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Exercise 1 Give the correct forms of verbs in brackets
Mark Twain, the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ( 1 – be ) one of America’s best – loved storytellers He ( 2 – grow up ) in a small town on the Mississippi River As a young boy, he ( 3 – greatl y admire ) _ the pilots of the riverboats and dreamed about being a riverboat pilot on the mighty river He pursued his dream, and by the age of 22, he himself ( 4 – become ) a riverboat pilot Later in life, when he ( 5 – become ) _ a writer, many of his stories ( 6 – contain ) _ elements of his own experiences He wrote many humourous stories and articles about life on the Mississippi River before he ( 7 – die ) in 1910 at the age of 74 Sadly, Twain ( 8 – work ) _ on a new story for several months before his death, but he ( 9 – never finish ) it Over the years since his death, his boyhood home in Hanibal, Missouri, ( 10 – become ) _ a favourite place for Americans to visit to learn about Twain and life on the Mississippi at the turn of the century
Exercise 2 Give the correct forms of verbs in brackets
Almost every part of the world ( 1 – experience ) an earthquake in recent years Since the ancient Chinese ( 2 – begin ) _ to keep records thousands of years ago, more than 13 million earthquakes ( 3 – occur ) worldwide by some estimates What ( 4 – cause ) _ earthquakes ? Throughout time, different cultures ( 5 – develop ) myths to explain these violent earth movements
According to a Japanese myth, a playful catfish lives in the mud under the earth Whenever it feels like playing, it ( 6 – wave ) its tail around in the mud The result ? Earthquake ! From India comes the story of six strong elephans who ( 7 – hold ) _ up the earth on their heads Whenever one elephant ( 8 – move ) its head, the earth trembles
Nowadays, although scientists ( 9 – know ) _ more about the causes of earthquakes, they still can’t prevent the terrible damage
One of the strongest earthquakes in this century ( 10 – happen ) in Alaska, on March 24th ,1964, at about 6 o’clock in the evening When the earthquake ( 11 – strike ) that evening, many families ( 12 – sit ) down to eat dinner People in the city ( 13 – suddenly find ) themselves in the dark because most of the lights in the city went out when the earthquake occured Many people ( 14 – die ) _ instanly when tall buildings ( 15 – collapse )
When the next earthquake ( 16 – occur ) no one really ( 17 – know ) _ for sure
Interestingly, throughout history, animals often ( 18 – help ) people to predict earthquakes shortly before they happen
At present, some scientists ( 19 – study ) catfish because catfish swim excitedly just before an earthquake
In recent years, scientists ( 20 – develop ) many extremely sensitive instruments Perhaps someday the instruments ( 21 – give ) _ us a sufficiently early warning so that we can be waiting calmly in a safe place when the next earthquake ( 22 – strike )
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Exercise 3 Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences
1 Lan was studying here since last January
2 By the time Lan returns to her country, Lan is away from home for more than 3 years
3 As soon as she will graduate, she is going to return to her hometown
4 She wants to get married, but she doesn’t meet the right person yet
5 She has been seeing that film three times, and now she is wanting to see it again
6 Last night, she has had dinner with two friends She knew both of them for a long time
7 She is not like her job at reataurant Her brother wants her to change it She is thinking he is right
8 There are fewer than 40 presidents of the United States since it became a country George Washington had been the first president He was become the president in 1789
9 Mr Seller was just getting off the plane when he feels a sharp pain in his chest
10 When I got home to my apartment last night, I use my key to open the door as usual But the door didn’t open I trying my
key again and again with no luck So I’m knocking on the door for my wife letting me in Finally the door opens, but I don’t saw my wife on the other side I saw a stranger I tried to get into the wrong department ! I quickly apologizing and am went
to my own department
Exercise 4 Give the correct form of verbs in brackets ( Near future of future simple )
1 The fire has gone out ! So it has, I ( 1 – go ) and get some tickets
2 Did you remember to book seat? – Oh, no, I forgot I ( 2 – telephone ) _ them now
3 I’ve hired a typrewriter and I ( 3 – learn ) _ to type
4 He’s just been taken to hospital with a broken leg I’m sorry to hear that I ( 4 – send ) _ him some grapes
5 You ( 5 – buy ) meat ? No, I ( 6 – not eat ) _ meat anymore, I ( 7 – eat ) vegetables
6 You’ve bought a lot of paint You ( 8 – redecorate ) your kitchen ?
7 Why are you peeling that bit of garlic? I ( 9 – put ) _ it in the stew
8 Will you lend me your season ticket ? No, I ( 10 – not lend ) _ it to you, it’s against the law
9 That tree makes the house is very dark Very well, I ( 11 – cut ) it down
10 I’ve just enrolled at the local technical college I ( 12 – attend ) pottery classes next winter
11 My brother has just returned from America Oh good, we ( 13 – ask ) _ him to our next party!
12 You look frozen Sit down by the fire and I ( 14 – make ) _ you a cup of coffee!
13 I haven’t bought any cigarette because I ( 15 – give up ) smoking
14 I’ve tried to explain but she doesn’t understand French I ( 16 – say ) _ it to her in English, perhaps she ( 17 – understand ) that
15 Why are you filling that bucket of water? – I ( 18 – wash ) _ the car
16 I’ve got a terrible headache – Have you ? Wait there and I ( 19 – get ) _ an aspirin for you
17 I’ve decided to re - paint this room – Oh, have you? What colour you ( 20 – paint ) it?
18 I can’t work out how to use this camera – It’s quite easy I ( 21 – show ) _ you
Trang 2Exercise 5 Give the correct form of verbs in brackets ( Future simple or future continuous )
