Trắc nghiệm Chuyên đề 2: Grammar (verb forms) có đáp án

Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a phrasal verb from the box.

1.   Miss Diep didn’t know the correct spelling so she had to                                   it in the dictionary.

2.   She’s                     it                      and has made up her mind; she’s going to take the job in New York.

3.   Can you                  your name, telephone number and email address                        in the book, please?

4.   My hotel was amazing and it                                 all my expectations.

5.   Mark was born in the East End, but he                              in the West End.

6.   The guide                           us                                the historic parts of the city.

7.   He doesn’t know why she                         his invitation to the party.

8.   Vinh is very friendly. He                          most of my friends.

9.   We are all                          seeing our grandparents again.

10. Miss Hang                          the Music                    and went to bed because it was quite late.

Complete each of the following sentences with “used to/ didn’t use to” using the verbs from the box.

1.   In my childhood, there                 so many high building here. There were parks.

2.   People                   with pen, but now they use computers.

3.   My brother                        football, but an injure stopped him from playing.

4.   In my grandfather’s youth, people                       by car. They rode horses.

5.   I                 to school, but two weeks ago I got a bike so now I ride it every day.

6.   My sister                           when we go to the beach because she was afraid of water.

7.   Mr. Lam                            television in the morning. He did it in the evening.

8.   David was a good climber in his youth. He                     very high mountains.

9.   My parents                        me expensive toys as we were not rich.

10. We                         in the town market. We bought fish, fruit and vegetables.

Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1.   Martin                               (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.

2.   I                             (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.

3.   We            (move) here in 1993. We                                (be) here a long time now.

4.   It isn’t a very good party. Most people                            (already/ go) home.

5.   It was so hot today that I                           (wear) shorts and a T-shirt at work.

6.   My wife and I                               (move) three times since we                     (get)married.

7.   So far this week there                               (be) three burglaries in our street.

8.   When I was younger I                               (play) badminton for my local team.

9.   In the past few years, it                            (become) more and more difficult to get into university.

10. I                             (enjoy) skiing ever since I                              (live) in Switzerland.

11. I                             (have) these shoes since my eighteen birthday.

12. We                         (live) in Newcastle for three years now and like it a lot.

13. The last time I                               (go) to Brighton was in August.

14. When my parents were on holiday, I                    (stay) with my grandparents for two weeks.

15. I                             (not see) Rachel for ages. She                        (not visit) us since July.

Put the verb into the correct form to complete the sentences.

1.   I’m not tall enough to play volleyball. I wish                              tall and strong. (I/ be)

2.   I’m fed up with this rain. I wish                                        raining. (it/ stop)

3.   My grandparents don’t like living in the city. They wish                                    in the countryside.(they/ live)

4.   It’s a difficult question. I wish                                          the answer. (I/know)

5.   I wish                                            here. She’d be able to help us. (Ann/ be)

6.   Aren’t they ready yet? I wish                                           . (they/ hurry up)

7.   It would be nice to stay here. I wish                                             go now. (we/ not have to)

8.   It’s freezing today. 1 wish                        so cold. I hate cold weather.(it/ not be)

9.   What’s her name again? I wish                                        remember her name. (I/ can)

10. You’re driving too fast. I wish                                         a bit. (you/ slow down)

11. What I said was stupid. I wish                                          anything. (I/ not say)

12. I should have listened to you. I wish                                            your advice. (I/ take)

13. I’m really sleepy today. I wish                                         take Bob to the airport last night. (I/ not have to)

14. It was a terrible film. I wish                                             to see it. (we/ not go)

15. It was so hot that I wish                                        to the beach. (I/ go)

Use the correct voice (active or passive) and the correct tense of the verb in sentences.

1.   Almost everyone (enjoy)                         the lecture last night.

2.   Enlish (teach)                               in the schools of almost every nation.

3.   That proposal (consider)                         by the members right now.

4.   Smith (teach)                               at the University of Washington since 1999.

5.   That old red house (build)                                   in the year 1822.

6.   The report (examine, not)                                    by the committee of experts yet.

7.   Cocktails (serve)                          to the guests at the party last night

8.   Everything (go)                            well so far. There (be)                       no trouble yet.

9.   Listen to this. I think this news (surprise)                                   you.

10. The noise from the trains (annoy)                                    me terribly last night.

Give the correct form of the verb in the box to complete the following sentences.

1.   Jack has a right to know. He ought to                              the news immediately. If you don’t do it, I will.

2.   I have no patience with gossips. What I told Bill was a secret. He shouldn’t have                        it to you.

3.   Use this brown paper and tape. A package has to                                    carefully before it is mailed. Otherwise, the post office won’t send it.

