. I should have got a better price for the car, but I’m not much of a (busy)
……………….. .
7. (Fortune) …………………….for him, the police had been informed and were waiting
outside.
8. He wasn’t badly hurt-that’s something to be (thank) …………………. for.
9. This study represents a major (expense) ………………………of time and effort.
10. We met on a (fly) …………………………..from London to Paris.

IX. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses Flights
should be confirmed 48 hours before (depart) ……………………. .
1. We apologize for the late (arrive) ………………………..of the train.
3. His (inform) ……………………..were middle-class professional women.
4. The water looked (cloud) ………………….and not fit to drink.
5. These plants need heat and (humid) ……………………….to grow well.
6. It’s too (wind) …………………..to go out in the boat.
7. I have problems with my (low) ………………..back.
8. The table is available in several different (high) …………………….. .
9. Planes flew (head) …………………………….constantly.
10. Thank you for your kind (hospitable) …………………………. .
X. There are ten mistakes in the reading below. Find and correct them
After the lesson, Mary’s classmates don’t go home immediately yesterday. She stayed
at school to beat volleyball. But Mary went home immediately to teach her mother with
the housework. She cleaned the house also decorated the house with some trees because
yesterday was her brother’s birth. At 6 p.m they went out to dinner at New World Hotel.
Her brother looked very unhappy when he received the souvenir. Everyone enjoyed the
party a lot.
XIV. Complete the following passage with the words given nuclear, significant,
spokesman, down, million, percent, who, Soviet, Travel, of, switching, estimated, that,
industry, such, and, destination, plans, Greece, because.
EUROPEAN TOURISM DOWN
Many U.S. residents (1) ……………………….made reservations early in the year to
travel to Europe changed their (2) ………………………., with most canceling their trips
entirely or (3) …………………………..to domestic destinations and others choosing a
different foreign (4) ……………………… . According to the European (5)
……………………..Commission, travel by U.S. citizens to Western Europe was (6)
……………………………25,4 percent in the period between January (7)
…………………………July from the same period in 1985.
Countries in the Mediterranean region, (8) ………………………..as Greece and Italy,
were especially hard-hit, (9) …………………………..they had been a focus of terrorist
activity. A (10)
…………………….for the Greek tourist agency projected that American tourism in (11)
………………for all of 1986 would be 70 percent below 1085 levels and (12)
………......... that Greece would lose $250 (13) …………………….as a result of
cancellations by U.S. travelers. In Italy, the tourist (14) ………………………….termed
the season “tragic”, estimating (15) …………………………. American tourism through
August was roughly 40 (16) ……………. below 1985 levels. The (17)
……………………Union (and Poland) also saw a (18) …………………………decline
in tourism for a different reason – because (19) ………………… uneasiness in the wake
of the accident in April at the Chernobyl (20)…………………..power plant.

XV. Read the passage below carefully and then choose the most appropriate option
to complete it (Hãy đọc kĩ bài đọc sau, rồi chọn từ thích hợp nhất để hoàn thành
nó):
U.S. TRAVEL UP
The Air Transport Association, (1) ……………………….represents all major U.S.
airline, reported that, (2) ………………………….the first nine months of 1986, total
traffic on member airlines was 9 percent (3) ………………………the pevious year.
However, during that same time (4) …………………………international business was
down 3.3 percent, with (5) ………………. Sharpest drop-off on North Atlantic routes to
Europe. (6) ……………………increased availability of discounted air fares was a (7)
………………….factor behind the strength of U.S. airline traffic. (8)
…………………….than 90 percent of all passengers flew with (9) …………… priced
more than 60 percent off standard coach fares. (10) ……………………., there were
predictions that the wide availability of low fares (11) ……………………….be curtailed
in coming months, as the airline industry continued to consolidate.
The (12) ……………Hotel and Motel Association was bullish about U.S. (13)
………………. Prospects for 1986, projecting full-year occupancy rates exceeding 65
percent. (14) ……………... September, the year- to-date occupancy rate in the
association’s motels (15) ……………….hotels was 66.3 percent, down slightly from
1985, (16) ………………….there were 70,000 more rooms available this (17)
…………………. . Resorts catering both to the (18) …………………and leisure
markets, as well as inner-city hotels that (19) …………….special weekend packages,
profited (20) …………………..the high occupancy rates.
1. a. which b. that c. who d. whom
2. a. at b. by c. for d. on
3. a. over b. above c. in d. by
4. a. stage b. age c. time d. period
5. a. a b. an c. the d. one
6. a. the b. an c. these d. those
7. a. good b. exact c. famous d. major
8. a. better b. more c. less d. fewer
9. a. papers b. bags c. tickets d. fares
10. a. however b. in addition c. indeed d. moreover
11.a. would b. might c. should d. will
12. a. French b. European c. Canadian d. American
13. a. motel b. hotel c. tourism d. restaurant
14. a. by b. in c. through d. next
15. a. and b. as well as c. also d. with
16. a. for b. and c. although d. but
17. a. month b. week c. year d. century
18. a. work b. business c. job d. task
19. a. said b. gave c. had d. offered
20. from b. to c. by d. at