UNIT 12: THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE I Give the correct form of the following verbs (You, ever, be) to the United States? Our teacher has promised (help) ……………………………… us to prepare for the exams I learned (ride)…………………… the bike at the age of Try to avoid (make)……………………… a lot of mistakes in your thesis My best friend and I (know) _ each other for over fifteen years We still get together once a week He (hear)……………the news, (go)………….to the telephone and (call)……………a friend What he (do) now? - He (water) _flowers in the garden What you (do/usually) ……………………………at weekend? Peter (not/watch) much TV because he (prefer) _to read 10 Since I began acting, I (perform)………………….in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama 11 Laura never (win)………………………………a beauty contest 12 He'd like (fly)…………………… an aeroplane 13 All the members agreed (attend)……………………….the emergency meeting 14 While the parents (have)………………… breakfast the children (run)…………… about 15 She (not / see) him for a long time 16 They (visit)………………….a farm two weeks ago 17 I am nervous about (make)……… …… friends with her 18 A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?" B: I don't know I (see, never) _that movie 19 I _ (read) a very interesting book now II Choose the best answer Fish were among the earliest forms of life Fish on earth for ages and ages A existed B are existing C have existed D exist I told her _ about her wedding; everything will straighten out A don't worry B not to worry C no worry D not worry I have not read a newspaper since Sunday A I never read a newspaper on Sunday C The last time I read a newspaper was on Sunday B I only read a newspaper on Sunday D It is Sunday on which I read a newspaper May I suggest you let _ A Mary doing so B Mary so C Mary does to D Mary to so The manager made his employees the computer evening class A attending B attend C to attend D attendance It was noisy next door Our neighbors a party A had B were having C had had D have had She _ him when he called her A pretended not hear B pretended she heard not C pretended not to hear D did not pretend hear The football match was wonderful at the beginning, …………….it was awful at the end A but B and C or D so John tennis once or twice a week A usually play B is usually playing C usually plays D have usually played 10 He left school three years ago A It is three years since he had left school C It is three years since he left school B It is three years since he has left school D It has been three years ago since he left school 11 I finally finished……… at p.m and served dinner A cooking B being cooked C to cook D to be cooked 12 At o’clock yesterday evening, I …my clothes A am ironing B have ironed C ironed D was ironing 13 These days, things have become more convenient; for example, you can buy airline tickets at air agency,……… you can purchase them online A yet B for C so D or 14 He fell down when he towards the church A run B runs C was running D had run 15 I usually away at weekends A have gone B goes C am going D go 16 My father has decided _ a new house A find B to find C finding D him find 17 John cannot make a ………… to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car A decide B decision C decisive D decisively 18 I along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me A was walking B am walking C walk D walked 19 She .German for two years A has learnt B is learning C learn D learns 20 Tina………….for London two years ago, and I…………from her since then A left / have not heard B is leaving / had not heard C is going to leave / not hear D leave / are not hearing 21 I was working in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine A As soon as B Because of C While D Until 22 After I …lunch, I looked for my bag A had B had had C have has D have had 23 She has learnt English and French _ the age of five A since B for C before D in 24 … you go to the dentist? A how often are B how often C how often does D how are 25 Can you tell me who is responsible ………… the finances in your family? A with B to C about D for 26 A healthy .between work and play ensures that everyone has a chance to enjoy their lives A balance B equality C share D control 27 The man got out the car , …round to the back and opened the boot A walking B walked C walks D walk 28 Homestead High School's football team .a championship until last season A has never won B had never been winning C is never winning D had never won 29 Look! That man… to open the door of your car A try B tried C is trying D has tried 30 They me about it last week A was telling B told C had told D would tell 31 We Doris since last Sunday A don’t see B haven’t seen C didn’t see D hadn’t seen 32 ……… system is made up of our bones It supports our body and protects our organs A Circulatory B Digestive C Nervous D Skeletal 33 Oil if you pour it on water A floated B floats C will be floated D float 34 Ann tea very often A doesn’t drink B don’t drink C didn’t drink D hasn’t drunken 35 My grandfather …many years ago A had died B has died C died D was dying 36 The children have done ,mopped, dusted, helped on the house and in the yard A laundry B clothes C groceries D rubbish 37 Mr Jones asks his wife to give up her job and stay home with the children A Mr Jones would like his wife to stop working and stay home B Mr Jones wants to