She write several books of short stories and she win several rewards for her books a few years ago.. Fortunately, she doesn’t live very far from the airport, so she have time to take a t
Trang 11 Dear Lan,
Here I (be) in HCM city now I (be) here for two weeks and it (be) very lovely My friend, Loan, whom I met in Đà Nẵng in 1985 (live) in this city for 3 years So she knows all about it Yesterday, we (go) to Chợ Lớn Market and (eat) Bò Bía there We (visit) Dam Sen Park this Saturday
2. Ever since the day I decided to move to London, I have worried whether the decision I (take) was right one As I (already, sell) my house and (arrange) a new job It’s too late to change my mind However, since then I (hear) a lot of negative things about living in the capital and lately some of them begin to bother me I (grow) up in a small town and have spent all my life here
3. Annette person is a short story writer She (write) several books of short stories and she (win) several rewards for her books a few years ago She (receive) the prize for the most promising author of the year
At the moment, she (write) a detective story
4 Yesterday afternoon, Sharon (go) to the station to meet Paul When she (get) there, Paul (already, wait) for her His train (arrive) early
5 When I got home, Bill (lie) on the sofa The television was on but he (not, watch) it He (fall) asleep and (snore) loudly I (turn) the television off and just then he (wake) up
6. Last night, I (just, go) to bed and (read) a book when suddenly I (hear) a voice I (get) up to see what it (be) but I (not, see) anything, so I (go) back to bed
7. Mary had to go to New York last week, but she almost (miss) the plane She (stand) in the queue at the check in desk when she suddenly (realize) that she (leave) her passport at home Fortunately, she doesn’t live very far from the airport, so she (have) time to take a taxi home So she (get) back to the airport just
in time for her flight
8. Linn (live) in Hanoi but her brother, Minh (live) in Thai Nguyen He (arrive) yesterday to visit her She (love) her brother and (be) happy to go with him Tomorrow, she (take) him to some interesting places in Hanoi
9 Mr William is an English writer He (write) newspaper articles and film reviews Some years ago, he (write) short stories But at the moment, he (write) a biography of Leonard Benson, the Jazz musician In fact, he (not, meet) the musician many times to interview him because Leonard (live) in the U.S.A Next week, he is going to visit England By the time he (arrive) in London, Mr William (finish) the main idea
of the biography
10. Rob Fellow (come) from England He (come) Paris six years ago to learn French He (start) learning French at school in London when he was in London So he (learn) it for ten years He (just, take) an exam
If he passes, he (move) to the next class He (be) excited today because his parents (come) tomorrow to stay with him for a few days
11. Jane and Felix (get) married one Saturday in March They had met only one week earlier at a party and (fall) in love Jane (ring) and (tell) her parents about her new husband after the wedding, when Felix (move) into her flat Her parents (be) surprised and angry because she (not, tell) about the wedding
12 We (arrived) safely yesterday morning Bill and I (have) a wonderful holiday here The weather (be) nice for the next two weeks It (be) said so in the morning newspaper, so we try to do much sunbathing and swimming as possible According to the hotel manager, the weather (be) terrible so far this summer So
we (be) very fortunate Bill (study) a map of Roma for the last hour So I think he (intend) to go to some sights seeing
13. At last we arrived safely The journey here (be) terrible First, my friend (forget) the passports so we (have to) drive back home to fetch them Then the customs officer (spend) 2 hours look through our language They (not, speak) English So we (never, discover) what they (look) for
14. Last week, I (walk) home after I (play) tennis when it (start) to rain heavily “Oh, no I (get) soaked before
I (get) home”, I thought “I wish I (remember) my raincoat” But unfortunately I (leave) it at home “How stupid of me!” “I always forget to bring it with me” Luckily just a friend of mine passed in her car and
Trang 2offered me lift “You (go) home”, she asked, “or you want to go for a drink?”, “I think I’d rather you (take) me home”, I said
15 He (tell) me that he (win) the cups and medals for swimming when he (be) a boy He (spend) most of his life in Dublin with his mother and (go) to work at twelve or thirteen His father (leave) them when he (be)
a small boy
16. I (not, be) in Tahiti long before I (meet) Nicolas He (come) in one morning when I (have) breakfast in the restaurant at the hotels, and (introduce) himself He (hear) that I was interested in the famous painting and (announce) that he (come) to have a talk about it
17. A friend of mine, Nelson is presently working in the International Sale division at an electronics form She (just, make) a trip to Japan She (be) asked to go there because she can speak Japanese When she was a business student at Boston University, she (study) Japanese for 4 years She (never, have)
opportunity to use her Japanese until she (go) to Tokyo last month While she (be) there, she (speak) Japanese everyday and (enjoy) every minute of it
18. After (leave) school when she was 18, Laura (go) to Bristol university for 3 years While she (be) at university, Laura (join) a university folk group and started (sing) It was at this time that she (write) her famous song “The price of Peace”
19 When I (come) to her house, she (work) in the garden She (tell) me that she (usually, do) the gardening when she (have) free time