1. had been
2. haven't met

Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.

1.he(be)was_an experienced salesman before he decided to set up his own business.

2.we(not meet)haven't met_her for five years.

1. I will return to Hoi An to have another week of adventure this summer. (COME)

I will come around Hoi An to have another week of adventure this summer.

2. After leaving college, he started his own business with a bank loan. (SET)

After leaving college, he set up his own business with a bank loan.

3. She promised to meet me at the cinema this evening, but she didn't arrive. (TURN)

She promised to meet me at the cinema this evening, but it turned out she didn't arrive.

1. I will return to Hoi An to have another week of adventure this summer. (COME)

I will come back Hoi An to have another week of adventure this summer.

4. Nicholas began his trip to the remote farmhouse in Connecticut yesterday. (SET)

Nicholas set up his trip to the remote farmhouse in Connecticut yesterday.

1.    David (wash) _____  is washing_____ his hands. He just (repair) _____ has just repaired_____ the TV set.

2.  have  You (be) ______been____here before? Yes, I (spend) ______ spent____ my holidays here last year.

3.    We never (meet) _____ have never met_____ him. We don’t know what he (look) _____ looks_____ like.

4.    The car (be) _______ WAS___ ready for him by the time he (come) _____ IS GOING TO COME_____tomorrow.

5.    On arriving at home I (find) _____ FOUND_____that she HAS  just (leave) _______ LEFT___a few minutes before.

6.    When we (arrive) ______ ARRIVE____ in London tonight, it WILL probably (rain) ____ RAIN______.

7.    It (rain) ____ IS RAINING______ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) _____ STOPS_____

8.    Last night we (watch) ____WAS WATCHING______TV when the power (fail) ______ FAILED____.

9.    That evening we (stay) ____ STAYED______up to talk about the town where he (live) ____ HAS LIVED______for some years.

10. I (sit) _____SAT_____down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____WAS BEING REPAIRED______.

11. I regret (inform)______TO INFORM_______ you that your application has been refused.

12. I tried (persuade) _____TO PERSUADE_______him (agree) with my proposal.

13. Mrs John : I don't allow (smoke)____ SMOKING______ in my room.

14.  Oh ! I can feel something (crawl) ______ crawling____up my leg. It must be an insect.

15. He was about (leave) _______TO LEAVE_______when she came.

16. When I saw him, he was busy (talk) ____TALKING________with his girlfriend.

17.  (See) __HAVING SEEN__________this film before, I turned off the TV.

18. She's so impatient ! She can't stand (wait) _______WAITING______ in line for anything.

19. He wastes time (philander)______PHILANDERING_____ with the girls in the village.

20. Suddenly (feel)_____FEELING_____ hungry, he (stop)___STOPPED___ (buy)____TO BUY______a bar of chocolate.

VOCABULARY

1.    The book will be invaluable/ valueless / worthless for students in higher education.

2.    A car thief/ robber/ burglar  made off with a top director's BMW last night

3.    An armed gang is planning to rob / steal/ pirate  a bank in Main Street tonight.

4.    They are working against/ for/ on time to get people out of the rubble alive.

5.    The new bridge has been finished 2 years ahead of / in front of/ before schedule.

6.    He will have a car at his disposal / at ease/ at a loose end for the whole month.

7.    Because of not having careful preparation, he is  at a loose end/ at hand /at a loss how to answer.

8.    Everything we need is at ease/at hand/ at once . Let’s enjoy the vacation.

9.    At first sight/ at once/ at a loose end ,it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print.

10. The truck driver was at fault / at risk/ at ease for the terrible accident.

11. They failed to adhere to / attribute to / contribute to the terms of the agreement.

12. -One of our players was sent off for  bringing back /  answering back/ taking back  to the referee.

13. She attributes / contribute / distribute her success to hard work and a little luck.

14. - The company's new regulation to ban smoking in offices applies to /applied for/ everyone, from cleaners and guards to the CEO.

15. - After the earthquake, the government appealed for /appealed to emergency aid and assistance from neighbouring countries

1. They said that they had to set off early to catch the first bus

2. I used to have a very good time when I was on holiday on-> in Da Lat

3. He doesn't know how to find information about this

4. She asked if I wanted to be a doctor

5. We decided to go for a walk in the park even though it was very cold outside

IV. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses.

1.Don’t worry! She (be).................will be.......... in a few minutes.

2.Tom (wash).........was washing................ his hands. He has just repaired the T.V set.

3.I’d rather we (have)..........had................... more time together.

4.There  (be)............have been.................. a lot of changes since computers were invented  

    5.We don’t like the film (show)..............shown................... on television last night.

V.Find and correct the mistakes.

1. People think computers never do any mistakes, but in fact, they do. => bỏ

2. Going to the cinema is an enjoyable way relaxing at weekend. => to relax

3. He appears being a perfect man but in fact, he is very rude to his wife. => to be

4. The youth nowadays prefer pop music than traditional music. => to

5. I'm looking forward to hear from you . => hearing

6. They asked me don’t talk during the discussion. => not to

7. Would you mind if I ask you a private question? => asked

8. They happily looked at their  children  to play in the yard. => playing

9. This is the first time I visited a famous place in Hanoi. => have visited 

10.Our teacher told to us to spend more time at home practicing our pronunciation. => bỏ

At sixteen Henry Vincent was separated from his family as a result of the war. He wandered aimlessly from one country to another 1 before finally settling down in Australia, 2 where he trained AS an electronics engineer. He established HIS own business but it called for so much work that marriage was out of the 3 question.
His retirement suddenly made him realise how lonely he was and he decided to 5 take up a hobby. Whit his interest in electronics, amateur radio seemed a natural choice. He installed his own equipment and obtained a license and his call sign, which is the set of letters and numbers used to identify oneself when making radio contact 6 with other radio amateurs all around the world.
Soon Henry had a lot of contacts in far-off places. One in particular was a man in California with 7 whom he had much in common. One night the man in California made to mention the village in Europe he had come from. Suddenly, Henry realised that this man was in fact his younger brother, Peter. At first, the two brothers were at a 8 loss for words but then little by little they filled 9 in the details of their past lives and not long afterwards Henry Vincent flew to California to 10 be reunited with his brother.

1. For.

2. Made.

3. Made.

4. Visited them.

6. Makes.

7. Make room for.

8. Found.

9. Take care of .