Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. We went out for _____ meal last night.  _____ restaurant we went to was excellent.

A. a/ The                    B. the/ A                                C. a/ ∅                                   D. the/ ∅

2. As I was walking along the street, I saw _____ $10 note on _____ pavement.

A. a/ a                         B. the/ the                              C. a/ the                                 D. the/ a

3. _____ actress’s life is in many ways unlike that of other women.

A. An                          B. A                                        C. As                                      D. That the

4. Kate plays _____ violin in an orchestra.

A. the                         B. a                                         C. an                                       D. ∅

5. _____ computer has changed _____ way we live.

A. A/ the                    B. The/ the                             C. A/ a                                    D. The/ a

6. Excuse me, where is _____ bus station, please?

A. a                             B. the                                      C. ∅                                        D. an

7. What did you have for _____ breakfast this morning?

A. a                             B. an                                       C. the                                      D. ∅

8. Peter used to work in _____ Middle East.

A. ∅                           B. the                                      C. an                                       D. a

9. My plane was delayed. I had to wait at _____ airport for three hours.

A. the                         B. a                                         C. an                                       D. ∅

10. I have _____ problem. Can you help me?

A. ∅                           B. a                                         C. an                                       D. the

11. Barack Obama is _____ President of _____ United States.

A. the/ the                  B. a/ ∅                                   C. the/ ∅                                D. the/ an

12. He never listens to _____ radio. He prefers watching _____ television.

A. a/ a                         B. a/ the                                 C. the/ ∅                                D. ∅/ the

13. _____ university will be built in _____ center of the town.

A. A/ the                    B. An/ the                              C. The/ a                                D. An/ a        

14. _____ River Nile is _____ longest river of all.

A. ∅/ Æ                     B. A/ the                                C. The/ the                             D. ∅/ a

15. _____ Women’s Day is on _____ eighth of March.

A. The/ ∅                  B. ∅/ the                                C. The/ an                              D. ∅/ an

16. By _____ time we had just left the office, _____ alarm went off.

A. ∅/ the                   B. a/ an                                   C. a/ the                                 D. the/ an

17. He grew up in _____ orphanage in _____ United Kingdom.

A. the/ ∅                    B. an/ an                                C. the/ an                               D. an/ the

18. Laura is friendly. She can make _____ friends easily.

A. a                             B. an                                       C. the                                      D. ∅

19. That car can run at _____ speed of 180 miles _____ hour.

A. the/ an                   B. a/ the                                 C. a/ a                                     D. the/ a

20. _____ experience is _____ best teacher.

A. An/ the                  B.∅ / the                                C. the/ the                              D. an/ an

1my friends (BE).......................................student last year

2the children (phay)....................in the park at the momen

3.......................you(go)..............................................to school last Sunday?

4My mother (cook).......................a meal now ,She (cook)..............everyday

5 what .......your mother (do)...............next week?

6 my mother (by)...................................a new bike two months ago.

82. Minh got his brother....................... (wash)the clothes.

83. I had my bike.................... (clean) two hours ago.

84. She will get her room ...................(tidy) up this afternoon.

87. The girl.................... (cry) in the school yard is in class 6a.

88. She doesn't like cakes ....................( make) in China.

89.Minh enjoys reading books.....................(write) by Mr Hai.

92. I had the gate..................... (paint) last week.

93. My mother has the tables................... (arrange) everyday.

94. Dogs must .....................(keep) in the garden.

96. A letter................... (write) to his friend by Peter right now.

98. After he..................... (clean) his room, he went to school.

13. "I will help you prepare for the meal tonight. I promise." Her husband said to her.

Her husband

14. "It's you who stole my wallet on the street last week!" The man said to the young boy.

The man accused

15. You'd better eat more vegetables and eat less junk food.

If I

16. He lost the game because he didn't practice more often Had

17. Her mother was not only a good violinist but also a good cook. - Not only

18. The situation was too complicated for them to solve in a day.

The situation was so

19. Most people dislike others talk about their personal shortcoming. →Most people dislike.....

Ex 1: Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use Simple present, Present continuous, or Simple past

1. I ...(go/not) to a movie last night. I ....(stay) home

2.Fred .....(come/not) to class every day

3. Sue...(read) a book right now. She...(watch/not) TV

4. I...(finish/not) my homework last night . I ...(go) to bed early

5. Jane.....(stand/not) up right now. She....(sit) down

6. It ....(rain/not) right now. The rain ....(stop) a few minutes ago

7. The whether ....(be/not) cold today, but it .....(be)cold yesterday

8. Mary and I ...(go/not) shopping yesterday. We ...(go) shopping last Monday

9. I ....(go) to a movie last night, but I ....(enjoy/not) it

10. I ....(write) a letter to my girlfriend yesterday, but I ....(write/not) a letter to her last week

11. My husband .....(come/not) home for dinner last night. He ....(stay) at his office

12.The children ....(go) to bed a half an hour ago. They ....(sleep)now

13. We ....(be) late for the movie last night. The movie ....(start)at 7:00,but we ....(arrive/not) until 7:15

14. He ....(dance) with Mary now

15. She usually ....(take) the bus to school

16. Her husband never ...(remember) her birthday

17. We...(watch) a film on television at the moment

. The ordinary verb in the past simple tense.
1. Anna (walk) ____________ to class yesterday instead of taking the bus.
2. My brother (arrive) ____________ French for two months last year
3. Two years ago, she (teach) ____________ at a village school.
4. I (meet) ____________ her at the movie theater last night.
5. They (have) ____________ dinner in a small restaurant yesterday evening
6. He (take) ____________ his children to the zoo last Sunday
7. John (drink) ____________ beer so much last night.
8. Last Sunday, we (not go) ____________ to the English Club
9. Loan (not receive) ____________ a letter from her pen pal Tim yesterday.
10. They (not live) ____________ in town in 1990

1. My father cleaned the room last night.

The room.........

2. Mary planted that tree yesterday.

That tree.............

3. We wrote those exercises last week.

Those exercises...........

4. I sent that letter two days ago.

That letter..........

5. They bought that house last year.

That house...........

6. They saw John near the platform two hours ago.

John............