BAI TAP UNITS1+2 TA 12

Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question: The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children may be more an American ideal than an American r

EXERCISES ON TENSES

I Write either “since” or “for” in the blanks.

1 I haven’t seen my brother for 6 months I haven’t seen my sister since April

2 My wife and I have moved three times since we got married

3 We’ve lived here for three years, but we’re going to move again soon

4 The Smiths have lived here for a long time They’ve lived here since 1970

5 My sister’s husband got a job on a fishing boat in Alaska He’s been there for eleven weeks, but

he should be coming home soon

6 The International Olympic Games have continued almost without interruption since 1896

7 The world has enjoyed Beethoven’s music for nearly 200 years

8 They have been married since last summer

9 The first sections of the Great Wall of China have endured for a long time They have endured for more than 2,200 years

10 Overall, Ed hasn’t learned very much since the term began He needs to study harder

11 The clock on the campus tower hasn’t moved since 3:13 on March 2, 1966 Nobody has been able

to fix the clock since that time

12 Argentina won The World Cup in 1986 for the second time since the cup was first awarded in

1930 Soccer is a popular sport there

II Underline the most suitable tense form in each sentence.

1 It’s not a deep cut, but it is leaving/ is going to leave a scar.

2 Do you know I am going to buy/ will buy a new car next week.

3 I’m sorry I can’t come for dinner I am driving / will drive to York tonight.

4 Don’t go out now I will serve / am serving lunch and it’ll be cold by the time you get / will get back.

5 I think I will take / take an umbrella in case it will rain / rains.

6 The concert starts / is going to start at 7:30, not 7:15 as it says in the program.

7 Tonight France play / are playing Germany in a match important for both teams.

8 When Alen had opened / opened the book, some pages had fallen / fell out.

9 As soon as I had turned / turned the ignition key, the engine had caught / caught fire.

10 When the teacher had come / came in, all the students had stood / stood up.

III Choose the best answer:

1 We in this school for 3 years next June

A will have B will have been C will be D will be having

2 By the time I left the room, I the lights

A will turn offB would turn off C have turned off D had turned off

3 How long has Peter been staying here? - last week

4 Ann to a party at Sally’s flat last Saturday night

5 I’m not going to bed until I my homework

6 I three letters of application so far this morning

A am writing B was writing C will write D have written

7 I feel very tired I in the garden for the last two hours

8 Whatever , I’ll meet you here in a week’s time

9 My grandfather before I was born so I only saw him in pictures

10 When I got home I found that water down the kitchen walls

A ran B was running C has run D had been running

11 After he his English course, he went to England to continue his study

A has finish B had finished C was finished D would finish

12 How since we college?

A are you- left B were you- left C have you been- have left D have you been- left

13 I much of you lately We three months ago

A haven’t seen- last met B didn’t see- met C haven’t seen- have meet D didn’t see- have met

14 The Chinese spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo back to Italy

A made- brought B have made- brought C made- had brought D had been making- brought

15 He his job last month and then he out of work

A lost- was B was lost- had been C has lost- was D lost- has been

16 In the last hundred years, travelling much easier and more comfortable

17 In the 19th century, it two or three months to across North America by covered wagon

18 She Hanoi last year

19 When Carol last night, I my favorite show on television

A was calling- watched B called- have watched C called- was watching D had called- watched

20 Right now, Jim the newspaper and Kathy dinner

A reads- has cooked B is reading- is cooking C has read- was cooking D read- will be cooking

21 Last night at this time, they the same thing She and he the newspaper

A are doing- is cooking- is reading B were doing- was cooking- was reading

C was doing- has cooked- is reading D had done- was cooking- read

22 Every day I up at 6 o’clock, _breakfast at seven o’clock and _for work at 8 o’clock

A get- eat- leave B have got- eating- leaving C got- ate- left D will get- have eaten- left

23 I for this company for more then thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I next year

A am working- will retire B am going to work- am retiring

C work- am going to retire D have been working- retire

22 I must have a bath I all the afternoon

A was gardening B have gardened C have been gardening D.had been gardening

23 The team a single match so far this season

24 By the time you receive this letter, I for the USA

25 Up to now, the manager ……… a lot of information about his secretary

26 Where is Mary? _ She ………her homework in her room

27 While I ……….along the road, I saw a friend of mine

28 While my mother a film on TV, my father was cooking dinner It was March 8th yesterday

A watched B was watching C had watched D watches

29 He ………… in the same house since 1975

30.When we arrived at the restaurant, the others

31 By the end of 2010 we _ in Ho Chi Minh City for 30 years

A work B will work C have worked D will have worked

32 I learned that the college in 1900

A found B was founded C founded D had been founded

33 By the time he _ to the meeting, it had begun for 15 minutes

34 He began to feel ill while he _ the exam

35 Since 1980, scientists the world over _ a lot of things to fight against AIDS

36 Now my sister _ a bicycle of her own

37 Last week, my professor promised that he _ today

38 My girl friend arrived after I _ for her about half an hour

A was waiting B had been waiting C have been waiting D have waited

39 I _ in Quang Ngai before I moved to Binh Thuan

A have been living B have lived C had lived D had been living

40 While I T.V last night, a mouse ran across the floor

A watch B watched C am watching D was watching

41 I still can’t believe it! My bicycle _ last night

A was stolen B had been stolen C stole D was being stolen

PHONETICS

I Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?

