IV. Bài tập câu ghép
Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verb: 1. Sue went to France this year, but she says she would sooner ______ (go) to Spain. 2. John had better ______(not/speak) to me like that again. 3. She would prefer to meet you personally rather than ______ (talk) to you over the phone. 4. Sean prefers playing football to ______ (watch) it. 5. Would you rather ______ (write) in ink or in pencil? 6. Sheila prefers ______ (get up) early in the morning rather than ______ (oversleep) 7. Would he prefer ______ (drive) to work tomorrow rather than cycle? 8. I would rather ______(speak) directly to the manager than ______(deal) with his rude secretary as I did. 9. My father prefers to have a beard rather than ______(have) a shave every day. 10. Tom prefers ______ (ski) to ______(skate). 11. Wouldn’t you prefer to sit on this seat rather than ______(stand) for the whole journey? 12. We’d better ______ (take) some money for a taxi in case we ______(miss) the bus home.
Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verb: 1. I’d rather you ______ (not/drive) so fast 2. It’s a shame you missed the party; I would rather you ______ (be) there. 3. I’d rather you ______ (not/mention) this to anyone until next week. 4. Tim’s mother would rather he______ (work) closer to home than he does. 5. Greg says he would rather _____ (not/leave) things as they are. 6. We would rather (stay) _____ home tonight. 7. Mr. Jones would rather (stay) ______ home last night. 8. We would rather (drink) ______ coffee than tea. 9. The photographer would rather that we (stand) ______ closer together than we are standing. 10. Carmen would rather (cook) ______ for the entire family. 11. She would rather you (not arrive) ______ last night. 12. John would rather he (sleep) ______ than worked last night. 13. George would rather he (be) ______ free tomorrow. 14. Mary would rather that she (not, fail) ______ the test yesterday. 15. I would rather that I (invite) ______ her to my birthday party last Sunday.
Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences using “It’s (high) time”: 1. We should do something about it now. __________________________________________________________ 2. We ought to find out why she is in Moscow. __________________________________________________________ 3. When is the council going to do something about the city`s traffic problems? __________________________________________________________ 4. He had better get back to work. __________________________________________________________ 5. The government should really do something about air pollution. __________________________________________________________ 6. The children should start doing their homework now. __________________________________________________________ 7. I really think you ought to acquire a few manners. __________________________________________________________ 8. We`d better buy a new cooker. ___________________________________________________________________ 9. I had better get back to work. __________________________________________________________ 10. You really should be able to dress yourself by now. __________________________________________________________
Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences using “as if/ as though”: 1. I had a feeling that I was walking in the air. → I felt as though_________________________________________ 2. He spent his money like a prince. → He spent his money as if____________________________________ 3. He spent his money like a billionaire. → He spent his money as if____________________________________ 4. English is not her native tongue. → She speaks English as if___________________________________ 5. My head seems to be on fire now. → I feel as if_____________________________________________ 6. I had a feeling that I was walking in the air. → I felt as though__________________________________________ 7. He spent his money like a prince. → He spent his money as if __________________________________ 8. You speak like a prophet. → You speak as though______________________________________ 9. She pretended not to know me. → She looked as if she_______________________________________ 10. She made up like an actress. → She made up as if________________________________________
Exercise 5: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: 1. Henry talks to his dog as if it (understand) ______him. 2. It’s time we all (go) ______now. 3. I’d rather you (go) ______now. 4. He acts as if he (know) ______English perfectly. 5. It’s high time you (get) ______the tea ready. 6. I’d rather you (pay) ______ me now. 7. It’s high time you (have) ______a haircut. 8