Language Focus - Home Life

Question: When I _______ home last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a beautiful candlelight dinner. A. had arrived / discovered / prepared B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared D. arrived / discovered / was preparing Answer the question before viewing the answer …

Question: They prefer to stay in their home country because family ties. A. prefer B. to stay C. home D. because Answer the question before viewing the answer below Correct answer: D because —> because of because + S + V/ because of + N phrase

Question: In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. A. took B. has taken C. had taken D. was taking Answer the question before viewing the answer below Correct answer: A

Question: When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television. A. was calling / watched  B. called / have watched C. called / was watching D. had called / watched Answer the question before viewing the answer below Correct answer: C

Question: Americans found themselves with less free time over the past few decades even though they are earning more money. A. found B. with C. over D. are earning Answer the question before viewing the answer below Correct answer: D are earning —> were earning (over the past few decades

Question: In the past the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. A. was / have changed B. is / change C. had been / will change D. has been / changed Answer the question before viewing the answer below Correct answer: …

Exercise 3: Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. Question: Average family size has increased from the Victorian era. A. Average B. has increased C. from D. Victorian Answer the question before viewing the answer below Correct answer: C from —> since 

Exercise 2: Choose the correct verbs for the right sentences. Question: In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more comfortable. A. becomes  B. has become C. became D. will become  Answer the question before viewing the answer below Correct answer: B

Question: Although my parents are very busy at work, but they try to spend as much time with their children as possible. A. are B. at C. but D. to spend Answer the question before viewing the answer below Correct answer: C Sử dụng “Although + S + V, S + V” không cần dùng …

Question: Woody Guthrie has written thousands of songs during his lifetime, many of which became classic-folk songs A. has written B. thousands C. during D. which Answer the question before viewing the answer below Correct answer: A