he has been a journalist for 10 years
--> his career as a journalist began 10 years ago
he has been a journalist for 10 years
--> his career as a journalist began 10 years ago
II. Supply the correct verb form: Past simple or Present Perfect
1. Mr. Greenm (teach) English in this school since he (graduate) from the
university in 1986
2. He (write) a book since last year
3. You (watch) TV last night?
4. I (read) the novel written by Jack London several times before
5. Someone (steal) my handbag on the bus
6. Last month, I (be) in the hospital for ten days
7. My father (not smoke) for 5 years
8. You (receive) any letter from your parents yet?
9. He (leave) home two weeks ago and we (not hear) from him since then
10. A: You (speak) to Mrs. Baker yesterday?
B: No, I (not see) her for a long time
A: I (not can) remember when I last (see) her
11. My brother (join) the army when he (be) young
12. Mr. Jackson (paint) his house since last month
13. Columbus (discover) America more than 400 years ago
14. We (study) French for five years at school but we (not learn) very much
15. A: You (teach) English before?
B: Yes, I (have). I (teach) English for three years in Hong Kong and when I
(come) back, I (start) teaching at the Kensington school of English and I (teach)
there since then
16. A: I (see) Jack last night
B: Oh really? I (nor see) him for three months. How is he?
17. A: you (ever/win) a competition? B: Yes, I (win) a photographic competition
in 2001
18. Geoge (work) at the university so far
19. We (not live) in England for two years now
20. When I (be) a child, I (want) to be a doctor
III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as
the one before it
1. I have never read such a romantic story
This is
2. We started cooking for the party four hours ago
We have
3. How long is it since they bought the house?
When
4. It’s years since we decorated this room
We haven’t
5. She hasn’t been to the hairdresser for three months
It’s
6. I’ve never met such a famous person before
It’s
7. They last visited me five years ago
They haven’t
8. I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years
The last time
9. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan
Laurence last
10. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding
The last time
11. My sister has studied French for 2 years
My sister began
12. I have never seen such a mess in my life
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1. He said: "I have cleaned my house."
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2. Nina said: "My dog has eaten everything."
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3. She said to me: "I have given this book to you."
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4. She said: "I have work here for three years."
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5. Nina said: "I have been sick for five days."
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6. He said to her: "I have washed your dishes."
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7. My mother said to me: "You have finished eating."
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8. He said: "I have seen this movie."
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9. Tom said: "I have studied this lesson since last week."
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10. He said: "I have eaten snake meat."
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V, Write your identification (A, B, C or D) and corrections in the spaces that follow.
1. David is (A) particular fond of cooking, (B) and he (C) often cooks (D) really delicious meals.
2. Sandra has (A) not rarely missed a (B) play or concert (C) since she (D) was seventeen years old.
3. There (A) was (B) a very interesting news on (C) the radio this morning (D) about the earthquake in Italy.
4. The brigde (A) hit by a large ship (B) during a (C) suddenly storm (D) has been mended.
5. As soon (A) as I arrive (B) at my hotel, I'll contact (C) with you (D) by phone.
6. Jim was (A) upset last night (B) because he (C) had to do a lot of (D) homeworks.
7. Jane (A) told me that she (B) will (C) have to go to London the (D) following day.
8. Tom, (A) together with his two sisters, (B) are goinf (C) to join our trip (D) next weekend.
9. Peter is the boy (A) whom (B) I think scored the (C) winning points (D) for the basketball team.
10. Our new neighbors (A) had been living in Arizona (B) for ten years (C) after (D) moving to their present house.
III, Fill the blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
When Bill was eight years old, in 1908, he used to work for an old lady who lived in his village. Everyday, before and after school, he (1) ....... to chop wood, light fires, and go shopping for her. He was paid 5p (2) ....... week which was (3) ....... very much even then. This old lady kept (4) ....... many cats that she did not know exactly (5) ....... many (6) ....... day, one of these cats was found dead in the garden and the lady, (7) ....... was very upset, asked Bill to dig a grave and burry it. Bill did this and (8) ....... given 10p. He couldn't (9) ....... noticing that he (10) ....... as much for burying the cat (11) ....... for a whole week's work (12) ....... made him think. He had many friends (13) ....... fathers, the local farmers, often had to shoot cats to protect their chickens. He offered his friends 2p for every dead they (14) ....... him. He would (15) ....... place the cat in the old lady's garden where she would find it, think it (16) ....... one of her own and (17) ....... Bill 10p for burying it. (18) ....... the time he left school, Bill (19) ....... saved quite a lot of money. Later in life, he became a very (20) ....... bussinessman.