4.   I don’t know why Jessica wasn’t at the meeting. She must have                         about it. Next time there’s a meeting. I’ll be sure to remind her about it.

5.   The ancient ruins must have                     as early as 1974. The historical record is difficult to interpret.

6.   You should                       this button back on right away before you lose it.

7.   This burnt out light bulb should have                   days ago. There are some new bulbs in the green cabinet. Could you get one for me?

8.   Did you know that Sylvia bought a new sports car? I don’t know how much shepaid for it, and of course it’s none of my business, but it must have                           her lots of money.

9.   Shhh! Let’s not talk so loudly. We don’t want to awaken the baby. We’d better                           .

10. You’d better not drink that river water. It could                          .

Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a verb from the box.

1.   He                         from high school when we met him.

2.   She got up,                        breakfast, and left.

3.   It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining, and the birds                          .

4.   I was sure I                        him somewhere before, but I couldn’t remember where.

5.   Linda walked out ofher flat. As she shut the door, she realized she                    the key.

6.   My leg started to hurt when I                               football.

7.   Minh grew up in the countryside, and he in                     Ha Noi for a few years in the 2010s.

8.   When I was a child, I didn’t know what job I                               to do in the future.

9.   The fire alarm went off when we                         a math lesson.

10. My brother                                    when I called him this afternoon.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses of the conditionals.

1.   If we (take)                      , the children (not go)                         for a walk.

2.   If she (not read)                           the novel, she (not pas)                                 the literature test.

3.   If I (not argue)                             with my friend, he (lend)                              me his motorbike.

4.   If we (take)                      the bus, we (not arrive)                                 in time.

5.   If Dick (not buy)                          the book, his friends (be)                               angry with him.

6.   If Tom (not tidy up)                                his room, Victoria (not help)                  him with the muffins.

7.   If the boys (not play)                               football, the girls (not come)                  to the football pitch.

8.   If you (eat)                       too much junk food, you (not lose)                      weight.

9.   If I (not make)                             breakfast tomorrow morning, my girlfriend (not love)                                  me anymore.

10. If they (not hurry)                                   , they (not catch)                                the train.

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1.   If he (clean)                                  his windscreen he’d be able to see where he was going.

2.   If you drove your car into the river, you (be able)                                   to get out?

3.   If you (not belong)                                   to a union, you couldn’t get a job.

4.   If I (win)                           a big prize in a lottery, I’d give up my job.

5.   What you (do)                               if you found a burglar in your house?

6.   I could tell you what this means if I (know)                                Greek.

7.   If everybody (give)                                   I pound we would have enough.

8.   He might get fat if he (stop)                                 smoking.

9.   If he knew that it was dangerous he (not come)                                       .

10. If you (see)                                   someone drowning, what would you do?

Give the correct form of the verbs.

1.   The whole machine would fall to pieces if you (remove)                       that screw.

2.   I (keep)                             a horse if I could afford it.

3.   I’d go and see him more often if he (live)                       on a bus route.

4.   If they (ban)                      the sale of alcohol at football matches, there might be less violence.

5.   I (offer)                             to help if I thought I’d be any use.

6.   What would you do if the lift (get)                      stuck between two floors?

7.   If you (paint)                    the walls white, the room would be much brighter.

8.   If you (change)                             your job, would it affect your pension?

9.   If you knew you had only six weeks to live, how you (spend)                            those six weeks?

10. I’d climb over the wall if there (not be)                           so much broken glass on top of it.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1.   In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus (publish)                          “On the Revolutions of the Heaven Spheres” claiming that the Earth and the planets (orbit)                             the Su.

2.   Galileo (use)                                 the telescope to view the stars and planets before Isaac Newton (invent)                                   the first reflecting telescope.

3.   In 1686, Isaac Newton (publish)                                     the Mathematical Principlesof Natural Philosophy where he (lay)                                the foundations for universalgravitation and (describe)                                       the motion of the Sun and the planets.

4.   After Robert Goddard (work)                              on the rocket technology, he(invent)                               and (launch)                          the first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926.

5.   On November 3, 1957, the Russian dog Laika (become)                        the first animal in orbit after fruit flies (be sent)                                to outer space by the United States.

6.   In 1983, Sally Ride (become)                              the first American woman inspace after Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (be sent)                             in space twenty years earlier.

7.   France (launch)                            its first satellite before Japan(put)                      its test satellite into orbit.

8.   In 1971, the United Kingdom successfully (launch)                               its satellite into orbit after China (do)                              that one year earlier.

Fill in future continuous or future perfect to complete the sentences below.

1.   This time tomorrow morning Captain Neil Armstrong and his crew                        (leave) earth and                           (head) for the planet Mars.

