178. We have lived here for 15 years.  We started ______________________________________________________________ 179. English and French are spoken in Canada.  People _________________________________________________________________ 180. They are going to invite Nam to dinner.  Nam ___________________________________________________________________ 181. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.  My mother ______________________________________________________________ 186. He wrote the letter in two hours.  It _____________________________________________________________________ 187. It was such hot tea that I couldn’t drink it.  The tea _________________________________________________________________ 188. Because she behaves well, everybody loves her.  Because of ______________________________________________________________ 189. Unless you water the flowers everyday, they will die.  If _____________________________________________________________________ 190. I have studied English for 3 years.  I began _________________________________________________________________ 191. She didn’t take your advice, so she failed in the exam.  If _____________________________________________________________________ 192. We spend our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort and we always remember.  We always remember _____________________________________________________ 193. The cake was so bad that I couldn’t eat it.  It’s ____________________________________________________________________ 194. Without a passport, she couldn’t have left the country.  If _____________________________________________________________________

There are least 2,000 different languages in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most (1)........................... used. It is used by business people, airline pilots and sea captains all over the world. It is also the first language (2)............................. sports and science. So it is very (3).................................. to learn English. Chinese is also an important language because it has the (4).............................. numbers of speakers. There are not only one billion people living in China today, but also many Chinese people (5)......................... outside China. Chinese is widely (6)............................. in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken in both Europe and Asia. French is widely (7).......................... in Europe and in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia. From more than 2,000 languages, the United Nations has (8)............................ six of them for business. They are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Past simple => Present perfect

1/ The students began doing this test an hour

=>The students have

2/Lan started working in that factory two years ago

=>Lan has

3/She began studying english 3 yaers ago

=>She has

4/Tom began to collect stamps in 2004

=>Tom has

5/She began to study english 3 years ago

=>She has

6/Nam started working for that company four years ago

=>Nam has

7/ It started raining an hour ago

=>It has

8/Lan began learning chinese in 2006

=>Lan has

9/Minh started to swim fuve years ago

=>Minh

10/He began writing the report at 4 o'clock

=>He

1. when did you start learning english?

- how long........................................

2. we started living here fifteen years ago

-we have..........................................

3. the last time she visited me was five years ago

- she hasn't......................................

4. i last wrote to my uncle in july

- i haven't........................................

5. it's long time since we became close friend

- we have........................................

5. minh began to collect stamps in 2000

- minh has

Ex 6. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi:

1. The last time we saw her was on Christmas day.

We haven’t ..................................................................................................

2. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. 

This is...........................................................................................................

3. It started raining an hour ago.

It has.............................................................................................................

4. We haven’t visited my grandfather for two months.

The last time.................................................................................................

5. I have studied English for three years.

I began..........................................................................................................

6. My brother hasn’t seen his best friend for nearly five years.

It’s ...............................................................................................................

7. When did you start learning English?

How long......................................................................................................

8. We started living here fifteen years ago.

We have .......................................................................................................

9. The last time she visited me was five years ago.

She hasn’t.....................................................................................................

10. I last wrote to my uncle in July.

I haven’t ......................................................................................................

11. It’s long time since we became close friend.

We have .......................................................................................................

12. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.

Minh has......................................................................................................

II. Change these sentences into the passive voice. 1. Somebody cleans the room everyday. 2. How do people learn English? 3. John will collect me at the airport. 4. Mr. Robinson teaches us how to speak English properly. 5. Your teacher must sign this form. 6. People play football all over the world. 7. Our form teacher will hold a class discussion next Monday. 8. Will you invite her to your birthday party? 9. We can't wear jeans at work. 10. Do they speak French and English in Canada?

In the United States of America, the nationnal language is(1)........... Enlish.Four hundred years old, some English people came to North America to live and they brought(2)................. language to this country.

Now in the USA, people(3)..........English. Most of the words are the(4).......... in America and British English, but the America say some English words not as people(5)................ in England. Canada is(6)........... to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger(7)............ the United States. In Canada, many people(8)............. English because they also came from England many years(9)............ But in some parts of Canada, people speak(10)......... because they came from France

1. A. also B. like C. as D. not

2. A. French B. English C. Chinese D. Canadian

3. A. British B. American C. Russian D. Chinese

4. A. various B. similar C. same D. like

5. A. do B. say C. talk D. speak

6 A. lies B. situated C. at D. in

7 A. than B. as C. more D. less

8 A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak

9 A. ago B. later C. there D. here

10 A. Frace B. French C. Russian D. Italian

Điền vào chổ trống:

In the united states of america,the national language is (1).......english.Four hundred years ago,some english people came to noth america to live and they brought (2)..........language to this country.

Now in the usa people speak (3)...........english.Most of the words are the (4)........in america and british english ,but the america say some englhish words not as people (5)..........in england. Canada is (6)........to the North of the United states of america .It is the (7).......the united states.In canada ,many people (8)............english because they also came from england many years (9)..........But in some parts of canada,people speak (10).........because they came from France.