PCP SIMPLE PRESENT AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Simple Present or Present Progressive The sun (warm) the air and (give) us light Look! A man (run) after the train It often (rain) in the summer It (rain) now The teacher always (point) at the blackboard when he (want) to explain something Mother (cook) some food in the kitchen at the moment, she always (cook) in the morning Cuckoos (not, build) nests They (use) the nests of other birds He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment She (make) all her own clothes I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong 10 Mr Tan _ (teach) English at a high school but today he (teach) French 11 You always (ask) me for money Ask somebody else 12 We (have) a party at pm tomorrow morning 13.The next train (leave) the station at 11.30 14 I always (buy) lottery tickets but I never (win) anything 15 We (have) an English-speaking club meeting next week Would you like to come? Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence It is noisy next door Our neighbours _ a party A have B were having C are having D has John _ tennis once or twice a week A usually play B is usually playing C usually plays D have usually played I come from Canada Where _ you _ from? A / come B did / come C are / coming D have / come Bad driving often _ many accidents A caused B cause C causes D has caused Look! That man _ to open the door of your car A try B tried C is trying D tries Water _ most of the Earth's surface A covers B cover C covering D covered Every morning, I often sit in my garden and _ to my nightingale sing A listening B listen C listened D listens He usually _ her at weekend but now he _ in bed because of his severe illness A visited / stays B visits / stays C visits / staying D visits / is staying The sun _ the biggest planet in the solar system PCP A will be B is C has been D was 10 She _ a speech at the conference next week A makes B make C is making D made 11 At present, that author _ a historical novel A is writing B write C are writing D writes 12 “Hurry up! What’s taking you so long?” – “I _ for an important phone call Go ahead and leave without me.” A wait B am waiting C was waiting D has been waiting 13 Don’t make noise, children! Parents _ A sleep B are sleeping C were sleeping D slept 14 Why _ you often _ so much noise in the house? A / make B did / make C are / making D were / making 15 The swimming pool _ at 9.00 am and _ at 6.30 pm A open/ close B opens / closes C opens/ close D open / closes 16 Excuse me ! I _ for a phone book Is there one here? A is looking B are looking C am looking D looking 17 Would you like a cigarette? No, thanks I _ A not smoke B doesn’t smoke C don’t smoke D am not smoke 18 Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They _ A is yelling B are yelling C yells D yell 19 Why _ your coat today? It’s very warm today A are you wear B you wear C you are wearing D are you wearing 20 Bill: “I can’t read this.” Tom: “You _ about my handwriting.” A are always complaining B always complaining C always complain D always complains PCP SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PROGRESSIVE Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Simple Past or Past Progressive “What (you, do) this time yesterday?” _ “I was asleep.” “ (you, go) out last night?” _ “No, I was too tired.” “What were you doing at o’clock last night?” _ “I (prepare) my math lessons.” We looked out of the window Some children (play) in the yard When I was young, I (want) to be a bus driver I haven’t seen David for ages When I last saw him, he (try) to find a job in Paris My dog (walk) along quietly when Mr Pitt's Pekinese attacked him While I was sleeping last night, I (hear) a mysterious noice My father was helping my sister with her homework while my mother (do) the ironing 10 Mr Green (drive) very fast when the accident happened 11 He (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw) out a bucket of water 12 Daisy (look) at the flowers when the thief (come) up behind her and (snatch) her handbag 13 He (clean) his gun when it accidentally (go) off and (kill) him 14 As I (cross) the road I (step) on a banana skin and (fall) heavily 15 The boys (play) cards when they (hear) their father's step They immediately (hide) the cards and (take) out their lesson books Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence I _ a lot of beautiful fish when I was at Nguyen Tri Phuong Aquarium A see B seen C saw D was seeing They _ to Ha Long for their last summer vacation A go B are going C was going D went Yesterday, actors and actresses _ in the rain the whole afternoon A was working B worked C were working D work Ba _ his room yesterday afternoon A clean and tidy B cleaned and tidied C cleaned and tidy D clean and tidied What _ yesterday at 10.20 pm? A are you doing B was you doing C were you doing D did you You looked very busy when I _ you last night What you _? A see/ did you B saw/ are you doing C saw/ were you doing D see / were you doing He _ us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind _ A not allowed / blow B didn’t allow/ was blowing PCP C don’t allow/ were blowing D didn’t / blew The boys broke a window while they _ football A played B were playing C had played D are playing While mom was watching TV, I _ my homework A am doing B was doing C had done D has done 10 Mr John _ to Los Angeles in 1992 A had gone B has gone C went D was going 11 At