Bài 2: Lựa chọn và điền dạng đúng của từ :

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1. She…..out with her boyfriend last night.
2. Laura…..a meal yesterday afternoon.
3. Mozart…..more than 600 pieces of music.
4. I…..tired when I came home.
5. The bed was very comfortable so they…..very well.
6. Jamie passed the exam because he…..very hard.
7. My father…..the teenagers to drive when he was alive.
8. Dave…..to make a fire but there was no wood.
9. The little boy…..hours in his room making his toys.
10. The telephone…..several times and then stopped before I could answer it.

Complete the following sentences using the past forms of suitable verbs:

1. She.....out with her boyfriend last night.

2. Laura......a meal yesterday afternoon.

3. Mozart......more than 600 pieces of music

4. I.....tired when I came home

5. The bed was very comfortable so they.....very well

6. Jamie passed the exam because he..........very hard

7. My father........the teenagers to drive when he was alive

8. Dave.......to make a fire but there was no wood

9. The little boy......hours in his room making his toys

10. The telephone.......several times and the stopped before I could answer it.

I.Hoàn thành các câu sau với thì quá khứ đơn
1. It/ be/ cloudy/ yesterday.
à_______________________________________________________________________
2. In 1990/ we/ move/ to another city.
à____________________________________________________________________
3. When/ you/ get/ the first gift?
à____________________________________________________________________?
4. She/ not/ go/ to the church/ five days ago.
à____________________________________________________________________
5. How/ be/ he/ yesterday?
à___________________________________________________________________?
6. Mr. and Mrs. James/ come back home/ and/ have/ lunch/ late/ last night?
à___________________________________________________________________?
7. They/ happy/ last holiday?
à___________________________________________________________________?
8. How/ you/ get there?
à___________________________________________________________________?

III. Write complete sentences. Use the past simple of the verbs.

1. I / go swimming / yesterday.

=>.............................................................................

2. Mrs. Nhung / wash / the dishes.

=>.............................................................................

3. my mother / go shopping / with / friends / in / park.

=>.......................................................................

4. Lan / cook / chicken noodles / dinner.

=>.............................................................................

5. Nam / I / study / hard / last weekend.

=>.............................................................................

6. my father / play / golf / yesterday.

=>.............................................................................

7. last night / Phong /listen / music / for two hours.

=>....................................................................

8. they / have / nice / weekend.

=>.............................................................................

9. she / go / supermarket yesterday.

=>.............................................................................

10. We / not go / school last week.

=>.............................................................................

Bài tập 2 về thì quá khứ đơn, dùng các từ sau để hoàn thành các câu phía dưới.

She.........................................out with her boyfriend last night.
2. Laura.........................................a meal yesterday afternoon.
3. Mozart............................more than 600 pieces of music.
4. I.......................................tired when I came home.
5. The bed was very comfortable so they.......................................very well.
6. Jamie passed the exam because he..........................................very hard.
7. My father........................................the teenagers to drive when he was alive.
8. Dave....................................to make a fire but there was no wood.
9. The little boy...................................hours in his room making his toys.
10. The telephone..................................several times and then stopped before I could answer it.

I. Use the Past form of the verbs:

1. Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client.
2. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space.
3. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
4. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations.
5. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
6. The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours.
7. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car.
8. Then we (see)______ a small grocery store.
9. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches.
10. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours.
11. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday.
12. She (get) ______ married last year?
13. What you (do) ______ last night? - I (do) ______ my homework.
14. I (love) ______ him but no more.
15. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30.

I. hoose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from th others.

1. A. light B. fine C. lit D. high

II. Give correct form of the words.

1. Bill Gates is a famous .................................. (busy)

2. Hoa has a fine ...............................of stamp (collect)

3. Minh looks .......................... again What's the matter with him? (worry)

4. He lives in .......................... area with his parents. (mountain)

III. Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) complete each sentence.

