1. The farmers _____ in the field now.
A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working
2. The war _____ out three years ago.
A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking
3. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.
A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting
4. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.
A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk
5. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.
A. does B. has done C. had done D. did
6. Phong ______ at the university so far.
A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked
7. She _____ English before she came to England.
A. studied B. had studied C. would study D. studies
8. Mr. Harry ______ in the army from 1980 to 1985
A. had served B. has served C. is serving D. served
9. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left B. will you be / left C. have you been/ left D. have you
been/ had left
10. Who ______ when I came ?
A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C. you are talking to D. you were
talking to
11. I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone_____ me.
A. am sitting/ to call B. was sitting/ call C. am sitting/ called D. have sat / called
12. My son was sleeping when I ______ home.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go
13. Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes.
A. arrived/ had left B. arrives/ has left C. arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left
14. When we _____ there, people ______ calmly.
A. got/ are waiting B. got/ were waiting C. got/ waited D. get/ wait
15. While I __________ in the street, I saw my old friend.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
16. “When did you come here?” “I ____ here since last Sunday.”
A. have been B. had been C. was D. am
17. People ____ English and French in Canada.
A. speak B. have spoken C. had spoken D. are speaking
18. While I was going to school yesterday, I ____ him.
A. meet B. met C. will meet D. am meeting
19. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.
A. had already begun B. have already begun C. was begun D. will begin

20. We _____ in this house for ten years.
A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived
13. ___________________ to rain before you woke up this morning?
A. Did it begin B. Had it begun C. Has it begun D. Began
21. Pasteur ___________________ in the 19 th century.
A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived
22. While she ___________________ the room, she broke the vase.
A. was cleaning B. has cleaned C. had cleaned D. cleaned
23. By the time we got to the market, all the shops ___________________ .
A. have closed B. were closing C. had closed D. closed
24. John ___________________ his first piece of music when he was ten years old.
A. wrote B. was writing C. writes D. written
25. My daughter saw an elephant this morning, but she ___________________ one before.
A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had seen
26. While Mai ___________________ the meal, her brother ___________________ the
house.
A. cooked / clean B. cooked/was cleaning C. was cooking/cleaned D. was
cooking / was cleaning
27. The manager ___________________ a letter when I interrupted him.
A. has read B. reads C. was reading D. read
28. The film ___________________ when we arrived at the cinema.
A. has begun B. begun C. had begun D. begins
29. When I ___________________ home, my parents ___________________ to work.
A. got / went B. was getting / went C. got / had gone D. was getting / had
gone
30. Ann ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. has studied B. studied C. is studying D. studies
31.The accident ___________________ when we were on the way to HN.
A. had occurred B. occurring C. occurred D. occur
32. They ________________ small cups of coffee after they __________________ dinner.
A. had drunk / finished B. drank / finished C. drank / had finished D. were drinking /
finished
33. The sun _______________ before I _________________ ready to go.
A. set / had been B. had set / was C. was setting / was D. was setting / had
been
34. In Hamlet, the opening scene ___________________ place at night.
A. was taking B. takes C. is taking D. has taken
35. You ____________ your new hat when I _______________ you yesterday.
A. wore / had met B. wore / was meeting C. were wearing / met D. were wearing / had
met
36. Andrew _______________ the test before so he _____________ it very easy.
A. did / had found B. was doing / found C. had done / found D. did / was finding