this time yesterday I _ to music A listened B had listened C was listening D am listening 12 While I was going to school yesterday, I _ him A meet B met C will meet D am meeting 13 I _ about him when suddenly he came in A talk B talked C am talking D was talking 14 It began to rain when they _ basket ball at 4.00 A play B are playing C were playing D is playing 15 When I _ her, she was looking for her sister A call B is calling C am calling D called 16 Television first _ in the world a few decades ago A appear B appeared C was appearing D appears 17 We didn’t go out because it _ all day yesterday A rained B is raining C was raining D was rained 18 As a child, he _ that diamonds were pieces of glass A think B had thought C thought D was thinking 19 When I was a boy, I _ hours playing with a tin box A spend B spent C are spending D was spending 20 While they _ chess, we _ the shopping A playing / doing B played / did C were playing / doing D were playing / were doing PCP SIMPLE PAST AND PRESENT PERFECT Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Simple Past or Present Perfect Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays My brother (write) several plays He just (finish) his second tragedy I can't go out because I (not, finish) my work yet Here are your shoes; I just (clean) them I (leave) home at 8.00 and (get) here at twelve I (know) Tim when I was a child, but I (not, see) him for many years Mark (take) a trip to Asia last October He (take) many trips to Asia since he started his own import-export business Ivan (play)the violin with London Symphony since 1985 Last year he (play) a Beethoven violin concerto at one of the concerts This is the first time I _ (earn) so much money 10 I (not, see) John for a long time I (see) him weeks ago 11 Alex is an artist He (draw) many beautiful pictures in his lifetime Last week, he (draw) a beautiful mountain scene 12 A: How long you (live) here? B: I (live) here since 1970 13 I (not see) him for three years I wonder where he is 14 When he was 13, his parents (move) to the United States 15 I (read) his books when I was at school I (enjoy) them very much Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence She _ German for two years A has learnt B have learned C learned D had learned When I was young, I _ to be a singer A have wanted B was wanting C wanted D had wanted I _ lots about the job so far A have learnt B am learning C had learnt D learnt I _ many people since I came here in June A met B has met C was meeting D have met Lee _ her shirt made one month ago A has B have had C has had D had My brother said he sent the letter to my parents three days ago, but they _ yet A did not receive B had not received C does not receive D have not received Their sons _ out of the house since six o' clock A came B has come C did come D have come PCP Robert is going to be famous someday He _ in three movies already A was appearing B had appeared C has appeared D appeared Fish were among the earliest forms of life Fish _ on earth for ages and ages A existed B had existed C are existing D have existed 10 Fatimah looked down to see a snake at her feet When she saw it, she _ A was screaming B had screamed C screamed D has screamed 11 It is the first time I _ snow A ever saw B ever see C have ever seen D had ever seen 12 What _ since you _ here? A have you learned / came B did you lean / have come C have you leaned / have come D did you learn / came 13 Television _ only for the last forty or fifty years A existed B has existed C had existed D exists 14 This is the first time I _ the experiment on plant breeding A have done B C was doing D had done 15 Someone _ my grandfather's car twenty years ago A stolen B has stolen C was stolen D stole 16 We _ a party last Saturday It was great – we invited lots of people A have B have had C had D had had 17 _ a car when they were living in London? A Have they B Did they have C Were they having D Have they had 18 I _ to New York three times this year A have been B were C has been D was 19 This is the most difficult class _ A I’ve never taken B I’m ever taking C I used to take ever since D I’ve ever taken 20 Helen and Tom have known each other since they _ seven years old A were B has been C have been D was PCP SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Simple Past or Past Perfect They went home after they (finish) their work He (thank) me for what I had done for him By the time Jason arrived to help, we already (finish) moving everything The apartment was hot when I got home, so I (turn) on the air conditioner Alexander Graham Bell (invent) the telephone by the time I was born By the time Bill (get) there, the meeting (start) Almost everybody (leave) for home by the time we (arrive) As soon as it (stop) raining, the workers (go) on with their work We (be) very tired last night because we (play) football in the afternoon 10 I (meet) him twice before I (leave) for London 11 He (go) to the railway station yesterday morning but the train (start) 12 The manager already (leave) for the conference before we (get) to the office 13 The boys (run) towards the TV as soon as they (finish) their homework 14 Yesterday I (go) to my daughter’s dance recital I never (be) to a dance recital before I (not, take) dancing lessons when I (be) a child 15 When I first (travel) abroad to study I never (live) in a dormitory before During the first year, I (have) a roommate form Switzerland