ÔN TẬP

Exercise 1: Điền dạng đúng của các động từ đã cho trong ngoặc sử dụng thì quá khứ đơn - hiện
tại hoàn thành - quá khứ tiếp diễn
1. My father (work) __________ for this company since he (graduate)_______________ from
his university in 1999.
2. I (have)_______________ dinner when my mother (come)________________ home.
3. In recent years, there (be)____________________ many changes in this town’s facilities.
4. 30 years ago, he (go) _________________ to France. Since then, he
(work)_____________________ at a French company.
5. While my father (watch)________________ TV, my mother (wash) ________________ the
dishes.
6. I (do) ____________________ my homework, so my teacher is very pleased.
7. This time last year, I (travel) _______________ in some Asian countries.
8. She (drive) __________________ when a deer jumped in front of her car.
9. Since he (read) _______________ the book, he (become) ___________ a fan of the author.
10. He (love)_________________ reading books since he (be) ______________ a child.
11. She (eat) _______________ sushi twice in her life.
12. Over the last few years, scientists (do) __________ many studies to show the impacts of
global warming.
13. I (clean)________________ my car, it’s very clean and shiny now, you see.
14. At 8 p.m yesterday, she (watch) ___________________ television.
15. Last week, I (see) _______________ a movie with my cousin.

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, past simple or present perfect.
1. I___________ (have) this shirt for nearly four years.
2. Joanna ___________ (tidy) her desk, but now it's in a mess again.
3. Mike ___________ (lose) his key. He can't find it anywhere.
4. The last time I___________ (go) to Brighton was in August.
5. I ___________ (finish) my homework. I ___________ (do) it before tea.
6. And the race is over! And Micky Simpson ___________ (win) in a record time!
7. Martin___________ (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.
8. Of course I can ride a bike. But I ___________ (not/ ride) one for years.
9. I don't know Carol's husband. I ___________ (never/ meet) him.
10. Rupert ___________ (leave) a message for you. He ___________ (ring) last night.
11. Your car looks very clear. ___________ (you/ wash) it?
12. We___________ (move) here in 1993. We - (be) here a long time now.
13. Mr Clack ___________ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
14. Is this the first time you___________ (cook) pasta?
15. I ___________ (work) for a computer company since I ___________ (graduate) from
university.
16. We ___________ (post) the parcel three weeks ago. If you still ___________ (not/ receive)
it, please inform us immediately.
17. Albert Einstein ___________ (be) the scientist who ___________ (develop) the theory of
relativity.
18. My grandfather___________ (die) 30 years ago. I ___________ (never/ meet) him.

Exercise 3: Chia dạng đúng của từ ở các thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn
I (visit) (1) ___________ Hawaii for my most recent vacation. When I (go) (2) ___________ to
the beach for the first time, fantastic things happened. While my mother was taking a nap in the
sun, I (go) (3) ___________ in the water. My father was drinking some water as my brother was
(create) (4) ___________ a sand castle. All of a sudden, I notice a boy on the beach. He had
magnificent black hair and eyes that were the color of the ocean. He had a dark face and was
very tall and lean. My heart was (beat) (5). ___________ quickly. I timidly (ask) (6)
___________.him for his name. He (reveal) (7) ___________ that his name was John to me.
He spent the entire afternoon with me. We reconnected later that evening in a restaurant and we
(order) (8) ___________ pizzas. My friends and I had a lot of fun the next several days. I bid
John farewell as I was (leave) (9) ___________ Hawaii at the end of my vacation. Our eyes were
wet with tears. He quickly sent me a letter, and I promptly replied.

Exercise 4:
Tom : (1) ___________ (you/ hear) the news about David?
Harriet: No. (2) ___________ (what/ happen)?
Tom : (3) ___________ (he/ have) an accident. When he was walking down some steps, (4)
___________ (he/ fall) and (5) ___________ (break) his leg.
Harriet: Oh, how awful! When (6) ___________ (it/ happen)?
Tom: Yesterday afternoon. Melanie (7) ___________ (tell) me about it last night.
Harriet: Last night! (8) ___________ (you/ know) about it last night, and (9) ___________ (you/
not/ tell) me!
Tom : Well, (10) ___________ (1/ not/ see) you last night. And (11) ___________ (1/ not/ see
you today, until now.
Harriet: I hope he's all right. (12) ___________ (he/ have) lots of accidents, you know. (13)
___________ (he/ do) the same thing about two years ago.

