UNIT 1. A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE
Ex 1. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. healthy

B. fitness

C. strength

D. mental

2. A. health

B. enthusiasm

C. strength

D. without

3. A. muscle

B. suffer

C. yoghurt

D. instruct

4. A. fresh

B. diet

C. flesh

D. exercise

5. A. yoga

B. fatty

C. balance

D. habit

6. A. changed

B. stayed

C. happened

D. stopped

7. A. pieces

B. muscles

C. decades

D. labels

8. A. ache

B. chip

C. choose

D. cheese

9. A. flesh

B. muscle

C. sugar

D. fish

10. A. ingredient

B. nutrient

C. vitamin

D. mineral

Ex 2. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the prim
ary stress in each of the following questions.
11. A. healthy

B. problem

C. mental

D. amount

12. A. lifestyle

B. frequent

C. injure

D. balance

13. A. device

B. treatment

C. muscle

D. movement

14. A. replace

B. proper

C. instruct

D. routine

15. A. accept

B. contain

C. return

D. treadmill

16. A. regular

B. energy

C. position

D. diagram

17. A. infectious

B. attention

C. position

D. demonstrate

18. A. asleep

B. avoid

C. formal

D. remind

19. A. recipe

B. informal

C. mineral

D. nutrient

20. A. offer

B. provide

C. advance

D. respond

Ex 3. Complete the following sentences using the present perfect forms of the
1. She (learn)_____________ English for three years.
2. I'm hungry. I (not eat) _____________ anything since breakfast.
3. He never (drive) _____________ a car before.
4. We (know) _____________each other since we were at high school.
5. Everything is going well. We (not have) _____________any problem so far.
6. I (drink) _____________four cups of coffee today.
7. John (live) _____________ in Denver since 2017.
8. - You ever (climb) _____________ Mount Everest?
- No, I haven't. But I'm sure I will, if I have a chance.
9. It is nice to see you again. We (not see) _____________each other for a long time.
10. I (forget) _____________ my key. I can't unlock the door now.
11. Eric is calling his girlfriend again. That is the third time he (call) _____________her this evening.
12. The police (arrest) _____________two men in connection with the robbery.
13. Susan really loves that film. She (see) _____________ it eight times!
14. You already (read) _____________ the book? What do you think?

15. I (not go) to a zoo before. It is a nice feeling to go somewhere you (never,be) _____________before.
16. Over the past few years, Viet Nam (become) _____________one of the most popular destinations for
foreign visitors in Southeast Asia
17. I (not, sleep) _____________ well just lately. I don't know how to keep balance between work and play.
18. As an avid traveler, I (travel) _____________ to more than 30 countries and 4 continents up to now.
Ex 4. Complete the following sentences using the past simple forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. People (build) _____________ this school in 2001.
2. Last year, my father (promise) to buy my sister a piano.
3. It (be) _____________very hot last summer.
4. I (walk) _____________ home after the party last night.
5. The Chinese (invent) _____________printing.
6. Sam and I (play)_____________ tennis yesterday. He was much better than I was, so he (win) ______easily
7. My grandpa (die) _____________ 30 years ago.
8. - You (go) _____________ to the movies last night?
- Yes, but it (be) _____________ a mistake. The movie (be) _____________awful.
9. When I (get) _________ home last night, I (be) _________very tired, so I (go) _______straight to the bed
10. Diane (use) _____________ to travel a lot. These days she doesn't take many trips.
11. - When Joe and Carol (meet) _____________each other?
They first (meet) _____________when they (be) _____________ in high school.
12. When Sarah (get) _____________ to the party last night, Eric had already gone home.
13. I (ring) ________you up two days ago but I (get) _______ no answer. Where you (be) ___________?
14. When I (be) _____________small, I often (play) _____________with a doll.
Ex 5. Complete the following sentences using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. When I (wait) _____________ for the bus, I (see) _____________my close friend
2. She (study) _____________English since she (be) _____________ four years old
3. He (see) _____________10 mice when he (come) _____________ into the room.
4. When I (go) _____________ to the door, the phone (ring) _____________.
5. His health (improve) _____________ since he (return) _____________from the hills.
6. It is the first time he (drive) _____________a car.
7. " You (find) _____________ the key which you (lose) _____________ yesterday?"
"Yes. I (find) ___________ it in the pocket of my other coat."
8. Sarah (lose) _____________ passport again. It is the second time this (happen) _____________.
9. When the alarm rang, Jack (jump) _____________ out of bed quickly.
10. Yesterday, I (decide) _____________ to stop eating animal products to be a vegan.
11. It (be) ________ my birthday last Sunday, so we (meet) _____________ up with my friends for a pizza
12. She (be) _______ unwell since last week. She (go) _____________ to the hospital three times.
13. I (lose) _____________my appetite for sugary food recently. Now I can only eat food with no sugar.
14. They (switch) _____________ to having one low-calorie meal for a few months
15. My brother (not, write) _____________ his report yet.
16. This is the best book she (read) _____________
17. Until now, the disease (kill) _____________ over thirty thousand people worldwide
18. My brother (not, finish) _____________ his exercise so far.
Ex 6: Rewrite these sentences as directed:
1. Mary began playing the piano 4 years ago
 Mary has _______________________________________________
2. My father hasn't been to Hanoi for 5 years
 It's _______________________________________________
3. My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago
 My father has ______________________________________________
4. It's four years since I wrote her
 I _________________________________________________________

