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I. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets. 1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 metres. . !e sometimes (come) __________ to see his "arents. #. $hen I (come) __________, she (leave) __________%or !anoi ten minutes a&o. 4. 'y &rand%ather (never(%ly) __________ in an air"lane, and he has no intention o% ever doin& so. ). $e (*ust(decide) __________ that we (underta+e) __________ the *ob. ,. !e told me that he (ta+e) __________ a tri" to -ali%ornia be%ore. .. I +new that this road (be) __________ too narrow. 8. /i&ht now I (attend) __________ class. 0esterday at this time I (attend) __________class. 1. Tomorrow I (leave) __________%or home. $hen I (arrive) __________at the air"ort, 'ary (wait)__________ %or me. 10. 'ar&aret (born) __________ in 1180. 2y the year 0#), she (live) __________on this earth %or )) years. 11. The tra%%ic was very heavy. 2y the time I (&et) __________to 'ary3s "arty, everyone (already(arrive) __________ 1 . I will &raduate in 4une. I (see) __________ you in 4uly. 2y the time I (see) __________ you, I (&raduate) __________. 1#. I (visit) __________ my uncle3s home many times when I (be) __________ a child. 14. That boo+ (lie) __________ on the table %or wee+s. (0ou( not read) __________ it yet5 1). 6avid (wash) __________ his hands. !e (*ust(re"air) __________ the T7 set. 1,. (0ou(be) __________here be%ore5 0es, I (s"end) __________ my holidays here last year. 1.. $e (never(meet) __________ him. $e don3t +now what he (loo+) __________ li+e. 18. The car (be) __________ ready %or him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow. 11. 8n arrivin& home, I (%ind) __________that she (*ust(leave) __________a %ew minutes be%ore. 0. $hen we (arrive) __________ in 9ondon toni&ht, it ("robably(rain) __________. 1. It (rain) __________ hard. $e can3t do anythin& until it (sto") __________ . 9ast ni&ht we (watch) __________T7 when the "ower (%ail) __________. #. That evenin& we (stay) __________u" to tal+ about the town where he (live) __________%or some years. 4. I (sit) __________down %or a rest while the shoema+er (re"air) __________ my shoes. ). !al% way to the o%%ice, Paul (turn) __________round and (&o) __________bac+ home because he (%or&et) __________ to turn the &as o%%. Then he (continue) __________ &oin& to his o%%ice. ,. 9ondon (chan&e) __________a lot since we %irst (come) __________ to live here. .. $hile we (tal+) __________on the "hone, the children (start)__________%i&htin& and (brea+)__________a window 8. !e used to tal+ to us %or hours about all the interestin& thin&s he (do) __________ in his li%e. 1. 0ou +now she (stand) __________loo+in& at that "icture %or the last twenty minutes. #0. I (s"end) __________ a lot o% time travellin& since I (&et) __________this new *ob. #1. $hen I (be) __________ at school, we all (study) __________9atin. # . $hen I (meet) __________ him, he (wor+) __________as a waiter %or a year or so. ##. :%ter he (%inish) __________ brea+%ast, he (sit) __________down to write some letters. #4. ;he (have) __________a hard li%e, but she3s always smilin&. #). I thin+ 4im (be) __________ out o% town.

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PAPER 3 II. Choose the best answer amongst A, B, C, or D. 1. $hen I last saw him, he _____ in 9ondon. :. has lived 2. is livin& -. was livin& 6. has been livin& . $e _______ 6orothy since last ;aturday. :. don3t see 2. haven3t seen -. didn3t see 6. hadn3t seen #. The train ______ hal% an hour a&o. :. has been leavin& 2. le%t -. has le%t 6. had le%t 4. 4ac+ ______ the door. :. has *ust "ainted 2. "aint -. will have "ainted 6. "aintin& ). 'y sister ________ %or you since yesterday. :. is loo+in& 2. was loo+in& -. has been loo+in& 6. loo+ed ,. I ______ Te<as ;tate =niversity now. :. am attendin& 2. attend -. was attendin& 6. attended .. !e has been sellin& motorbi+es ________. :. ten years a&o 2. since ten years -. %or ten years a&o 6. %or ten years 8. -hristo"her -olumbus _______ :merica more than )00 years a&o. :. discovered 2. has discovered -. had discovered 6. had been discoverin& 1. !e %ell down when he ______ towards the church. :. run 2. runs -. was runnin& 6. had run 10. $e _______ there when our %ather died. :. still lived 2. lived still -. was still lived 6. were still livin& 11. They ______ table tennis when their %ather comes bac+ home. :. will "lay 2. will be "layin& -. "lay 6. would "lay 1 . 2y -hristmas, I _______ %or 'r. ;mith %or si< years. :. shall have been wor+in& 2. shall wor+ -. have been wor+in& 6. shall be wor+in& 1#. I _______ in the room ri&ht now. :. am bein& 2. was bein& -. have been bein& 6. am 14. I ______ to >ew 0or+ three times this year. :. have been 2. was -. were 6. had been 1). I3ll come and see you be%ore I _______ %or the ;tates. :. leave 2. will leave -. have le%t 6. shall leave 1,. The little &irl as+ed what _______ to her %riend. :. has ha""ened 2. ha""ened -. had ha""ened 6. would have been ha""ened 1.. 4ohn ______ a boo+ when I saw him. :. is readin& 2. read -. was readin&6. readin& 18. !e said he _______ return later. :. will 2. would -. can 6. would be 11. 4ac+ ________ the door.

