Đề ôn tập khảo sát chất lượng môn Tiếng Anh 10

I. Choose the word or phrase that best complete the sentence (A, B, C, or D):
1. John ............................... tennis once or twice a week.
	A. is playing usually	B. is usually playing	
	C. usually plays 	D. plays usually
2. Tom ......................... his hand when he was cooking dinner.
	A. burnt	B. was burning	C. has burnt	D. had burnt
3. Jim is away on holiday. He ........................ to Spain.
	A. is gone	B. have been	C. has been	D. was
4. Everything is going well. We ....................... any problems so far.
	A. didn’t have	B. don’t have	C. haven’t had	D. hadn’t had
5. I think the weather ............................ be nice later.
	A. shall	B. will 	C. is going to 	D. can
6. Jane .................................... just a few minutes ago.
	A. left	B. has left	C. leaves	D. had left
7. Timson ...................... 13 films and I think her latest is the best.
	A. made	B. had made	C. has made	D. was making
8. ................................. Robert lately ?
	 A. Did you see	B. Have you seen	C. Do you see	D. Are you seeing
9. When I was a child, I ............................... the violin.
	A. was playing	B. am playing	C. played	D. play
10. He ......................... for the national team in 65 matches so far.
	A. has played	B. has been played	C. played	D. is playing
11. I’m busy at the moment. I .................................. on the computer.
	A. work	B. worked	C. am working	D. working
12. When I looked round the door, the baby ............................. quietly.
	A. is sleeping	B. slept	C. was sleeping	D. were sleeping
13. Robert ....................... ill for three weeks. He is still in hospital.
	A. had been	B. has been	C. is 	D. was
14. I’m very tired. I ..................... over four hundred miles today.
	A. drive	B. am driving	C. have drived	D. have driven
15. Our friends ............................... meet us at the airport tonight.
	A. are	B. are going to	C. go to	D. will be to
16. This isn’t my first time to visit London ........................... here before.
	A. I’m 	B. I’d been	C. I was	D. I’ve been
17. What time ............................. to work this morning ?
	A. did you get	B. are you getting	C. have you got	D. do you get
18. When I ..................... him, the man was running away.
	A. see	B. was seeing	C. saw	D. had seen
19. I haven’t seen Kate ............................. Christmas.
	A. for	B. never	C. ever	D. since
20. He’s worked for this company ......................... many years.
	A. since	B. for	C. in	D. at
21. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she _______ the fire department
	A. was telephoning 	B. telephoned 	
	C. had telephoned 	D. has telephoned
22. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he _______homesick
	A. will have left 	B. felt 	C. feels 	D. is feeling
23. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I _______to visit friends and family several times
