Choose the correct answers.

Japanese inventor Satoshi Tajiri ¹….... Pokémon, or pocket monsters, in 1995. By 1999, children ²….... their parents for Pokémon games all over the world, and the Pokémon company ³…....  thousands of games every day! Many crazes stop being popular quite quickly, but this ⁴….... with Pokémon. When the company ⁵….... its tenth anniversary, millions of people ⁶…....  Pokémon computer games, cards and toys. Today, it is one of the most successful game companies in the world.

1. a. used to create                 b. created                          c. was creating

2. a. were asking                    b. asked                             c. asking

3. a. sold                                 b. was selling                    c. used to sell

4. a. didn't happen                  b. wasn't happening          c. doesn't happen

5. a. was celebrating               b. used to celebrate          c. celebrated

6. a. still buying                       b. were still buying            c. still bought

Simple Present / Simple Past/ Present Continuous? 1. We _________ (go) to the beach last weekend. 2. Listen! Our teacher __________________ (speak). 3. My cousins _________ (not/ visit) us every weekend. 4. Their students __________________ (not try) hard enough in the competition. 5. ___________ (your mum/ make) a chocolate yesterday? 6. I _______ (send) Jessica an email yesterday afternoon 7. The children always ______ (do) their homework yesterday afternoon. 8. All of Jack’s friends __________________ (have) fun at the concert right now. 9. Last year, I ___________ (travel) to Japan. 10. ___________ you ___________ (have) dinner last night? 11. He ___________ (arrive) from the airport at 8:00, ___________ (check) into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00. 12. My children __________________ (travel) around Asia now. 13. I ___________ (receive) three messages two minutes ago. 14. She ___________ (work) at the movie theater after school. 15. What __________________ (you, wait) for? 16. Hurry up, the teacher __________________ to begin (wait). 17. I __________________ a word Tim says (not believe). 18. The new lawnmower __________________ well at the moment (work) 19. What __________________ do for a living? (you, do) 20. As a secretary I __________________ hundreds of letters every week (write).

V. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.
1. People use computers all over the world.
Computers______________________________________________________________________________.
2. They keep many ancient things in museums.
Many ancient things ______________________________________________________________________.
3. I do all my homework on my computer.
All my homework _______________________________________________________________________.
4. People make many famous films in Hollywood.
Many famous films ______________________________________________________________________.
5. Ms Linh teaches our English lessons.

Our English lessons ______________________________________________________________________.
6. My father drives all of us to school every day.
All of us _______________________________________________________________________________.
7. A lot of people use cell phones.
Cell phones _____________________________________________________________________________.
8. Hundreds of tourists visit my town every year.
My town _______________________________________________________________________________.
9. People use Khue Van Pavilion symbol on all street signs of Ha Noi.
Khue Van Pavilion symbol ________________________________________________________________.
10. King Ly Nhan Tong built the Imperial Academy as the first university in Viet Nam in 1076.
The Imperial Academy ___________________________________________________________________.

IV. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.
1. Ms Linh teaches our English lessons.
Our English lessons ....................................................................................................................
2. People make many famous films in Hollywood.
Many famous films ..................................................................................................................
3. I do all my homework on my computer.
All my homework...........................................................................................................................
4. They keep many ancient things in museums.
Many ancient things.......................................................................................................................
5. People use computers all over the world.
Computers ......................................................................................................................................
6. My father drives all of us to school every day.
All of us ........................................................................................................................................
7. King Ly Nhan Tong built the Imperial Academy as the first university in Viet Nam in 1076.
The Imperial Academy .................................................................................................................
8. Hundreds of tourist visit my town every year.
My town ........................................................................................................................................
9. People use Khue Van Pavilion symbol on all street signs of Ha Noi.
Khue Van Pavilion symbol.......................................................................................................................
10. A lot of people use cell phones.
Cell phones .................................................................................................................................................

Obviously, the earliest teachers we have in our lives in most cases are our parents, and they are generally the most involved in the development and education of their children. Yet neither are all parents good teachers nor are those good parents the best teachers. First of all, not all parents are good teachers. As normal individuals, some parents more or less have bad habits. Even though parents almost instinctively devote themselves to cultivating their offspring, the outcome might turn out to be disappointment, for all children tend to unconsciously or subconsciously copy every thing from their parents. Another deficiency of parents as teachers is the fact that most parents are lack of common senses of education. All too often we observe some parents tend to pursue their cherished but failed dream by forcing their children to develop in a prearranged direction. Ironically, if their children did not follow the instructions, the children would be regarded as disobedient or allegedly rebellious.

rewrite

1.ms linh teaches our english lessons->our english lessons.............

2.people make many famous films in hollywood->many famous films..........

3. i do all my homework on my computer->all my homework...........

4.they keep many ancient things in museums ->many ancient things.....................

5.people use computers all over the world->computers...........

6.my father drives all of us to school every day->all of us ..........

7.king ly nhan tong built the imperial academy as the first university in VN in 1076-> the imperial acedemy

8. hundreds of tourist visit my town every year->my town............

9.peope use khue van pavilion symbol on all street signs of HN.->khue van pavilion symbol............

10.a lot of people use cell phones->cell phones...........