REVISION FOR UNIT 1-3 – GRADE 11

TENSES
I. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the
same:
1. I have studied English for 5 years.
 I began studying English 5 year ago. ………………………….......................................
2. The phone rang during dinner.
 While I was having dinner the phone rang …………………………………..........................
3. Sue left the house, but first she locked the doors.
 Before Sue left the the house, she had locked the doors. ……………………………..........
4. Alan was skiing in Switzerland and met his old friend, Ken.
 While Alan was skiing in Switzerland, he met his old friend. ……………………………………
5. I did my homework and then went to bed.
 After I had done my homework, I went to bed.…………….........................................
6. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.
 After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.……………………
7. When he was younger David often played tennis.
 David used to play tennis when he was young.………………………………………………………………
8. When did you begin to learn English? (learnt)
How long have you learnt English? …………………………………………..............................
9. I have never tasted pheasant before.
This is the first time I have tasted pheasant.………………………………………………………...
10. He started investigating the case a week ago.
 He has been investigating the case for a week………………………………………………………………
11. He hasn’t been back to his hometown for over 20 years now.
 It is over 20 years since the last time he has been back to his hometown. ………………………
12. They last visited me five years ago.
 They haven’t visited me for 5 years……………………………………………………………………
II. Choose the best answer.
1. Nam ______ his homework when I came in.
A. do B. was doing C. is doing D. does
2. Nga has worked in this company _______ 6 years.
A. since B.in C. for D. at
3. When I got to the hospital, she _____ in the waiting room.
A. sat B. was sitting C. had sat D. is sitting.
4. Can you tell me how ______ this washing machine?
A. to operate B. I could operate C. operating D. could I operate
5. John _____ at the moment, so he can’t answer the telephone.
A. works B. is working C. has worked D. will work
6. I ___ my key. Can you help me look for it?
A. lose B. lost C. had lost D. have lost
7. By the end of this year, Tom ________English for three years.
A. will be studying B. has studied C. will have studied D. has been studying
8. The moon _____ round the earth.
A. goes B. is going C. will go D. went
9. Last night, Tina ______ in bed when suddenly she heard a scream.
A. read B. was reading C. has read D. had read
10. Ann lives in London. She ______ there for 10 years.
A. has been living B. is living C. was living D. had been living
11. When you ______ to England this summer, please visit me.
A. will come B. came C. come D. are coming
12. Look! Someone ______ to open your car door.
A. is trying B. has been trying C. are trying D. were trying
13. Since 1981, scientists in the world ______ a lot of things to fight AIDS.
A. had done B. has done C. have done D. did
14. She will go abroad as soon as she ________ this English course.
A. has completed B. will complete C. will have completed D. completed
15. Families in the Western world _______ very much in the last 100 years.
A. changed B. has changed C. had changed D. have changed
16. I was so embarrassed, I was sure that someone _______ at me.
A. were looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. is looking
17. Since he bought a car, he ______ to work everyday.
A. drives B. is driving C. has driven D. has been driving
18. When the old school friends met, a lot of memories ______ back.
A. had brought B. were brought C. brought D. had been brought
19. It ______ five years since he _______ to study English.
A. was/ begin B. is/ has begun C. will be/ begins D. is/ began
20. When Simon worked here, he ______ mistake.
A. always made B. made always C. was always making D. was making always
21. Her husband ______ unemployed since they ______ the countryside.
 A. was/ moved B. was/ have moved C. has been/ moved D. has been/ have moved
22. Tim _____ in three movies already. I think he will be a star someday.
A. had appeared B. has appeared C. was appearing D. is appearing
23. Please don’t make so much noise. My son _____.
A. sleeps B. is sleeping C. slept D. has been sleeping
24. I’ll handle over all my files to my assistant before I _______.
A. am leaving B. leave C. will leave D. shall leave
25. They ________ this course by next June.
A. have finished B. will finish C. are going to finish D. will have finished
VOCABULARY

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences.