	A. return 	B. will have returned	 C. am returning 	D. have returned
24. After the race _______, the celebration began
	A. had been won 	B. is won 	C. will be won	D. has been won
25. While he was washing his car, Mr. Brown _______a small dint in the rear fender.
	A. has discovered 	B. was discovering 	C. is discovering 	D. discovered
26. The earth _______ on the sun for its heat and light
	A. is depended 	B. depends 	C. is depending 	D. has depended
27. I’m busy at the moment _______on the computer
	A. I work 	B. I’m worked 	C. I’m working 	D. I worked
28. At this time tomorrow _______over the Atlantic 
	A. we’re flying 	B. we’ll be flying 	C. we’ll fly 	D. we’re to fly
29. Our friends _______next us at the airport tonight 
	A. are 	B. are going to 	C. go to 	D. will be to
30. When I entered the room, everyone _____________.
	A. has been dancing 	B. was dancing 	C. had danced 	D. danced
31. He said that he _________ his homework since 7 o’clock.
	A. had done	B. did	C. has done	D. was doing
32. How long __________ able to drive? - Since 1990.
	A. could you 	B. have you been 	C. were you 	D. are you
33. She won't get married until she __________ 25 years old.
	A. is 	B. will be 	C. had been 	D. was.
34. This building used to be a library,_________?
	A. doesn't it	B. didn’t it	C. isn’t it 	D. wasn’t it
35. Nobody was injured in the accident, ________?
	A. was there	B. was he	C. were they	D. wasn't it
36. Let's go out for a walk, ______?
	A. not us	B. don't we	C. do we	D. shall we
37. Jane and I________ school in 1987.
	A. finish	 B. have finished C. finishes	 D. finished
38. John and Ann . married last Saturday. 
	A. get 	 B. got 	 C. is getting 	 	D. have got 
39. His brother.high school 6 years ago
 A. finish B. finished	 C. finishes	D. has finished 
40. We have been living here...1990
 A. for B. from 	C. since	D. during
41. Pasteur _____ in the 19th century.
	A. was living	B. lived 	C. had lived	D. has lived
42. .Now my sister _____ a bicycle of her own.
 	A. is having	B. are having 	C. has	D. had
43 .Don’t bother me while I ..
 	A. am working	B. was working	 C. will work	 D. will have completed
44 .How ................since we ................school?
 A. are you / left 	B. will you be / had left	
	C. have you been / left 	D. had you been/ had left
45. When he came..........................
 A. I was watching TV	B. I watched TV 	
	C. I am watching TV 	D. I have watched TV
46. The piano _____ at the moment.
 A. repairs	B. repaired	C. is repaired 	D. is being repaired 
47. I saw Jack yesterday morning while I ________ home from work.
 A. walked	B. was walking C. am walking	 D. had been walking
48. My brother................out at weekend.
 	A. doesn’t usually go	B. does usually not go 
	C. doesn’t usually goes	D. usually doesn’t goes.
49. Everyday, my sister .................the floor.
 A. usually clean	B. cleans usually	C. usually cleaned	D. usually cleans
50. Your English wonderfully since last month. 
 A. improved B. was improved C. have improved D. has been improved 
51. Anita ........ very hard at the moment.
 A. is studying	B. studies	C. studied	D. has studied
52. He ____ for London one year ago.
 A. left	B. has left	C. leaves	D. had left
53. She ____ in Hue for twenty years.
 A. lives	B. has lived	C. lived	D. will live
54. I ____ to the market with my mother yesterday.
A. go	B. went	C. have gone	D. was going
55. How long ____ you ____ her? – For five months.
A. do/know	B. are/knowing	C. have/known	D. had/known
56. I usually ____ to school by bus.
A. went	B. am going	C. go	D. have gone
57. Yesterday morning I ____ up at 6.30.
A. got	B. get	C. was getting	D. had got
58. Please don’t make so much noise. I ____.
A. studying	B. study	C. am studying	D. studied
59. Water ____ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boils	B. boiled	C. is boiling	D. will boil
60. It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it ____ for two hours.
A. rains	B. is raining	C. has rained	D. rained
61. ____ you ____ out last night?
A. Did/go	B. Do/go	C. Have/gone	D. Were/going
62. This house ____ 35,000 pounds in 1980.
A. costs	B. cost	C. had cost	D. was cost
63. While Tom ____ tennis, Ann ____ a shower.
A. played/took 	B. was playing/was taking 
C. playing/taking	D. was play/was take
64. Mike is playing chess. How long ____ he ____?
A. did/play	B. is/playing	C. has/play	D. has/been playing
65. When they ____ in the garden, the phone ____. 
 A. worked/was ringing 	B. worked/rang 
 C. were working/rang 	D. work/rings
66. After they ____ their breakfast, they ____ shopping yesterday.
A. have/go	B. had had/go	C. had/had gone D. had had/went
67. They ____ tea when the doorbell ____.
 A. have/is ringing B. had had/ rang C. were having/rang	 D. having/ringing
68. Father ____ his pipe while mother ____ a magazine.
A. smoked/read 	B. was smoking/was reading 
C. had smoked/read	D. smoking/reading
69. He ____ in the same house since 1975.
A. has lived	B. is living	C. lived	D. had lived
70. He ____ to HCMC last year and I ____ him since then.
 A. moved/didn’t see 	B. moved/haven’t seen 
 C. moves/haven’t seen	D. moved/hadn’t seen
71. We ____ what to do with the money yet.
 A. not decide B. haven’t decided C. didn’t decide	D. hadn’t decided
72. My father ____ as a teacher for thirty years.
A. works	B. is working	C. worked	D. has worked
73. Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he ____ carelessly.
