EXERCISES OF TEXT-BOOK 11
Exercise 1
1. who something eat want?
2. letters I write some have
3. delighted hear I be the news
4. my shopping some mother do have
5. always much talk have you too about
6. lovely see it again you be
7. out cold it go too be
8. passed exams know happy I be that you have
the ………………………………………………
Exercise 2
1. They got out of the car. The police watched……………………………………….……
2. They allowed him to write a letter to his wife. They let ………………………
3. They talked in the next room. I heard ……………………………………….…….
4. The customs officer told him to open the briefcase. The customs officer made………
5. The cat jumped through the window. The boy saw……………………………………….
6. Maybe the company will ask him to pay some extra money. Do you think the company will make…
7. The animal moved towards me, I felt it. I felt ……………………………………….
8. She wants to go for a picnic. Do you think her parents will let………………………
Exercise 3
1. Do you like this picture? My uncle ………………… it (paint)
2. He (break) ………………… his arm when he (play) ………………… football.
3. Julia (write) ………………… her first novel when she (be) …………………19 years old.
4. I (work) ………………… on the computer when the fire (break) ………………… out.
5. when it (start) ………………… to rain, they (walk) ………………… through the forest.
6. He (tell) …………………us about his marriage when we (have) ………………… afternoon tea.
7. Sorry, I (not listen) ………………… to you. I (think) …………………about something else
8. I (phone) ………… you last night, but you (not answer) …………. What (do) ……you …………………?
9. Marry (not wear) …… her glasses at the time, so she (not, notice)…what kind of car the man (drive) ……?
Exercise 4
8. John hoped (appoint) ………………… as head teacher of the school.
Exercise8. V- ING, V3/ED, HAVING + V3/ED
Ex:He got off his horse. He began searching for something on the ground.
Getting off his horse, he began searching for something on the ground.
1. I knew that he was poor. I offered to pay his fare.………………………………………………
2. She became tired of my complaints about the programme. She turned it off.
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3. He found no one at home. He left the house in a bad temper.………………………………………
4. The criminal removed all the traces of his crime. He left the building.
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5. He realized that he had missed the last train. He began to walk.……………………………………………
6. He was exhausted by his work. He threw himself on his bed.……………………………………………………
7. He had spent all his money. He decided to go home and ask his father for a job.
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8. He escaped from prison. He looked for a place where he could get food.
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9. She did not want to hear the story again. She had heard it all before.…………………………………
10. They found the money. They began quarrelling about how to divide it.………………………………
Exercise 9. spend behave wait park start bend meet listen read
0. he found that …………………… was difficult in that city.
1. I have no objection to ………………… to your story again.
2. Touch your toes without ………………… your knees!
3. You should be ashamed of yourself for ………………… so badly.
4. I am looking forward to ………………… you.
5. You can’t prevent him from ………………… his own money.
6. Would you mind ………………… for a moment?
7. In spite of ………………… late, we arrived in time.
Exercise 10. lie modernize shop pass prepare rise try read burn
1. She smelt something ………………… and saw smoke ………………… .
2. If she catches you ………………… her diary, she’ll be furious.
Ann suggested ………………………………………… ………………………………………………………
15. John’s wife: The house is very nice! We’ll certainly buy it! John: I think so.
John and his wife were thinking of ………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 12
1. I (drive) ………………… to work if I had a car.
2. Where in Viet Nam would you like to live if you (can) …………………choose?
3. If the weather (be) …………………good, we will have lunch outside.
4. If the company offers me a job, I think I (take) …………………it.
5. Many people would be out of work if that factory (close) …………………down.
6. If you finish before 4:30, I (come) …………………and pick you up.
Exercise 13
1. They would have paid you more if they ( be told) ………………… of its value.
2. If I (realize) …………………that Greg wanted to get up early, I would have woken him up.
3. If you had had breakfast, you ( not/be) …………………hungry.
4. If they had had enough money, they (buy) …………………that house.
5. If he ( study) …………………harder , he would have passed the exams
Exercise 14
1. “I will come to see you if I have time” the man said to her The man told………………………………………
2. “ What would you say if someone stepped on your feet” he asked me.He told……………………………
3. “If it doesn’t rain, we will go out with you” they said to me.
