C. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple.

1.We ( start) ………………………our new school year last month.

2. She (not/receive) ………………………her penpal letter this morning.

3. ……………….Lan ( take)………………….. her younger brother to the zoo last Sunday?

4.Her brother (be)……………………… very impressed by the interesting and exciting place.

5.Last week, We (go)……… to Cuc Phuong Forest . We (enjoy)…………… the fresh air and the peaceful atmosphere.

6.His uncle ( teach)………….. English in our school five years ago.

7.There (be) ………………………a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.

8.It (take) ……………………..me 5 minutes to walk to school last year

9.All of them (sing) …………………..when I( came)……………………

10.What……………….. you( do) …………………at 7 p.m yesterday?

11. Where you ( spend) ……………..your holiday last year?

12.The film already (begin) …………………..when we got to the cinema.

13.I (clean)………………… the kitchen yesterday,but I (not clean)………………………. the bathroom.

14.Last night, I (talk) ………………to my aunt, but I (not talk) ……………….to my uncle.

15.We (watch)…………………. TV last night, but we (not watch) …………………….the film.

16.I (call) ……………your brother an hour ago, but I  (not call)…………………… you.

16. While her brother was in the army, Sarah ___________ to him twice a week.

      A. was writing            B. wrote                               C. has written       D. had written

17. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.

A. was crossing / struck                                           B. had crossed / was striking

C. crossed / had struck                                             D. is crossing / strikes

18. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.

       A. took                       B. had taken                         C. had taken          D. was taking

19. Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She ______ and he ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________ the Newspaper.

A. are not doing / is cooking / is reading                 B. were not doing / was cooking / was reading

C. was not doing / has cooked / is reading              D. had not done / was cooking /read

20. When I _____ home last night, I ____that Jane ______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.

A. had arrived / discovered / prepared

B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing

C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared

D. arrived / discovered / was preparing

21. After he ____________ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.

     A. finish                             B. finishes              C. finished            D. had finished

22. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ________ in several films.

      A. appears                      B. is appearing           C. appeared                    D. has appeared

23. Mai____ in HCM for five years.

      A. lives                            B. has lived               C. is living                     D. was living

24. My little sister________ "sleeping beauty" several times.

      A. watches                      B. is watching           C. has watched            D. watched

      25. I ______ to New York three times this year.

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

26. I ______ her since I _____ a student.

        A. know/ am                B. knew/ was              C. have known/ am     D. have known/ was

27. The train _____ when we got to the station.

        A. just left                    B. just leaves               C. had just left            D. will leave

28. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

      A. dies                            B. died                        C. has died                  D. had died

29. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

      A. leave                          B. left                          C. leaves                      D. had left

30. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

      A. am going                   B. have been going     C. go                           D. had gone

Activity 1 : Listen to the talking and choose the best time number ( 0,75pt )

1) A.4:25 B. 4:15 C. 4:45 D. 15:40

2) A. 5:25 B. 5:55 C. 5:15 D. 5:35

3) A. 8:00 B. 8:50 C. 8:20 D. 8:30

Activity 2 : Listen about Lan's family and fill the information in to the blanket ( 0,75 pt )

Her father is a ......................He works in a hopital . He takes care if sick children . Her mother is a teacher . She teaches in a .............. school . Lan has an elder brother , a younger brother and an older sister . Her older brother is a journalist . He writes for Ha Noi ................ Her sister is a nurse . She takes care of children in the same hopital as her father . Her younger brother is a student .

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III/ rewrite using present perfect tense

1. She began to learn English 3 years ago

-> she has................

2. They started playing tennis when they were 6

-> they have........

3. He began to work for this company in 2002

-> my brother has.........

4. He started collecting stamps 4 months ago

-> he has...........

5. The last time i saw him was 2 weeks ago

-> i haven't.........

6. The last time he visited Hue was 4 years ago

-> he hasn't.......

7. We last ate in that restaurant in January

-> we haven't.......

8. She last came here 3 months ago

-> she hasn't.........

9. It is a long time since i last wrote to her

-> i haven't.........

10. It is many years since we last met out uncle

-> we haven't.......

11. She last wore this dress at her 14th birthday

-> she hasn't......

12. Alex began to learn Vietnamese last months

-> alex has..........

13. She last wrote to me 5 months ago

-> she hasn't......

14. It is over 10 years since we visited Paris

-> we haven't.......

15. The last time i went finishing was in 2004

-> i haven't.....

21. My mother says when she (retire)                        , she (go)                back to her village to do the gardening.

          22.       your sister (like) (make)                        model in her free time?

          23. My brother (promise)                       that he (give)                              me a nice doll on my birthday.

          24. Duong says he loves horse-riding but he (not/ continue)                        this hobby from next year.

          25. My aunt (play)                       the guitar once a week.

3. He has lunch at 12.15 in the afternoon

 -> He has lunch at ______________________________

4. My brother isn’t short

-> My brother ­____________________________________

 5. Her hair is long

 -> Her hair ____________________________________

 6 She is never late for work.

-> She always ­____________________________________

 7. There are 20 classrooms at my school.

 -> My school ____________________________________

8. Does your garden have any flowers?

-> Are there____________________________________?

9. I don’t like maths and physics

-> I am not ____________________________________

10. She enjoys reading books.

-> She ____________________________________

11. Her hair is long and brown.

-> She has ____________________________________

12. This table is very dirty.

-> This is ____________________________________

13. Lan's school bag is new.

-> Lan has ____________________________________

14 . Hoa’s school bag is big.

->  Hoa has ____________________________________

15. I like English best.

-> English is ____________________________________

16. The girls are beautiful.

-> They're ____________________________________

17. There are three people in her family.

ÒHer family ____________________________________

18. My favorite fruit is banana

-> I like ____________________________________

19. I like orange juice best.

-> My favorite ____________________________________

20. My mother ‘s favorite food is beef

-> My mother ____________________________________