A. drove	B. had driven	C. drives	D. was driving
74. Do you like swimming, Ba? – I ____ when I was a child but not now.
A. do	B. did	C. have done	D. had done
75. I ____ her at the school gate yesterday.
A. met	B. meet	C. had met	D. am meeting
76. I don’t remember where and when I ____ her.
A. meet	B. had met	C. met	D. have met
77. They ____ to know each other for more than ten years.
A. get	B. got	C. have got	D. had got
78. I ____ the film with my friends last week.
A. watched	B. watch	C. have watched D. had watched
79. He ____ up at five every morning.
A. is getting	B. got	C. gets	D. was getting
80. ____ she ____ in Hue at the moment?
A. Does/live	B. Is/living	C. Did/live	D. Was/living
81. He usually ____ her at weekend but now he ____ in bed because of his severe illness.
A. visits/stays B. visits/staying	C. visited/stays	D. visits/is staying
82. Don’t make noise, children! Parents ____.
A. sleep	B. are sleeping	C. were sleeping D. slept
83. Why ____ you often ____ so much noise in the house?
A. do/make	B. did/make	C. are/making	D. were/making
84. What ____ he ____ before you came?
A. does/do	B. had/do	C. had/done	D. has/done
85. What ____ he ____ at 4pm last Sunday?
A. did/do	B. was/do	C. had/done	D. was/doing
86. Last year he came here and ____ me to marry him but I ____ too young to get married.
A. asked/was B. asks/am	C. had asked/was 	D. has asked/am
87. How long ____ you ____ novels?
A. have/write B. do/write	C. have/written	D. are/writing
88. ____ you sometimes ____ out with friends?
A. Are/going	 B. Do/go	C. Have/gone	D. Did/go
89. I ____ a lot of badminton recently.
A. play	B. have played	C. am playing	D. was playing
90. We ____ your mother for ages.
A. don’t see	B. haven’t seen	C. didn’t see	D. hadn’t seen
91. We ____ our plan next week.
A. started	B. will start	C. have started	D. will have started
92. They ____ a house by June next year.
A. will build	B. are building	C. have built	D. will have built
93. The film ____ by the time we get there.
A. ends	B. will end	C. is ending	D. will have ended
94. Tom ____ to Hanoi before.
A. is never B. had never been C. was never	 D. has never been
95. When we came to the stadium, the match ____.
 A. already begins 	B. had already begun 
C. already began	 D. have already begun
96. It was the first time I ____ such a beautiful girl.
A. ever saw	B. had ever seen C. have ever seen	 D. ever see
97. She ____ the gold medal in 1986.
A. wins	B. had won	C. won	D. has won
98. I .in this town for 15 years. My family.here when I ..10 years old
	A. have been/moved/was	B. was/moved/was
	C. was/have moved/ have been	D. was/moved/have been
99. Thousands of people..this exhibition by the end of the month.
 A. will see	 B. are going to see C. will have seen	D. are seeing
100. She told me that her familyin that town long.
	A. lived	B. have lived	 	C. had lived	D. are living
II. Choose the word or phrase that best complete the sentence (A, B, C, or D):
1) He ____ for London one year ago.
	A. left	B. has left	C. leaves	D. had left
2) She ____ in Hue for twenty years.
	A. lives	B. has lived	C. lived	D. will live
3) I ____ to the market with my mother yesterday.
	A. go	B. went	C. have gone	D. was going
4) What ____ you ____, Nam? – I’m thinking of my mother.
	A. do/think	B. are/thinking	C. have/thought	D. were/thinking
5) How long ____ you ____ her? – For five months.
	A. do/know	B. are/knowing	C. have/known	D. had/known
6) I usually ____ to school by bus.
	A. went	B. am going	C. go	D. have gone
7) Yesterday morning I ____ up at 6.30.
	A. got	B. get	C. was getting	D. had got
8) Please don’t make so much noise. I ____.
	A. studying	B. study	C. am studying	D. studied
9) Water ____ at 100 degrees Celsius.
