Đề cương ôn tập Unit 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 (Sách thí điểm)

UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE
(Cuộc sống gia đình)
A. VOCABULARY
New words
Meaning
Picture
Example
breadwinner 
/ˈbredwɪnə(r)/ 
(n)
người trụ cột gia đình
Men are often the breadwinner in a family.
Đàn ơng thường là trụ cột trong gia đình.
chore 
/tʃɔː(r)/ 
(n)
việc nhà, việc lặt vặt
When I have done my chores, I will go to the market.
Khi tơi xong việc nhà thì tơi sẽ đi chợ.
collaborate 
/kəˈlỉbəreɪt/ 
(v)
cộng tác
We should collaborate with this company to develop the product.
Chúng ta nên cộng tác với cơng ty này để phát triển sản phẩm.
consider
/kənˈsɪdər/ 
(v)
xem xét, cân nhắc
You should consider buying that house.
Bạn nên cân nhắc mua ngơi nhà đĩ.
contribute /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/ 
(v)
đĩng gĩp
We agreed to contribute some money to charity.
Chúng tơi đã đồng ý đĩng gĩp một số tiền cho việc từ thiện.
divorce
/dɪˈvɔːrs/ 
(v)
ly dị
They got a divorce.
Họ đã ly dị rồi.
divide
/dɪˈvaɪd/ 
(v)
chia, tách
I will divide the class into four groups.
Tơi sẽ chia lớp thành 4 nhĩm.
educate
/ˈedʒukeɪt/ 
(v)
giáo dục
A large number of children are educated at home today.
Ngày nay nhiều trẻ em được giáo dục tại nhà.
extended family 
/ɪkˌstendɪd ˈfỉməli/ 
(n)
gia đình lớn gồm nhiều thế hệ chung sống
I like living in an extended family.
Tơi thích sống trong một gia đình nhiều thế hệ.
finance 
/ˈfaɪnỉns/ 
(n)
tài chính
I’d like to buy a house, but my finances are in such a bad state that I can’t afford to.
Tơi muốn mua một ngơi nhà, nhưng tài chính của tơi đang trong tình trạng khơng đủ điều kiện để mua.
financial burden 
/faɪˈnỉnʃəl ˈbɜːdən/ 
(n)
gánh nặng tài chính, tiền bạc
Buying a house often puts a large financial burden on young couples.
Việc mua nhà thường đặt gánh nặng lớn về tài chính cho các cặp đơi trẻ.
generation
/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/ 
(n)
thế hệ
There are two generations in my family.
Cĩ hai thế hệ trong gia đình tơi.
goods
/ɡʊdz/
(n)
hàng hĩa, sản phẩm
We sold a lot of leather goods.
Chúng tơi đã bán nhiều mặt hàng bằng da.
grocery 
/ˈɡrəʊsəri/ 
(n)
tạp hĩa
I stopped at the grocery shop to buy some milk.
Tơi đã dừng lại ở cửa hàng tạp hĩa mua ít sữa.
heavy lifting 
/ˈhevi ˈlɪftɪŋ/ 
(n)
mang vác nặng
This job required him to do a lot of heavy lifting.
Cơng việc này địi hỏi anh ấy phải mang vác nặng.
homemaker 
/ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkə(r)/ 
(n)
người nội trợ
She is not the type of person to stay at home and be a homemaker.
Cơ ấy khơng phải kiểu người ở nhà và làm nội trợ.
laundry 
/ˈlɔːndri/ 
(n)
đồ giặt là
I have to do my laundry.
Tơi phải đi giặt đồ.
nuclear family 
/ˌnjuːkliə ˈfỉməli/ 
(n)
gia đình nhỏ chỉ gồm cĩ bố mẹ và con cái chung sống
Americans	often	live in nuclear families.
Người Mỹ thường sống trong những gia đình nhỏ chỉ gồm bố mẹ và con cái.
nurture 
/ˈnɜːtʃə(r)/ 
(v)
nuơi dưỡng
I want to stay at home and nurture my children.