quit his job C Mr Jones would like his wife to continue working D Mr Jones wants to stay at home 38 I haven’t seen him _ A many years ago B for many years ago C for many years D since many years 39 Almost everyone for home by the time we arrived A leave B left C leaves D had left 40 Since ,I have heard nothing from him A he had left B he left C he has left D he was left 41 My responsibility is to wash the dishes and .the rubbish A take up B get out C get up D take out III Read the following passage and mark the correct answer to each of the questions Music can be happy, sad, romantic, sleepy, spine-tingling, healing - all kinds of things But what is it? Some people define it as an artful arrangement of sounds across time Our ears interpret these sounds as loud or soft, high or low, rapid and short, or slow and smooth The sounds need to continue for a time in some sort of pattern to become music Music, like language, is a uniquely human form of communication As with language, there are many different kinds In North America, people listen to jazz, rock, classical, folk, country, and many other kinds of music Each kind of music has its own rules and “speaks” to us in its own way What we think of as music depends on where we live What Americans are used to listening to might sound strange to someone from another culture, and vice versa It might not even sound like music In Indonesia, gamelan orchestras play music on gongs, drums, and xylophones These aren't the instruments you'd find in a typical orchestra in North America Today, modern communications make it possible for us to listen to music from all over the world Music from one part of the world influences music from another part For example, gamelan music from Indonesia influenced 20th-century American composers such as John Cage No one knows for sure when music began Perhaps while people were working, they began to chant or sing to make the work go faster People who were repeating movements - picking crops or rowing boats, for example - could sing or chant in time to the work Navajo Indians, for example, had corn-grinding songs Many cultures developed work songs Over time, people developed musical instruments They might have started by clapping their hands and stamping their feet Sticks and objects that rattled could have replaced the human body as early instruments Both instruments and music became more complex with time Today, many cultures divide music into art music and music of the people Art music, which we call classical music, is more complicated than the music of the people - folk music and popular music Art music is generally harder to write and perform Musicians who perform it need a lot of training Popular and folk styles typically are easier to create, perform, and understand Which of the following is given a definition in paragraph 1? A music B sounds C patterns D arrangement The word "interpret" in the passage is closest in meaning to A understand B refuse C treat D explain What has enabled music of one nation to influence that of another? A Languages B Modern communications C Typical rules D Original instruments Why is John Cage mentioned in paragraph 4? A To show how he has an influence on Indonesian music B To represent famous music composers in the 20th century C To illustrate how music from one region can influence that of another D To suggest that Indonesian music is related to American music According to paragraph 5, why did people sing to chant at work? A To repeat the movements B To make the work go faster C To compose work songs D To make the work harder The word "They" in the passage refers to A hands B instruments C people D feet The word "rattled" in the passage mostly means A made mistakes B done harms C made sounds D done wonders The word "complex" in the passage is closest in meaning to A confusing B simple C advanced D comprehensible Which of the following does the passage NOT discuss? A What music is B When music began C How music is categorized D Who composed the first song KEY X Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Music can be happy, sad, romantic, sleepy, spine-tingling, healing - all kinds of things But what is it? Some people define it as an artful arrangement of sounds across time Our ears interpret these sounds as loud or soft, high or low, rapid and short, or slow and smooth The sounds need to continue for a time in some sort of pattern to become music Music, like language, is a uniquely human form of communication As with language, there are many different kinds In North America, people listen to jazz, rock, classical, folk, country, and many other kinds of music Each kind of music has its own rules and “speaks” to us in its own way What we think of as music depends on where we live What Americans are used to listening to might sound strange to someone from another culture, and vice versa It might not even sound like music In Indonesia, gamelan orchestras play music on gongs, drums, and xylophones These aren't the instruments you'd find in a typical orchestra in North America Today, modern communications make it possible for us to listen to music from all over the world Music from one part of the world influences music from another part For example, gamelan music from Indonesia influenced 20th-century American composers such as John Cage No one knows for