SUMMER REVIEW EXERCISES

BÀI TẬP VỀ USED TO
EXERCISE 1. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. Astronauts______ in their spaceship, but they frequently work outside now.
A. were used to stay   B. used to stay C. were staying   D. had used to stay
2. People______that the earth is round before.
A. were not used to believe                 B. used to believing C. would not use to believe                 D. did not use to believe
3. Tuberculosis______incurable before.
A. use to be thought                           B. used to be thought C. used to think                                 D. use to think
4. Formerly babies______of whooping cough.
A. have died         B. used to die         C. would die       D. both B and C
5. These city girls are used______in the field.
A. to work           B. used to lie           C. would like       D. to working
6. Newton______scientific books when a boy.
A. used to read     B. has read             C. had read         D. had been reading
7. I am sorry I am not______fast.
A. used to drive     B. used to driving   C. use to drive     D. use to driving
8. Frank used to work in a small shop. He______.
A. doesn`t any more   B. still does C. is now    D. had never done anything else
9. Roy Trenton used to work in a small shop. He______.
A. is driving it   B. doesn’t drive it any moreC. likes it         D. didn’t like it
10. Roy Trenton use to drive a taxi. This means he______.
A. use to lie         B. used live             C. used to living     D. used to live
11. I______in Jakarta. I`ve lived here all my life.
A. am used to living  B. used to living C. use to live             D. am used to live
12. Jane______for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office.
A. used to working       B. used to work C. is used to working  D. am used to work
13. This work doesn’t bother me. I______hard. I`ve worked hard all my life.
A. used to working       B. used to work C. am used to working  D. am used to work
14. Dick______a moustache, but he doesn`t any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn`t like it.
A. used to having      B. is used to having C. was used to having       D. used to have
15. When I was a child, I______anyone 40 was old.
A. used to think         B. was used to thinkingC. used to thinking        D. was used to think

EXERCISE2. Fill in the blank with “use, used to, be used to, or be used for”:
1. I often______this pen to write my lessons. 2. I______love Ann but now she gets on my nerves. 3. There______be a tree in front of my house. 4. They______a computer to do the most complicated calculations. 5. These bricks______Building a new school. 6. That knife______cut oranges. 7. American women______being independent. 8. Cheques and credit cards______storing wealth. 9. It took me a long time to______wearing glasses. 10. Metal and paper______making money.

EXERCISE3. Write a sentence for each of the following using used to or didn’t use to.
1. When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italian family.
2. I quite like drinking coffee in the morning, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger
3. We seem to have lost interest in our work.
4. I don’t mind travelling by train now.
5. I went to the church when I was a child.
6. Since we’ve lived in the countryside, we’ve been much happier.
7. Mr.Michel grew tulips but he doesn’t any more.
8. I prefer listening to classical music now, although when I was young I couldn’t stand it.
9. My sister looked so far when she returned from Paris.
10. He doesn’t love me anymore.

EXERCISE4. Rewrite the sentencesbelow 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 have lost interest in my work.
4. My brother had his hair cut short when he