1) Not as many people are at this meeting than they were at the one last week. More ....-- 2) She has such a soft voice that it is impossible for me to hear it. Her voice. 3) Sue started keeping a diary three years ago. Sue has 4) They all say that he speaks very good English. He is .... 5) "I must see the dentist tomorrow because my toothache is getting worse', said my friend. My friend said that 6) Did your son eat anything for breakfast this morning?', the doctor asked me. The doctor wanted to know .. 7) I have met this man so many times but I still cannot remember his name. Although. ..-- - a . . 8) Mai lost her unsaved files on the computer because of a sudden power cut-off. All of Mai's ... ..... 9) This is her sixth appearance on stage in our city this year. She has . 10) Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon. I visited the town in 2002. I visited Stratford upon Avon, Shakespeare's... 11) I can't understand him because he speaks so quickly. If he didn't. 12) 11) Julia has been working for this company for 6 years Julia started 12) His house is more beautiful than my house. My house isn't 13) It was such an awful meal that we complained to the waiter. The meal 14) Please do not smoke in this area of the restaurant. Customers are requested
THE PAST SIMPLE → THE PRESENT PERFECT
( QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN → HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH )
I/ S + began/started + Ving/to V1 + time + ago
<-> S + have/has + V3 .. + for + time
1. They started building this school two years ago.
-) They have built this school for two years.
2. Nam began to fix his bike 20 minutes ago.
-)Nam ____________________________
3. When did you begin collecting stamps ?
-)How long __________________________ ?
4. They have learnt Japan for three months.
-) They started __________________________
. Rewrite the following sentences withouth changing their meaning, using suggested phrases
1. He started to play the guitar five years ago.
à He has ...........................................................................................................................................
2. She hasn’t ridden a horse before.
à This is ...........................................................................................................................................
3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
à This is ...........................................................................................................................................
4. John has his hair cut for over six months.
à It has been .....................................................................................................................................
5. He started living in his flat three years ago.
à He has ...........................................................................................................................................
6. I first met Beth and Gary 10 years ago.
à I’ve known ....................................................................................................................................
7. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.
à Laurence last.................................................................................................................................
8. It last snowed two weeks ago.
à It is ................................................................................................................................................
i started to learn french about 5 years ago
2. They have just introduced a new style of jeans in the USA.
→ A new style of jeans ……………………………………………………………………..……
3. My brother started working for that company two years ago.
→ My brother has ……………………………………………………………………………..…….
4. “What aspect of learning English do you find most difficult?” The teacher asked me.
→ The teacher asked me.……………………………………………………………..……………
5. We can use the internet to communicate with our friends and relatives.
→ The internet............................................................................................................................
6. We postponed the picnic because the weather was bad.
→ The weather………………………………………………………………………..……………
7. I don’t have a computer to get access to the internet.
→ I wish ……………………………………………………….…………………………………
8. Does your sister travel to work by bus every morning?
® Your sister ...........................................................................................................................?
D. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finished, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.
9. I might go camping. My friends have invited me.
A. My friends have invited me to go camping.
B. My friends have invited me go camping.
C. My friends have invited me going camping.
D. My friends have invited me that I might go camping.
10. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
Tom started learning English when he was nine. (SINCE) =>
The last time she had a swim was five years ago. (HAS) =>
I can’t cook as well as my mother does. (BETTER) =>
We were late for school because of the heavy rain. => Because it_________________.
The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it. => It was such _____________.
III/ Read the following passage then answer the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens and “Mark Twain” was his pen name. He was born in a small town on the Missouri River in the USA. The boy had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories.
When he was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the profession of a printer. He always wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. Then he left the boat and lived in California. Here he began writing short stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much. His best novel “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer “ was published in 1876.
Question 21. Who was Mark Twain?
Question 22. Where was he born?
Question 23. How old was he when his father died?
Question 24. Did the readers like his stories very much?
Question 25. When was his best novel published?
IV/ Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
If you are (26) ______ to someone’s house for dinner in the United States, you should (27) ______ a gift, such as a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a wrapped (28) ______, he or she may open it in front of you. Opening a present m front of the gift-giver is considered (29) ______. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you immediately. (30) ______ the host doesn’t like it, he or she will tell a “white lie” and say how much they like the gift to prevent the guest from feeling bad.
Question 26. A. called B. invited C. calling D. inviting
Question 27. A. take B. give C. bring D. make
Question 28. A. gift B. gifts C. flower D. flowers
Question 29. A. funny B. sad C. rude D. polite
Question 30. A. Although B. But C. Because D. So
V/ (1,0 point) Fill in each gap of the following sentences with ONE suitable word. Write it on your answer sheet.
Question 31. It often rains heavily ____________ summer.
Question 32. It took me 2 hours to ____________ the letter to my best friend.
Question 33. Mrs Phuong always prides ____________ on her appearance.
Question 34. Would you ____________ lending me your pen?
Question 35. She arrived in Singapore ____________ Tuesday morning.
VI/ ) Rearrange these words or phrases into meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Example: O. in/live / Hung Yen. / I
=> I live in Hung Yen.
Question 36. journey / The / home village / my / is / to / interesting. / very
=> ________________________________________________________
Question 37. Mr Ba / young. / used to / when / go swimming / was / he
=> ________________________________________________________
Question 38. interested / playing / in / is / football. / My friend
=> ________________________________________________________
Question 39. tired / he / now / because / Nam / is / stayed up / last night / late
=> ________________________________________________________
Question 40. I / enough money, / had / If / buy / I / would / this book.
=> ________________________________________________________
VII/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Question 41. “Let’s go out for dinner” Mary said.
=> Mary suggested
Question 42. John is too young to understand the question.
=> John is not
Question 43. The last time I heard from my sister was 5 months ago.
=> I haven’t
Question 44. Nobody in the factory works more carefully than Mr Thanh.
=> Mr Thanh is the
Question 45. The box was so heavy that my son couldn’t carry it.
=> It was