They told……………………………………………………………………………………
4. “What would you do if you wee a billionaire” the man asked the woman.
The man told……………………………………………………………………………………
5. “If you had asked me, I would have lent you my motorbike,” the man said to me.
The man told……………………………………………………………………………………
6. “They would be very disappointed if you didn’t come” the man said to her daughter.
The man told……………………………………………………………………………………
7. “I’m sure they will understand if you explain the situation to them” the boy said to the girl.
The boy told……………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 15. SOMEONE ANYONE EVERYONE NOONE
5. What is the name of the man _______ car you borrowed?
Exercise 19: Join the sentences using who, that or which:
1. A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in hospital. ____________________________________
2. A man answered the phone. He told me you were away. _____________________________________
3. A waitress served us. She was very impolite and impatient. ___________________________________
4. A building was destroyed in the fire. It has now been rebuilt. _________________________________
5. Some people were arrested. They have now been released. ___________________________________
6. A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half an hour. ________________________________________
Exercise 20: Join the sentences below, using who, whose or which:
1. I met Jane’s father. He works at the university. ____________________________________________
2. Peter is studying French and German. He has never been abroad. ______________________________
3. You’ve all met Michael Wood. He is visiting us for a couple of days.
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4. We are moving to Manchester. Manchester is in the north – west. ______________________________
5. I’ll be staying with Adrian. His brother is one of my closest friends. ____________________________
6. John Bridge is one of my oldest friends. He has just gone to live in Canada.
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7. The Earth is a planet. It can support life. __________________________________________________
8. The book is about a girl. She runs away from home. ________________________________________
9. A dictionary is a book. It gives you the meaning of the words. ________________________________
10. Have you found the keys? You lost them. _________________________________________________
11. I like the dress. Trang is wearing it. ______________________________________________________
12. The fish was really delicious. We had it for dinner. _________________________________________
13. We stayed at a hotel. Peter recommended it. ________________________________________________
14. The film was interesting. I watched it on TV last night. ________________________________________
15. I don’t like the tie. John is wearing it. ______________________________________________________
16. The church is 200 years old. Our class visited it. _____________________________________________
Exercise 21: Choose the suitable italicized words to complete the following sentences:
1. To who/whom it may concern.
2. It was a service for which/that I was grateful.
1. The man who spoke to John is my brother. ________________________________________________
2. The boy who is playing the piano is Ben. _________________________________________________
3. Do you know the woman who is coming toward us? _____________________________
4. The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet. _____________________________
5. The scientists who are researching the causes of cancer are making progress.
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6. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood. ______________________________________
7. We have an apartment which overlooks the park. ___________________________________________
Exercise 25: Rewrite the following sentences, using past participial phrase:
1. The Sport Games which were held in India in 1951 were the first Asian Games.
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2. The ideas which are presented in that book are interesting. ___________________________________
3. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country. ___________________________
4. They live in a house that was built in 1980. _______________________________________________
5. The photographs which were published in the newspaper were extraordinary.
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6. The experiment which was conducted at the University of Chicago was successful.
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7. They work in a hospital which was sponsored by the government. _____________________________
Exercise 26: Rewrite the following sentences, using an infinitive phrase
1. Yuri Gagarin was the first man who flew into space. ________________________________________
2. John was the last man who reached the top of the mountain. __________________________________
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3. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the light. __________________________________
4. The first person that we must see is Mr. Smith. ____________________________________________
5. This is the second person who was killed in that way. _______________________________________
6. The first person who catches the ball will be the winner. _________________________
Exercise 27: Complete the following sentences using the correct form (to-infinitive or participle):
1. Sometimes life is very unpleasant for people (live)_________ near airport.
2. I was woken up by a bell (ring)__________. 5. John was the last student (leave)_________.
10. The window that was broken has now been repaired.
11. Where are the eggs that were in the fridge?
12. The play that we saw last week was boring.
13. The young man who I sat next to on the bus talked
all the time.
14. Do you know the girl who Tom is talking to?
15. Linda works for a company that makes computers.
16. The book is about a girl who runs away from
home.