Exercise 5: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D

1. It was ………. experience I had when I went to live in Japan.
• A. wonderful
• B. much wonderful
• C. the most wonderful
• D. more wonderful
2. Oh, this one is too expensive. I need …….…
• A. the cheaper one
• B. a cheaper one
• C. both are correct
• D. both are incorrect
3. Who is ……….? You or your sister?
• A. cleverly
• B. cleverer
• C. a clever
• D. most clever
4. It is widely agreed that Shakespeare is ………. playwright England of all times.
• A. the good
• B. better than
 • C. the best
• D. a good
5. Mary feels …….… about the result than her friends as she did …….… in the exam.
• A. more confident/ best
• B. much confident/ better than
• C. much more confident/ better
• D. much confident/ best
6. Rome was hotter ………. I expected.
• A. than
• B. that
• C. nothing
• D. as
7. His daughter is ………. than his son.
• A. less careful
• B. not as careful
• C. fewer careful
• D. more carefully
8. Tam Chuc Pagoda is …….… popular tourist attraction in Ha Nam; hundreds of thousands of
tourists flock to this area every year.
• A. the most
• B. more
• C. most of
• D. the more
9. Unemployment now …….… than it was under the last government.
• A. is no higher
• B. isn’t the highest
• C. is high
• D. isn’t high
10. The young are …….… more concerned with physical attractiveness than
elderly people.
• A. many
• B. as
• C. much
• D. as much as

Exercise 6: Choose the best option A, B, C or D

1. Is the horror movie ………. the last one?
• A. more scary than
• B. much scary as
• C. as scary as
• D. most scary
2. Our new car is ………. than our old one, but it still fits easily into the garage.
• A. less wider
• B. a little wider
• C. much wider
• D. more wider
3. Since her accident, Mary has tried to lead ………. possible.
• A. as normal life as
• B. as normal a life as
• C. a normal life
• D. a life normal
4. Of the 3 brothers, Johnny is …….…
• A. more handsome
• B. the more beautiful
• C. the most handsome
• D. most beautiful
5. ………. trees you cut, the hotter the Earth will become.
 • A. The more
• B. The most
• C. More and more
• D. Most of
6. The number of students in this class is ………. the other class.
• A. the same as
• B. the same than
• C. the same as much
• D. the same much as
7. The capital city has become ………. polluted since it lifted lockdown
restrictions.
• A. much
• B. more and more
• C. most
• D. the more
8. He can earn ………. his wife can.
• A. as twice much as
• B. twice as much as
• C. as much as twice
• D. all are correct
9. After joining the basketball club, Ray was ……….
• A. strong and strong
• B. the stronger
• C. the most strong
• D. stronger and stronger
10. David is ………. age as Ray.
• A. as same
• B. the most same
 • C. the same
• D. more same
Exercise 7: Complete the sentence. Use a superlative or a comparative
1. In class, Phuong is ………. (good) in the class.
2. Summer in the North of Vietnam is ………. (hot) than in the South.
3. What’s ………. (long) river in the world?
4. Art-related subjects are ………. (interesting) than science classes.
5. My current apartment is ………. (comfortable) than the one I rented 2 years ago.
6. We had a great holiday. It was one of ………. (enjoyable) holiday we’d ever had.
(enjoyable)
7. It was an awful day. It was one of ………. (bad) day of life
8. ………. (much) I hate him, ………. (much) he loves me.
9. Mr and Mrs Smith have got three sons and the 17-year-old child is ………. (old)
10. Mary typed ………. (many) mistakes in this document than I did.

Exercise 8: Complete the sentences using “as … as …”. Choose one of the words in the box

Efficiently Comfortable Early Often Soon

Difficult Well Long Quietly Qualified

1. It was a difficult question. I answered it ………. I could.

2. The exam was ………. I expected.
3. How long can I stay with you? You can stay ………. you like.
4. I didn’t want to make anybody wake up so I came in ………. I could.
5. I like to keep fit. So I go swimming ………. I can.
6. I’m going to sleep on the floor. It’s ………. sleeping in that hard bed.
7. Do you get up ………. your sister?
8. Why did he get the job rather than me? I’m ………. him.
9. The new employee works ………. the experienced one.
 10. I need the information quickly, so please let me know ………. possible.