	A. boils	B. boiled	C. is boiling	D. will boil
10) It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it ____ for two hours.
	A. rains	B. is raining	C. has rained	D. rained
11) ____ you ____ out last night?
	A. Did/go	B. Do/go	C. Have/gone	D. Were/going
12) This house ____ 35,000 pounds in 1980.
	A. costs	B. cost	C. had cost	D. was cost
13) While Tom ____ tennis, Ann ____ a shower.
	A. played/took	B. playing/taking	
	C. was playing/was taking	D. was play/was take
14) Mike is playing chess. How long ____ he ____?
	A. did/play B. is/playing C. has/play D. has/been playing
15) When they ____ in the garden, the phone ____. 
	A. worked/was ringing	B. were working/rang	C. worked/rang	D. work/rings
16) After they ____ their breakfast, they ____ shopping yesterday.
	A. have/go	B. had had/go	C. had/had gone 	D. had had/went
17) They ____ tea when the doorbell ____.
	A. have/is ringing	B. were having/rang	C. had had/ rang	D. having/ringing
18) Father ____ his pipe while mother ____ a magazine.
	A. smoked/read	B. had smoked/read	
	C. was smoking/was reading	D. smoking/reading
19) When I ____ into the office, my boss ____ for me. 
	A. came/was waiting	B. was coming/waited	
	C. had come/waited 	D. came/waiting
20) When I ____ Brian, he ____ a taxi.
	A. see/drives	B. see/was driving	C. saw/was driving 	D. saw/is driving
21) When he ____, we ____ dinner.
	A. arrived/having	B. arrived/were having	
	C. was arriving/had	D. had arrived/had	
22) While they ____ chess, we ____ the shopping. 
	A. playing/doing	B. were playing/doing	
	C. played/did 	D. were playing/were doing
23) They ____ football when the lights in the stadium ____ out. 
	A. were playing/went	B. played/was going	
	C. were playing/ was going 	D. playing/went
24) While George and John ____ their room, she ____ the ironing. 
	A. cleaning/doing	B. were cleaning/was doing 
	C. were cleaning/doing	D. cleaning/was doing
25) Today is Thursday and she ____ late twice this week. She ____ late yesterday and on Monday.
	A. is/was B. has been/is C. has been/was D. has been/had been
26) He ____ in the same house since 1975.
	A. has lived	B. is living	C. lived	D. had lived
27) We ____ him since he ____ married.
	A. didn’t see/got	B. haven’t seen/got	C. don’t/get	D. hadn’t seen/got
28) It ____ for two hours and the ground is too wet to play tennis.
	A. is raining	B. had rained	C. has rained	D. was raining
29) He ____ to HCMC last year and I ____ him since then. 
	A. moved/didn’t see	B. moves/haven’t seen	C. moved/haven’t seen 	D. moved/hadn’t seen
30) We ____ what to do with the money yet.
	A. not decide	B. didn’t decide	C. haven’t decided 	D. hadn’t decided
31) My father ____ as a teacher for thirty years.
	A. works	B. is working	C. worked	D. has worked
32) He ____ to New York three times this year.
	A. had been	B. was	C. has been	D. is
33) I ____ how to dance when I ____ six years old.
	A. don’t know / was	B. didn’t know / am 	
	C. didn’t know / was 	D. haven’t known/was
34) Last month my brother ____ me his photos. He ____ me his photos every year.
	A. sends/sent 	B. sent/sends	C. sent/sent	D. sends/sends
35) Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he ____ carelessly.
	A. drove	B. had driven	C. drives	D. was driving
36) Do you like swimming, Ba? – I ____ when I was a child but not now.
	A. do	B. did	C. have done	D. had done
37) I ____ her at the school gate yesterday.
	A. met	B. meet	C. had met	D. am meeting
38) She ____ English when she was six years old.
	A. learned	B. has learned	C. is learning	D. had learned
39) I don’t remember where and when I ____ her.
	A. meet	B. had met	C. met	D. have met
40) They ____ to know each other for more than ten years.
	A. get	B. got	C. have got	D. had got
41) ____ you ____ that film yet?