17. Is there anything that I can do?
Exercise 30: Write the following sentences using the cleft sentences focus on the Subject:
1. The man gave her the book. __________________________
2. The boy visited his uncle last month. _____________________________________
3. My mother bought me a present on my birthday. ________________________________________
4. Huong and Sandra sang together at the party. ________________________________________
5. Nam’s father got angry with him. ________________________________________
6. The boys played football all day long. ________________________________________
7. The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday. ____________________________
8. His presence at the meeting frightened the children. ___________________________
9. The neighbour told them about it. ______________________________________
10. My friend came to see me late last night. ________________________________________
11. The strong wind blew the roof off. ________________________________________
12. The dog grabbed at the piece of meat and ran away. ________________________________
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Exercise 31: Write the following sentences using the cleft sentences focus on the Object:
1. The boy hit the dog in the garden. _____________________________________________________
2. The man is learning English. _________________________________________________________
3. The woman gave him the book. _______________________________________________________
4. She sent her friend the postcard. _______________________________________________________
5. Hoa borrowed the book from Long. ____________________________________________________
9. The Prince kissed my young sister at the party. ____________________________________________
10. My father gave me this story book as a birthday present. _____________________________________
11. Vietnamese people celebrate Tet as the greatest occasion in a year. _____________________________
Exercise 34: Complete the following sentences with that or who. If it is possible to write that or
leave it out write that in brackets.
1. Why do you always disagree with everything _________ I say?
2. Kate is the only person ______________ understand me.
3. Why do you blame me for everything ___________ goes wrong?
4. Are these the books __________ you are looking for?
5. It was Judy _________ taught us English.
6. The student _____________ won the scholarship is going to study in Britain.
7. The dress ______________ Mary bought yesterday doesn’t fit her very well.
Exercise 35: Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/ were (not) able to
1. Laura had hurt her leg and __________ walk very well.
2. Sue wasn’t at home when I phoned but I ___________ contact her at her office.
3. I looked very carefully and I ________ see a figure in the distance.
4. I wanted to buy some tomatoes. The first shop I went to didn’t have any but I ____ get some in the next
shop.
5. My grandmother loved music. She _________ play the piano very well.
6. I had forgotten to bring my camera so I __________ take any photographs.
7. My father was a very clever man. He _________ speak five languages.
8. I looked everywhere for the book but I ____________ find it.
9. They didn’t want to come with us at first but we __________ persuade them.
10. Suddenly all the lights went out. We __________ see anything.
11. The computer went wrong but luckily Emma _____________ put it right again.
12. There was a big party last night. You __________ hear the music half a mile away.
13. I learnt to read music as a child. I ___________ read it when I was five.
14. People heard warnings about the food, and they ____________________ move out in time.
15. The train was full. I ____________ find a seat anywhere.
Exercise 36: Complete the questions by adding the tag questions:
30. These sausages are delicious, ____________?
31. You haven’t lived here long, ____________?
32. It’s quite a big garden, __________?
Exercise 37: Rewrite sentences:
