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d, “My wife went with me to the show yesterday.” 
28) The boy said to his neighbour, “I am going on holiday tomorrow.” 
29) The teacher said to his class, “You will have to finish all these exercises 
before next week.” 
30) He said to me, “I will come and see you.” 
31) He said, “The test is difficult.” 
32) She said, “My mum will be home tomorrow.” 
33) He said, “We are going back to the country.” 
34) She said, “I can’t find my umbrella.” 
35) They said, “We are learning English now.” 
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VII. Choose one sentence that best rewrites the sentence given: 
1. Someone cleans the floor every morning. 
2.They cancelled all the flights because of the fog. 
3.People don’t use this road very often. 
4.Somebody is using the computer at the moment. 
5.People should send their complaints to the main office. 
6.The police have just released John. 
7.A short circuit could have caused the fire. 
8.Somebody has robbed the bank near our house. 
9.The old man treated the little boys badly. 
10.My brother bought that book yesterday. 
11.The boys carried the heavy box into the room last week. 
12.Our parents warned us not to go out alone. 
13.They are building a new highway around the city next year. 
14.They had to postpone the meeting because of illness. 
15.We will send you the results as soon as they are ready. 
16.His colleagues gave him a present when he retired. 
17.They installed a new pump to supply water for the town. 
18.The secretary told me to wait outside. 
19.The computer is used to solve the complex problems. 
20.They didn’t offer Ann the job. 
21.They have sold that old house at the end of the road. 
22.They had cancelled the soccer match. 
23.No one has collected the rubbish this week. 
24.You should peel and chop the onion and then fry it. 
25.You must turn off all the switches before leaving the room. 
26.They are going to clear those slums. 
27.They are going to mend the roof tomorrow morning. 
28.The farmer is going to enlarge the farm. 
29.She is going to buy a cookery book next month. 
30.Someone is going to serve Jack breakfast in bed on his birthday. 
VII. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence: 
1. You ............. disappointed if there ............. no snow for this winter holiday? 
A. Would ........ be / was B. Will ....... be / is 
C. Will ....... be / are D. Could ...... be / is 
2. If she ................. yesterday, she would come here with us tomorrow night. 
A. finished it B. finishes it C. had finished it D. has finished it 
3. If your father weren’t the president of the company, you ……………… here. 
A. don’t work B. won’t work C. wouldn’t be working D. wouldn’t have worked 
4. If I .............. for an accounting firm, I would be working in a post-office. 
A. wasn't working B. worked C. hadn't worked D. weren't working 
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A. had B. will C. had had D. have had 
6. If we had known that you were there, we ..................... you a letter. 
A. would write B. would have write 
C. would have written D. had written 
7. If we had checked the petrol before we started, we .................... here. 
A. wouldn't stop B. wouldn't have stopped 
C. would have stopped D. would stop 
8. “Did he study yesterday?” 
 “No, but if he ............, he would have done better on today’s test.” 
A. had B. has C. will study D. had done 
9. My sister ............. you the technique of weaving if you ask her. 
A. would show B. shows C. will show D. showed 
10. She would be happy if we .................. her a bunch of flowers. 
A. had sent B. sent B. would send C. send 
11. If you don’t feel well, you .................. better take a rest. 
A. are B. would C. had D. have 
12. What would you have done if you .................. a lot of money? 
A. had B. had had C. have had D. have 
13. The movie was sad and she wept. If it .................. sad, she .................. 
A. hadn’t been/ wouldn’t have wept B. wasn’t/ wouldn’t weep 
C. wasn’t/ would weep D. had been/ would have wept 
14. I’ll be very disappointed if you .................. the exam. 
A. don’t pass B. won’t pass C. aren’t passing D. wouldn’t pass 
15. If he .................. harder, the results would be better. 
A. has worked B. works C. will work D. worked 
16. If I had had free time, I ..................... shopping. 
A. would have gone B. can go C. will go D. will have gone 
17. .................. if you take the map with you. 
