UNIT 1: FRIENDS

Present simple
1. -My sister is really clever. She _____ three languages very well.
- _____ she _____ Chinese?
A. speaks/ Does … speak C. speak/ Is … speaking
B. speaks/ Does … speaks D. speaks/ Will … speak
2. My father _____ jogging in the park with a friend when he _____ work.
A. goes/ finished B. is going/ finish
C. go/ finishes D. goes/ finishes
3. You haven’t won the lottery! I _____ you.
A. didn’t believe B. am not believe
C. don’t believe D. not believe
4. _____ you _____ what time _____?
A. Do … know/ the train leaves C. Do … know/ does the train leave
B. Are … know/ the train leaves D. Are … knowing/ the train leaves
5. Her nephews _____ to her every week but she _____ to them very often.
A. writes/ doesn’t write B. writes/ isn’t write
C. write/ isn’t writes D. write/ doesn’t write
6. Excuse me, _____ you _____ a shop which _____ local specialties?
A. Do … know/ sells B. Are … know/ sells
C. Do … know/ sell D. Did … know/sold
7. She _____ her job but I _____. I want to change mine.
A. enjoys/ am not B. enjoy/ don’t
C. enjoy/ don’t D. enjoys/ don’t
8. I’m afraid football _____ sense to me - men running after a ball.
Why _____ you _____ it so seriously?
A. isn’t make/ do … take B. don’t make/ are … take
C. doesn’t make/ do … take D. isn’t making/ are … taking
9. A good friend _____ when you _____ upset about something.
A. knows/ are B. know/ are being
C. know/ are D. is knowing/ are
10. My cousin _____ know many English songs. She never _____ in English.
A. isn’t/ sings B. don’t/ sings
C. doesn’t/ sing D. doesn’t/ sings
11. Jane _____ many friends in her new school so she _____ unhappy.
A. isn’t have/ feels B. don’t have/ feels
C. doesn’t have/ feel D. doesn’t have/ feels
12. How often _____ your brother _____ to the cinema? He _____ every two weeks.
A. is … going/ goes B. does … go/ go
C. is … go/ goes D. does … go/ goes
13. My sister usually _____ languages very quickly but she _____ able to learn modern Greek.
A. learns/ doesn’t seem B. learn/ isn’t seem
C. learn/ don’t seem D. learns/ isn’t seeming
14. Which supermarket _____ your mother often _____ at?
A. is/ shopping B. does/ shops
C. does/ shop D. is/ shop
15. Jack _____ from Cuba but his parents _____ German.
A. is/ is B. comes/ is
C. comes/ are D. come/ are
Present Continuous or Present Simple
1. I can’t help you now. I _____ my homework for my history subject.
A. do B. doing C. am doing D. have done
2*. Your perfume _____ really nice. Did you get it from the Chemist’s at the next corner?
A. is smelling B. smells C. smell D. are smelling
3. She _____ about tonight’s party. Are there many guests coming?
A. thinking B. thinks C. is thinking D. think
4. What _____ here? I _____ for my friends. We are going to the library to do some research.
A. are you doing/ wait C. are you doing/ am waiting
B. do you do/ wait D. do you do/ am waiting
5. _____ boots, trainers, sandals or shoes today? What kind of shoes do you normally wear?
A. Do you wear B. Are you wear
C. Do you wearing D. Are you wearing
6. At present, her group _____ a new play.
A. act B. is acting C. acts D. acting
7. We _____ English at the moment.
A. are study B. study C. studying D. are studying
8. Look! It _____ very heavily outside. Take an umbrella with you!
A. rains B. rained C. has rained D. is raining
9. We _____ “Star War” this week.
A. watch B. are watching C. watched D. has watched
10***. Melissa _____ down on her bed.
A. is lying B. are lying C. lie D. lies
11. My mother-in-law _____ at our house this week.
A. is staying B. are staying C. stay D. stays
12*. Someone _____ at the door. Shall I answer it?
A. knock B. are knocking C. is knocking D. knocks
13***. They _____ a new shopping mall downtown.
A. are opening B. open C. opens D. are openning
14. Hi, Carol! _____ your holiday?
A. Do you enjoying B. Are you enjoy
C. Do you enjoy D. Are you enjoying
15. Our boss _____ a big factory and a lot of buildings.
A. are owing B. own C. is owning D. owns
16. Tom _____ in Manchester but he _____ this month in Wales.
A. lives/ spends C. lives/ is spending
B. live/ is spending D. is living/ is spending
17. We _____ in the new French restaurant tonight. It _____ food of excellent quality.
A. eat/ serves C. are eating/ serves
B. eats/ serves D. eat/ is serving
18. I _____ understand what you _____.
A. don’t/ are saying C. didn’t/ say
B. not/ are saying D. don’t/ say
19*. It _____ delicious. What _____?
