HSG&TS10 - 149

PRACTICE EXERCISE 1
Put the verbs in brackets into correct form
1. When I (look) at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try) to open it.
2. When we (get) to the restaurant, we (find) that nobody (remember) to reserve a table.
3. The doctor (examine) him, and (find) that he (break) his arm.
4. I could tell at a glance that the pile of letters on my desk (disturb) while (be) out.
5. We (be) a few minutes late, so the film (already start) when we (get) to the cinema.
6. As soon as she arrived England, she (find) that the language (be) quite different from the English that she (learn) at school.
7. “Good afternoon. Can I help you?” “Yes, I (bring) my watch to you for repair three weeks ago. Is it ready yet?”
8. I wanted to be the first to tell her the news, but I was too late. Someone (already tell) her.
9. The children are filthy. Where they (be)?
10. I’m going to bed. I (work) for hours and I’m tired.
11. I think she’s the nicest person I (ever meet).
12. The man at the corner table (glance) my way to see if I (listen).
13. There (be) a curious expression on his face I never (see) before.
14. Before the war he (be) a teacher at the University, as his father (be) before him.
15. We (catch) the last bus if we (leave) the theatre five minutes earlier.
16. It (be) one of the happiest afternoons he ever (spend).
17. And then, turning the corner of the path, he (see) Mary exactly where he (see) her the first time.
18. And, paying for what he (not eat), he (go) out, passing two acquaintances without sign of recognition.
19. She just (open) the letter a few moments before my call (come) through.
20. I wish I (see) more of home before the war.
Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
1. The match couldn’t start because of the heavy snow.
The heavy snow ..................................................................................................................................................
2. My mother was a worker in a factory when she was young.
My mother used .......................................................................................................................................................
3. You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day.
If ......................................................................................................................................................................
4. It was such an interesting novel that I read it again and again.
The novel ...........................................................................................................................................................
5. Please don’t ask me such silly questions.
Would you mind not ........................................................................................................................................?
6. "Is Phong Nha cave in Quang Binh province?”, Jane said to her friend.
Jane asked...............................................................................................................................................................
7. Hung’s friends gave him a lot of gifts on his last birthday.
Hung .................................................................................................................................................................
8. He started working as an actor ten years ago.
He has .....................................................................................................................................................................
9.It often took my mom half an hour to get to work by underground every morning last month.
My mom spent..........................................................................................................................................................
10. Couldn’t you take a bus to the station this morning?
Wasn’t ...................................................................................................................................................................?
11. We learn English because we want to read English books.
In order………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. She wrote this letter last night.
This ………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. She can’t afford that house.
She wishes………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. “Where do you study?”
He asked me ………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. He said to her, “I’ll take you home”.
He told ………………………………………………………………………………………….

Use the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.
1. Hanoi is much more ________ from Kuala Lumpur. DIFFERENCE
2. Mr John caused an accident yesterday. He drove very ________. CARE
3. Nowadays, many people are interested in saving money and ________ resources. NATURE
4. Ba is the ________ student in his class. GOOD
5. The ________ told us not to take reference books out of the school library. LIBRARY
6. Last Sunday afternoon, the students in class 9A walked up the ________ to visit MOUNTAINOUS
the shrine of a Vietnamese hero.
7. The consumers want products that will work ________ and save money. EFFECT
8. Lan Anh is ________ because she misses her parents and friends very much. HAPPY
1. different 2. carelessly 3. natural 4. best
5. librarian 6. mountain 7. effectively 8. unhappy
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