BT LUYEN UNIT 7 (1)

Test for unit 7
I. Complete the sentences. Put for or since into each gap.
1. It has been raining _____ lunch time.
2. My boss will go away ______ the next ten days.
3. I’m staying in England ______ a year.
4. She has lived in London ______ 1985.
5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting _____ an hour.
6. I have known her _______ January.
7. Nam’s father has worked in this company _____ 20 years.
8. Have you learned English _____ a long time?
9. I haven’t seen Tom _____ Monday.
10.The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it _____ ages.
11.She has been sick _____ Wednesday.
12.John has worked in that firm _____ six years.
13.He has been in the hospital _____ almost a month.
14.They haven’t sent him any money ____ last summer.
15.She has not eaten anything ____ two days.
16.They have been friends ______ high school.
17.They have lived with her parents _____ they were married.
18.We’ve lived here _____ 1999.
19.I haven’t seen Linh _____ my birthday party.
20.That building has been there _____ the 19
th
century.
21.My brother works for a company called FPT. He has worked for them _____ he
graduated from university.
22.My sister has been a student _____ two years.
23.She’s been away _____ five days.
24.We’ve already waited _____ a year.
25.I haven’t seen him _____ he left home.
II. Write sentences with the cues words. Use the present perfect tense of the

verbs.
1. He/ have/ a cold/ a week.
2. They/ buy/ the new house/ April.
3. My family/ be/ here/ Christmas.
4. We/ not see/ each other/ 10 years.
5. Mr. Clark/ work/ in the bank/ a long time.
6. Tom and Joanna/ go/ to France/ last summer.
7. My sister/ start/ a new job/ yesterday.
8. I/ not eat/ in that restaurant/ ages.
9. Mr. Robinson/ teach/ in this school/ 1978.
10.I/ write/ this letter/ six o’clock.
11.Mr. Ha/ give up/ smoking/ five months.
III. Supply the correct tense, simple past or present perfect tense of the verbs in
parentheses.
1. We are now living on 72
nd
street where we (live) _____ for two year.
2. They (live) _____ in Washington from 1950 to 1955.
3. Before John came to the United States, he (work) _____ as a clerk.
4. Since coming here, however, he (work) _____ as a worker.
5. Smith (leave) _____ New York last month and (work) _____ in Chicago since
then.
6. When I last saw him, John (feel) _____ very well.
7. I myself (study) ______ French since 1980.
8. We (buy) ______ this car two years ago and (drive) _____ it 5000 miles since
then.
9. My former teacher was Miss. Smith. I (study) _____ with him for six months.
10.My present teacher is Mr. Jones. I (study) ______ with her for one month.
11.I (work) ______ him since 1970.
12.How long _____ you (learn) ______ English?

13._______ you (meet) _______ him since we (say) ______ good-bye?
IV. Read the situations and complete the sentences, using the words in brackets.
1. Hoa and Tim are both 13 years old. (the same age as). Tim is _______ age…
________.
2. She speaks English very well, and her sister speaks well, too. (as as). She speaks…
______________________ her sister.
3. They like spaghetti; but I like hamburger. (different form). Their tastes are
_______________________________________.
4. They’ve lived here for a long time but we’ve lived here longer. (as as). They…
haven’t ______________________________.
5. He is wearing a red cap, and she is wearing a red cap too. (like). He is
______________________________________________ hers.
6. My birthday is 12 August. Tom’s birthday is 12 August. (the same as). My
birthday is _________________________ Tom’s.
7. Sandra spent 1000 dollars; but Susan spent 120 dollars. (as as). Sandra…
____________ much money ____________.
8. I thought she was intelligent girl; but she is so stupid. (different from). She is
___________ what ____________.
9. Nam drives carefully, but his sister drives more carefully. (as as). Nam doesn’t…
___________________________________.
10.We left the meeting at 10 pm; they left the meeting at 10 pm too. (the same as).…
We left ______________ time ___________.
IV. Choose the best answer.
1. His garden isn’t as large (as/ than) mine.
2. My dictionary is different (than/ from) Lien’s.
3. Her mother is the (same/ similar) age as yours.
4. We haven’t talked to your sister (for/ since) a long time.
5. Trung (hasn’t collected/ didn’t collect) stamps since Christmas.
6. It’s nine months since I (drank/ have drunk) Lipton tea.
7. There are (much/ more) than eighty stores in the mall.

8. The students were worried (about/ for) the results of the final exam.
9. We should organize the meeting in (so/ order) to discuss the new pay offer.
10.She is (enough/ too) tired to cook the meal tonight.