Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. He asked me why ___________ to the meeting. A. didn't I come B. don't I come C. you didn't come D. I hadn't come 2. She reminded me to come on time for the party ____________. A. tomorrow evening B. the day after tomorrow C. in two days' time D. next weekend 3. Tom said that he _________ with a friend at 9 o'clock the night before. A. is staying B. was staying C. has been staying D. had been staying 4. Peter said that if he _________ rich he ________ a lot. A. is-will travel B. was-would travel C. had been-would have travelled D. was-will travel 5. I asked him whose car ________ the previous night. A. he had borrowed B. had he borrowed C. he borrowed D. did he borrow 6. They asked me _________ in London then. A. is my brother working B. if my brother is working C. was my brother working D. if my brother was working 7. He asked the children _________ too much noise. A. not to make B. not making C. don't make D. if they don't make 8. 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 9. Laura said that when she ___________ to school she saw an accident. A. was walking B. has walked C. had been walking D. has been walking 10. Julia said that she _______ there at noon. A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be

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

1. She asked me where I _______ from.

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

2. I asked Martha _______ to enter law school.

A. are you planning      B. if she is planning

C. was she planning      D. if she was planning

3. Nam wanted to know what time _______.

A. the movie began      B. the movie begins

C. does the movie begin      D. did the movie begin

4. Julia said that she _______ there at noon.

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

5. Paul asked her, “Have you got 20 pounds?” → Paul asked her _______ 20 pounds.

A. if she got      B. if she had got      C. whether she got      D. whether had she got

6. He told me _______ him up at six o’clock.

A. please pick      B. to pick      C. should pick      D. I can pick

7. He said that Linda and John _______ married _______.

A. were getting / tomorrow           B. are getting / the next day

C. were getting / the next day           D. will getting / the day after

8. They asked me when _______.

A. did I arrive      B. will I arrive      C. I had arrived      D. I can arrive

9. The farmer said, “I didn’t see her.” → The farmer said _______ her.

A. he had seen      B. I hadn’t seen      C. she didn’t see      D. he hadn’t seen

10. I wondered _______ the right thing.

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

11. Charlie _______ that his father was in hospital.

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

12. Mr. Brown said, “I watched TV last night.” à Mr. Brown said that he _______ TV the night before.

A. was watching      B. watched      C. had watched      D. has watched

13. “I’ll never make that mistake again”, Robert said. à Robert promised _______ that mistake again.

A. no making      B. not made      C. never to make      D. never made

14. “I’d like you to tell me the truth,” Lara said. à Lana wanted _______ her the truth.

A. I to tell      B. me to tell      C. me telling      D. me tell

15. “You should quit smoking and eat more vegetable”, said the doctor.

-> The doctor advised him _______ more vegetable.

A. to quit smoking and eat           B. quit smoking and eat

C. to quit smoking and to eating           D. quitting smoking and eating

                     CÁC BẠN GIÚP MÌNH VỚI Ạ !

I . Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B,C,D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1. When I saw your teacher this morning, I found that he looked very ……………

2. Come here. We have ……………….……good news for you and your family.

3. Mr. Truong feels sick now because he drank too………………wine this morning.

4. I didn’t break those glass windows but my classmates,Tuan and Hoang……………….……

5.  - “Would you like some corn?”                  - “______.”              

      A. No, thanks. I’m full                                 B. Ok. I don’t like corn

      C. All right                                                     D. Yes, I would

II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. If she ……………….. (invite) me, I ………………. (go)

2. If it …………………. (rain), we ………………… (cancel) the match.

3. If she ………………. (be late), we …………………. (go) without her.

4. If you ………………. (ask) more politely, I ………………… (buy) you a drink.

5. If he ……………….. (win) the first prize, his mother ……………… (be) happy.

6. To prepare for the new year, I (paint)............................. my house again since last month .

7. They(wash)..........……....…..the used plastic bottles with water yesterday.

8. It is dangerous(drive) ................................ quickly.

III. Read carefully and complete the passage. Use the words given in the box.

Today,  many people in the world are leaving their small villages in the  country (1) .................big and noisy cities. This means that they are leaving the peaceful hills, mountains, fields (2).......................... rivers of the countryside for the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds.

       In many countries people come to live in towns and cities (3)....................... they need work. After one or two factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There (4)........................usually an area nearby where the factory workers live.The familes of these workers need schools, hospitals and markets (5).............................more and more people come to live in the area to provide these services and so a city grows.

IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

                                                     My Television

        My television is an important (1) _____of furniture to me. I can’t get (2) ____ the house very often, but my TV brings the whole (3) ______to me. From the evening news and the “all-news” channels. I learn about events(4) ______ the outside world: politics, the environment, recent changes in technology and medicine, and (5) ______on. I like game shows and travel programs, too.