1 There’s going to be a bus strike Everyone ( 1 – walk ) _ to work next week
2 You’ve just missed that last train Never mind, I ( 2 – walk ) !
3 I’ll ring you tomorrow at six No, don’t ring at six I ( 3 – bathe ) the baby by then Ring later
4 I ( 4 – work ) for Mr Pitt next week as his own secretary will be away
5 Why did you take his razor? He ( 5 – look ) _ for it everywhere tomorrow
6 I hope you do well in the race tomorrow I ( 6 – think ) of you
7 I don’t feel well enough to go to the station to meet him tomorrow I ( 7 – meet ) him for you, but how I ( 8 – recognize ) _ him? He’s small and fair, and he ( 9 – wear ) _ a black and white school cap
8 You’ve left the light on OK, so have I! I ( 10 – go ) and turn it off
9 I’ve just been appointed assistant at the local library The you ( 11 – work ) _ under my sister She is head librarian there
10 I want to post this letter, but I don’t want to go in the rain
- I ( 12 – post ) it for you I ( 13 – go out ) _ anyway as I have to take the dog out
11 In a few years’time we all ( 14 – live ) in houses heated by solar energy
12 It’s beginning to get dark: the street lights ( 15 – go on ) _ in a few minutes
13 We ( 16 – not play ) poker at the party tonight: our hostess doesn’t approve of cards
14 Jack usually gives me a lift home, but we both ( 17 – come ) home by train tomorrow as his car is being repaired
15 He says he ( 18 – meet ) _ us at the bus stop, but I’m sure he ( 19 – forget ) to turn up
16 Wait a bit Don’t drink your tea without milk The milkman ( 20 – come ) _ in a minute
17 I’m going ti Switzerland next week
- You’re lucky The wild flowers just ( 21 – come out )
18 I ( 22 – tell ) her what you say but she ( 23 – not believe ) it
19 I ( 24 – write ) in code if you insist, but I don’t think it’s at all necessary
20 On the news tonight they mention the possibility of a power strike Everybody ( 25 – look ) for candles tomorrow
Exercise 6 Fill in each blank a suitable word given And then give the correct form of each verb
ARRIVE LISTEN RISE SMOKE FLY RIDE SAVE TEACH
1 By the time I get up tomorrow morning, the sun already ( 1 )
2 This is a long trip By the time we get to Miami, we ( 2 _ ) on this bus for over 15 hours
3 We are going to be late meeting my brother’s plane By the time we get to the airport, it ( 3 _ )
4 He’s never going to stop talking In 15 more minutes, we ( 4 _ ) to his lecture for 3 solid hours
5 What? You are smoking another cigarrette? At this rate, you ( 5 ) a whole pack before lunch time Don’t you think you should cut down a little ?
6 This is the longest flight I’ve ever taken By the time we get to Newzealand, we ( 6 _ ) for 13 hours I’m going to be exhausted
7 Douglas has been putting some some money away every month to prepare for his trip to South America next year By the end
of this year, he ( 7 _ ) enough
8 Can you believe it? According to our teacher by the end of this semester she ( 8 ) more than 300 students from 42 different countries
Exercise 7 Choose the best answer
1 So you’ve sold your house When will you move / will you be moving ?
2 I hear you’ve been offered a new job Do you / Are you going to accept it or not ?
3 Do you think they will find / will have found a way to stop people ageing by the time we are old?
- Yes, I’m sure one will have been found / will be found soon
4 Hurry up and buy your ticket The train’ll leave / will be leaving soon and I don’t want to miss it
5 I forgot to ask a neighbour to look after the plants while we’re on holiday! When we get home they will all have died / will all
die
6 Damn! We’re going to be late for the party By the time we get there, all the others will be eating / will have eaten, and there
will be / going to be nothing left for us
Exercise 8 Give the correct form of verbs in brackets
On June 20th, I will return home I ( 1 – be ) _ away from home for two years by that time My family ( 2 – meet ) me at the airport with kisses and tears They ( 3 – miss ) me as much as I have missed them I ( 4 – be ) _ very happy to see them again When I ( 5 – get ) _ a chance, I ( 6 – take ) a long look at them My little brother will no longer be so little He ( 7 – grow ) at least a foot He ( 8 – almost be ) as tall as my father My little sister probably ( 9 – wear ) a green dress because that’s her favourite colour She ( 10 – change ) _ quite a bit, too She ( 11 – ask ) _ me a thousand questions a minute, or so it will seem My father probably ( 12 – gain ) a little grayer, but otherwise he will be just as I remember him My mother ( 13 – look ) _ a little older, but not much The wrinkles on her face ( 14 – be ) smile wrinkles
Exercise 9 Future Perfect or Future perfect continuous?
1 I hope they ( 1 – repair ) this road by the time we come back next summer
2 Yes, I make jam every week I ( 2 – make ) _ about 200 kilos by the end of the summer
3 He spends all his spare time planting trees He says that by the end of next year he (3 - plant) 2000
4 Come back in an hour I ( 4 – do ) _ my packing by then and we’ll be able to have a talk
5 When he reaches Ha Noi, he ( 5 – walk ) for 3 hours
6 He’s only 35 but he’s started losing his hair already He ( 6 – lose ) it all by the time he’s 50
7 His father left him $400,000, but he lives so extravagantly that he ( 7 - spend) it all before he’s 30
8 By the end of next year I ( 8 – work ) _ for him for 45 years
9 A hundred people’ve died of starvation already By the end of the week two hundred ( 9 – die) _ When are you going to send help ?
Trang 310 Apparently Venice is slowly sinking into the sea Scientists are trying to save it but by the time they’ve found the answer the city probably ( 10 – sink )