Exercises English 11

EXERCISES
 English 11
Language
Infinitive with To 
Infinitive without To 
Infinitive and Gerund
Passive Infinitive and Gerund
Gerund and present participle
Perfect Gerund and perfect participle
Pronoun : one(s), someone, anyone, no one, every one
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer 
Whenever we met, John avoided .. at me.
a. to look	b. looking	c. looked	d. looks
Most people enjoy .. to different parts of the world.
a. to travel	b. traveling	c. travel	d. traveled
I hope  my autobiography before I die. Do you think anyone would read it?
a. to write	b. writing	c. will write	d. wrote
My lawyer advised me not . Anything further about the accident.
a. to say	b. saying	c. said	d. say
They made her . there for the weekend.
a. stayed	b. stay	c. staying	d. to stay
I could hear the robber from the back door.
a. coming	b. to come	c. come	d. came
.has come in, haven’t they?
a. Everyone	b. No one	c. every thing	d. Some one
I expected  to join the private club.
a. to invite	b. being invited	c. to be invited	d. invited
Exercise 2: Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets
Don’t pretend (be) .. what you aren’t.
Minh expected (invite) . to her birthday party. But he didn’t
For some strange reasons, I keep (think) .. today is Sunday.
All of us agreed (attend) . the meeting.
I made my brother -in -law ( buy)  that car.
Language
The past simple
The past progressive 
 The past perfect
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer
He  here three years ago.
a. come 	b. has come	c. came	d. had come
 What were you doing at 4p.m yesterday ? I  football.
a. play	b. was playing	c. played	b. playing	
Last Sunday morning, we  our teacher.
a. visit	b. will visit	 c. visited	d. have visited 
Before I went to bed, I  my homework.
a. finished	b. had finished	c. has finished	d. have finished
They (work).in this factory 5 years ago.
a. worked	b. had worked	c. has worked	d. have worked
Exercise 2: Give the correct forms of the Verbs
1. Mr Brown (not watch). T.V last night.
I and Lan (travel) to Thailand by air last summer.
When I came back home, he (go)..out.
It is two years since she last (play) the guitar.
At 4p.m yesterday afternoon, I (go)shopping with my mother.
Exercise 3: Choose one underlined part that needs correcting to make the sentence correct
Why didn’t you came to my birthday party last Saturday.
 a b c d
When he came , we watching T.V in the living room.
 a b c d
They visit Ha Long bay last week.
 a b c d
After he finishes his work, he went out.
 a b c d
When I came to the station, the train left.
 a b c d
Language
Reported Speech with Infinitives 
Reported Speech with Gerund	
Exercise1: Choose the best answer	
“Would you like to go to the cinema with us?” 
They  her to go to the cinema with them 
a. advised	b. ordered	c. invited	d. begged
“ Could you open the window please?”
She . him to open the window.
a. reminded	b. ordered	c. invited	d. asked
“ Don’t forget to post the letter!” He  me to post the letter.
a. reminded	b. ordered	c. asked	d. begged
John insisted .paying for the meal.
a. at 	b. in	c. on	d. for
 “I’m sorry, I didn’t come yesterday” Tom said to me.
a. I apologized for didn’t come yesterday.
b. Tom apologized me for not coming the day before.
c. Tom apologized for not coming yesterday.
d. Tom apologized to me as she didn’t come the day before.
I couldn’t prevent him from his money.
a. spending	b. spend	c. to spend	d. being spent
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences with the given words.
“I’m happy you have passed the contest. Congratulations!” Tom said to you
-> Tom congratulated on.
“ Don’t make so much noise, children” the woman said.
-> The woman asked 
“ You should come home before 8 p.m.” Tom’s father said.
-> Tom’s father advised ..
David said that he climb over the window.
-> David admitted
“ It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you,” Mrs Pike said to Bob
-> Mrs Pike thanked..for..
“I have always wanted to be a famous star,” Henry said.
-> Henry has always dreamed of  
Language
1. Conditional sentences - type 1, 2, 3
2. Conditional in Reported speech
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer
If we got an umbrella with us, we  wet.
a. won’t get	b. wouldn’t get	c. would get	d. didn’t get
I could drink the tea if it  hot.
a. isn’t	b. wasn’t	c. were	d. weren’t
If the weather  bad, we would have gone on the trip.
a. hadn’t been	b. weren’t	c. wouldn’t been	d. isn’t
If I go on holiday, I  a lot of money.
a. would spend	b. will spend	c. spent	d. would have spent
If Mary  ill, she wouldn’t have been absent from the class.
a. hadn’t been	b. weren’t	c. wouldn’t been	d. had been
If there  no sunshine, we all  soon.
a. were / died	b. were / would die	c. is / will die	d. is / died
If people didn’t cut down so many trees in the forest, 
a. the earth will not be destroyed	b. the earth is not destroyed	
c. the earth would not be destroyed	d. the earth would not have been destroyed
Because I don’t know her name, I can’t tell you.