1. A. bit                                  B. piece                      C. slice                       D. pair

2. A. out                                 B. in                            C. out of                     D. in to

3. A. world                             B. places                    C. towns                     D. cities

4. A. on                                  B. in                            C. out                          D. over

5. A. such                               B. this                         C. that                         D. so

V. Re-arrange the words to make meaningful sentences

1.      is / driving / dangerous / fast / very /./

……………………………………………………………………………………………

2.      live / many / the / people / country / prefer / in / to /./

..............................................................................................................................................

3.      traffic / are / rush hours / always / there / jams / during /./

……………………………………………………………………………………………

VI. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given

3. My sister started playing the piano 10 years ago.

-> My sister has ………………………………………………………………………….

4. They are going to build a supermarket near our house.

-> A supermarket …………………………………………………………………………

5. Study harder for the exam or you will fail it.

-> If you ……………………………………………………………    …………………

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Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

6. He is trying to return  home on time.  

     A. come on             B. come back  C. come in                   D. come about

7.  Nam didn't know ______ to answer this difficult question.

     A.what                   B.why             C. where                      D. how

8. She doesn’t have English lesson______Friday

    A. in                        B. on               C. at                            D. intil.

9.  I usually ______  my homework after dinner.      

     A. do                      B. make           C. play                         D. run

10. I want to read this book again ______it is very interesting.

      A. so                      B. but              C. however                  D. because

11. I’ve been to a conical________  making village in Hue.

      A. hat                    B. picture        C. lantern                    D. drum

12. He is very good  at ________ wood.

     A. giving                B. weaving      C. doing                        D. carving

13. He asked me _______ it was too early to apply for the course.

      A. if                       B.for                C.when                         D.that

14. I _____  French about 5 years ago.                  

      A. have studied     B. studied       C. study                       D. was studying

15. A: Would you like to have dinner with us?  B: _______.                       

A. All right       B. Yes, I would       C. No, I wouldn’t like     D. Yes, I’d love to

II. VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR 

Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. 

1.     That's Peter,________father has just come from the Philippines.

    A. who        B. that        C. whose    D. whom 

2.    Smartphones, laptops and tablets are modem ________ that have changed the way we think.

    A. devices    B. access    C. computer    D. information

3.    Electronics make students'________lighter.

    A. handbags    B. backpacks    C. books    D. exams

4.    A________is a mobile computer that is also useful for language learning.

    A. desktop    B. CD player    C. radio    D. tablet

5.    Don't ask him those questions. He hates answering________questions.

    A. mobile    B. annoyed    C. personal    D. excited

6.    He didn't come back home last night, ________made his parents very worried.

    A. who        B. whom    C. which    D. that

7.    After they________, I sat down and took a nap.

    A. had gone    B. went     C. gone    D. go

8.    The bag ________I bought yesterday was made in Italy. 

    A. who        B. whose    C. whom    D. which

9.    ________ is a result of dumping plastic or other inorganic waste in the ground and the ovemse of chemical fertilizers in agriculture.

    A. water pollution     B. soil pollution     C. noise pollution    D. air pollution

10.     In the age of technology you can take advantage________new applications which are very useful for learning English.

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

11. Mothers have long used folk songs to _______________ babies to sleep

A. delight     B. communicate     C. buzz             D. lull

12. To attract film viewers, a majority of film makers now tend to expose nude ________.

A. motions     B. parts         C. scenes         D. Events

13. Pélé is regarded _________ the greatest football player of all time

A. at         B. as             C. for             D. with

14. Hoi An is famous ________________ its old temples and pagodas.

A. in         B. for             C. at             D. with

15. "Would you mind helping me?" – "________."

A. No, a problem     B. Sure, no problem        C. No, I wouldn't     D. Yes, I would

16.The building in the middle of the town_______ now.

A. is being painted         B. being painted     C. is painting         D. be painted

17. It was not until ____________________ that she cooked the meal.

A. her father would come home             B. her father has come home

C. her father came home                 D. her father comes home

18. The Palace hotel was __________than the Grosvenor.

A. expensive         B. more expensive        C. the most expensive     D. the more expensive

19. ______________ do you like to live – in the city or in the countryside?

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

20. The children became....................... about the cartoon.

A. exciting         B. to excite         C. excited         D. excite

21. Peter has practiced playing the piano ________________ the piano contest next week.

A. in order enter     B. to entering         C. to enter         D. not to enter

22. Everyone knows what is happening to......earth but we just do not know how to stop it.

A. an             B. a             C. the             D. Φ

II. Choose the best answer from the four options (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1. She is not doing ___________ in the garden, just walking with her dog.