A. You will get lost B. You won’t get lost 
C. You get lost D. You got lost 
18. If you had come to the party, you ......…….. her. 
A. would meet B. had met C. would have met D. met 
19. I’m not tired enough to go to bed yet. I wouldn’t sleep if I ........... to bed now. 
A. go B. went C. had gone D. would go 
20. If I were you, I ....................that shirt. It’s much too expensive. 
A. won’t buy B. don’t buy C. am not going to buy D. wouldn’t buy 
21. I decided to stay at home last night. I would have gone out if I ..........so tired. 
A. wasn’t B. weren’t C. wouldn’t have been D. hadn’t been 
22. "Did he lose?" "Yes, but if he had tried harder, he ...................... won." 
A. might B. might have C. might of D. might has 
23. What will I do if no one ............ me at the airport? 
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24. Jean gets very agitated if her daughter .................... her once a week. 
A. doesn't ring B. didn't ring C. not ring D. don't ring 
25. _______________. 
A. People will die if there is no water and air. 
B. If there were no water and air, people would die. 
C. People will not die if there is no water and air. 
D. If there were no water and air, people would not die. 
26. If you ................ that plane, you ................ dead now. 
A. had caught / would have been B. caught / would be 
C. had caught / would be D. catch / will be 
27. I would have said "good bye" to your brother if he ................ there. 
A. could be B. had been C. will be D. will have been 
28. If you ......................... what Nam is doing, you ........................ very surprised. 
A. had known / would be B. knew / would be 
C. knew / would have been D. knew / will be 
29. I .............. very happy if there ..................... a good film on channel 9 last night. 
A. would be / had been B. would have been / would be 
C. would have been / had been D. had been / had been 
30. If you see Tom, ........... you mind ........... him to get in touch with me? 
A. will / reminding B. will / to remind 
C. would / reminding D. would / to remind 
VIII. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence: 
1. I am ........... teacher. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
2. My uncle is ................ good engineer. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
3. That is ................ eraser. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
4. We are both ................... doctors. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
5. This is ................ ink pot. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
6. They are ................. tall. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
7. Hoa is ................. good pupil. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
8. That is a bag. It is on ....................... table. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
9. We are in ......................... same class. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
10. Tom is ........................ engineer. 
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11. There is .......................... ink - pot on the desk. 
A. the B. a C. an D. some 
12. What is ......................... color of your pen? 
A. the B. a C. an D. any 
13. Kate and Mary are going to ...................... cinema. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
14. Do you want me to make ................ reservation for you on ………........ next 
plane to London? 
A. the, the B. a, no article C. a, the D. no article, no article 
15. What's ...................... weather like in winter in your country? 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
16. Please, put these pencils in ....................... box. 
A. an B. the C. a D. no article 
17. Listen to ........................ teacher, please. Don't talk in class. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
18. After dinner, I always wash ...................... dishes. 
A. an B. a C. the D. no article 
19. The new task will not be easy. It will be ..................... hard work for you. 
A. a B. the C. an D. no article 
20. I read two novels ............................. week. 
A. a B. one C. once D. an 
21. ..................... shop on Hoang Dieu Street is very large. 
A. The B. An C. A D. No article 
22. Mrs. Brown parked her car in the parking area of ..................... theatre. 
A. an B. a C. the D. no article 
23. Where can ..................... people buy butter and cheese? 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
24. Here is .................. girl we are talking about. 
A. a B. an C. the D. no article 
25. Her parents are now working in .................. Europe. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
26. They often go to ................ work at 6 o'clock every morning. 
A. an B. a C. the D. no article 
27. We live at .................. third house from the church. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
28. He went to bed with ................. bad cold. 
A. the B. an C. a D. some 
29. .............. rich should help ................. poor. 
A. A, a B. A, the C. The, a D. The, the 
30. We plan to go ............... home and have ................ lunch. 
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