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English 9-Lesson 2:Gram,Vocab

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is simple past tense?

a)

An action is happening right now, or when it happens regularly

b)

Actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred

c)

Things that happened or completed action in the past

d)

Unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a given point in the future

2.

What is past continuous tense

a)

Unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a given point in the future

b)

Action that is happening right now, or when it happens regularly

c)

Action or things that happened or completed in the past

d)

Actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred

3.

What (you/do) when I (call) you last night?

a)

did you do / calling

b)

were you doing / called

4.

I (sit) in the canteen when you (call)

a)

was sitting / called

b)

sat / were calling

5.

When Akmal (arrive) at school, who (be) there?

a)

arrived / was

b)

arrived / was being

6.

Siao Ying was (watch) movie when she (hear) the creepy voice.

a)

was watching / heard

b)

watched / was hearing

7.

Yesterday Fatihah (go) to the library, next she (have) a swim, later she (meet) Bella for the BTS concert.

a)

was going / was having / was meeting

b)

went / had / met

8.

Harith and Izzat (play) the guitar when Eswaraa (hurt) his fingernail

a)

were playing / hurt

b)

were playing / was hurt

9.

What (do) Bo Yin, Roseann and Jia Mei up to at 10 PM last night? It was really noisy.

a)

did

b)

were

10.

Jarris (take) a shower when the telephone (ring)

a)

was taking / rang

b)

was taking / was ringing

11.

The burglar (break into) the museum and (steal) the most expensive painting.

a)

was breaking into / was stealing

b)

broke into / stole

12.

When Ari (walk) into the room, everyone (work)

a)

walked / was working

b)

was walking / was working

13.

The police officer (stop) me because I (talk) on my mobile phone while I (drive)

a)

stopped / talked / drove

b)

stopped / was talking / was driving

14.

While Rizmi, Nadhirah and Meon (clean) the classroom, they (break) some glasses

a)

cleaned / were breaking

b)

were cleaning / broke

15.

Lenin-Na (wear) a bright yellow dress when Aidil (see) her last

a)

weared / was seeing

b)

was wearing / saw

16.
She.......................at 5 p.m. yesterday.
a)
were working
b)
was working
c)
working
d)
was
17.

Annie..... to the cinema five minutes ago.

a)

walk

b)

walks

c)

walked

d)

walking

18.

Aisha ____ ____ very hard last year.

a)

is studied

b)

was studied

c)

is studying

d)

was studying

19.

The students ____ _____ very loudly when Pn Ooi came.

a)

are talk

b)

are talking

c)

was talk

d)

were talking

20.

Marcos .... when he .... a worm in his apple.

a)

was eating, found

b)

was eating, finded

c)

were eating, were finding

d)

ate, was finding

21.

We ..... when Ms. Tan .... the answer.

a)

was studying, said

b)

were studying, said

c)

studied, said

d)

studied, sayed

22.

While I ....... the quiz, Mr. Khor ...... to me.

a)

made, spoke

b)

made, was speaking

c)

was making, speaked

d)

was making, spoke

23.

Why ____ you listening when the manager told you what to do?

a)

was

b)

wasn't

c)

weren't

d)

aren't

24.

When the taxi arrived, the friends ____ ____ goodbye.

a)

was say

b)

were saying

c)

were say

d)

was saying

25.

I .... water while you ..... 7 Up.

a)

drank, were drinking

b)

was drinking, were drinking

c)

drank, drank

d)

was drinking, drank

26.

While they .... in art class, the paint .... out (finished).

a)

were painting, ranned

b)

were painting, run

c)

were painting, ran

d)

was painting, ran

27.

When they .... on math homework, they ... their grades.

a)

were working, saw

b)

were working, seed

c)

were working, seied

d)

worked, saw

28.

When my mum ... dinner, she ... her hand.

a)

cooked, cut

b)

was cooking, was cutting

c)

cooked, cutted

d)

was cooking, cut

29.