15 A interviewed B performed C finished D delivered

II Which word has the different stress from the others?

4 A generation B American C preparation D independent

8 A romantic B counterpart C discussion D appearance

READING

I Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question:

The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children may be more an American ideal than an American reality Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different American groups.

The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current American families fit the

traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American households is single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together; and the rest, about 7 percent, are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child.

1 With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?

A The traditional American family B The nuclear family C The ideal family D The current American family

2 The writer implies that _

A there has always been a wide variety of family arrangements in the U.S

B racial, ethnic, and religious groups have preserved the traditional family structure.

C the ideal American is the best structure.

D fewer married couples are having children.

3 Who generally constitutes a one-person household?

A A single man in his twenties B A single woman in her late sixties C An elderly man D A divorced woman.

4 According to the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children represent

A.7 percent of households B 20 percent of households 33,3 percent of households D 3 percent of households

5 The word current in line 7 is closest in meaning to _

A past B contemporary C present D modern

II Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.

PARENTS’ DREAMS

Parents often have dreams for their children’s future They hope their children will have a better life than they had They dream that their children will do things that they couldn’t do Parents who come to the U.S from foreign countries

hope their children will have better education here They think their children will have more career choices and more

successful lives They make many sacrifices so that their children will have more opportunities They think their

children will remain close to them because of this Some children understand and appreciate these sacrifices and remain

close to their parents However, other children feel ashamed that their parents are so different from other Americans.

1 Parents often dream of

A their children’s making a lot of money in the future B.one day seeing their children become famous people.

C one day living on their children’s money D a bright future for their children

2 Parents who come home from U.S from foreign countries hope that

A their children will have a lot of careers B their children become successful directors.

C.their children will have more opportunities for good education D their children will make a lot of sacrifices.

3 Parents think their children will remain close to them because

A they give their children a lot of money B of the sacrifices

C they know their children will be successful in the future D they are living in a foreign country.

4 The word career in line 5 is closest in meaning to

A education B travel C subject D profession

5 The word close in line 7 is closest in meaning to

-QUESTIONS 31 - 35: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space

Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work (31)

……… at home and in their offices Despite their husbands' (32) ……… of the housework, women have to do most of the housekeeping tasks In single-parent families, the mothers may not have (33) ……… children to take care of, but they have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money Therefore, the (34) ……… mothers have to work very hard to earn their living Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the (35) ……… conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their teenage children alone is not easy.

EXERCISES ABOUT TENSES

A Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1 I (call) for you at 6 o’clock and we (go) to the cinema

2 He (live) in London from 1980 to 1985

3 They (sell) their house several days ago

4 While I (talk) to John, the telephone (ring)

5 I (have) a little trouble with my car last week

6 Yesterday when the postman (come) , I (have) breakfast

7 This dining-room (be painted) next week?

8 What you (do) last weekend? – I (go) to the theater with my family

9 We (go) to Hanoi next week

10 She (leave) by train this afternoon

11 I (eat) a loaf of bread every morning

12 The earth (go) around the sun

13 He (drive) his car to work each day

14 I (write) to my friend this afternoon

15 We (work) in the garden now

16 We (do) a grammar exercise at the moment

17 I need an umbrella because it (rain)

18 Be quiet! The baby (sleep)

19 How long you (learn) English?

20 At present, that author (write) a historical novel

21 My family (live) here since 1987

22 I (not, see) Mai recently

23 My friend (move) to Paris in 2003

24 Yesterday I (go) to my daughter’s dance recital I (be,never) to a dance recital before I (not, take) dancing lessons when I (be) a child

25 During the last few weeks I (be) very busy

B) Underline the most suitable tense form in each sentence.

1 It’s not a deep cut, but it is leaving/ is going to leave a scar.

2 Do you know I am going to buy/ will buy a new car next week.

3 I’m sorry I can’t come for dinner I am driving / will drive to York tonight.

4 Don’t go out now I will serve / am serving lunch and it’ll be cold by the time you get / will get back.

5 I think I will take / take an umbrella in case it will rain / rains.

6 The concert starts / is going to start at 7:30, not 7:15 as it says in the program.

7 Tonight France play / are playing Germany in a match important for both teams.

8 When Alen had opened / opened the book, some pages had fallen / fell out.

9 As soon as I had turned / turned the ignition key, the engine had caught / caught fire.

10 When the teacher had come / came in, all the students had stood / stood up.

C) Write either “since” or “for” in the blanks.

1 I haven’t seen my brother 6 months I haven’t seen my sister April

2 My wife and I have moved three times we got married

3 We’ve lived here three years, but we’re going to move again soon

4 The Smiths have lived here a long time They’ve lived here 1970

5 My sister’s husband got a job on a fishing boat in Alaska He’s been there eleven weeks, but he should be coming home soon

6 The International Olympic Games have continued almost without interruption 1896

7 The world has enjoyed Beethoven’s music nearly 200 years

8 They have been married last summer

9 The first sections of the Great Wall of China have endured a long time They have endured more than 2,200 years

10 Overall, Ed hasn’t learned very much the term began He needs to study harder

11 The clock on the campus tower hasn’t moved 3:13 on March 2, 1966 Nobody has been able to fix the clock that time

12 Argentina won The World Cup in 1986 for the second time the cup was first awarded in 1930 Soccer is a popular sport there

* Which word had the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest?

* Reading: