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4 NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT (Week 2) A LANGUAGE FOCUS: Reading Comprehension - Past Simple and Past Perfect Tenses B EXERCISES Read the passage and circle the best answer to fill in the blank When George finished his study at university, he began (1) for a job He did not know what he (2) like to His uncle had worked for the Government for thirty years and he advised George (3) to get a job of the same kind, so he went for a job interview one day He was (4) and his first job was in a large government (5) in London When George had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle (6) him a visit The uncle was delighted that his (7) had managed to get a job working (8) the Government He asked George a lot of questions about the job One of the questions was, “(9) people work in your department?” The young man thought for a(n) (10) and then answered, “About half of them” 10 A trying A could A to find A successful A room A gave A son A at A How long A hour 10 B looking 11 B had 12 B to look for 13 B unsuccessful 14 B basement 15 B paid 16 B grandson 17 B for 18 B How often 19 B time 20 30 C seeing D finding 21 31 C should D would 22 32 C to try D to offer 23 33 C impatient D achieving 24 34 C office D hall 25 35 C came D offered 26 36 C niece D nephew 27 37 C in D from 28 38 C How much D How many 29 39 C moment D little 40 R ewrite the following sentences 41 11 She wanted to ease human suffering She wanted to make 42 12 He doesn’t like math very much He isn’t 43 13 Remember to bring your dictionary to the class Don’t 44 14 What are your favorite subjects? What subjects ? 45 15 After half an hour’s rest, Mr Lam continued his work After Mr Lam 46 16 “Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight?”, said Tom Tom suggested 47 17 Mary’s uncle was a doctor Mary’s uncle 48 18 He spent hours driving home It took 49 19 In difficult living conditions, she still gained scholarship from British Council 50 In spite of 51 20 His dream was to become a famous actor He harboured Make questions for the underlined part 21 James is playing tennis in the school ground 22 No, we just had a chat 23 We went to David’s birthday party last night 52 24 Johnny often reads romantic stories in his free time 53 25 The Cooks? They had lived in New York for 10 years before moving here 54 26 We first met months ago 55 27 It takes my aunt hours to clean their house at weekends 56 28 My sister has received letters from her husband this month 57 Match a verb in A with a phrase in B, then make a sentence with each of them 58 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 29 to become 30 to graduate 31 to learn 32 to contribute 33 to develop 34 to open 35 to destroy 36 to spend 37 to come 38 to live 59 A 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 B a French concrete bunkers b top in the final exam c a national hero d to the Vietnamese industry e how to produce laptops f from medical school g vaccines for several diseases h a new hospital i in Hanoi for a year j the summer vacation in the country 80 81 N GUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT (Week 2) 82 A LANGUAGE FOCUS: Reading Comprehension - Past Simple and Past Perfect Tenses 83 B EXERCISES 84 Read the passage and circle the best answer to fill in the blank 85 When George finished his study at university, he began (1) for a job He did not know what he (2) like to His uncle had worked for the Government for thirty years and he advised George (3) to get a job of the same kind, so he went for a job interview one day He was (4) and his first job was in a large government (5) in London 86 When George had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle (6) him a visit The uncle was delighted that his (7) had managed to get a job working (8) the Government He asked George a lot of questions about the job One of the questions was, “(9) people work in your department?” The young man thought for a(n) (10) and then answered, “About half of them” 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A trying A could A to find A successful A room A gave A son A at A How long A moment 87 B looking 88 B had 89 B to look for 90 B unsuccessful 91 B basement 92 B paid 93 B grandson 94 B for 95 B How often 96 B time 97 107 C seeing D finding 98 108 C should D would 99 109 C to try D to offer 100 110 C impatient D achieving 101 111 C office D hall 102 112 C came D offered 103 113 C niece D nephew 104 114 C in D from 105 115 C How much D How many 106 116 C hour D little 117 .R ewrite the following sentences 118 11 She wanted to ease human suffering She wanted to make human sufferings less severe 119 12 He doesn’t like math very much He isn’t interested in/ fond of/ keen on math 120 13 Remember to bring your dictionary to the class Don’t forget to bring your dictionary to the class 121 14 What are your favorite subjects? What subjects you like? 122 15 After half an hour’s rest, Mr Lam continued his work After Mr Lam took a rest for half an hour, he 123 16 “Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight?”, said Tom Tom suggested going to the cinema 124 17 Mary’s uncle was a doctor when he was young Mary’s uncle worked as a doctor when he was young 125 18 He spent hours driving home It took him hours to drive home 126 19 In the difficult living conditions, she still gained scholarship from British Council 127 In spite of her difficult living condition, she still gained scholarship from British Council 128 20 His dream was to become a famous actor He harboured the dream of becoming a famous actor Make questions for the underlined part 21 What is James doing …?/ Where is James paling tennis? 22 Did you go to the cinema last night? 23 Where did you go last night? 129 24 What kind of stories does Johnny often read…?/ When does Johnny often read romantic stories? 130 25 How long had the Cooks lived in New York before moving here? 131 26 When did you first meet? 132 27 How long does it take your aunt to clean their house at weekends? 133 28 How many letter has your sister received from her husband this month? 