If
I knew her name, I would have told you.
I knew her name, I would tell you.
I know her name, I will tell you.
I know her name, I won’t tell you.
If / Lan / be / you / she / help / them.
If Lan is you, she will help them.
If Lan was you, she would help them.
If Lan were you, she would help them.
If Lan were you, she would have helped them.
We didn’t hurry, so we missed the train. 
If we had hurried, .
we would miss the train.
we wouldn’t miss the train.
we would have missed the train.
we wouldn’t have missed the train.
	Exercise 2: Change into Reported Speech
“If he had dropped the vase, it would have broken.” She said to me.
“If we don’t get tickets for the concert, we’ll stay at home,” they said to me.
“ We’d go by bus if we didn’t have a car,” he said
“ If you have to do the washing up, I will help you,” her husband said to her.
READING 1:
Exercise 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer 
In America, there is no national television as there is in some countries. All the stations are run commercially. Advertisers sponsor game shows, they interrupted the shows every few minutes to advertise the things they are selling. Television is criticized for its crime shows; actually there are many other special shows of real value.
There are also educational television stations which are trying out new types of high quality programs. They give courses in foreign languages and in literature, which viewers can follow and even take examinations later. Some schools have a regular class on T.V, such as science, several hours a week.
In America,  
there is no national television.	b. there is only one T.V station.
there is a lot of national television.	d. there are no T.V viewers.
Which of the following statements is true?
Every school in America has classes on T.V every week.
Some schools state that T.V is not useful in education.
Some schools give Ss the lesson on T.V.
Some schools give foreign languages courses on T.V.
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
There are many special shows of real value on T.V
There are educational programs on T.V.
There is advertising on T.V.
There is a lot of violence on T.V.
In America, who sponsors game shows?
Educationists	b. Advertisers 	c. Sales managers	d. Viewers
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer among a, b, c, d to fill in each blank. 
Many people have recognized T.V as a type of (1)___ that exits in many countries. Nowadays, people usually (2)___ most of their spare time (3)___ T.V. Films of all kinds are the favourite programs of many viewers, young and old alike. However, T.V (4)___ us on the native way, too. We have seen a lot of movies about (5)___ on T. V every day.
1. a. basement	b. achievement	c. entertainment	d. accomplishment
2. a. spend	b. take	c. pay	d. use
3. a. to watch	b. watch	c. watching 	d. watched
4. a. makes	b. efforts	c. affects	d. bring about
5. a. violence	b. violent	c. violently	d. violate
READING 2:
Exercise 1: Read the passage and choose the best 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 huts built close together.
Early people probably lived in joint families. They had to be part of a large group in order to survive. The members of the group help each other hunt. They work together to protect themselves from dangerous animals and other enemies.
	In China, people lived in joint families. When a son married, he and his wife lived at his parents’ homes. Unmarried daughters remained at home until they married. Chinese children felt very loyal to their parents. Younger members of the joint family always took care of the old ones.
In India and Africa, some people still live in joint families. The members of a joint family 
	share their earnings and property. If one member of the group becomes ill or has bad luck, 
	the others help the person. As in the past, the members of the joint family offer each other 
	help and protection.
1. The phrase “to be made up of” in the second paragraph means 
a. include	b. relatives	c. live	d. hut
2. Long time ago, members of joint families 
a. did not live together	b. helped each other catch animals	
c. only play together	d. lived separately in order to survive
3. Chinese people felt loyal to their 
a. father	b. parents	c. cousins	d. relatives
4. In India and Africa, people in joint families help a person when.
a. he has good luck	b. he gets rid of illness
c. he has bad luck	d. he shares them his earning
5. On the whole, this story about 
a. all types of families 	b. joint families	
c. families in China	d. families found in India and Africa
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer among a, b, c, d to fill in each blank. 
Have you ever stopped (1)why people give each (2).. eggs at Easter? The Christian festival of Easter celebrates the return of Jesus Christ from the death, but the festival is actually named (3)..the goddess of the sun, Eostre, whose name is taken from the East where she (4).In very ancient times, Easter was a celebration that winter was up and that a new life was about to begin. The rabbit, (5) to the number of young it produces, is the symbol of life. In some parts of the world, the rabbits leaves large numbers of eggs( another symbol of new life) in the garden and children have to find as many as they can. This is very like Christmas when Santa Claus leaves presents for individual children.
a. to wonder	b. wondering	c. wonder	d. wander
a. else	b. person	c. others	d. othe ... ited
The tourist company is thought ________ money the next year.
	A. to be lost	B. to have been lost	C. to lose	D. to have lost
I can remember ________ very proud and happy when I graduated.