5. The last time I went to see them was over a year ago
 It __________________________________________
6. It is two weeks since it last rained
 It has __________________________________________
7. Jane started keeping a diary five years ago
 Jane has _________________________________________
8. I last went swimming in 2001
 I have ______________________________________________
9. I started to study English when I was 10 years old
 I've _______________________________________________
10. We haven't seen Tom since he moved to London
 We last ____________________________________________
11. My father hasn't driven a car before
 It's ____________________________________________________
12. She has never been to the ballet dancing before
 This is ___________________________________________________
13. I went over my lesson and then went to school
 Before ____________________________________________________
14. Before he watched TV, he had done all his exercises
 After _____________________________________________________
15. My teacher is the most generous person I've ever met
 I've never _________________________________________________
16. This is the first time I have ever met such a famous person
 I've _____________________________________________________
17. How long is it since they bought the house?
 When __________________________________________________
18. I have never read such an interesting novel
 This is __________________________________________________
19. After he had worked hard many years, he retired
 Before ___________________________________________________
20. When did you collect stamps?
 How long ________________________________________________
IV. Choose the correct answer:
1. She bought this book two weeks ago
a. She has had this book for two weeks
b. She has had this book since two weeks
c. She had this book for two weeks
d. She has this book for two weeks
2. We last went to the cinema two months ago.
a. We haven't gone to the cinema for two months.
b. We didn't go to the cinema for two months.
c. We didn't want to go to the cinema any more.
d. We stopped going to the cinema.
3. John began playing the organ five years ago.
a. John has been playing the organ five years ago.
b. John has played the organ since five years .
c. John has been playing the organ for five years.
d. John used to play the organ five years ago.
4. It's over ten years since we got married.
a. We got married for over ten years
b. We have been married for over ten years
c. We were married for over ten years
d. We have been married since over ten years
5. She began to play the piano three years ago.
a. She has played the piano since three years.
b. She has played the piano for three years
c. She doesn't play the piano now.
d. She stops playing the piano now.
6. It's two years since he last went home.
a. He hasn't gone home for two years.
b. The last time he went home was two years ago.
c. He didn't go home two years ago.
d. Both a& b are correct.

7. We started to write each other three years ago.
a. We used to write to each other for two years.
b. We used to write to each other in two years.
c. We have written to each other for two years.
d. We have written to each other since two years.
8. The last time I saw Jim was in 2004
a. I have seen Jim since 2004
b. I haven't seen Jim since 2004
c. I have seen Jim for 2004
d. Jim has been seen since 2004
9. They have lived here for 6 years now
a. They moved here for 6 years
b. They moved here 6 years ago
c. They are living here for 6 years now
d. They were living here since 6 years ago
10. My sister hasn't rung for hours
a. It's was hours since my sister last rang
b. My sister has rung for hours
c. It's hours since my sister last rang
d. It's for hours since my sister last rung
11. The last time she had a swim was 5 years ago.
a. She hasn't had a swim for 5 years
b. She last had a swim for 5 years
c. She didn't have a swim 5 years ago
d. a & b are correct
12. Ken began working for that company 2 years ago
a. Ken has been working for that company for 2 years b. Ken has been working for that company since 2 years
c. Ken worked for that company for two years
d. Ken was working for that company for two years
13. I have never seen such an interesting film before.
a. This is the fisrt time I have seen such an interesting film.
b. This film is the best I have ever seen.
c. This is the first time I saw such an interesting film.
d. This is the best film that I saw.
14. She hasn't drunk coca-cola before
a. It's time for her to drink coca-cola
b. It's the first time she has drunk coca-cola
c. It's the first time since she drank coca-cola
d. It is time she drank coca-cola
15. He had done morning exercises before he had breakfast
a. He would do morning exercises before he had breakfast
b. After he had done morning exercises, he had breakfast
c. After he did morning exercises, he had breakfast
d. After he had done morning exercises, he was having breakfast
16. I have never read such a good book before.
a. This is the first time I read a good book .
b. This is the first time I have read a good book.
c. This book is the best I have never read.
d. This book is the best I read .
17. We had lunch and then went for a walk
a. Before we had lunch, we would go for a walk
b. After we had lunch, we went for a walk
c. After we had had lunch, we went for a walk
d. We went for a walk when we had lunch
18. How long have you learnt English?
a. When did you learnt English?
b. When did you learn English?
c. How long is it since you learnt English?
d. b & c are correct
19. I've never met such an intelligent woman
a. This is the first time I haven't met such an intelligent woman
c. b & c are correct
b. It is the first time I've ever met such an intelligent woman d. It is the most intelligent woman I've ever met
20. I have never read such an interesting novel before.
a. This is the first time I have read such an interesting novel
b. This novel is the best I have ever read
c. This is the first time I read such an interesting novel
d. This is the best novel that I read
21. It's the coldest winter they've ever had
a. They've ever had such a cold winter
b. They've ever had such cold winter
c. They've never had such cold winter
d. This is the first time they had such cold winter
22. They travelled across India, and then flew on to Japan
a. After they had travelled across India, they flew on to Japan
b. Before they had flown on to Japan, they travelled across India
c. Before they flew on to Japan, they had travelled across India.
d. a & c are correct