134 Match a verb in A with a phrase in B, then make a sentence with each of them 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 168 135 A 29 to become 30 to graduate 31 to learn 32 to raise 33 to develop 34 to open 35 to destroy 36 to spend 37 to come 38 to live 136 148 c 149 f 150 e 151 d 152 g 153 h 154 a 155 j 156 b 157 i 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 137 B a French concrete bunkers b top in the final exam c a national hero d horses to research e how to produce laptops f from medical school g vaccines for several diseases h a new hospital i in Hanoi for a year j the summer vacation in the country 169 .N GUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT (Week 1) 170 A LANGUAGE FOCUS: /e/ and /æ/ - Stress 171 Past Simple and Past Perfect Tenses 172 .B EXERCISES I Circle the word that has the underlined letter pronounced /e / or/ æ/ a father b education c background d career a private b atomic c hard d academic a brilliant b tragic c award d mature a prevent b extremely c determine d English a general b scientific c receive d degree II Circle the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others a degree b obtain c background d career a general b atomic c position d determine a tragic b prevent c relieved d professor a tutor b realize c private d scientific III Complete the passage with correct form of the words from the box force determine possible difficulty write physic move final educate establish Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and (1) to New York City when she was ten years old One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor That was nearly (2) for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century After (3) many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was (4) accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia So (5) was she that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her (6) in Paris She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection (7) her to abandon the idea Upon returning the United States, she found it (8) to start her own practice because she was a woman By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first female (9) in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also (10) the first medical school for women IV Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple I (go) to the box office at lunch time, but they (already/ sell) all the tickets I (feel) very tired when I (get) home, so I (go) straight to bed I felt better by the summer, but the doctor (warn) me not to too much I (be) very ill At last, the committee (be) ready to announce their decision They (make) up their mind Last night, I (go) to Jim’s room and (knock) on the door but there (be) no answer Either he (go) out or he (not want) to see anyone Angel (ask) me how to use the photocopier She (never/ use) it before, so she (not/ know) it Karen (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she (already/ see) the film When the students (do) the experiment, they (write) a report on it Two days ago, I (meet) an old friend who I (not see) for years 10 The house (be) very quiet when I (get) home Everybody (go) out for dinner V Cross and correct one VERB in the wrong tense in each sentence It was lucky that we have decided to buy our tickets in advance I was pleased to see my old friends last week as we didn’t see each other since we finished our course We have to wait for hours at the airport because the bad weather had de layed all the flights We missed our train, so by the time we reached the theater, the play ended and the audience was leaving the theater When I came out of the cinema, I had found that a thief had taken my car radio VI Complete the sentence It/ obvious/ he/ only/ interested/ make money I/ not/ be/ cinema/ for two months/ because/ busy/ exams We/ arrive/ party/ last night/ after/ Tom/ leave Marie Curie/ receive/ some scientific training/ father Nam/ suddenly/ realize/ he/ not/ close/ all/ windows/ his room The film/ end/ by/ time/ we/ take/ right/ seats 173 .N GUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT (Week 1) 174 A LANGUAGE FOCUS: /e/ and /æ/ - Stress 175 Past Simple and Past Perfect Tenses 176 .B EXERCISES I Choose the word that has the underlined letter pronounced /e / or/ æ/ a father b education c background d career a private b atomic c hard d academic a brilliant b tragic c award d mature a prevent b extremely c determine d English a general b scientific c receive d degree II Circle the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others a degree b obtain c background d career a general b atomic c position d determine a tragic b prevent c relieved d professor a tutor b realize c private d scientific III Complete the passage with correct form of the words from the box force determine possible difficulty write physic move final educate establish Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and (1) moved to New York City when she was ten years old One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor That was nearly (2)impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century After (3)writing many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was (4)finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia So (5)determined was she that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her (6)education in Paris She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection (7)forced her to abandon the idea Upon returning the United States, she found it (8) difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first female (9)physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also (10)established the first medical school for women IV Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple 177 I went to the box office at lunch time, but they had already sold all the tickets 178 I felt very tired when I got home, so I went straight to bed 179 I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to too much I had been very ill 180 At last, the committee was ready to announce their decision They had made up their mind 181 Last night, I went to Jim’s room and knocked on the door but there was no answer Either he had gone out or he didn’t want to see anyone Angel asked me how to use the photocopier She had never used it before, so she didn’t know it Karen didn’t want to come to the cinema with us because she had already seen the film When the students had done the experiment, they wrote a report on it 1 Two days ago, I met an old friend who I hadn’t seen for years 10 The house was very quiet when I got home Everybody had gone out for dinner V Cross and correct one VERB in the wrong tense in each sentence It was lucky that we have decided to buy our tickets in advance had decided I was pleased to see my old friends last week as we didn’t see each other since we finished our course hadn’t seen We have to wait for hours at the airport because the bad weather had delayed all the flights had We missed our train, so by the time we reached the theater, the play ended and the audience was leaving the theater had ended When I came out of the cinema, I had found that a thief had taken my car radio found VI Complete the sentence It is obvious (that) he is only interested in making money I haven’t been to the cinema for two months because I am busy with my exams We arrived at the party last night after Tom had left Marie Curie received some scientific training from her father Nam suddenly realized he had not closed all the windows of his room The film ended by the time we had taken the right seats 182