LUYỆN HSG 8

Bài tập Unit 4 : Our past

1. Put in used to + infinitive or be/get used to + ing - form . Use the verbs in brackets . 1. When I was a child , I_____(dream ) of being an astronaut . 2. I`m terribly nervous . I _____( not/speak)to a large audience . 3. It took us ages to _____(live) in an apartment house . 4. Lots of trains _____( stop ) here , but not many do now. 5. Didn`t Nick _____(work) on a building site ? 6. I`ll have an orange juice , please . I _____( not /drink ) alcohol. 7. David doesn`t seem to mind being in hospital . I suppose he_____(be) there . 8.When Laura was at college , she _____(have) a picture of Elvis Presley on her bedroom wall. 9. There_____(be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago . 10.When she arrived in Britain , she ______(not/drive)on the left , but she soon got used to it . 2.Complete the sentences , using the past simple , past progressive , or used to . Use the verb in brackets . 1. I _____( have) a motorbike , but last year I _____(sell ) it and______(bought) a car. 2. Ann_____(not see) me wave to her . She_____(look) in the other direction. 3. Why does Warren keep shouting at people ? He ______( not be) so bad- tempered. 4. Rose and Jim____(meet) for the first time when they ____(study) at university . 5. We____(play) that game when we _____( be) younger. 6. I____(drive) a lot but I don`t use my car very much these days . 7.Where ____(people/buy) goods before the supermarket was built ? 8.I_____(not wear ) jeans when I ____(be) a child. 9. When the phone ______(ring ) , I ____(have) a shower. 10. The government _______(provide) much more help for disabled people than they do now . 3.Write a sentence for each of the following , using used to or didn`t use to 1.I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed . => 2.I quite like classical music now , although I wasn`t keen on it when I was younger . => 3. I seem to have lost interest in my work . => 4. My brother had his car cut short when he joined the army . => 5. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago . => 6. My parents lived in the USA when they were young . => 7. Jim was my best friend , but we aren`t friends any more. => 8. When he was younger , my uncle was a national swimming champion. => 9.I eat ice- cream now , but I disliked eating it when I was a child. => 10. I don`t mind air travel now that I can afford First Class . => 4. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác với những từ còn lại : 1. annoy / agree / reserved / conduct 2. seem / slim / device / experiment 3. chore / match / straw/ chosen 4. wardrobe / cupboard / saucepan / chore 5. Chọn từ có trọng âm khác những từ còn lại : 1. stationary / transmit / mobile / wardrobe 2. object / saucepan / scissors / steamer 3. demonstrate / emigrate/ sociable / device 4. orphanage/ annoy / message/ discount 6. Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất bằng cách khoanh tròn các đáp án A, B, C hoặc D: 1/ What is she like?- A. She has long dark hair. B.She has dark long hair. C. She have long dark hair. D.She has long hair dark. 2/ Can you help me, please ?- A. Yes, I can. B. No, I can’t. C. Yes, Thanks. D. No problem. 3/ Do you need any help ?- A. Yes, I do. B. Yes. That’s very kind of you. C. No, I don’t. D. I’m sorry. 4/ He is not ....... get married. A. enough old to B. enough old for C. old enough to D. old enough for 5/ Alexander Graham Bell was born........... March 3rd, 1847. A. in B. on C. at D. during. 6/ Would you like............ a message ? A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left 7/ We must be there ..... 7.30 and 10.30