REVISED EXERCISE Exercise: PAST SIMPLE I. Use the correct form or tense of verbs in parentheses: Yesterday, I (go)______ to the restaurant with a client. We (drive) ______ around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking space. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full. The waitress (ask) ______ us if we (have) reservations. I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them." The waitress (tell)______ us to come back in two hours. My client and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the car. Then we (see) ______ a small grocery store. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some sandwiches. That (be) ______ better than waiting for two hours. I (not go) ______ to school last Sunday. She (get) ______ married last year? What you (do) ______ last night? - I (do) ______ my homework. I (love) ______ him but no more. Yesterday, I (get) ______ up at 6 and (have) ______ breakfast at 6.30. When my brother and I ____________ (be) children, we ____________ (have) two cats and a dog. Trang ____________ (not write) to her parents last week; she ____________ (phone) them. Lien’s brother is an architect but he ____________ (not work) at the moment. How much it ____________ (cost) to mail a letter to England? You ____________ (go) out last night? - Yes, I ____________ (go) to the cinema but I ____________ (not enjoy) the movie much. They ____________ (travel) to the USA next month. I ____________ (see) her last year. What ____________ you ____________ (do) yesterday? She ____________ (be) born in 1980. ____________ you ____________ (watch) TV last night? After talking a bath, he ____________ (go) to bed. What ____________ (be) he when he ____________ (be) young? Our teacher __________ (tell) us yesterday that he __________ (visit) England in 1970. Daisy ____________ (agree) with other members in the last meeting. She ____________ (win) the gold medal in 1986. I ____________ (meet) Arthur three weeks ago. Last month I ____________ (be) in the hospital for ten days. People ____________ (speak) English in most of Canada. They had sold all the books when we ____________ (get) there. When he lived in Manchester, he ____________ (work) in a bank. II. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verb. Using past simple. A. The serious car accident (happen) ________ (1) on 19th September between two buses from Yen Bai. One bus (carry)________(2) passengers from Yen Bai to Ha Noi, other (take)________(3) sixty students of Nguyen Trai school in Van Yen Distric. The even (be)________ (4) in Phu Tho province when two buses (run)________(5) fast on the road, they (crash)________(6) against each other. Six people (die)________(7) immediatly, two others (die)________(8) on the way to the hospital, many others (be)________(9) hurt. The witneeses (say)________(10) that the driver of the bus from Ha Noi to Yen Bai(seem)________(11) to be drunk, so the other bus (not/have)________ (12) a chance. It (be) ________(13) the bus driver’s from Ha Noi to Yen Bai faul. B. Dear Jean, Well, I am here in Vietnam on our ASEAN coutries tour. We ________ (get)1 to Ho Chi Minh City five days ago. We ________ (have)2 a good day journey. It ________ (take) 3 three days by bus, but we ________ (see)4 losts of things on the way. We ________ (not do) 5 much for the first two days, as a couple of other girls ________ (be)6 ill. We ________ (spend)7 most of the time on the beach. On Wednesday we ________ (come)8 up to the mountains, and yesterday we ________ (go)9 to Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam and ________ (do)10 some sightseeing. It ________ (be)11 fantastic! We ________ (not have)12 a lot of time there, but we ________ (see)13 everything and I ________ (take)14 lost of photos. Hope you’re well. You ________ (receive)15 my card from Thailand? Love, Matt. C. not get back take decide find hire dive do arrive get up not be stop go Dear Ha, Hi, I’m on holiday in Nha Trang with the Robinsons. We ____________ (1) last Saturday. The first day the weather ____________ (2) very nice, so we ____________ (3) some sightseeing. I ____________ (4) lost of photographs. On Monday we ____________ (5) a car and ____________ (6) out into the country. We ____________ (7) for lunch at a lovely little village and then in the afternoon we ____________ (8) a beautiful beach. Last night we ____________ (9) to the cinema. We ____________ (10) till about 11p.m., so we ____________ (11) late this morning and we ____________ (12) to have a relaxing day by the hotel swimming pool. So that’s where I am now. Love, An. D. not iron polish receive speak tidy check up eat fix forget not have 1. Nguyet had her teeth ____________ at the hospital. 2. I felt a lot better after the dentist ____________ my tooth. 3. Linh has a toothache because she ____________ a lot of candies. 4. Tim ____________ to brush his teeth yesterday. 