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VII. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B , C or D for each of the gap:
When you are in Hong Kong, you can go about by taxi, by tram, by bus, or (1) ______ underground. I myself prefer underground (2) ________________ it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3)______________ trams and buses in Hong Kong, and one cannot drive along the roads (4) ____ and without many stops . The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) ____________ taxis or buses. If you do not know Hong Kong very well, it is very difficult (6) ___________ the bus you want. You can take a taxi, but it is (7) _______________ expensive than the underground or bus. On the underground you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and show you (8) _________ to get to them, so that it is easy to find your way.
1. A. at B. in C. by D. with
2. A. but B. so C. when D. because
3. A. many B. a lot C. few D. some
4. A. quick B. quickly C. quicker D. quickest
5. A. so B. like C. than D. as
6. A. find B. finding C. found D. to find
7. A. more B. much C. as D. too
8. A. who B. how C. when D. what
☘ Perfect Answer ☘
~ ✰ Study well ✰ ~ 
PART A: PHONETICS (2pts)
Section I: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1pt) (0.25x4=1pt)
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D
Section II. Choose the word that has different stress from others. (1pt) (0.25x4=1pt)
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.(10pts)
Section I: Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D to fill in the gaps.(2pts) (0.25x8=2pts)
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B
5. D 6. B 7. D 8. A
Section II: Supply the correct tense for the verbs in brackets. (2pts) (0.25x8=2pts)
1. My mother often goes to the market every morning but she doesn't go there this morning.
2. When did you have the last medical check-up?
3. Why didn't you take part in the picnic last Sunday?
4. Where is your teacher?
- He is explaining a new lesson in that class.
5. I will pick you up at your hotel in half an hour.
6 We can't go out now because it is raining
Section III: Give the correct form of the words in brackets.(2pts) (0.25x8=2pts)
1. awake 2. addition 3. painful 4. heated
5. unhealthy 6. unpleasant 7. disappear 8. less
Section IV: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it.(2pts) (0.25x8=2pts)
1. I prefer listening to music to watching TV.
2. You don't have/need to finish the work today.
3. What is the price of this dictionary?
4. What is the weight of chicken?/ What is the chicken's weight?
5. Mr. Trung and Mrs are quick typists .
6. It took me half an hour to get to work yesterday .
7. My mother likes neither coffee nor tea .
8. You'd better not eat too much candy.
Section V: There is a mistake in each of these sentences. Underline the mistake and then correct it.(2pts) (0.25x8=2pts)
1. The dirt on vegetables can make you sick.
2. Scientists say that life started in the ocean.
3. He gave up smoking 2 years ago.
4. He is a fast runner. He runs fast.
5. Can I borrow your pencil? I'm sorry. I'm using it.
6. You should keep silent when they are working.
7. How many times a day do you brush your teeth?
8. Long is worried because he has to see the dentist.
PART C: READING.( 4pts)
Section I: Read the following story and write true(T) or false(F). (1.5pts) (0.25x6=1.5pts)
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T
Section II: Read the passage and write ONE suitable word for each space.(2.5pts)
Your answers: (0,25x10=2.5pts)
1. tooth 2.of 3. sugar 4. decay 5. decay
6. food 7. to 8. looked 9. out 10. toothache
PART D: READING.( 4pts)
Section I: Using the givens words to write a passage. (0,25x8=2pts)
Dung went to Nha Trang with her family on vacation last week. She stayed at a hotel on the side of the beach. In the early morning, she went to the sea and swam for an hour. Then she had breakfast in the food stall on the beach to enjoy fresh air in the morning. In the afternoon, she took some photos of the sights. She stayed in Nha Trang for four days and took of a lot of nice photos. She also bought some postcards and souvenirs for her friends. It was a great vacation because she had a lot of fun.
