UNIT 7: FURTHER EDUCATION C. have implemented D.

will implement
Present Perfect simple and Present Perfect continuous 12. I _______________ this novel and I really want to know what happens in the
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. end.
1. We ____ him since he ____ married. A. have read B. have been reading
A. didn't see/got B. haven't seen/got C. had read D. read
C. don't/get D. hadn't seen/got 13. The UK offers a wide range of work-based ____ for students seeking to build
2. I ____________ the result from the interview panel yet. careers in specific industries.
A. not received B. didn't receive A. exercising B. practicing C. learning D. training
C. haven't received D. hadn't received 14. University ____ in Vietnam can decide their own criteria for enrolling
3. Today is Thursday and she ____ late twice this week. She ____ late yesterday international students.
and on Monday. A. bosses B. leaders C. principals D. rectors
A. is/was B. has been/is 15. The teachers at Edinburgh College encourage students to ____ with others,
C. has been/was D. has been/had been experiment with arts and find their own ideas.
4. Duong _______________ whether to take up the challenge to study abroad yet. A. solve B. collaborate C. support D. improve
A. not decide B. didn't decide 16. You can choose a course that ____ your goals among thousands of courses.
C. hasn’t decided D. hadn't decided A. watches B. appoints C. fixes D. matches
5. I _______________ about studying abroad in the UK recently.
A. have thought B. is thinking II. Put the verbs in the present perfect or the present perfect continuous tense.
C. thought D. have been thinking 1. Peter (try) ____have been trying______ to learn English for years, but she (not
6. I _____________ to Thailand before. succeed) _____have not succeed_____ yet.
A. have never been B. have not never been 2. The students (search) ___have been searching_______for information on further
C. has never been D. had been to education for several weeks but they still (not get) _ have not gotten_________yet.
7. They ____ to know each other for more than ten years. 3. I (wait) ___have been waiting_______ here nearly half an hour for my
A. get B. got C. have got D. had got girlfriend; do you think she (forget) ____has forgotten______ to come?
8. Tom is still searching for information on higher education. He ____________ on 4. Mary (rest) _____has been resting_____ in the garden all day because she (be)
the Internet since early this morning. ___has been _______ ill.
A. has been searching B. had searched 5. Duc (study) _____has been studying_____ at the college for several years, but
C. has searched D. had been searching he (not get) _______has not gotten___________his degree yet.
9. A Bachelor's degree is a three-year or four-year course you take in 6. PoPo (go) ____has gone_____to England for a holiday. She (never, be)
undergraduate higher education after you ____ further education. _____has never been_____there.
A. has finished B. had been finishing 7. Moo (live) __has been living______here for the last six months, and (just,
C. have finished D. have been finishing decide) ___has just decided__to move.
10. Most institutions in the UK has started the__________ in September or October 8. That book (lie) ___has been lying___on the table for weeks. Have You (not
and runs until June or July. read) ______not read_____it yet?
A. leap year B. gap year 9. He (not be) ___has not been___here since Christmas; I wonder where he (live)
C. new year D. academic year ____has been living____since then.
11. That university ____ the Advanced Programme with the aim to enrol around 10. Vi Anh (lose) ___has lost_____his books. She (look) ____has been
500 international students for a decade. looking______for them all afternoon, but they (not turn up) ____have not turned
A. has been implementing B. will be implementing up_________yet.
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11. Hung (work) ___has worked_______so hard this week that he (not have)
__________time to go to the cinema.
12. Your hair is wet. Have you swim (You swim) __________for a long time?
13. Bill is still a bad driver although he (drive) ____has driven______cars for six
years.
14. You look very tired. (You work) ____Have you work______very hard?
15. The phone (ring) ___has been ringing_______for 2 minutes, but I (not answer)
_____have not answered_____it yet.
16. An _____has been looking_____ (look) for a university in England for a week,
and she still __ has not found________ (find) one.
17. They ___have been building_______ (build) their house for ages and they hope
to finish next year.
18. I ____have been getting______ (get) new qualifications all my life.
19. My brother _______has started_________ (start) a new job with a good salary.
20. She has always _____loved_________ (love) animals.
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct verb tense of the words
given in brackets.
1. The teacher ____has given______the same written tasks to students for the last
two years. (GIVE)
2. Y Linh ____does not understand______why many students are good at English.
(NOT UNDERSTAND)
3. Peter __________his Master’s Degree since August, 2022 and he is still striving
for completing it before schedule. (START)
4. Thanh ____has attended______face-to-face vocational courses several times.
(ATTEND)
5. Have you applied_____for the scholarship to study in the UK? (APPLY)
6. Tan Duc ____has been waiting______for the university's response to his
scholarship application. (WAIT)
7. High-school students __has been taking________IELTS for a long time to be
admitted to university. (TAKE)
8. FPT university ____has been building______a new campus for several weeks.
(BUILD)
9. Quy ___has read_______three books on vocational training to complete this
project. (READ)
10. Mary ___has been staying_______at a homestay for three weeks during her
recent undergraduate programme. (STAY)
11. I ____have applied______for a government scholarship three times. (APPLY)
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12. Thanh Tra ____has been thinking______about studying abroad recently but she
______has not decied____yet. (THINK/NOT DECIDE)
13. Vietnam’s higher education system ____has grown________ quickly over the
last 15 years. (GROW)
14. The tertiary enrolment _______has increased________ rapidly over the last 20
years. (INCREASE)
15. Fullbright University Vietnam _____has raised______ for investment and
development for a long period of time up to now. (RAISE)
IV. Rewrite the sentences, using the present perfect or the present perfect
continuous.
1. Peter started discussing his thesis with his instructor at the beginning of the
course. They’re still discussing it.
=> Peter has been discussing his thesis with his instructor since the beginning
of the course.
2. Mai Chi is still studying English. She started studying it two years ago.
=> Mai Chi has been studying English for 2 years
3. Bao Anh started her bachelor’s degree 2 years ago. She’s still studying her
programme.
=> Bao Anh has been studying her bachelor’s degree for two years.
4. He attended two online vocational courses: one in 2012 and the other in 2013.
=> He has taken two online vocational courses, one in 2012 and the other in
2013.
5. FPT high-school students visited BUV university in June, August and
September.
=> FPT high school students have visited BUV university in June, August and
September.
6. She started her research project last month. She's still doing it.
=> She has been doing her research project since last month.
7. The undergraduates started arriving at four o'clock. They are all in the lecture
hall.
=>The undergraduates have all arrived at the lecture hall.
8. Mary is staying at a homestay during her undergraduate programme. The
programme began three weeks ago.
=> Mary has been staying at a homestay during her undergraduate
programmer for three weeks.
V. Tick the correct sentences, and correct the mistakes in the other sentences.
1. I’ve been working for about three hours. - Correct
2. I’ve been having this watch for over five years.  I have had this watch for
over five years
3. The President has been talking for nearly an hour. - Correct
4. How long have you been waiting? - Correct
5. I’ve been liking chocolates for years. – I have liked chocolates for years
6. Have you been knowing Maria for a long time? – Have you known Maria for a
long time
7. She’s been reading that book for weeks. - Correct
8. I haven’t been seeing David for years. – I have not seen David for years
9. I’ve been hating onions since I was a child. - I have hated onions since I was
child
10. Mai has been staying with her grandmother for the last two weeks. - Correct

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