While Siti ..., the librarian ... off the light.

a)

was readding, turned

b)

was reading, turned

c)

was reading, turnt

d)

read, turned

30.

When the police ...., the thief ..... away.

a)

was arriving, ran

b)

arrived, was running

c)

arrived, was runing

d)

were arriving, ran

31.

Alvin Than ... while his brother ....

a)

was singing, slept.

b)

was singing, sleeped.

c)

sang, was sleeping.

d)

singed, was sleeping.

32.

What ____ you ____ when the accident happened?

a)

are, do

b)

are, doing

c)

was, do

d)

were, doing

33.

My grandmother __________ some cookies for us yesterday.

a)

climbed

b)

baked

c)

ate

d)

cried

34.

______ you _______ the dishes by yourself last night?

a)

Did ... wash

b)

Did ... washed

c)

Do ... wash

d)

Do ... washed

35.

My childhood ________ happy and I would like to share about it.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

were

d)

was

36.

What did you buy at the supermarket?

a)

We bought apples.

b)

I did buy apples.

c)

I didn't bought anything.

d)

I don't like to buy apples.

37.

My father wishes__________ (become) a good teacher in the future.

a)

would become

b)

become

c)

became

d)

had become

38.

Windy wishes she __________ (be) very rich.

a)

was

b)

would be

c)

were

d)

is

39.

Linh wishes she ____________ (pass) her exam yesterday.

a)

passed

b)

had passed

c)

would pass

d)

passes

40.

We wish we________ (feel) better and more comfortable.

a)

feel

b)

felt

c)

would feel

d)

had felt

41.

I wish my family _________ (come) back home last week.

a)

would come

b)

come

c)

had come

d)

came

42.

Linda wishes she _________ (visit) L.A with her parents next month.

a)

visits

b)

had visited

c)

would visit

d)

visited

43.

Kien wishes he __________ (find) a new job with high salary in the future.

a)

found

b)

would find

c)

had found

d)

finds

44.

I wish I __________ (take) care of my girlfriend last night.

a)

take

b)

would take

c)

had taken

d)

took

45.

His sister wishes she __________ (know) many songs and how to sing.

a)

knew

b)

had known

c)

knows

d)

would know

46.

Loan wishes she ___________ (meet) my lawyer at the moment.

a)

meets

b)

would meet

c)

met

d)

had met

47.

I wish I .................. German, but I can't.

a)

can speak

b)

could speak

c)

had spoken

d)

didn't speak

48.

My brother doesn't keep his room tidy

-> I wish ..................

a)

my brother can keep his room tidy

b)

my brother didn't keep his room tidy

c)

my brother kept his room tidy

d)

my brother had kept his room tidy

49.

She has to work tomorrow.

-> She wishes .................

a)

she hadn't to work tomorrow

b)

she didn't have to work tomorrow

c)

she hasn't to work tomorrow

d)

she won't have to work tomorrow

50.

I wish you ...............us about your problems

a)

tell

b)

told

c)

had tell

d)

will tell

51.

She wishes she ................enough money to buy a bicycle, but she is poor

a)

had

b)

can have

c)

didn't have

d)

had had

52.

He wishes he .............. an engineer now.

a)

were

b)

is

c)

will be

d)

would be

53.

I hate living in England. It's cold and wet. I wish I ........... in Spain

a)

had lived

b)

could live

c)

will live

d)

lives

54.

It's a pity that you aren't here with us now.

-> I wish .............

a)

you are here with us now

b)

you was here with us now

c)

you were here with us now

d)

you weren't here with us now

55.

I wish I .............. how to design a website.

a)

know

b)

were knew

c)

knew

d)

can know

56.

I wish we ................ on the beach now

a)

are playing

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

can play

57.

Peter wishes he ...............part in the game, but he cannot because of his injured leg

a)

takes

b)

could take

c)

could took

d)

had taken

58.