Section II: Write a passage about 150 words to describe the activities at recess. (2pts)
- Vocabulary: 0,5 - meaning: 0,5
1. What are you going to do? - I don’t know. I haven’t made.......................my mind yet.
A. on B. at C. in D. up
2. I’ve ......................to Paris. I went there in March.
A. gone B. been C. just D. yet
3. It's very careless ………..…….. you to leave the books on the floor.
A. for B. at C. of D. with
4. When I rang Oanh some time last week, she said she was busy.................day.
A. this B. that C. then D. the
5. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
A. coughed B. weighed C. laughed D. stopped
6. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
A. instead B. head C. heap D. dead
7. He hates.......................to do something by others.
A. being to ask B. asking C. being asked D. to ask
8. Let’s go camping in the mountain, ........................?
A. do we B. can we C. will we D. shall we
9. Deaf-mutes can ......................speak ...................... hear.
A. both ... and B. neither ...nor C. not only ... but also D. either ... or
10. Did you succeed...................... the problem?
A. to solve B. on solving C. in solving D. solving
ĐỀ HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 7
PART A: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Section I: Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D to fill in the gaps.
1. She is staying................................her uncle and aunt's house.
A. at B. in C. with D. on
2. Their trip to Da Lat ....................wonderful.
A. was B. were C. are D. is
3. There is............................meat in the box.
A. any B. a few C. a little D. many
4. Don't forget .....................your teeth before going to bed.
A. brush B. to brush C. brushing D. not to brush
5 You ............................stay at home when you are sick.
A. had better B. should C. mustn't D. A and B
6. He doesn't like candy. I.................
A. don't too B. don't, either C. don't neither D. do so
7. I divided the sweets.....................several boys.
A. during B. between C. into D. among
8. He was only ten, but he ate........................his father did.
A. as much as B. more that C. much than D. as much than
Section II: Supply the correct tense for the verbs in brackets.
1. My mother often (go)..............to the market every morning but she ( not go)....................there this morning.
=> My mother often goes to the market every morning but she doesn't go there this morning.
2. When (you/ have).........................the last medical check-up?
=> When did you have the last medical check-up?
3. Why ( you/ not take) ..................part in the picnic last Sunday?
=> Why didn't you take part in the picnic last Sunday?
4. Where ( your teacher/ be)....................?
- He (explain)......................a new lesson in that class.
=> Where is your teacher?
- He is explaining a new lesson in that class.
5. I (pick)...............you up at your hotel in half an hour.
=> I will pick you up at your hotel in half an hour.
6. We can't go out now because it (rain) .
=> We can't go out now because it is raining.
Section III: Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The noise in the city kept Hoa awake at night. (Wake)
2. In addition to that, my bike tires was flat. (Add)
3. Mr. Tan has a very painful tooth. (Pain)
4. Then, Thanh heated a pan and stir-fried the beef. (Hot)
5. Sugar is not an unhealthy food because we need it to live. (Health)
6. Catching the common cold is unpleasant for every body. (Please)
7. Don't worry! Your cold will last for a few days and then disappear (Appear)
8. I have less time to play than my friend. (Little)
Section IV: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it.
1 Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.
=> I prefer listening to music to watching TV.
2. It isn't important for you to finish the work today.
=> You don't need to finish the work today.
3. How much is this dictionary?
=> What is the price of this dictionary?
4. How heavy is the chicken?
=> What is the weight of chicken?
5. Mr. Trung and Mrs. Trung type quickly .
=> Mr. Trung and Mrs. Trung are quick typists.
6. I got to work in half an hour yesterday.
=> It took me half an hour to get to work yesterday
7. My mother doesn't like coffee and tea.
=> My mother likes neither coffee or tea .
8. You shouldn't eat too much candy.
=> You'd better not eat too much candy.
Section V: There is a mistake in each of these sentences. Underline the mistake and then correct it.
1. The dirt on vegetables can cause you sick .
=> The dirt on vegetables can make you sick.
2. Scientists say that the life started in the ocean .
=> Scientists say that life started in the ocean.
3. He gave up to smoke 2 years ago.
=> He gave up smoking 2 years ago.