1. I suggest .............................. some money for poor children.

A. raise B. to raise C. raised D. raising

2. She asked me if I.................................... a laptop computer the following day.

A. buy B. will buy C. bought D. would buy

3. I ........................ telephone her if I knew her number.

A. would B. have to C. will D. shall

4. Honda motorbikes .................................... in Viet Nam.

A. produce B. will produce C. are produced D. would be produced

5. We have learnt English........................... 2001.

A. for B. since C. in D. during

6. I can't understand the French visitors, I wish I ............................ French.

A. knew B. will know C. know D. have known

7. The church ................................. about 100 years ago.

A. is built B. was built C. will be built D. has been built

8. We'll get wet if we ......................... out.

A. go B. went C. did go D. had gone

9. .....................I was really tired, I couldn't sleep.

A. Even though B. So C. Therefore D. Because of

10. Lan is very tired. ............................. , she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

A. Although B. So C. Therefore D. However

IV. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. I wish my room (be) ........................... larger.

2. If it (rain) ..................... we will not play badminton this afternoon.

3. He always (walk)............................. to school but he (cycle) yesterday the old.

4. am (not buy) ........................... a new computer since he (sell) .................... one last month.

5 An interesting book (read) ........................ by Lan at the moment.

V. Read the passage and answer these questions.

One of the most famous people in American history is George Washington. He was the first president of the United States. He was born inWakefield,Virginia, on February 22nd, 1732 His father was a wealthyVirginia planter. When George was 11 years old, his father died. He moved to live with his brother, Lawrence. At school, George was a good student. He was also a good leader. George Washington became president in 1789. At that time there were only 11 states in the United States. He served 2 terms (each term lasts 4 years) as the first president of the United States. After his second term, he returned to his home at Mt.Vernon. He died there in 1799.

1. When was George Washington born?

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2. Was he the first president of the United Kingdom?

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3. How many states did the United States have in 1789?

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4. What is the name of George Washington's hometown?

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V1. Rewrite these sentences.

1. They clean this room everyday.

-> This room ....................................................

2. My brother will have anough money. He will buy a bicycle.

-> If ..................................................................................................

3. He didn't have time. He didn't read this novel.

-> If ...........................................................................

4. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. (Despite)

-> ....................................................................................................................

5. Although the traffic was heavy, I arrived on time.

-> In spite of ....................................................................

6. Although Macy was sad at losing the contest, she managed to smile.

-> In spite of........................................................................................

III. Complete these sentences with used to or didn`t use to.
Ex: I used to so swimming (go swimming) but now I don’t go swimming any more.
1. My father gave up smoking two years ago. He ______________ (smoke) a packet of cigarettes a day.
2. There___________________ (be) a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago.
3. Mr. An___________________ (not drink) coffee when he was young but he like it now.
4. Peter___________________ (have) a motorbike, but last month he sold it and bought a car.
5. I___________________ (not like) her but we are best friends now.
6.They came to live in the city last year. They___________________ (live) in a small village in the country.
7. My sister ___________________ (play) tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now.
8. When I was a child I___________________ (not study) hard.

 I. Chia động từ trong ngoặc :
1. When I ( arrive) at his home , he still ( sleep ).
2. The light (go) out while we (have) dinner .
3. the last time I (see) him , he (wear) a grey suit.
4. Just as I (leave) , a student (stop) me in the hall .
5. Nam (play) football when he (break) his leg .
6. We ( drink ) a lot of beer at the party the day before yesterday .
7. They (build) a new bridge when I was there 2 months ago .
8. He (sit) in a cafe when I saw him .
10. What you (do) when I phoned you on Monday ?
11. While the two thieves (argue), someone ( steal ) their car.
12. When he was a boy at school , Edison (ask) a lot of questions .
The teacher (think) he was stupid and she (send) him home . Edison 's mother (teach) his son at home and he ( begin) to carry out alot of experiments .
13. - You (visit) the zoo yesterday ?
- Yes , I did. When I (go) there, I(see) our teacher .
14 . Who (invent)the radio ?
15. Don't bother me now . I (to work).
16.-Where 's Jim ?
-He (to stay ) with friends.
17 . We just(move) to a new house but we (be) dissatisfied with it .

I. Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the sentences

1. What a ....................... girl! (love)

2. Stop. Nam! It's ................... to be near the stove. (DANGER )

3. Mr. Nam is working on a farm. He is a ................................ (FARM)

4. Tet is the most important ................... in Vietnam (CELEBRATE)

II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1. I've played the piano ............................ .

A. two years ago B, since 1995 C. before 1995 D. tomorrow

2. He ................. me about it last night.

A. tells B. have told C. has told D. told

3. The meeting will ..................... in London next week.

A. e held B. is held C. be hold D. are hold.

4. Bananas .................... to Europe every year.

A. are exported B. exports C. is exported D. exported

5. She wishes she ....................... a palace now.

A. owns B. owned C. is owning D. would own

6. My house ................................... broken into last night.

A. are B. is C. was D. were

7. The details should ............................ carefully.

A. is checked B. check C. was checked D. be checked

8. If Mary doesn't improve in math, we ........................... have to find a tutor for her.

A. will B. can C. should D. would

9. The journey to the village is very .................... .

A. interested B. interesting C. disinterested D. interest

10. I don't like using the internet because it has some.................. .

A. benefits B. advantages C. limitations D. disadvantages

III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple.

1. John .................... (not call) me recently.

2. They onth.........................(buy) a new car las.

3. The teacher ............................. (not return) the tests yet.

4. How long ................. She ..................... (know) about this problem?

5. .................... you ever ...................... ( hear ) such an unbelievable story?

6. When I was a child, I .................... (live) in England for two years.

IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1.I'm sorry, I can't help you.

-> I wish .......................................

2. Unless we reduce the use of water and electricity we will have to pay more this month.

-> If we ...............................................................................................................................

3 My father was sick yesterday.

-> I wish ...........................................

4. They were late for school because it rained heavily .

->It rained ......................................................................

5. The flat's very noisy, but we enjoy living there.

-> Even though.......................................................

V. Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet.

Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked the meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelt good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting The tent was full of the water! They all leapt of their sleeping-bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they und that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!

____________l/ the food smelt good, so the boy were thirsty

____________2/ they played games and sang songs after they had a wonderful meal.

____________3/ The boys slept well and deeply in a comfortable and warm sleeping-bags.

____________4/ The tent was full of the water, Which made the boys wake up

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced d rently from the others.

1. A. though B. throw C. through D. thought

II. Fill in the blanks with although, in spite, despite.

1. _______________ the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.

2. The children slept well ___________ of the noise.

3. __________ earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents.

4. John rarely sees Paul ___________ they live in the same town.

5. Julie failed the exam ____________ of working very hard.

6. ___________ it was cold, she didn't put on her coat.

7. Tom went to work __________ not feeling very well.

8. Anna never learned the language ________ she lived there for two years.

9. ____________ the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain

10. I couldn't eat ___________ I was very hungry.

III. Choose the best answers.

1. I can't understand the French visitors. I wish I ________ French.

A. knew B. will know C. know D. have known

2. The church __________ about 100 years ago .

A. is built B. was built C. will be built D. has been built

3. We have learnt English _____________ 2001.

A. for B. since C. in D. during

4._________ I was really tired, I couldn't sleep.

A. Even though B. So C. Therefore D. Because of

5. Lan is very tired. _____________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

A. Although B. So C. Therefore D. However

6. I suggest ___________ some money for poor children.

A. raise B. to raise C. raised D. raising

7. She asked me if I _________________ a laptop computer the following day.

A. buy B. will buy C. bought D. would buy

8. I ___________ telephone her if I knew her number.

A. would B. have to C. will D. shalt

9. Honda motorbikes ___________ in Viet Nam.

A. produce B. will produce C. are produced D. would be produced

10. My house _________ in 1986.

A. is built B. was building C was built D. has been built

IV. Give the correct word formation.

1. To Huu is a famous ________

2, His ______ are interesting. (POET)

3. The internet has _________ developed in Vietnam.(SURPRISE)

4. I like watching the news best because it is very ___________. (INFORM)

5. They have __________ the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (MODERN)

V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. They have just sold that old house.