5. My sister ____________ three letters from her pen pals two days ago. 6. I ____________ a health examination last year. 7. Viet ____________ his clothes. His mother helped him. 8. We ____________ to the headmaster yesterday evening. 9. I ____________ these shoes yesterday but they are dirty now. 10. The students ____________ their classrooms last Saturday. III. Put the words and phrases in the right order, make some changes if necessary. Using the past simple or presen simple. Ex: be/a/I/last year/student - I was a student last year. 1, be/they/at home/not/last sunday. à_________________________________________________________________________ 2, very/work/he/always/lazily. à_________________________________________________________________________ 3, you/look/ tired today/very/why? à_________________________________________________________________________ 4, John and Bill/why/on the farm/last night/stay/? à_________________________________________________________________________ 5, see/the day before yestersday/what/you/on TV/? à_________________________________________________________________________ 6. hear / how / Vietnam / Tim / about / in / live / students / like. à_________________________________________________________________________ 7. show / to / post office / can / me / the / you / the way / nearest? à_________________________________________________________________________ 8. me / last / uncle / the One pillar Pagoda / take / see / Sunday / my / to. à_________________________________________________________________________ 9. she / not go / yesterday / tired / Nga / school / because / be / to. à_________________________________________________________________________ 10. buy / stamps / mail / Hanh / some / overseas / need / for / to. à_________________________________________________________________________ IV. Rewrite the sentences in past simple tense. 1. I am very busy with work. à_________________________________________________________________________ 2. She has a big breakfast with her children. à_________________________________________________________________________ 3. He goes to school by bike. à_________________________________________________________________________ 4. Is she at home? à_________________________________________________________________________ 5. Luke and Susan do not work outside. à_________________________________________________________________________ 6. They aren't very well when they are back from work. à_________________________________________________________________________ V. The following sentence into a negative and questionable. Ví dụ: 0. I went to Hanoi yesterday. - I didn’t go to Hanoi yesterday. - Did you go to Honoi yesterday? 1. Liz bought many souvenirs in Ho Chi Minh City. à_________________________________________________________________________ à_________________________________________________________________________ 2. I was very tired after the trip. à_________________________________________________________________________ à_________________________________________________________________________ 3. They are watching my father’s new motorbike. à_________________________________________________________________________ à_________________________________________________________________________ 4. We visited Cham Temples last month. à_________________________________________________________________________ à_________________________________________________________________________ 5. Trung’s brother goes on holiday in Ha Long Bay every summer. à_________________________________________________________________________ à_________________________________________________________________________ 6. They will take their soon to the zoo next weekend. à_________________________________________________________________________ à_________________________________________________________________________ 7. My parents live in the countryside. à_________________________________________________________________________ à_________________________________________________________________________ 8. Tom gave me some American stamps five days ago. à_________________________________________________________________________ à_________________________________________________________________________ 9. Mrs. Oanh his our new literature teacher. à_________________________________________________________________________ à_________________________________________________________________________ 10. There was a toy store next to the museum. à_________________________________________________________________________ à_________________________________________________________________________ VI. Remaining three forms of the following verbs. Ví dụ: 0. do does doing did 1. go ____________ ____________ ____________ 2. teach ____________ ____________ ____________ 