I. Fill in the correct tenses. Use the verb in brackets.
1. …………… John ever  (win) a prize at a race?
2. I …………. (fall) asleep yesterday when I ……………………… (watch) TV.
3. George ……………………..never  (be) to Canada.
4. Tom is not back in England. He ………………… (be) in Italy for three weeks.
5. We ……………….. (do) a lot last Sunday.
6. I sometimes ………………… (go) to the cinema.
7. Nick ……………………. (work) hard yesterday. 
8. I ………………… (not find) my ring yet which I ……………… (lose) at the party yesterday.
9. They …………………. (build) this castle in 1762.
10. Would you like to have something to eat? No, thank you. I ……………….. (just have) dinner.
11. While Tom …………………. (play) tennis, Ann ……………… (take) a shower.
12. I not ………………… (see) his dog since yesterday morning.
13. Mike ……………… (play) on his notebook now. How long ……………..he  (play)?
14. " ……………..you  (speak) English?" she was asked.
15. When they ………………… (work) in the garden, the phone …………….. (ring).

II - Put the verbs into the correct tenses.

1.      Andy is tired because he (work) ………….. all day.

2.      By 1960 most of Britain’s old colonies (become) ……………….. independent.

3.      David broke his leg when he (ski) ………………… last week.

4.      (you/have) ………………. a nice time in Rome?

5.      (you/finish) ………….. your homework yet?

6.      He (be) ……………………. at his computer for six hours.

7.      How long (she/have)  ………………….. that car?

8.      How many people (die) ……………. in the fire yesterday?

9.      I (not/know) ……………… much about art, but I like some artists.

10.  I (wait) …………….. for ages when finally the bus arrived.

11.  I (receive) …………………. a postcard from Jane yesterday.

12.  I (correct) ……………….. all morning, I’m exhausted.

13.  I (never/be) ………………… sailing, what’s it like?

14.  It was late.  Most of the shops (close) ……………….

15.  It (rain) …………………. when I got up this morning.

16.  Janet (start) ………………… a new job in September.

17.  Nelly (have……………………a great time in New York at the moment.

18.  She was cooking dinner when we (arrive) ………………….

19.  She (just/come) ………………….. back from a Mediterranean cruise

20.  My husband (be) ………………….. free for most of the afternoon.

21.  The children were tired because they (swim) ……………………. in the pool all afternoon.

22.  They (go) …………………… to spend six weeks in the USA.

23.  We can use the car, I (repair) …………………… it.

24.  We were tired because we (be) ………………… to a party the night before.

25.  We (be) ………………. too late for the train, it had just left.

26.  When I got the airport I realized I (forget) …………………… my passport.

27.  As soon as they (arrive) ………………… we had dinner.

28.  When they were driving home last night they (see) ……………. a terrible accident.

29.  Where (Robert/live………………….now?

30.  Who (Mandy/talk) ………………………… to?

IV. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.

I only have Sunday (1)......... so I have very little free time. Sunday is a wonderful day foer me to (2)............ time with my friends and family. One of the (3).......... I really enjoy doing on Sunday morning is to go (4)............. with my friends although I am not always successful in catching fish. It is a time to relax and talk about the previous week's event and future plans. I usually go (5).............. late in the afternoon. My family sometimes (6)................ in other relatives on Sunday evening at a karaoke restaurant and we all have a good time together. It is especially fun (7)............ my father gets up to sing. Please don't tell him I said this, but he is a very bad (8)..........! Once in a while I go to the (9)............ with my friends or my brother. Sometimes, I just stay at home, listening to music, (10)............ films or reading novels.

VI. Underline the correct preposition.

1. I put my book in/ on/ over the table in/ at/ on the dining room.

2. There is a clock under/ next to/ above the teacher’s desk.

3. He always hides the key on/at/under the doormat.

4. Mary is sitting under/ between/ behind her parents. They are watching TV.

5. On a bus, passengers sit in front of/ behind/ between the driver.

6. Don’t sit in/ on/ under this stool. It’s broken.

7. My grandma is sitting in/ on/at the armchair on/ next/ beside the fireplace.

8. Simon likes to stay in/ on/ at bed all Sunday morning.

9. We live on/ in/ at an apartment on/at/ into a very busy road.

10. You can see children’s books in/ on/ at the bookshelf to/ at/ in the corner

Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks

Hello, I (1) _______ Loan, I (2) _______ with my parents in Ho Chi Minh City. My (3) _______ number is 8562364. I often talk (4) _______ my friends on the phone. Now I am calling Hoa to talk about Minh’s birthday party (5) _______ 15th November. Minh is (6) _______ his birthday party at home in the afternoon so I want to ask Hoa about what we shall buy and give him at the party. I also want to tell her to wait for me at home and I will go there to meet her (7) _______ foot and then go with her (8) _______ Minh’s house.

Question 1

A. is    

B. are    

C. am    

D. do

Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks

Hello, I (1) _______ Loan, I (2) _______ with my parents in Ho Chi Minh City. My (3) _______ number is 8562364. I often talk (4) _______ my friends on the phone. Now I am calling Hoa to talk about Minh’s birthday party (5) _______ 15th November. Minh is (6) _______ his birthday party at home in the afternoon so I want to ask Hoa about what we shall buy and give him at the party. I also want to tell her to wait for me at home and I will go there to meet her (7) _______ foot and then go with her (8) _______ Minh’s house.

Question 2

A. live    

B. lives    

C. to live    

D. living

Ex4. Fill each gap in the sentences below with a correct preposition.

1.     There's no place ………… home.

2.     People questioned in the survey are selected to random.

3.     The kidnappers held their hostages ………… ransom.

4.     My car's in the garage. It's ………… repair.

5.     You do the cooking and I'll wash up ………… return.

6.     It may seem unpleasant but it’ll do good  ………… the long run.

7.     This is crucial ………… the child's development.

8.     It goes ………… saying that he is doing a good job.

9.     Regardless ………… the expense, they just went ahead.

10.  I hate those who are cruel ………… animals.

III. Fill in each gap with a word from the box. My name’s Quan. One of my best friends is Phong. He is my classmate and we always go to school (1) ____________. Phong is twelve. He’s tall and rather thin. He has short (2) ____________ black hair and brown eyes. Phong is funny and (3) ____________. I like being with him because he always makes me (4)___________. He is also very sporty and plays football and basketball very (5) ____________. We often play basketball and football at the weekend. He loves music and he plays the guitar. I don’t play any instruments but I love (6) ____________ too. Phong doesn’t like computer games. He likes playing with his friends in the street. Phong is a very good student. His favourite (7) _________ is Maths. He’s not (8) __________ at Science but he studies hard to pass it. 

Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adverb :
1. He arrived (early) than expected.
2. We walked (slowly) tha the rest of the people.
3. They called us (late) in the afternoon.
4. My mother and my sister talked (loudly) than the other guests.
5. He hit his arm (hard) than before.
6. The Spanish athlete ran (fast) than other runners.
7. Jim threw the ball (far) than Peter.
8. We answered all the questions (well) than the other students.
9. Our new teacher explains the exercise (badly) than our old teacher.
10. The new mechanic checked the car (thoroughly) than the old mechanic.