Carol miss _________ her plane yesterday because of a traffic jam on her way to the airport.. We were not hungry.[r]
(1)EXERCISES People believed that the Earth (be) _ flat on ancient day My brother (join) _ the army since 1975, but later he (leave) _ the army and (begin) _ to find job in 1985 They (build) _ this company for 10 years A : What (do / you ) _ ? B : I (cook) _ dinner A : Hurry ! I (be) _ hungry now Tree (grow) _ more quickly in summer than in winter In 1788, he (write) _ his last great play in Vienna She (arrive) _ at Kennedy Airport at o’clock this morning Frank (collect) _ stamps in his spare time It’s his hobby At the moment, I (read) _ chapter four of this book 10 I’d like to borrow this book (you / read ) _ it yet ? 11 We (be) _ in this town for a long time We (come) _ here 16 years ago 12 No breakfast for Mark, thanks He (not eat) _ breakfast 13 The World War II (begin) _ in 1939 and (end) _ in 1934 14 I’ll will see him when he (be) _ here tomorrow 15 The last time I (go) _ swimming was when we were in Spain 16 The house was very quiet when I (get) home Everybody (go) _ to bed 17 I (learn) _ English for years now 18 By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates (leave) _ 19 They (live) _ in London for ten years Now they (live) _ in Scotland 20 My father usually (have) _ tea for breakfast 21 Please don’t make so much noise I (study) _ 22 Tom (play) _ tennis every Saturday 23 The water (boil) _ at 100 degrees Celsius 24 Listen ! I (hear) _ someone knocking at the door 25 Look ! somebody (climb) _ up that tree over there 26 They (have) _ lunch in the cafeteria now 27 Something (smell) _ good in the kitchen now 28 Why _ you usually (do) _ at weekend ? 29 My sister (study) _ English at the moment 30 I (not see) _ her since last week 31 These students ( study) _ English for years now 32 We (go) _ on a picnic in the countryside several times before 33 I (wait) _ here for her since o’clock and she (not come) _ yet 34 How long _ you (know) _ Tom ? 35 The weather generally (get) _ quite hot in July and August 36 I (watch) _ the film with my sister last week (2) 37 My father (travel) _ by air many times in the past 38 _ you (read) _ that novel yet ? 39 We (study) _ almost every lesson in this book so far 40 Miss Lan (teach) _ English in this school since she (graduate) _ from the University in 1990 41 Mary (burn) _ her hand yesterday when she (cook) _ the dinner 42 While we (cross) _ the street, the policeman (shout) _ at us last week 43 What _ you (do) _ at this time yesterday ? 44 He (already / go) _ before I (come) _ there 45 It was the first time I (ever / see) _ such a beautiful 46 What _ you (do) _ yesterday ? 47 The light (go) _ out while we (have) _ dinner 48 He (win) _ the gold medal in 2004 49 I hope it (not rain) _ when we (start) _ early tomorrow 50 We (wait) _ right here until you (get) _ back 51 What (happen) _ to you yesterday ? 52 Galileo proved that the Earth (move) _ around the sun 53 I (be) _ in the countryside with my grandfather some weeks ago One night I (walk) _ along the country road when I suddenly (hear) _ footsteps behind me Somebody (follow) _ me Then I (start) _ to run 54 He (buy) _ a new car recently 55 The soccer fans (crowd) _ into the stadium since we (arrive) _ 10 minutes ago 56 They (play) _ tennis at 10:30 yesterday morning 57 _ you (see) _ Nam yesterday ? – Oh, no I (not see) _ him for a long time 58 I (just / receive) _ Nga’s letter 59 Mary (come) _ back a moment ago Now she (sit) _ on the sofa in the living room and (watch) _ TV She (look) _ a bit tired 60 I think she is the nicest person I (ever / meet) _ 61 Alexander Graham Bell first (introduce) _ the telephone in 1876 62 Pierre (learn) _ French for several years 63 When I (come) _ home yesterday, everyone (go) _ out No one (be) _ there 64 I feel terrible I think I (be) _ sick 65 Tom (study) _ Please don’t disturb him 66 When Tom arrived at the cinema, the film (start) _ 67 My brother (enjoy) _ swimming since he (be) _ young 68 What _ you (do) _ at this time yesterday ? 