B. Choose the correct answer among A , B C or D                                                1. “I wish..............eat vegetables”, he said. 

A. my children will  B. my children would   C. whether my children would    D. my children must 

2.  He wants to know whether I_____________ back tomorrow. 

A. come      B. came   C. will come   D. would come  

3.  I wonder why he______________ love his family. 

A. doesn't     B. don’t      C. didn’t      D. hasn’t 

4.  He begged them --------------. 

A. help him  B.should help him   C.to help him  D. help to him 

5.  Peter asked Jane why -------------- the film on T.V the previous night. 

A. didn’t she watch    B. hadn’t she watched    C. she doesn’t watch      D. she hadn’t watched 

6.  He advised them -------------- in class. 

A. to not talk   B. not to talk   C. to talk not   D. don’t talk  

7.  Some one was wondering if the taxi -------------- yet. 

A. had arrived   B. arrived   C. arrives   D. has arrived 

8.  The government has announced that taxes --------------. 

A. would be raised   B. had been raised   C. were raised   D. will be raised 

9.  He proved that the earth -------------- round the Sun.  

A. had gone     B. was going   C. goes     D. would go 

10.  Claire wanted to know what time --------------. 

A. do the banks close     B. the banks closed  C. did the banks close    D. the banks would close 

11. Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.   

A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be  

12. He _______ that he was leaving that afternoon. 

A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me 

13. She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before. 

A. wrote B. had written C. was writing D. has written 

14. Nam wanted to know what time ________. 

A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin C. the movie begins D. the movie began 

15. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______. 

A. that did I know / who were he B. that I knew / who he had been 

C. if I knew/ who he was D. whether I knew / who had he been 

16. I asked Martha ______ to enter law school. 

A. was she planning B. is she planning C. if she was planning D. are you planning 

17. I wondered_______ the right thing. 

A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing C. was I doing D. am I doing 

18. Thu said she had been___________ the day before. 

   A. here  B. there C. in this place  D. where 

19. Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot. 

A. is – will travel B. were- would travel C. was – will travel C. been–would  travel 

20. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________. 

A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously 

21. He asked the children _________too much nois 

A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make 

22. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.  

A. yesterday  B. two days ago  C. the day before D. the next day 

23. Mr Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the………..day 
      A. previous  B. following C. before  D. last 

24. John said he _________ her since they ________ school. 

A. hasn’t met–left B. hadn’t met-had left C. hadn’t met/ left D. didn’tmeet – left 

25. The woman asked __________get lunch at school. 

A. can the children B. whether the children could C. if the children can D. could the children 

26. She said that when she_________ to school, she saw an accident. 

A. was walking . has B walked C. had been walking D. has been walking 

27. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why __________ the final exam. 

A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken               

28. Peter said he__________ some good marks the semester before. 

    A. gets  B. got C. had gotten  D. have got 

29. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test. 

   A. try  B. will try  C. are trying  D. would try 

30. Mary asked me where I___________ from. 

    A. came  B. coming  C. to come D. come 

31. She asked me _______ my holidays _______. 

A. where I spent / the previous year  B. where I had spent/ the previous year  

C. where I spent / last year  D. where did I spend / last year 

32. He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.  

    A. was B. were  C. is  D. has been 

33. Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day. 

A. had done/ following  B. will do/previous C. would do/ following D. was going/ previous 

34. The guest told the host that _______.  

A. I must go now  B. he must go now  C. he had to go now  D. he had to go then 

B. Choose the correct answer among A , B C or D                                                                                                            1. “I wish..............eat vegetables”, he said. 

A. my children will  B. my children would   C. whether my children would    D. my children must 

2.  He wants to know whether I_____________ back tomorrow. 

A. come      B. came      C. will come    D. would come  

3.  I wonder why he______________ love his family. 

A. doesn’t      B. don’t      C. didn’t      D. hasn’t 

4.  He begged them --------------. 

A. help him   B. should help him  C. to help him   D. help to him 

5.  Peter asked Jane why -------------- the film on T.V the previous night. 

A. didn’t she watch    B. hadn’t she watched    C. she doesn’t watch      D. she hadn’t watched 

6.  He advised them -------------- in class. 

A. to not talk   B. not to talk   C. to talk not   D. don’t talk  

7.  Some one was wondering if the taxi -------------- yet. 

A. had arrived   B. arrived   C. arrives   D. has arrived 

8.  The government has announced that taxes --------------. 

A. would be raised   B. had been raised   C. were raised   D. will be raised 

9.  He proved that the earth -------------- round the Sun.  

A. had gone     B. was going   C. goes     D. would go 

10.  Claire wanted to know what time --------------. 

A. do the banks close     B. the banks closed  C. did the banks close    D. the banks would close 

11. Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.   