That old house _________________

2. They will build a new mall here.

A new mall _____________________

3. Unless he takes these pills, he won't be better.

If _____________________________________

4. Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday.

Despite __________________________________________

5. I couldn't sleep, I was tired.

Although ___________________

VI. Read the passage and answer the questions.

Sydney is Autralia's most exciting city, the history of Australia begins here. In 17s8 Captain Apthur Phillips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and from Britain (including 770 prisioners). Today there are about 4 million people in sydeny. It's biggest city in Australia, the busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

There are over twenty excellent beaches close to Sydney and its warm summer climate and cool winter have made it a favorite city for immigrants from overseas. There are three things that makes sydney famous: its beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which was built in 1932 the Sydney Opera House, which was opened in 1973.

1. When did Captain Apthur Phillips arrive in Sydney?

.....................................................................................

2. What is the population of Sydney nowadays?

...........................................................................

3. Is Sydney the most beautiful city in the world?

..............................................................................

I. Write the past simple form of the following verbs.
Infinitive Past Infinitive Past Infinitive Past Infinitive Past
1. be ___________ 2. find ___________ 3. use ___________ 4. fall ___________
5. light ___________ 6. escape ___________ 7. make___________ 8. graze ___________
9. fit ___________ 10. lose ___________ 11. go ___________ 12. choose ___________
13. appear___________14. come ___________ 15. hold___________ 16. break ___________
II.Complete the sentences, using the past simple of the suitable verbs in part I.
Ex: A lion escaped, from its cage yesterday morning.
1. A light__________ at the end of the road.
2. The sheep__________ peacefully in the fields.
3. He__________ a fire in the living room.
4. They__________ an Autumn Fashion Show three months ago.
5. I__________ my keys on the way home this afternoon.
6. The Americans__________ Mr. Bush as President.
7. We__________ home and__________ her asleep on the sofa.
8. She__________ over and__________ her leg.
9. We__________ on a school trip to a museum.
10. She__________ me a beautiful dress for my birthday party.
III. Complete these sentences with used to or didn`t use to.
Ex: I used to so swimming (go swimming) but now I don’t go swimming any more.
1. My father gave up smoking two years ago. He ______________ (smoke) a packet of cigarettes a day.
2. There___________________ (be) a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago.
3. Mr. An___________________ (not drink) coffee when he was young but he like it now.
4. Peter___________________ (have) a motorbike, but last month he sold it and bought a car.
5. I___________________ (not like) her but we are best friends now.
6.They came to live in the city last year. They___________________ (live) in a small village in the country.
7. My sister ___________________ (play) tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now.
8. When I was a child I___________________ (not study) hard.
IV.Complete the dialogue. Put in used to with the verb.
Mrs. Bell is a hundred years old. She is the oldest person in the village. A radio reporter is interviewing her.
Mrs. Bell: I’ve always lived in the village, but not always in this house.
Reporter: (1) ________________________(Where/ you/ live?)
Mrs. Bell : When I was a girl, (2) ___________________ (we/ live) at Apple Tree Farm.
Reporter : But life was hard, wasn’t it?
Mrs. Bell : Oh, yes. Things (3) ___________________ (be) different from the way they are now. In those days (4) ___________________ (we/ not/ have) electricity.
Reporter : And (5) ___________________ (you/ help) with the farm work?
Mrs. Bell : Yes, (6) ___________________ (I/ look) after the hens.
Reporter: What did you do in the evenings?
Mrs. Bell: After dinner, (7) ___________________ (we/ gather) round my grandfather to listen to his stories. At the time, (8) ___________________ (we/ have) few games to play.