1.She left university two years ago.
=>It is
2.Laurence hasn't seen her sister since she left for Japan
=>Laurence last
3. Lucky has worn that dress since Barbara's wedding
=>The last time Lucky
4. My mother started working at this school 25 years ago
=>My mother has
5.I have never been to this entertainment park before
=>This is
7.I haven't seen him since I was a student
=>I last
6.I haven't heard from him since August
=>The last time
8. The last time I played football was in 1970
=>I haven't
9.We haven't seen Tom since he moved to Bristol
=>We last
10. This is the first time Bob has ever visited Vietnam
=>Bob
III, Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
1. I talked ....... her ....... the phone yesterday.
2. It's very kind ....... you to help me ....... my homework.
3. Shall we stop ....... the book store ....... the way home?
4. He has been absent ....... class because ....... his illness.
5. We complained ....... the boss ....... the bad working conditions.
6. What's wrong ....... you? - I've got a pain ....... my back.
7. I'd like to thank you ....... everything you have done ....... me.
8. The storm swept ....... the village ....... the night.
9. When his aunt passed ......., he came ....... a lot of money.
10. Is it all right if I pay ....... cheque or ....... cash?
If you invented something important, (1)........ would want to make money out of (2) ........ , right? Most of us would want to make some money from (3) .......... invention . It seems only fair - we did the work, so the money should be (4) .......... too. Many inventors who have had (5) .......... inventions produced, have become rich and famous and we shouldn't blame (6) ........ for that. But have (7) ........ heard of Tim Berners-Lee? (8) ....... invented the World Wide Web on the Internet, one of the most important inventions of the last fifty years. Millions of lives have been changed by (9) .......... introduction. When Tim Berners-Lee invented the Web, he made a promise to (10) .......... - that he wouldn't make any money out of it, and that he would give (11) ......... invention to the world. He did, and now the Web belongs to all of (12) ......... . Ask (13) what life would be like if the World Wide Web wasn't free. We should be grateful to Tim Berners-Lee, and thank (14) ........ for (15) ...... amazing gift to the world.
1.Information technology...(change) over the past years due to user expectations.
2....(you/still plant) the trees if I join you at 3.30 this evening
3.If we ... (have) flying vehicles now,we could solve the problem of traffic jam
4.John J.Stone Parker ....(parent) his invention when he was 4 years old
5.The computer mouse....(invent) by Douglas Engelbart in 1964
6. They said that they.... (not be) to the art gallery for a long time.
7. I strongly believe there in 10 years' time... (be) huge changes in the way we live
8.The planet Mars ...(explore) remotely by spacecraft since the late 20th century.
9.The teacher told us that we ...(may) choose any subject that we ...(like) best.
10.When I called Jane at 4 o'clock yesterday evening, she said she (work) then.
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Give correct form of the word in bracket.
1. This is too short. You can wear it only by _________ it. (LONG)
2. I don’t want to go with him because he is a ___________. (CARE)
3. Joane and Mary want to become ___________ in the future. (SCIENCE)
4. Vinamilk company has served cuctomers a lot of _______ recently. (PRODUCE)
5. _____________released from these factories are a danger to the environment. (POLLUTE)
6. You are always _________. Isn’t there anything that makes you happy? (MISERY)
7. We need to reduce our fuel consumption to save ___________ resources. (NATURE)
8. Don’t worry. The colcano has been ___________ for a long time. (ACT)
9. I hardly slept last night because of that ______ bed. (COMFORT)
10. There are many cultural _________ between his country and mine. (DIFFER)
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