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1. I had already seen the film but I decided to watch it again last night.

a.I watched the film last night for the first time 

b.Last night wasn't the first time that I had seen the film

2The boys were playing football while it was raining 

a. the boys were playing football until it started to rain

b. the boys played football in the rain.

3.I was writingan email when our computer broke down

a.our computer broke down before I wrote an email

b. I had stared writing an email and then our computer broke down

4.My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us 

a.when the summer holiday was over,my aunt bought me a lovely gift

b.while my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us,she bought us a lovely gift

Question I: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (10points)

1. Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he _______ it before.

A.  saw                       B. had seen                C.  has seen               D. was seen

2. Astronauts_______ the earth in space capsules are weightless.

            A. orbit                       B. to orbit                  C. orbiting                D. orbited

3. Even though he didn’t have much _______, he still became a great scientist.

A. scholar                  B. study                      C. trial                        D. schooling

4. Without engineers there  _______ on television, no radio, no telephone, no telegraph lines and no cables.

A. is                            B. are                         C. will be                   D. would be

5. I think in the future many people will prefer ____________ by using social media.

A. to communicate                                       B. will communicate

C. communicate                                            D. to be communicated

6. A holiday in America can be ________ cheap.

A. surprise                 B. surprisingly          C. surprised               D. surprised  

7. ____ from Bill, all the students said they would go.

A. Except                   B. Only                       C. Apart                     D. Separate

8. If only he _______ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn't have gone so wrong.

A.  had                        B. has                                     C. would have           D. should have

9. Our visit to the beach made the holiday more _______ everyone was __________ by the story about our holiday.

A. amuse/amusing    B. amused/amusing  C. amusing/amused  D. amused/amuse

10. Would you be _______ my letters while I am away ?

A. too good as to forward                           C. as good as forward

B.  so good as to forward                            D. so good as forwarding

Question II: The word in capital letters at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill in the blank in this way. (20 points)

     Some recent research into (1) ____________ (CONVERSE) between men and women has produced results which will surprise few women. Men are always interrupting women when they talk. One (2) ____________ (RESEARCH) feels that men regard female talk as a kind of conversational (3) ____________ (HOUSE). They expect women to play a (4) ____________ (SUPPORT) role. So a man interrupts in a display of dominance or control. Men also have a much more (5) ____________ (PLEASANT) listening style. Whereas a woman uses gestures or say: "mm", a man will say such thing as "right" or "okay" thus settle the stage for an (6) ____________ (INTERRUPT). Conversation of this kind, then, hardly has (7) ____________ (MEAN) communication. Male talk is often (8) ___________ (ARGUE) while women are more tentative, asking more questions and tending to build up their replies on what the other person had said. The research would indicate that women are better (9) ____________ (LISTEN) than men. Yet, listening secretly to conversation between groups of women, one has the (10) ____________ (IMPRESS) of several simultaneous monologues into which no man would be able to get a chance to speak.

Question I: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (10points)

1. Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he _______ it before.

A.  saw                       B. had seen                C.  has seen               D. was seen

2. Astronauts_______ the earth in space capsules are weightless.

            A. orbit                       B. to orbit                  C. orbiting                D. orbited

3. Even though he didn’t have much _______, he still became a great scientist.

A. scholar                  B. study                      C. trial                        D. schooling

4. Without engineers there  _______ on television, no radio, no telephone, no telegraph lines and no cables.

A. is                            B. are                         C. will be                   D. would be

5. I think in the future many people will prefer ____________ by using social media.

A. to communicate                                       B. will communicate

C. communicate                                            D. to be communicated

6. A holiday in America can be ________ cheap.

A. surprise                 B. surprisingly          C. surprised               D. surprised  

7. ____ from Bill, all the students said they would go.

A. Except                   B. Only                       C. Apart                     D. Separate

8. If only he _______ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn't have gone so wrong.

A.  had                        B. has                                     C. would have           D. should have

9. Our visit to the beach made the holiday more _______ everyone was __________ by the story about our holiday.

A. amuse/amusing    B. amused/amusing  C. amusing/amused  D. amused/amuse

10. Would you be _______ my letters while I am away?

A. too good as to forward                           C. as good as forward

B.  so good as to forward                            D. so good as forwarding

VII.Fill in the blanks with and,so, but, or.                                                   

