Unit 12: A Vacation Abroad: D. Were Lying

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Unit 12: A VACATION ABROAD

1. Multiple choice questions

2. At 9 o’clock yesterday we __________ on the beach.


a. are lying b. have lain c. lay d. were lying

2 The baby _________ his food onto the floor and making his mother angry.

a. always threw b. is always throwing c. has always thrown d. always


throws

3 I would like _________ to Africa.

a. go b. to go c. going d. to going

4 It was kind _________ you to help them.

a. of b. from c. for d. to

5 Are you going abroad this summer?

a. away from home b. on holiday c. to another country d. to the USA

6 _________ is a building or room where people can go to look at painting.

a. Gallery b. Library c. University d. Gym

7 I brought back this cowboy hat as a _________ of America.

a. gift b. present c. award d. souvenir

8 While Angela was cleaning her room, she _________ her lost earring.

a. is finding b. finds c. has found d. found

9 Why don’t you come_________ for dinner?

a. about b. over c. up d. upon

10 Will you pick me _________ after the party?

a. on b. over c. through d. up

11 Miss Brown _________ us last week because our teacher was ill.
a. teaches b. is teaching c. was teaching d. has taught

12 You _________ come and visit us again sometime

a. should b. must c. need d. could

13 I’m usually free in the evening.

a. tired b. relaxed c. not busy d. not at home

14 I picked up a copy of their summer travel _________

a. paper b. magazine c. book d. brochure

15 While the choir _________ Christmas carols, we were making them some cocoa.

a. are singing b. were singing c. sang d. have sung

2. Error correction

1 At breakfast yesterday, I did my homework and my dad was reading a car magazine. (was doing)

A B C D

2 The farmer was riding to town while he fell off his horse. (when)

A B C D

3 Come up to my place and we will discuss it. (Ø)

AB C D

4 I will keep a day freely next week for our meeting. (free)

A B C D

5 She spent her free time visit galleries and museums. (visiting)

A B C D

3. Guided cloze test

Most people, enjoy going (1)___________ on their holidays and (2)___________ the opportunity
(3)___________in an interesting city or a seaside (4)___________.If you speak
(5)___________languages, you can make (6)___________, and take home some interesting
(7)___________.But before that, you have to reach your (8)___________. and that is often a problem!
You can have problems (9) ___________ your luggage and it is often difficult to find good (10)
___________.

1. a. far b. abroad c. ahead d. overhead

2. a. have b. has c. will have d. having

3. a. to stay b. stays c. stayed d. staying

4. a. place b. beach d. resort d. resource

5. a. much b. more c. some d. a lot

6. a. florists b. friends c. people d. tutors

7 a. devices b. brochures c. souvenirs d. galleries

8 a. arrival b. destination c. departure d. places

9 a. with b. for c. from d. in

10 a. with b. for c. from d. in

4. Word form

1 I’d like to visit Australia because Australian people are very friendly.

2 It’s not easy to find cheap accommodation at busy time.

3 Most tourists like visiting Tribal villages.

4 There are various ways of solving the problem.

5 Some volcanoes are not immediately dangerous because they are not active.

6 Unfortunately, her illness was more serious than we thought.

7 I found the trip very exciting.

8 London is famous for its historic buildings and churches.

9 Last summer we had a enjoyable trip to Sapa.

10 The waste from the chemical factory is very harmful.

5. Sentence building

1 They / play / tennis / 10.30 yesterday morning.


They were playing tennis at 10.30 yesterday morning.

2 Ann /do /homework / 5 o’clock this afternoon .

Ann was doing her homework at 5 o’clock this afternoon.

3 My father / wash / car / from five to six.

My father was washing his car from five to six.

4 This time last year / we / live / France

This time last year we were living in France

5 The students / offer / flowers / the visitors

The students were offering the flowers to the visitors.

6 I / cook / dinner / half an hour ago

I was cooking dinner half an hour ago.

7 She / work / the studio / that time.

She’s working in the studio at that time.

8 What / you / do / from 3 to 6 yesterday afternoon?

What were you doing from 3 to 6 yesterday afternoon?

9. you / tidy / the bedrooms / yet?

Have you tidied the bedrooms yet?

10 Christmas songs / often / perform / the churches.

Christmas songs are often performed at the churches/

6. Sentence transformation

1 “I’m living in London now,” Charles said.

Charles said that he was living in London then.

2 Someone will translate this letter into Vietnamese.

This letter will be translated into Vietnamese.

3 Is it all right if I take a photograph?

Would you mind if I took a photo?


4 “Shut the door but don’t lock it” , she said to us.

She asked / told us to shut the door but not to lock it.

5 Air travel is faster than any other kinds of transport.

Air travel is the fastest kind of transport.

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