A. smells/ do you cook B. is smelling/ do you cook
C. smell/ are you cooking D. smells/ are you cooking
20. My father usually _____ for about half an hour. He _____ for a 10-kilometre race next spring.
A. runs/ trains B. run/ training C. runs/ is training D. runs/ has trained
 UNIT 1: FRIENDS
Focal points
 Pastimes
 Opposites
 Adjectives of Personality
 Adverbs of Frequency

1. I don’t mind _____ but it is definitely not my favorite pastime. I often look at the sport
section of the newspaper, but I don’t like the books we have to read for school.
A. reading B. skimming C. studying D. doing sports
2. I like _____ to find information about my favorite groups. I can find out when they are
releasing a CD or when they are touring.
A. listening to music B. surfing the internet
C. reading D. going to concerts
3. One of my favorite activities is _____. We get together on Fridays after school and we go to
the disco or hang out in the park.
A. going out with my friends B. playing computer games
C. watching TV D. doing sports
4. I love _____ on Saturday mornings. I usually meet a couple of friends and we go to the town
center where all the nice boutiques are.
A. visiting art galleries B. collecting things
C. hanging out with my friends D. going shopping
5. _____ is my favorite hobby. Whenever my parents get a letter, I ask them for the envelope
and remove the stamp. I also swap them with other collectors.
A. Writing letters C. Exchanging stamps
B. Collecting stamps D. Collecting old coins
6. I wouldn’t let Andy borrow your book. She’s very _____.
A. Responsible( chịu trách nhiệm )B. irresponsible C. unfriendly D. impatient( thiếu
kiên nhẫn)
7. Don’t park there! It’s _____.
A. insincere B. disorganized C. dishonest D. illegal(bất hợp pháp)
8. This math problem is _____. I can’t solve it!
A. easy B. unreliable C. inefficient D. impossible(không thể)
9. He’s the most _____ person I’ve ever met. He never remembers where he puts things.
A. immature B. disorganized (vô tổ chức) C. impatient D. inefficient
10. My dog is really _____. He never comes when I call.
A. immature B. disobedient ( k nghe lời) C. patient D. insincere
11. Alison is very _____. She’s full of energy and is always doing things.
A. mature B. responsible C. active (tích cực) D. efficient
12. Matt is very _____ for his age. He seems older than he is.
A. mature (trưởng thành) B. reliable C. active D. efficient
13. Olga is the most _____ person I’ve ever met. Her bedroom is very tidy.
A. responsible B. reliable C. organized(tổ chức) D. obedient
14. Oliver is a very _____ child. He never does anything bad.
A. Obedient(nghe lời) B. immature C. friendly D. unreliable
15. Inma is quite _____. She gets really angry if you are late.
A. unfriendly B. impatient C. organized D. mature
16. You can always count on Robert. He is a very _____ person.
A. immature B. irresponsible C. friendly D. reliable(đáng tin cậy)
17. Sheila is really _____ to be with. She’s got a great sense of humor and likes telling jokes.
A. friendly B. fun C. intelligent D. attractive
18. My neighbor is such a _____ woman, she doesn’t want to spend her money at all.
A. generous B. poor C. patient D. mean
19. Liz is a very _____ person. She knows a lot, she’s traveled a lot and she’s done lots of
different things.
A. boring B. interesting C. intelligent D. talkative
20. Her son is always asking personal questions. He is a very _____ person.
A. humorous B. helpful C. curious D. friendly
21. Our neighbor is a very _____ woman. She always says Hello to us.
A. hard-working B. talkative C. shy D. friendly
22. Paul and Tim are my favorite students because they’re both _____ and intelligent.
A. hard-working B. lazy C. disobedient D. immature
23. My cousin has no problem at all with her exams. She _____ gets good marks in them.
A. always B. never C. hardly ever D. sometimes
24. For me, mathematics is an impossible subject. I _____ get good marks in it.
A. always B. usually C. normally D. never
25. George __???___ does any work at home or at school. He is such a lazy guy.
A. sometimes B. frequently C. rarely D. usually
26. Although his grandparents live very far away, he still visits them _____.
A. often B. seldom C. rarely D. usually
27. She is too busy to think of any kinds of entertainment. She _____ goes out with her friends.
A. hardly B. always C. regularly D. often
28. What time _____ work?
A. does your mother normally finish B. does your mother finish normally
C. does normally your mother finish D. normally does your mother finish
29. My friend Anna is _____ late. She’s so unreliable.
A. always B. really C. occasionally D. never