1. Many people agree that dogs are our most_______ friends.

 A. humorous B. punctual C. loyal D. tasty 
2. They welcomed us with a very ______ smile, which made us extremely comfortable.
A. timid B. friendly C. suspicious D. modest
3. Danny is a ________ person. He never tells anyone about his success.
A. modest B. honest C. selfish D. constant
4. It's important to have a friend that you can ______ in, the one that you can tell all
your secrets.
A. decide B. collide C. persist D. confide
5. Fortunately, the ______ between two trains didn't kill anybody.
A. constancy B. suspicion C. collision D. anxiety
6. Tom didn't ______ that he hit Jimmy even though all of us witnessed it.
A. confess B. confide C. collide D. collapse
7. There is a growing ______ between Jenny and her boyfriend. I think they will break
up soon.
A. friendship B. distance C. patience D. imbecile
8. Don't be so ______. You need to care about people around you.
A. sensitive B. unselfish C. disloyal D. indifferent
9. People believe that ______ usually leads to broken friendship. When you are rich,
you don't care about your old friends.
A. hospitality B. responsibility C. prosperity D. generosity
10. If you think Helen is ______, think again. She's very dynamic in class.
A. timid B. honest C. tasty D. calm
11. I just had a ______ evening with my friends yesterday. We went to the cinema
and had a full dinner on the way home.
A. relax B. relaxing C. relaxed D. relaxation
12. I don't know why Kim______ me that much. I just can't resist looking at her.
A. attracts B. attraction C. attractive D. attractively
13. Both of us are really ______ about what the teacher's assignment. We need to ask
her about it again.
A. certain B. certainty C. uncertain D. uncertainty
14. The ________ is believed to be hiding in one of the classrooms.
A. suspect B. suspicion C. suspicious D. suspiciously
15. He is one of the most _______ students in my class. He likes to do things no
matter how difficult they are.
A. persist B. persistent C. persistence D. persistently

II. Choose the answer that is CLOSEST or OPPOSITE in meaning of the

underlined phrases.
1. You can trust in Tim. He's never late for class. (closest)
A. sensitive B. punctual C. impatient D. indifferent
2. Christine is always willing to give help to the poor, which makes us like her very
much. (closest)
A. generous B. anxious C. conscious D. vicious
3. Rob said that he is never selfish. But I don't think so. (closest)
A. takes care of others B. is changeable
C. takes responsibility D. has a sense of homour
4. My friend, Pat, is enjoying his contentment after the final exam. (opposite)
A. persistence B. relaxation C. certainty D. depression
5. We have no doubts about the practicality of the plan. (opposite)
A. being likely to fail B. having confidence
C. being suitable D. being realistic
6. It seems that Susan is proving to be the most excited supporter of our football
team. (closest)
A. childlike B. enthusiastic C. random D. decorative
7. We need to have a meeting soon to discuss the preparation for the
commencement. (closest)
A. a milestone B. an invitation C. a gathering D. an agency
8. The clothes collected will be given to the victims of last month's earthquake.
(closest)
A. distributed B. gathered C. conducted D. gambled
9. My uncle, who had enjoyed his happy marriage, finally got divorced yesterday.
(opposite)
A. merely married B. who did engaged C. divorcing twice D. a bachelor
10. He was in a jovial mood when he went home from the party (opposite)
A. great satisfaction B. happiness C. sadness D. his pleasure

