Designer: Thuy Trang

Advanced English Unit 4- Lesson 1

I.

Complete the sentences with used to/ didnt use to

1. My father gave up smoking two years ago. He............................................(smoke) a

packet of cigarette a day.
2. There.(be) a movie theater here but it closed a
long time ago.
3. Mr. An...........................................................................................................(not drink)
coffee when he was young but he likes it now.
4. Peter..............................................................................................................(have) a
motorbike, but last month he sold it and bought a car.
5. I.....................................................................................................................(not like) her
but we are best friend now.
6. They came to live in the city last year. They................................................(live) in a
small village in the country.
7. My sister.......................................................................................................(play) tennis
a lot but she doesnt play very often now.
8. When I was a child, I....................................................................................(not study)
hard.
II. Complete the sentences using the prepositions of time
In

At

On

After

before

between

1. Mozart was born..Salzburg..1756.

2. ..Saturday night I went to bed..11 oclock.
3. They got married.21 April 2002.
4. Im usually free..8 pm and 10 pm.
5. The course begins12 May and ends sometimesAugust.
6. She doesnt like travelingnight.
7. We always praymeals.
8. My English class finishes..7:30. Lets meet7:15.
III.

Read the text and answer the questions

Designer: Thuy Trang

Once upon a time there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen
while her lazy sisters did nothing. Once night her sisters went to a ball at the palace.
Cinderella was left at home, very sad. After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told
Cinderella that she could go to the ball, but to return home by midnight. So she went to
the ball in a beautiful dress and a wonderful coach. She danced with the prince but at
midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor. The prince
wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found the show
was the right size for Cinderella. She and the prince were married and lived happily ever
after.
1. Where did Cinderrellas sisters go one night?
.............................................................................................................................................
2. How was Cinderella when she was left at home?
.............................................................................................................................................
3. Who appeared and helped Cinderrela?
.............................................................................................................................................
4. What did Cinderella do at the ball?
.............................................................................................................................................
IV.

Give the correct form of words

1. There wasnt any..in our village two years ago

(ELECTRIC)
2. Our life is much better with the help of modern.( EQUIP)
3. The lost shoes is one of the..stories I like best
( TRADITION)
4. the step mother was very cruel to me
( FORTUNATE)
5. Everyone was.at the soccer match. ( EXCITE)
6. A fairy appeared andchanged her old clothes
( MAGIC)
7. The tiger wanted to see the farmers (WISE)
8. In that story, the prince gotto a poor girl ( MARRY)

Designer: Thuy Trang

V.

Match a sentence from column A with column B

A
1. I was very fit when I was young
2. The teachers at my school were kind.
3. My brothers room was so messy
4. I had a dog when I was a kid
5. My family had some lovely holidays
6. When I was young, we didnt have a car
7. And we didnt have central heating
8. My uncle was a pilot for Vietnam

B
a. He used to smoke a lot
b. He used to play for the local team.
c. It used to follow me everywhere
d. We used to go everywhere by bus.
e. We used to freeze on winter mornings
f. He used to fly Airbus
g. He never used to tidy it at all
h. I used to do a lot of exercise

Airline
9. My father was weak
10. My brother was a soccer player

i. They used to help pupils

j. We used to go camping all over the
country

1______________
2______________
3______________
4______________
5______________
6______________
7______________
8______________
9______________
10_____________