UNIT 1.

LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
E. VERB FORMS
I. Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a phrasal verb
from the box.
live on look through pass down set off turn down

close down come back deal with get up keep up with

1. They offered her a trip to Europe but she it .

2. He has the report and found nothing interesting.
3. Phong walks too fast and it’s really hard to him.
4. These traditional stories have been from parents to children over many
generations.
5. My sister is an early bird. She at 7 o’clock every day of the week.
6. We’ll for Tay Ho village at 9 o’clock and arrive at 10 o’clock.
7. When I was a student, I small allowances from my parents.
8. The government must now the preservation of traditional craft villages.
9. The banks have a lot of branches in villages over the last few years.
10. Many foreign tourists decided to Viet Nam for another holiday.

II. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. You can’t really have seen a UFO! You (imagine) things!
2. Linda was busy when we (go) to see her yesterday. She (study) for an
exam.
3. The festival is held by the Hanoi City Department of Tourism (preserve)and
develop traditional trade villages in Hanoi.
4. The owner of Hakata Traditional Craft and Design Museum (close)it down
because of dropping profit.
5. Conical hat making (be) a traditional craft for hundreds of years.
6. The building (complete) at the end of last month.
7. Individuals should be responsible for (revive) local culture.
8. (you/ ever/ be) to Bat Trang Ceramic Village?
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III. Read the passage and fill in the blank with the correct form of the verbs in the box
brought however shaping materials works

imported blow performing fear

representing
Marble Mountains is a group of five smaller mountains (1) Metal, Wood, Water,
Fire and Earth. It is also a travel itinerary linking Da Nang City to the ancient town of Hoi
An and Hue City. As the name suggests the Marble Mountains used to be a place providing
input (2) for craftsmen in the village, but the local government banned marble
exploitation (3) that the five mountains could disappear.
Most of the marble for the village now comes from northern provinces such as Ninh
Binh, Thanh Hoa and Thai Nguyen. As a further step to diversify products, the marble fine
arts village has (4) marble from Pakistan.
As far as I know, the man who (5) marble craftsmanship to the region came from
Thanh Hoa, and most craftsmen in the village had handed down the craft from generation to
generation. There are some 3,000 handicraft workers in Non Nuoc village. (6) , there
are only 70 skillful craftsmen who can (7) souls into marble sculptures after
other workers have finished (8) the Products.
In the shops along the highway, you can see different marble products in all shapes and
sizes, from contemporary (9) to religious sculptures. And of course you will have
a chance to see craftsmen (10) their art and turning soulless marble into
sophisticated sculpture products.

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 UNIT 2. CITY LIFE
E. VERB FORMS
I. Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a phrasal verb
from the box.
showed round put down grew up turned off thought
over

turned down look up look forward to lived up to get on with

1. Miss Diep didn’t know the correct spelling so she had to it in the dictionary.
2. She’s it and has made up her mind; she’s going to take the job in New York.
3. Can you your name, telephone number and email address in the
book, please?
4. My hotel was amazing and it all my expectations.
5. Mark was born in the East End, but he in the West End.
6. The guide us the historic parts of the city.
7. He doesn’t know why she his invitation to the party.
8. Vinh is very friendly. He most of my friends.
9. We are all seeing our grandparents again.
10. Miss Hang the Music and went to bed because it was quite late.

II. Complete the sentences with correct form of verbs.

1. People tend (think) that the problem will never affect them.
2. My parents advised me (learn) English as soon as possible.
3. Many young people spend the whole day (play) online games.
4. It took me a whole day (travel) to Da Lat last week.
5. I can’t see the attraction of (sit) on a beach all day.
6. A positive aspect of education is that it contributes to (confirm) one’s
identity.
7. I like to listen to the birds (sing) when I get up early in the morning.
8. The team has tried their best (perform) in the final round.

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9. Do the plants need (water) every day?
10. If you can, please (give) me more information about the kids club at
A1Raha Beach Hotel.

III. Fill in the blank with a suitable word given below.

get over set up metropolitan go round feature

packed round-about melting pot keep up with find out

1. This medicine will help you ______ from your illness.

2. Some people believe that skyscrapers are a _______of big cities.
3. We have to _______more schools to meet the demand of the increasing numbers of
children in the area.
4. HCM city is like a _______of people from different areas.
5. While visiting Da Nang, we _______ all the World Heritage Sites nearby.
6. You need to _______ the key; otherwise, we can’t get into our home.
7. The ______ is a kind of circular junction, where traffic flows continuously around a
central island.
8. It is difficult to _______ the rapid pace of change in big cities.
9. The _______ area includes the city itself, and the surrounding suburbs or other urban
areas.
10.During the morning and evening rush hours, cities often become ______with people
and vehicles.