	A. Do/see	B. Have/seen	C. Did/see	D. Had/seen
42) I ____ the film with my friends last week.
	A. watched	B. watch	C. have watched 	D. had watched
43) He ____ up at five every morning.
	A. is getting	B. got	C. gets	D. was getting
44) ____ she ____ in Hue at the moment?
	A. Does/live	B. Is/living	C. Did/live	D. Was/living
45) He usually __ her at weekend but now he __ in bed because of his severe illness.
	A. visits/stays 	B. visits/staying	C. visited/stays	D. visits/is staying
46) Don’t make noise, children! Parents ____.
	A. sleep	B. are sleeping	C. were sleeping 	D. slept
47) Why ____ you often ____ so much noise in the house?
	A. do/make	B. did/make	C. are/making	D. were/making
48) What ____ he ____ before you came?
	A. does/do	B. had/do	C. had/done	D. has/done
49) While mum was watching TV, I ____ my homework.
	A. am doing	B. was doing	C. had done	D. has done
50) At this time yesterday I ____ to music.
	A. listened	B. had listened	C. was listening	D. am listening
51) What ____ he ____ at 4 P.m. last Sunday?
	A. did/do 	B. was/do 	C. had/done 	D. was/ doing
52) When I ____ a little girl, I used to climb trees and go swimming in the river with my friends.
	A. am 	B. was	 C. have been 	D. had been
53) Last year he came here and ____ me to marry him but I ____ too young to get married.
	A. asked/ was	B. asks/am 	C. had asked/was 	D. has asked/am
54) How long ____ you ____ novels?
	A. have/write 	B. do/write 	C. have written	D. are/writing
55) ____ you sometimes ____ out with friends?
	A. Are/going 	 B. do/ go	 C. Have/gone 	D. Did/go
56) I ____ a lot of badminton recently.
	A. play 	B. have played	C. am playing 	D. was playing
57) When I ____ home, everyone ____ TV.
	A. got/watch B. got/watching 	 C. get/was watch D. got/ was watching
58) We ____ your mother for ages.
	A. don’t see 	B. haven’t seen	C. didn’t see 	D. hadn’t seen
59) London ____ a lot since we first ____ to live here.
	A. changed/came 	B. has changed/ came	
	C. had changed/ came 	D. has changed/ come
60) How many times ____ you ____ this film? – The first time.
	A. have/ seen	B. did/see 	C. do/see 	D. had/seen
II. Choose the part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs correcting.
61) Yesterday David was crossing (A) a street when (B) a truck was turning (C) a corner 	very fast and almost hit (D) him.
62) When Rita will get (A) her driver’s license next week (B), she will be able (C) to drive 	to school everyday (D).
63) So far (A) she spends (B) a lot of time there (C) chatting with (D) her friends.
64) Jack is living (A) in Spain now (B). His Spanish had improved (C) greatly since he 	moved (D) there.
65) Last month(A) while we watched(B) an exciting game on(C) television in our living 	room, the electricity went out (D).
66) I’m sure (A) they have completed (B) the new (C) road by (D) June.
67) At (A) this time tomorrow (B), they will do (C) their homework with their (D) 	brothers.
68) We have seen (A) and tell (B) you the situation next (C) Monday. Please wait for (D) 	us.
69) Our (A) teacher explained (B) that lesson to (C) us tomorrow (D).
70) We will wait (A) for you when (B) you will get (C) back tomorrow (D).
71) I will practise(A) my English lesson with(B) my classmate at(C) 7pm next(D) Sunday.
72) When I see (A) Mr Pike tomorrow (B), I remind (C) him of (D) that.
73) He works(A) on the(B) report at(C) this time tomorrow(D).
74) Please (A) sit here (B) and wait until (C) the manager will return (D).
75) Our parents arrived (A) next Wednesday. I’m sure we will receive (B) a lot of (C) 	presents from (D) 	them.
76) I gave (A) him your message (B) and letter when (C) I see him (D).
77) By (A) the time you arrive (B), I finish (C) writing an (D) essay.
78) We will be going (A) home as soon (B) as we have finished (C) our work (D).
79) Mr Green has taught (A) English this school since (B) he graduates (C) from the 	university in (D)1986.