2.   On the first day of their voyage, they                               (orbit) the earth every 20 seconds.

3.   Crew members Yuri Gagarin and Sally Ride                               (check)all the instrument all day long to make sure they are working properly. They                           (not/take) it easy.

4.   By the end of the year 2044 they                                      (arrive) on the planet Mars. They                (go) 100 million light years andyet they                    (not/age) even one year. Miraculous!

5.   What                                 (do/they) about as they zip through space? Will theybe frightened? I doubt it. They will be too busy.

6.   The captain says that by the end of the first week, they                     (discover)many interesting things about space and alien beings.

7.   By the end of the first month aboard the spaceship, the Martian Explorer, the crew                                     (get used to) living without gravity and to eating theirfood out of tubes. On a normal day they                           (float) around the cabin.

8.   Scientists claim that within the next 50 years, they                                 (find out)whether life on Mars exists or not and they                                (meet) those littlegreen men, Martians.

9.   In the meantime, let us wish good luck to Captain Armstrong and his crew. They                              (explore) the outer reaches of the universe.

10. By 2044                            (they/expand) our knowledge of new frontiers and deep space.

Give the correct form of the verbs in the passive of simple future.

1.   The essays                                     (assess) by Hans de Wit, who is the Presidentof the EAIE.

2.   Students’ academic performance                                     (not evaluate) through exams only.

3.   Classes                              (hold) also in places like restaurants or supermarkets.

4.   The school’s curriculum                          (tailor) constantly to meetchanges in society.

5.   Women                             (free) from most housework by high technology.

6.   Not all the decisions in the family                                    (make) by men.

7.   More flyovers                               (build) to reduce traffic in the city.

8.   We are staying at the Grand Hotel, which                                   (demolish) for a department store.

Complete the sentences using the correct form (ing-form or to-infinitive of the verb in brackets)

1.   Reliable friends are always there for you. They never fail (help)                       you.

2.   Why don’t you stop (work)                     and take a rest?

3.   I was a bit lazy this time, but I promise (study)                          harder next time.

4.   If you want a quiet holiday, you should avoid (go)                                 to the coast in summer.

5.   When we told him a plan, he agreed (join)                      our team.

6.   John missed (have)                       dinner with his old school mates.

7.   This is a very badly organized project. I will never consider (take)                   part in it.

8.   I can’t stand my boss. I have decided (look)                               for another job.

9.   He only wants privacy. He can’t understand people (ask)                                  him personal questions.

10. Do you ever regret (not study)                at university, Peter?

Complete the sentences using the correct form (ing-form or to-infinitive ofthe verb in brackets)

1.   The horses struggled (pull)                      the wagon out of the mud.

2.   Anita demanded (know)                           why she had been fired.

3.   My skin can’t tolerate (be)                       in the sun all day I get sunburned easily.

4.   I avoided (tell)                              Mary the truth because I knew she would be angry.

5.   Fred Washington claims (be)                   a descendant of George Washington.

6.   Mr. Kwan broke the antique vase. I’m sure he didn’t mean (do)                         it.

7.   I urged Omar (return)                 to school and (finish)            his education.

8.   Mrs. Freeman can’t help (worry)            about her children.

9.   Children I forbid you (play)                     in the street. There’s too much traffic.

10. My little cousin is a blabbermouth! He can’t resist (tell)                         everyone my secret.

Complete the sentences with the correct form, gerund or infinitive, of the words in parentheses.

1.   He wore glasses                            (avoid)            (be) recognized.

2.   Before (give)                    evidence you must swear (speak)                               the truth.

3.   I tried (persuade)                          him (agree)                             with your proposal.

4.   Your windows need (clean)                     .Would you like me (do)                    them for vou.

5.   Would you mind (shut)                            the window? I hate (sit)                     in a draught.

6.   I can’t help (sneeze)                     ; I caught a cold yesterday because of (sit)          in a draught.

7.   Stop (talk)                         ; I am trying (finish)                           a letter.

8.   His doctor advised him (give)                              up (jog)                       .

9.   My watch keeps (stop)                             .

10. People used (make)                                  fire by (rub)                            two sticks together.

Use the infinitives given in the correct form to finish the sentences.

1.   The plant (to ran)                          by the head engineer for a fortnight before a new director (appoint)                          .

2.   Here you (to be)                            at last! I (to wait)                                for you for twenty minutes.

3.   He hated (to bother)                                 with trifling matters when he had many more important things (to deal)                                        with.

4.   She would never miss a chance (to show)                                    her efficiency, she was so anxious (to like)                            and (to praise)                         .

5.   The idea was too complicated (to express)                                  in just one paragraph.