8. The date for the Vu Lan Festival is the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. (place)

     The Vu Lan Festival ………………………………………………………

9. While we were going home, we had an accident. (way)

     We …………………………………………………………………………

10. I can’t wait to see the elephant race festival in Dak Lak. (forward)

     I am            …………………………………………………………………………

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

We had had very salty food. We were all dying of thirst.

A. Having very salty food, we were all dying of thirst

B. Having had very salty food, we were all dying of thirst

C. Dying of thirst, we had very salty food

D. Having died of thirst, we had very salty food

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

We had had very salty food. We were all dying of thirst

A. Having very salty food, we were all dying of thirst

B. Having had very salty food, we were all dying of thirst

C. Dying of thirst, we had very salty food

D. Having died of thirst, we had very salty food

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentence in the following questions.
We arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home.

A. No sooner had we realized that our reports were at home than we arrived at the conference.

B. Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home.

C. Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.

D. Hardly had we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentence in the following questions.

We arrived at the airport. We realized our passports were still at home.

A. It was until we arrived at the airport that we realized our passports were still at home.

B. We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports are still at home.

C. Not until had we arrived at the airport, we realized our passports were still at home.

D. Not until we arrived at the airport did we realize that our passports were still at home.

III. Select the option that best completes the sentence in each of the following questions. (Gap-fill)

Question 51. We ______ to the cinema a few days ago.

A. went                        B. were going              C. gone                        D. had gone

Question 52. My parents ______ a vacation in Phu Quoc last month.

A. have                        B. have had                 C. had                         D. were having

Question 53. I ______ into an old friend at a restaurant two days ago.

A. ran                           B. run                          C. was running            D. have run

Question 54. My mom ______ seafood when she was younger.

A. didn’t eat                B. hadn’t eaten            C. weren’t eaten          D. wasn’t eaten

Question 55. She ______ to try raw fish when she was a kid.

            A. doesn’t want           B. didn’t want                         C. hadn’t want ed        D. wasn’t wanted

Question 56. Peter ______ spiders when he was a kid.

A. were scared of                                            B. is scared of            

C. was scared of                                              D. was being scared of

Question 57. It is the first time my classmates ______ my home.

A. have visited            B. visited                     C. were visiting           D. has visited

Question 58. It was the first time we ______ a holiday in Hawaii.

A. had                          B. had had                   C. have had                 D. were having

Question 59. John ______ the biggest project for his company before he resigned.

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

Question 60. I ______ to the library twice a week to study when I was a college student.

A. was going                  B. have gone               C. went                        D. am going

Question 61. At the same time last month, my family ______ my grandpa’s 80^th birthday.

A. celebrate                    B. were celebrating     C. had celebrated        D. celebrated

Question 62. At the same time 20 years ago, my parents ______ their wedding reception.

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

Question 63. The company went out of business when we ______ a new product. That’s why we had to stop the project.

A. were developing     B. developed               C. had developed        D. was developing

Question 64. Before I moved to Hanoi, I ______ in Hue for 15 years.

A. lived                        B. had lived                 C. was living               D. have lived

Question 65. Yesterday, when their mom ______ home, the kids ______ TV.

A. got/were watching                                      B. was getting/were watching

B.  got/was watching                                       D. was getting/watched

Question 66. The man stopped the car, opened the door and ______ out.

A.    was getting            B. got                          C. had got                   D. would get

Question 67. I ______ the house while my parents ______ the dinner.

A. cleaned/ were preparing                             B. was cleaning/ prepared                  

C. had cleaned/prepared                                 D. was cleaning/ were preparing

Question 68. I ______ a newspaper while my older sister ______ to the music.

A. was reading/ was listening                          B. am reading/listened           

C. had read/listened                                        D. had read/ was listening

Question 69. When my teacher ______ me a surprise birthday gift, I _____ speechless.

A. was giving/ am                                           B. had given/ was      

C. gave/was                                                     D. had given/had been

Question 70. While the plumber ______ the washing machine, I ______ in the living room watching TV.

A. was repairing/sat                                         B. repaired/sat            

C. repaired/had sat                                          D. was repairing/was sitting

Question 71. It was the first time I ______ abroad.

A. had been                 B. have been               C. went                       D. was going

Question 72. When ______ home last night?

A. did you get              B. had you get             C. were you getting    D. do you get

Question 73. Yesterday Nam ______ a meeting with his teacher to discuss his choices of universities.

A. has                          B. had had                   C. has had                   D. had

Question 74.  I ______ Indian food for the first time a few days ago.

A. have tried                B. was trying               C. tried                                    D. had tried

Question 75. I ______ to my teacher to ask for his advice on my decision at 2 p.m. yesterday.

A. was talking to                                             B. have talked to        

C. had talked                                                   D. had been talking

Question 76. At the same time last year, my friends and I ______ for the English language exam.

A. have prepared                                             B. were preparing       

C. had prepared                                               D. had been preparing

Question 77. At 7 pm last night, my family ______ dinner when a stranger suddenly  ______ on the door.

A. were having/ knocked                                B. were having/ was knocking           

C. had/knocked                                               D. had/was knocking

Question 78. When I ______ in a local restaurant, I ______ a man who looked suspicious.

A. was eating/ notice                                       B. was eating/ noticed           

C. ate/ had noticed                                          D. ate/ was noticing

Question 79. Suddenly, I ______ that my teacher ______ on the news for his teaching dedication.

A. realized/ is                                                  C. had realized/was

B. was realizing/ was                                      D. realized/was

Question 80. When I ______ the street, I _____a car crash into a tree. 

A. was crossing/ saw                                       B. was crossing/was seeing    

C. crossed/see                                                 D. had crossed/saw

Question 81. I ______ the door and ______ my classmates standing there with a surprise birthday gift.

A. opened/ was seeing                                     B. opened/ saw           

C. was opening/ saw                                       D. had opened/ saw

Question 82. By the time we ______, Jim ______ the food.

A. arrived/has ordered                        B. were arriving/were ordering

C. had arrived/had ordered                             D. arrived/had ordered

Question 83. Before he ______ at my door, he ______ for a parking space for 15 minutes.

A.    rang/had looked                                        B. rang/has looked     

C. had rung/had looked                                  D. was ringing/looked

Question 84. By the time we ______ the assignments, the game ______ . That’s why we couldn’t participate in it.

A.    completed/has finished                             B. completed/had finished     

C. were completing/finished                           D. complete/finished

Question 85. ______ with the school officers on the paperwork when you went to school yesterday?

A. Had you checked in                                    B. Did you check in

C. Have you checked in                                  D. Do you check in    

We got up.............in the morning .It was already warm so we .....dressed and ran ......downstairs to eat breakfast .We......prepared our food boxes to take with us . We left the house and had to drive.......throung the town traffic. However in the countryside we drove....After an hour we reached the foot of the mountain we were going to climb.We climbed the first part ....but when we were nearly at the wa .......slowed down as it was diffcult . We tried ........to reach the top and when we did Dad said we had done .

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

We arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home. 

A. No sooner had we realized that our reports were at home than we arrived at the conference

B. Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home. 

C. Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home. 

D. Hardly had we arrived at the conference when we realized that our reports were still at home.