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PAPER 3 :. has *ust o"ened 2. o"en -. will have o"ened 6. o"enin& 0. I have been waitin& %or you ______ . :. since early mornin& 2. since 1 :' -. %or two hours 6. :ll are correct 1. :lmost everyone _______ %or home by the time we arrived. :. leave 2. le%t -. leaves 6. had le%t . 2y the a&e o% ), he ______ two %amous novels. :. wrote 2. writes -. has written 6. had written #. $hile her husband was in the army, 'ary ______ to him twice a wee+. :. was readin& 2. wrote -. was written 6. had written 4. I couldn3t cut the &rass because the lawn mower ______ a %ew days "reviously. :. bro+e down 2. has been bro+en -. had bro+en down 6. brea+s down ). I have never "layed badminton be%ore. This is the %irst time I _____ to "lay. :. try 2. tried -. have tried 6. am tryin& ,. ;ince _______, I have heard nothin& %rom him. :. he had le%t 2. he le%t -. he has le%t 6. he was le%t .. :%ter I _______ lunch, I loo+ed %or my ba&. :. had 2. had had -. have has 6. have had 8. 2y the end o% ne<t year, ?eor&e _______ @n&lish %or two years. :. will have learnt 2. will learn -. has learned 6. would learn 1. The man &ot out o% the car, ________ round to the bac+ and o"ened the boo+. :. wal+in& 2. wal+ed -. wal+s 6. wal+ #0. !enry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was havin& dinner. :. was &oin& 2. went -. has &one 6. did &o #1. !e will ta+e the do& out %or a wal+ as soon as he ______ dinner. :. %inish 2. %inishes -. will %inish 6. %inishin& # . I shall be &lad when he _______. :. had &one 2. did &o -. went 6. has &one ##. :s+ her to come and see me when she _______ her wor+. :. %inish 2. has %inished-. %inished 6. %inishin& #4. Turn o%% the &as. 6on3t you see the +ettle ________ 5 :. boil 2. boils -. is boilin& 6. boiled #). Tom and 'ary ______ %or 7ietnam tomorrow. :. leave 2. are leavin& -. leavin& 6. are le%t #,. !e always ________ %or a wal+ in the evenin&. :. &o 2. is &oin& -. &oes 6. &oin& #.. !er brother ______ in -anada at "resent. :. wor+in& 2. wor+s -. is wor+in& 6. wor+ #8. I ______ to the same barber since last year. :. am &oin& 2. have been &oin& -. &o 6. had &one #1. !er %ather ______ when she was a small &irl. :. dies 2. died -. has died 6. had died 40. 9ast wee+, my "ro%essor "romised that he ________ today. :. would come 2. will come -. comes 6. comin&