1. It is said that the Great Pyramid of Giza was built over a 20 – year period.
The Great Pyramid of Giza ______________________________________
2. It is said that many people are homeless after the floods. Many people _______________________
3. It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
The prisoner __________________________________________________
4. It is believed that he drove through the town at 90 km an hour.
He __________________________________________________________
5. It is reported that two people were seriously injured in the accident.
Two people ___________________________________________________
6. It is said that three men were arrested after the explosion. Three men ___________________________
7. It is expected that the strike will begin tomorrow. The strike ___________________________________
8. It is said that he speaks English very well. He ________________________________________________
9. People say that he is 108 years old. He _____________________________________________________
10. People think that he is very clever. He _____________________________________________________
11. People believe that the wanted man is living in New York. The wanted man _______________________
12. People know that he is very rich. He _____________________________________________________
13. People suppose that the film is very good. The film __________________________________________
14. People think that many people were killed in the accident. Many people _________________________
15. People think that about a million puppies are born each year. About a million puppies _________________
16. People say that the factories are much worse. The factories ____________________________________
17. People say that those dogs are dangerous. Those dogs _______________________________________
18. People think that Jane is very rich. Jane ________________________________________________
19. It is said that she won a special prize. She _______________________________________________
20. People say that he knows five foreign languages. He _______________________________________
21. It is thought that the thief got in through the kitchen window.
The thief ____________________________________________________________________________
19. I enjoy (listen) ____________ to classical music
20. I’ll try (not make)__________________ the same mistake again
21. Would you mind (give) _______________ me a hand?
22. She has just finished (write) _____________ a friendly letter
23. Have you ever watched people (try) __________________ (catch)___________________ fish?
24. Do you have any money (pay) _______________ for the book?
25. Would you be so good as (answer) ___________________ the phone when iot rains?
26. Try (forget) _________________ it; it isn’t worth (worry) ________________ about
27. We want (pay) ________________ better wages
28. We don’t enjoy (use) _____________ as cheap labor; we’re tired of (work )____________for low wages
29. After (hear) _____________ the conditions, I decided (not enter) ______________ for the competition
30. Imagine (have) __________________ (get) _______________ up at 4 A.M every day
31. We were surprised by his (go) _________________ away without (say) ________________goodbye
32. It’s not much use (have) ______________ a bicycle if you don’t know how (ride)________________ it
33. I’d love (have) _________________ an apportunity (meet) _____________________ you again
34. He resents (tell) __________________ what (do) _____________
35. We expect (treat) ___________________ like human beings
36. She hopes (invite) __________________ to discussions with the company
37. We’re going to have our luggage (weigh) _______________
38. I want my exercises (do) ___________________ by tomorrow morning
39. Can these old engines be made (start) ________________?
40. There were some people (row) __________________ on the river
41. Try (avoid) ____________ (be) ___________late. He hates (keep) ____________ (wait) ___________.
42. Do you feel like (dine) ______________ out or would you rather (have) _______________ dinner at
home?
- I’d like(go) ______________ out. I always enjoy (have) _________________ dinner in a restaurant
43. Your hair needs (cut) ________________. You’d better(have) ________________ it (do) ____________
tomorrow – unless you’d like me (have) _______________ a go at it for you
44. The children prefer (watch) ____________________ TV to (read) ______________
45. I am against (make)_________________ any complaints
11. My brother (go)……………… … to bed after he (turn)………………….… the lights off last night.
12. She is not accustomed to (take)……………… …. care of by others
13. We (live) ………………….… in the house since we came here
14. She entered the university after she (graduate)……………… … from high school.
15. They (finish)…………………… the project by the end of the next year.
16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have) ……………… dinner, but they (stop)…………………… to talk
to him.
17. They (live)…………………… next door to my house since I (be)……………….… young.
18. By the end of the next year, I (work)………………… … for him for 25 years.
19. While she (talk) ……………….on the phone, the children (start)……………… … fighting and (break)
…………….……… a window.
