Bài tập 1: Chọn đáp án thích hợp để hoàn thành câu:

1. We find it extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.

• We find it increasingly difficult to make ends meet these days. (Chúng tôi thấy ngày càng khó khăn để kiếm sống.)

1. I am increasingly difficult for me to read without my sunglasses.

• I find it increasingly difficult to read without my sunglasses. (Tôi thấy ngày càng khó đọc mà không có kính râm.)

1. I wasn't interested in the film, so I turned TV off.

• I didn't find the film interesting, so I turned TV off. (Tôi không thấy bộ phim thú vị nên đã tắt TV.)

1. I'm always nervous when I travel by air.

• Travelling by air always makes me nervous. (Đi máy bay luôn khiến tôi lo lắng.)

1. "Why don't you put a better lock on the door, Bang?" said John.

• John suggested that Bang should put a better lock on the door. (John gợi ý rằng Bang nên lắp một cái khóa tốt hơn.)

1. The doctor advised me to rest.

• The doctor suggested that I should rest. (Bác sĩ khuyên tôi nên nghỉ ngơi.)

1. "If you don't want Sally to be angry with you, I suggest you apologize."

• You'd better apologize if you don't want Sally to be angry with you. (Tốt hơn hết bạn nên xin lỗi nếu không muốn Sally tức giận.)

1. "Let's invite the Brown to the party on Sunday," he said.

• He suggested inviting the Browns to the party on Sunday. (Anh ấy đề nghị mời nhà Browns đến bữa tiệc vào Chủ nhật.)

Bài tập 2: Điền dạng đúng của động từ:

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 watching it.  
5. Sheila would rather get up early in the morning rather than oversleep.
6. Would you prefer to write in ink or in pencil?
7. I would rather speak directly to the manager rather than deal with his rude secretary as I did.
8. My father prefers to have a beard rather than have a shave every day.
9. Tom prefers skiing to skating.
10. Wouldn't you prefer to sit on this seat rather than stand for the whole journey?
11. We'd better take some money for a taxi in case we miss the bus home.

Bài tập 3:

1. I'd rather you didn't drive so fast.
2. It's a shame you missed the party; I would rather you had been there.
3. I'd rather you not mention this to anyone until next week.
4. Tim's mother would rather he worked 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.