B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
[Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để xác định từ có phần được gạch dưới khác so với ba từ còn lại về phát âm]
1. A. wanted B. stopped C. decided D. hated
2. A. walked B. knocked C. jumped D. arrested
3. A. helped B. rained C. phoned D. explained
4. A. started B. arrived C. mended D. decided
5. A. needed B. afforded C. advanced D. invented
6. A. astonished B. toured C.rubbed D. erased
7. A. disposed B. satisfied C. missed D. timed
8. A. asked B. advised C. worked D. promised
9. A. washed B. matched C. intended D. walked
10. A. stopped B. added C. produced D. worked
Hướng dẫn giải
1.B 2. D 3.A 4. B 5. C
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. B
Exercise 2. Choose the correct answer.
[ Chọn câu trả lời đúng]
1. I at the library when you came over. I there twice since Monday.
A. am; have been C. was; have been
B. have been; am D. were; am being
2. I’m sure he to bring it. He here tonight, isn’t he?
A. will’not forget; is coming C. is not forgetting; is coming
B. has not forgotten; comes D. will not forget; is going to come
3. He some stamps at the post office. He says he me some stamps too.
A, is buying; gets C. has bought; got
A. is going to buy; will get D. will buy; gets
4. The child would not have fallen if you him.
A. haven’t pushed C. hadn’t pushed
B. didn’t push D. weren’t pushing
5. She as if she for days.
A. looks; had not slept C. is looking; isn’t sleeping
B. looked; had not slept D. had looked; hadn’t slept
6. The library now. No one to enter it.
A. has cleaned; is allowed C. has been cleaned; are allowed
B. is being cleaned; is allowed D. is cleaning; allows
7. She out the towel after she it in hot water for a while.
A. wrings; soaked C. was wringing; soaked
B. wrung; had soaked D. wrung; has soaked
8. They always very troublesome neighbours. Just last night they a quarrel with us.
A. had ... been; were having C. have ... been; had
C. have ... been; were having D. are ... being; had had
9. By three o’clock yesterday afternoon, we decorating the hall.
A. were finished C. had finished
B. finished D. are finishing
10. Everyone in the school part in the sports meet next week. The classrooms empty then.
A. are taking; is C. will be taking; have been
B. is taking; will be D. takes; is
Hướng dẫn giải
Advertisements (Quảng cáo)
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B
6. B 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. B
Exercise 3. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense.
[ Đặt mỗi động từ trong ngoặc ở thì đúng]
Ask hundreds of people what they (1. do) on a certain day in August next year, or the year after, and there (2. be) only one reply. Provided of course that the people you (3. ask) (4. belong) to the Elvis Presley Fan Club. Although the King of Rock and Roll (5. die) nearly two decades ago, his fans (6. meet) every year since then outside his home in Memphis,Tennessee, to show respect for the singer they (7. love) so much. Jean Thomas, who is from Catford in South London, (8. visit) Graceland, the house where Elvis (9. suffer) from his fatal
heart attack, twice in the past five years. “It was the first time I (10. borrow) the money from my mom, as I (11. not work) then. But two years ago I (12. get) married and since then I (13. work) in my husband Chris’s garage. Chris and I (14. go) together last year, and we (15. think) of spending two or three months in the U.S.A. next year. I (16. always want) to visit some of the places where Elvis (17. perform) . Like Las Vegas for example.” Jean says that Elvis (18. be) her obsession ever since she (19. be) ten years old, and she (20. own) every single one of his records, good and bad.
Hướng dẫn giải
1.will be doing 2. will be 3. ask 4. belong
5. died 6. have met 7. love 8. has visited
9. suffered 10. borrowed 11. was not working
12. got 13. have worked 14. went 15. are thinking
16. have always wanted 17. performed
18. has been 19. was 20. owns