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1. What is the writer's main aim in writing the text?
A. To advise people how to change the job
B. To talk about his changes in career
C. To describe his new job
D. To talk about differences between two jobs
2. What does the writer say about his past job?
A. It was a hard job but high salary.
B. It was a part-time job with low salary.
C. It was an interesting job at a big multinational corporation.
D. It was a comfortable job with high salary.
3. What did the writer do after losing his job?
A. He ran his own business.
B. He asked his friend for a part-time job.
C. He tried to find another job.
D. He worked part-time job for Classified Ads.
4. What did the writer think about his current job at first?
A. He really loved it.
B. The salary was low.
C. He was so interested.
D. It was hard.
5. What is the current job of the writer?
A. Graphics designer
B. Cake designer
C. Personnel manager
D. Employee at the cake shop
Read the following letter, then choose the best sentences from below to fit the spaces. The first one, '0', has been completed for you.
Dear Jane,
Thank you for your last letter ____which I received last Saturday ____. I am happy that you have decided to start learning French like me. If you want, we can go on holiday together next summer to France and then ____we can practice our French together____. When I come to visit you in London in the spring, we can talk together in French if you want.
Yesterday, I returned from my short holiday camping in Scotland. I went with Melissa, my friend that you met ____the last time you were here____. Do you remember her? We stayed in her tent in a campsite near Edinburgh but the weather was terrible for ____the whole four days____ we were there. It rained every day and everything was so wet and ____we were so cold____. But while I was there I saw a lot of interesting places and we visited a lot of castles ____and other historical places____. One day, we hired a boat and went out onto a lake which was near the campsite. It rained all day ____but me and Melissa____ decided to go for a swim in the lake and that was wonderful.
I am starting my new job tomorrow in the library near my house. ____My uncle works there____ and he helped me to find a job for every Saturday morning. I work from nine o´clock in the morning until one o´clock in the afternoon. It is very useful for me ____because I want to work____ in a library when I finish university. How is your job at the supermarket? Please tell me what you are ____doing this month____.
I am going to do my French homework now!
Au revoir
Kate
Read the following letter, then choose the best sentences from below to fit the spaces. The first one, '0', has been completed for you.
Dear Jane,
Thank you for your last letter ____0____. I am happy that you have decided to start learning French like me. If you want, we can go on holiday together next summer to France and then ____1_we can practice our French together___. When I come to visit you in London in the spring, we can talk together in French if you want.
Yesterday, I returned from my short holiday camping in Scotland. I went with Melissa, my friend that you met __the last time you were here.__2____. Do you remember her? We stayed in her tent in a campsite near Edinburgh but the weather was terrible for ____3__the whole four days.__ we were there. It rained every day and everything was so wet and __ we were so cold.__4____. But while I was there I saw a lot of interesting places and we visited a lot of castles _and other historical places.___5____. One day, we hired a boat and went out onto a lake which was near the campsite. It rained all day ___but me and Melissa_6____ decided to go for a swim in the lake and that was wonderful.
I am starting my new job tomorrow in the library near my house. __My uncle works there__7____ and he helped me to find a job for every Saturday morning. I work from nine o´clock in the morning until one o´clock in the afternoon. It is very useful for me ____8_because I want to work___ in a library when I finish university. How is your job at the supermarket? Please tell me what you are __doing this month.__9____.
I am going to do my French homework now!
Au revoir
Kate
Choose a number for each sentence. Number '0' is written as an example.
and other historical places
we can practice our French together
the whole four days
doing this month
but me and Melissa
which I received last Saturday 0
we were so cold
My uncle works there
the last time you were here
because I want to work
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.
The simple past and the past continuous
25. I just ( write ) wrote a cheque when i (remember)remember that i (have)had nothing in the bank
26. I (find)found this ring as i (dig)dug in the garden. It looks very old. I Wonder who it (belong)belonged to?
27. When i last (see)saw her she (hurry)was hurrying along the road to the station. I (ask)asked her where she (go)was going and she (say)said, london but i don't think she ( speak) spoke the truth because there(not be)wasn't any train for london at that time
28. The tailor said you suit will be ready on monday. But when i(call)called on monday he was still(work)working on it.
29. Thr Teacher (come)came into the classroom unusually early and one of the boys, who(smoke) was smoking a cigarette, (have)had no time to put it out. So he (throw)threw it into the desk and ( hope)hoped for the best
30. A little later teacher (notice)noticed that smoke (rise) was rising from this desk. You (smoke) smoked when i (come) came in hin he(ask)asked
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3 have to
4 bring
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