69 Before I (go) _ to bed last night, I (already / finish) _ my homework 70 Last night while I (write) _ a letter, the phone (ring) _ (3) 71 The baby (behave) _ wonderfully up to now 72 We stopped for a rest after we (walk) _ for hours 73 Look ! That plane (fly) _ towards the airport It (land) _ 74 Listen ! Somebody (knock) _ at the door 75 I usually (wear) _ jeans and a T – shirt on the weekend 76 This is the first time I (do) _ this experiment 77 She often (go) _ to the pagoda because her religion is Islam 78 I (walk) _ to school every day 79 He usually (get) _ up at o’clock 80 The sun (rise) _ in the East and (set) _ in the West 81 We (want) _ to leave now 82 The president (try) _ to contact his advisors now 83 We (fly) _ to Paris next month 84 He often (go) _ to school by bike, but today he (walk) _ to school 85 John (travel) _ around the world 86 George (watch) _ this movie for times 87 I (eat/just) _ a delicious cake 88 I feel a bit dizzy I think I (faint) _ 89 We (write/already) _ our reports 90 _ you (write) _ your reports yet ? 91 So far the problem (not resolve) _ 92 John (live) _ in that house for 20 years 93 He (go) _ to Spain last year 94 Bob (buy) _ a new bicycle yesterday 95 Mafia (wash) _ the dishes after dinner last night 96 I (watch) _ TV when she (come) _ home 97 Henry (eat) _ a snack at midnight last night 98 John (go) _ to the store before he (go) _ home 99 The police (come) _ when the robber (go) _ away 100 John (live) _ in New York for ten years before he (move) _ to VN 101 We (accomplish) _ the English grammar course by the end of next week 102 How long is it since you (buy) _ this car ? 103 Ann (look) _ for a new appointment at the moment 104 My sister disliked her math teacher because he (always/pick) _ on her 105 They (learn) _ at Hùng Vương high school since 2008 106 He (drive) _ fast when a dog (cross) _ the street 107 She (teach) _ their students at present 108 I’m sorry I (forget) _ your name 109 By next October, my parents (live) _ here for 30 years 110 My father (work) _ for the same company for 40 years before he (retire) _ last year (4) 111 My bus (arrive) _ at half past six 112 You (pass) _ the exam Don’t worry ! 113 This time next year, he (work) _ in Hồ Chí Minh City 114 I (learn) _ English for six years now 115 I (live) _ here since 1979 116 Last year, she (marry) _ a Russian dancer 117 A : _ you (be) _ to Hồ Chí Minh City ? B : Not yet 118 I’m sorry I (not meet) _ you yesterday 119 When we reached the station, the train (already/start) _ 120 She (just/hang) _ up the receiver 121 How long _ you (study) _ here by the end of next year ? 122 The teacher (already/come) _ into the room 123 I (cycle) _ to school when I (meet) _ him last month 124 I (live) _ here since I (be) _ young 125 She (bear) _ on June 26th, 1995 126 We (go) _ to the cinema last night 127 By the time I applied, all the holiday vouchers (be) _ used up 128 The grocer’s shop (close) _ since the supermarket (open) _ 129 Before I (apply) _ for that job, I (ask) _ my parents for advice 130 Up to now, we (learn) _ about two thousand English words 131 Last Monday (be) _ a holiday, so my brother (not have to) _ go to work 132 Yesterday afternoon I (see) _ you on Hang Dao street You (talk) _ to some foreigners 133 Mrs.Quyen (be) _ a short story writer She (write) _ several books of short stories, and she (win) _ several rewards for her books A few years ago, she (receive) _ the prize for the most promising author of the year At the moment, she (write) _ a detective story 134 Linh (live) _ in Hà Nội but her brother Minh (live) _ in Hải Phòng He (arrive) _ yesterday to visit her She (love) _ her brother and is happy to be with him Tomorrow she (take) _ him to some interesting places in Hà Nội 135 Please wait for a while The manager (be) _ busy now He (talk) _ to one of the staff 136 My brother (like) _ collecting stamps He (have) _ a big collection He often (exchange) _ stamps with his friends 137 I (know) _ her for several years, but I (never/like) _ her very much 138 Now that you (pass) _ the TOEFL, you can apply for the scholarship 139 Alexander Graham Bell first (introduce) _ the telephone in 1876 140 Pierre (learn) _ French for several years 141 When we came home, everyone (go) _ out No one was there 142 I feel terrible I think I (be) _ sick (5) 143 I (not go) _ to school yesterday 144 The computer (be) _ the most wonderful invention in the 20th century 145 How often _ you (go) _ to the library ? 