Luyện tập 2 SVIP

Choose the correct word or phrase.

1. I saw / was seeing Maria for the first time at Pete's birthday party.

2. When we were on holiday, we went / were going to the cafe almost every day.

3. When my dad met my mom, he worked / was working as a bus driver.

4. My cousin and I played / were playing on the computer when there was a power cut.

5. Mr River owned / was owning two houses and a villa in the south of France.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. Where

when I saw you on the bus last night?

2. When I went to get the tickets, I realised I

any money.

3. When I was young, we

to Nha Trang every year on holiday.

4. When you rang last night, I

in the garden so I the phone.

5. The old man

to be very tired and he slowly sat down.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. By the time he died, Beethoven ______ nine symphonies.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

2. I was completely out of breath because I _____ .

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3. I _____ the film before, so I knew how it ended.

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4. She ____ oysters before, so she wasn't sure what to do with them.

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5. Ann _____ computer lessons for very long so she wasn't sure how to use the Internet.

Read the letter and choose the best answer.

Dear Lan,

Thanks for your letter. I

for school when I saw the postman and he it to me. It was really funny! I it during maths and it me laugh. I almost in trouble!

Anyway, I'm excited because I

my first judo yesterday. I late for the lesson because when I there, I suddenly realised I my judo suit at home! So I all the way home and when I back, the lesson . The instructor was really nice, though, and I how to do some basic throws. Can't wait till next time!

What about you and your taekwondo? The last time I

to you, you about giving it up. What ? I think that's all for now. My mom and I are going shopping shortly, so I'd better post this.

Speak to you soon.

Love,

Ann

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

1. Mary go to New York last week, but she almost the plane. She in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly that she her passport at home. Fortunately, she doesn't live very far from the airport, so she time to take a taxi home to get it. She back to the airport just in time for her fight.

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

2. I Ba and Lan yesterday as I through the park. They to the sports center where they tennis. They to a cafe for a drink and they me to join them, but I to met a friend so I time.