1. He ___________ home last week while we ___________ dinner.
A. came – were having B. was coming – had C. came – had D. was coming – were having
2. After he ___________ a new girl, he ___________ up with his wife.
A. met – broke B. had met – broke C. met – had broken D. had met – had broken
3. At this time yesterday, I ___________ with my friends.
A. were singing B. sang C. was singing D. had sung
4. She ___________ Paris in 1907.
A. visits B. visited C. was visiting D. had visited
5. She told me that she ___________ Spaghetti in Italy.
A. tried B. has tried C. had tried D. trying
6. While my father ___________, my mother___________ a cake and we ___________ around.
A. swam – made – were playing C . was swimming – made - played
B. swam – made – played D.was swimming – was making – were playing
7. Linda ___________ no one before she ___________ Jack.
A. loved – married B. had loved – married
C. had loved – was marrying D. loved – had married
8. We___________ pizza the whole last week.
A. eat B. ate C. had eaten D. was eating
9. When you ___________, I ___________ . I am so sorry for that!
A. arriving – sleeping B. arrived – was sleeping
C. arrived – slept D. arrived – had slept
10. Panda ___________ tired because she ___________ too late last night.
A. was –worked B. was – was working
C. had been – worked D. was – had worked
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847, but when he was a young man of twenty-three he moved with his parents to Canada. Before the year was over, young Graham had left his family and gone to Boston. Though Bell was a dreamer, he was also a practical thinker and a man of action. In Boston, where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf, he worked far into the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of the sound. This led to the invention of the telephone.
TRUE/ FALSE
25. Alexander Graham Bell was a Scotsman. ____________
26. In Boston, he taught people who were not able to hear. ____________
27. He experimented with ways of transmitting sound by day. ____________
28. He moved with his parents to Canada in 1871. ____________
29. When did he emigrate to the United States?
A. 1874 B. 1867 C. 1870 D. 1871
30. Which of the followings is not used to describe Alexander Graham Bell?
A. dreamy B. practical C. active D. social
Homework (1.6.2021)
Choose the best answer
1. After he…………………..his English course, he went to England to continue his study
A. has finish B. had finished C. was finished D. would finish
2. I………………much of you lately. We……………………..three months ago
A. haven’t seen- last meet B. didn’t see- met
C. haven’t seen- have meet D. didn’t see- have met
3. The Chinese……………….spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo……………..back to Italy
A. made- brought B. have made- brought
C. made- had brought D. had been making- brought
4. When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker……………..speaking and the audience……………….
A. just finished- were clapping B. had just finished- had clapped
C. had just finished- were clapping D. just finished- had clapped
5. He………………………..his job last month and then he………………out of work
A. lost- was B. was lost- had been
C. has lost- was D. lost- has been
6. In the last hundred years, travelling…………………..much easier and more comfortable
A. become B. has become C. became D. will became
7. In the 19th century, it………….two or three months to across North America by covered wagon
A. took B. had taken C. had been taken D. was taking
8. In the past, the trip……………….very rough and often dangerous, but things……….a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years
A. was- have changed B. is- change
C. had been- will change D. has been- changed
9. She…………….Hanoi last year
A. went B. go C. goes D. is going
10. Now you ………………from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours
A. are flying B. would fly C. will fly D. can fly
11. When Carol………………..last night, I…………….my favorite show on television
A. was calling- watched B. called- have watched
C. called- was watching D. had called- watched
12. Right now, Jim……………..the newspaper and Kathy……………dinner
A. reads- has cooked B. is reading- is cooking
C. has read- was cooking D. read- will be cooking
13. Last night at this time, they…………………………..the same thing. She……………..and he…………the newspaper
A. are doing- is cooking- is reading B. were doing- was cooking- was reading
C. was doing- has cooked- is reading D. had done- was cooking- read
14. Sam…………..to change a light bulb when he…………….and…………………….
A. was trying-slipped- fell B. tried- was slipping- falling
C. had been trying- slipped- was falling D. has tried- slips- falls
15. Every day I ______up at 6 o’clock, ____breakfast at seven o’clock and_____for work at 8 o’clock
A. get- eat- leave B. have got- eating- leaving
C. got- ate- left D. will get- have eaten- left
16. I_____ for this company for more then thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I_____next year
A. am working- will retire B. am going to work- am retiring
C. work- am going to retire D. have been working- retire
17. My mother is the first……………..up and the last………………….to bed
A. getting- going
B. to get- going
C. getting- to go
D. to get- to go
18. The team……………..a single match so far this season
A. doesn’t win
B. didn’t win
C. hasn’t won
D. hadn’t won
19. By the time you receive this letter, I …………….for the USA
A. have left
B. will leave
C. will have left
D. am leaving
20. Up to now, the manager ………………..a lot of information about his secretary.
A. learned
B. has learned
C. had learned
D. learns
21. Where is Mary? _ She ……………her homework in her room.
A. is performing
B. is making
C. is doing
D. is learning
22. While I ……………….along the road, I saw a friend of mine.
A. was cycling
B. have cycled
C. cycled
D. am cycling
23. By the time I . . . . . . . . . . this report, I will give you a ring.
A. type
B. will type
C. have typed
D. will have typed
24. While my mother ________ a film on TV, my father was cooking dinner. It was March 8th yesterday.
A. watched
B. was watching
C. had watched
D. watches
25. The plane from Dallas ________ two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London.
A. took on
B. took in
C. took over
D. took off
26. When we came, a party _________ in the hall.
A. is being held
B. had being held
C. will be held
D. was being held
27. He ………….. in the same house since 1975.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. lived
D. had lived
28. When I came to visit her last night, she ________ a bath.
A. is having
B. was having
C. has
D. had
29.When we arrived at the restaurant, the others __________ .
