4. Fill in the blanks with the words given in A, B, C or D to complete the following passage

Hi, Lan. How are you? I’m happy to share with you some good news about my village. There have been some changes (1) _________ your visit last year. Last week I came back to my village and was really surprised. You know what? The lake is not (2) __________ any more. The factory has installed a new filtration system to treat the (3) _________________ waste. I saw lots of small fish in the lake and wild ducks swimming in the water. Besides, they have planted trees around the factory to reduce air pollution.

Since some villagers are in the habit of littering, people have placed dustbins in various places. This has resulted in a much cleaner environment. My grandparents say that at weekends the villagers also go around the village together to (4) ___________ rubbish. What about your neighbourhood? Tell me all about it in your next email.

1. A. for           B. since              C. after           D. before

2. A. pollute     B. polluting         C. pollutant    D. polluted

3. A. chemical B. chemistry       C. physics      D. physical

4. A. get           B. pick               C. collect        D. take

1B 2D 3A 4C 5D

B

D

A
C
D

1. B

2. D

3. A

4. C

5. D

B D A C D

1. They have been some changes(for/since/before) you visit last year

2. If I were the president, What(will/could/should) you do to help the environment?

3.The Photo Exhibition(starts/lasts/holds) two days from the 28th to the 29th of April

4. Eating to much sugar can(cause/lead/result) in healthy problem

5. The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by(punching/touching/blowing) their noses

6. This animal,the(kangaroo/koala/rabbit), is a symbol of Australia

1. They have been some changes(for/since/before) you visit last year

2. If I were the president, What(will/could/should) you do to help the environment?

3.The Photo Exhibition(starts/lasts/holds) two days from the 28th to the 29th of April

4. Eating to much sugar can(cause/lead/result) in healthy problem

5. The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by(punching/touching/blowing) their noses

6. This animal,the(kangaroo/koala/rabbit), is a symbol of Australia

PAST SIMPLE TENSE + PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (3) Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1. There _________ a serious food in this area last year.

A. was B. has been C. were D. have been

2. She _________ me good health and success on my last birthday.

A. wished B. wishes C. has wished D. wishing

3. The last time they __________Ha Noi was in 2008.

A. visit B. visited C. visiting D. have visited

4. She __________her project yet.

A. hasn’t finished B. has finished C. finished D. didn’t finish

5. I __________English since I was a child.

A. have learn B. has learnt C. learnt D. have learnt

6. Last week, I ___________Ha Long Bay with my family.

A. visited B. visit C. am visiting D. have visited

7. She ___________five novels so far.

A. have written B wrote C. writes D. has written

8. They first __________each other in 2009.

A. meet B. met C. will meet D. have met

9. We have been good friends since we________at School.

A. are B. were C. have been D. was

10. There ________an outbreak of coronavirus in the world lately.

A. were B. was C. has been D. have been

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using past simple and present perfect tenses.

11. I began watching TV three hours ago.

A. I have watched TV for three hours.

B. I have watched TV for three hours ago.

C. I have watched TV since three hours.

12. The last time she ate fast food was in January.

A. She has eaten fast food since January.

B. She hasn’t eaten fast food since January.

C. She hasn’t eaten fast food for January.

13. He has played soccer since three o’clock.

A. He started to play soccer at three o’clock.

B. He started to play soccer three o’clock ago.

C. He started to play soccer three o’clock before.

14. I haven’t met her for a long time.

A. It’s a long time since I have met her.

B. It’s a long time since I haven’t met her.

C. It’s a long time since I last met her.

15. Tuan started to do his homework ten minutes ago.

A. Tuan has done his homework since ten minutes.

B. Tuan has done his homework for ten minutes.

C. Tuan have done his homework for ten minutes.

16. When did you study English?

A. How long have you studied English?

B. How long did you study English?

C. How long has you studied English?

17. They began building this house 2 months ago.

A. They haven’t built this house for 2 months.

B. They have built this house for 2 months ago.

C. They have built this house for 2 months.

18. My father started to work in this factory last week.

A. My father has worked in this factory in last week.

B. My father has worked in this factory for last week.

C. My father has worked in this factory since last week.

19. How long has he worked in the garden?

A. When has he worked in the garden?

B. When did he start to work in the garden?

C. When did he started to work in the garden?

20. How long ago did you learn music?

A. How long have you learnt music?

B. How long have you started to learn music?

C. How long did you learn music?

II. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences

1. Ba's village lies near the foot of a mountain and _________ the river.

A. by B. at C. next D. to

2. Many people go to my village on the weekends to have a rest after _________

A. hard working week B. a working hard week C. a hard working week D. a hard week working

3. There is a big old banyan tree at the _________ to the village.

A. door B. gate C. chance D. entrance

4. Liz wishes she _________ Ba's village again someday.

A . can visit B. could visit C. visit D. visits

5. I had _________ to the countryside last month.

A. a two - day trip B. a two - days trip C. two - day trip D. two - days trip

6. Liz took a lot of photos _________ the trip to her parents.

A. show B. showing C. to show D. showed

7. _________ do you go to school? _ I go by bike.

