Topic 1: Verb form
Exercise 1:
1. Don’t be surprised when you see how thin Matin is. He (be) extremely ill.

2. The ideas (present) in this book are not really interesting.

3. Scarcely she (leave) the office when they arrived.

4. Should you agree to help us with the housework, we (finish) everything on Saturday.

5. - “I left a cookie on the table but now it’s gone. What happened to it?”
- “I don’t know. One of the children (eat) it.”

Answer:
1. has been 2. presented 3. had she left
4. will finish 5. may / might have eaten
(Trích đề thi HSG tỉnh Bắc Giang Năm 2013)
Exercise 2:
1. My friend was (make)_____ (pay)_______ back the book.
2. Hardly he (take) ________ up the book when the phone (ring) ________.
3. Can you imagine what I (come) _______ across when I (roll) ________ up the carpet yesterday?
4. If she wins the prize, it (be) __________because she (write) ______very well.
5. He resented (ask) ______ (wait) _______. He had expected the minister to see him at once.
Answer:
made - to pay 3. came – was rolling
had he taken – rang 4. will be – writes 5. being asked – to wait
(Trích đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên Anh tỉnh Bắc Ninh Năm 2009-2010)
Exercise 3:
1. I tried (convince) ________ him that I was perfectly capable of managing on my own.
2. Your room is in a mess. You’d better get it (tidy) ________ at once.
3. Our teacher never allows (cheat) _______ in exam. It’s shameful.
4. Milk is used to (make) _______ butter and cheese.
5. What? He published his book again? At this rate, he (publish) ____ dozens of books by the time he dies.
Học sinh tự làm
(Trích đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên Anh Hùng Vơng tỉnh Phú Thọ Năm 2012-2013)
Exercise 4:
People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.
Hurry up or our favourite TV programme ( be) over long before we ( reach) home
If we don’t hurry, all the tickets (sell) by the time we get there.
The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (clean).
We ( tell) not to go out at nights recently.
Thank for your help. If you ( not help) me , I ( not pass) the exam.
You (be) to the laboratory this week?
David (repair) the TV set at the moment. He (work) at it for one hour or so.
He was busy packing, for he ( leave) that night.
Hello, Pat . I ( phone ) to ask if you( do )anything this saturday .
It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha.
Answer:
are blaming
will have been - reach
will have been sold
has been cleaned
have been told
hadn`t helped - wouldn’t have passed
have you been?
is repairing - has been working
would leave
are phoning - are doing
should stop
(Trích đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên Lam Sơn tỉnh Thanh Hóa Năm 2006-2007)
Exercise 5:
1. finally the chocolate is wrapped in paper. It`s now ready ...........(sell) 2. when he was a student, he always ............ (chat) with his friend in the class, which annoyed his teachers very much 3. i pretended .............(not hear) his question. I didn`t want to answer it 4. rarely we ............(have) free time when we were upper secondary students 5. -" It was wrong of them to touch the gun of the robber" - " you are right. Nothing .........(touch) before the police arrived 6. A: - " i`d like to see your new flat" B:- " well, come tomorrow, but it ..........( not look) its best, for the painters will still be working on it" 7. if it .......... (not be) for Mary`s help, I ......( not be) able to take part in the competition. As it ............( be) , I managed to win the first prize, so I .......(be ) eternally indebted to her now 8. the fire ..........( spread) to the next building before the firemen ...........(arrive) 9. by the