I. Give the correct form of the verbs
1. I (visit) my uncle's home regularly when I (be) a child.
2. David (wash) his hands. He just (repair) the TV set.
3. You (be) here before? Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year.
4. London (change) a lot since we first (come) to live here.
5. After (finish) breakfast , he (sit) down to write some letters.
6. He sometimes (come) to see his parents?
7. I think you’d better (not phone) her at midnight. It’s impolite at all.
8. Do you believe we (live) on Mars one day?
9. He always spends one hour (draw) pictures each day.
10. She left the room without (say) any words.

1.    David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.

2.    You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.

3.    We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.

4.    The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.

5.    On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.

6.    When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.

7.    It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________

8.    Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.

9.    That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.

10. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.

11. I regret (inform)_____________ you that your application has been refused.

12. I tried (persuade) ____________him (agree) with my proposal.

13. Mrs John : I don't allow (smoke)__________ in my room.

14.  Oh ! I can feel something (crawl) __________up my leg. It must be an insect.

15. He was about (leave) ______________when she came.

16. When I saw him, he was busy (talk) ____________with his girlfriend.

17.  (See) ____________this film before, I turned off the TV.

18. She's so impatient ! She can't stand (wait) _____________ in line for anything.

19. He wastes time (philander)___________ with the girls in the village.

20. Suddenly (feel)__________ hungry, he (stop)______ (buy)__________a bar of chocolate.

VOCABULARY

1.    The book will be invaluable/ valueless / worthless for students in higher education.

2.    A car thief/ robber/ burglar  made off with a top director's BMW last night

3.    An armed gang is planning to rob / steal/ pirate  a bank in Main Street tonight.

4.    They are working against/ for/ on time to get people out of the rubble alive.

5.    The new bridge has been finished 2 years ahead of / in front of/ before schedule.

6.    He will have a car at his disposal / at ease/ at a loose end for the whole month.

7.    Because of not having careful preparation, he is  at a loose end/ at hand /at a loss how to answer.

8.    Everything we need is at ease/at hand/ at once . Let’s enjoy the vacation.

9.    At first sight/ at once/ at a loose end ,it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print.

10. The truck driver was at fault / at risk/ at ease for the terrible accident.

11. They failed to adhere to / attribute to / contribute to the terms of the agreement.

12. -One of our players was sent off for  bringing back /  answering back/ taking back  to the referee.

13. She attributes / contribute / distribute her success to hard work and a little luck.

14. - The company's new regulation to ban smoking in offices applies to /applied for/ everyone, from cleaners and guards to the CEO.

15. - After the earthquake, the government appealed for /appealed to emergency aid and assistance from neighbouring countries

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect or the past continuous.

1. He (not have)...............to check the doors and the windows either, for his wife always (do)............that before she (leave)..............the house.

2. All he (have)..............to do (be)..............to decide whether or not to take his overcoat with him. In the end he (decide)............not to.

3. At 8.30 he (pick)............uo his case, (go).............out of the house and (slam)...........the door behind him.

4. Then he (feel)...........in his pockets for the key, for his wife (remind)...........him to double-lock the front door.

5. Then he (search)............all his pockets and (find)..............no key, he (remember)...........where it (be)...........something else; his passport and his tickets (be).............in his overcoat pocket as well.

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets:used to V+V or simple past

1.I(not play)..............computer games when I was a child ,but now I (play)...................a lot of games in the evening

2.Mike (not smoke).............................before going to the army

3.There(be).............three parks in our village ,but now he (eat).............only one

4.Murat (like)...............cheeseburgers,but now he (eat)......................healthy food

5.She (not cook) ...................before she got married,but mow she (cook0.....................everything

1. Thieves (break) into the art gallery last night through a skylight and (turn off) the burglar alarms, then (cut) the painting from its frame and (escape). The thieves (see) by a man out (walk) his dog as they ran off. The man (call) the police and they (arrive) shortly after, but by then the thieves had already made their getaway
2. He ( allow) (open) a new restaurant on the main road by the city council
3. It's not good (write) to him. He never (answer) letters. The only thing (do) is (go) and (see) him
4. Nick dislike school. Being class truant, he ( not realize) the importance of education. Then, one day while he (play) truant, he (meet) a beggar. Curious, the baggar (ask) him why he was not in school. (Know) the reasons, the beggar (warn) Nick that if he (continue) as he was, he enventually (end up) his life. Plagued by tears. Nick decided (change) for the best. His sudden change (surprise) all his teachers. His improvenment became obvious to all.
5. Each July, Peter together with his family (go) to Spain for holidays
6. Neither she nor her children (be) at home last night
7. Aluminum is a valuable metal that can (use) again. Because this metal can (recycle) , aluminum cans should (not throw away)
8. These tiger used (keep) in iron cages
9. I (see) an accident last night. Somebody (call) the ambulance but nobody (injure) so the ambulance (need)
10. There's somebody(walk) behind us. I think we(follow)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the  correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

          Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia. His best novels include “Not Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published his collections of poetry then. A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history.

When did he travel to Spain?

A. in 1956

B. in 1928

C. in 1958

D. in 1960

1.The traffic was very heavy. By the time, I( get) .........to Mary's  party, everyone already( arrive) .....

2.I (visit).........my uncle's home regularly when I (be)...... a child

3. That book ( be ) ...... on the table for weeks . You ( not read).........it yet

4 David ( wash ) ........his hand . He just ( repair)......TV set

5.You ( be ) ...here before  ? Yes, I ( spend ) .......my holidays here last year

6. We never (meet)........him. We don't know what he ( look).......like

7. On arriving at home . I (find) ....... that she just ( leave) ........a few minutes before

8.When we ( arrive)......in London tonight, it probably(rain).....

9.It (rain).....hard . We can'tt do anything until it ( stop).....

II- SUPPLY THE CORRECT TENSE  OR FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS :

1.      His parents _________ in HCM City. ( not live )

2.      Tom and I __________  to music  now. (  listen )

3.      He ___________ with his relatives in HCM City at the moment. (stay)

4.      We __________ to work every day. ( not drive )

5.      Nam ________ chocolate and biscuits.  ( like )

6.      My father  _________ TV every night. ( watch )