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 UNIT 3. TEN STRESS AND PRESSURE
E. VERB FORMS
I. Complete the sentence with the correct form of a verb from the box. You don’t need
to use all of them.
live turn break get give keep come take find go

1. Has Phuc arrived yet? - No, but I’m sure he will ______ up soon.
2. My aunt never really _______over the death of her pet dog.
3. It’s not easy to ____up smoking. My uncle has tried to do it lots of times without success.
4. Sorry, I don’t mean to interrupt you. Please ____on and finish what you are saying.
5. I can’t ________out which road to get back home now.
6.I enjoyed living in London, but it didn’t really _____ up to my expectations.
7. I’m sorry I’m late, but the car________down on the way here, so I had to phone for a taxi.
8. You were going too fast! I couldn’t _________ up with you.
9. Remember to ________ out how many people are coming to the party.
10. Don’t forget to________ part in that school activity.

II. Complete the sentences with correct tense of verbs.

1. The interviewer asked me what I (can) do if I were offered the job.
2. Mandy asked me if the boys (read) the book at present.
3. The manager told me that I (travel) from place to place thefollowing month.
4. They said they (never/ be) to Scotland until last year.
5. Jason and Victoria told me they (do) their best in the exams thefollowing day.
6. I wondered why Nick (not go) to New York the summer before.
7. John told me that there (may) not be dessert after dinner.

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8. She asked me if everyone (must) contact the Magic Number inemergency
situations.
9. My mom said she (be) going to visit a friend of hers in London.
10. Shannon said that she (need) to take care of her baby.

III. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. He told them again that they (must) learn to love each other.
2. When I woke up this morning, it was raining and my father (sing)in the kitchen.
3. I wondered where (get) my pre-paid train ticket.
4. (you/ travel) to Paris tomorrow?
5. Dana admitted (feel) hurt by what I had said.
6. She said she (write) three books and she was working on another one.
7. She was made (work) on Saturday, even though she hatedworking at
weekends.
8. If I (find) her address, I would send her an invitation.
9. Japanese (become) one of the most popular courses at the universitysince the
Asian studies program was established.
10. Look at those black clouds. I think it (rain).

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 UNIT 4. LIFE IN THE PAST
E. VERB FORMS
I. Complete each of the sentences with used to/ didn’t use to + a verb from the box.
be buy climb play shop swim travel walk watch write

1. In my childhood, there ________ so many high buildings here.

2. People________with pen, but now they use computers.
3. My brother _________ football, but an injure stopped him from playing.
4.In my grandfather’s youth, people ___________ by car. They rode horses.
5.I ____________ to school, but two weeks ago I got a bike, so now I ride it every day.
6. My sister _________ when we go to the beach because she was very much afraid of
water.
7.Mr. Lam __________ television in the morning. He did it in the evening.
8. David was a good climber in his youth. He __________ very high mountains.
9. My parents __________me expensive toys as we were not rich.
10. We _________in the town market. We bought fish, fruit and vegetables.

II. Give the correct form of the following verbs.

1.I wish I (live) _________________ near my school.
2.I wish I (know) ____________________ her address.
3.I wish I (be ) ___________ taller.
4. I wish I (meet) _______________ her now.
5.I wish he (not live) _____________ here.

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 6.I wish I ( be ) _____________ a doctor when I grow up.
7.They wish it ( not rain) _________________ tomorrow.
8.If only we (not have ) _____________ a test next Tuesday.
9.I wish it (be) _____________ fine on the party next week
10. I wish tomorrow (be) _________________ a beautiful day.

III. Put the verb info the correct form.

1. Andy wished that he (can) think of a way of helping.
2. The teacher wish that her students (pay) more attention to the lessons.
3. I wish you (not live) so far away.
4. I wish Dam Sen Water Park (be) near my house.
5. He wishes he (drive) a Lamborghini in Paris.
6. I just wish that everything (can) be as it used to be.
7. Don’t you ever wish you (have) someone to share your troubles with?
8. I wish I (eat) Spanish food in Barcelona.
9. I wish I (know) how to use a computer.
10. These seats are very uncomfortable. I wish we (travel) first class.

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 UNIT 5. WONDERS OF VIETNAM
E. VERB FORMS
I.Use the correct voice (active or passive) and the correct tense of the verb in sentences.
1. Almost everyone (enjoy) the lecture last night.
2. Enlish (teach) in the schools of almost every nation.
3. That proposal (consider) by the members right now.
4. Smith (teach) at the University of Washington since 1999.
5. That old red house (build) in the year 1822.
6. The report (examine, not) by the committee of experts yet.
7. Cocktails (serve) to the guests at the party last night
8. Everything (go) well so far. There (be) no trouble yet.
9. Listen to this. I think this news (surprise) you.
10. The noise from the trains (annoy) me terribly last night.