who (become) a very good friend Prior to that time, I never (live) with anyone from another culture Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence By the end of last year, he _four Shakespeare plays A read B has read C had read D has been reading After we _it on the phone, I wrote him a letter about it A discuss B discussed C were discussing D had discussed Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin and _the Nobel Prize in 1945 A receives B received C had received D would received It _him three months to be able to run a mile a year ago A takes B take C took D to take A few days ago, I _ that Jane _ for New York A learn / had left B learned / had left C learned / has left D learn / will leave The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he _ before A hasn’t flown B didn’t fly C hadn’t flown D wasn’t flying PCP The house was very quiet when I got home Everybody _ straight to bed A had gone B have gone C went D go Before I _ here yesterday, my mother had called me A came B had come C have come D was coming Linda wasn’t at home then, maybe she _ out A went B goes C has gone D had gone 10 When we _ to the movies, the film had already began A come B had come C coming D came 11 By 2007, I _ high school A have left B left C had left D leave 12 After I _ my breakfast, I _ ready to go to school A finished / had got B finished / got C had finished / got D finish / got 13 He _ his office after he _ the report A have left / had read B left /read C had left /read D left / had read 14 I didn’t meet Steven because when I _, he _ to school A arrive / had gone B had arrived / went C arrived / had gone D arrived / go 15 _ in Hanoi before you _ to here? A Did you live / moved B Did you live / had moved C Were you living / moved D Had you lived / moved 16 He _ in this school before he _ for England A taught / had left B taught / has left C had taught / left D has taught / left 17 It was the first time I _ such a beautiful girl A ever saw B had ever seen C have ever seen D ever see 18 When we came to the stadium, the match _ A already begins B had already begun C already began D have already begun 19 After they _ their breakfast, they _ shopping yesterday A have / go B had had / go C had / had gone D had had / went 20 “Did he answer the letter?” - “As soon as he _ it, he _ down to answer it” A reads / sits B has read/ sits C had read/ sat D hat read/ were sitting PCP WILL & BE GOING TO Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets with Will or Be going to Look at those black clouds in the sky It (rain) A: I'm looking for my easel B: you (paint) someone's portrait? The brown have bought a lot of food and drinks They (have) a party tonight A: you (open) the door for me, please? B: Yes, certainly Why did you buy all these eggs? you (make) an enormous omelette? A: Would you like to join Linda and me tomorrow? We (visit) the natural history museum B: Sure I’ve never been there A: Why did you buy so many tomatoes? B: I (make) a lot of spaghetti sauce A: Let’s make something easy for dinner Got any ideas? B: I (make) some hamburgers Why don’t you make a salad? A: Paul, you want to go with me to the shopping mall? B: No thanks I have some things I have to today I (wash) my car and then clean out the basement 10 A: you (lend) me your fishing rod? B: Yes, of course Where you (fish)? 11 A: you (have) another cup of coffee? B: No, thank you 12 A: Why did you buy so many vegetables? B: I (make) a large salad for the potluck dinner tonight 13 A: Oh, I’ve just realized I haven’t got any money B: Haven’t you? Well, don’t worry I (lend) you some 14 A: Hello Can I speak to Jim, please? B: Just a moment I (get) him 15 A: Have you decided what to about the job that was advertised? B: Yes I (not, apply) for it Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence _ you to London with him tomorrow? A Does your father take B Is your father take C Your father takes D Will your father take I _ a bicycle for your birthday A will buy you B will to buy you C will buying you D will you buy We are really lost I _ stop and ask someone the way A will B am going to C am going D will to PCP Look out! The tree _ fall A goes to B are going to C is going D is going to Mrs Green: I’ve got a headache Mr Green: Have you? Wait there I _ get an aspirin for you A will B am going C am going to D will to I am now going _ you how to decorate your room A showing B show C to showing D to show There are only minutes left and the referee _ blow his whistle A will B is going C is going to D going to Mark: Where are you going? Are you going shopping? Mike: Yes, I _ something for dinner A am going to buy B am buying C will buy D will buying I’ll stay at home and help you with the housework today I _ out with my friends A go B will go C don’t go D won’t go 10 What _ you _ with the scholarship you have just received? A did/do B are/going to C are/doing D will/be doing 11 Liza: I don’t know how to use this camera Maria: It’s quite easy I _ you A will show B am showing C will have showed D showed 12 Minh _ her birthday party tomorrow and she seems to be very happy A will have B has C is having D have 13 I _ to school tomorrow, so we can go camping A will not go B will have gone C not go D am not going 14 Liz: Why are you turning on the TV? Tim: I _ the news A will watch B am going to watch C watched D watching 15 We will leave as soon as Mary _ A comes B will come C is coming D was coming 