Tơi muốn ở nhà và nuơi dạy các con mình.
positive
/ˈpɑːzətɪv/ 
(adj)
tích cực
You should have a positive outlook on life.
Bạn nên cĩ một cách nhìn tích cực vào cuộc sống.
psychologist
/saɪˈkɑːlədʒɪst/ 
(n)
nhà tâm lí học
He wants to become an educational psychologist.
Anh ấy muốn trở thành nhà tâm lý giáo dục học.
sociable
/ˈsoʊʃəbl/ 
(adj)
hịa đồng
He is a very sociable child.
Nĩ là đứa bé hịa đổng.
ungrateful
/ʌnˈɡreɪtfl/ 
(adj)
vơ ơn
He’s ungrateful for all that I’ve done.
Anh ấy khơng biết ơn tất cả những gì mà tơi đã làm.
vulnerable
/ˈvʌlnərəbl/ 
(adj)
dễ bị tổn thương, dễ bị tấn cơng
This is a safe place for vulnerable children.
Đây là nơi an tồn cho những đứa trẻ dễ bị tổn thương.
B. GRAMMAR
I. PRESENT SIMPLE (THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN)
1. Cấu trúc (Form)
Affirmative (Khẳng định)
Negative (Phủ định)
Interrogative (Nghi vấn)
S + V (s/es) + (O).
S + do/does + not + V (bare- inf) + (O).
Do/ Does + S + V (bare-inf) + (O)?
She does the housework every day.
She doesn’t do the housework every day.
Does she do the housework every day?
2. Cách dùng (Use)
- Diễn tả thĩi quen hoặc hành động xảy ra thường xuyên ở hiện tại (habits or regular actions)
	E.g: We visit our grandparents every Sunday. (Chúng tơi thường đến thăm ơng bà vào mỗi ngày chủ nhật.)
- Diễn tả các tình huống/ sự việc mang tính chất lâu dài, bền vững (permanent situations)
	E.g: I come from Hanoi City.
- Diễn tả chân lý/ sự thật hiển nhiên (general truths and facts)
	E.g: Broken bones in adults don’t heal as fast as they do in children. (Xương bị gãy ở người lớn lâu lành hơn ở trẻ em.)
- Diễn tả lịch trình, thời gian biểu mang ý nghĩa tương lai (timetables: future sense)
	E.g: The train arrives at 7 o’clock. (Tàu hỏa đến lúc 7 giờ đúng.)
- Diễn tả tình trạng, cảm xúc, suy nghĩ tại thời điểm hiện tại. Cách dùng này thường được dùng với các động từ chỉ tình trạng (stative verbs) như:
to know: biết
to understand : hiểu
to suppose: cho rằng
to wonder: tự hỏi
to consider: xem xét
to love: yêu
to look: trơng như
to see: thấy
to appear: hình như
to seem : dường như
to think: cho rằng
to believe: tin
to doubt: nghi ngờ
to hope: hy vọng
to expect: mong đợi
to dislike: khơng thích
to hate: ghét
to like: thích
to remember: nhớ
to forget: quên
to recognize:	nhận ra
to worship: thờ cúng
To contain: chứa đựng
to realize: nhận ra
to taste: cĩ vị/ nếm
to smell: cĩ mùi	
to sound: nghe cĩ vẻ
to be: thì, là, ở
	E.g: I know the answer to this question. (Tơi biết câu trả lời cho câu hỏi này.)
- Đưa ra các lời chỉ dẫn/ hướng dẫn (directions/ instructions) 
	E.g: You turn left at the end of the road and then go straight. (Bạn rẽ trái ở cuối đường và sau đĩ đi thẳng.)
Note: Chúng ta cĩ thể sử dụng do/ does trong thì hiện tại đơn để nhấn mạnh các hành động trong câu.
	E.g: I do like playing football. (Tơi rất thích chơi bĩng đá.)	
