Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. 1. I got ____________ panic when I found the door was locked. 2. Is Sue contented ____________ her present job? 3. “How do you go to school?” – “____________ bicycle”. 4. I had a long chat ____________ her ____________ music ____________ line. 5. The thief ran away when the burglar alarm went ____________.

7. Nam has never jogged at the park before. →It is the

4. He hasn’t played that game before. →It is _______________________________________

. She hasn’t seen an elephant before. →It is________________________________________ 6. They have never done this kind of exercise before. →It is _______________________________________

1. I know ..................................... how she felt. (exact) 2. I felt quite ........................................... with my day’s work. (satisfy) 3. Her ...................................... was a shock to him. (die) 4. It is ...................................... even to think of the horrors of nuclear war. (frighten) 5. I was struck by the sudden ............................. that I would probably never see her again. (realize) 6. We postponed our picnic because it was raining ........................................ . (heavy) 7. I’m not really interested in .............................................. French. (study) 8. It’s ........................................ much warmer than this in July. (normal) 9. Some rare species are in ........................................ as we’re cutting down trees. (dangerous)

We.................the seedlings into peaty soil. a. take b. plough 3. We seldom set: each other anymore. a. sometimes b. occasionally c. disappointed about c. raise c. frequently

B. Complete these sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. 1. I know ..................................... how she felt. (exact) 2. I felt quite ........................................... with my day’s work. (satisfy) 3. Her ...................................... was a shock to him. (die) 4. It is ...................................... even to think of the horrors of nuclear war. (frighten) 5. I was struck by the sudden ............................. that I would probably never see her again. (realize) 6. We postponed our picnic because it was raining ........................................ . (heavy) 7. I’m not really interested in .............................................. French. (study) 8. It’s ........................................ much warmer than this in July. (normal) 9. Some rare species are in ........................................ as we’re cutting down trees. (dangerous) 10. The plane arrived ....................................... after a violence storm. (safe) 1

1 . John isn't contented with his present salary. a. excited about b. satisfied with c. disappointed about d. interested in

Use the right tense of the verbs in brackets. 1. I (like) ...........................film. I often (go) ......................to the cinema. 2. Thao (send) .................................three letters to her parents last week. 3. Her father (drive) .................................her to school everyday. 4. Dad and I (work) ....................................in our garden yesterday. 5. Quan usually (have) .................................bread and milk for breakfast. 6. Two new students (arrive) ..........................from Singapore a few months ago. 7. I will tell you a secret when I (meet) ........................you tomorrow. 8. The last time she (write) .............................to me was in 2005. 9. It’s time we (sell) ............................this old car and bought a new one. 10. It is seven years since we last (talk) ............................to Daisy. 11. Water (boil)....................................at 100 degree Celsius. 12. I will see him when he (come)................. ...........here tomorrow. 13. As soon as the light turned red, she (stop)...................................the car. 14. Harry works all the time. He (relax / never)...................................

5. 6. 7. 8. She purchased a number of shares in the company. a. invested b. sold c. exchanged She got......................as soon as the alarm clock went a. over/ on b. up/ down c. up! off UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF . . .  Pronunciation: / Ι / - / і: /  Grammar: 1. The present simple 2. The present simple 3. The past simple PART 1: VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 1 . John isn't contented with his present salary. a. excited about b. satisfied with 2. We.................the seedlings into peaty soil. a. take b. plough 3. We seldom set: each other anymore. a. sometimes b. occasionally c. disappointed about c. raise c. frequently d. interested in d. transplant d. rarely d. bought d. on/ off. The plane from Dallas ................. two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London. a. took on b. took in We had a nice chat over a cup of tea. a. formal talk b. informal talk It was time to................the kids ready for bed. a. prepare b. get c. took over c. serious talk c. take d. took off d. long talk d. make d. shook d. offered 9. Houses .................as a bomb exploded in the neighborhood. a. dipped b. disappeared c. dropped 10. It was a difficult tune, but we never gave up hope. a. stopped b. continued c. had B. Complete these sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. 1. I know ..................................... how she felt. (exact) 2. I felt quite ........................................... with my day’s work. (satisfy) 3. Her ...................................... was a shock to him. (die) 4. It is ...................................... even to think of the horrors of nuclear war. (frighten) 5. I was struck by the sudden ............................. that I would probably never see her again. (realize) 6. We postponed our picnic because it was raining ........................................ . (heavy) 7. I’m not really interested in .............................................. French. (study) 8. It’s ........................................ much warmer than this in July. (normal) 9. Some rare species are in ........................................ as we’re cutting down trees. (dangerous) 10. The plane arrived ....................................... after a violence storm. (safe)

1 . John isn't contented with his present salary. a. excited about b. satisfied with 2. We.................the seedlings into peaty soil. a. take b. plough 3. We seldom set: each other anymore. a. sometimes b. occasionally c. disappointed about c. raise c. frequently d. interested in d. transplant d. rarely

