1.      I only realized I had forgotten my passport when I arrived the airport. Only when...

2.      He didn’t understand the lesson as much as I had assumed. There were far…

3.      You don’t need to finish all those sentences. There is…

4.      Please don’t ask me such silly questions. I wish….

5.      I have never met such a nice person like the guy I met on the stage last night. The guy….

6.      “no, I have never hit anybody in this class” said Peter. Peter denied…

7.      Had it not been for your participation, I wouldn’t have been able to win the race. If….

8.      He is so lazy but he always gets good marks on his test. Lazy….

9.      That he failed his exam didn’t surprise us at all. It came….

10.   Although I was tired, I managed to finish your homework on time. Tired….

11.   It is highly unlikely that the meeting will end before. The chances are

12.   I don’t wish to make you feel any worse about this. I am not trying

13.   Our teacher never let us leave the school. We

14.   Although he was over slept, Clive wasn’t late for work. Despite…

15.    "Why don't you clear up the garbage before leaving, Linh?" said Mai. Mal suggested that

16.   We haven't used these machines for a long time. It’s been

17.   Thu is the best tennis player in the club. No-one else

18.    It's a pity they are travelling on uncomfortable buses. They wish

19.   People said that you took care of homeless children. Homeless

20.    I have no difficulty getting up early any more. I am

21.   My aunt usually spends hours window shopping at the weekend. It takes

“I'll work harder to get good qualifications,” said Hoa. Hoa promised

22.   I saw him going out his girlfriend last weekend. He

23.   No one has ever moved anything in this house. Nothing

24.   You should study harder. If..

25.   Did you know the man who sat next to me at the birthday party last night? You knew

26.   What’s your date of birth? When were

27.   We usually have a summer holiday that lasts 2 months. We usually have a

28.   I like playing rather than learning. I prefer

29.   Watching TV is the activity he likes best. His

 I. Choose the word or phrase – A, B, C or D – that needs correcting

10. Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet.

              A                               B                                     C                  D

11. If I were a little taller I could be astronaut, but I don’t meet the height requirement.

               A                                B            C                                                     D

12. Today was such beautiful day that I couldn’t bring myself to complete all my chores.

                                    A                                                     B             C                  D

13. Many people stop to smoke because they are afraid it may be harmful to their health.

        A                               B                      C                            D

14. A number of people still wants to apply for the position of accountant in that company.

            A                                   B                                C                                D

15. Energy exists in different forms, such as light, heat and chemical, mechanic, and electrical energy.

                             A                   B                                                                C                           D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

(A) Hardly he had entered (B) the office when he realized (C) that  (D) he had forgotten his wallet

A. Hardly he had

B. the office 

C. that

D. he had forgotten

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

(A) Hardly he had entered (B) the office when he realized (C) that he had (D) forgotten his wallet

A. Hardly he had

B. the office

C. that he had

D. forgotten

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his officetkey.

A. Hardly he had

B. realized

C. he had

D. forgotten

II. Put the verbs into the correct form, active or passive.
1. Mary kept trying to talk to me while my hair __________________________ (cut).         

2. When my father got to the airport, he realized he ___________________ (leave) his passport at home. 

3. A lot of trees _____________________ (blow) down in the storm last summer.
4. ___________ any tests _________________ (do) since last month?
5. Marie Curie and Pierre Curie ___________________ (award) the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903.
6. I ___________________ (read) the novel writen by Hemingway several times before.
7. When we came the stadium, the home team _______________________ (beat) by 3 to 1. 
8. We ___________________ (not see) each other since we ____________ (leave) school.
9. By the time we got there, the rain ___________________ (stop).
10. At present the champagne glasses _______________________ (freeze) in a big box.
11. Their new house _________________________ (not finish) yet. 
12. It’s the third time we _____________________ (see) this film.
13. Spanish _________________ (speak) differently in Spain and in Colombia.
14. If there is too much snow, the match ______________________ (cancel)
15. Jane _______________ (drive) right past me when I ____________________ (wait) for the bus.

31. By the time he arrives here tomorrow, they _______ for London.

     A. would have left        B. will have left             C. will left                     D. are leaving

32. When I _______ to the airport, I realized that I _______ my passport at home.

     A. got/had left               B. got/left                      C. had got/had left         D. got/was left

33. Call me as soon as you _______ your test results.

     A. get                            B. will get                     C. will have got             D. got

34. I _______ along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.

     A. was walking             B. am walking               C. walk                         D. walked

35. The boy fell while he _______ down the stairs.

     A. run                            B. running                     C. was running              D. runs

36. I will come and see you before I _______ for America.

     A. leave                         B. will leave                  C. have left                    D. left

37. She hurt herself while she _______ hide-and-seek with her friends.

     A. is playing                  B. had played                C. played                       D. was playing

38. Only after the bus _______ for a few miles did Jane realize she was on the wrong route.

     A. was running             B. had run                     C. has run                      D. runs

39. While I _______ at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.

     A. was waiting              B. waited                       C. had waited                D. were waiting

40. By the end of last March, I _______ English for five years.

     A. had been studied                                            B. had been studying

     C. will have been studying                                 D. will have studied