A. left
B. have left
C. had left
D. are leaving
30. I learned that the college ________ in 1900
A. found
B. was founded
C. founded
D. had been founded
31. If I ________ 10 years younger, I _________ the job.
A. am/ will take
B. were/ would take
C. would be/ took
D. had been / would take
32. By the time he _____________ to the meeting, it had begun for 15 minutes.
A. had gone
B. has gone
C. went
D. was going
33. He began to feel ill while ___________________.
A. he is doing the exam
B. he did the exam
C. he would do the exam
D. he was doing the exam.
34. Since 1980, scientists the world over _____ a lot of things to fight against AIDS.
A. have done
B. are doing
C. did
D. had done
35. Now my sister _____ a bicycle of her own.
A. is having
B. are having
C. has
D. had
36. Last week, my professor promised that he _____
A. would come
B. will come
C. comes
D. coming
37. My girl friend arrived after I _____ for her about half an hour.
A. was waiting
B. had been waiting
C. have been waiting
D. have waited
38. I _____ in Quang Ngai before I moved to Binh Thuan.
A. have been living
B. have lived
C. had lived
D. had been living
39. While I ____________ T.V last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
A. watch
B. watched
C. am watching
D. was watching
40. While they were ________tables, he was _________ the radio.
A. arranging – listening to
B. arranging – hearing
C. laying -listening to
D. making- hearing
Choose the underlined part among A, B,C or D that needs correcting.
1.When I walk past the park, I saw some children play football.
A B C D
2. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
A B C D
3. What did you do at 9 o’clock last night? I phoned you but nobody answered.
A B C D
4. When I arrived at the station, the train has already left.
A B C D
5. Ann and Susan have known each other during they were at school.
A B C D
6. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now.
A B C D
7. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner
A B C D
8. It’s the first time I saw this film
A B C D
9. After he graduates from university, he joined the army.
A B C D
10. Up to now, there had been no woman being chosen the US president.
A B C D
1. He (live) _____ here since he was a child.
2. He (write) _____ his report yet?
3. We (travel) _____ to New York lately.
4. They (not give) _____ his decision yet.
5. I (know) _____ her since 1990.
6. I (be) _____ to London three times.
7. It (rain) _____ since I stopped my work.
8. This is the second time I (meet) _____ him.
Yesterday afternoon, Tom had a letter from his sister, who lives in Canberra. He (1. not see) _____ her since she moved to Australia. Through her letter, Tom (2. know) _____ that she is coming to England next year. If she comes here, she (3. get) _____ a surprise. Tom and his family are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. The house (4. complete) _____ five months ago. Tom wants her to stay wit
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below
In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.
Question 8:
A. see
B. saw
C. was seen
D. is seeing
Read the passage and answer the questions
Once a poor famer had a daughter named Little Pea. After his wife died, the farmer married again. His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut. Unfortunately, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea because she wasn’t her daughter. Little Pea had to do chores all day. This made Little Pea father very upset. He soon died of a broken heart.
Summer came and went. As a tradition, in the fall, the village held its harvest festival. That year, everyone was very excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. Stout Nut's mother made new clothes for her, but poor Little Pea had none.
However, before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea's rags into beautiful clothes.
As Little Pea ran to the festival, she dropped one of her shoes and lost it. When the prince found the shoe, he decided to marry the girl who owned it. Of course, the shoe fitted Little Pea, the prince immediately fell in love with her.
The word “Unfortunately” is opposite in meaning with _____
A. hopefully
B. luckily
C. magically
D. previously
Read the passage and answer the questions
Once a poor famer had a daughter named Little Pea. After his wife died, the farmer married again. His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut. Unfortunately, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea because she wasn’t her daughter. Little Pea had to do chores all day. This made Little Pea father very upset. He soon died of a broken heart.
Summer came and went. As a tradition, in the fall, the village held its harvest festival. That year, everyone was very excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. Stout Nut's mother made new clothes for her, but poor Little Pea had none.
However, before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea's rags into beautiful clothes.
As Little Pea ran to the festival, she dropped one of her shoes and lost it. When the prince found the shoe, he decided to marry the girl who owned it. Of course, the shoe fitted Little Pea, the prince immediately fell in love with her.
It can be inferred from the passage that ________________.
A. The story is true because it is a folk tale.
B. The story can happen in all ages.
C. The story is untrue as it is a folk tale
D. The story is a science fiction story.
Read the passage and answer the questions
Once a poor famer had a daughter named Little Pea. After his wife died, the farmer married again. His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut. Unfortunately, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea because she wasn’t her daughter. Little Pea had to do chores all day. This made Little Pea father very upset. He soon died of a broken heart.
Summer came and went. As a tradition, in the fall, the village held its harvest festival. That year, everyone was very excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. Stout Nut's mother made new clothes for her, but poor Little Pea had none.
However, before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea's rags into beautiful clothes.
As Little Pea ran to the festival, she dropped one of her shoes and lost it. When the prince found the shoe, he decided to marry the girl who owned it. Of course, the shoe fitted Little Pea, the prince immediately fell in love with her.
The villagers held their harvest festival __________
A. to welcome the prince to visit the village.
B. as it was part of their traditional customs.
C. to hold a beauty contest for the village girls.
D. to honor Stout Nut and her mother.