2. The baby is so big! How much...........................now? A. is she weighing B. she weighs 13. Harry works all the time. He....................... A. never relaxes B. relaxes never sometimes 14. These glasses are so dirty. You need.................them. A. wash B. washing. 15. The last time I ........... swimming was when we were in Spain. A. had gone B. went C. has gone 16. Johnny.................the paper when I............. him. A. read/ interrupted B. read! was interrupting C: has read/ interrupted D. was reading. interrupted 17. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ................. to bed. A. have gone B. went C. had gone 18. It is the most frightening experience she ________. A. meets B. met C. is met 19. Lan often studies very hard so seldom_________out for relaxing. A.she goes B. she went C. does she go 20. It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it ____ for two hours. A. rains B. is raining 21. This house ____ 35,000 pounds in 1980. A. costs B. cost 22. We____ him since he ____ married A.didn’t see/got B. don’t/get 23. He ____ to New York three times this year. A. had been B. was 24. I ____ how to dance when I ____ six years old. A.don’t know / was B. didn’t know / am C. has rained C. had cost C. haven’t seen/got C. has been C. didn’t know / was known/was 25. Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he ____ carelessly. A.drove B. is driving C. drives 26. I don’t remember where and when I ____ her. A.meet B. had met C. met 27. Why ____ you always ____ so much noise in the house? A.do/make B. did/make 28. While mum was watching TV, I ____ my homework. A.am doing B. was doing 29. At this time yesterday I ____ to music. C. are/making C. had done C. was listening A.listened B. had listened 30. He usually __ her at weekend but now he ___ in bed because of his severe illness. A. visits/stays B. visits/staying 31. At this time yesterday I ____ to music. A. listened B. had listened 32. Who’s that? I ________ him before in my life. A. am not seeing B. had not seen 33. When I ____ home, everyone ____ TV. A. got/watch B. got/watching C. visited/stays C. was listening C. have not seen C. get/was watch 34. A burglar .................. into the house while we ................... television. A. broke/ were watching B. broke/ watched C. had broken/ watched D. broke/ had watched 35. He....... in this school before he........ for England. A. taught/had left B. taught/has left C. had taught/left D. has taught/left C. does she weigh C. often relaxes D. did she weigh D. relaxes D. washed D. was going. D. goes D. has met D. goes she D. rained D. was cost D. hadn’t seen/got D. is D.haven’t D. was driving D. have met D. were/making D. has done C. to washed D. am listening D. visits/is staying D. am listening D. was not seeing D.got/was watching

1. I'd like to borrow this book. A. Did you read 30- MINUTE TEST FOR TENSES GRADE 10 ..................................it yet? B. Had you read C. Have you read D. Do you read 2. We........................ in this town for a long time. We....................here sixteen years ago. A. had been/ come B. have been/ came C. were/ came D. are! came 3. No breakfast for Mark, thanks. He..........................breakfast. A. hasn't eaten B. didn't eat C. isn't eating D. doesn't eat 4. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish......................on earth for ages and ages. A. existed B. is existing C. have existed 5. Glenda ..................... extremely hard when she was a student. A. worked B. has worked C. was working worked 6. The World War II .............. in 1939 and ...................in 1945. a. begins/ ends B. had begun/ ended C. has begun/ had ended 7. I..............at the checkout when I ................... a strange-looking man. A. waited/ noticed B. was waiting/ noticed D. has existed D. had been D. began/ ended C. waited/ was noticing D. was waiting/ had noticed 8. According to the research reports, people usually..................in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night. A. turn B. are turning C. have turned D. turned. . 9. Homestead High School's football team.......................a championship until last season. A. has never won B. had never been winning C. is never winning D. had never won 10. I'll see him when he .......................here tomorrow.. A. comes B. will come C. has come 11. When the light turned red, she....................the car. A. stopped B. has stopped C. was stopping D. had come D. stops

XII. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets b. was washing/ has ofetn washed d. washes/ often washed c. is waiting d. was waiting c. they speak d.were they speaking c. comes d. has come d. have came d. hear d. crying d. am looking 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. It ( rain ) heavily last night. Yesterday he ( go) home late. Sam ( arrive) in San Diego a week ago. Pasteur ( die) in 1895. She paid for her ticket and ( leave). Kieu Story ( be) written by Nguyen Du. 13 7. There ( be) an interesting film on TV last night. 8. I ( not watch) television last night. 9. He ( not be) present at class yesterday. 10. What ( happen) to you yesterday? 11. What you ( do) last Sunday? 12. We ( do) a very hard exercise the day before yesterday. 13. I ( have) a little trouble with my car last week. 14. My wife and I ( travel) to Mexico by air last summer. 15. She ( work) here for ten years form 1989 to 1999. 16. Everybody ( drink) a lot of beer at the party last night. 17. Where John ( work) two years ago? 18. It’s time we ( go) to the airport to meet him. 19. Is it about time we ( do) something to stop accidents. 20. It’s high time that I ( must) go.

IX. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets in present continuous. 1. The farmers ( work) in the field now. 2. At present, the author ( write) a historical novel. 3. Diasy ( cook) some food in the kitchen at the moment. She always ( cook) in the morning. 4. It ( rain) very much in the summer. It ( rain) now. 5. She usually ( have) a glass of milk after breakfast, but now she ( drink) a cup of coffee. 6. They rarely ( eat) fish, but today they ( eat) it. 7. Look! The girl ( cry). 8. Listen! I think someone ( knock) on the door. 9. Be quiet! The baby ( sleep) in the next room. 10. Don’t talk any more! The teacher ( look) at us strictly. 11. Look! A man ( run) after the train. He ( want) to catch it. 12. We ( do) exercises on the present tenses at this moment and we ( think) that we ( know) how to use it now. 13. What you ( do) now? 14. Where Ann ( be) at present? 15. Mary usually ( wear) a blue dress, but now she ( wear) a flowered one. 16. In the South Vietnam, it ( rain) a great in July, August, and September. Now it ( rain) outside. 17. Whjere Mr. Buck ( live) now? He ( live) with his daughter for six months every year. 18. It ( be) very cold now. 19. She( feel) tired at the moment. 20. Yes, I ( remember) that older fellow’s name now.