VII. Complete the passage with the words given in the box. staying quickly spend hundred behind that made lovely everything very Nobody likes (1)…………………..at home on a public holiday especially when the weather is fine. Last August we decided to (2)…………….. a day in the country. The only difficulty was (3) …………….millions of other people had exactly the same idea. We moved out of the city slowly (4)………….. a long line of car, but at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time, stopped at a (5)…………….farm. we brought plenty of food with us and we got it out of the car. Now (6)…………………was ready so we sat down near a path at the foot of a hill. It was (7)……………… peaceful in the cool grass until we heard the bell ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw (8)……………us pick up our things and run back to the car as (9)……………….as possible. There were about two (10) …………...... sheep coming towards us down the path. VIII. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above using the words given. 1.They / not / arrive / yet ……………………………………………………..………………………………….. 2. Dung / be / late / for school / yesterday afternoon . ……………………………………………………..………………………………….. 3.They / not / be / in London for six months ……………………………………………………..………………………………….. 4. He / live / here for three years ……………………………………………………..………………………………….. 5. Minh /see/ Thuy / party last week ……………………………………………………..………………………………….. 6. She / have / American friends / when /he /Hanoi ……………………………………………………..………………………………….. 7. I / not find / my keys yet ……………………………………………………..………………………………….. 8. Toan / live / Hue / three/ ago ……………………………………………………..………………………………….. 9. He / arrive/ Ha Noi / last year ……………………………………………………..………………………………….. 10. You / not meet / David for ten years ……………………………………………………..………………………………….. IX. Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 1. We last went to London two years ago.  We …………………………………………………………………………….. 2. This is the first time I have visited Hanoi.  I ……………….…………………………………………………….. 3. I began learning English five years ago.  I have ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. We last saw her in 2010.  We…………………………………………………………….…………………….. 5. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.  This………………………………………………………..……………………….. 6. He started working for this company a year ago.  He………………………………………………………………………….. 7. The last time Mary read that book was on November 20 th .  Mary…………………….…………………………………………………….. 8. I have never eaten with knives and folks before.  This……………………………………………………………………….. 9. It is 10 years since I last visited Dalat.  I ……………………………………….…………………………………………….. 10. She hasn’t phoned home for two weeks.  The……………………………………………..……………………………..