Exercises: A. MULTIPLE CHOICE: * Circle the best answer for each sentence. 1) What are you interested ____ doing in your free time? A. for B. in C. over D. on 2) Some training courses can provide people ____ practical skills. A. from B. on C. for D. with 3) Our recreation is quite different ____ yours. A. between B. among C. with D. from 4) Television viewing is by far the most popular pastime, and nearly all households have a television set. The word “pastime” is closest in meaning to “____”. A. translation B. invention C. emotion D. recreation 5) I left it ____ on the table ____ in the drawer. A. either – nor B. neither – or C. either – or D. either – either 6) He ____ could not come ____ did not want to. A. either – or B. neither – or C. either – nor D. nor – nor 7) Not ____ did she refuse to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again. A. even B. only C. at all D. always 8) He neither drank ____ smoked so he had good health. A. nor B. or C. but D. also 9) Neither the TV nor the video sets ____ properly. A. works B. work C. has worked D. is working 10) She ____ hard but also gets on well with her classmates. A. doesn’t only study B. studies not only C. not only studies D. not studies only 11) Either you leave now ____! A. I will also call the police B. but I will call the police C. or will I call the police D. or I will call the police 12) Not only John but also his two brothers ____ football as their recreation every weekend. A. play B. plays C. were playing D. has played 13) ____ Julia ____ her sister are going to the part. A. Both-and B. Neither-nor C. Either –or D.Not-only-but also 14) Reading __________her hobby. A.books and magazines are B.books and magazines is C.book and magazine is D.books and magazine is 15) She sings beautifully and plays the piano well. A.Not only does she sing beautifully but she also plays the piano well B.Not only she sings beautifully but she also plays the piano well C.Not only does she sing beautifully but does she also play the piano well D.Not only she does sing beautifully but she also does play the piano well 16) It was the dog that __________in the garden. A.hit B.was hit C.hitting D.to hit * Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 17) Both Tom with Ann were late for class A B C D 18) Mai is no only beautiful but also intelligent. A B C D 19) Both Lan and Minh is good students. A B C D 20) Neither James or his brother have become to Paris. A B C D B. Suply the correct form and tense of the verb in the parentheses. 1. Both the fridge and the air conditioner (not work) ___________ today. 2. Both my sister and I (never be) __________ to Ha noi before. 3. Either my husband or I (have) ___________ to see the estate agent today. 4. Either Thuy or her friends (be going to) ___________ pick you up at the airport. 5. Neither Mrs. Hoa nor her assistants (be) ___________ at the meeting yesterday. 6. Not only Trung but also his parents (be expected) ___________ to come to the ceremony. C. Combine wo sentences into one, using both … and …, not only … but also, either… or …, neither … nor… 1. Hoang didn’t come to class today. Nhan didn’t come to class today. (neither.. nor....) 2. Le will buy a new T-shirt. If there is no style that she likes, she will buy a shirt instead. (either ...... or.....) 3. Oxygen is necessary for life. Water is necessary for life too. (both ..... and.....) 4. My aunt lives with me. My cousins live with me too. (not only...... but also......) 5. This shop sells fresh fruits. It also sells canned fruits. (both ...... and....) D. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. 1. He didn’t write. He didn’t phone  He neither ……………………………….. 2. The hotel wasn’t clean.And it wasn’t comfortable  The hotel was …………………………….. 3. It was a very boring film. It was very long, too  It was both ……………………………….. * Cleft sentences in the passive: 4. Fred gave Mary the money  It was Mary ……………… …….....................by Fred. 5. We gave Martha a birthday present yesterday  It was Martha ………………………………........by us. 6. The teacher has told the students an interesting story  It is the students ………………………………. 7. I showed my friends all of the photographs  It was my friends ……………………............