3. take ____________ ____________ ____________ 4. stop ____________ ____________ ____________ 5. have ____________ ____________ ____________ 6. play ____________ ____________ ____________ 7. think ____________ ____________ ____________ 8. study ____________ ____________ ____________ 9. eat ____________ ____________ ____________ 10. lie ____________ ____________ ____________ VII. Read the following passage and choose a correct answer for each question. A. My name is John, and this is my story. Last year just before Christmas my family and our cousin and uncle and aunt decided to go to Perth for holiday. We went in two cars but when we were about halfway there my uncle wanted to turn round and come back. He said it was too far, and it was terribly hot too, one day it was 480C . Even at night it was really hot. Anyway, what we decided to do was to drive back about 160 km to a place where the train went through. Then we put both cars on the train and we all went to Peth by train. That was fun. It was a good train. We had a good time in Perth but we had to cut our holiday short. You see, while we were there my grandmother (my mother’s mother) in Melbourne died. Most of us flew back but but my Dad and my uncle came on the train with the cars and then had to drive back to Melbourne from Port Pirie. It was a really strange holiday because nothing went the way we planned it. 0. When did John’s family go to Perth? PA. before Christmas B. before Easter C. before Thanksgiving D. before the New Year 1. Why did John’s uncle want to come back? A. Because it was too hot B. Because it was too far C. Because he was to tired. D. Both A and B. 2. In the end john’s family went to Perth ____________. A. by train B. by coach C. by car D. by plane 3. Who died when John’s family were on holiday? A. his mother’s father B. his mother’s mother C. his father’s mother D. his father’s father 4. most of John family came back ____________. A. by train B. by ship C. by plane D. by car 5. Who in John’s family had to go by train and car to Melbourne? A. his father B. his uncle C. his parents D. his father and uncle B. KEEPING OUR TEETH HEALTHY It is very important to have healthy teeth. Good teeth helps us to chew our food. They also help us to look nice. How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the toot. This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there. Then the decay slowly spreads inside to tooth. Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill. How can we keep out teeth healthy? First, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year. He can fill the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth. He can examine our teeth to check that they are growing in the right way. Unfortunately, many peole wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist. Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day – once after breakfast and once before we go to bed. We can also use wooden toothpicks to clean between our teeth after a meal. Thirdly, we should eat food that is good for our teeth and our body: milk, cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables, and fresh fruit. Chocolate, sweets, biscuits and cakes are bad, especially when we eat them between meals. They are harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay. 0. Good teeth help us to ____________. A. be nice B. have good eyesight PC. chew our food D. be important 1. When food and germs collect in a small crack, our teeth ____________. A. become hard B. begin to decay C. send poison into the blood D. make us feel quite ill 2. A lot of people visit a dentist only when ____________. A. their teeth grow properly B. they have holes in their teeth C. they have toothache D. they have brushed their teeth 3. We ought to try to clean our teeth ____________. A. once a day B. at least twice a day C. between meals D. before breakfast 4. We shouldn’t eat a lot of ____________. A. read rice B. fresh fruit C. fish D. chocolate 5. Sweets are harmful because they make our teeth ____________. A. black B. ache C. bad D. cracked VIII. Use the correct form of the words in parentheses. 1. This map was very ____________ on our holiday. USE 2. What a ____________ dress! Did you make it yourself? LOVE 3. Do you know a good ____________ to decorate my house? DECORATE 4. Go straight ahead and take the ____________ on the left! TWO 5. Lam has a lot of stamps in her ____________ . COLLECT IX. Each sentence has a mistake, underline and write errors corrected in the blank section. Ví dụ: 0. Trung meets his uncle yesterday. ____met_____ 1. We not spent our summer holiday in Da Lat last year. ____________ 2. My brother often has a three – weeks summer vacation. ____________ 3. Does Nam has less stamps than Viet? ____________ 4. Chi usually spends two hours to do her homework every evening. ____________ 5. What were you buy at the souvenir