146 They used to be the good friends when they (be) _ young 147 People (show) _ more than 50 films in Hà Nội since June 148 They (invite) _ the wheel thousands of years ago 149 Linda is from England, but she (live) _ in the USA She (work) _ for a women’s magazine She (start) _ writing articles many years ago She (write) _ many articles As a journalist, she (visit) _ nearly every city in the world Recently, she (be) _ to a number of countries in Africa Now she (be) _ on holiday in July She (go) _ there three days ago 150 We (not go) _ to the cinema last night 151 I (not have) _ any news of Liz since 2003 152 My aunt (be) _ in Hồ Chí Minh City since 1995 153 There (not be) _ a winter like his past one since I (be) _ young 154 Who (win) _ the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 ? 155 Bangkok (be) _ the capital of Thailand 156 The teacher (already/come) _ into the room 157 When water freezes, it (turn) _ into ice 158 Last Tuesday, Mr.Hoang (not go) _ to work because of his illness 159 John (not write) _ to me since he (come) _ back to his town 160 We (have) _ a small party next Sunday 161 “When _ your pen pal (arrive) _ ?” – Last Monday 162 Viet (spend) _ hours a day practicing his piano lesson 163 We (not meet) _ each other since we (leave) _ school 164 Yesterday she (burn) _ her aunt while she (cook) _ dinner 165 She usually (go) _ by bus 166 I lost my pen I (look) _ for it for all the morning 167 Last night, we (come) _ to the show late because the traffic was horrible 168 My mother (read) _ the newspaper now 169 Those children (sleep) _ for two hours every afternoon 170 We (study) _ the use of verbs in English at the moment 171 Cuckoos (not build) _ nests They (use) _ the nests of other birds 172 By next June he (write) _ his second novel 173 Look at those black clouds ! It (rain) _ 174 My uncle (not visit) _ us since he (move) _ to the new town 175 Last week I (walk) _ home after playing tennis when it (start) _ raining very heavily 176 In 1981, a tornado (lift) _ a baby into the air and (put) _ it down safely 100 meters away 177 My father always (go) _ to bed by bus (6) 178 Listen ! Someone (knock) _ at the door 179 Yesterday (be) _ the first day of the new school year 180 When he came, we (do) _ our homework 181 While she (run) _, she fell 182 The sun (rise) _ in the East Now it (set) _ 183 Susan (drink) _ tea when she saw her friends 184 John (sell) _ a lot of books last month 185 Action (speak) _ louder than words 186 Men (get) _ and (forget) _ Women (give) _ and (forgive) _ 187 Mrs Green (cook) _ in the kitchen at the moment 188 At this time last week, the students (not go) _ to school 189 _ he often (play) _ tennis at the weekend ? 190 It was a record that no one (ever/make) _ before 191 Jack (already/go) _ by the time we (arrive) _ 192 They (drink) _ small cups of coffee after they (finish) _ dinner 193 When the Greens (come) _ to the circus, the show (already/begin) _ 194 We (not buy) _ any newspaper for months 195 Cats (often/catch) _ mice 196 Look ! The bus (come) _ 197 He (teach) _ English for 10 years 198 When An (call) _ me yesterday, I (be) _ in my room 199 Water (boil) _ at 100 degree Celsius 200 The water (boil) _ Can you turn it off ? 