VERB FORMS
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences.
1. Many students don't think that it is necessary ______ about their country's history.
A. know B. to know C. knowing D. to knowing
2. The teacher expected us ______ this essay just in 20 minutes.
A. write B. to write C. writing D. to writing
3. I am sorry ______ that your grandfather has passed away
. A. hear B. to hear C. hearing D. to hearing
4. John and Ash seemed ______ having trouble ______ along well with each other.
A. be - to get B. to be – get C. to be – getting D. being - getting
5. ______ a good English learner requires many skills and efforts.
A. Become B. To become C. Becoming D. To becoming
6. We are waiting for our first book ______ next month.
A. publish B. publishing
C. to be publishing D. to be published
7. After the class, I saw him ______ out off the window and ______ away
A. to jump – running B. jumping - run
C. jump - run D. jumping - to running
8. If you don't understand the lesson, try ______ your friends ______ it again for you.
A. ask – explain B. to ask -to explain
C. to ask – explaining D. asking – to explain
9. As well as ______ at Joshua High school, Ms. Hellen is also an actress.
A. teaching B. to teach C. teach D. to teaching
10. All the students ______ to firing Mr. John Thomas!
A. confessed B. prevented C. objected D. postponed
11. Don't ______ Jim to decide to do it himself. He's too young to do so.
A. have B. make C. let D. get
12. She ______ not to tell anybody about it, but she didn't keep it.
A. mentioned B. promised C. denied D. recommended
13. My friend used ______ a teacher, so he is good at ______ ideas to other people.
A. to being - expressing B. to be - expressing
C. to be – to express D. being - express
14. Never forget ______ your best friends about your problems. They are the ones for
you ______ with.
A. telling – to share B. to tell – to share
C. to tell – sharing D. telling - sharing
15. I remember ______ you ______ Tony of the party. Didn't you do it?
A. to have - to remind B. having – reminding
C. to have - remind D. having - remind
16. I remember ______ that book on the shelf, but now I can't find it anywhere.
A. put B. to put C. putting D. to putting
17. After ______ up with Bill, Laura admitted ______ a serious mistake about their
relationship.
A. breaking – to make B. to break – making
C. breaking - making D. break – to making
18. I must confess ______ nothing about their break-up, so don't _____ about that.
A. know ask B. to know – asking
C. knowing - asking D. to knowing - ask
19. He had tried ______ friend with Miley, but she's too bossy ______.
A. make – agree B. to make – to agree
C. making – to agreeing D. making - agreeing
20. What should I ______ Dan to do? ~ He is really disappointed about the test result!
A. suggest B. advise C. suggested D. advised
21. I can't afford _________ to the cinema twice a week.
A. going B. to go C. to be gone D. being gone
22. His parents ________ him to learn Economics at Harvard University.
A. advised B. suggested C. disliked D. couldn't stand
23. His music seems _________ by his Vietnamese origin.
A. to influence B. influencing C. to be influenced D. being influenced
24. Don't make fun of him anymore. He doesn't enjoy _________ at.
A. to laugh B. laughing C. to be laughed D. being laughed
25. If you want to be fluent in English, you need to practise _________ it every day,
again and again.
A. to use B. using C. being used D. to be used
26. __________ not to show up at the party, he stayed home and watched TV.
A. Telling B. To tell C. Being told D. To be told
27. They have planned _________ the year-end party on 31" of December.
A. throw B. to be thrown C. being thrown D. to throw
28. Be careful! Don't let these presents _________ to the wrong addresses.
A. to deliver B. be delivered C. delivering D. being delivered
29. After receiving the test paper from the teacher, they went on ________ the test.
A. to do B. doing C. to be done D. being done
30. Don't call her after midnight. She doesn't want ________ up.
A. to wake B. being woken C. woken D. to be woken
II. Choose the best answer.
1. It was a good time. We always remember (to celebrate/celebrating) our silver
anniversary on that island.
2. After the host announced the reasons for the party, everybody started (to enjoy/
enjoying) their time.
3. I'll never forget (to have/ having) fun that night. That was the most memorable
moment in my life.
4. The teacher has disagreed with our plan, which means (to prepare/ preparing) a
new one right away.
5. Please stop (to complain/ complaining) and prepare for the meal tonight at once.
6. On the way to the ceremony, we stopped (to wait/ waiting) for Jean, Danny, and
Randy.
7. Why isn't John at the wedding? Somebody try (to phone/ phoning) his home
number, please!
8. I apologize for what happened at the stag night. I didn't mean (to insult/ insulting)
you.
9. If it continues (to rain/raining) like this, there's a risk that we have to cancel the
pool party.
10. Before leaving for the party, remember (to call/ calling) me.
11. I regret (to behave/ behaving) so childishly at the party. I wish it hadn't happened.
12. We tried (not to let/ not letting) anything go wrong at the party last night, and we
succeeded.
13. I regret (to inform/ informing) you that the wedding ceremony has been cancelled.
14. When we were little girls, we really love (to party/ partying). We went to any
parties we were invited.
15. Paul, don't forget (to decorate/ decorating) the garden for the barbecue tonight.
Rewrite the sentences with the word given
1. Lying to your best friends is the worst thing you can do.
You had better not lie to your best friends …………………………………...
2. It is easier for me to read Shakespear's plays now than before.
I get used to reading Shakespear’s plays now……………………………….
3. I managed to complete the test, but it was not easy
I had difficulty completing the test ………………………………………………
4. It took her three hours to wrap all the presents.
She spent 3 hours wrapping all the presents……………………………………
5. We were not allowed to play cards at school.
The teacher didn't let us play cards at school………………………………
6. Jean managed to finish her project on time.
Jean succeeded in finishing her project on time…………………………………
7. Kathy said that she hadn't cheated in the exam.
Kathy denied cheating in the exam…………………………………………………
8. It's very kind of you to invite me to the wedding.
I appreciate being invited to the wedding …………………………………………

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!