I.       Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense.

1.      Lisa is getting fat. She wishes she were (be) thinner.

2.      I wish I __________ (have) a good voice, but I don’t.

3.      Jeff feels very lonely at his boarding school. He wishes he __________ (be) at home with his family.

4.      You’re watching too much TV. I wish you __________ (will spend) more time studying.

5.      If only I __________ (be) as strong as you are!

6.      I wish I __________ (can work) as hard as you do.

7.      Thao is very reserved. I wish she __________ (will be) more friendly.

8.      I was rude to my friend yesterday. I wish I __________ (not be) so rude to her yesterday.

9.      I didn’t even answer her phone. I wish I __________ (talk) to her on the phone.

10.  She was angry because I didn’t tell her the truth. If only I __________ (tell) her the truth!

I.       Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.

1.      Maryam had a very good time while she _____ with Lan’s family in Hanoi.

a. stays                          b. staying                         c. is staying                      d. was staying

2.      Lan wishes she _____ a chance to visit Maryam in Singapore.

a. have                          b. has                               c. had                               d. can have

3.      When she was at primary school, she _____ past the mosque on her way to school.

a. has walked                b. used to walk                c. uses to walk                 d. is walking

4.      She likes going on holiday in Singapore, but everything _____ on her parents.

a. depend                      b. depends                       c. is depending                d. are depending

5.      Lan _____ Maryam around the city during her stay in Hanoi last month.

a. shows                        b. is showing                   c. has shown                    d. showed

6.      I wish I _____ you, but, I’m sorry, I can’t.

a. could help                 b. can help                       c. will help                       d. am able to help

7.      They are pen pals. They _____ to each other every two weeks.

a. write                          b. wrote                           c. had written                   d. were writing

8.      The woman took out the key and _____ the door.

a. opens                         b. opening                        c. opened                         d. open

9.      Nam was so sleepy yesterday morning that he _____ asleep during the English lesson.

a. falls                           b. was fallen                    c. has fallen                      d. fell

10.  Someone _____ her bicycle while she was exercising in the park.

a. has stolen                  b. stole                             c. is stealing                     d. steals

11.  He _____ write to me once a week but he doesn’t write any more.

a. use to                        b. uses to                         c. used to                         d. using to

12.  What were you doing when the mailman _____ to your house?

a. come                         b. coming                         c. came                             d. comes

13.  He _____ be late for class but he often comes late nowadays.

a. doesn’t use to           b. didn’t use to                c. doesn’t used to            d. didn’t used to

14.  My mother _____ beautiful and young forever.

a. wishes she can                                                   b. wishes she can be       

c. wishes she could                                               d. wishes she could be

15.  My friends asked me _____ keep in touch on leaving.

a. promise to                 b. promised to                 c. promising to                d. to promise to

16.  My sister never cleans the floor. I wish she _____ it every day.

a. will do                      b. had done                      c. does                             d. would do

17.  I come from Vietnam so I am not _____ on the left.

a. used to be driving     b. used to drive                c. used to driving             d. used to be drive

18.  Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists _____?

a. with                           b. of                                 c. about                            d. in

19.  I wish my best friend _____ never leave me alone like this.

a. will                            b. would                          c. can                               d. could

20.  When you _____ in Hanoi, you should visit Uncle Ho’s mausoleum.

a. are                             b. be                                 c. will be                          d. were

21.  The mother cut the cake into four equal pieces. The children were ____ with the equal division.

a. pleased                      b. pleased about               c. happy at                       d. happy on

22.  What are you _____ doing when you have free time?

a. keen in                      b. keen on                        c. interesting in                d. interesting on

23.  Although we are far away from each other, we still _____.

a. keep together            b. say hello                       c. greet each other           d. keep in touch

24.  They got divorced and decided to separate the little daughter from the son. This separation made the children _____.

a. depressing                 b. depression                    c. depress                         d. depressed

25.  Music and painting are _____ subjects this semester.

a. optionally                  b. optioning                     c. optional                        d. option

VI.    Complete the following sentences with a word from the box. Sometimes no word is necessary.

ago    /      last     /     in     /     for     /     at      /    when     /     on

1.       He was born in Africa ___________ 1970.

2.       My parents moved back to Vietnam ___________ I was five.

3.       She left college three years ___________.

4.       I found a flat on my own ___________ last year.

5.       I usually go home ___________ the weekend.

6.       I didn’t go home ___________ weekend.

7.       ___________ Saturday evening we went out to a concert.

8.       ___________ the afternoon we went for a walk.

9.       It will be ready ___________ two weeks.

10.     We lived in Ha Noi ___________ three years.

1. Books

2. Collection

3. Kinds

4. Immediately

5. Near

6. Classify

7. Name

8. Clean

I.       Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or the Past Continuous tense.

1.      I (have) ___________ a busy day yesterday. I (go) ___________ to class in the morning. I (eat) ___________ lunch with my brother after class. In the afternoon, I (write) ___________ a letter to my cousin, and (meet) ___________ my uncle at the airport. In the evening, I (take) ___________ him around the city.

2.      When I (walk) ___________ to class yesterday morning, I (see) ___________ Dick. We (say) ___________ hello and (walk) ___________ the rest of the way to school together.

3.      When I (go) ___________ to the cinema, I (see) ___________ an accident.

4.      When I (hear) ___________ a knock at the door last night, I (walk) ___________ to the door and (open) ___________ it. When I (open) ___________ the door, I (see) ___________ my brother. I (say) ___________ hello to him and (ask) ___________ him to come in.

5.      My cousin and I (watch) ___________ a film on TV last night when my brother (come) ___________. He (watch) ___________ the end of the film with us.

6.      They (wait) ___________ for me when I (arrive) ___________ at the station.

7.      They (play) ___________ tennis when it (start) ___________ raining?

8.      She (cry) ___________ when she (hear) ___________ the news.

9.      They (drive) ___________ home from the theatre when the police (stop) ___________ them.

10.  Everyone (become) ___________ quiet when the concert (begin) ___________.

I.        Choose the correct verb form (Past Simple or Past Continuous).

1.      I met / was meeting a friend while I did / was doing the shopping.

2.      I paid / was paying for my things when I heard / was hearing someone call my name.

3.      I turned / was turning round and saw / was seeing Paula.

4.      She wore / was wearing a bright red coat today.

5.      We decided / were deciding to have a cup of coffee.

6.      While we had / were having a drink, a waiter dropped / was dropping a pile of plates.

7.      We all got / were getting a terrible shock.

8.      While the waiter picked / was picking up the broken plates, he cut / was cutting his finger.

9.      She worked / was working quietly at her desk when suddenly the door opened / was opening and her daughter rushed / was rushing in.

10.  He stood / was standing up, walked / was walking across the room, and closed / was closing the window.