Peter's flat is so hot. He wishes .....................

a)

it isn't so hot

b)

it was so hot

c)

it wasn't so hot

d)

it hadn't been so hot

59.

I'm sorry that I failed the exam.

-> I wish .................

a)

I didn't fail the exam

b)

I had failed the exam

c)

I hadn't failed the exam

d)

I wouldn't fail the exam

60.

I don't understand this point of grammar. I wish I .................. it better

a)

didn't understand

b)

could understand

c)

would understand

d)

had understood

61.

I wish I ..............an astronaut in the future.

a)

would be

b)

was

c)

will be

d)

am

62.

The teacher will give us an exam tomorrow.

I wish.....

a)

the teacher wouldn't give us an exam tomorrow.

b)

the teacher would give us an exam tomorrow.

c)

the teacher didn't give us an exam tomorrow.

d)

the teacher gave us an exam tomorrow.

63.

We live in a small flat in the city.

I wish......

a)

we lived in a small flat in the city.

b)

we wouldn't live in a small flat in the city.

c)

we didn't lived in a small flat in the city.

d)

we didn't live in a small flat in the city.

64.

They don’t know how to speak Chinese.

They wish.....

a)

they didn't know how to speak Chinese.

b)

they knew how to speak Chinese.

c)

they didn't known how to speak Chinese.

d)

they would know how to speak Chinese.

65.

Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

a)

lessons 

b)

units

c)

desks

d)

groups

66.

The ________ in the central square is dedicated the heroes of our country.

a)

monument

b)

building

c)

castle

d)

house

67.

The historical documents found in the library are well ___ for future generations.
(
Các tài liệu lịch sử được tìm thấy trong thư viện thì ............. cho các thế hệ tương lai.)

a)

occupied

b)

preserved

c)

discovered

d)

contributed

68.

Inside the ancient ________, we discovered secret passages and hidden chambers.

(Bên trong ________ cổ đại, chúng tôi phát hiện ra những lối đi bí mật và những căn phòng ẩn giấu.)

a)

office

b)

room

c)

castle

d)

flat

69.

Through educational programs, schools ______ the importance of remembering the past.

a)

promote

b)

observe

c)

contribute

d)

discover

70.

When I / young, walking barefoot / a common experience / school.

a)

When I was young, walking barefoot was a common experience at school.

b)

When I was young, walking barefoot is a common experience at school.

c)

When I am young, walking barefoot was a common experience at school.

d)

When I am young, walking barefoot is a common experience at school.

71.

In the past, talking face to face/the primary way/ communication / school.

a)

In the past, talking face to face is the primary way of communicating at school.

b)

In the past, talking face to face was the primary way of communicating at school.

c)

In the past, talking face on face was the primary way at communicating at school.

d)

In the past, talking face to face was the primary way in communicating at school.

72.

During school days,/ we enjoy/ play traditional games / our friends.

a)

During school days, we enjoyed play traditional games with our friends.

b)

During school days, we enjoyed playing traditional games at our friends.

c)

During school days, we enjoyed playing traditional games with our friends.

d)

During school days, we enjoy play traditional games with our friends.

73.

The committee has _____ a survey of parking problems in residential areas.

a)

cut down

b)

come around

c)

worked out

d)

carried out

74.

_______, farmers used buffalo-driven carts to transport agricultural products.

a)

Tradition

b)

Traditional 

c)

Traditionally 

d)

Untraditional

75.

The city has an exceptionally rich _______ of historic buildings.

a)

heritage

b)

tradition

c)

custom

d)

culture

76.

The soldiers had to fight the war to PROTECT their country.

(CLOSET MEANING)

a)

develop

b)

defend

c)

attend

d)

struggle

77.

It is his PRATICE to tell stories about his childhood to his children at bedtime. ( CLOSET MEANING)

a)

tradition 

b)

behavior

c)

custom 

d)

manner

78.

Our beliefs and history have been _______ orally ( bằng miệng ) by our people for thousands of years.

a)

shown around

b)

cheered up  

c)

passed down

d)

taken off

79.