A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be  

12. He _______ that he was leaving that afternoon. 

A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me 

13. She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before. 

A. wrote B. had written C. was writing D. has written 

14. Nam wanted to know what time ________. 

A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin C. the movie begins D. the movie began 

15. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______. 

A. that did I know / who were he B. that I knew / who he had been 

C. if I knew/ who he was D. whether I knew / who had he been 

16. I asked Martha ______ to enter law school. 

A. was she planning B. is she planning C. if she was planning D. are you planning 

17. I wondered_______ the right thing. 

A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing C. was I doing D. am I doing 

18. Thu said she had been___________ the day before. 

   A. here  B. there C. in this place  D. where 

19. Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot. 

A. is – will travel B. were- would travel C. was – will travel C. been–would  travel 

20. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________. 

A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously 

21. He asked the children _________too much nois 

A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make 

22. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.  

A. yesterday  B. two days ago  C. the day before D. the next day 

23. Mr Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the………..day 
      A. previous  B. following C. before  D. last 

24. John said he _________ her since they ________ school. 

A. hasn’t met–left B. hadn’t met-had left C. hadn’t met/ left D. didn’tmeet – left 

25. The woman asked __________get lunch at school. 

A. can the children B. whether the children could C. if the children can D. could the children 

26. She said that when she_________ to school, she saw an accident. 

A. was walking . has B walked C. had been walking D. has been walking 

27. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why __________ the final exam. 

A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken               

28. Peter said he__________ some good marks the semester before. 

    A. gets  B. got C. had gotten  D. have got 

29. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test. 

   A. try  B. will try  C. are trying  D. would try 

30. Mary asked me where I___________ from. 

    A. came  B. coming  C. to come D. come 

31. She asked me _______ my holidays _______. 

A. where I spent / the previous year  B. where I had spent/ the previous year  

C. where I spent / last year  D. where did I spend / last year 

32. He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.  

    A. was B. were  C. is  D. has been 

33. Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day. 

A. had done/ following  B. will do/previous C. would do/ following D. was going/ previous 

34. The guest told the host that _______.  

A. I must go now  B. he must go now  C. he had to go now  D. he had to go then 

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences

16. If I ________________a bird, I would be a dove.

        A. would be             B. were                        C. am                 D. will be

17. The children sang       during the trip.

        A. happily                B. happiness                C. unhappy        D. happy

18. This newspaper          everyday.

        A. is publishing        B. publish                    C. published       D. is published

19. You have lived in this city since 1998,            ?

        A. haven’t you         B. didn’t you                C. did you          D. have you

20. My students enjoy      English very much.

        A. learn                    B. learnt                       C. learning         D. to learn

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

7. Jane said that she ………come and look after the children the following day.

a. can b. will c. would d. should

8. For most of us, however, positive thinking and ………can be learned.

a. self-awareness b. self-abuse c. self-access d. self-analysis

9. ………. they had carried the sculptures up the stairs, they stopped for a rest.

a. After b. Before c. When                d. While

10. This city has done ………. many cities at providing preschool options for poorer children.

a. better than worse b. much more badly c. better more than d. better than

11. I think we should make a greater effort to ……… our traditional handicraft villages.

a. preserve b. store c. arrange d. keep

12. That city has one of the most ……… underground railway networks in the world. 

a. cosmopolitan b. efficient c. fashionable d. fascinated

13. Nam didn’t know ……… to find more information about the course.

a. what b. where c. why                       d. while

14. Lots of people choose to buy houses in the suburbs ……they can avoid the noise and pollution.

a. although b. when c. so that d. so as

15. Frank easily gets ………. when people don’t understand what he’s trying to say.

a. frustrated b. delighted c. excited d. relaxed

16. “How are you feeling now?” - “……….”

a. Confident and tired b. Tense and encouraged

c. Tired and stressed d. Disappointed and delighted

TASK 2. Choose the best answer A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

1. The children in my home village used to go _________ to school.

A. by foot                       B. bare-footed                C. playing around

2. There is always a big gap between __________. The old sometimes find it difficult to understand the young.

A. generations                B. families                      C. relatives

3. We should work together to _________ our traditions as they are of great value to us.

A. prevent                      B. practice                      C. preserve 

4. In Viet Nam, _________ often refers to age and social position, not to wealth.

A. seniority                     B. tradition                     C. generation

5. My mother says she used to _________ a diary when she was young.

A. protect                       B. preserve                     C. keep

6. My father used to read and write letters for the villagers because most of them were __________.

A. illiterate                      B. deaf                           C. dumb

7. Pedestrians can be much safer thanks to the __________.

A. skytrain                      B. flyover                       C. elevated walkway

8. A road or path that goes under another road or railway track is called an______________.

A. skytrain                      B. underpass                   C. tunnel

9. Before 1990, Vietnamese people used to live in ___________ families.

A. open                          B. rich                            C. extended

10. She is ____________ with her children even when they misbehave.

A. tolerant                      B. obedient                     C. impatient

 CONDITIONALS 

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I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. If you press that button what _____?