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PAPER 3

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III. Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B, C, or D that needs correcting. 1. :%ter 'rs. $an& had returned to her house %rom wor+, she was coo+in& dinner. : 2 6 . 4immy threw the ball hi&h in the air, and 2etty catchin& it when it came down. : 2 6 #. 9inda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it : 2 6 4. 9ast wee+ 'ar+ told me that he &ot very bored with his "resent *ob and is loo+in& %or a new one. : 2 6 ). !avin& %ed the do&, he was sat down to his own meal. : 2 6 ,. $hen I turned on my com"uter, I was shoc+ed to %ind some *un+ mail, and I *ust delete it all. : 2 6 .. They are &oin& to have to leave soon, and so do we. : 2 - 6 8. The boss lau&hed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a "ay rise. : 2 6 1. The tele"hone ran& several times and then sto" be%ore I could answer it. : 2 6 10. 6ebbie, whose %ather is an e<cellent tennis "layer, has been "layin& tennis since ten years. : 2 6 11. I have seen lots o% interestin& "laces when I went on holiday last summer. : 2 6 1 . $hen my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she sto""ed movin& and listen attentively. : 2 6 1#. I thin+ it3s time you must chan&e your way o% livin&. : 2 6 14. /o&er %elt the outside o% his "oc+et to ma+e sure his wallet is still there. : 2 6 1). $hen I3m sho""in& in the su"ermar+et, I ran into an old %riend who I hadn3t met %or %ive years. : 2 6 1,. The "olice arrested the man while he is havin& dinner in a restaurant. : 2 6 1.. Peter and $endy %irst met in 00,, and they are married %or three years now. : 2 6 18. ;ome "eo"le are believin& there is li%e on other "lanets. : 2 - 6 11. /ecently, the island o% !awaii had been the sub*ect o% intensive research on the occurrence o% : 2 6 earthAua+es. 0. @very mornin&, the sun shines in my bedroom window and wa+in& me u". : 2 6 1. The man died as a result o% %allin& aslee" while he drives. : 2 6 . I haven3t %inished the re"ort yet, but by the time you return, I will certainly com"lete it. : 2 6 Nguyn Th Bo | Intensive English Grammar and o!a"ulary #ourse 4

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#. -aroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it. : 2 6 4. $e3ll be cycled to !oa3s villa&e at this time ne<t ;unday. : 2 6 ). $hat will you do when your %riends won3t come 5 : 2 6 ,. ;omeone was +noc+in& at the door when I was doin& the washin& u". : 2 6 .. 'y %riend didn3t drin+ any beer since we came to live here. : 2 6 8. $e have written to each other when we were in "rimary school. : 2 6 1. :%ter brea+%ast, IBm &one to wal+ to school with my %riends. : 2 6 #0. $ill we &o to the "o" concert this wee+end %or a chan&e5 : 2 6 I!. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 1. @i&ht years a&o, we started writin& to each other. :. $e have rarely written to each other %or ei&ht years. 2. @i&ht years is a lon& time %or us to write to each other. -. $e wrote to each other ei&ht years a&o. 6. $e have been writin& to each other %or ei&ht years. . 'y %ather is tired o% seein& any violent %ilms. :. 'y %ather hasn3t seen a violent %ilm. 2. 'y %ather has en*oyed all the violent %ilms he has ever seen. -. 'y %ather is worried about missin& the ne<t violent %ilm. 6. 'y %ather never wants to see another violent %ilm. #. :s soon as he waved his hand, she turned away. :. !e saw her turn away and he waved his hand. 2. >o sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away. -. ;he turned away because he waved his hand too early. 6. :lthou&h she turned away, he waved his hand. 4. 'y %ather hasn3t smo+ed ci&arettes %or a month. :. It3s a month since my %ather last smo+ed ci&arettes. 2. It3s a month a&o that my %ather smo+ed ci&arettes. -. It3s a month that my %ather hasn3t smo+ed ci&arettes. 6. It3s a ci&arette that my %ather smo+ed a month a&o. ). 'r. 2rown bou&ht this car %ive years a&o. :. 'r. 2rown started to buy this car %ive years a&o. 2. It has been %ive years when 'r. 2rown bou&ht this car -. 'r. 2rown has had this car %or %ive years. 6. It is %ive years a&o since 'r. 2rown bou&ht this car. ,. I haven3t en*oyed mysel% so much %or years. :. It3s years since I en*oyed mysel% so much. 2. It3s years since I have en*oyed mysel% so much. -. It was years since I had en*oyed mysel% so much. 6. It has been years since I have en*oyed mysel% so much. Nguyn Th Bo | Intensive English Grammar and o!a"ulary #ourse )