	A. to being	B. be	C. being	D. to be
Exercise 2: Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets
Don’t pretend (be) .. what you aren’t.
Minh expected (invite) .. to her birthday party. But he didn’t
For some strange reasons, I keep (think) .. today is Sunday.
All of us agreed (attend) .. the meeting.
I made my brother -in -law ( buy) .. that car.
He made me (do) .. it all over again.
She can (sing) .. quite well.
He will be able (swim) .. very soon.
I used (live) .. in a caravan.
You ought (go) .. today. It may (rain) .. tomorrow.
You needn’t (say) .. anything. Just nod your head and he will (understand) ...
I want (see) .. the house where our president was born.
He made her (repeat) .. the message.
May I (use) .. you phone?
You needn’t (ask) .. for permission; you can (use) .. it whenever you like.
Language
The past simple
The past progressive 
 The past perfect
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer
1: Before I ______ for that job, I ________ my parents for advice.
A. applied / had asked	B. had applied / asked	C. applied / asked	D. have applied / asked
2: After Fred _______ his holiday in Italy, he ______ to learn Italian.
A. had spent / wanted B. had spent / had wanted	C. has spent / had wanted	 D. spent / wanted
3: By the age of 35, my uncle ________ his own business.
A. would start	B. has started	C. had started	D. started
4: I ________ to bring my camera so I _________ any photographs.
A. forgotten / couldn't take 	B. had forgotten / couldn't take 
C. had forgotten / dodn't take 	D. had forgotten / can not take
5: When she _______, the match _________.
A. had arrived / started	B. had arrived / had already started
C. arrived / already started	D. arrived / had already started
6: I _________ you the work to do again because you _______ it badly.
A. gave / did	B. gave / have done	C. gave / done	D. gave / had done
7: Ted ________ the match although he _________ before.
A. won / hadn't practiced B. didn't win / didn't practice C. won / didn't practice D. won / not practise
8: We _______ in the house that my grandparents _________.
A. lived / have built B. live / have been building C. lived / had built	D. lived / had been building
He  here three years ago.
A. come 	B. has come	C. came	 D. had come
 What were you doing at 4p.m yesterday ? I  football.
A. play	B. was playing	C. played	B. playing	
Exercise 2: Give the correct forms of the Verbs
Mr Brown (not watch) . T.V last night.
I and Lan (travel) to Thailand by air last summer.
When I came back home, he (go)..out.
It is two years since she last (play) the guitar.
At 4p.m yesterday afternoon, I (go) . shopping with my mother.
He (clean) . his gun when it accidentally (go) . off and (kill) . him.
He (not allow) . us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind (blow) ..
As I (cross) . the road I (step) . on a banana skin and (fall) . heavily.
I still (lie) . on the road when I (see) . a lorry approaching.
Luckily the driver (see) . me and (stop) . the lorry in time.
Language
Reported Speech with Infinitives 
Reported Speech with Gerund	
Exercise1: Choose the best answer	
“Would you like to go to the cinema with us?” 
They  her to go to the cinema with them 
a. advised	b. ordered	c. invited	d. begged
“ Could you open the window please?”
She . him to open the window.
a. reminded	b. ordered	c. invited	d. asked
“ Don’t forget to post the letter!” He  me to post the letter.
a. reminded	b. ordered	c. asked	d. begged
John insisted .paying for the meal.
a. at 	b. in	c. on	d. for
 “I’m sorry, I didn’t come yesterday” Tom said to me.
a. I apologized for didn’t come yesterday.	b. Tom apologized me for not coming the day before.
c. Tom apologized for not coming yesterday.	d. Tom apologized to me as she didn’t come the day before.
I couldn’t prevent him from his money.
a. spending	b. spend	c. to spend	d. being spent
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences with the given words.
“I’m happy you have passed the contest. Congratulations!” Tom said to you
-> Tom congratulated on.
“ Don’t make so much noise, children” the woman said.
-> The woman asked 
“ You should come home before 8 p.m.” Tom’s father said.
-> Tom’s father advised ..
David said that he climb over the window.
-> David admitted
“ It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you,” Mrs Pike said to Bob
-> Mrs Pike thanked..for..
“I have always wanted to be a famous star,” Henry said.
-> Henry has always dreamed of  
Language
1. Conditional sentences - type 1, 2, 3
2. Conditional in Reported speech
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer
If we got an umbrella with us, we  wet.
a. won’t get	b. wouldn’t get	c. would get	d. didn’t get
I could drink the tea if it  hot.
a. isn’t	b. wasn’t	c. were	d. weren’t
If the weather  bad, we would have gone on the trip.
a. hadn’t been	b. weren’t	c. wouldn’t been	d. isn’t
If I go on holiday, I  a lot of money.
a. would spend	b. will spend	c. spent	d. would have spent
If Mary  ill, she wouldn’t have been absent from the class.
a. hadn’t been	b. weren’t	c. wouldn’t been	d. had been
If there  no sunshine, we all  soon.
a. were / died	b. were / would die	c. is / will die	d. is / died
If people didn’t cut down so many trees in the forest, 
a. the earth will not be destroyed	b. the earth is not destroyed	
c. the earth would not be destroyed	d. the earth would not have been destroyed
Because I don’t know her name, I can’t tell you.
