Question 17. My parents gave me a bicycle as a birthday gift. I have been riding it ever since. A. I have been riding the bicycle since my parents gave it to me as a birthday gift. B. I have been riding the bicycle, for my parents gave it to me as a birthday gift. C. I have never had a bicycle before. D. My parents gave me a bicycle as a birthday gift. Question 18. It has been a long time since our last conversation. A. We haven’t talked for a long time. B. We have talked for a long time. C. We will never talk. D. We talked for a long time. Question 19. This is the first time I have played basketball. A. I have played basketball three times. B. I haven’t played basketball before. C. I played basketball first. D. I never played basketball. Question 20. My classmate always pulls my hair, which is annoying. A. My classmate is pulling my hair at the moment. B. My classmate is always pulling my hair. C. My classmate usually pulls my hair all. D. I want to stop my classmate from pulling my hair now. Question 21. Jim and Susan started working in this firm many years ago, and they still work there. A. Jim and Susan have worked in this firm for many years. B. Jim and Susan worked in this firm for many years. C. Jim and Susan didn’t work in this firm for many years. D. Jim and Susan stopped working in this firm many years ago. Question 22. He started to practise swimming when he was a kid, and he still practises swimming. A. Thanh practiced swimming when he was a kid. B. Thanh has practised swimming since he was a kid. C. Thanh was a swimmer when he was a kid. D. Thanh was a swimmer as a kid. Question 23. Mary lives in Australia. She moved there in 2000. A. Mary has lived in Australia since 2000. B. Mary lived in Australia in 2000. C. Mary has lived in Australia since she left Vietnam. D. Mary has never lived in Australia.