De thi tieng anh 10

First exam.
I. Complete the sentences by using the past perfect or past simple of the
verbs in brackets.
1. I (watch)…………television after I (finish)………… my homework last
night.
2. Nga (go)…………out when I (come)………….
3. Before I (go)……………home, I (buy)………….some foods at the
supermarket.
4. Before I (call)………….you, I (meet)…………your father.
5. I (drink)……………a little coffee before I (start)……… the job.
II. Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets.
1. Most of my friends were no longer there. They …… (leave).
2. My best friend, Kevin, was no longer there. He…………away.(go).
3. The local cinema was no longer open. It …………… down. (close).
4. I didn’t recognize Mrs. Johnson. She ……………a lot. (change).
III. Complete these sentences as in the example.
Example:
Mr. and Mrs. David were in an airplane. They were very nervous as
the plane took off because they had never flown before.(fly).
1. Margaret was late for work yesterday. Her boss was very surprised
because she………………(be/late).
2. Jane played tennis yesterday – at least she tried to play tennis. She wasn’t
good at it because she ………… (play).
IV. Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect or past simple?
1. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ……………… to
bed. (go)
2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ……… straight to bed. (go).
3. Sorry I’m late. The car ……………. Down on my way here. (break)
4. There was a car by the side of the road. It (break)………………down and
the driver was trying to repair it. So we …………(stop) to see if we could
help.

V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (use past simple or past
perfect).
1. He (forget)……………… what I (tell)………….him. I remind him many
times, but he still (not bring)…………………what I (want)………….
2. He(ask) ………….me whether I (see) …………. His pen on the table. I
(tell)…………… him that I (not see) it around.
3. If I (wait)……… only a little while longer, I would have met her. I(not/see)
………her since we last(meet)…… two years ago.
4. They (go)………….home after they (finish)……………their work.
5. When I came to the stadium, the match (already/begin)…………….
6. They told me they (not/eat) ……………such kind of food before.
7. After they had gone, I (sit)………………down and (rest)……
8. After taking a bath, he (go) …………… to bed.
9. Where (be)…………… he when he (be) ……… young?
10. It was the first time I (ever/see) ………… such a beautiful girl.
VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form ( use past sinple, past
continuous or past perfect).
1. The house (be)…………… much smaller than I (think) ……………at
first.
2. Before you (mention)……………. Him, I never (hear) ………… of that
author.
3. She (win) ……………the gold medal in 1986.
4. When he (go)………………to see them last night, they (play)……………
cards. They (say)……….that they (play)…………since six o’clock.
5. He (teach)………….in this school before he (leave) …….for London.
6. Daisy (agree) ……………. With other members in the last meeting.
7. Our teacher (tell) …………….us yesterday that he (visit )………England in
1970
8. While you (play)……………….the piano, I (write)……………a letter.
9. The little girl (ask)………………what (happen) ……………….to her ice-

cream.
10. I didn’t recognize Mrs. Johnson. She(change) …………………a lot.