II. Rearrange the words/phrases to make complete sentences.

1. had / better / rubbish / on / We / streets. / not / throw / the

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2. Our car / by / a mechanic / will / tomorrow morning. / be / serviced

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3. been / ever / an / you / English / Have / speaking / to/ country?

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4. lots / grammatical mistakes / in / I / my / writing. / made /of

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5. was / a / There / lastnight. / in / typhoon / Nam Dinh province

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      I.        CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:

8.We have had our car ……………..by a mechanic.

  A.repaired                B.to repair                    C.repairing                     D.been repaired

9.Tom wasn’t there last night and ………………………….

  A.I wasn’t either               B.either was I          C.I wasn’t too          D.Neither wasn’t I

10. That sounds like a good offer .I…………………if I……………you.

  A.had accepted / were   B.will accept / am    C.would accept / were    D.accepted / were

11.He is a person……………….friends trust him.

  A.whom                    B.that                    C.which                 D.whose

12.Consequently, the demand for child-care services will be increased.

  A.Nevertheless                B.As the result                C.Moreover                D.However

13……………….his broken leg in the crash,he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

  A.In spite of                 B.Despite the fact that        C.Because               D.However

14.I will have a …………summer holiday in Dubai where my sister works as a tour guide.

A.two-weeks                       B.two-week            C.two week’s          D.two weeks’

15.English grammar is said to be difficult to learn…………..its countless rules and numerous exceptions to them.

  A.thanks to                    B.in spite of                C.because of                  D.although

16…………………interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.

  A.Were I                  B.Should I                       C.I was                     D.If I am

1. The survivors heard/had heard a loud noise before the building collapsed.
2. We drove/were driving to the airport when our car broke down.
3. Tom escaped/was escaping from the fire through the kitchen window.

4. How long had you been waiting/had you waited at the station when the train arrived?
5. Andrew worked/has worked as a lorry driver since 2008.
6. John was hungry when I saw him. He hadn't eaten/hadn't been eating anything all
day.
7. It had rained/had been raining for hours and the roads were starting to flood.
8. The sun had set/had been setting by the time we arrived at the campsite.
9. Tony has lost/lost his car keys; he can't find them anywhere.
10. It was a nice day - the sun was shining and a warm breeze blew/was blowing.

III. Give the correct form of verbs.

1. Toshico had her car (repair)__________________ by a mechanic.

2. Ellen got Marvin (type)__________________ her paper.

3. We got our house (paint)__________________ last week.

4. Dr. Byrd is having the students (write)__________________ a composition.

5. Mark got his transcript (send)__________________ to the university.

6. Maria is getting her new hair (cut)__________________ tomorrow.

7. Gene got his book (publish)__________________ by a subsidy publisher.

8. Will Mr. Brown have the porter (carry)__________________ his luggage to his car?

9. My sister has had a new dress (make)__________________ recently.

10. She always gets her brother (polish) _________________ her shoes before going to school.

Last summer, I had a chance to join my friend's family on a trip to his home village, about 30 kilometers to the north of Da Nang. The village (25) _________near the foot of Hai Van Pass. We went there by car. Our car ran at an average speed, (26) _________we could enjoy the beautiful sights along the road. The green paddy fields stretched as far as the eye could see. Some cows were grazing by the roadside. It did not take long, just about half an hour. The village is on the other side of the river, so we had (27) _______the car under a big banyan tree by the ferry landing. We crossed the river by ferry.
Like almost every village in the country, Nam's home village looks quiet and (28) ________with bamboos,banyan trees, water wells.......We enjoyed the beautiful sights and the fresh air, met (29) _______people and did interesting things. I hope I (30) _________be able to get there again.
25. A. lays             B. lies         C. stands         D. grows
26. A. because         B. so             C. but             D. however
27. A. to park         B. parking         C. parked         D. park
28. A. peacefully         B. peace         C. peaceful         D. peacefulness
29. A. economic         B. equal         C. traditional         D. friendly
30. A. will             B. can             C. am             D. would