sure when music began Perhaps while people were working, they began to chant or sing to make the work go faster People who were repeating movements - picking crops or rowing boats, for example - could sing or chant in time to the work Navajo Indians, for example, had corn-grinding songs Many cultures developed work songs Over time, people developed musical instruments They might have started by clapping their hands and stamping their feet Sticks and objects that rattled could have replaced the human body as early instruments Both instruments and music became more complex with time Today, many cultures divide music into art music and music of the people Art music, which we call classical music, is more complicated than the music of the people - folk music and popular music Art music is generally harder to write and perform Musicians who perform it need a lot of training Popular and folk styles typically are easier to create, perform, and understand Which of the following is given a definition in paragraph 1? A music B sounds C patterns D arrangement Thông tin từ đoạn số 1, (Music can be happy, sad, romantic, sleepy, spine tingling, healing - all kinds of things But what is 5 it? Some people define it as an artful arrangement of sounds across time.) The word "interpret" in the passage is closest in meaning to A understand B refuse C treat D explain Suy từ ngữ cảnh từ (Our ears interpret these Sounds as loud or soft, high or low, rapid and short, or slow and smooth: Tại tiếp nhận âm mức độ ) What has enabled music of one nation to influence that of another? A Languages B Modern communications C Typical rules D Original instruments Thông tin từ đoạn (Today, modern communications make it possible for us to listen to music from all over the world Music from one part of the world Influences music from another part “sự giao tiếp đại cho phép nghe nhạc từ khắp nơi Âm nhạc từ nơi ảnh hưởng âm nhạc nơi khác") Why is John Cage mentioned in paragraph 4? A To show how he has an influence on Indonesian music B To represent famous music composers in the 20th century C To illustrate how music from one region can influence that of another D To suggest that Indonesian music is related to American music Thông tin từ đoạn (For example, gamelan music from Indonesia influenced 20th-century American composers such as John Cage - để minh họa/ ví dụ cho âm nhạc vùng ảnh hưởng âm nhạc vùng khác, xem đoạn 4, dòng cuối) According to paragraph 5, why did people sing to chant at work? A To repeat the movements B To make the work go faster C To compose work songs D To make the work harder Thông tin từ đoạn (No one knows for sure when music began Perhaps while people were working, they began to chant or sing to make the work go faster People who were repeating movements - picking crops or rowing boats, for example could sing or chant in time to the work.) The word "They" in the passage refers to A hands B instruments C people D feet Hồi chỉ, (đại từ “they” thay cho “people” “musical instruments", xem nghĩa câu tiếp theo, “họ bắt đầu cách vô tay dậm chân", phải chọn “people") The word "rattled" in the passage mostly means A made mistakes B done harms C made sounds D done wonders Suy từ ngữ cảnh (Over time, people developed musical instruments They might have started by clapping their hands and stamping their feet Sticks and objects that rattled could have replaced the human body as early instruments → making sounds) The word "complex" in the passage is closest in meaning to A confusing B simple C advanced D comprehensible Suy từ ngữ cảnh (Over time, people developed musical instruments They might have started by clapping their hands and stamping their feet Sticks and objects that rattled could have replaced the human body as early instruments Both instruments and music became more complex with time → bắt đầu → thay → phát triển tinh xảo hơn, đại hơn) Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A Music and language are forms of communication only used by human beings B People's locations can influence on their concept of music C People developed musical instruments before they chanted at work D Ordinary people may find art music hard to understand Thơng tin từ tồn (Music, like language, is a uniquely human form of communication.; What we think of as music depends on where we live.; Perhaps while people were working, they began to chant or sing to make the work go faster.; Art music, which we call classical music, is more complicated than the music of the people - folk music and popular music.) 10 Which of the following does the passage NOT discuss? A What music is B When music began C How music is categorized D Who composed the first song Bài đọc nói âm nhạc nói chung, khơng đề cập tới sản phẩm âm nhạc hát ... To repeat the movements B To make the work go faster C To compose work songs D To make the work harder The word "They" in the passage refers to A hands B instruments C people D feet The word... drunken 35 My grandfather …many years ago A had died B has died C died D was dying 36 The children have done ,mopped, dusted, helped on the house and in the yard A laundry B clothes C groceries... ensures that everyone has a chance to enjoy their lives A balance B equality C share D control 27 The man got out the car , …round to the back and opened the boot A walking B walked C walks D walk