E 8- practice 7b

Class 8: Practice 8 - revision
EX 1: Use the simple past or the present perfect tense.
They just (decide)………………………………. to buy a new house.
“Gone With the Wind” is the most interesting film we (see) ……………………recently.
You (see)……………………. Nam last Sunday? - Oh, no. I (not to see) ……………………………..him for many days now.
Since when you (learn)……………… English? - I (learn)………………… it since I (be)…………… a girl of twelve.
You ever (be) …………….to Ho Chi Minh City? - No, I (not to be)……………. there yet. But my parents (be) ………………………………there twice this year.
They (do)…………………… nothing since they (get)……………………………… up.
My brother (join)…………………… the army when he (be) ……………..18. He (serve) ………………..in the army for 3 years and then (go)…………………. to university.
How long you (live) ……………in this town? - I (live)……………… in this town for ten years.
My sister (finish)……………….. school in 1997 and (be)………………… a student at the National University since then.
Have you some more rice? - No. Thanks. I (eat)……………………….
EX 2:. Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1. Henry said, “I want to buy a new schoolbag for my brother.”
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2. “They’re going to build several schools in this city,” the girl informed us.
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3. Nam said, “I once traveled to Great Britain.”
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4. The students said, “We’ll have a test tomorrow.”
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5, Oanh said to me, “I don’t want to leave this town.”
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6. “If he knew the trusth, he wouldn’t be happy,” Marry told me.
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7. Long said to Quang, “I may come when I’ve finished to homework.”
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8. “This boy speaks English very well,” the foreigner remarked.
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9. The main said, “I think it won’t rain tonight.”
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10. He said to us, “My sister’s going to get married next Sunday.”
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EX 3: Change into the Passive voice. 1. We paint our house every three years.
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2. Years ago, people you oil lamps instead of electric lamps.
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3. They’re building several new shools in our town.
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4. The boy knew that they were praising him.
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5. We have set up a committee to investigate the matter.
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6. I noticed that they had not yet taken the wrecked car away.
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7. Can we use an Indifinte Article before an uncountable noun?
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8. Someone must have dropped this watch in his hurry.
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9. They promised the workers higher wages.
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10. No one has ever asked me that question before.
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EX 4: Use the simple present or simple future tense.
1.He (learn)…………………………….. French when he (have)………………….. time.
2.They (not go)………………….. on working until the rain (stop)……………………..
3.I (not do) ……………………….it until they (tell) ………………………me to.
4.They (come) ……......to see their grandparents before they (leave) ………..for New York.
5.She (learn)……………one more foreign language when she (go ) ………….to university.
6.They (not go) ……………………….home until it (stop) …………………….raining.
7.Where you (be)…………………………. at this time tomorrow?
8.I (be)………………………. at the meeting.
9.Nobody (know)……………… what he (do) ………………….to earn his living after he (finish)………………………….. school.
10.When we (meet) ……………………………..again?
11.We (meet)………………….again when I (return) ……………..home from Australia.
12.10. He (be) ……………..busy at the moment. But he (come)……………………. to give you a helping hand as soon as he (finish)………………………. his work.
EX 5: Choose thebest answer from the following sentences :
1/ Yesterday I …………..to the movie theater with my brother, Quang.
A/ to go B/ went C/ goes D/ going
2/ My father is very interested ……… studying English and French.
A/ on B/ to C/ at D/ in
3/ Remember to write English as ……………as possible.
A/ many B/ much C/ more D/ most
4/ She asked me where I………..
A/ to live B/ living C/ lived D/ are lived
5/ Hoa worked hard,……..she passed her exam easily.
A/ so B/ on