4. He is a fast runner. He runs fastly.
=> He is a fast runner. He runs fast.
5. Can I lend your pencil? I'm sorry. I'm using it.
=> Can I borrow your pencil? I'm sorry. I'm using it.
6. You should keep silently when they are working.
=> You should keep silent when they are working.
7. How many times in a day do you brush your teeth ?
=> How many times a day do you brush your teeth?
8. Long is worried because he has see the dentist.
=> Long is worried because he has to see the dentist.
PART B: READING.
Section I: Read the following story and write true (T) or false (F).
When Dave was young, he played a lot of games, and he was thin and strong, but when he was forty-five, he began to get fat and slow. He was not able to breathe as well as before, and when he walked rather fast, his heart beat painfully.
He did not do anything about this for a long time, but finally he became anxious and went to see a doctor, and the doctor sent him to a hospital. Another young doctor examined him there and said, " I don't want to mislead you, Mr. Dave. You are very ill, and I believe that you are unlikely to live much longer. Would you like me to arrange for anybody to come and see you before you die?
Dave thought for a few seconds and then he answered, "I'd like another doctor to come and see me".
Your answers:
1. Dave was fat and slow until he was forty five. (F)
2. As soon as Dave had trouble in breathing and walking, he went to see a doctor. (F)
3. Dave was afraid he was ill. (T)
4. The young doctor thought Dave was going to die soon. (T)
5. He wanted to see another doctor, first. (F)
6. Dave did not trust the young doctor. (T)
Section II: Read the passage and write ONE suitable word for each space.
Many people nowadays have to wear false teeth when they was middle-aged.
Since the beginning of this century,(1) tooth decay has greatly increased. The amount(2) of sugar in our food has also increased Doctors and dentists now know that(3) sugar is the chief cause of tooth(4) decay Eskimos' teeth, for example, started to(5) decay when they began to eat sweet(6) food.
Long ago doctors did not like(7) to treat people's teeth. Barbers and blacksmiths(8 )looked after people's teeth and pulled them(9) out when they decayed. Some people thought(10) toothache was a punishment from the gods.
PART C: READING.
Section I: Using the givens words to write a passage.
Dung/ go/ Nha Trang/ family/ vacation/ last month//. She/ stay/ hotel/ side/ beach//. In the early morning/ she/ go/ sea/ swim/an hour//. Then/ she/ breakfast/ food stall/ beach/ enjoy/ fresh air/ morning//. Afternoon/ she/ take/ photos/ sights//. She/ stay/ Nha Trang/ four days/ took/ nice photos//. She/ also/ buy/ postcards/ souvenirs/ friends//. It/ be/ great vacation/ because/ she/ have/fun.
-> Dung went to Nha Trang with her family on vacation last week. She stayed at a hotel on the side of the beach. In the early morning, she went to the sea and swam for an hour. Then she had breakfast in the food stall on the beach to enjoy fresh air in the morning. In the afternoon, she took some photos of the sights. She stayed in Nha Trang for four days and took of a lot of nice photos. She also bought some postcards and souvenirs for her friends. It was a great vacation because she had a lot of fun.
CHỌN ĐÁP ÁN ĐÚNG
1. The politician promises that he ________ all of your questions in the conference next week.
A. will answer B. is answering C. is going to answer D. will be answering
2. I can't go to work this morning because I __________ to the doctor's.
A. will go B. will be going C. go D. am going
3. Our ___________ are ready to come to your home or office and fix your car.
A. journalist B. vet C. mechanics D. surgeon
4. This time next year I ____________ my own business in Mexico.
A. will run B. will be running C. am running D. am going to run
5.__________ must have at least one year of experience working in the area of education.