201 The moon (go) _ round the Earth 202 John is never satisfied He (always/complain) _ 203 You (not tidy) _ this room for weeks 204 Gravity (help) _ us stand on the ground 205 People believed that the Earth (be) _ flat on ancient days 206 “Oh ! This bag is so heavy.” – “You (need) _ some help.” 207 Keep silence ! The babies (sleep) _ 208 At o’clock yesterday, I (play) _ badminton 209 They (make) _ a speech at o’clock tomorrow 210 Look at the waiter He’s carrying too much, he (drop) _ all these plates 211 I hope that you (will) _ a good time tomorrow 212 I (cook) _ chicken soup tonight I’ve already bought chicken and mushroom 213 What color _ you (like) _ best ? – I (like) _ red and yellow 214 My father (travel) _ now He (travel) _ every month He (travel) _ two days last month 215 In the old days, people (believe) _ that the Earth (be) _ flat 216 The street (become) _ very crowded after pm every day (7) 217 The rivers (flow) _ fast today – much faster than usual 218 Everything is going fine We (not have) _ any problems so far 219 My cousin (just/tell) _ me about you 220 I (help) _ this woman last week 221 _ you (see) _ Nam and Mai recently ? 222 We (eat) _ this food several times 223 My father (plant) _ this tree years ago 224 He (not make) _ any mistake yet 225 What _ he (do) _ yesterday ? 226 They (go) _ home after they (finish) _ their work 227 Who (speak) _ at the meeting last years ? 228 Where _ you (go) _ for your holidays last year ? 229 She (not be) _ here now She (wash) _ dishes 230 Since I (be) _ sick, I (not go) _ on a picnic with you 231 Rice (grow) _ in tropical countries 232 I (work) _ for a computer company since I (graduate) from university 233 The house was very quiet when I (get) _ home Everybody (go) to bed 234 Mrs Green always (go) _ to work by car, but this week she (travel) _ by bus 235 I (write) _ photographs every week 236 Sorry, I’m late How long _ you (wait) _ ? 237 People (speak) _ English and French in Canada 238 Don’t make noise My mother (talk) _ to his friends 239 One day people (travel) _ to Mars 240 She’s going out She (post) _ these letters 241 They (go) _ to the zoo last Sunday 242 Mai (learn) _ English for years 243 His father (work) _ in this factory since 1990 244 Jane used to live in Hồ Chí Minh City, but now he (live) _ in Hà Nội 245 By the time he arrived, his friends (leave) _ 246 Mary hopes they (invite) _ her to join the private club 247 At this time tomorrow, we (sit) _ on the train to Hồ Chí Minh City 248 I and my sisters (visit) _ my grandparents next weekend 249 I think it (rain) _ Take an umbrella 250 Be careful ! The bus (come) _ near 251 Trees (grow) _ more quickly in summer than in winter 252 What’s that terrible noise ? The neighbors (have) _ a party 253 _ you (ever/eat) _ durian when you lived in Malaysia ? 254 Hurry The bus (leave) _ at 7:15 255 What _ he (do) _ in the evening ? - He usually (play) _ cards or (watch) _ television (8) 256 Carol (miss) _ her plane yesterday because of a traffic jam on her way to the airport By the time she (get) _ to the airport, her plane (already/leave) _ 257 We were not hungry We (just/have) _ a big breakfast 258 Mozart (start) _ to compose at the age of five and (write) _ more than 600 pieces of music 259 It’s very cold I (light) _ a fire 260 You must wake her She (sleep) _ soundly for 10 hours 261 My teacher (teach) _ English at this school for six years 262 It usually (rain) _ very much in that part of the country 263 Up to the present, George (do) _ good work in his class 264 Look ! That light (burn) _ all night 265 My mother (arrive) _ while I (clean) _ the kitchen 266 Albert Einstein (die) _ in 1955 267 He fell while he (go) _ downstairs 268 When the students (hear) the bell, they (get) up and (leave) _ 269 Professor Kenneth (teach) _ another class last year 270 Just a minute ! I (look) _ up that word in the dictionary 271 He generally (sing) _ in English but today he (sing) _ in French 272 Please don’t make so much noise I (study) _ 273 Tom (play) _ tennis every Saturday 274 Listen ! I (hear) _ somebody (knock) _ at the door 275 Look ! Someone (climb) _ up that tree over there 276 They (have) _ lunch in the cafeteria now 277 Something (smell) _ good in the kitchen at present 278 What _ you usually (do) _ at weekend ? 279 My sister (study) _ English at the moment 280 I (do) _ an exercise and I (think) _ that I (know) _ how to use it now 281 The weather (get) _ hot in July and August 282 How long _ you (learn) _ English ? 283 My father (work) _ thirty five hours a week 284 Her brother always (wash) _ his hands before meals 285 Now that she (realize) _ the situation, it was too late ! !!! GOOD LUCK TO YOU !!! (9)