	He does know quite a lot about technology. (Anh ta biết khá nhiều về cơng nghệ.)
3.	Trạng từ tần suất và các cụm trạng từ (Adverbs of frequency and adverbial phrases)
Trong thì hiện tại đơn thường cĩ các trạng từ đi kèm như always, normal, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never, once/ twice a week, most of the time, every day, nowadays, these days, every now and then, etc.
4.	Quy tắc thêm “s/ es” vào sau động từ
a.	Động từ tận cùng bằng o, s, x, z, sh, ch: ta thêm “es”.
	E.g: miss – misses	watch – watches	go - goes
b.	Động từ tận cùng bằng “y”
+ Nếu trước “y” là một nguyên âm (u, e, o, a, i) thì ta giữ nguyên “y” + “s”
	E.g: play-plays	buy-buys	stay-stays
+ Nếu trước “y” là một phụ âm thì ta đổi “ỵ” thành “i” + “es”
	E.g: fly-flies	cry-cries	study-studies
c. Các trường hợp cịn lại
Các trường hợp khơng thuộc 2 nhĩm trên thì ta thêm “s” vào sau động từ.
	E.g: work – works	like – likes	remember- remembers 
d. Trường hợp đặc biệt: 	have - has
5.	Quy tắc phát âm đuơi “s/ es”
Cĩ 3 cách phát âm của động từ cĩ đuơi “s/es”:
- TH1: Nếu động từ cĩ tận cùng là các âm: /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/ thì ta phát âm là /ɪz/
Thường cĩ tận cùng là các chữ cái sh, ce, s, z, ge, ch, x  
	E.g: watches /wɒtʃɪz/	washes /wɒʃɪz/
- TH2: Nếu động từ cĩ tận cùng bằng các phụ âm vơ thanh: /ð/, /p/, /k/, /f/, /t/ thì phát âm là /s/
	E.g: cooks /kʊks/	stops /stɒps/ 
- TH3: Nếu động từ cĩ tận cùng là nguyên âm và các phụ âm hữu thanh cịn lại thì ta phát âm là /z/
	E.g: loves /lʌvz/	plays /pleɪz/
II. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (THÌ HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN)
1. Cấu trúc (Form)
Affirmative (Khẳng định)
Negative (Phủ định)
Interrogative (Nghi vấn)
S + is/ am/ are + V-ing + (O). 
S + is/am/are + not+ V-ing + (O).
Am/ Are/ Is + S + V-ing + (O)?
Mr. Nam is driving to work.
Mr. Nam isn’t driving to work.
Is Mr. Nam driving to work?
2. Cách dùng (Use)
- Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra tại thời điểm nĩi hoặc xung quanh thời điểm nĩi (actions
happening now/around now)
	E.g: He is writing a letter now. (Bây giờ anh ấy đang viết thư.)
- Diễn tả hành động/ tình huống mang tính chất tạm thời (temporary situations)
	E.g: I’m studying for my exam this week. (Tơi đang học ơn cho kỳ thi tuần này.)
- Diễn tả sự thay đổi của sự vật, sự việc; thường dùng với động từ get/ become (changing situations)
	E.g: It’s getting darker. (Trời đang trở nên tối hơn.)
- Diễn tả sự việc đã được sắp xếp lên lịch từ trước (future arrangements)
	E.g: I’m going to the cinema on Monday. (Tơi sẽ đi xem phim vào thứ hai.)
- Diễn tả thĩi quen, sự việc lặp đi lặp lại gây phiền cho người khác, thường dùng với trạng từ always (annoying habits)
	E.g: Mary is always biting her nails. (Mary luơn cắn mĩng tay.)
	He is always watching TV without doing the homework. (Cậu ấy luơn xem ti vi suốt mà khơng làm bài tập.)
3. Time phrases (Các cụm từ thời gian)
Một số cụm từ thời gian thường đi kèm trong thì hiện tại tiếp diễn như now, right now, currently, at present, today, this week, etc.