A. Butchers B. Candidates C. Explorers D. Dustmen
6. I believe that my favourite singer __________ the competition.
A. is winning B. win C. will win D. will be winning
7. After ordering few minutes, __________ will bring you your dinner. Remember to leave him a tip after your meal.
A. a scientist B. a salesman C. a lawyer D. a waiter
8. After I graduate, I __________ medical school and become a doctor. I have wanted to be a doctor all my life.
A. will attend B. am going to attend C. will attend D. will be attending
9. English123 centre offers a competitive ____________ and a friendly working environment.
A. salary B. strike C. contract D. application
10.She thinks that her spouse is cheating and she wants to hire a private _________ to find out the truth.
A. physicist B. detective C. psychologist D. explorer
11. Tom: My bicycle has a flat tyre. Can you repair it for me?
Father: Okay, but I can't do it right now. I _________ it tomorrow.
A. am going to repair B. will repair C. am repairing D. repair
12. Mother: Can you repair Tom's bicycle? It has a flat tyre.
Father: Yes, I know. He told me. I _________ it tomorrow.
A. am going to repair B. will repair C. repair D. shall repair
13. The teacher hopes we_________ our exam.
A. pass B. are passing C. are going to pass D. will pass
14. I _________ here until the professor gives me the feedback.
A. stay B. am staying C. will stay D. am going to stay
15. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We _________ dinner then.
A. will be having B. is going to have C. are having D. will have
16. We _________ a party next Sunday. Would you like to come?
A. will have B. are having C. have D. can have
17. I have won $1,000. I _________ a new laptop for my work.
A. will be buying B. am going to buy C. buy D. would buy
18. In seven years time, I _________ boss of my own successful company.
A. am B. am being C. am going to be D. will be
19. Who do you think _________ the job?
A. will get B. is going to get C. get D. would get
20. This is my last day here. I _________ back to Vietnam tomorrow.
A. will go B. are going C. go D. am going to go
21. At 8 o'clock this evening my friends and I _________ a famous film at the cinema.
A. will watch B. are going to watch C. will be watching D. are watching
22. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow _________ dry and sunny.
A. is B. will be C. is going to be D. will being
23. Ken _________ the dinner at this time tomorrow. He has to attend a meeting at 6 p.m.
A. won't eat B. isn't going to eat C. isn't eating D. won't be eating
24. I promise I _________ you as soon as I arrive.
A. will call B. is going to call C. am calling D. will be calling
25. My husband and I have decided to have a party. We _________ lots of people.
A. will be inviting B. invite C. are going to invite D. will invite
26. Everyone believes that this year two Denmark scientists _________ the Nobel Prize.
A. win B. will win C. is going to win D. will be winning
27. I'm a bit frightened because I _________ the plastic surgeon this afternoon.
A. will see B. am seeing C. see D. will be seeing
28. Some marketing managers _________ their presentations at this time tomorrow morning.
A. will make B. are going to make C. are making D. will be making
29. _________the class _________ at 10 or 11 this week?
A. Does… begin B. Is…going to begin C. Will…begin D. Will…be beginning
30. As soon as he gets a certificate in English, he _________ for a job.
A. applies B. is applying C. will apply D. is going to apply
1. The politician promises that he ________ all of your questions in the conference next week.
A. will answer B. is answering C. is going to answer D. will be answering
2. I can't go to work this morning because I __________ to the doctor's.
A. will go B. will be going C. go D. am going
3. Our ___________ are ready to come to your home or office and fix your car.
A. journalist B. vet C. mechanics D. surgeon
4. This time next year I ____________ my own business in Mexico.
A. will run B. will be running C. am running D. am going to run
5.__________ must have at least one year of experience working in the area of education.
A. Butchers B. Candidates C. Explorers D. Dustmen
6. I believe that my favourite singer __________ the competition.
A. is winning B. win C. will win D. will be winning
7. After ordering few minutes, __________ will bring you your dinner. Remember to leave him a tip after your meal.
A. a scientist B. a salesman C. a lawyer D. a waiter
8. After I graduate, I __________ medical school and become a doctor. I have wanted to be a doctor all my life.
A. will attend B. am going to attend C. will attend D. will be attending
9. English123 centre offers a competitive ____________ and a friendly working environment.
A. salary B. strike C. contract D. application
10.She thinks that her spouse is cheating and she wants to hire a private _________ to find out the truth.
