Tài liệu chuyên toán THCS

SIMPLE PRESENT
Choose the word or phrase which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
A. countries B. fairies C. buzzes D. clothes
A. mouths B. costs C. exercises D. works
A. decides B. finishes C. smokes D. plates
A. groups B. fixes C. roofs D. stops
A. stereos B. windows C. clocks D. erasers
A. benches B. bookshelves C. couches D. dresses
A. cookers B. students C. graphs D. cages
A. floors B. tables C. enginners D. camps
A. maps B. erasers C. keys D. stools
A. rulers B. desks C. erasers D. families
II. Put the verbs into the simple present:
1. The roadrunner (race) ............. across the empty desert.
2. He (pause) ............. near the ribbon of highway.
3. A car (speed) ............. down the road.
4. The passengers (look) ............. out the window.
5. They (stare) ............. at the roadrunner.
6. The roadrunner (take) ............. off again.
7. A lizard (jump) ............. into a hole to escape the roadrunner.
8. The wind (blow)............. the roadrunner’s feathers.
9. Two hares (hop) ............. out of the roadrunner’s way.
10. The roadrunner (shake)............. its long tail.
11. Esther Morris (try)............. to change the law.
12. Colonel William Bright (agree) ............. with Esther.
13. Benjamin Sheeks (postpone) ............. the discussion until the Fourth of July.
14. Mr. Sheeks (wish) ............. he didn’t misbehave in court.
15. The professor (pile) ............. the stones in South Pass City.
16. She (remember) ............. what happened in South Pass City.
17. The Secretary of State (announce) ............. a change to the Constitution.
18. Time (pass) ............. before the United States Constitution changes.
19. Wyoming (give) ............. women the right to vote before any other state
20. I (hate) ............. quiz programmes.
21. We (play) ............. table tennis every Thursday.
22. The computer (belong) ............. to Emma.
23. These (plate)............. cost £20 each.
24. I (believe) ............. it`s the right thing to do.
25. I`m hungry. I (want)............. something to eat.
26. I usually (go) ............. to work by bus.
27. It`s OK. I (understand) ............. your problem.
29. Matthew (love) ............. sport. a feeling
30. Sarah often (work) ............. late at the office. a repeated action
II. Complete the following conversation
Rita: (►) Do you like (you / like) football, Tom?
Tom: (►) love (1 / love) it. I`m a United fan. (1) ............. (I / go) to all their games.
Nick usually (2) ............. (come) with me.
And (3) ............. (we / travel) to away games, too.
Why (4) ............. (you / not / come) to a match some time?
Rita: I`m afraid football (5) ............. (not / make) sense to me — men running after
a ball. Why (6) ............. (you / take) it so seriously?
Tom: It`s a wonderful game. (7) ............. (I / love) it. United are my whole life.
Rita: How much (8) ............. (it / cost) to buy the tickets and pay for the travel?
Tom: A lot. (9) ............. (I / not / know) exactly how much.
But (10) ............. (that / not / matter) to me.
(11) (I / not / want) ............. to do anything else.
(12) (that / annoy) ............. you?
Rita: No, (13) ............. (it / not / annoy) me.
I just (14) ............. (find) it a bit sad.
III. Complete the following sentences with adverbs of frequency:
1. Rufus brings Adele a cup of tea in bed. (usually)
2. Adele does housework on Saturday. (sometimes)
3. Adele takes the dog for a walk. (often)
4. Adele reads the newspapers at some time during the weekend.