1.( the newspaper / come )..........................................? Yes, Ann ( read) ....................... it attentively. It seems very interesting.2. When he ( be ) ................ in London, he ( write ) ..................... to mke every week.3. ( you / know ) .................................... what the writer's name (be) ..........................? Oh, I ( forget) ........................... I ( read) ................. it a long time ago.4. No one (know) ......................... how long the meeting tomorrow ( last).......................5. They ( not stop) ......................... to eat since they ( arrive) ...........................6. The boys ( not enjoy ) .....................(do)................. lessons. They'd like ( play ) .......... games.7. ( you / ever be ) ......................... to Cambridge? Yes, I ( be) ......................... there last month. How ( you / get ) .......................... there? My brother ( take )...................... me in his car.8. How long ago ( you / buy ) .................................. this motorbike?9. When I ( get ) ........... up this morning, everything ( be ) .......... lovely. The sun ( shine) ............................, the birds ( sing ) ................................10. I used to ride a bicycle a lot but I ( not have ) ........................ a chance ( do ).............. any since I ( come ) ....................... here.11. There ( be ) ............................ no rain here for the last month.12. ( Know ) .................. that he was poor, I ( offer ) ................. (pay) ........... his bill.

Mark letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the santence that is closest meaning to the original sentence in each of the following question.

1. This is the first time I visited Tokyo

A. I have never gone to Tokyo before

B. I haven't been to Tokyo for a long time

C. I first came to visit Tokyo long time ago

D. I have never been to Tokyo before

2. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.

A. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes

B. It's a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes

C. It's a month that my father hasn't smoked cigarettes

D. It's a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago

3. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years

A. mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago

B. It has been five yaers when Mr. Brown bought this car

C. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago

D. It is five yeas ago sinxe Mr. Brown bought this car

D. Writing

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

1.I haven’t seen my father for one month.

  A.  It is one month since I last saw my father.

  B. It was one month since I last saw my father.

  C. It is one month since I have seen my father.

  D. It is one month since I last see my father.

2. this time /last year /they /build/ this house.

  A. At this time last year they are building this house.

  B. At this time last year they building this house.

  C. At this time last year they were building this house.

  D. At this time last year they were building house.

3. He was very tired but he kept on working.

  A. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working.

  B. In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working.

  C. Though his tiredness, he kept on working.

  D. Although he was very tired, he kept on working.

4. She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could not pass it.

A. Although she didn't try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.

B. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.

C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.

D. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn't pass it.

5. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.  

A. Dogs can swim better than cats.

B. Dogs can’t swim better than cats.

C. Cats can swim better than dogs.

D. Dogs can swim as good as cats.

6. Lee talks to people more politely than Ben.
A. Ben doesn’t talk to people as politely as Lee.
B. Ben doesn’t talk to people politely as Lee.
C. Ben doesn’t talk to people more politely than Lee.
D. Ben doesn’t talk to people less politely than Lee.

7. No one in the team can play better than John.

A. John plays well but the others play better.                    

B. John as well as other players of the team plays very well.

C. Everyone in the team, but John, plays very well.

D. John is the best player of the team.

Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.

1. This is the most interesting novel

A. I’ve read B. I had read C. I’ve never read D. I’ve ever read

2. I haven’t seen you .

A. since a long time B. for ages

C. ages D. for long existence

3. It every day so far this week.

A. rained B. has rained C. rains D. is raining

4. I any letter from him yet.

A. haven’t received B. will receive

C. don’t receive D. didn’t receive

5. We to Da Lat several times. It’s a foggy city.

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

6. I haven’t met him since he school.

A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. was left

7. My uncle on this farm since he was 20.

A. has worked B. have worked C. worked D. was working

8. He London 2 years ago and I him since then.

A. left/ hadn’t seen B. left/ haven’t seen

C. was living/ haven’t seen D. left/ didn’t seen

9. By the time Tom got back, Peter .

A. have gone B. went C. will go D. had gone

10. She in Hue for twenty years.

A. lives B. has lived C. lived D. will live

11. It was the most exciting film I .

A. never saw B. ever saw C. had ever seen D. have ever seal

12. They have been in love with each other they were young.

A. while B. until C. for D. since

13. I the money from him yet.

A. haven’t received B. don’t receive

C. will receive D. am receiving

14. They for nearly 50 years.

A. marry B. have been married

C. married D. will marry

15. How many times there so far? A few times.

A. have you been B. would you be

C. were you D. had you been

16. It’s at least a month since Tom.

A. I last seen B. I last see C. I have last seen D. I last saw

17. We almost every lesson in this book so far.

A. study B. studies C. has studied D. have studied

18. We that television program.

A. never watch B. not never watch

C. have never watched D. has never watched

19. Up to then, I such a big fire.

A. have never seen B. had never seen

C. never seen D. never see

20. I her since I a student.

A. know/ am B. knew/ was

C. have known/ am D. have known/ was

Ex1: Rewrite the following:

1 I have saw her three month ago 

I have not ________________________

2 He started to give up smoking last year

He has ____________________________

3 How long have you learnt English?

How long ago ___________________________?

