Exercise 02: Choose the best answer.

1. How many languages ________ John speak? *

does

do

did

will

2. Hurry! The train________ I don't want to miss it. *

comes

is coming

came

has come

3. Mike________ one hour ago. *

was phoning

had phoned

phoned

phones

4. For several years his ambition ________ to be a pilot. *

is

has been

was

had been

5. The man got out of the car, _______ round to the back and opened the boot. *

walking

walked

walks

walk

6. Monica________ with her sister at the moment until she finds a flat. *

stays

is staying

will stay

is going to stay

7. We________ English this time next Monday. *

learn

will learn

are learning

will be learning

8. We________ Doris since last Sunday. *

don't see

haven't seen

didn't see

hadn't seen

9. Columbus _________ America more than 400 years ago. *

discovered

had discovered

has discovered

he has gone

10. I ________ in the room now. *

am being

was being

have been being

am

1.       How many languages_____ John speak?

          a. do                            b. does                       c. did                           d. will

2.       Hurry! The train________ I don't want to miss it.

          a. comes                      b. is coming               c. came                        d. has come

3.       Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ________ in several film.

          a. appears                    b. is appearing           c. appeared                  d. has appeared

4.       Before  you asked, the letter________

          a. was written              b. had been written   c. had written              d. has been written

5.       Mike________ one hour ago.

          a. phoned                    b. was phoning          c. had phoned             d. has phoned

6.       Look! The bus________

          a. left                           b. has left                  c. leaves                       d. is leaving

7.       We________ next vacation in London.

          a. spend                       b. are spending          c. will spend                d. are going to spend

8.       Robert________ tomorrow morning on the 10:30 train.

          a. arrived                     b. is arriving              c. has arrived               d. would arrive

9.       Ask her to come ad see me when she ________ her work.

          a. finish                       b. has finished           c. finished                   d. finishing

10.     Almost everyone________ for home by the time we arrived.

          a. leave                        b. left                         c. leaves                       d. had left

11.     By the age of 25, he ________ two famous novels.

          a. wrote                       b. writes                    c. has written               d. had written

12.     I couldn't cut the grass because the machine_______ a few days previously.

          a. broken down           b. has been broken    c. had broken down    d. breaks down

13.     We ________English this time last week.

          a. learned                     b. were learning         c. have learned            d. had learned

14.     Her family________ to America before 1975.

          a. went                        b. have gone              c. had gone                  d. would go

15.     When I arrived at the party, Martha________ home already.

          a. went                        b. have gone              c. had gone                  d. would go

16.     We________ English this time next Monday.

          a. learn                         b. will learn               c. are learning              d. will be learning

17.     I ________ my key. Can you help me look for it?

          a. lose                          b. lost                        c. had lost                    d. have lost

18.     Last night Tine________ in bed when suddenly she heard a scream.

          a. read                         b. was reading           c. had read                  d. had read

19.     We________ a party next week. Would you like to come?

          a. have                         b. will have                c. are having                d. will have had

20.     While mother________ dinner the phone rang.

          a. cooked                     b. had cooked           c. has cooked              d. was cooking

I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. 1. -“What would you like to drink now?” - “_______________.” A. No, thanks B. Yes, please C. I like to do nothing D. Orange juice, please 2. All of us enjoy _______ to classical music. A. listen B. listens C. listening D. listened 3. She worked very hard, _______she passed all her exams. A. because B. and C. so D. but 4. Hoa looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has _______ A. flu B. sunburn C. spots D. stomachache 5. My family has decided to use _________ electricity by using more solar energy instead. A. more B. less C. much D. fewer 6. I ............... playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends. A. find B. think C. say D. tell 7. -“Would you like me to turn off your computer? - “ ______________. I’ll do it myself” A. No, thanks B. Yes, please C. Don’t do it D. Of course 8. You like playing monopoly or chess, your hobby may be _______. A. collecting things. B. playing sports C. dancing D. Board games

