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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Name:……………………………………………………………………… I. Use the verbs in the present perfect or the simple past tense. 1. Mrs. Lien (arrive) ……………. in Ha Noi several days ago. 2. My uncle (work) …………. for the Canon Company since 1999. 3. Our teacher (explain) ………….………. that lesson to us last time. 4. The weather (be) ………. terrible (kinh khủng) ever since last Saturday. 5. We (spend) ………. several weeks in Ho Chi Minh City last year. 6. Many people in this class (never, see) ………………… the famous Cave of Phong Nha. 7. Our friends (return) ………………. to Nha Trang a week ago yesterday. 8. Ngoc Mai (study) …………. English at this school for six months now. 9. I (speak) ………. to Mr. Son about that matter several times already. 10. Miss Hoa (be) ……………. in Ha Noi until two months ago. 11. My brother and I (travel) ……………. by air many times in the past. 12. My friend Thanh (never, see) ……………. that television program. 13. They (not finish) ……….………. their homework yet. 14. I (have) ………………. a little trouble (rắc rối) with my bike last week. 15. However, I (have) ……………. no trouble with it since that time. II. Use the verbs in the present perfect, the simple past or present progressive tense. 1. A: I (lose) my glasses. I can’t find them anywhere. I (look for) …………….. them for hours. B: Don’t worry. I (do) ……………. the same thing the other week, but I (find) ……….………. them a few days later. 2. We’re too late. The train (go) ………………….. Why you (take) ………… so long to get ready? 3. A: Where you (be) ………….……….? B: we (play) …………………. tennis. 4. The newspaper (not arrive) …………………. yet. It’s the second time this week it (be) …………. late. It (come) ………… late on Tuesday, too. III. Put the verbs in passive voice 1. Not much (say) ………….………. about the matter since that time. 2. Less than half of the cans of paint (use) ………………. up to now. 3. More classes in English (list) ………………. in the catalogue next fall. 4. At this time, much attention (devote ) ……………….… to that problem. 5. We (treat) ……….………. very kindly by our hosts last Saturday. 6. A new textbook (publish ) ……………….… by that company next year. 7. The report (not examine) ……….………. by a committee of experts yet. 8. Coffee (serve ) ………………. to the guests about 10 minutes from now.. 9. Only 25 new students (admit) ……………. into the department in 2003. 10. A Second coat of paint (spread) …………… over that surface tomorrow. IV. Change the following sentences into passive voice 1. The director signed the letter. ................................................................................................................ 2. The school janitor (người quét dọn) cleans the classrooms every day. ................................................................................................................ 3. The committee is considering that proposal (lời tuyên bố) right now. ................................................................................................................ 4. The workers will complete that bridge next year. ................................................................................................................ 5. My father’s boss has transferred (chuyển) him to another department. ................................................................................................................ 6. An artist wrote that interesting article (bài báo) about Hanoi. ................................................................................................................ 7. Today a large number of people speak English. ................................................................................................................ 8. Didn’t they return those books to the library? ................................................................................................................ 9. Bad weather has delayed the flight from Hanoi. ................................................................................................................ 10. Will the school distribute (phân phối) the textbooks? ................................................................................................................ V. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences 1. Mary…………………………..write to me last year. A. uses to B. used to C. is used to D. was used to 2. She describes herself………………………….. a fashion designer. A. by B. as C. in D. from 3. He ………..with friends in an apartment in HCM City since last week. A. living B. has lived C. lived D. live 4. I wish you ………………………….. here tomorrow. A. come B. came C. will come D. would come 5. I…………..English here since I graduated from university. A. teach B. taught C. have taught D. am teaching 6. wearing uniform helps students……………..equal in many ways. A. fall B. feel C. fell D. felt 7. It’s dangerous …………………………..in this river..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam 8. Millions of Christmas cards ……………………..last month. A. were sent B. sent C. send D. are sent 9. Marie Curie ………………………..the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903. A. award B. awarded C. was awarded D. has awarded 10. He hates being …………………………..at. A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked VI. Make sentences with “I wish …” based on the given situation: 1. What a pity! You aren’t here with us now. ................................................................................................................ 2. The naughty boys always draw on the wall. ................................................................................................................ 3. I’d like my father to give up smoking. ................................................................................................................ 4. He doesn’t help his mother with housework. ................................................................................................................ 5. I can’t swim...................................................................................... 6. My friends often go on a camping trip without me. ................................................................................................................ 7. I must go now................................................................................... 8. He always goes to school late. ................................................................................................................ 9. My brother is too short to play basketball. ................................................................................................................ 10. I don’t have enough money to help you. ................................................................................................................ Homework I. Turn into the passive 1. He finished his exercises on time. ................................................................................................................ 2. People plant rice in those fields. ................................................................................................................ 3. They use cars and trucks to carry food to market. ................................................................................................................ 4. This boy broke my window yesterday. ................................................................................................................ 5. They have known him well............................................................... 6. We will meet him at the station. ................................................................................................................ 7. Did you do the test perfectly?.......................................................... 8. How long have they done their work?............................................. 9. No one could help him..................................................................... 10. Why didn’t you learn this lesson?.................................................... II. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one. 1. We have learnt English for 4 years. We stared .................................................................................................... 2. My father started to give up smoking last year. My father has .............................................................................................. 3. They have worked in that factory since 2001. They started ................................................................................................ 4. Lan hasn’t written to Mariam for a month. Lan didn’t ................................................................................................... 5. He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12. He started .................................................................................................... 6. I haven’t seen her for a long time. I didn’t ........................................................................................................ 7. How long have you learnt French? How long ago ............................................................................................. 8. When did you start to listen to classical music? How long .................................................................................................... 9. I last saw her 10 years ago. I haven’t....................................................................................................... 10. How long have you bought this car? When did..................................................................................................... III. Write correct sentences to make complete letter. Dear Mary, Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party. 1. I/ be afraid/ not be able/ come. ..................................................................................................................... 2. I/ many things to do/ this week. ..................................................................................................................... 3. I/ wish/ can go / party. ..................................................................................................................... 4. I/ offer/ embroider/ jeans/ as a gift..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> ..................................................................................................................... 5. I/ hope/ like it........................................................................................ I wish you many happy returns. Yours, Peter.

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