4He hasn't seen her for ten years now

He last__________________________________

5 I have lived in Hue since I was an elven- year -old boy

I started_________________________________

6 When did you start to listen to pop mmusic?

How long have ___________________________?

7 You haven't written to me for a month 

You last __________________________________

8 Tom and Mary have worked in that factory since 1990

Tom Ang Mary ____________________________

9 on/My/will/the /future/ocean/ house/be 

__________________________________

10 surrouded /by/tall/will/blue/sea/trees/and /It/be

____________________________________

VI. Rewrite so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one.
We have learnt English for 4 years.
We started
My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has
They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started
Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t
Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
I didn’t
How long have you learnt French?
How long ago
When did you start to listen to classical music?
How long
I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t
How long have you bought this car?
When did

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words including the word given.
a) Steve started learning the violin a month ago.
learning
Steve ... has been learning ... the violin for a month.
b) I haven t been to an Indian restaurant for ages.
since
It s ages ................................ an Indian restaurant.
c) When she heard the results Mary began to feel more confident.
become
Since hearing the results ................................ more confident.
d) The last time Nancy came here was in 1986.
since
Nancy hasn t ................................ 1986.
e) This is my first visit to Japan.
time
This is the first ................................ to Japan.
f) How long have Helen and Robert been married?
get
When ................................ married?
g) Jack bought those trousers last month and has been wearing them ever since.
for
Jack has ................................ a month.
h) It s a long time since our last conversation.
spoken
We ................................ long time.
i) Thanks but I had something to eat earlier.
already
Thanks but I ve eat ................................ .
j) This is my first game of water-polo.
played
I ................................ before.

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

31.I haven’t seen my father for one month.

A. It is one month since I last saw my father.

B. It was one month since I last saw my father.

C. It is one month since I have seen my father.

D. It is one month since I last see my father.

32. This is the first time I have gone out for a picnic.

A. I have ever gone out for a picnic.

B. I have never gone out for a picnic before.

C. I had never gone out for a picnic before.

D. I never go out for a picnic.

33. I last saw him when I left school.

A. I didn’t see him since I left school.

B. I haven’t seen him since I left school.

C. I haven’t seen him since I had left school.

D. I haven’t seen him since I leave school.

34. It started raining two days ago.

A.It rained for two days.

B.It has rained for two day.

C.It has rained for two days.

D.It has rain for two days.

35. Lan went to school after saying goodbye to her parents.

A. After Lan said goodbye to her parents, she went to school.

B. After Lan had said goodbye to her parents, she had gone to school.

C. After Lan saying goodbye to her parents, she had gone to school.

D. After Lan had said goodbye to her parents, she went to school.

36. this time /last year /they /build/ this house.

A. At this time last year they are building this house.

B. At this time last year they building this house.

C. At this time last year they were building this house.

D. At this time last year they were building house.

37. The police / arrest the man /while /he / have /dinner / restaurant.

A.The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.

B.The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.

C.The police arrest the man while he was having dinner in a restaurant.

D.The police arrested the man while he was having dinner in restaurant.

38. Father’s day /be/ national holiday / America /since 1972.

A. Father’s day has been a national holiday in America since 1972.

B. Father’s day have been a national holiday in America since 1972.

C. Father’s day is a national holiday in America since 1972.

D. Father’s day has a national holiday in America since 1972.

39.By the time / I/ meet you /I /work / that company / 5 years

A.By the time I had met you I had worked in that company for 5 years.

B.By the time I meet you I had worked in that company for 5 years.

C.By the time I met you I had worked in that company for 5 years.

D.By the time I met you I worked in that company for 5 years.

40. this time/next week/ we/ lie/the/ beach

A. At this time next week, we will lying on the beach.

B. At this time next week, we will be lying on the beach.

C. At this time next week, we are lying on the beach.

D. At this time next week, we will be lying at the beach.