37. When he ____________ at the station, his train already _____________ .
A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives /
leaves
38. The phone ___________________ suddenly while Jane was doing the housework.
A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
39. Sarah has got an exam soon, so she ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. works B. was working C. worked D. is working
40. Rosemary ___________________ to agree with us now.
A. is appearing B. appear C. appeared D. appears
41. Look! That man ___________________ your bike!
A. is stealing B. stealing C. steals D. stolen
42. Bettie usually ___________________ television in the evening.
A. has watched B. watching C. watches D. watch
43. It ______________ quite often in Britain during the winter.
A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing
44. I ___________________ Mai for five years. I wonder where she is now.
A. don’t see B. hadn’t seen C. haven’t seen D. didn’t see
45. Water ___________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. is boiling B. boiling C. boils D. boil
46. Eric ___________________ a flat yet, so he’s still living with his parents.
A. didn’t find B. is finding C. hasn’t found D. found
47. We ___________________ any interesting films lately.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. saw D. have seen
48. She looked into her bag but the money ___________________ !
A. was going B. has gone C. had gone D. went
49. It was midnight. Outside it ________________ very hard.
A. rains B. is raining C. rained D. was raining
50. Up to now, the pollution problems ________________ yet.
A. haven’t solved B. are not solving C. hadn’t solved D. will not have solved

1. The farmers _____ in the field now.
A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working
2. The war _____ out three years ago.
A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking
3. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.
A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting
4. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.
A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk
5. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.
A. does B. has done C. had done D. did
6. Phong ______ at the university so far.
A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked
7. She _____ English before she came to England.
A. studied B. had studied C. would study D. studies
8. Mr. Harry ______ in the army from 1980 to 1985
A. had served B. has served C. is serving D. served
9. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left B. will you be / left C. have you been/ left D. have you
been/ had left
10. Who ______ when I came ?
A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C. you are talking to D. you were
talking to
11. I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone_____ me.
A. am sitting/ to call B. was sitting/ call C. am sitting/ called D. have sat / called
12. My son was sleeping when I ______ home.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go
13. Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes.
A. arrived/ had left B. arrives/ has left C. arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left
14. When we _____ there, people ______ calmly.
A. got/ are waiting B. got/ were waiting C. got/ waited D. get/ wait
15. While I __________ in the street, I saw my old friend.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
16. “When did you come here?” “I ____ here since last Sunday.”
A. have been B. had been C. was D. am
17. People ____ English and French in Canada.
A. speak B. have spoken C. had spoken D. are speaking
18. While I was going to school yesterday, I ____ him.
A. meet B. met C. will meet D. am meeting
19. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.
A. had already begun B. have already begun C. was begun D. will begin

20. We _____ in this house for ten years.
A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived
13. ___________________ to rain before you woke up this morning?
A. Did it begin B. Had it begun C. Has it begun D. Began
21. Pasteur ___________________ in the 19 th century.
A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived
22. While she ___________________ the room, she broke the vase.
A. was cleaning B. has cleaned C. had cleaned D. cleaned
23. By the time we got to the market, all the shops ___________________ .
A. have closed B. were closing C. had closed D. closed
24. John ___________________ his first piece of music when he was ten years old.
A. wrote B. was writing C. writes D. written
25. My daughter saw an elephant this morning, but she ___________________ one before.
A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had seen
26. While Mai ___________________ the meal, her brother ___________________ the
house.
A. cooked / clean B. cooked/was cleaning C. was cooking/cleaned D. was
cooking / was cleaning
27. The manager ___________________ a letter when I interrupted him.
A. has read B. reads C. was reading D. read
28. The film ___________________ when we arrived at the cinema.
A. has begun B. begun C. had begun D. begins
29. When I ___________________ home, my parents ___________________ to work.
A. got / went B. was getting / went C. got / had gone D. was getting / had
gone
30. Ann ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. has studied B. studied C. is studying D. studies
31.The accident ___________________ when we were on the way to HN.
A. had occurred B. occurring C. occurred D. occur
32. They ________________ small cups of coffee after they __________________ dinner.
A. had drunk / finished B. drank / finished C. drank / had finished D. were drinking /
finished
33. The sun _______________ before I _________________ ready to go.
A. set / had been B. had set / was C. was setting / was D. was setting / had
been
34. In Hamlet, the opening scene ___________________ place at night.
A. was taking B. takes C. is taking D. has taken
35. You ____________ your new hat when I _______________ you yesterday.
A. wore / had met B. wore / was meeting C. were wearing / met D. were wearing / had
met
36. Andrew _______________ the test before so he _____________ it very easy.
A. did / had found B. was doing / found C. had done / found D. did / was finding

