Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage 

  Tom and I are close friends. We (1.study).........at seconddary school together, then his family (2.move)........... to Ha Noi. Thêy (3.live)...........there since 2000 and we (4.not meet).............each other for 4 years. The last time I (5.see)......... him was when I (6.enter)........ the university but we (7.write)....... to each other since then. In his latest letter, he says that he (8.come)..........to my home this weekend before he (9.go) .............to Thailand for his overseas study next week. He (10.study) ...........computer science there for about 2 years.

1/ Mrs Reed (turn) _________ on the radio in her car while she (drive) _________ home yesterday. She (listen) ___________ to some music when she suddenly (hear) ___________ a siren. She (look) ____________ in her mirror and (see) _________ an ambulance behind her. She immediately (pull) ________ her car to the side of the road and (wait) _________ for the ambulance (pass) _________.

2/ My mother (call) ___________ me around 5 o’clock. My husband (come) _________ home a little after that. When he (come) __________ home, I (talk) ___________ to my mother on the phone.

3/ Next month I (have) _________ a week’s vacation. I (plan) _________ to take a trip. First I (go) _________ to Madison, Wisconsin to visit my brother. After I (leave) ________ Madion, I (go) _________ Chicago to see a friend who (study) _________ at a university there. She (live) _________ in Chicago for three years, so she (know) _________ her way around the city. She (promise) _________ to take me to many interesting places. I (never, be) _________ in Chicago, so I (look) _________ forward to going there.

4/ Yesterday John (eat) _____________ breakfast at 8:00. He (already, eat) _________ breakfast when he (leave) ____________ for class at 8:45. He (always, eat) _________ breakfast before he (go) _____________ to class. I (usually, not eat) _________ breakfast before I (go) _________ to class. But I (usually, get) _________ hungry about midmorning. Tomorrow before I (go) _____________ to class, I (eat) _________ breakfast.

5/ Last year, I (go) __________ mountain climbing for the first time. It was exciting and terrifying at the same time. We (move) ___________slowly and carefully, and it (take) ___________ three days to get to the top. When we climbed onto the summit, we (find) ___________ another group of climbers. They (arrive) ___________ several hours ahead of us. They (have) ___________ dinner and listening to Beethoven. We (laugh) __________ and they (invite) ___________ us to join them. The climb (be) ___________, to say the least, an unforgettable experience.

6/ The weather (be) ___________ terrible lately. It (rain) ___________ off and on for two days, and the temperature (drop) ___________ at least twenty degrees. It (be) ___________ in the low 40s right now. Just three days ago, the sun (shine) ___________ and the weather was pleasant. The weather certainly (change) ___________ quickly here. I never know what to expect. Who knows ? When I (wake) ___________ up tomorrow morning, maybe it (snow) ___________.

7/ A taxi driver (drive) ____________ along a street when he suddenly (black out) ___________ and lost control of his vehicle. The taxi (plunge) _________ into a nearby river. A hawker, who (see) ______________ the accident, rushed from his coffee stall and (dive) ___________ into the water. He (have) ___________ to swim twenty five metres before he could get to the taxi. The taxi driver (try) ______________ to wind down the window. The hawker reached into the taxi for the safety-belt. After he (release) __________ the safety-belt, he pulled the driver out through the partially open window. At the hospital, the driver (say) ____________ that the black out might (cause) ______________ by his high blood pressure condition.

8/ Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She (leave) ___________ her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty, she still (manage) ___________ to graduate at the top of her class. She (meet) ___________ Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and (marry) ___________ him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie (form) ___________ the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science history. They (discover) ___________ the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They (award) ___________ the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.

I/Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets:

1/ He (work)......in that company since he (graduate)........from the University.

2/ I promise I (try)........it again.

3/ Don't (go).....out without a hat.

4/ They dislike (walk)........in the rain.

II/ Write meaningful sentences using word cues:

1.I / exercise / daily / because / I/ want / stay / healthy.

2.He / enjoy / play / sports / his free time.

3.How / eggs / she / need / make / ten pancake?

4.There / not / milk / bottle.

71. The boy....................(stand) over there is my friend's brother.

72. The bag................(make) in Vietnam is good.

73. She asked me what I ................(do) the day before.

74. Mai.................... (cook) a meal before she.................. (go) out with her friends.

75. After he................ (finish) his homework, he...................(play) sports.

76. She..............(live) in Hue before 2000.

77. They learned hard in order................ (pass) the exam.

78. So as. ......................(not punish) by the teacher, we tried out best to study.

79. Hai asked me what I ..............(do) then.

81. She had her friend ..................(do) the housework.

Read the passage carefully , then choose the correct answers .

Having a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our emotional heath . An evening out with the closest friend may be the best guarantee of a good time . In fact , our best friend can prevent us from developing serious psychological problems such as depression and anxiety . Best friendship evolves with time - we cannot go out and pick our best friend . We become friends with people who share common interests - at school or through hobbies , for example . Best friends have usually known each other for years and stuck together through good and bad times . If you haven't got one , perhaps you are being too distant from people , or focusing too much on your work .

1/ A best friend can ...........................................

a. give us a healthy life

b. go out with us in the evening

c. spend much time finding

d. share joy and sadness with us

2/ Close friends need to ...................................

a. study at the same school

b. have the same interests

c. pursue the same hobbies

d. spend time together

3/ According to the passage , .............................................................................

a. it takes a lot of time to make close friendships

b. we can go out and choose a good friend easily

c. best friends have good and bad times

d. It's very difficult to make lasting friendships

4/ The word " one " in the last paragraph refers to .....................................

a. good time

b. bad time

c. a friendship

d. a close friend

5/ Which of the following sentences is not mentioned ?

a. We often have satisfaction being with a close friend

b. the ties of close friendship will never be broken

c. An unsociable person may not have a close friend

d. Friendships need time to develop .

Each sentence below contains one error .Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided .

1. The librarian said us not to make so much noise in the library. 1/____________

2.The passengers checked in his luggage before they got on the plane. 2/____________

3. The person sits next to me is someone I've never met 3/____________

4. He spoke too quickly that I couldn't understand what he said 4/_____________

5. Although the heavy rain ,Jean still went to her close friend's birthday party 5/_____________

 Fill in the blank with the correct from of the verbs:

1. My father is the person who teaches me how ...(work)...hard

2. He can't get used to...(study)...at night

3. I suggest ...(go)...to school by bus

4. Why .............he............. his homework yesterday?(not do )

 Combine two semtences below into one, using the given word in the brackets:

1. Hoa has to study hard. Her examination is coming (because)

2. The teacher said, "Let us elect Ha Long Bay to be one of the World Wonders." (suggested)

3. Minh is an orphan. He is the best at Math in our class( who)

4. Kim Lien village attracts many foreign tourists. Uncle Ho was born in Kim Lien village. (where)