Write correct sentences, using the words or phrases given.

1. Did you see the latest Batman film?

2. The Temple of Literature is one of Ha Noi's famous landmarks.

3. The Merlion is a symbol of Singapore, with a lion's head and a fish's body.     

4.There are millions of visitors to Nha Trang every year. 

I. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1.  was not

2.  were not

3.  left

4.  was

5.  told

6.  did not have

7.  did not know

8.  bought

II. Complete the funny story with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

      It was Sunday, the day of the big game. The players arrived early. They were excited. Everyone wanted to play. There were lots of people in the stadium. They waved and cheered when the players walked on to the ground. The referee called the captains to the middle. The referee asked, "Where is the ball?" Nobody answered. All the players looked at the ground. There was no ball. The referee cancelled the game.

III.   Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense.

1.    is looking

2.    has been learning

3.    have you known / have known

4.    Has she fed

5.    have not seen / were

6.   Has she finished

7.    Has your dog ever bitten / bit

8.    have just made

9.    Have you ever been

10.  started

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form.

1.  watches

2.  Have you ever met

3.  did not spend

4.  has been teaching 

5.  are flying

6.  designed

7.  is knocking

8.  do not play

11. Time and freedom are valuable things.

12. John would not allow himself to go to that party alone.

I would like to know if scholarships are available for first-year students.

using

9. C

10. D

1. A. knowledge

2. D. documentary

3. B. in spite of

4. D. You’re welcome.

5. B. obey

6. C. seats

7. A. less

8. D. safely/ carefully

9. B. about

10. C. The more expensive/ the more comfortable

11. B. raise

12. C. with

13. A. take up

14. B. a/a

1. It was his entire workforce that he rehired after the fire.

2. What will have to be rethought are our conditions of employment.

3. It is my boss who is trying to reach the supplier in Mexico.

4. Something he always says is that he will not break his promise to his employees.

5. It was the boring work that made him leave, despite the pleasant office atmosphere.

6. The most promising candidate for the vacancy seems to be the last person we will speak to.

1. C. bored

2. A. cut off

3. C. look after

4. D. will be predicted

5. C. never mind

6. B. awesome

1. The noise from the construction kept us from sleeping.

2. Despite setting off late, Jack was able to catch the first train.

3. The principal is thought to be losing his popularity.

4. There should be a small tip left when we pay the bill.

5. Unless we take preventive measures, we can't avoid such a crisis.

6. Nick finds working in an office boring.

7. Nick doesn't like beefsteak, and neither does his brother.

8. We have been studying Spanish for 2 months.

9. The city where my brother is studying architecture is in Spain.

10. Jack could get by speaking enough French to communicate during his holiday.

4. I went very tired, so I went to bed early. (be/go)

5. The bed was very uncomfortable so I did not sleep very well. (be/not sleep)

6. Sue was hungry, so she did not eat anything. (not be/not eat)

7. It was a funny situation but nobody laughed. (be/laugh)

8. The window was open and a bird flew into the room. (be/fly)

9. The hotel was not very expensive. It did not cost very much. (not be/not cost)

10. I was in a hurry, so I did not have time to phone you. (be/not have)

11. It was hard work carrying the bags. They were very heavy. (be/be)

12. Yesterday I went to the movies with Jane. (go)

13. My sister made a birthday cake for me last week. (make)

14. Steve rode his bicycle to school yesterday. (ride)

15. My friends drove to Los Angeles two weeks ago. (drive)

16. Elizabeth took some flowers to her mother last Saturday. (take)

17. Kevin broke his leg while he was playing football. (break)

18. Last week my aunt had a baby. (have)

19. When we cleaned the yard, we did a lot of work. (clean/do)

20. The child drank some milk last night. (drink)

21. My teacher bought some new books last month. (buy)

22. Last year I did not come to England on holiday. (not/come)

23. Where did you spend your last holiday? (spend/you)

24. I did not have bread and egg for breakfast this morning. (not/have)

25. They went to bed late last night. (go)