Exercise 9: Bài tập so sánh kép (càng - càng)

Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành các câu sau:
1. The more books you read, the _________________ (much) knowledge you gain.
2. _________________ (hard) he studies, _________________ (high) his grades will be.
3. The less time she has, the _________________ (quickly) she works.
4. _________________ (popular) a movie is, _________________ (many) people will
watch it.
5. The _________________ (expensive) the hotel, the _________________ (luxurious) its
facilities are.

Exercise 10:
1. The new smartphone model has ________ the previous one.
A. Twice as many features as
B. Twice as much features as
C. Twice as many feature as
D. Twice times as many features as
2. Mary completed the project in half the time ________ John.
A. As
B. Of
C. As much as
D. Than
3. The athlete broke the world record by running ________ the previous record holder.
A. Three seconds faster than
B. Three seconds fast as
C. Three seconds faster as
D. Three seconds as fast as
4. The new restaurant offers ________ options on the menu ________ the old one.
A. Many more / than
B. Many more / as
C. Much more / than
D. Much more / as
5. The sales of the product have increased ________ since the marketing campaign started.
A. Two times
B. Twice as much
C. Twice times
D. Two times as much
6. The temperature in the desert can be ________ that of a tropical rainforest.
A. As high as twice
B. Twice as high as
C. As twice high as
D. As high as two times
7. The new model of the electric car can travel ________ the previous model.
A. Twice as far as
B. Twice far than
C. Twice far as
D. Twice as far than
8. Her presentation was ________ her colleague's.
A. Half as informative as
B. Half informative as
C. Half as informative than
D. Half informative than
9. The number of participants in the marathon this year is ________ last year.
A. 30% as many as
B. 30% as much as
C. 30% as many participant as
D. 30% as much participants as
10. The number of trees in the park is now ________ it was five years ago.
A. 50% as many as
B. 50% as much as
C. 50% as many tree as
D. 50% as much trees as

Exercise 11: Choose the correct answer.

1. She shouldn’t get married yet; she ........................
a. is not old enough b. was not old enough
c. is not enough old d. was not enough old
2. No, you can’t go to holiday by yourself! You aren’t ............!
a. very old b. too old c. old enough d. enough old
3. My brother isn’t old enough … to school alone.
a. going b. go c. to go d. went
4. We are … to drive a car.
a. old enough not b. not enough old c. not old enough d. enough not old
5. I don’t have enough money_______________.
a. for a holiday b. to a holiday c. to go a holiday d. going on holiday
6. He wasn’t experienced enough_______.
a. for doing the job b. to do the job c. to the job d. doing the job
8. I don’t have enough money _____ for a taxi.
a. to pay b. for paying c. for pay d. paying
9. Surely 15 minutes is enough time ______
a. for you to have a bath b. to you for having a bath
c. to you to have a bath d. for you for having a bath
10. The water wasn’t ______ in.
a. clean enough to swim b. enough clean to swim
c. clean enough for swimming d. enough clean for swimming

Exercise 12: Hoàn thành các câu sau với cấu trúc Used to và động từ trong ngoặc.
1. Do you know what (Jim/do) _____________ before he retired?
2. _____________ (Mary/be) a successful businesswoman before she went bankrupt?
3. My family (not/travel) _____________ during summer vacation but now we really enjoy
it.
4. I wonder what (people/do) ___________ to celebrate the Harvest Festival in the past?
5. As a kid, Josh (have) _________ his grandfather pick him up from primary school.
6. This boy band (be) ____________ popular before they disbanded.
7. When my grandmother was young, she (set off) ___________ for a foreign country
almost every summer.
8. My mother says that she (not scope) ______________ with much work stress five years
ago.
9. In the past, people in my village (raise) ___________ poultry or castle to earn a living.
10. I can’t believe my father (be) considered a bad boy before he married my mother.