37. When he ____________ at the station, his train already _____________ .
A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives /
leaves
38. The phone ___________________ suddenly while Jane was doing the housework.
A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
39. Sarah has got an exam soon, so she ___________________ very hard at the moment.
A. works B. was working C. worked D. is working
40. Rosemary ___________________ to agree with us now.
A. is appearing B. appear C. appeared D. appears
41. Look! That man ___________________ your bike!
A. is stealing B. stealing C. steals D. stolen
42. Bettie usually ___________________ television in the evening.
A. has watched B. watching C. watches D. watch
43. It ______________ quite often in Britain during the winter.
A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing
44. I ___________________ Mai for five years. I wonder where she is now.
A. don’t see B. hadn’t seen C. haven’t seen D. didn’t see
45. Water ___________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. is boiling B. boiling C. boils D. boil
46. Eric ___________________ a flat yet, so he’s still living with his parents.
A. didn’t find B. is finding C. hasn’t found D. found
47. We ___________________ any interesting films lately.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. saw D. have seen
48. She looked into her bag but the money ___________________ !
A. was going B. has gone C. had gone D. went
49. It was midnight. Outside it ________________ very hard.
A. rains B. is raining C. rained D. was raining
50. Up to now, the pollution problems ________________ yet.
A. haven’t solved B. are not solving C. hadn’t solved D. will not have solved

1.My mother _______ the newspaper now.

A. read B.reads C.reading D. is reading

2. Those children _______ for 2 hours every afternoon.

A. sleep B. sleeps C. is sleeping D. are sleeping

3.We always _______ our English lessons carefully.

A. do B. does C. is doing D. are doing

4. At present, he _______ for a foreign company.

A. work B. works C. is working D. are working

5.The earth _______ around the sun once every 365 days.

A. go B. goes C. is going D. are going

6.Where _______ now ? I _______ to the theatre.

A. do you go/go B. are you going/ go

C. are you going/ are going D. are you going/ am going

7. The students _______ all of the new words very well now.

A. know B. knows C. is knowing D. are knowing

8. Just a minute! I _______ that word in the dictionary.

A.look B. looks C. looking D. am looking

8. Just a minute! I _______ that word in the dictionary.

A.look B. looks C. looking D. am looking

9. We _______ the use of verbs in English at the moment.

A. study B. studies C. is studying D. are studying

10.The teacher _______ at the board when he _______ to explain something.

A. point/ want B. points/wants C.points/ is wanting D. is pointing/ is wanting

11. It _______ when I got up this morning.

A. rains B. rained C. is raining D. was raining

12. Albert Einstein _______ in 1955.

A. dies B. is dying C. died D. was dying

13. They _______ in the library when the fire alarm went off.

A. study B. are studying C. studied D. were studying

14. What _______ when you arrived there?

A. does she do B. she did C.was she doing D. were she doing

15. He _______ economics at Harvard for almost 50 years.

A. teach B. taught C.was teaching D. were teaching

16. Helen _______ in the lobby, wasn’t she?

A. works B. worked C. was working D. wrere working

17.Mr. Thanh _______ to the office twice yesterday.