    A. would happen                B. would have happened        C. will happen             D.  happen

2. I ____ one of my special desserts for dinner if you like.

    A. make                               B. will make                            C. am going to make   D. am making

3. The car ________ if somebody takes it there.

    A. will be repaired              B. would be repaired               C.  will been repaired  D.  is repair

4. The room ______ if it is not empty.

    A. couldn’t be repainted     B. cannot be repainted            C.  could be repainted D. can be repainted

5. If you ______ Mary by chance, please give her my phone number

    A. met                                 B. meet                                    C. could meet              D. will meet

6. If you put salt in water, it ______.

    A. dissolves                         B. would dissolve                   C. could dissolve         D. dissolved

7. Unless it rains soon, a lot of plants ______ .

    A. die                                  B. will die                               C. won’t die                D. would die

8. If I ________ an Angel, I would try to make happy all the children.

    A. am                                  B. have been                           C.  were                       D.  had been

9. If she _____ the truth, she’d never want to see you again

    A. would know                   B. knows                                 C. will know               D. knew

10. If the wall weren't so high, he _____ it up to take his ball down.

    A. climbed                          B. could climb                         C. is climbing              D.  climb

11. I think he is not at home. If he _____ in, he ______ the phone.

    A. was / answered                                                               B.  were/ would answer

    C. were / would have answered                                          D. had been / would have answered

12. You would study Italian if it ­­­­­­­­_____ here.

    A. was teaching                  B. were taught                         C.  would be taught     D.  is taught

13. I would have visited you before if there _____ a lot of people in your house.

    A. hadn't                             B. hadn't been                         C. wouldn't be    D. wasn't

14. You made a mistake by telling her a lie. It _____  better if you _____ to her.

    A. would have been / hadn't lied                                        B. would be / didn't lie

    C. will be / don't lie                                                             D. would be / hadn't lied

15. John would take a great risk now if he _____ his money in that business last year.

    A. would invest                  B. invested                              C. had invested           D.  invests

16. Carol was late for work this morning. But for the traffic jam, she  ____ half an hour earlier.

    A. could come                     B. could have come                C. had come                D. can have come

17. If I were a better conversationalist, _____ to parties more often?

    A. I would be invited                                                          B. I would have been invited

    C. would I be invited                                                          D. would I have been invited

18. Should she have some more money, she  ______ a better car.

    A. would buy                      B. will buy                              C. buys                        D. bought

19. Had you been more careful, such typing mistakes _____ avoided.   

    A. can have been                 B.would be                              C. might have been     D. should be

20. Don’t worry ____ home late tonight

    A. when I’ll be                    B. if I’ll be                              C. unless I’ll be           D. if I’m

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.

 10. I went on a trip to the countryside and had my first experience _______ farm work.

     A.on                     B. with                 C. for                    D. of

11. ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘_______’

     A. It’s right up my street!                   B. That’s awesome.

     C. Exactly what I want.                      D. How interesting!

12. Does your new stereo play music _______ than your old one did?

     A. louder              B. more loudly      C. loudlier            D. more louder

13. Mongolian children learn to ride when they are _______ as three years old.

     A. as young          B.younger             C. younger than    D. so young

14. On the side of the road, a herd boy was herding _______.

     A. kites                 B.hay                   C. cattle                D. blackberries

15. I think country life is so boring and _______ because you’re not close to shops and services.

     A. unhealthy         B.inconvenient     C. comfortable      D. peaceful

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best complete each of the following sentences.

 “___________ send this document to my office by fax? ” “Certainly .”

A. Would you like

B. Would you mind

C. Could you

D. Why not

II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

1. Lan: “Let’s go to the cafeteria and get a cold drink.” – Hoa: “_______________”

A. I’d love to              B. Good idea!                         C. My pleasure            D. That’s too bad

2. Do you work _________ hours than your friend?

A. fewer                                  B. few                         C. less                          D. much

3. ____________ do you play sports after school? – I usually play sports after school.

A. How many              B. How far                              C. How old                 D. How often

4. Mr. Nam is a doctor. He __________ care of sick people.

 A. makes                    B. does                                    C. takes                       D. gives

5. __________ a bright room! I like these colors.

A. What                      B. How                                   C. When                      D. Which

6. The math books are on the shelves ________ the left.

A. in                            B. of                                        C. with                        D. on

7. Hoa is _____________ because she misses her parents and her friends.

A. happy                     B. happily                                C. unhappy                  D. happier

8. In the ___________ class, we learn about books and write essay.

A. History                   B. Physics                               C. Music                      D. Literature