PAPER 3 .. 4ohn used to write home once a wee+ when he was abroad. :. 4ohn doesn3t now write home once a wee+ any lon&er. 2. 4ohn en*oyed writin& home every wee+ when he was abroad. -. 4ohn never %or&ot to write a wee+ly letter home when he was abroad. 6. $hen he was abroad, he remembered to write home every wee+. 8. This is my tenth year wor+in& in this ban+. :. 2y the end o% this year, I will wor+ in this ban+ %or ten years. 2. I have wor+ed in this ban+ %or ten years by the end o% this year. -. 2y the end o% this year, I will have wor+ed in this ban+ %or ten years. 6. I had been wor+in& in this ban+ %or ten years by the end o% this year. 1. The %amous actor was last seen in 000. :. The %amous actor has not been able to see since 000. 2. >o one has seen the %amous actor since 000. -. The %amous actor didn3t see anyone in 000. 6. >o one saw the %amous actor until 000. 10. I came to live here three months a&o. :. It was three months since I lived here. 2. I3ve been livin& here %or three months. -. I lived here %or three months. 6. I didn3t live here %or three months. 11. ;he is sittin& in a hotel room. Throu&h the window, she sees a %at man. :. ;he loo+s throu&h the window and sees the %at man. 2. ;he and the %at man are in a hotel room. -. The %at man wants to o"en the window and come in. 6. The %at man is loo+in& in throu&h the window. 1 . ;he &oes to the sho"s every Criday. :. ;he &oes every day to the sho" but not on Criday. 2. It3s not Criday, but she3s &oin& to the sho"s. -. ;he always &oes to the sho"s on Criday. 6. ;he never &oes to the sho"s on Criday. 1#. $e started wor+in& here three years a&o. :. $e wor+ed here %or three years. 2. $e have no lon&er wor+ed here %or three years. -. $e have wor+ed here %or three years. 6. $e will wor+ here in three years. 14. It3s a lon& time since we last went to the cinema. :. $e have been to the cinema %or a lon& time. 2. $e haven3t been to the cinema %or a lon& time. -. $e don3t &o to the cinema as we used to. 6. $e wish we went to the cinema now. 1). I haven3t %inished this boo+ yet. :. I3m still readin& this boo+. 2. I have read this boo+ be%ore. -. The boo+ I3m readin& hasn3t %inished. 6. I will read this boo+ some day. 1,. !e used to *o& every mornin&. :. !e en*oys *o&&in& every mornin&.

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PAPER 3 2. !e never %ails to *o& every mornin&. -. !e doesn3t now *o& every mornin&. 6. !e intended to *o& every mornin&. 1.. I have never %elt ha""ier than I do now. :. I %elt ha""ier be%ore. 2. I %eel ha""y now. -. I have never %elt ha""y. 6. I have always %elt ha""y. 18. !e last had his eyes tested ten months a&o. :. !e hasn3t had his eyes tested %or ten months. 2. !e had not tested his eyes %or ten months then. -. !e had tested his eyes ten months be%ore. 6. !e didn3t have any test on his eyes in ten months. 11. ;omeone +noc+ed on the door durin& my lunchtime. :. I had lunch when someone +noc+ed on the door. 2. $hen I had had lunch, someone +noc+ed on the door. -. I was havin& lunch when someone was +noc+in& on the door. 6. I was havin& lunch when someone +noc+ed on the door. 0. ;teve le%t be%ore my arrival. :. $hen I arrived, ;teve had already le%t. 2. ;teve le%t as soon as I arrived. -. $hile ;teve was leavin& I arrived. 6. ;teve hadn3t le%t until I arrived. 1. I haven3t been here be%ore. :. 2ein& here is a "leasant e<"erience. 2. This is the %irst time I have been here. -. I have wished to be here %or lon&. 6. 2e%ore lon& I will be here. . The last time I saw /ose was three years a&o. :. I hasn3t seen /ose %or three years. 2. I haven3t seen /ose three years a&o. -. I haven3t seen /ose since three years. 6. I haven3t seen /ose %or three years. #. $hen we arrived, the children were "layin& D!ide and ;ee+E :. The children "layed D!ide and ;ee+E and then we arrived. 2. $hile the children were "layin& D!ide and ;ee+E, we arrived. -. $e arrived at the same time the children "layed D!ide and ;ee+E. 6. $e didn3t arrive until the children "layed D!ide and ;ee+E. 4. ;he couldn3t %ind the classroom until a%ter the class had be&un. :. ;he went to the wron& class. 2. ;he was late %or class because she had &ot lost. -. ;he missed the class. 6. ;he had some trouble %indin& the class but she arrived on time. ). The boo+ costs F1), )0G but I have only F14, )0. :. I have more than enou&h money to "ay %or the boo+. 2. The boo+ costs a little more than I have with me. -. I have *ust enou&h money to "ay %or the boo+.

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PAPER 3 6. I need a %ew more dollars to "ay %or the boo+.

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