80) At (A) 7 yesterday morning (B) when I arrive (C) at his house, he was still sleeping 	(D)
CÁCH PHÁT ÂM "S" CUỐI: trong trường hợp danh từ số nhiều nhiều hoặc động từ số ít.
/ s /
Khi đi sau các phụ âm sau: /f/, /k/, /p/, /t/ ,/q/. Hoặc các chữ cái: f, k, p, t, th.
Ex: laughs, walks, cups, cats, tenths; books...
/ iz /
Khi đi sau các âm sau: /s/, /∫/, / t∫/, /z/, / ʒ,/, /ʤ /,. Hoặc các chữ cái: s, x, z, ch, sh, ce, ge, se
Ex: washes , kisses , oranges..
/ z /
Không thuộc hai loại trên. Ex: bags , kids , days 
Ngọai lệ: bình thường chữ “s” phát âm /s/, nhưng có những ngoại lệ cần nhớ: 
- Chữ “s” đọc / z /sau các từ :busy, please, easy, present, desire, music, pleasant, desert, choose, reason, preserve, poison.. 
 -Chữ “s” đọc / ∫ / sau các từ: sugar, sure
 Exercise:
A
1. A. proofs	B. books	C. points	D. days
2. A. asks	B. breathes	C. breaths	D. hopes
3. A. sees	B. sports	C. pools	D. trains
4. A. tombs	B. lamps	C. brakes	D. invites
5. A. books	B. floors	C. combs	D. drums
6. A. cats	B. tapes	C. rides	D. cooks	
7. A. walks	B. begins	C. helps	D. cuts
8. A. shoots	B. grounds	C. concentrates	D. forests
9. A. helps	B. laughs	C. cooks	D. finds
10. A. hours	B. fathers	C. dreams	D. thinks
11. A. beds	B. doors	C. plays	D. students
12. A. arms	B. suits	C. chairs	D. boards
13. A. boxes	B. classes	C. potatoes	D. finishes
14. A. relieves	B. invents	C. buys	D. deals
15. A. dreams 	 B. heals	C. kills	D. tasks
16. A. resources 	 B. stages 	C. preserves 	D. focuses
17. A. carriages 	 	B. whistles 	 	C. assures 	 	D. costumes
18. A. offers 	 	 B. mounts 	 	C. pollens 	D. swords
19. A. miles 	 	 B. words 	C. accidents 	 	D. names
20. A. sports 	 	 B. households 	C. minds 	D. plays
B
A. pools	B. trucks	C. umbrellas	D. workers
A. programs	B. individuals	C. subjects	D. celebrations
A. churches	B. commandos 	C. photos	D. wives
A. barracks 	B. series	C. means	D. headquarters
A. crossroads	B. species	C. works	D. mosquitoes
A. babies	B. chairs	C. shops	D. schools
A. houses	B. horses 	C. matches	D. computers
A. walls	B. bosses	C. goods	D. fingers
A. arms	B. legs	C. heads	D. chests
 A. brothers	B. parents	C. uncles	D. nephews
 A. hears	B. dreams	C. wishes	D. sees	
 A. knows	B. lives	C. stays	D. meets
 A. regrets	B. remembers	C. drinks	D. laughs	
 A. resources	B. figures	C. answers	D. animals
 A. decreases	B. differences	C. amounts	D. reaches
 A. protects	B. kicks	C. misses	D. stops
 A. ploughs	B. laughs	C. coughs	D. paragraphs
 A. roof	B. findings	C. chips	D. books
 A. pictures	B. months	C. inventions	D. troubles
 A. mopes	B. tables	C. genes	D. chairs
 A. mouths	B. paths	C. months	D. wreaths
 A. types	B. works	C. laughs	D. sends
 A. repeats	B. coughs	C. lives	D. attacks
 A. understands	B. makes	C. workers	D. sleeps
 A. smells	B. cuts	C. opens	D. plays
 A. eat	B. gains	C. signs	D. sings
 A. crops	B. fertilizers	C. strikes	D. cigarettes
 A. parents	B. enjoys	C. boys	D. speeds
 A. nurses	B. watches	C. chores	D. dishes
 A. photographs	B. speaks	C. soups	D. sometimes
CÁCH PHÁT ÂM “ –ED” CUỐI: Đây là hình thức Past tense và Past participle:
1. “-ed ” pronounced as / id /: sau / t, d / : Thường sau chữ t, d. Ex: wanted; decided
2. “-ed ” pronounced as / t /: sau / k, f, p, s, ∫, t∫ , q/ hoặc chữ p, k, f, th, s, sh, ch, gh. Ex: asked; stopped; laughed...
