Exercise 8. Underline one mistake in each sentence and correct it 

1. Does your parents live in a small village?

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3. There are two hight building near my house. 

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3. My sister doesn't like in a big City

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4. This cities are large and busy.

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5. Living in a big city is more noisy than living in the countryside.

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6. This building is tall than that one.

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8. My best friend , Lisa likes living at the mountains.

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9. It is a nice and modern city , because I want to live there. 

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1. Hung’s car is more expensive than Linh’s car.  ________________________________________________________________________________. 2. It takes her 3 hours to get to the city centre.  ________________________________________________________________________________. 3. I like collecting stamps.  ________________________________________________________________________________. 4. Would you mind telling me the way to the National Museum?  ________________________________________________________________________________. 5. I can’t go to work on time because it rains so heavily.  ________________________________________________________________________________. 6. The class will not start until the teacher arrives. (unless)  ________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 12 :

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1 : We_____to the hospital to visit Mike when he_____to say that he was fine.

A. were driving - was calling                             B. drove - called

C. were driving - called                                      D. drove - was calling

Question 2 : What_____to you on Sunday night?

A. happen                     B. happened                  C. was happening          D. would happen

Question 3 : Last night, we_____for you for ages but you never_____up.

A. waited - showed                                            B. would wait - showed

C. were waiting - were showing                         D. waited - was showing

Question 4 : We_____our quality time when the unexpected guest_____.

A. had - came                                                      B. were having - came

C. had been having - came                                 D. have had - would have come

Question 5 : Since they_____us they_____to visit us last Sunday, we_____forward to the day.

A. were telling - came - looked                          B. would tell - would visit - would look

C. told - would come - were looking                  D. tell - are coming - will look

Question 6 : I_____out last night but at the last minute I_____that I had a quiz

this morning

A. was going - realized                                       B. went - realized

C. had gone - would realize                                D. would go — have realized

Question 7 : She hasn't paid as much attention to her children as she_____ since she_____working.

A. does - starts                                                    B. did - started

C. was doing - was starting                                D. has done - would start

Question 8 : My brother_____at the road when he_____into a hole.

A. wasn't looking - was falling                           B. didn't look - has fallen

C. wasn't looking - fell                                       D. won't look - fall

Question 9 : Magellan_____the first European who_____through the strait.

A. was - was sailing                                            B. was being - was sailing

C. had been - sailed                                            D. was - sailed

Question 10 : The first self-sufficient village in Britain_____the Norman's idea.

They were some strange invaders who_____to change the country in a better way.

A. was - hoped                                                   B. is - have hoped

C. have been - were hoping                               D. was being - had hoped

Question 11 : Linda only_____the film after she_____the book.

A. understood - read                                           B. understood - had read

C. had understood - read                                    D. understood - was reading

Question 12 :_____you ever_____on TV before you_____in this reality show?

A. Had ... appeared - took part                           B. Have ... appeared - took part

C. Did ... appear - had taken part                       D. Would ... appear - took part

Question 13 : I wasn't sure how Belinda would react because I_____her long.

A. didn't know                                                    B. wasn't knowing

C. hadn't been knowing                                      D. hadn't known

Question 14 : I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he_____.

A. was already left                                             B. already left

C. had already been leaving                               D. had already left

Question 15 : When we_____to the airport, I realized that I_____my passport at home.

A. got - had left            B. got - was left            C. got - left                   D. had got - had left

Question 16 : He_____the umbrella in his right hand trying to keep his balance.

A. hold                          B. held                          C. has been holding      D. has held

Question 17 : When I met Walters about two years before his death he didn't seem satisfied. He_____no major book since he settled in Uganda.

A. has published                                                 B. could have published

C. published                                                       D. had published

Question 18 : Throughout the campaign we_____our candidate's photographs on

the walls of public buildings, hoping to attract women's votes.

A. have been hanging                                         B. hanged

C. hung                                                               D. have hung

Question 19 : Many of the people who attended Major Gordon's funeral_____him

for many years.

A. didn't see                  B. wouldn't see             C. haven't seen              D. hadn't seen

Question 20 : Seeing Peter's handwriting on the envelope, she_____the letter without reading it. She has not mentioned it ever since.

A. was tearing               B. tore                           C. had tom                    D. has tom

Question 21 : We were both very excited about the visit, as we_____each other for ages.

A. never saw                 B. didn't see                  C. hadn't seen               D. haven't seen

Question 22 : What made you think he_____in the Royal Air Force?

A. must have to be        B. had been                   C. was being                 D. had had to be

Question 23 : Without turning my head in the direction of the gate I_____a small

object just under the fence.

A. spotted                     B. had spotted              C. have spotted             D. was spotted

Question 24 : With just one exception, the report says, each of the trees that was cut down_____very expensive treatment for periods of up to ten years.

A. had to be undergone                                       B. was undergone

C. has undergone                                                D. had undergone

Question 25 : They_____married for two years or so when Roy enployed a very

attractive Indian secretary in his Glasgow office.

A. only have been         B. were only                 C. have only been         D. had only been

Question 26 : I know too little Dutch to have understood what they were talking about. What I_____was that their boss would be there the next morning.

A. understood                                                     B. didn't understand

C. have understood                                            D. could have understood

Question 27 : The driver_____violently and managed to stop the car just inches

from the body lying on the road.

A. was braking              B. has braked                C. braked                      D. had braked

Question 28 : They stopped to take a rest because they_____long enough.

A. have worked            B. had been working     C. worked                     D. were working

Question 29 : The performance_____at 7 o'clock and_____for three hours. We all_____it.

A. had begun/lasted/enjoyed                              B. began/had lasted/enjoyed

C. began/lasted/enjoyed                                     D. began/lasted/enjoy

Question 30 : By the time you_____cooking, they had done their homework.

A. finished                    B. had finished             C. finish                        D. were finishing