LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.
Chọn các đáp án A, B, C hoặc D có phần gạch chân khắc với các đáp án còn lại.
1. |
A. week |
B. wet |
C. way |
D. answer |
2. |
A. we |
B. wine |
C. who |
D. wheel |
3. |
A. warm |
B. two |
C. well |
D. weather |
4. |
A. write |
B. windy |
C. away |
D. always |
5. |
A. what |
B. whole |
C. white |
D. which |
6. |
A. boy |
B. young |
C. yes |
D. yesterday |
7. |
A. usually |
B. university |
C. understand |
D. student |
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. C
Exercise 2. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
Chọn đáp án A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành câu.
1. Tony is keen on________ a member of the national football team.
A. become
B. to become
C. becoming
D. became
2. The little boy’s favourite game was _________ to be an emperor.
A. pretend
B. pretended
C. to be pretending
D. pretending
3. A popular sport in this place is____ wild boars.
A. will hunt
B. hunting
C. hunt
D. hunted
4. The doctor advised him to give up ________
Advertisements (Quảng cáo)
A. drinking
B. drink
C. to drink
D. drunk
5. Don’t give up; keep on________ .
A. to try
B. try
C. having tried
D. trying
6. They are ______ the road to relieve traffic congestion.
A. have widened
B. to widen
C. widen
D. widened
Advertisements (Quảng cáo)
7. The company agreed_______ the goods to Mr Chin.
A. delivering
B. deliver
C. to deliver
D. have delivered
8. I intend_______ Ipoh on the second of the month.
A. leaving B. to leave C. leave D. left
9. No one is allowed________ without a ticket of admission.
A. to enter B. entering C. entered D. enter
10. The authorities are________ out a thorough investigation into this matter.
A. will carry B. carried C. to carry D. have carried
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. A 10.C
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences, using the infinitive, gerund or present participle of the verbs in brackets.
Hoàn thành câu sau sử dụng “to V”, “V-ing” hoặc thì hiện tại hoàn thành với các động từ trong ngoặc.
1. It is easy (see)____________ animals on the road in daylight but sometimes at night it is difficult (avoid)_______________ (hit)____________ them.
2. I caught him (climb) ______________ over my wall. I asked him (explain)__________ but he refused (say)________________ anything, so in the end I had (let)_______________ him (go)____________ .
3. It is pleasant (sit) ____________ by the fire at night and (hear)____________ the wind (howl)_______________ outside.
4. There was no way of (get)_____________ out of the building except by (climb)__________ down a rope and Ann was too terrified (do)______________ this.
5. We heard the engine (roar)_________________ as the plane began (move)_________ and we saw the people on the ground (wave) ________________goodbye.
6. It’s no good (write)_____________ to him; he never answers letters. The only thing (do)___________ is (go)____________ and (see) ___________ him.
7. Ask him (come)___________ in. Don’t keep him (stand) at the door.
8. We watched the children (jump)_______________ from a window and (fall)_______________ into a blanket held by the people belowế
9. It is very unpleasant (wake)______________ up and (hear)_____________ the rain (beat)_______________ on the windows.
10. He saw the lorry (begin)______________ (roll)____ forwards but he was too far away (do)_______________ anything (stop)_____________ it.
1. to see, to avoid hitting
2. climbing, to explain, to say, to let, go
3. to sit, (to) hear, howling
4. getting, climbing, to do
5. roar / roaring, to move / moving, waving
6. writing, to do, going, seeing
7. to come, standing
8. jump / jumping, fall / falling
9. to wake, (to) hear, beating
10. beginning to roll / begin to roll / begin rolling, to do, to stop