16 Mary will tell her mother the truth when she _ back A will come B would come C comes D will have come 17 She _ you as soon as she comes back A phones B would come C will phone D phone 18 As soon as he _ a certificate in English, he will apply for a job A would get B got C gets D will get 19 John: I need somebody to take me to the airport tomorrow morning Ann: No problem I _ you What time is your flight? A will take B will to take C am going to take D am taking 20 Mary: Don’t worry about your letter I’m sure you _ it Bill: I hope so A are finding B find C will find D are going to find 10 PCP PASSIVE VOICE: S + V + O Change these sentences into the passive voice Mr Green feeds the pigs and the chickens every day → My elder sister gave me a present on my last birthday → The police arrested the murder in the forest yesterday → The teacher always encourages weak students to try their best → The government provided the victims with food and clothing after the devastating typhoon → They use sand for making glass wares → Mary is washing the dishes at the moment → Scientists are searching new farming methods to increase production → Jenny was making a skirt all day yesterday → 10 People are cutting down rain forests all over the world → 11 People are spending far more money on food now → 12 Anna was taking care of the children at o’clock yesterday → 13 My mother has supported me all her life → 14 The police have just arrested the robbers → 15 Somebody had cleaned the room before we came in → 16 Someone had broken the window by the time we came here → 17 Mark has already finished the report on air pollution in the area → 18 They have signed the trade agreement recently → 27 PCP 19 People must not leave bicycles in the hall → 20 Children should treat the old men with respect → 21 They will send your order as soon as possible → 22 Police had to break up the meeting for security → 23 They are going to hold the conference before May Day → 24 Liz used to look after her brother when she was young → 25 Did the teacher give some exercises in the last lessons? → 26 Do they water these plants regularly? → 27 Were workers digging a large hole in the ground? → 28 Is Peter washing the car at present? → 29 Have they changed the light of the kitchen yet? → 30 Had you completed the tasks before the time was up? → 31 How can they open this safe? → 32 Will you post this letter on the way to school? → 28 PCP PASSIVE VOICE: S + V + O Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence The report _ by the committee of experts yet A hasn’t examined B hasn’t been examined C is examined D examines Many U.S automobiles _ in Detroit, Michigan A manufacture B have manufactured C are manufactured D are manufacturing The photos _ in a London studio last week A was taken B have taken C were taken D have been taken The new computer system _ next year A is installing B will install C is being installed D installs All my homework before my father returned last night A have finished B have been finished C had been finished D had finished Over 1.500 new houses _ each year Last year, 1.720 new houses _ A were built / were built B are built / were built C are building / were built D were built / were being built Vitamin C _ by the human body It gets into the bloods stream quickly A absorbs easily B is easily absorbing C is easily absorbed D absorbed easily He said that his homework _ at that time A was doing B did C was being done D is being done This house since last month A was built B built C has built D has been built 10 I still can’t believe it! My bicycle _ last night A was stolen B was stealing C stolen D stole 11 All the main streets in this city _ now A are being widened B were being widened C widen D are widening 12 “When _?” _ “In 1928.” A penicillin was discovered B did penicillin discovered C was penicillin discovered D did penicillin discover 13 That book by a famous author A wrote B was written C is writing D has written 14 Today, many serious childhood diseases by early immunization A are preventing B can prevent C prevent D can be prevented 15 Bill: _ about the eight o’clock flight to London? Gavin: Not yet A Has an announcement been made B Has an announcement made C Has been an announcement made D Has been made an announcement 29 PCP 16 We can’t go along here because the road is _ A been repaired B being repaired C repaired D repairing 17 Would you go to the party if you _? A are invited B were invited C invite D invited 18 My wedding ring _ of yellow and white gold A is made B is making C made D make 19 My mother is going _ this house A sold B to be sold C to sold D to sell 20 The road to our village _ widened next year A is B will C can D will be 21 The robbers attacked the police from behind A The police was attacked from behind B The police were attacked from behind C The robbers were attacked from behind D The robbers are attacked from behind 22 They had to postpone the meeting because of illness A The meeting had to postponed by them because of illness B The meeting had to be postponed because of illness C The meeting had to because of illness be postponed D The meeting because of illness had to be postponed 23 His father will give him a very expensive cell phone on his next birthday A He is given a very expensive cell phone on his next birthday by his father B He will be gave a very expensive cell phone on his next birthday by his father C He will given a very expensive cell phone on his next birthday by his father D He will be given a very expensive cell phone on his next birthday by his father 24 They are building a new zoo near my village A A new zoo is being built near my village B A new zoo will be built near my village C A new zoo is built near my village D A new zoo is being building near my village 25 Somebody cleans that room every day A The room every day is cleaned B The room is everyday cleaned C The room is cleaned every day D The room is cleaned by somebody every day Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting 26 Two people got hurt in the accident and were took to the hospital by an A B C D ambulance 27 The students helped by the clear explanation that the teacher gave A B C D 28 The winner of the race hasn’t been announcing yet A B C D 29 Progress is been made every day in all parts of the world A B C D 30 Most of them were build in the nineteenth century and some are very grand A B C D 30 PCP PASSIVE VOICE: S + SAY/THINK… + S + V S + HAVE + O + Vo + O Change these sentences into the passive voice They reported that the children are homeless → They think that Peter comes from England → People know that English is an international language → People said that I failed the last exam → People believe that Mary won a lottery → They think that everything is alright → They reported that the President had suffered a heart attack → They say that he bought a new villa by the sea → Dr Byrd often has the students write compositions at home → 10 Maria is having a hairdresser cut her hair tomorrow → 11 The President had his advisors arrange a press conference → 12 Tom is having an optician test his eyes → 13 Mr Brown had the porter carry his luggage to his car → 14 I have already had Mike type the document → 15 She is going to have someone cut the grass in her garden → Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence My father is said _ from a serious disease last month A to suffer B to have suffered C suffered D suffering I am having my computer _ for error by Bill 31 PCP A checked B check C to check D checking Mr Green was reported _ in the accident A died B die C to have died D to died John is thought _ very rich A been B to be C be D was David had a mechanic _ his car yesterday A repaired B to repair C repair D repairing Barbara is said _ part in the beauty contest next month A to take B taken C take D to have taken The Parker had their next-door neighbor _ after their pets when they were away on holiday A look B looked C to look D to have looked We are going to have our house _ next weekends A paint B to have painted C have painted D painted The Browns were rumoured _ their house because of heavy dept A to sold B sell C sold D to have sold 10 I often have my hair _ at the end of each month A cut B cutting C have cut D to cut 11 People think that he was born in a rich family A That is thought he was born in a rich family B He was thought to be born in a rich family C That he was born in a rich family is thought D He is thought to have been born in a rich family 12 I think I will have Mary decorate the living room A I think I will have Mary decorated the room B I think I will have the living room decorate by Mary C I think I will have the living room decorated by Mary D I think I will be had Mary decorated the room 13 They said that the president had arrived in the city A The president was said to have arrived in the city B It is said that the president had arrived in the city C The president was said to arrive in the city D It was said that the president arrived in the city 14 They are having a babysitter take care of their children A They are having their children take care of by a babysitter B They are having their children taken care of by a babysitter C They are having their children to take care of by a babysitter D They are having their children took care of by a babysitter 15 He expects that his father will come back home A It is expected that his father will come back home B His father was expected to be come back home C His father will be expected to come back home 32 PCP D His father is expected come back home PASSIVE VOICE Change these sentences into the passive voice A group of students have met their friend at the railway station → They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home → They are having someone repair the roof of their house → The teacher won’t correct exercises tomorrow → Did anyone take English books away? → This well-known library attracts many people → People say that he is intelligent → Someone had invented electric lights before I was born → My younger sister had me make a dress last week → 10 People know that Japan produces a wide range of cars → 11 Do people use milk for making butter and cheese? → 12 Cows were eating grass on the meadow → 13 Visitors must leave umbrellas and raincoats in the cloakroom → 14 He is preparing everything for the presidential election → 15 How you spend this amount of money? → 16 We can have a plumber fix the faucets when they are broken → 17 They have to pull down that building → 18 People said he had swallowed a safety pin → 33 PCP 19 People say that they bought this shop last year → 20 Haven’t you found out information about the trains to Hanoi yet? → Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence The man is said _ a lot of children A have B to have had C to have D had New birth-control methods _ for women in