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kkjndckjdnkjdnjkdncvkjdnjvnd. I. I. Choose the right alternative. 1. I washed/ have washed my hands so that I can help you with the cooking. 2. She arrived/ has arrived at Kennedy Airport at 2 o'clock this morning. 3. The Pharaohs ruled/ has ruled Egypt for thousands of years. 4. I found/ have found the letter you looked/ were looking for. Here it is. 5. They grew/ have grown such a lot since we last saw/ has seen them. 6. We recently started/ have recently started to walk to work instead of taking the bus. 7. When I was younger I played/ had played badminton for my local team. 8. I have had/ am having the pains for three weeks now. 9. So far it was/ has been so cold that we staved/ have staved in the house all day. 10. The last time I went/ have gone to Brighton is/ was in August. 11. Don't disturb Amy. She iust went/ has just gone to sleep. 12. Bill phones/ is phoning his girlfriend again. That's the third time he phoned/ has phoned her this evening. 13. Since the eruption started/ has started, all the villages on the slopes of the volcano have evacuated/ have been evacuated. 14. The prices of houses increased/ has increased dramatically in recent years. 15. Jim decided/ has decided to continue the course, even though it is proved/ was proving very difficult. II. Combine each pair of sentences into one, using a suitable relative pronoun 1. The woman was wearing a green hat. I was sitting behind her. 2. The building is the town hall. You can see it in front of you. 3. Lauren couldn’t come to the party. This was a shame. 4. I was looking for a book this morning. I’ve found it now. 5. John is one of my closet friends. I’ve known him for a very long time. 6. Jill doesn’t have a phone. This makes it difficult to contact her. III. Choose the correct answer 1. John is always late for class,….annoys the teacher. a. which b. this c. what d. that 2. Now I don’t go to school on foot as I…… a. had been b. did c. used to d. was 3. Without the Braille Alphabet, it would be very difficult for… a. the disabled b. the deaf c. the mute d. the blind 4. We’ve lost her phone number, which makes it difficult…her. a. contacting b. contacted c. to contact d. contact 5. Jane…for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office. a. works b. used to work c. having worked d. working 6. Our flight was delayed,….meant we had to wait for hours at the airport. a. that is b. this is c. which d. which 7. Most of the children come from large and poor families which….them from having proper schooling. a. makes b. prevents c. leads d. gets 8. Our teacher is very proud….her work. a. in b. at c. of d. with 9. I’ve never…to Australia, so I’d like to go. a. gone b. been c. seen d. drove 10. I……for a new job. a. have been applied b. have been applied c. am having applied d. am being applied 11. John lost his job….his laziness. a. because of b. because c. in spite of d. though 12. What….do you often turn your TV on? a. channels b. television c. stations d. waves 13. What are you going to….on the next seminar? a. presenting b. presence c. present d. presently 14. Can you… a good hotel? a. recommendation b. recommend c. recommendingd. recommended 15. International news is news from other parts of the… a. world b. country c. nation d. globe 16. He has had this car…six month. a. in b. since c. during d. for 17. The government is responsible for the ____ of health care. A. providing B. provided C. provision D. providedly 18. Ideas on childcare may ______ considerably between parents. A. difference B. differ C. differenciate D. differing 19. My parents have always ______ me to choose my carreer. A. encouraging B. encouraged C. encouragement D. encourages 20. She was _____ in the US. A. education B. educationally C. educated D. educational 21. There is no _____ between the two programs. A. difference B. different C. differenciate D. differing 22. He went to _____ them of his decision. A. inform B. information C. informationally D. informing 23. Can you _____ a good hotel? A recommendation B. recommend C. recommending D. recommended IV> The present perfect : 1. this is the first time that I ………… New York . ( visit ) 2. I ……… Nam for two week s . ( see ) 3. The scientists ……………the cure for AIDs up to now. ( not find ) 4. My father ……………in this town since he was born . ( live ) 5. He already ………… this work . ( do ) 2/ complete the sentence with since , for or ago : 1. My friend has stayed with me ……………… a week . 2. They got married two months ………………… 3. They have lived in the city …………………the war ended . 4. The last time I went to the cinema was a week …………… 5. I haven’t met Tom ……………… he left the city . 6. He has worked for the company …………………….ten years . Complete the sentences with although / in spite of / because / because of 1. We had to stay home ……………………… bad weather . 2. ……………………we took a taxi, we still arrived late for the show . 3. ………………… high cost of living, he had to work over time . 4. My grandfather still runs 2 km every morning……………….he is old . 5. ……………………it rained a lot , we enjoyed our vacation . 6. ………………… all our careful plans , a lot of things went wrong . 7. I went home early …………………I was feeling sick . 8. I went to work the next day…………………….I was still feeling sick . 9. I couldn’t get to sleep ……………………there was a lot of noise. 10. The flight may be cancelled……………………the thick fog . VI. Change these sentences into passive voice 1. They will complete the new highway from north to south next year. --> 2. My aunt made this sweater for her son. --> 3. She teaches us grammar and exercises. --> 4. Lan is going to invite her friends to her birthday party. --> 5. My teacher asked me to be here at 10 am. --> 6. She makes coffee for her parents every day. --> 7. People speak English in many coutries. --> 8. The police has just caught the thief. --> 9. Someone stole her purse. --> 10. Lien couldn’t open the door of the classroom. --> Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 1. Although it was cold, we went swimming. è In spite of 2. We stopped playing tennis because it started to rain. è Because of 3. Although he felt tired, he still went on working. è Despite 4. Mrs Hoa is very busy. She helps his son with his homework, though. èEven though 5. I like fish, but I don’t like catching them myself. è Although 6. He got bad marks because of his carelessness in writing. è Because 7. Although Ann was ill, she insisted on going to work. è in spite of 8. They are always happy although they have very little money. à Despite . August. 11. Don't disturb Amy. She iust went/ has just gone to sleep. 12. Bill phones/ is phoning his girlfriend again. That's the third time. evening. 13. Since the eruption started/ has started, all the villages on the slopes of the volcano have evacuated/ have been evacuated. 14. The prices of