A. goes B. went C. was working D. were working

18. The wind _______ very hard when I went out this morning.

A. blows B. is blowing C. was blowinng D. were blowing

19. He fell while he _______ down the stairs.

A. goes B. is going C. was going D. were going

20. What _______ when you saw him ? He _______ a kite.

A.does Ba do/ is flying B. did Ba do/ was flying

C. was Ba doing/ flew D. was Ba doing/ was flying

II. Choose a,b,c,d complete each sentence

1. By the time you......... for that position, i......... for the company for fove years

A.Are applying/am working

B. Applied/had worked

C. Have applied/was working

D. Apply/have worked

2. Water........ at 100 degrees celsius

A. Boil

B. Boils

C. Is boiling

D. Was boiling

3. Look! A boy.......... over the fence !

A. Is jumping

B. Jumps

C. Had jumped

D. Was jumping

4. I'm sorry, teacher. I....... to do my homework yesterday

5.when their daughter.......... born, they............. married for four years

A. Is/have been

B. Was/had been

C. Has been/were

D. Had been/are

6. At the time being, my son........nebraska wesleyan university

A. Is attending

B. Attend

C. Was attending

D. attended

7.Columbus...........america more rhen 400 years ago

A. Discovered

B. Has discovered

C. Had discovered

D. Was discovering

8. We.......in sin sydbey when our father

1 we can not have our car now ,................................. at the garage a it's still being repalred b it's still repairing c it's still repaired d it's still being repairing 2 john .......................you when he has finished the report a was calling b was being called c will call d will be called 3 the house .................... six decades ago a was built b was building c will be built d was to be built 4 the building ...................... a is being demolished b is demolishing c has demolished d been demolished 5 while i ...................... this morning , i met jane a shop b shopping c was shopping d am shopping 6 wait here until i ....................you a am calling b am going to call c call d will call 7 this room ....................... for ages a has not used b has not been used c has not used d has not been used 8 i am like to have my shoes .................at once a repair b repairing c repaied d being repaired 9 i am going to have my house ........................this weekend a is redecorated b redecorated c will be redecorated d redecorate 10 my shoes need ......................... a to clean b cleaning c to be cleaned d b and c 11 pupils are made ...................hard at school a work b to work c working d worked 12 the factory is said .............................. in a fire two years ago a being destroyed b to have been destroyed c to have destroyed d to destroy

1: They enjoy ..................people on their trip around Italy. A. to meet B. meeting C. meet D. met 2: I know that he __________ in the library at this moment. A. works B. has worked C. is working D. was working 3: There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It __________ soon. A. is raining B. will have rained C. is going to rain D. will rain 4: Look! The bus ____________________. A. will come B. is coming C. will be coming D. is going to come 5: I would like.............all of you to enjoy my party on this Friday. A. to invite B. inviting C. invite D. not invite 6: The human......system is a series of organs responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide. A. circulatory B. digestive C. nervous D. Respiratory 7: As planned, we ____________ our grandparents this weekend. will visit B. visit C. are going to visit D. is going to visit 8: She likes to meet and spend time with other people. She is very___________. unfriendly B. rude C. sociable D. introvert 9: Parents must____________ a good example for either children take B. make C. set D. show 10: My husband and I are not_____________ of each other when we split the house-work. We feel happy to do it. Responsible B. critical C. vulnerable D. enormous 11: The sytem that lets us take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide is called__________sytem A. respiratory B. excretory C. circulatory D. nervous 12: The exercise is very difficult, ___________ none of us can do it. and B. but C. so D. because 13: The police searched the house carefully______they found nothing but B. so C. nor D. or 14: My younger brother was lazy,__________he failed the final exams last year so B. and C. but D. or 15: I’m sure he will have no difficulty___________the exam. to pass B. passing C. to passing D. pass 16: Would you like__________to the cinema with us tomorrow evening? to come B. come C. coming D. came 17: I promised___________Tim go out but I don’t feel like_________now take /going B. to take/to go C. to take/going D. take/go 18: My grandfather is used to__________up early in the morning. getting B to get C. get D. got 19: Our school volunteer activities are very_________. excite B. exciting C. excitement D. excited 20: Tien Quan Ca is the national________of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. composer B. singer C. anthem D. instrument

14. Huong.............on the phone when I came in.

a. talked

b. was talking

c. has talked

d. has been talking.

15. I ...........TV at 8.30 last night.

a. watched

b. was watching

c. has watched

d. had wached.

16. While I was working in the garden, my son................video games.

a. was playing

b. has played

c. played

d. has been playing.

17. While mother............dinner the phone rang.

a. cooked

b. has cooked

c. had cooked

d. was cooking.

18. The child..........before the doctor arrived.

a. died

b. had died

c. has died

d. was dying

19.My father ............. For HCMUT from 1995 to 2004.

a. was working b. has worked

c. had worked

d. worked

20. We ............ English this time last week.

a. learned

b. were learning

c. have learned

d. had learned

1. I _______this film twice.

A. see B. saw C. will see D. have seen

2. –Peter, please help me do the washing up. – Sorry, Mum. I ____TV.