third world countries A are been used B was used C have been use D are being used This is the first time I have seen this car Where _? A did it make B did it made C was it make D was it made Where you often have your car _? A repairing B was repaired C is repaired D repaired There’s somebody walking behind us I think _ A we are following B we are being followed C we are followed D we are being following Are you having your research paper _ by Mr Jones? A done B to C doing D to have done When I came, an experiment _in the lab A was being holding B has been held C was being held D has held _ this work _ before you went to Moscow? A Will/ have been done B Has/ been done C Will/ be done D Had/ been done If you _ about it, will you be able to answer? A are asked B ask C will be asked D asked 10 Do you believe that such a problem can _? A solve B be solving C is solved D be solved 11 It is said that Tom _ a lot of money to a charity A has given B to have given C given D to give 12 Are they building a new highway around the city? A Is a new highway around the city being built? B Is a new highway being built around the city by them? C Is a new highway being built around the city? D Is around the city a new highway being built? 13 People said that he could swim across this river A It was said that he could swim across this river B It is said that he could swim across this river C He was said to could swim across the river D He is said to could swim across the river 14 They have built a new hospital near the airport A A new hospital near the airport has been built B A new hospital has been built near the airport by them 34 PCP C A new hospital has been built near the airport D Near the airport a new hospital has been WH-QUESTIONS Make a question for the underlined part I often have bread and milk for breakfast → Mary takes responsible for doing the washing up → My mother works on a night shift once a week → They played football with their classmates yesterday afternoon → Mr Green went to New York by plane last Sunday → This room can be used after lunch → My new neighbourhood is nice and more secure → I had lived in small village in the Lake District before I moved here → I was collecting leftovers for the pigs when you called me → 10 We have worked in this company for ten years → 11 It’s about 500 metres from the history museum to the national bank → 12 Vietnamese students have to take three tests in their entrance examinations to universities → 13 They got divorced because they didn’t confide in each other → 14 Vietnam’s school education system is divided into three stages → 15 Jessica is tall and slender, and has blond hair and oval face → 16 Burke’s expedition was not successful because they had made bad plans → 17 According to pessimists, life will be worse than they are now → 18 The aim of Doi Moi was to reconstruct the economy of Vietnam → 35 PCP 19 People living in the desert often use camels for transporting their goods → 20 Madigan made an aerial survey in 1929 → Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence Helen: "Where you come from?" Ann: " ." A In London B Yes, I have just come here C I’m living in London D I come from London Tom: “How did you get here?” John: “ ” A Is it far from here? B I came here by train C I came here last night D The train is so crowded Peter: “How often you go to school?” Henry: “ _.” A I go there early B Every day except Sunday C I don’t think so D I go there by bus Ellen: “ _?” Tom: “She is short and fat with round face.” A Who does Lan look like B How is Lan doing C What does Lan like D What does Lan look like Mr Green: “How you do?” Mr Brown: “ ” A I’m fine, thank you B I’m a teacher C How you do? D I’m doing very well Helen: “ _ is it from here to New York City?” Jenifer: “It’s about five kilometers.” A How often B How far C How many D How long Austin: “ _?” Abdula: “I have lived in this city for ten years.” A How long have you lived in this city B When have you lived in this city C How far have you lived in this city D When did you live in this city Nicole: “ _ you go to the public library?” Tom: “I go to the public library three times a week.” A How far B How many C How often D How frequent Ellen: Linda: "Excuse me! Where’s the post office?" Maria: " _." A It’s over there B I'm afraid not C Don’t worry D Yes, I think so 10 Bill: “How you usually go to school?” Jessica: “ _.” A Two kilometers B On foot C Half an hour D Five days a week 36 PCP CONSOLIDATION Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in the following questions Question 1: A near B repeat C please D cheat Question 2: A plays B smells C opens D cuts Question 3: A crashed B stayed C killed D praised Question 4: A kitchen B children C chemist D teacher Question 5: A house B slow C how D now Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 6: The number of _ form for the new position has reached ninety A application B applicant C apply D appliance Question 7: He wanted to know _ shopping during the previous morning A if we had been going B that if we had been going C we were going D that we were going Question 8: Yesterday I _ in the park when I saw Dick playing football A was walking B is walking C has walked D has been walking Question 9: I often have my hair _ at the end of each month A cut B cutting C have cut D to cut Question 10: I _ what to buy for my son’s birthday yet A haven’t decided B am not deciding C wouldn’t decide D don’t decide