3. “-ed ” pronounced as / d /: Trừ 2 trường hợp trên: Ex: moved; played; raised, used, 
Ngọai lệ: Đuôi -ed trong các tính từ sau được phát âm /id/: aged, learned, beloved, blessed, naked, wicked, dogged, sacred, hatred, rugged, .....
Exercise:
A
1. A. worked	B. stopped	C. forced	D. wanted
2. A. kissed	B. helped	C. forced	D. raised
3. A. confused	B. faced	C. cried	D. defined
4. A. devoted	B. suggested	C. provided	D. wished
5. A. catched	B. crashed	C. occupied	D. coughed
6. A. agreed	B. missed	C. liked	D. watched
7. A. measured	B. pleased	C. distinguished	D. managed
8. A. wounded	B. routed	C. wasted	D. risked
9. A. imprisoned	B. pointed	 	C. shouted	D. surrounded
10. A. a.failed	B. reached 	C. absored 	D. solved
11. A. invited 	B. attended 	C. celebrated 	D. displayed
12. A removed 	B. washed 	C. hoped 	D. missed
13. A. looked 	B. laughed 	C. moved 	D.stepped
14. A. wanted 	B.parked 	C. stopped 	D.watched
15. A. laughed 	B. passed 	C. suggested 	D. placed
16. A.believed 	B. prepared 	C. involved 	 D. liked
17. A.lifted 	B. lasted 	C. happened 	D. decided
18. A. collected 	B. changed 	C. formed 	D. viewed
19. A. walked 	B. entertained 	C. reached 	D. looked
20. A.admired 	B. looked 	C. missed 	D. Hoped
B
a. filled	b. missed	c. ploughed	d. watched
a. visited	b. decided	c. engaged	d. disappointed
kissed	b. stopped	c. laughed	d. closed
a. reformed	b. appointed	c. stayed	d. installed
a. fitted	b. educated	c. locked	d. intended
a. matched	b. educated	c. enriched	d. washed
a. attended	b. improved	c. dedicated	d. exhibited
a. killed	b. developed	c. threatened	d. endangered
a. wanted	b. looked	c. needed	d. visited
 a. planned	b. worked	c. helped	d. galloped
 a. hoped	b. referred 	c. shopped	d. laughed
 a. hurried	b. studied	c. stayed	d. started
 a. watched 	b. passed	c. used	d. washed
 a. moved	b. hoped	c. married	d. danced
 a. retired	b. escaped	c. faded	d. played
 a. believed	b. asked	c. allowed	d. died
 a. called	b. phoned	b. showed	d. finished	
 a. fired	b. traveled	c. enjoyed	d. decided
 a. apologized	b. explored	c. rained	d. wondered
 a. spilled	b. opened	c. finished	d. climbed
 a. failed	b. believed	c. stopped	d. solved
 a. liked	b. laughed	c. earned	d. missed
 a. admitted	b. deleted	c. controlled	d. intended
 a. jumped	b. robbed	c. closed	d. enjoyed
 a. amassed	b. raided	c. invented	d. collected
 a. experimented	b. collected	c. needed	d. raised
 a. selected	b. obtained	c. afforded	d. collected
 a. added	b. subtracted	c. hooked	d. visited
 a. mixed	b. raised	c. delayed	d. closed
 a. supposed	b. collected	c. admired	d. posed
EXERCISE
I. Past tenses:
His uncle (teach). English in our school 5 years ago
The old man (fall). as he (get).. into the bus 
They (not go).. to the movies last Sunday
When I saw him, he (sit) ..asleep in a chair
You (find).. my pen yesterday?