store yesterday? ____________ 6. We must remembers to eat sensibly. ____________ A B C D 7. Why don’t we playing badminton or table tennis? ____________ A B C D 8. We not spend our summer holiday in Dalat last year. ____________ A B C D 9. My brother often has a three- weeks summer vacation. ____________ A B C D 10. Does Nam have less stamps than Viet. ____________ A B C D 11. Chi usually spends two hours to do her homework. ____________ A B C D 12. What were you buy the souvernir store yesterday. ____________ A B C D 13. Hoa told me that her aunt cutted her hair yesterday. ____________ A B C D 14. Now they are waiting of seeing the dentist. ____________ A B C D 15. She prefers listen to the radio to reading a book. ____________ A B C D XI. Choose the correct answer. A. 1. I felf a lot ____________ after she fixed my tooth. A. good B. better C. well D. fine 2. You must drink____________ water everyday A. much B. many C. a few D. a lot of 3. This film is ____________ than the one we saw last month. A. as interesting B. less interesting C. interesting D. much interesting 4. What is he ____________? He is 1m60cm A. weight B. tall C. height D. high 5. ____________ a nice shirt! Did you make it yourself. A. How B. What C. Very D. Such 6. You ought ____________ to the dentist A. to go B .go C. seeing D. to see 7. Many people ____________ in this club A. take B. praticiple C. enjoy D. interested 8. ____________ does your father like? He like beef. a. What food B. What sport C. What drink D. What time 9. I know the worker really ____________. A. careful B.carefully C. carefuly D.care 10. The river is very ____________ for swimmer A. danger B. dangerous C. safely D. saferly 11. I ____________ stay in bed because I have a bad cold A. can B. shouldn’t C. must D. ought 12. What time did he ____________ home last night? A. get B. come C. arrive D. all are correct 13. What did you do ____________ your vacation? A. on B. during C. in D. with 14. I ____________ how to sew last week. A. learn B. learned c. learns D. learning 15. She ____________ a new motobike yesterday. A. buy B. buys c. buying D. bought 16. I don’t want much sugar in my coffee. Just ____________, please. A. a few B. little C. fewer D. less 17. The Robinsons always go to Vietnam plane. A. in B. on C. with D. by 18. ____________ noodle for dinner last night? A. Did you eat B. Were you eat C. Did you ate D. Do you ate 19. It took us an hour ____________ to Nha Trang. A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. drove 20. Hung and his brother ____________ at home yesterday. A. didn’t are B. wasn’t C. weren’t D. not were B. 1. Did you (get up / got up) late this morning? 2. We (buyed / bought) some souvenirs from our holiday in Vietnam. 3. (Was / Were) your last birthday over six weeks ago? 4. Hoang (didn’t arrive / not arrived) in the evening. 5. (Was / Did) the Robinsons return to Hanoi by train? 6. Hoa learned how (using / to use) a sewing machine with her neighbor, Mrs. Mai. 7. Was Nguyet at the theater last night? – Yes , (she was / she did). 8. The Browns went to Ho Chi Minh City (by plane / on plane). 9. Hung is a good friend of (me / mine). 10. I don’t know where (was he / he was) last night. C. EX: 0. a. We seed Lan in Ha Noi last Sunday. b. We saw Lan in Ha Noi last Sunday. Choose: b. We saw Lan in Ha Noi last Sunday. 1. a. How much time a week do you wash your clothes? b. How many times a week do you wash your clothes? 2 a. What’s the matter with you, Minh? b. How’s the matter with you, Minh? 3 a. I understand how do you feel, but don’t worry. b. I understand how you feel, but don’t worry. 4 a. My broken tooth stopped to hurt afterwards. b. my broken tooth stopped hurting afterwards. 5 a. Last week Dr Lai felt a cavity in my tooth. b. Last week Dr Lai filled a cavity in my tooth. 6. a. After talking to Minh, Hoa felt less scared. b. After talking to Minh, Hoa felt fewer scared. 7 a. Why did Trang go to the dentist last week? b. Why was Trang went to the dentist last week? 8 a. We eated breakfast at 7.30. b. We ate breakfast at 7.30. 9 a. Nam is worried because he has to see the dentist. b. Nam is worry because he has to see the dentist. 