Question 11: The old woman suggested _ the expensive dress A not buy B not to buy C to buy D not buying Question 12: David had a mechanic _ his car yesterday A repaired B to repair C repair D repairing Question 13: Bill: “ _ about the eight o’clock flight to London?” Gavin: “Not yet.” A Has an announcement been made B Has an announcement made C Has been an announcement made D Has been made an announcement Question 14: By the time we arrived home, dinner _ ready on the table A has been B is C would be D had been Question 15: Mr Parker said that trees _ more quickly in summers than in winters A grew B grow C had grown D was growing Question 16: She told the boys _ on the grass A not play B did not play C not playing D not to play Question 17: I am now going _ you how to decorate your room A showing B show C to showing D to show 37 PCP Question 18: Barbara is said _ part in the beauty contest next month A to take B taken C take D to have taken Question 19: Most of the schools will be holding the end-of-term tests before the New Year vacation _ A begins B began C will begin D would begin Question 20: All the main streets in this city _ now A are being widened B were being widened C widen D are widening Question 21: Mr Hawk told me that he _ me his answer the following day A will give B would give C gave D had given Question 22: Tom: “How did you get here?” John: “ _” A Is it far from here? B I came here by train C I came here last night D The train is so crowded Question 23: The factory is said _ in the fire two years ago A to destroy B to have been destroyed C being destroyed D to have destroyed Question 24: It is parents' duty and responsibility to _ hands to take care of their children and give them a happy home A shake B hold C join D take Question 25: Martin asked me _ A how is my father B how my father is C how was my father D how my father was Question 26: Today, many serious childhood diseases by early immunization A are preventing B can prevent C prevent D can be prevented Question 27: My _ in the family is to dispose of the garbage A response B responsibly C responsibility D responsible Question 28: Ellen: “ _?” Tom: “She is short and fat with round face.” A Who does Liz look like B How is Liz doing C What does Liz like D What does Liz look like Question 29: Are you sure that boys are more _ than girls? A act B active C action D activity Question 30: Columbus _ America more than 400 years ago A discovered B had discovered C has discovered D was discovering Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 31: Personal taxes for Americans rose sharply since 1945 A B C D Question 32: Cheques should only be accept with proof of identity A B C D 38 PCP Question 33: Did you say that you will have a lot of things to the following week? A B C D Question 34: Mr Jones had his dog feed by his cousin when he was away from home A B C D Question 35: As a young man, George Washington liked boating, to hunt and fishing A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 36: My father asked me _ of the film A what you think B what I think C what did you think D what I thought Question 37: People said that he could swim across this river A It was said that he could swim across this river B It is said that he could swim across this river C He was said to could swim across the river D He is said to could swim across the river Question 38: She regretted to tell him that _ A she was leaving the tickets at home B the tickets at home would be left C she would have left the tickets at home D she had left the tickets at home Question 39: They have built a new hospital near the airport A A new hospital near the airport has been built B A new hospital has been built near the airport by them C A new hospital has been built near the airport D Near the airport a new hospital has been Question 40: Bill said to me, “I would have gone to your party if I had had free time.” A Bill said to me that I would have gone to your party if I had had free time B Bill said to me he would have gone to your party if he had had free time C Bill said to me that he would go to your party if he had free time D Bill said to me he would have gone to your party if he had free time Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 41 to 45 Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work (41) at home and in their offices Despite their husbands' (42) of the housework, women have to most of the housekeeping tasks In single-parent families, the mothers may not have (43) children to take care of, but they have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money Therefore, the (44) mothers have to work very hard to earn their living Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the (45) conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their teenage children alone is not easy Question 41: A equally B hard C fast D hardly Question 42: A need B refusal C share D responsibility 39 PCP Question 43: A some B many Question 44: A dependent B single Question 45: A saving B comfortable C few C lonely C expensive D much D alone D modern Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 46 to 50 For many years, people believed that the cleverest animals after man were chimpanzees Now, however, there is proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes Although dolphins live in the sea, they are not fish They are mammals They are in many ways, therefore, like human beings