A. physicist B. detective C. psychologist D. explorer
11. Tom: My bicycle has a flat tyre. Can you repair it for me?
Father: Okay, but I can't do it right now. I _________ it tomorrow.
A. am going to repair B. will repair C. am repairing D. repair
12. Mother: Can you repair Tom's bicycle? It has a flat tyre.
Father: Yes, I know. He told me. I _________ it tomorrow.
A. am going to repair B. will repair C. repair D. shall repair
13. The teacher hopes we_________ our exam.
A. pass B. are passing C. are going to pass D. will pass
14. I _________ here until the professor gives me the feedback.
A. stay B. am staying C. will stay D. am going to stay
15. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We _________ dinner then.
A. will be having B. is going to have C. are having D. will have
16. We _________ a party next Sunday. Would you like to come?
A. will have B. are having C. have D. can have
17. I have won $1,000. I _________ a new laptop for my work.
A. will be buying B. am going to buy C. buy D. would buy
18. In seven years time, I _________ boss of my own successful company.
A. am B. am being C. am going to be D. will be
19. Who do you think _________ the job?
A. will get B. is going to get C. get D. would get
20. This is my last day here. I _________ back to Vietnam tomorrow.
A. will go B. are going C. go D. am going to go
21. At 8 o'clock this evening my friends and I _________ a famous film at the cinema.
A. will watch B. are going to watch C. will be watching D. are watching
22. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow _________ dry and sunny.
A. is B. will be C. is going to be D. will being
23. Ken _________ the dinner at this time tomorrow. He has to attend a meeting at 6 p.m.
A. won't eat B. isn't going to eat C. isn't eating D. won't be eating
24. I promise I _________ you as soon as I arrive.
A. will call B. is going to call C. am calling D. will be calling
25. My husband and I have decided to have a party. We _________ lots of people.
A. will be inviting B. invite C. are going to invite D. will invite
26. Everyone believes that this year two Denmark scientists _________ the Nobel Prize.
A. win B. will win C. is going to win D. will be winning
27. I'm a bit frightened because I _________ the plastic surgeon this afternoon.
A. will see B. am seeing C. see D. will be seeing
28. Some marketing managers _________ their presentations at this time tomorrow morning.
A. will make B. are going to make C. are making D. will be making
29. _________the class _________ at 10 or 11 this week?
A. Does… begin B. Is…going to begin C. Will…begin D. Will…be beginning
30. As soon as he gets a certificate in English, he _________ for a job.
A. applies B. is applying C. will apply D. is going to apply
EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) ____are______ only 14 mountains that (reach) ____reach______above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) ____comes______ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) ____came______, she (leave) ___had left_______for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather___have__ never (fly) ______flown____ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We __have___just (decide) ____decided______ that we (undertake) ______would undertake______ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) ___would take_______ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) ___will be_______ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) ___attending_______ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) _____was attending_____class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) ____arrive______at the airport, Mary (wait) ___will be waiting_______ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ___has lived_______on this earth for 55 years
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) _____got_____to Mary's party, everyone (arrive) ____had already arrived______
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) ____will see______ you in July. By the time I (see) _____see_____ you , I (graduate) ____will have graduated______.
13. I (visit) _____visited_____ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) ____was______ a child.
14. That book (be) _____has been_____ on the table for weeks. ______Haven't____ you (not read) ____read______ it yet ?
15. David (wash) ____is washing______ his hands. He______has____ just (repair) ___repaired_______ the TV set.
16. ______Have____ you (be) ____been______here before? Yes, I (spend) _____spent_____ my holidays here last year.
17. We ______have____ never (meet) ___met_______ him. We don't know what he (look) ________looks__ like.
18. The car (be) ___will have been______ ready for him by the time he (come) ___comes_______tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) ____found______that she_____has_____ just (leave) _____left_____a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) ______arrive____ in London tonight, it______will____ probably (rain) ____be raining_____.