4. Quy tắc thêm “ing” sau động từ
Thơng thường ta chỉ cần cộng thêm “-ing” vào sau động từ. Nhưng cĩ một số chú ý như sau:
a. Với động từ 
- Tận cùng là MỘT chữ “e”, ta bỏ “e” rồi thêm “-ing”.
	E.g: write – writing	type - typing 	cycle - cycling
- Tận cùng là HAI CHỮ “e”, ta khơng bỏ “e” mà vẫn thêm “-ing” bình thường.
b. Với dộng từ cĩ một âm tiết, tận cùng là một phụ âm, trước là một nguyên âm, ta nhân đơi phụ âm cuối rồi them “-ing”.
	E.g: sit - sitting	run - running	put - putting	
- Note: Các trường hợp ngoại lệ:
begin - beginning	travel - travelling / traveling
prefer - preferring	permit - permitting
c. Với dộng từ tận cùng là “ie”, ta đổi “ie” thành “y” rồi thêm “-ing”.
	E.g: lie - lying	die - dying
BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG CƠ BẢN
1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 
1. A. responsible 	B. homemaker 	C. mow 	D. overworked 
2. A. bathe 	B. finance 	C. program 	D. cat 
3. A. lifting 	B. routine	C. split	D. divide 
4. A. clothes 	B. fold	C. groceries 	D. iron 
5. A. duty 	B. clusters 	C. rubbish 	D. washing-up
2. Match the two columns to make correct phrases. 
1. set
a. the floor
2. mop
b. the houseplants
3. feed
c. the heavy lifting
4. water
d. the baby
5. do
e. the table
3. Choose the best options to fill in the blanks. 
1. My mother is ____ for taking care of the home and the family. 
A. responsible	B. takes the responsibility 	C. take the duty	D. Both B & C are correct. 
2. Women usually manage ____ better than men do. 
A. household finances	B. household machines 	C. housewives	 D. houseplants 
3. My parents ____. My mother usually does more housework than my father. 
A. divide chores equally 	B. split chores unequally 
C. don't share housework equally	D. Both B & C are correct. 
4. Equal share of household duties helps increase ____. 
A. job satisfaction	B. couple satisfaction 	C. wedding satisfaction	D. marital satisfaction
5. It's not easy to gain ____ between husbands and wives, even in developed countries.
A. equal chore 	B. chore equally 	C. chore equal	D. chore equity
6. He decided that he wanted to be a ____ while his wife worked full-time. 
A. homemaker 	B. house husband 	C. housewife 	D. Both A & B are correct
7. Negotiation and conflict ____ skills are very important to every woman in modern life. 
A. resolution 	B. revolution 	C. renovation 	D. communication
8. My sunflower seeds must be ____ twice a day so that they will sprout in a few days. 
A. watered 	B. dried 	C. picked	D. spread
4. Complete the following sentences using the given phrases. There are two phrases that you don't need.
bathing the baby
4.watering the houseplants
7.take out the garbage
8.mop the house
5.doing the laundry
1.doing the cooking
6.do the washing-up
3.folding the clothes
2.doing the shopping
feeding the cats
1. My mother is not _____________________________________________ because we are eating out today. 
2. My grandfather is not ___________________________________. He'd better stay home since he's sick. 
3. She is visiting her grandparents in the countryside tomorrow, so she is ______________________
and packing her stuff. 
4. It's wet in the living room. My brother is ______________________________________.
5. Susan would like to have a washing machine. She's tired of _________________________ every day. 
6. Sometimes, guests are expected to help ___________________________ after parties. 
7. It smells awful in the kitchen. Don't you _________________________________?
8. It's dirty in your house. Why don't you __________________________________?
5. Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. 
