II. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

1.  I went to the box office at lunch time, but they ________________________ (already/ sell) all the tickets.

2.  I felt very tired when I got home, so I ___________________ (go) straight to bed.

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I ______________ (be) very ill.

4. At last, the committee were ready to announce their decision. They __________________ (make) up their mind.

5. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he ________________ (go) home.'

6. Sorry I'm late. The car __________________ (break) down on my way here.

7. I ______________ (take) the book back to the library when I _____________________ (read) it.

8. The house was very quiet when I _______ (get) home.  Everybody _______________ (go) out for dinner.

9. After she ________________ (fill) the basket, I _____________ (go) to the check out.

10. Yesterday morning I ________________ (remember) the answer t the question Bob ________________ (ask) me the night before, so I _____________ (phone) him.

11. Last night, I ___________ (go) to Jim’s room and ___________ (knock) on the door but there ________ (be) no answer. Either  he ______________ (go) out or he _________________ (not want) to see anyone.

12. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She _______________________ (never/ use) it before, so she _________________ (not/ know) how to use.

13. Karen ___________________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she _______________
      ________ (already/ see) the film before.
14. When the students _____________ (do) the experiment, they _____________ (write) a report on it .

15. Two days a go I ____________ (meet) an old friend who I _________________ (not see) for years.

“Dream it. Wish it. Do it” – “Dám mơ. Dám ao ước. Dám làm.”

II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1. Marie Curie was born ........................ November 7, 1867.

     a. in.                                    b. from                                c. at                                      d. on

2. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.

     a. make up                           b. find out                          c. take over                           d. put up

3. Let me give you a little ........................ about the president of the company.

     a. specialization                   b. concentration                  c. background                      d. degree

4. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She's a ..................... woman.

     a. ambitious                         b. strong-willed                  c. brilliant                             d. humane

5. He passed his exams with flying colour.

     a. successfully                     b. difficultly                       c. badly                                d. easily

6. She harbored her hope of being a teacher.

a. gave up her hope of being a teacher                          b. built her hope of being, a teacher

c.       had her hope of being a teacher                               d. kept her hope of being, a teacher in her mind

7. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more ...................... than the other boys at his class.

     a. intelligent                        b. mature                            c. ambitious                          d. developed

8. The new road should help ...................... traffic problems.

     a. raise                                 b. create                              c. ease                                  d. cause

9. There is no .......................... explanation for what happened.

     a. scientist                           b. scientific                         c. scientifically                     d. since

10. The new surgeon will ...................... her post in May.

     a. go on                               b. get over                          c. take up                              d. look after