21. It (rain) ___is raining_______ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) ___stops_______
22. Last night we (watch) ____were watching______TV when the power (fail) ____failed______.
23. That evening we (stay) _____stayed_____up to talk about the town where he (live) ____has lived______for some years.
24. I (sit) _____sat_____down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____were being repaired______.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) ____turned______round and (go) ____went______back home because he (forget) ___had forgotten_______to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) ____has changed______a lot since we first (come) _____came_____ to live here.
27. While we (talk) ____were talking ______on the phone the children (start) _____started_____fighting and (break) ___broke_______a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) ______had done____ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) _____has been standing_____looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) ____has spent______ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __got________this new job.
31. When we (be) ____were______ at school we all (study) _____studied_____Latin.
32. When I (meet) ______met____ him , he (work) ______had been working____as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) _____had finished_____ breakfast he (sit) _____sat_____down to write some letters.
34. She (have) ____has______a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) _____will be_____ out of town.
EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) ______are____ only 14 mountains that (reach) _____reach____above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) _____comes_____ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) ___came_______, she (leave) ____had left______for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather has never (fly) ____flown______ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We have just (decide) ____decided______ that we (undertake) ______would undertake______ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) _______would take___ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) ____was______ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) _____am attending_____ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) ____was attending______class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) _____arrive_____at the airport, Mary (wait) _____will be waiting_____ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ____had lived______on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) ____got______to Mary's party, everyone had already (arrive) ___arrived_______
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) ____will see______ you in July. By the time I (see) ____see______ you , I (graduate) ____will have graduated______.
13. I (visit) _____visited_____ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) _______was___ a child.
14. That book (be) ____has been______ on the table for weeks. Haven't You (not read) _____read_____ it yet ?
15. David (wash) ______is washing____ his hands. He has just (repair) _____repaired_____ the TV set.
16. Have You (be) _____been_____here before? Yes, I (spend) _____spent____ my holidays here last year.
17. We have never (meet) ___met_______ him. We don't know what he (look) ____looks______ like.
18. The car (be) ______will have been____ ready for him by the time he (come) _____comes_____tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) _____found_____that she had just (leave) ______left____a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) ______arrive____ in London tonight, it will probably (rain) _____be raining_____.
21. It (rain) _____is raining_____ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) ___stops_______
22. Last night we (watch) _____were watching_____TV when the power (fail) ____failed______.
23. That evening we (stay) ____stayed_____up to talk about the town where he (live) ______had lived____for some years.
24. I (sit) ____sat______down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____were being repaired______.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) ____turned______round and (go) _____went_____back home because he (forget) ____had forgot______to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) ____has changed______a lot since we first (come) ______came____ to live here.
27. While we (talk) ___were talking_______on the phone the children (start) ____started______fighting and (break) _____broke_____a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) _____had done_____ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) ____has been standing______looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) ______have spent____ a lot of time travelling since I (get) _____got_____this new job.
31. When we (be) ______were____ at school we all (study) ______studied____Latin.
32. When I (meet) ______met____ him , he (work) ____had been working______as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) ______had finished____ breakfast he (sit) _____sat_____down to write some letters.
34. She (have) ____has______a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) _____has been_____ out of town.
EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn't stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It's a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It's a month that my father hasn't smoked cigarettes.
D. It's a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn't write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.
D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.
10. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It's years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It's years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.D
5.C
Circle the correct answer ,
1 . It ' s a ...of time before your father finds out the truth .
a . being
b , matter
c. sense
d . way
2 , I want to win this match and I ' m not going to let anyone... in my way .
a . stand
b , cross
c . march
d . walk
3 . When you . . . yourself a goal , you should work hard to achieve it .
a . deal
b . found
c . set
d . do
4 , Kevin and Helen met and . . . in love at college .
a , fulfilled
b . became
c. gathered
d . fell
5 . I sent Bob a letter a week ago , but he hasn ' t . . . it yet .
a . handled
b . received
c . replied
d . reached