1. As a homemaker, ___________________.
A. she does a lot of online jobs at home to earn money 
B. she spends most of her time taking care of her family 
C. she doesn't have time to look after her children
2. She is overworked, ____________________.
A. so she doesn't earn enough money to support her family 
B. so she doesn't have time to take care of her home
C. so she spends a lot of time with her children 
3. Sweetie, get yourself prepared for dinner. ________________.
A. You are cooking dinner today. 
B. You should help me cook dinner.
C. Wash your hands carefully before eating. 
4. Let's lay the table. _________________.
A. It's time for lunch. 
B. We should call to reserve a table.
C. We should do the washing-up before we leave. 
5. Look! It's raining. Hurry and ____________________.
A. put away the clothes 	B. fold the clothes	C. iron the clothes 
6. As the breadwinner of the family, __________________.
A. Sarah quitted her job to take care of her home 
B. Sarah works hard to support her family
C. Sarah stays at home to educate her children 
7. There is chore equity in Mr. and Mrs. Brown's family. _________________.
A. They share the equal amount of housework. 
B. Mr. Brown is the breadwinner and Mrs. Brown is the homemaker.
C. Mrs. Brown does more housework than Mr. Brown. 
8. Husbands should help do the heavy lifting such as _______________.
A. helping the children with Math problems. 
B. repairing the roof of the house 
C. cooking and watering houseplants
6. Choose the correct options to complete the following sentences. 
1. They ____ rugby twice a week.
A. play 	B. are playing
2. ____ breakfast every morning?
A. Are you having 	B. Do you have
3. It ____, so they have to cancel the horse race today.
A. rains 	B. is raining
4. Our tour guide ____ three languages. 
A. speaks	B. is speaking 
5. We ____ the way. I wish we brought a map. 
A. don't know	B. aren't knowing 
6. Listen! The DJ ____ my favourite song. 
A. plays	B. is playing 
7. ____ the food at this restaurant?
A. Do you like 	B. Are you liking 
8. I ____, I ____.
A. am not laughing - am crying 	B. don't laugh - cry
7. Complete the sentences using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. 
1. I (leave) __________________________ home at 7 o'clock every morning. 
2. She (work) ____________________ in the Sales Department in London, but at the moment she (do) ___________________________ a training course in Bristol. 
3. Linda (clean) __________________________ her house every weekend. 
4. He (try) ________________________very hard in every game that he (play) _____________________. 
5. Excuse me. I think that you (sit) _________________________ in my seat. 
6. (you, listen) _____________________________ to the radio very often? 
7. Don't talk to me now. I (write) ______________________________ an important letter. 
8. Why (they, drive) _____________________________ on the left in Britain? 
9. It usually (rain) ____________________ here a lot, but it (not rain) _________________________ now. 
10. What are you doing? - I (bake) ______________________________ a cake at the moment.
8. Decide whether the following sentences are correct or incorrect. 
1. He's having a bath at the moment. 
A. Correct	B. Incorrect 
2. He's hating doing the heavy lifting. 
A. Correct	B. Incorrect 
3. My roommate and I always share the housework equally. 
A. Correct	B. Incorrect 
4 Jenny usually eats out because she is not knowing how to cook. 
A. Correct	B. Incorrect 
5. I usually do the laundry, but I'm sick today so my brother does it. 
A. Correct	B. Incorrect 
6. She's believing that men have to do housework as well. 
A. Correct	B. Incorrect 
7. We are painting the living room for Christmas. It's really hard work. 
A. Correct	B. Incorrect 
8. We get up at seven every morning, and then we are having coffee and a small breakfast. 
A. Correct	B. Incorrect 
9. Sometimes I am watching American films on TV, but I'm not understanding the words. 
A. Correct	B. Incorrect 
10. You do not eat much today. Are you ill? 
A. Correct	B. Incorrect 
9. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given. Use negative form if necessary. You can use a word twice.