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

glutinous

b)

historic

c)

mountainous

d)

cultural

80.

The traditional family with three or four ______ living under one roof still remains in this region.

a)
generations
b)
customs
c)
anniversaries
d)
performances
81.

A _____ is a large strong building built in the past by kings or queens or other important people.

a)
palace
b)
fortress
c)
cottage
d)
A. castle
82.

This house is no longer ______ ; nobody lives in it.

a)

abandoned

b)

modern

c)

renovated

d)

occupied

83.

The ancient warriors stood bravely to_____ their lands and people.

a)

attack

b)

defend

c)

protect

d)

conquer

84.

In the past , the children walked all the time, and they didn’t have shoes or sandals. They walked _______.

a)

riding a horse

b)

barefoot

c)

by skateboard

d)

by car

85.

A country's cultural ________  is a valuable resource.

a)

heritage

b)

traditional

c)

customary

d)

traditions 

86.

The custom of __________ ancestors is a beautiful and rich tradition in Vietnamese culture.  

a)

honoring

b)

worshipping

c)

conserving

d)

celebrating

87.

Besides the key ingredients , another secret to achieving the perfect _________  is the temperature of the oil.  

a)

fish and chips

b)

meals

c)

main course: món chính

d)

serving

88.

. One of Vietnamese ________ that I like best is fried rice (cơm rang). It’s a kind of popular street food. 

a)

meat  

b)

dishes

c)

drinks

d)

ingredients

89.

The main ________ of this dish are cooked rice, meat or sausage and colourful vegetables.

a)

ingredients

b)

foods

c)

wooden spoon

d)

dessert

90.

I went to the Exhibit Hall while my friend Mark ________ to the museum attendant.  

a)

talked

b)

was talking

c)

has talked

d)

talks

91.

The _______ ingredients of the dish are fried fish served with chips.

a)

dessert

b)

starter

c)

full

d)

basic

92.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

a)

local

b)

careful

c)

national

d)

would

93.

Rice farming has long been _________________ with life in the Vietnamese countryside.

a)

associated

b)

recognized

c)

practiced

d)

appeared

94.

In Vietnam’s past, many families grew _________________, which becomes sticky when cooked.

a)

white rice

b)

green beans

c)

glutinous rice

d)

corn

95.

Since vehicles were not common in our village, most children in the past went _________________ to school, which means walking.

a)

on foot

b)

on horseback

c)

by bicycle

d)

by boat

96.

Farmers relied on a network of canals to bring _________________ from the mountains to their rice paddies.

a)

bottled water

b)

well water

c)

salty water

d)

running water: nước sinh hoạt

97.

Many old buildings in Hoi An have been preserved because they represent a valuable part of the town’s _________________.

a)

celebration

b)

event

c)

memory

d)

heritage

98.

While visiting Hoi An, we saw many shops selling _________________ silk lanterns, some with beautiful hand-painted designs.

a)

historic: important in history

b)

ancient: belonging to a period of history

c)

elderly = old

d)

antique: old and often valuable

99.

In the past, villagers used natural ingredients to color their _________________, such as turmeric for yellow and butterfly pea flower for blue.

a)

beef noodle soup

b)

spring rolls

c)

five-color sticky rice

d)

pancake

100.

Before starting a long journey on a boat, Vietnamese fishermen would perform a specific _________  to wish for good luck and safe passage.

a)

habit

b)

connection

c)

ritual

d)

celebration

101.

Respect for elders was a _________________ tradition in Vietnamese families. Children were expected to listen and learn from their grandparents.

a)

temporary

b)

deep-rooted

c)

forgotten

d)

occasional

102.

Folk tales and songs were passed down from generation to generation. This helped _____________ to the cultural heritage of Vietnam.

a)

preserve

b)

contribute  

c)

occupy  

d)

observe

103.

Find the word which has a different stress

a)

safeguard

b)

gratitude

c)

religious

d)

monument