II. Give the correct form of the verb in the box to complete the following sentences.
cost replace sew pollute whisper

discover forget repeat tell wrap

1. Jack has a right to know. He ought to the news immediately. If you don’t do it,
I will.

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2. I have no patience with gossips. What I told Bill was a secret. He shouldn’t have
it to you.
3. Use this brown paper and tape. A package has to carefullybefore it is mailed.
Otherwise, the post office won’t send it.
4. I don’t know why Jessica wasn’t at the meeting. She must have about it.
Next time there’s a meeting. I’ll be sure to remind her about it.
5. The ancient ruins must have as early as 1974. The historical record is difficult to
interpret.
6. You should this button back on right away before you lose it.
7. This burnt out light bulb should have days ago. There are some new bulbs in the
green cabinet. Could you get one for me?
8. Did you know that Sylvia bought a new sports car? I don’t know how much shepaid for
it, and of course it’s none of my business, but it must have her lots of
money.
9. Shhh! Let’s not talk so loudly. We don’t want to awaken the baby. We’d better .
10. You’d better not drink that river water. It could .

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

It (1) (say) Cu Chi Tunnels are part of a massive war museum in HoChi Minh.
Visitors (2) (offer) a sneak-peek at the underground life ofVietnamese soldiers
back in 1948. The site has over 120km of underground tunnels, with trapdoors, living areas,
kitchens, storage facilities, armory, hospitals, and commandcenters. After the war against the
French, it (3) (claim) that Vietnamesesoldiers expanded the tunnels and included
effective air filtration systems, which helps them survive the Cu Chi carpet-bombings.
It (4) (consider) that Cu Chi Tunnels are now one of Ho Chi Minh’smost iconic
attractions. You can enjoy plenty of activities during your visit. A popular option is
following the narrow routes of the underground tunnel. Before entering theunderground
tunnels, a short film of Cu Chi Tunnels (5) (show) tovisitors so that they understand
how the tunnel system works. It (6) (expect)that parts of Cu Chi Tunnels (7)
(cement) and (8) (widen) so that the crawl is less harrowing than it would have
been in the past.
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 UNIT 6. VIETNAM: THEN AND NOW
E. VERB FORMS
I.Complete each of the sentences using the correct form of a verb from the box.
see live study already/ graduate work

forget have want sing play

1. He from high school when we met him.
2. She got up, breakfast, and left.
3. It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining, and the birds .
4. I was sure I him somewhere before, but I couldn’t remember where.
5. Linda walked out ofher flat. As she shut the door, she realized she the key.
6. My leg started to hurt when I football.
7. Minh grew up in the countryside, and he in Ha Noi for a few years in the 2010s.
8. When I was a child, I didn’t know what job I to do in the future.
9. The fire alarm went off when we a math lesson.
10. My brother when I called him this afternoon.
II. Give the correct form of the verb.
1.- Are you busy this evening?
- Yes, I (meet) _______Tuan at the library at seven. We (study) _____ together.

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 2. When we (be)______small, our family (live) ______in the countryside.
3. Miss Trang is in hospital.
-Yes, I know. I (visit) _______her tomorrow.
4. I (read) _________ an interesting book at the moment. I (lend) _________ it to you
when I finish it.
5. Look at those black clouds. It (rain) ________
6. I (not invite)________ her to the party because I (forget)_______ her phone number.
7. The boys like (play) _______ games but hates (do) _______ lessons.
8. Please stop (talk) ________; I (try) ________ (finish)________ a letter to the Y&Y
Green Group.
9. I (not go) _________to his house unless you go with me.
10.Would you like (come) __________ to a disco this evening?

III. Complete the sentence with the past simple or past perfect form of the verb in
brackets.
1. They (live) in Paris for 10 years before they (move) home.
2. As soon as I (download) the document, I knew I (make) a mistake.
3. Mary (ring) John’s doorbell at 8:15 yesterday but John (already/ leave)
the house.
4. By the time the firemen (arrive), the fire (destroy)three houses.
5. Our economy (not stand) a chance of developing before thegovernment
(adopt) the open-door policy.
6. When I last (speak) to her, she still (not finish)her assignment.
7. Nobody (come) to the meeting because Angela (forget)to tell them about it.
8. She (go) to Disneyland three times when she (be) a little girl.
9. After I (complete) the form, I (give) it to the secretary.
10. Sarah (drive) three hundred miles by the time she (arrive) in Tacoma.

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