have
take out
take
split
prepare
shop
do
1. I usually ________________________ the bus to school, but this morning I'm walking. 
2. My mom is not at home. She _____________________for groceries now. 
3. I'm very busy, so I only ____________________________ the laundry every Saturday morning.
4. They _________________ housework among members in Ann's family. She has to do all the chores.
5. Kate always _________________ her dog fed by her neighbor every time she goes on business trips. 
6. I always cook, but today is Women's Day, so my husband __________________ dinner in the kitchen. 
7. The residents in my neighborhood __________ the garbage at 5 p.m. every day when the bin lorry comes. 
8. Mary's wrist was broken once, so now she rarely ___________________________ the heavy lifting.
10. Find ONE mistake in each sentence and fill in the blank with the correct word(s). 
1. As a single mom, she have to be both the homemaker and the breadwinner.
________________________________________________________________________________
2. My younger brother is unhappy that he makes the washing-up by himself.
_________________________________________________________________________________
3. My mom is busy today, so I prepare the meal for the whole family.
_________________________________________________________________________________
4. My father drives me to school every morning, but this week I go by bus.
_________________________________________________________________________________
5. Typically, the elderly is sent to a nursing home if they cannot take care of themselves.
11. Choose the correct options to complete the following sentences. 
1. Why ____ you always ____ over spilt milk? I am tired of what you say. 
A. are - crying 	B. do – cry	C. do - drink 
2. We are all in the garden for the monthly family gathering. I am preparing some omelets and eel soup for the whole family. They ____ us healthy. 
A. are keeping 	B. keep	C. will 
3. Look! That girl is very attractive. - Yeah, she ____ me of an old friend of mine. 
A. reminds	B. is reminding 	C. will remind 
4. What ____ you ____? - Nothing. I am just trying to say that Laura won't be available this Sunday. 
A. are - meaning 	B. do – mean	C. are - meant 
5. I will go to Frankfurt tomorrow. What time ____ the train from Berlin ____?
A. will – leave 	B. is - leaving 	C. does – leave 
6. Which one do you prefer: the red or the black car? – I ____ the red car looks better. 
A. am thinking 	B. think	C. thought
7. Felix is very rich. He ____ a Mercedes. 
A. is driving 	B. drives	C. just drove 
8. Only when he ____ truly sorry can I accept his apology. 
A. feels 	B. is feeling	C. will feel 
9. Would you like some soup? - Wow. It ____ good. Can you get me some? Thanks. 
A. is smelling 	B. is tasting	C. smells 
10. Will you accompany me to the graduation prom next Friday? - Yes, if nothing comes up. I ____.
A. am promising 	B. will promise 	C. promise
12. Complete the sentences using the Present simple or the Present Continuous. 
1. The children must be in bed now. They (not watch) __________________ TV because they are too tired. 
2. Hi Betty. For what are you calling me now at 2 a.m.? - I (need) ____________________ your help now. 
3. (you, have) ____________________________ a map with you now? 
4. Do you have a minute? - Sorry. I (not have) _______________________________ time now. 
5. In case someone (call) _____________________________, tell them I am not home.
13. Use the given words to write sentences in present simple or present continuous tense. Remember to capitalize the initial letter of each sentence. 
1. She/ only/ know/ three/ word/ Italy._________________________________________________
3. The sun/ shine. Let/ do/ laundry._____________________________________________________
4. Vietnam/ an extended family/ usually consist/ three or four/generations.
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. Every day/ I/ leave/ my flat/ eight/ walk/ my university.
_____________________________________________________________
MORE EXERCISES
I. Put the verbs into the correct form (present simple tense).
1. Mr. Nam often (teach) .. the dogs new tricks.
2. We always (throw) .. our litter in the bin.
3. The referee usually (stop) .. the game after 90 minutes.
4. The children (hurry) .. to open their gifts.
5. He (speak) .. English well.
II. Make questions for the underlined part of the sentence.
1. Daisy goes to school from Monday to Saturday.
..
2. My father has a cage in the garden.
..
3. The children like dogs because they are nice.
..
4. Kelly is never late.
..