A. anything                               B. nothing                                 C. something                D. one thing

 2. It is twelve o’clock, Mai Anh. Let’s ___________home.

A. goes                                   B. to go                                    C. going                       D. go

3. My brother and I ___________ our grandmother next week.

A. visit                          B. am going to visit                   C. am visiting                D. are going to visit

4. I don’t want much sugar in coffee. Just ___________, please.

A. a little                                   B. little                                     C. few                          D. a few

5. At an intersection, we must___________.

A. ride quickly              B. go fast                                  C. slow down               D. run out

6. What’s___________ lunch? -There is some rice and some meat.

A. for                                       B. in                                        C. to                            D. at

7. Is there anything to drink? ~ I’m___________.

A. hungry                                 B. tired                                    C. thirsty                      D. cold

8. Look ___________ that strange man! He is looking ___________ Lan but she isn’t here.

A. for/ at                                  B. at/ for                                   C. at/ after                    D. at/ on

9. You are too fat. You shouldn’t eat much___________.

A. meat                                    B. fruit                          C. fish                          D. vegetables

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

III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. She wondered ______a space buggy looked like.

A. what                B. how                 C. which               D. what things

2.I am not sure ____ food tablets might supply enough energy for astronauts or not.

A. what                          B. why                  C. how                  D. if

3. The teacher asked us what the essential conditions for human life ____

A. is                               B. are                    C. was                  D. were

4. The little boys wondered if he would meet an alien in his dream ______

A. tonight   B. this night          C. that night          D. that day’s night

5. People are using a lot of plastic bags everyday; ………., the amount of waste has kept increasing.

A. however           B. therefore          C. so                     D. although

6. Scotland is very famous ………, its rich culture as well as unique natural beauty.

A. for                             B. about                C. because            D. in

7. People consume a lot of contaminated food. It …….many health problems.

A. leads in             B. leads to             C. results to          D. results from

8. If more people   ……… public transport, it reduce traffic jam and air pollution.

A. use-will            B. used -will           C. used-would      D. use-would

9. You shouldn’t fiddle your ……., when you speak to someone.

A. head                 B. nose                 C. hair                  D. shoulder

10. California ………., the most iconic theme park in the world.

A. had                  B. has had             C. have                 D. has

11. The ash of volcanic eruption ………, be good for growing plants.

A. will                  B. may                  C. might               D. both B & C

12. Most European citizen ………, to apply for a visa to visit Canada.

A. doesn’t have     B. don’t have        C. didn’t have       D. hadn’t have

13. Dave fancy ………, non-fiction movies with his friends.

A. to watch           B. watching C. be watched      D.being watched

14. The teacher told me not hesitate ……, her if I had some questions.

A. asking              B. to ask               C. being asked      D. to be asked

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Nowadays people                hours sitting in front of computers.

          A. spend               B. last                   C. set                    D. take

2. I think you should take up swimming _____it is suitable for your health condition.

          A. so                    B. because            C. although          D. but

3. My family enjoys       because we can sell vegetables and flowers          money.

          A. garden - to       B. gardening - for C. gardening - with        D. garden - of

4. If your hobby is greeting card making, you can give your   to your friends as

     presents.

          A. hobby              B. money              C. greetings          D. products

5. My sister’s hobby is sewing, and she can get the sewing patterns from the     ___

     magazines.

          A. fashion            B. cooking            C. sports              D. science

6. My brother doesn’t like ice-skating because he thinks it is           .

          A. danger             B. in danger          C. dangerous        D. endangered

7. My sister is very keen on swimming, and she goes swimming three __ a week.

          A. time                 B. a time               C. times                D. timings

8. We often read the instructions carefully in order to make             of the things we like best.

          A. meanings         B. models             C. copies              D. uses

9. You need to be           to follow eggshell carving because it may take two weeks to complete one shell.

          A. careful             B. interesting        C. fit                     D. patient

10.     If you choose sewing as your hobby, you will              your own clothes.

          A. do                    B. make                C. take                 D. get

Part 1: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences:
1. Would you like............... and visit me next summer?
A. come B. to come C. comes D. coming
2. I wish I......................Vicky more often.
A. see B. will see C. saw D. have seen
3. When I was a child , I used............the guitar.
A. plays B. to play C. playing D. played
4. In the 1990s, the sale of jeans stopped....................
A. grows B. growing C. grow D. to grow
5. For me, the book is very .................and useful.
A. enjoy B. enjoyable C. enjoyment D. enjoyed
6. She likes playing tennis......... ........Sunday morning.
A. in B. at C. on D. to
7. My grandmother ................ in the countryside when she was young.
A. don’t live B. live C. hasn’t lived D. used to live
8. Nam .........the chickens and collects the eggs as soon as he completes his homework.
A. waters B. feeds C. sweeps D. flows