1.   We stayed at home ________ watched a film.

2.   I want to buy a new car, ________ I don’t have enough money.

3.   She had a terrible headache last night, ________ she couldn’t go out.

4.   I eat cake, ________ I never eat biscuits; I don’t like them.

5.   Would you like cake ________ biscuits with your coffee?

6.   My job is very interesting, ________ it doesn’t pay very well.

7.   We can go by bus, ________ we can walk.

8.   My classmate studies very hard, ________ she always gets good marks.

9.   You had better hurry up, ________ you’ll be late for work.

10. The Japanese eat healthily, ________ they have high life expectancy.

Underline the most suitable time expression.
a) I haven t seen Gerry for/since a long time. How is he?
b) It s ages ago/since I last went to a football match.
c) I ve written to Deborah last week/recently.
d) What have you been doing today/yesterday?
e) Have you eaten Italian food before/already?
f) I ve been living here in/since the end of last year.
g) Actually I had dinner with Sue last night/lately.
h) I ve been trying to get in touch with David for ages/for the last time.
i) Terry hasn t been to Edinburgh since/when we went there together.
j) I can t remember how long/when I ve had this watch.

Past Simple / Past Continuous / Past Perfect Simple

A Choose the correct answer.

I heard a knock at the front door so I (went / was going) to answer it.

At this time yesterday, I (wrote / was writing) an essay.

The football season (began / was beginning) a month ago.

She (had graduated / graduated) from school in 2001.

We entered the house quietly because everyone (was sleeping / had slept).

By the time we (got / had got) to the cinema, the film had already started.

The children (were playing / played) in the garden while their parents were watching them.

They (had left / left) many hours before we arrived.

B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple.

They .................................... (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.

She wore the shoes she ..................................... (buy) the previous day.

I fell as I .................................... (run) for the bus.

What .................................... she .................................... (say) when he asked her to marry him?

When I was a student, I .................................... (not have) much money.

Why .................................... she still .................................... (work) at one o’clock in the morning?

I was happy to see her, because we .................................... (not see) each other for years.

By the time we got to the shop, a long queue .................................... already .................................... (form) outside.

C Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original.

I had already seen the film but I decided to watch it again last night.

I watched the film last night for the first time.

Last night wasn’t the first time that I had seen the film.

The boys were playing football while it was raining.

The boys were playing football until it started to rain.

The boys played football in the rain.

I was writing an e-mail when our computer broke down.

Our computer broke down before I wrote an e-mail.

I had started writing an e-mail and then our computer broke down.

My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us.

When the summer holiday was over, my aunt bought me a lovely gift.

While my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us, she bought us a lovely gift.

D Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Until a few years ago, no one 1.. .................................... (hear) of Harry Potter, the young wizard and hero of the children’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The writer, J K Rowling, 2. .................................... (already / write) several stories and books, but this was the first book that was published. She
3. .................................... (get) the idea for the story of a wizard at magic school while she

4. .................................... (travel) on a train to London. By the time the train 5. .................................... (reach) King’s Cross station, she 6..................................... (invent) most of the characters. When the book was published in 1997, no one 7. .................................... (imagine) it would be such a tremendous success, but it quickly
8. .................................... (become) a bestseller. While millions of young readers in many countries
9. .................................... (enjoy) her first Harry Potter book, J K Rowling 10. .................................... (think) of ideas for the next book in this incredibly popular series.

38.They have decided to clean up the neighbourhood  ____  it is full of rubbish.

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

39. This film is not _____ long as the film I watched last week.

   A. as                      B. but                         C. either                         D. too

40. My brother’s taste in art is quite different   ____  mine.

   A. than                  B.as                             C.to                                 D. from

41. My village is not ____ it was ten years ago.

   A. same as            B. the same                C. the same as               D. the same like

42. The villagers are ______ they were years ago. There is no change at all.

   A. as friend as      B. as friendly as        C. different from           D. not as friendly as

43. This year’s musical festival is not ______ it was last year.

   A. as good as        B. as well as              C. different from           D. worse

44. How many  _______ do you eat every day?

   A. orange              B. milk                       C. apple                          D. apples

45. Cakes in Viet Nam are made _______ butter, eggs, and flour.

   A. in                       B. from                       C. of                                D. by

I.Dùng dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc đơn

1.Mr.Lam (not do ).......morning exercises when he (be).........young.Now he (do) ...... exercises every morning

2.Hoa (feel)........scared when she (go)......to the doctor's last Monday.Now she (be)....fine again

3.Lan(water).......the plants every morning.This morning, she (forget)......to do it

4.when (you/see)......................the dentist again?-Next Wednesday

5.Why (you/come)........... home late yesterday?-Because I (have)............lots of work to finish

6.Now Minh always (brush).......... his teeth after meals, so his teeth (be).........very fine

7.what time ( you/have).......dinner every evening?-I usually (have) ..... dinner at 7.00 ,but last night I (have)...........it at 7.30

8.There (be)............a good film on TV last night,but I (not have).......free time to watch it