5. Mike’s new mountain bike costs £100.
..
III. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) -	do(es)	- cause(s) - live(s) - play(s)	- close(s) -
live(s) - drink(s)
1. Nick . baseball very well.
2. I never . coffee.
3. The swimming pool . at 8.00 in the morning.
4. It . at 9.00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving . many accidents.
6. My parents	 . in a very small house.
7. The Olympic Games . place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always . their homework.
9. My students . a little French.
10. I always . early in the morning.
IV. Fill in the blank with only ONE suitable word. 
Mr. John gets up very early (1) .................... day. He washes his face and takes a quick shower (2) .................... the mornings. His best friend, Bobby, also wakes up very early. Mr. John (3) .................... the breakfast for both. They both (4) .................... like drinking milk but they love eating meat. Then, Mr. John (5) .................... Bobby out to the park. Mr. John (6) .................... a graphic designer. He (7) .................... an office worker. He (8) .................... from home. He designs beautiful images for an advertising company. He (9) .................... lunch (10) .................... half past twelve. Then he (11) .................... start work immediately. He (12) .................... with Bobby instead. After Bobby’s favorite time, he starts work again and (13) .................... in the evening. They both (14) .................... meat for dinner and rest in the front of the TV. He always (15) .................... his favorite TV show after dinner. He never misses it. They both go to bed late (16) .................... night.
V. Choose the best answer.
1. He  trying to pass his driving test but fails every time.
	A. keeps	B. kept	C. is keeping	D. had kept
2. He wonders why I never	  abroad by plane.
	A. has travelled	B. have been travelling
	C. travel	D. will have travelled
3. Kate  her dog for a walk. Her brother  it.
	A. never takes/ always does	B. never doesn’t take/ always does
	C. never take/ does always	D. never don’t take/ always do
4. (have)  the car keys? - No.
	A. You do have	B. Are you having	C. Have you	D. Do you have
5. I suppose as we live in a very rural area, we are lucky that a train service actually  here.
	A. takes	B. works	C. functions	D. operates 
VI. Put the verbs in the present continuous tense.
1. He (read)  a book about American history at the moment. 
2. Why  you (laugh) ? What’s so funny? 
3. I can’t help you now. I (work) 
4. Oh no! It (rain)  again. 
5. .. you (watch)  the TV or can I turn it off? 