10 a. My brother wasn’t did morning exercises. b. My brother didn’t do morning exercises. Exercise: DEGREES OF COMPARISON I. Choose one of the following words and complete the sentences using comparisons. big crowed early high important easily peaceful reliable serious thin expensive comfortable fast long quietly soon well quickly much strong exciting I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed ____________ usual. I don’t earn ____________ I’d like. You look ____________. Have you lost weight? Oh, don’t sit there. The stool isn’t ____________ the armchair. I want a ____________ flat. We don’t have enough space here. I didn’t want to wake anybody, so I came in ____________ I can. We can’t do crosswords ____________ you do. I’m sorry I’m a bit late. I got here ____________ I could. We like to keep fit, so we go swimming ____________ we can. Health and happiness are ____________ money. There were a lot of people on the bus. It was ____________ usual. I like living in the countryside. It’s ____________ living in a town. It was a difficult question. I answered it ____________ I could. I prefer surfing to swimming. Swimming isn’t ____________ surfing. How long can we stay with you? – You can stay ____________ you like. Why don’t you buy a motorbike? – A motorbike isn’t ____________ a car. You’ll find your way around the town ____________ if you have a good map. In some parts of the country, prices are in others. I’d like to have a ____________ car. The one I’ve got keeps breaking down. I need the information quickly, so please let me know ____________ possible. I don’t like these plastic screws. Plastic isn’t ____________ metal. II. Complete the sentences using the correct from of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets. Mary is _____________ (pretty) as her sister. A new house is _____________ (expensive) than an old one. His job is _____________ (important) than mine. Of the four ties, I like the red one _____________ (well). Nobody is _____________ (happy) than Miss Snow. Today English is the _____________ (international) of language. John is much _____________ (strong) than I thought. Benches are _____________ (comfortable) than arm-chairs. Bill is _____________ (good) than you thought. Mr. Bush is the _____________ (delighful) person I have ever known. Dick is the _____________ (careful) of the three workers. Sam's conduct is _____________ (bad) than Paul's. Thanks to progress of science, human life is ________ (good) and ________ (good). Bill is _____________ (lazy) and _____________ (lazy). The teacher speaks English _____________ (fluently) than we do. These boys are _____________ (ill-prepared) for employment than my children. The competition makes the price of goods ________ (cheap) and _________ (cheap). Charles is _____________ (hard-working) than Tom. Is this book _____________ (interesting) than the one you read last week? Of th three boys, Harry is the _____________ (badly-bred). They've made these chocolate bars _____________ (small) Sport is _____________ (interesting) politics, We could have found the place _____________ (easily) with a map. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed _____________ (early) usual. The weather is getting _____________ (bad). Health and happiness are _____________ (important) money. You need to draw it _____________ (carefully). I like living in the country. It's _____________ (peaceful) living in the town. We can't hear. Could you speak a little _____________ (slowly)? I can't stay _____________ (long) half an hour. A cellphone would be a _____________ (useful) present. It's a long way from here to the station-_____________ (far) I thought. Can't you think of anything _____________ (intelligent) to say? It was _____________ (busy) usual in town today. Unfortunately her illness was _____________ (serious) we thought at first. This room is nice. It's _____________ the hotel. Susan is very beautiful. She's _____________ I've ever met. It was a very happy day. It was _____________ my life. She's a very intelligent student. She's _____________ the class. The speech was very boring. It was _____________ I've ever heard. It's a very large company. It's _____________ the town. August is very wet. It's _____________ the year. The meal was delicious. That was _____________ I've had for a long time. Matthew always drives carefully. He drives _____________ all the drivers. She is a very good player. She is one of _____________ the team. Manchester United is a very famous football team. They're one of _____________ the world. Melanie is a quick child. She reacts _____________ the three sisters. It was a very bad experience. It is one of _____________ my life. It's a very valuable painting. It's _____________ the gallery. Spring is very busy time for me. It's _____________ the year. III. Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use a comparative form. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it's only six degrees. → It's ____________________________________________________________________. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train. → It takes _________________________________________________________________. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%. → Joe did __________________________________________________________________. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o'clock. In fact they arrived at 2:30. → My friend _______________________________________________________________. We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that every day. → We ____________________________________________________________________. Jane cooks better than her sister. → Jane's sister ______________________________________________________________. Tom is the best football player in this team. → Nobody in this team _______________________________________________________. Nothing is faster than the speed of light. → The speed of light _________________________________________________________. Jack is younger than he looks. → Jack isn't _________________________________________________________________. I didn't spend as much money as you. → You _____________________________________________________________________. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train. → Travelling by car ___________________________________________________________. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%. → Joe did ___________________________________________________________________. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrived at 2:30. → My friends ________________________________________________________________. The film lasts two and a half hours, but the videotape is only two hours long. → The film _________________________________________________________________. The cassette is $11.000, and the CD is $18.000. → The CD __________________________________________________________________. Dave and I went for a run. I ran 10 kilometers. Dave stopped after 8 kilometers. → I ran _____________________________________________________________________. The castle was built in 1878 and the church in 1925. → The castle _________________________________________________________________. Mike is 1.7 meters tall, but Harriet is 1.8 meters. → Harriet ___________________________________________________________________. Andrew hasn’t many friends. Claire has lots of friends. → Claire ____________________________________________________________________. Mark’s car has room for five people, but Sandra’s has room for only four. → Mark’s car ________________________________________________________________. Sears Tower in Chicago is 442 meters high. Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur is 452 meters high. → Petronas Twin Towers ________________________________________________________. We were very busy at work today. We’re not usually as busy as that. → We _______________________________________________________________________. You can go by bus or by train. The trains run every hour. The buses run every 30 minutes. → The buses __________________________________________________________________. Daniel can lift 90 kilos, but Matthew can lift 120 kilos. → Matthew ___________________________________________________________________. IV. Put in a lot of or lots of, a few or few. _____________ tourists are visiting Northers Ireland. The postman doesn't often come here. We receive _____________ letters. We spent _____________ money for the party. Sarah is exhaustes. She's having _____________ days' holiday next week. 'Have you ever been to Paris?' "Yes, I've been there _____________ times.' He is making _____________ money. _____________your friends will have to repeat the course owing to their weakness. George has _____________ friends in New York. _____________ these children will go to work at a garage. Do you have _____________ fruit in dinner? He is not popular. He has _____________ friends. I feel lonely and don't enjoy my life here because I have _____________ friends in this city. _____________ English leaners have real chance to use it every day. On my vacation, I took _____________ pictures. My father drinks _____________ tea. EXERCISES: PREPOSITION Complete the following sentences with proper prepositions: 1. We’ll buy a smaller house when the children have grown ____________ and left home. 2. The computer isn’t working. It broke ____________ this morning. 3. My headaches have been much better since I gave ____________ drinking coffee. 4. I turned ____________ their offer because they weren’t going to pay me enough money. 5. It was not a problem. We looked ____________ his number in the telephone book. 6. Helen takes ____________ her mother in many ways. 7. We need to set ____________ early tomorrow. 8. The plane took ____________ very quickly. 9. Anne’s leaving ____________ London tomorrow morning. 10. Your friend is always complaining ____________ her job. 11. If there was a technical failure, Gagarin might never get ____________ to the Earth. 12. Courses like shoemaking or glass engraving provide people ____________ practical skills they can do with their hands. 13. She is famous ____________ her beautiful face and sweet voice. 14. We are all aware ____________ the importance of the environment protection. 15. His opinion is different ____________ mine. 16. If you don’t pay attention ____________ the teacher, you won’t unde
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