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Câu 1:

Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.

Đáp án

1. Ok

2. Do you believe

3. OK

4. It tastes

5. I think

Câu 2:

Use the words in brackets to make sentences. (You should also study Unit 3 before you do this exercise)

1. ( You/not/seem/very happy today)

=> ............

2. A: (what/you/do)

=> ............

   B: Be quiet!(I/think)

=> ............

3. A: (who/this umbrella/belong to?)

=> ............

   B: I have no idea.

4. A: (the dinner/smell/good)

=> ............

5. Excuse me. (anybody/sit/there?)

=> ............

   B: No,it's free.

6. A: (these gloves/not/fit/me)

=> ............

   B: They're to small.

Đáp án

1. You don't seem very happy today.

2. What are you doing? I'm thinking

3. Who does this umbrella belong to?

4. The dinner smells good

5. Is anybody sitting these?

6. These gloves don't fit me

Câu 3:

Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1. Are you hungry? ...... (you/want) something to eat.

2. Don't put the dictionary away. I ...... (use) it.

3. Dont put the dictionary aw.ay. I ...... (need) it

4. Who is that main? What ...... (the/want)?

5. Who is that main? Why ...... (the/look) at us?

6. Alan says he's 80 years old, but nobody ...... (believe) him.

7. She told me her name, but I ...... (not/remember) it now.

8. I ...... (think) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it?

9. I ...... (think) you should sell yout car. You ...... (not/use) it very often.

10. Air ...... (consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.

Đáp án

1. Do you want 

2. am using

3. need

4. does he want

5. is he looking

6. believes

7. don't remember

8. am thinking

9. think ... don's use

10. consists

Câu 4:

Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of be. Sometimes you must use the simple (am/is/are) and sometimes the continuous is more suitable (am/is/are being).

1. I can't understand why ..... so selfish. He isn't usually like that.

2. Sarah ...... very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why.

3. You'll like Debbie when you meet her. She ...... very nice.

4. You're usually very patient, so why ...... so unreasonable about waiting ten more minutes?

5. Why isn't Steve at work today? ...... ill?

Đáp án

1. he's being 

2. is being

3. is

4. are you being

5. Is he