6. Bill (learn)  to drive at the moment. His father (teach)  him. 
7. Listen! The neighbors (have)  an argument again. 
8. Sally (wear)  her new T-shirt today. 
9. Robert! What  you (do)  here? 
10. I (not sleep)  very well at the moment. 
VII. Choose the correct answer in the bracket.
1. Marie isn’t a Canadian. I (believe/ am believing) she comes from France. 
2. Look! Bin (jumps /is jumping) into the water. 
3. I (think/ am thinking) you’re crazy! 
4. Don’t give Jenny any cheese. She (hates/ is hating) it! 
5. I (go/ am going) to New York next Thursday. Do you want to come?
6. Once a week, I (go/ am going) to an English class at the college.
7. I (have/ am having) lunch in the cafeteria every day. 
8. David is rich – he (drives/ is driving) a Mercedes. 
9. You won’t find Tom at home right now. He (studies/ is studying) in the library. 
10. It (snows/ is snowing) quite hard - perhaps we shouldn’t go out tonight.
VIII. Put the verbs in the present simple tense or present continuous tense.
1. Emily lives and works in Paris but she (have) . a holiday in England at the moment.
2. I wonder why the neighbor’s dog (bark) . again. Maybe there is a burglar!
3. Ann (get) . up at seven o’clock every morning.
4. Then she (go) . to have a shower before breakfast.
5. Then she (drive) . to the beach and stays all day.
6. She	(not/ work) . because she won the lottery last year.
7. Why (you/ learn) . English this year?
8. I (live) . with my sister for two months because she is pregnant and I can help her.
9. What (you/wear) . now? In that way, I will recognize you at the airport.
10. Kate is in the kitchen and very stressed! She	(cook) . dinner for 30 people.
IX. Put the verbs in the present simple tense or present continuous tense.
1. Where’s Tim? He (listen) . to a new CD in his room.
2. Don’t forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always (rain) . there.
3. Emily (work) . hard all day but she (not work) . at the moment.
4. Look! That boy (run) . after the bus. He (want) . to catch it.
5. He (speak) . French so well because he (come) . from France.
6. Look! The boss (come) .. We (meet) . him in an hour and nothing is ready!
7. . you usually (go) . away for Christmas or . you (stay) . at home?
8. She (hold) . some roses. They (smell) . lovely.
9. Look! It (snow) . again. It always (snow) . in this country.
10. Sally (swim) . very well, but she (not run) . very fast.
X. Fill in the blank with only ONE suitable word. 
Lisa and her friends (1) . studying for their final exams. They are very excited for this exam as it’ll be the last exam of the term. They are studying Maths right (2) . Mary (3) . helping the others. She is the top student in the class. She is really good at Maths. Emily is also good at Maths. She (4) . studying Maths. She is (5) . a book. They (6) . talking loudly, because they are at the library at the (7) . Sally is (8) . the net for extra exercises. They are (9) . to solve her exercises. They are all (10) . each other to pass the class with high marks.
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XI. Choose the correct answer in the bracket.
1. I have to change my shoes. These (are killing/ kill) me. I’m sure I have a blister. 
2. I feel lost. I’ve just finished a really good novel and now I (do not read/ am not reading) anything. 
3. Coming to London for Christmas was a great idea. I (love/ am loving) it here.
4. The company (is moving/ moves) its offices to a bigger building next month. 
5. John (gives/ is giving) a lecture on social media at university every Wednesday. You should come.
6. Sally (always interrupts/ is always interrupting) me when I speak. It’s so irritating. 
7. Can you help me with this exercise or (are you being busy/ are you busy)? 
8. I (hate/ am hating) people who never really listen to what you saỵ.
XII. Put the verbs in the correct form (present simple/ present continuous tense).
1. I’m in New York because I (study) . English at a language school.
2. At the moment Linda (lie) . on the floor. 
3. I usually (work) . as a teacher.
4. I hate living in Hue City because it always (rain) . there.
5. I am sorry I can’t hear what you (say) . because everyone (talk) . so loudly. 
6. Jimmy (currently write) . about his adventures. 
7. (you want) . to come over for dinner tonight? 
8. A famous company in this country (make) . the delicious chocolate.
9. Look, I (have) . two tickets for the film. 
10. Look, I (hold) . two tickets for the film.
11. Compaq (make) . computers but it (not make) . cars.
12. At present, the yen (fall) . against the dollar.
13. Computers (become) . more and more popular these days.
14. Everyone	(need) . money. It is very necessary.
15. This milk (not taste) . fresh.
16. This afternoon I	(see) . my doctor about my health.
17. How is your cold today? It (sound) . slightly better than yesterday.
18. He normally (read) . all the Harry Potter books, but right now I (think) . he (read) . something else. 
19. It is strange that people	(take) . some movies so seriously. 
20. What (your brother, do) . for a living? - Well he is a market consultant.
XIII. Complete the sentence using the verbs in the box in the correct form.
enjoy prefer play work seem know interview wait talk finish
1. I always . badminton on Saturdays.
2. She . her report now. She will bring it into the office when it is complete.
3. My parents phoned me this morning. They . themselves in Hawaii.
4. We . to entertain our guests in a local restaurant rather than the canteen. Although it is expensive, we can talk freely there.
5. I . the answer to your problem. Get a new computer.
6. “Where is Tim?” – “He . for an important telephone call in his office.”
7. I can’t make the meeting tomorrow. I . the applicants for the sales manager’s job.
8. My brother	 . for a company which makes ba