II. Complete the following sentences using: for, since, ago

1.      I have not seen him _______ he was 16.

2.      I haven't seen her __________ her illness.

3.      I’ve been waiting __________ 20 minutes.

4.      It has been foggy _______ some days.

5.      It has been raining _______ lunchtime.

6.      It hasn’t rained __________ the end of July.

7.      It’s over twenty years __________ we last met.

8.      It's been raining _______ four o'clock.

II. Complete the following sentences using: for, since, ago

1.      It's two years __________ I last saw Quoc Anh.

2.      Lan and Minh have lived in Ho Chi Minh City __________ 1999.

3.      The book has sold over a million copies __________ its publication.

4.      The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it __________ ages.

5.      There has been a drought __________ the last two summers.

6.      They arrived home ten minutes __________.

7.      They first met a long time __________.

8.      They have known each other __________ a long time.

II. Complete the following sentences using: for, since, ago

1.      It's two years __________ I last saw Quoc Anh.

2.      Lan and Minh have lived in Ho Chi Minh City __________ 1999.

3.      The book has sold over a million copies __________ its publication.

4.      The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it __________ ages.

5.      There has been a drought __________ the last two summers.

6.      They arrived home ten minutes __________.

7.      They first met a long time __________.

8.      They have known each other __________ a long time.

9.      Things have changed a lot _______ our previous meeting.

10.  We haven't had a good meal __________ three weeks.

11.  We’ve just bought a new washing machine __________ a couple of days.

II. Complete the following sentences using: for, since, ago

1.      It's two years __________ I last saw Quoc Anh.

2.      Lan and Minh have lived in Ho Chi Minh City __________ 1999.

3.      The book has sold over a million copies __________ its publication.

4.      The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it __________ ages.

5.      There has been a drought __________ the last two summers.

6.      They arrived home ten minutes __________.

7.      They first met a long time __________.

8.      They have known each other __________ a long time.

9.      Things have changed a lot _______ our previous meeting.

10.  We haven't had a good meal __________ three weeks.

11.  We’ve just bought a new washing machine __________ a couple of days.

Fill in the blanks with ''for'', ''since''

1 I got here an hour ago. - What ! You mean you've been waiting .................an hour ?

2 I have not seen him ............he was 16. 

3 I've known raining .............ages

4 Things have changed a lot .................our previous meetings.

5 It've been raining .............four o'clock

6 I'm sure he's been watching us ...........we came in.

7 He'd been here ...............over an hour when we arrived

8 I've been trying to fix this computer..............early this morning.

9 He hasn't had anything to eat ....................nearly a week.

10 It's three years..............he started learning German

11 He's been collecting stamps ...........the past twenty years.

12 Nobody has seen him................last Friday.

13 It has been foggy ..............some days.

14 He has been fishing ..................six o'clock

15They've been living in France......................eight years.

16 The pilots have been on strike .................two months.

17 We've had terrible weather .................Saturday

18 I've know Tom ..................1990

19 We have been waiting for the bus.................half an hour 

20 She hasn't lost a match .......................April

21 Things have changed ...................she's become headmaster

22 The police have been looking for him..............a month

23 Our dog has been ill ....................two days

24 I've been looking for this book .,.................a long time

25 I've been working .................I got up

IX. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or best combines the two given sentences.

38. Dung started collecting stamps three years ago.

A. Dung has started collecting stamps for three years.

B. Dung has been collected stamps for three years ago.

C. Dung has collected stamps for three years ago.

D. Dung has collected stamps for three years.

39. The painting is bigger than the photograph.

A. The photograph is not as big as the paiting.

B. The photograph is not different from the paiting.

C. The painting is the same as the photograph.

D.The photograph is bigger than the paiting

40. They sell lots of souvenirs inside the Temple of Literature.

A.Lots of souvenirs is sold inside the Temple of Literature

B. Lots of souvenirs are sold inside the Temple of Literature

C. Lots of souvenirs sold inside the Temple of Literature

D. Lots of souvenirs are sell inside the Temple of Literature

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

38. It is said that many people are homeless after the floods.

A. Many people are said to be homeless after the floods.

B. Many people are say to be homeless after the floods.

C. Many people are said that to be homeless after the floods.

D. Many people are say that to be homeless after the floods..

39. Many small children don't learn how to swim so they often suffer from drowning.
A. I wish small children learn how to swim.

B. I wish small children did learn how to swim.
C. I wish small children learned how to swim.
D. I wish small children didn’t learn how to swim.

40.  “Each of you may have one piece of candy,” Mrs. Jones said to the children.

A. Mrs. Jones advises the children to have one piece of candy.

B. Mrs. Jones asked each of the children to have one piece of candy.

C. Mrs. Jones allowed each of the children to have one piece of candy.

D. Mrs. Jones reminded the children to have one piece of candy.

38. “Why do you come here late?”, she asked me.

A. She asked me why I came there late.

B. She asked me why I come there late.

C. She asked me why I came here late.

D. She asked me why you came there late.

39.. My brother is too young to ride to school.

A. My brother is young but he can ride to school.

B. My brother isn’t old enough to ride to school.

C. My brother is so old that he himself has to ride to school.

D. My brother is young enough to ride to school.

40. I don’t have a computer but I want to have one.

A. I used to have a computer. B. I have a computer but I don’t use it.

C. I wish I had a computer.

41. It’s not good if children stay up late.
A. You shouldn’t stay up late with children. B. You should stay up late with children.

C. Children shouldn’t stay up late. D. Children should stay up late.

V. WRITING: Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate which sentence is the best.

38. While children/ waiting / the moon to rise, they sing, dance and listen / the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi.

      A. While children is waiting for the moon to rise, they sing, dance and listen to the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi.

      B. While children are waiting for the moon to rise, they sing, dance and listen to the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi.

      C. While children are waiting on the moon to rise, they sing, dance and listen to the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi.

      D. While children are waiting for the moon to rise, they singing, dance and listen to the story of Hang Nga and Cuoi.

39. When you / the Lim Festival, you can / enjoy the singing / the most skilled lien anh / lien chi.

A. When you come to the Lim Festival, you can enjoys the singing of the most skilled lien anh and lien chi.

B. When you come to the Lim Festival, you can to enjoy the singing of the most skilled lien anh and lien chi.

C. When you come to the Lim Festival, you can enjoy the singing of the most skilled lien anh and lien chi.

D. When you come to the Lim Festival, you can enjoying the singing of the most skilled lien anh and lien chi.

40. Viet Nam / the multicultural country /  54 ethnic groups.

A. Viet Nam is multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.

B. Viet Nam is an multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.

C. Viet Nam is the multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.

D. Viet Nam is a multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.

Ex: complete the sentence, using since, for or ago.

1) She has been ill..........2nd October 1996.

2) They haven't seen him.......... the past three years .

3) They visited Poland twenty years.... .. .......

4) She has had no free time.. .. .....several months.

5) I haven't had time to look at your book .........thursday!

6) He migrated to Istanbul five months. ............

7) I've been studying Italian. ...........I was five years old.

8) The chairman of the board has been employed in the finance industry. ... . ....... 1984.

II. Complete the sentences, using SINCE/ FOR/ ALREADY/ NEVER/ YET.
1. She has been in London _________ Monday.
2. We’ve been in Paris _________ four days.
3. They have _________ finished all their homework.
4. She has _________ been to Paris before and this is the first time of her.
5. Mike has been ill _________ a long time.
6. My aunt has lived in Australia _________ 15 years.
7. Have you done your environmental project _________?
8. They have _________ prepared for their trip this weekend.
9. India has been an independent country _________ 1947.
10. Joe hasn’t come _________