1. After he (spend) _____________his holiday in London, he (want) ____________ to learn English. 2. When she arrived, the match (already begin) _________________. 3. By the age of 34, my brother (start) _______________ his own business. 4. Before Peter (move) ____________ to London last week, he (live) ______________ in Paris for more than ten years. 5. Tom and I (be) ________________close friends since we were at Class 6. 6. Don’t make noise! My mother (talk) _______________ with her friends. 7. Shakespeare (write) ________________ Hamlet at the end of the sixteenth century. 8. I’m not in a hurry. I don’t mind (wait) ________________. 9. Like other workers, Yamanda (begin) ______________his work at 7:00 every day. 10. Marie Curie (earn) ____________ a physics degree before she took another degree in mathematics. II. Fill in each blank with given word in the box: tragic living conditions awarded mature harboured ease interrupted 1. She _____________ the thought of being a member in the Parliament. 2. In our modern time, human life has become better and better. The ____________ are high. 3. His mother's death is the greatest ______________ event that she never gets rid of. 4. After every semester some best students are always _____________ prizes and scholarships. 5. Take some aspirins. They can ____________ your headache. 6. Sue is ____________for her age. She behaves like an adult 7. When we were on the phone, the crossed line was ____________ because of a wrong connection. III. Supply the correct prepositions: 1. Because of financial problems, she could not go __________ her study at university. 2. He passed the final exam ___________ flying colors, which made his parents pleased and proud. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Pike retired last year. Now they live __________ their retirement pension. 4. Marie Curie was the first woman professor _________ Sorbonne. 5. Having received a large sum of money, she decided to continue her research _________ the project. 6. When her husband died, she took __________ his position in the company. IV. Supply the correct word form 1. There is no _____________ explanation for what happened. (SCIENCE) 2. We often receive general _____________ at school. (EDUCATE) 3. Everybody shows their deepest sympathy on the ___________ of the flood victims. (DIE) V. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it: 1. She (A) has lived in London (B) for five years (C) before she (D) moved to New York. ....................................................................................................................... 2. She (A) advised (B) me (C) study (D) hard to pass the examination. ....................................................................................................................... VI. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1. a. death b. sea c. receive d. teacher 2. a. brilliant b tragic c. award d. mature VII. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 1. a. background b. chemistry c. harbor d. scientific 2. a. award b. begin c. marry d. determine Giúp e vs ạ