A. watch B. am watching C. had watched D. watched

3. The farmers _____ in the field now.

A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working

4. The war _____ out three years ago.

A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking

5. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.

A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk

6. She ______ a lot of new books.

A. had just bought B. has just bought C. buys D. bought

7. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.

A. does B. has done C. had done D. did

8. At present, that author ______ a historical novel.

A. is writing B. was writing C. has written D. had written

9. By next month, I _____ my first novel.

A. will finish B. am going to finish C. finish D. will have finished

10. Phong ______ at the university so far.

A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked

11. How long _____ able to drive? – since 1990.

A. could you B. have you been C. were you D. are you

12. They ______ since eight o’clock.

A. are talking B. have been talking C. talked D. talk

13. My brother _______ in the army from 1990 to 1995.

A. served B. has served C. had served D. is serving

14. At this moment, I _____ that we have a good chance of victory.

A. was feeling B. am feeling C. feel D. had been feeling

15. I _____ the money from him yet.

A. haven’t received B. don’t receive

C. will receive D. am receiving

16. This is the most interesting book _____ .

A. I’ve read B. I had read C. I’ve ever readed D. I’ve ever read

17. I ____ him ten days ago.

A. see B. saw C. have seen D. will see

18. It ______ a long time since I last saw him.

A. is B. was C. will be D. had been

19. She _____ so hard this week that she doesn’t have time to go to the hairdresser’s.

A. works B. worked C. has been working D. had worked

20. Mr. John_______ to Los Angeles in 1992.

A. had gone B. has gone C. went D. was going

21. What ______ to you yesterday?

A. happened B. did happen C. had happened D. has happened

22. I never go to Australia. I _____ to Australia yet.

A. will go B. went C. haven’t been D. have been

23. What _____ do at 7:00 tomorrow morning.

A. will you B. shall you C. were you D. did you

24. Why ______ you come yesterday?

A. couldn’t B. can’t C. didn’t D. A and C

25. My mother ______ in this factory since 1990

A. works B. worked C. has worked D. had worked

26. I _____ my hair before breakfast this morning.

A. washed B. had washed C. was washing D. have washed

27. I _____ about him when he suddenly came in.

A. talk B. talked C. am talking D. was talking

28. He will finish this work before you _______ here tomorrow.

A. leave B. will leave C. would leave D. are going to leave

29. Don’t make noise. My mother ______ with her friends.

A. is talking B. was talking C. talks D. talked

30. He _____ in this office for ten years by next Monday. A. will have been working

B. would be working C. will work D. will be working

31. No sooner _____ the office than the telephone rang.

A. was he leaving B. he was leaving C. he had left D. had he left

32. George______ this movie three times.

A. sees B. has seen C. saw D. had seen

33. Food, air and clothes _______ necessary for life.

A. was B. were C. is D. are

34. He ______ a visit to Halong Bay in 1995.

A. had paid B. paid C. has paid D. pays

35. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.

A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting

36. What _____ during the last few weeks.

A. did you do B. had you been doing

C. have you been doing D. were you doing

37. Up to now, the teacher _______ our class five tests.

A. gives B. is giving C. has given D. had given

38. The students _____ English now.

A. study B. are studying C. will study D. have studied

39. I don’t feel good. I _____ work tomorrow.

A. won’t be going B. won’t go to C. don’t go D. went

40. He is tired because he ____ all day.

A. had worked B. has worked C. worked D. works

41. _____ at home tonight?

A. are you staying B. do you stay

C. were you staying D. did you stay

42. We _____ in this house for ten years.

A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived

43. She ____ in the departure lounge for a long time.

A. is waiting B. was waiting C. waits D. has waited

44. I ______ my driving test on Friday.

A. have passed B. had passed C. passed D. was passing

45. I ______ a vegetarian since 1998.

A. am B. was C. have been D. had been