20. When I (be) …………… … a boy, I often (go)…………… … fishing with my father.
21. Columbus (discover)………………… America 500 years ago
22. When I (leave)……………….…. my office last night, it (still/rain)……………… … very hard.
23. What do you think the children (do)…………… … when we (get)……………………. home tomorrow?
24. He (lose)………………….…… his job last month and since then he (be)……………… out of work
25. When we (come)…………………… … there last night, they (be)……………………… there for an hour
26. When we arrived there, they (already/have)…………………… dinner
27. Mary (never/see)……………………… such a beautiful house
28. When she (enter) ………………….… the office this morning, he (already/go) …………………… out
29. We (study)……………………… almost every lesson in this book so far
30. That author doesn’t mind (criticize) ……………………… by his friends
31. He spends a lot of time (read) ……………………… books.
32. I don’t enjoy (take) ………………………. care of as if I were a child
33. I (be) ………………… …. to London several times this year.
34. The film we saw (be)………………… sad. It (make)……………… ……… me (cry)……………………
35. She couldn’t get into the house because she (lose)……………………… the key.
36. He (be) ……………………… … a newspaper reporter before he became a businessman
37. I (never/see) ……………………… any of Picasso’s paintings before I visited the art museum.
38. No one (enjoy) …………………………. (deceive)……………… ……. by the others
21. Would you mind (give) _____ing__________ me a hand?
22. She has just finided (write) ____ing_________ a friendly letter
23. Have you ever watched people (try) _____ing____________ (catch)___________to________ fish?
24. Do you have any money (pay) _______to________ for the book?
25. Would you be so good as (answer) _________to__________ the phone when iot rains?
26. Try (forget) _____to____________ it; it isn’t worth (worry) _______ing_________ about
27. We want (pay) __________to______ better wages
28. We don’t enjoy (use) _____ing________ as cheap labor; we’re tired of (work )____ing________for low
wages
29. After (hear) _______ing______ the conditions, I decided (not enter) ______not to________ for the
competition
30. Imagine (have) ___________ing_______ (get) ______to_____ up at 4 A.M every day
31. We were surprised by his (go) ____going______ away without (say) ___saying____goodbye
32. It’s not much use (have) _______ing____ a bicycle if you don’t know how (ride)____to_____ it
33. I’d love (have) ___to____ an apportunity (meet) __to___________ you again
34. He resents (tell) _______ing___________ what (do) _____________
35. We expect (treat) _____to______________ like human beings
36. She hopes (invite) _____to be invited_____________ to discussions with the company
37. We’re going to have our luggage (weigh) ____weighed___________
38. I want my exercises (do) ______________to be done_____ by tomorrow morning
39. Can these old engines be made (start) ___to_____________?
40. There were some people (row) ______ing____________ on the river (reduce relative clause)
41. Try (avoid) _____to_______ (be) ______ing_____late. He hates (keep) ____ing________ (wait)
___ing________.
42. Do you feel like (dine) ___dining (= eat)_____ out or would you rather (have) ___have_ dinner at home?
- I’d like(go) _______to_______ out. I always enjoy (have) ____ing________ dinner in a restaurant
43. Your hair needs (cut) _________cutting_______. You’d better(have) ____have____________ it (do)
______done______ tomorrow – unless you’d like me (have) ___to have____________ a go at it for you
44. The children prefer (watch) __ing__________________ TV to (read) _____ing_________
45. I am against (make)_______ing__________ any complaints
8. The last time I (see)……saw……….…him in public, he (wear)…………was wearing…… … a great
suit.
9. We (not/see)…have not seen.… her since she (leave)……left… school.
10. Lan said that she (get) …would get… married soon.
11. My brother (go)…………went .… to bed after he (turn)……had turned… the lights off last night.
12. She is not accustomed to (take)………taking… …. care of by others
13. We (live) …have live.… in the house since we came here
14. She entered the university after she (graduate)……had graduated… … from high school.
15. They (finish)…will have finished… the project by the end of the next year.
16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have) …were having… dinner, but they (stop)…………
stopped………… to talk to him.
17. They (live)…have lived next door to my house since I (be)…was young.
18. By the end of the next year, I (work)……will have worked… for him for 25 years.
19. While she (talk) …was talking… on the phone, the children (start)…………started…… … fighting and
(break)……………breaking.……… a window.
20. When I (be) …went … a boy, I often (go)…went………… … fishing with my father.
21. Columbus (discover)………discovered…… America 500 years ago
22. When I (leave)……left .…. my office last night, it (still/rain)……was still raining………… … very hard.
23. What do you think the children (do)………will be doing…… … when we (get)……get……. home
tomorrow?
24. He (lose)……lost…… his job last month and since then he (be)…has been … out of work
25. When we (come)……came … there last night, they (be)………had been…… there for an hour
26. When we arrived there, they (already/have)……had already had……………… dinner
27. Mary (never/see)……has never seen…… such a beautiful house
28. When she (enter) …entered… the office this morning, he (already/go) …had already gone… out
29. We (study)……have studied…… almost every lesson in this book so far
30. That author doesn’t mind (criticize) ………criticizing……… by his friends
31. He spends a lot of time (read) …reading… books.
32. I don’t enjoy (take) ……taking……. care of as if I were a child
33. I (be) ……have been… …. to London several times this year.