A. What B. When C. How long D. How

8. What do people do _________ a living in your village?_ They plant rice and vegetables.

A. to B. with C. for D. of

9. There is a river flowing _________ my village.

A. across B. crossing C. into D. through

10. The bus stopped at a/an _________ to get some more fuel.

A. airport B. pond C. store D. gas station

11. My friends and I usually play soccer _________ Sunday afternoons.

A. on B. into C. at D. for

12. Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm. He is a _________

A. farmer B. doctor C. teacher D. worker

13. The parkers are nice, _________ van feels like a member of their family.

A. as B. because C. so D. for

14. It was a beautiful day, my friends and I went _________ a picnic to my home village.

A. to B. on C. at D. into

15. When we looked at the time, it _________ nearly 6.30 p.m.

A. is B. was C. were D. be

16. We were lucky eno ugh _________ the last bus.

A. to catch B. catch C. caught D. catching

17. I cannot have a new bike.  I wish I _________ a new bike.

A. have B. can have C. had D. could have

18. We have a meeting _________ 8.00 and 10.15 am.

A. from B. a t C. since D. between

. We caught a bus and arrived home early _________ the morning.

A. on B. in C. at D. for

20. I was born _________ December 15th, 1992.

A. on B. in C. at D. for

1.You................... forget to post the letter, did you?

D. couldn't C. didn't A. did B. could

2.i haven't seen you Intely. We..... three months ago

B.met last A. last meet D have last met C.last met

3. The bus collected us ...........5 o' clock early.............the morning.

A.at/ on B, at /at C. from/ to D.at/in

4. I can't stop............. chocolate, I.............. addicted to it since i was 4 years old

A. eating / was C.eating /have been B. to eat / was D. to eat /have

5. Since Van arrived, he has been able to learn.......... about life on a farm.

C. a lot of D. lot of A. lots of B. a lot

6. There wasn't much rain last year............ the crops weren't very good.

C. so A. because B. so that D. so as

7. Neither Lan nor her friends ................going to class today

A. is C. wasn't B. are D. weren't

8. I learned to drive...................1990..............the age of 17.

C. since/with A. since /as B. in /at D. in/ with

9.the restaurant has the.........................for serving some of the finest food

A.knowledge B sound C. reputation D.information

10.He has so .................money that he can't afford to buy food.

A. few B. many D. much C. little

11.i wonder..............

A. why he doesn't love his family. B. why doesn't he love his family. C. why does he love his family. D. why he loves his family?

1 2. They asked me.................i had seen Dr. Clark the day before.

A. that C. whether B. if D. Both B &C

1. The weather was bad,..........we didn't go on a picnic

A. but B. because C. so D. however

2. Nam's birthday is..........the twentieth of November

A. on B. for C. in D. at

3. They returned to the hotel .........10.30pm

A. after B. at C. until D. between

1. The weather was bad,..........we didn't go on a picnic

A. but B. because C. so D. however

2. Nam's birthday is..........the twentieth of November

A. on B. for C. in D. at

3. They returned to the hotel .........10.30pm

A. after B. at C. until D. between

4. my home village is about 40 kilometers to the north-east of the capital

5. she loves to watch the stars at night

6. last weekend Nam had a day trip to Ba's home village. He went there by train. He had the chance of traveling between green paddy fields and crossing a bamboo forest. He wishes he could visit Ba's home village again some day

1. The weather was bad,..........we didn't go on a picnic

A. but B. because C. so D. however

2. Nam's birthday is..........the twentieth of November

A. on B. for C. in D. at

3. They returned to the hotel .........10.30pm

A. after B. at C. until D. between

4. the capital/ 40 kilometers/ home village/ about/ the north-east/ is/of/ to/ my

---->My home village is about 80 kilometers to the north-east of the capital.

5. watch/ loves/ stars/ the/ night/ she/ at/ to

----->she loves to watch stars at night