Dolphins have a simple language They are able to talk to one another It may be possible for man to learn how to talk to dolphins, but this will not be easy because dolphins cannot hear the kind of sounds man can make If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to make a third language which both he and the dolphins can understand Dolphins are also friendly towards man They often follow ships There are many stories of dolphins guiding ships through difficult and dangerous waters Question 46: Which animals people think may be the cleverest? A Big apes B Mammals C Dolphins D Chimpanzees Question 47: What other beings are dolphins like in many ways? A Reptiles B Animals C Man D Fish Question 48: What is TRUE about dolphins? A They can teach man their language B They can speak to one another C They understand simple languages D Man can now talk to them Question 49: Why is a third language necessary if man wants to talk to dolphins? A Dolphins cannot hear man speaking B Man wants to talk to dolphins in secret C Dolphins’ language is hard to learn D Most men not speak English Question 50: In what way are dolphins friendly to man? A They seem to like stories B They often follow ships C They often jump on ships D They like interesting men 40 PCP 41 [...]... have boiled rice and meat for lunch? A Are you B Have you C Do you D Had you Question 11: Would you like a cigarette? No, thanks I _ A not smoke B doesn’t smoke C don’t smoke D am not smoke Question 12: I _ about him when suddenly he came in A talk B talked C am talking D was talking Question 13: At the moment, Ann _ a letter to her parents A is writing B writes C was writing D has written Question... every day D Question 33: So far she spends a lot of time there chatting with her friends A B C D Question 34: Jack is living in Spain now His Spanish had improved greatly since he moved A B C D there 12 PCP Question 35: Last month while we watched an exciting game on television in our living room, A B C the electricity went out D Question 36: We have seen and tell you the situation next Monday Please... for the bus, the rain (stop) 10 When I (come) in the room last night, the film (begin) a quarter before 11 Dad (be) always willing to give a hand with cleaning the house 12 Look at those black clouds I think it (rain) 13 We (not, see) her since we (be) on holiday in Ha Long bay 14 Phuong (not, finish) her homework yet 15 As soon as I (have) ... letter from Mary next week” → 10 “I didn’t see you this morning, Tom”, he said → 11 Tom said to John, “I can’t go to the movie with you tomorrow” → 12 Mr Robinson said, “The moon moves around the earth.” → 13 “If I were you, I would accept his invitation,” said Mark → 14 She said to his mother, “I haven’t seen him... go then C he had to go now D he had to go then 11 She said she _ A was very tired last night B was very tired the night before C had been very tired last night D had been very tired the night before 12 “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary,” said Tom A Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day B Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day C Tom told Mary that... didn’t you come to class last Monday?” → 10 “Do you know which cup you used?” she asked her son → 11 “Who did you give the money to?” my mother asked → 12 “Did you play for our school team?” says Bill → 13 “Where were you last night, Mr Jones” he said → 14 “Can you get coffee on the train?” asked my aunt → ... where did I spend / last year 11 The teacher asked me _ A which the world longest river was B which was the world longest river C which the world longest river is D which is the world longest river 12 Mary said, “What will you do this evening, John?” A Mary asked John what would he do that evening B Mary asked John what he did that evening C Mary wanted to know what she would do that evening D She... → 10 “Will you help me with the homework after class?” Tom said to Liz → 11 “Remember to lock the door when you go out,” the landlord said to me → 12 “Why don’t we have a party tonight?” Bill said → 13 “Please remove your shoes before entering” Linda said to Tony → 14 The little boy said, “Let’s ride down the hill.”... said to me, “Buy me some milk.” A Mr Stephens suggested to buy him some milk B Mr Stephens asked me to buy him some milk C Mr Stephens asked to buy him some milk D Mr Stephens spoke to buy me some milk 12 Mrs Smith said to us, “Don’t play in front of my windows.” A Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of her windows B Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of my windows C Mrs Smith told us to not play... forget to phone me when you get to London”, said my mom → 11 “Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?” he said → 12 “Do you want to insure your luggage or not?” said the travel agent → 13 “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack”, he said → ... 11 At present, that author _ a historical novel A is writing B write C are writing D writes 12 “Hurry up! What’s taking you so long?” – “I _ for an important phone call Go ahead and leave... guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw) out a bucket of water 12 Daisy (look) at the flowers when the thief (come) up behind her and (snatch)... At this time yesterday I _ to music A listened B had listened C was listening D am listening 12 While I was going to school yesterday, I _ him A meet B met C will meet D am meeting 13 I