Revision (Unit 1-3)
I. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
A. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. They (spend) their holidays in Canada every year………………….
2. Many people (send) flowers to their friends on holidays…………………
3. The sun (rise) in the east and (set) in the west. …………………..
4. She sometimes (buy) vegetable at this market. ………………….
5. We’ll go out when the rain (stop). ………………..
6. She will send us the photographs before we (leave)…………………
7. He (come) here once in a while……………………….
8. What time Lan (get up) every morning ?.........................
9. The Thai people (eat) rice……………….
10. I (not / think) that this answer is right………………………
11. John (watch) television now……………………
12. Look ! It (rain) outside. The wind (blow) harder and harder……………………..
13. Listen ! I think someone (knock) at the door. …………………..
14. Be quiet ! The baby (sleep)………………..
15. It always (snow) in the winter. It (snow) now……………………
16. We (have) a party on Saturday night………………..
17. They (not/ study) English at the moment ………………..
18. John (swim) now ?..................
19. My brother (work) in a shoe store this summer………………..
20. Mother (cook) ............. some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) ..............in the morning
21. We (live) in this city for 20 years. We love this city very much………………..
22. Thomas (finish) his home work. He’s going to school…………………
23. I (already / see) that film. I don’t want to see it again……………………
24. I (read) “Gone with the Wind” twice. I still want to read it again……………………
25. I (not/ be) to Da Lat. I have heard that it is a beautiful city……………………
26. She (just/ leave) the party…………………
27. Up to the present, George (write) five children books……………………
28. You (do) anything interesting lately ?..........................

b. As soon as we finished our work, we would go home with Peter.
c. We finished our work before Peter went home.
d. Peter had gone home before we finished our work.
6. It has been years since I last ate fish.
a. I have not eaten fish for years.
b. For many years, I have eaten only fish.
c. I like eating fish for years.
d. It is fish that I have eaten for many years.
7. It will not be long until he is at the meeting.
a. It will take him a long time to attend the meeting.
b. He will be at the meeting soon.
c. The meeting will last for a long time.
d. He has been at the meeting for a long time.
8. We are not allowed ......... jeans at school.
a. wear b. to wear c. wearing d. worn
9. When Carol .......... last night, I ............ my favorite show on television.
a. was calling / watched b. called / have watched
c. called / was watching d. had called / watched
10. By this time next summer, you ............ your studies.
a. completes b. will complete
c. are completing d. will have completed
11. It is not easy to ............ our beauty when we get older and older.
a. develop b. maintain c. gain d. collect
12. ............. Tom Cruise's last movie? Yes, I ........... it three days ago
a. Have you ever seen / saw b. Did you ever see / have seen
c. Had you ever seen / would see d. Will you ever see / saw
13. The conical leaf hat / call / "Non La” / Vietnamese / make from a typical kind of soft palm
a. The conical leaf hat, which is called “Non La” in Vietnamese, is made from a typical kind of soft palm
leaves.
b. The conical leaf hat it is called “Non La” in Vietnamese is made from a typical kind of soft palm leaves.

a. are getting b. has got
c. was getting d. will have got
24. Two lions …… from Chessington Zoo, and the police …. to catch them.
a. will escape / try b. escaped / had tried
c. escape / were trying d. have escaped / are trying
25. They …… enthusiastically when the teacher ….. in.
a. discuss / comes b. will have discussed / comes
c. were discussing / came d. are discussing / will come
26. Oranges …. rich in vitamin C, which …. for our heath.
a. have been / is b. are / is
c. are / will be d. were / had been
27. What …… when the fire alarm ……….. off ?
a. are you doing / will go b. have you done / would go
c. were you doing / went d. will you do / are going
28. When Peter ……….. , I ……….. him to your new house.
a. will arrive / take b. arrives / will take
c. had arrived./ am taking d. will arrive / will take
29. …………… Tom Cruise’s last movie ? – Yes, I …. ..it three days ago.
a. Have you seen / saw b. Did you ever see / have seen
c. Had you ever seen / would see d. Will you ever see / saw
30. We …….. touch since we …………. school two years ago.
a. lost / have left b. have lost / leave
c. have lost / left d. were losing / had left
31. John cannot make a ……. to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car.
a. decide b. decision
c. decisive d. decisively.
32. Many young people have objected to …..marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and groom.
a. agreed b. shared c. contractual d. sacrificed
33. Affected by the western cultures, Vietnamese young people’s attitudes ............. love and marriage have
dramatically changed.

to find a place to live. Tome, it broke my heart as I could not prepare the Christmas for my three boys. I have
been their only parent since my husband (53) _____ away two years ago. I was so sad and everything was
getting on my nerves. Although I managed to solve the problem myself I could not help (54) _____ my sons
about the things. When I suddenly woke up at midnight, I found my eldest son was sitting (55) _____me. He
kissed me and said, "Don't worry, Mum. We love you very much and always stand by you (56) ____ happens."
At the moment I started weeping, grabbed him and kissed him. His words and love made me (57) _____ all
about what I was stressing about.In fact ever since that moment, I have realized that I can overcome any
problems thanks to my sons' love. The most important thing of my life is that my boys are safe and
healthy, and they bring me joy all the time. The memory (58) _____ me that nothing really matters, when I have
the love of my children. 49. a. transfer b. convert c. move d. change
50. a. notice b. watch c. find d. see
51. a. leave b. to leave c. leaving d. left
52. a. because b. although c. as though d. if
53. a. passes b. passed c. has passed d. was passing
54. a. tell b. to tell c. told d. telling
55. a. by b. next c. over d. up
56. a. whenever b. whatever c. whoever d. however
57. a. forget b. to forget c. forgot d. forgetting
58. a. remembers b. minds c. reminds d. misses

B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer:

In many modern countries, people think of a family as a mother, a father and their children. But this is not the
only kind of the family group. In some parts of the world, a family group has many other members. This kind of
large family is called an “extended family” or a joint family”.
The joint family includes all living relatives on either the mother’s or the father’s side of the family. It is made
up of grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and cousins. They live together in a large house or in

1.He said, “ I wrote to her last night” ( Change into Reported Speech)
--> He said( that) he had written to her the night before./ the previous night
2. She/ clean/ windows/ before/ she/ go/ the market/ yesterday afternoon.(Make complete sentences, using the
cues given)