If
I knew her name, I would have told you.	C. I knew her name, I would tell you.
I know her name, I will tell you.	D. I know her name, I won’t tell you.
If / Lan / be / you / she / help / them.
If Lan is you, she will help them.	B. If Lan was you, she would help them.
If Lan were you, she would help them.	D. If Lan were you, she would have helped them.
We didn’t hurry, so we missed the train. 
If we had hurried, .
we would miss the train.	B. we wouldn’t miss the train.
C. we would have missed the train.	D. we wouldn’t have missed the train.
	Exercise 2: Change into Reported Speech
“If he had dropped the vase, it would have broken.” She said to me.
“If we don’t get tickets for the concert, we’ll stay at home,” they said to me.
 “ We’d go by bus if we didn’t have a car,” he said
 “ If you have to do the washing up, I will help you,” her husband said to her.
 ‘If the ground is dry on the day of the race, my horse will win,’ said the own.
READING 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer 
The population of the world has increased more in modern times than in all other ages of history combined. World population totaled about 500 million in 1650. It doubled in the period from 1650 - 1680. By the year 2000, the population will be about 6.6 billion. Estimates based on research by the United Nations indicate that it will double in the twenty-five years between 1975 and the year 2000.
No one knows the limits of the population that the earth can support. Thomas Malthus, an English economist, developed a theory that became widely accepted in the nineteenth century. He suggested that because world population tended to increase more rapidly than food supply, we should continuously constrain available resources. Malthus cited wars, famines, epidemics and other disasters as in the usual limitations of world population growth. With recent advances in science and technology, including improved agricultural methods and great progresses and in medicine, some of the limiting factors in population growth have been lessened, with obvious results. International organizations have recommended programmes to encourage general economic development that target areas along with a decrease in birth rates to effect a lasting solution.
1: Which of the options below is the best title for the passage?
A. A Brief History of Population and Over-populationB. Limiting Factors in Population Growth
C. The United Nations' Estimate	D. Thomas Malthus's Theory
2: What is the population from the estimates based on research by the US?
A. Two million	B. Five hundred million	C. Seven billion	D. Over six billion
3: Who was Thomas Malthus?
A. A scientist	B. An economist	C. A doctor of medicine	D. A United Nations' representative
4: According to the passage, the limiting factors in population growth have been lessened because of __________.
A. precaution	B. disasters	C. improved technology	D. scarcity
5: What do most experts recommend in order to solve problems of overpopulation?
A. Medical advance and improved agricultural methods.	B. Famine and epidemic.
C. Economic development and a decline in the birth rate.	D. Conservation of available resources.
READING 2: Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box S
PRING FESTIVALS
From ___1___ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Eastern, __2__ Christains remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Easter, however, is not the __3__ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of winter by making ___4___ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are carried round bonfires by their mothers to protect them __5__ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak __6__ in water when celebrating their New Year, which __7__ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Quatemala they carpet the streets _8__ flowers . Chinese spring parades are __9__ colourful, but __10__ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the street.
Eggs are traditionally __11_ with festivals celebrating the end of winter. _12_ years ago, people in ancient China and Greece ate coloured hard-boiled eggs; 160 years ago chocolates eggs became popular in many countries. In Britain, hot crossed buns, a kind of sweet bread, are traditionally eaten __13__ Good Friday, the day Christ died on the cross. However, crossed buns have been eaten for __14__ of years. People thought that making cakes with a cross _15__ evil spirits.
1: 	A. earliest	B. previous	C. latest	D. old
2: 	A. by then	B. when	C. which	D. because
3: 	A. single	B. lone	C. only	D. solitary
4: 	A. tremendous	B. huge	C. giant	D. extreme
5: 	A. against	B. in	C. out of	D. from
6: 	A. each other	B. one another	C. through	D. mutually
7: 	A. appears	B. occurs	C. happens	D. falls
8: 	A. from	B. by	C. with	D. in
9: 	A. equally	B. not less	C. the same	D. as
10: 	A. in spite of	B. despite	C. on be half of	D. instead of
11: 	A. attached	B. linked	C. connected	D. combined
12: 	A. As far as	B. As long as	C. As old as	D. So long as
13: 	A. by	B. during	C. on	D. in
14: 	A. one thousand	B. thousands	C. a thousand	D. thousand
15: 	A. kept away	B. turned down	C. put down	D. pushed off