Give the correct form of the verbs.

Last month, I attended a reunion of students who had been on the same course as me at university ten years earlier. When I left university, I didn't keep in touch with many people - just my closest friends and one or two of the lecturers - so I (1. not know) who or what to expect. When I arrived at the hotel where the reunion was being held, most of the guests (2. already / arrive). They 3. (chat) in small groups, or in the queue for food, or at the bar. Everyone seemed to have someone to talk to except me. I (4. make) my way to the bar and stood patiently (5. wait) for the barman to notice me. After what seemed an age, I (6. tap) on the shoulders and someone shouted, I didn’t believe it! ‘You, at the university reunion!' I turned round quickly and faced at a man of about my age that I (7. not recognise) at all. He seemed to know me through, and continued, "How are you? What you (8. do) since I left?" Instead of explaining that I didn't know him, I found myself replying 'I am fine, erm'..., I work in computing now, but I spent five years abroad working as a voluntary teacher'. For the next hour, this man told me his whole life story while I (9. desperately / search) for someone I knew. I managed to talk to a couple of my old lecturers, but my strongest memory of the evening was that I (10. have) a reunion with someone that I didn't even know!

Rewrite sentences using already, just or never .... before:

1. It was the first time I had been skiing

=>.............................................................

2. I wanted to speak to Philip, but he had gone home earlier than I expected

=>..................................................................

3. Eating frog's legs was a new experience for Sally

=>...................................................................

4. My friends had ordered their food some time before I got to the restaurant

=>.................................................................

5. I had left the house a few seconds before it started to rain

=>...............................................................

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 36 to 42.

    When we moved to our new house near the sea, I was eight years old. Even before that I had spent every summer messing about on boats. My dad had taught me to sail before I learnt to ride a bike so I knew how I wanted to spend my time at the new house- I was going to get my own boat and sail it everyday. The house was only a few meters from the water's edge, and in rough weather the waves would come crashing into the front garden. I used to sit with my nose pressed to the glass, fascinated by the power of the ocean. I grew up watching the skies to see if it was going to rain; would I be going sailing that afternoon or not?

          Of course I sometimes wished I could live in the town like my friends. I used to get irritated with my parents, who had taken early retirement because they seemed incapable of getting anywhere on time. Dad drove me the eight miles to school everyday, but I was often late because he had been walking on the cliffs earlier in the morning and had lost track of time. When I was taking my university entrance exams, I used to stay over at a friend’s in town, just in case. All in all, I was lucky to grow up by the sea and I still love to sail

When taking the university entrance exams, ___________.

A. the writer's family moved to a new house by the sea

B. the writer had to live in a friend's house

C. the weather was terrible

D. the writer's father drove him/ her to university

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.

       When we moved to our new house near the sea, I was eight years old. Even before that I had spent every summer messing about on boats. My dad had taught me to sail before I learnt to ride a bike so I knew how I wanted to spend my time at the new house- I was going to get my own boat and sail it everyday. The house was only a few meters from the water's edge, and in rough weather the waves would come crashing into the front garden. I used to sit with my nose pressed to the glass, fascinated by the power of the ocean. I grew up watching the skies to see if it was going to rain; would I be going sailing that afternoon or not?

        Of course I sometimes wished I could live in the town like my friends. I used to get angry with my parents, who had taken early retirement because they seemed incapable of getting anywhere on time. Dad drove me the eight miles to school everyday, but I was often late because he had been walking on the cliffs earlier in the morning and had lost track of time. When I was taking my university entrance exams, I used to stay over at a friend's in town, just in case. All in all, I was lucky to grow up by the sea and I still love to sail.

When taking the university entrance exams, ___________.

A. the weather was terrible

B. the writer's family moved to a new house by the sea

C. the writer had to live in a friend's house 

D. the writer's father drove him/ her to university.

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.

When we moved to our new house near the sea, I was eight years old. Even before that I had spent every summer messing about on boats. My dad had taught me to sail before I learnt to ride a bike so I knew how I wanted to spend my time at the new house- I was going to get my own boat and sail it everyday. The house was only a few metres from the water's edge, and in rough weather the waves would come crashing into the front garden. I used to sit with my nose pressed to the glass, fascinated by the power of the ocean. I grew up watching the skies to see if it was going to rain; would I be going sailing that afternoon or not?

Of course I sometimes wished I could live in the town like my friends. I used to get irritated with my parents, who had taken early retirement because they seemed incapable of getting anywhere on time. Dad drove me the eight miles to school everyday, but I was often late because he had been walking on the cliffs earlier in the morning and had lost track of time. When I was taking my university entrance exams, I used to stay over at a friend’s in town, just in case. All in all, I was lucky to grow up by the sea and I still love to sail.

When taking the university entrance exams, ______________.

A. the writer's family moved to a new house by the sea

B. the writer had to live in a friend's house

C. the weather was terrible

D. the writer's father drove him/ her to university

ERROR CORRECTION
1. I thought (the) show (would) be very (interesting) and (excited)
2. When I finishied (to write) my project, (everyone) (in) my company (had already) left
3. (it was) an (extremely) (frightened) experience (in) my life
4. the book (whose) i (am reading) is (on) information ( teachnology)
5. my brother stopped (to smoke ) because (it is) very (harmful) (to his health)

WRITING
1/ alothough he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his life
- in spite of
2. they are expecting to meet their son
- they are looking forward
3. why don't we have some soup for lunch
- i suggest
4. i often go swimming in the morning when i lived in HCM city
- i used
5. my mother has watered some trees recently
- some trees
6. they went out although it rained heavily
- despite
7. i like study Maths because i am good at numbers
- i am interested
8. remember to lock the door before going to bed
- don't forget
9. mike was interested in watching cartoon when he was a child
- mike used
10. i often took a trip to the forest when i lived in new york
- i used
11. no one in my family has used this washing machine
- this washing machine
12/ she has just given me some cupcakes
- i have
13. you shouldn't eat too much meat
- you'd better
14. i advise you to wear a coat when you go out
- you had better

When i was thirteen, I 1)...........my pen-oal,Brigitte in Germany. She 2)...... in a fantastic house with a swimming pool.When I 3)......., I was very nervous. Brigitte 4)......Talking to me, but I 5)...... understand her because she spoke fast. Every day I6)....... to school with Brigitte. When Brigitte 7)..... an English lesson, I 8)...... the teacher. that was fun! On the last day there was a carnival and we 9)..... in the street until 3 a.m.It was amazing . I didn't 10).... to come home.

1.Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word
I had a terrible experience last Saturday. This is what happened. I left my flat at 2 o’clock went into (36) to do some shopping. I go shopping most Saturday afternoon. (37) 4 o’clock, I had finished shopping and went into a (38) for a cup of coffee. While I was sitting in the café, I saw a friend called Julie Jones and she (39) me. At around 4:30 Julie and I paid the (40) and left the café. As we were leaving, I offered to give her a (41) home in my car. She said she would like a lift so we walked to the car park together. I always put my (42) in the same car park near the town centre, but when we got to the park. I had a big (43) . My car was not there! Of course, I immediately thought that someone had (44) it. I was going to phone the police, but luckily I didn’t. I suddenly realised the truth. I had (45) driven into town that day! I had come on the bus instead. Imagine how stupid I felt.