It (take). me 5 minutes to walk to school last year
The light (go) out when we (study).. our lesson 
There (be) a lot of noise at the fair yesterday
They (give) ..me the letter a few minutes ago.
What she (do)  when you (arrive)  there? She (write)  a letter.
She (have)  her bath while her sister (get)  the breakfast ready.
The storm (begin)  at half past ten while the class (study)  history.
When the students (hear)  the bell, they (get)  up and (leave) 
Mr Harvey (ask)  me about my plans the next time he (see)  me.
Just as I (leave) for home, a student (stop) me in the hall.
As I (cross)  the street, two cars (race)  by me at full speed.
Dorothy and I (just leave)  the house when the telephone (ring) 
The minute I (hear)  the news, I (send)  him a telegram.
I (go)  to ask you to help me, but you (sleep)  so peacefully when I (look)  into your room that I (decide)  to do it alone.
When I (arrive) at his house, he still (sleep) .
The light (go) out while we (have) dinner.
Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop)  at his house this morning.
As we (cross) the street, we (see)  an accident.
Tom (see)  a serious accident while he (stand)  at the bus stop.
While my father (read)  a newspaper, I (learn)  my lesson and my sister (do)  her homework.
The children (play)  football when their mother (come) back home.
The bell (ring) while Tom (take)  a bath.
I (be) very tired because I (work)  all day yesterday.
He (sit) in a cafe when I (see)  him.
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
A. make	B. display	C. waste	D. park
A. learned	B. retarded	C. unemployed	D. injured
A. suggested	B. multiplied	C. studied	D. opened
A. native	B. provide	C. English	D. think
A. united 	B. competed 	C. sponsored	D. attended
A. divide	B. environment	C. beginner	D. diagram
A. monkey	B. money	C. month	D. monitor
A. pleased	B. raised	C. practiced	D. used
A .handicapped	B. visited	C. decided	D. wanted
A .corn	 	B. cup	C. can	D. city
A. cost	B. most	C. post	 	D. cold
A. possessed	B. regarded	C. instructed	D. provided
A. involved	B. offered	C. outnumbered	D. helped
A. clear	B. near	C. heard	D. ear
A. parks	B. animals	C. planets	D. surroundings
A. pleased 	B. raised 	C. practiced 	D. used
A. seats	B. meets	C. sits	D. feats
A. dragged	B. sagged	C. raged	D. ganged
A. managed	B. ranged	C. changed	D. raged
A. entrusted	B. liked	C. distributed	D. included
A. hand 	B. bank 	C. sand	D. band
A. change	B. hungry 	C. stronger 	D. single
A. called	B. flooded	C. suffered	D. issued
A. sources	B. places	C. colours	D. witches
III. Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1- My friend_______ to the museum last weekend.
 	A. goes 	B. went 	C. had gone 	 	D. have gone
2-Thu and Lan_________ close friends for years.
 	A. are 	B. were 	C. had been 	D. have been
3. Our Singaporean friends to visit our school last year.
 	A. is coming 	B. come 	C. came 	D. have come
4. The children_____ their parents for a long time.
	A. didn’t see	 	B. haven’t seen	C. don’t see 	D. haven’t see
5- I and Kenny__ pen pal friends since I____ Singapore.
 	A. are-visit 	B. were-visited 	C. have been-visited D. were-have visited
6- The kids____________ that show before.
 	 A. didn’t see	 	B. don’t see 	C. aren’t seeing 	D. haven’t seen
7- How often you___ sports? –Twice a week.
	A. did-play 	B. have-waited 	C. do-play 	D. did-played
8- How long____ you__ for me? -For an hour.
	A. did-waited 	B. do-wait 	C. have-waited 	D. have-wait
9- Since the worldwide recession of the 1990’s, the sail of jeans __________ growing.
 	A. stopped 	B. was stopped 	C. was stopping 	D. has stopped
10- Vietnamese women__ very proud of their ao dai.
 	A. are 	B. were 	C. had been 	D. have been
11- They ______ their friend at the airport tomorrow.
 	A. will see 	 	B. have seen 	 	C. saw 	D. see
12- Wha