Choose the best option to complete each sentence

1. I don't know ... a birthday cake ?

A. make  B. making  C. to make  D. made

2. ... you post this letter for me, please ? - OK

A. Do  B. Are  C. Will  D. Shall

3. The man ... in the garden is my grandfather

A. works  B. working  C. worked  D. is working

4. Glass should be collected and sent to factories for ...

A. reusing  B. reducing  C. refilling  D. recycling

5. We ... morning exercise at six o' clock yesterday

A. took  B. take  C. are taking  D. were taking

6. My friend, Lam ... to school late

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

7. The Statue of Liberty ... by French people

A. design  B. designed  C. was designed  D. was designing

8. Ha Long Bay is ... by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site

A. studied  B. recognized  C. known  D. seen

9. ... is often called "The Windy City"

A. Hawaii  B. Chicago  C. New York  D. San Francisco

10. She promises she ... study hard for next exam

A. won't  B. will  C. is  D. must

11. ... in Cambodia should be really known as a wonder

A. Angkor Wat  B. The Taj Mahal  C. The Hanging of Babylon  D. The Statue of Zeus

12. My school hasn't held a/an ... contest yet

A. flower - arranging  B. flowers - arranging  C. arranging - flowers  D. arranging - flower

II. Choose the best answer. 1. I Da Lat three times until now. A. visited D. visiting B. visit 2. "I have been to Singapore C. have visited How about you?’ A. twice times B. two C. twice D. two times 3. "I'd like to change the Please give me the remote control". A. view B. channel C. programme D. television 4. We to Singapore last summer. A. go C. goes D. will go B. went John buy a lot of souvenirs for his friends? C. Were 5. D. Is A. Did B. Do 6. Mika return to America last week. B. isn't C. didn't D. wasn't A. doesn't 7. do children love cartoons? A. What B. Which C. Why D. How long 8. Playing sports helps us keep B. fit C. free D. worse A. weak 9. time do you usually get up? A. How far B. Which C. Whose D. What interested in playing it. 10. Minh likes watching football matches on TV, but he C. isn't D. likes A. is B. goes

  II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

     1.  “What would you like to drink now?” - “……………….”

       A. Yes, please      B. No, thanks          C. Tea, please       D. I like nothing to do

     2.  All the food ……………… and all the drinks ……………… at the party last night.

           A.  ate  / drank                                 B. is eaten/   are  drunk

          C. was eaten/ were drunk                  D. were eaten/ was drunk

     3.  Have you ever visited Minh Mang Tomb?- Yes, I have. It ……………… in 1841 and completed three years later.

          A. was built                 B.  built           C. is built        D. was build

     4.  We didn’t buy……………… potatoes for lunch.

          A. much               B. any                  C. some                D. little

     5.  ……………… kilos of beef do you want, Sir? -I need only one.

          A. How many         B. How much        C. How big           D. How large

     6.  John loves classical music because he is good at ……………… it.

          A. play                 B. playing           C. played              D. to play

     7.  This cake……………….of butter, eggs and flour.

          A. makes              B. is make            C. is made  ( passive  )   D. make

    8.   Classical music is not    ……………… pop and rock.

          A. as exciting so                                B. as exciting as

          C. more exciting as                           D. the most exciting as

     9.  I never like eating fish and ……………… .

          A. she doesn’t, either                        B. so doesn’t she 

          C. neither does she                           D. both A and C are correct

     10.         Dong Ho paintings are made on ……… papers with beautiful natural colours.

          A. tradition          B. culture             C. cultural            D. traditional

     11. The party last night ……………… with so many delicious food and drinks.

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

    12.Water puppetry is a traditional performance and it ……………… in a pool.

          A. performs          B. was performed C. is performed    D. performing

      13 .She has the same hobbies ………………. me.

          A. from                B. as                     C. on                    D. of

     14.         I need ………………. bread to make sandwiches.

          A. a                      B. any                  C. some                D. many

     15. Cham Towers in NinhThuan province ……………….. by tourists all over the world every year.

          A. is visited          B. are visit            C. visited              D. are visited

     16. I can’t play any musical instruments. – I can’t,……………….

          A. too                   B. either               C. so                     D. neither

     17.         He has been a famous film star for 3 years,………….he can earn lots of money.

          A. so                    B. because            C. and                  D. but

     18.         Mozart was one of the most famous……………….of classical music.

          A. singers             B. dancers            C. composers       D. actors

     19.         A……………….is the person who is so funny and makes people laugh happily.

          A. writer               B. singer               C. comedian         D. artist

     20. My younger sister has a very……………….character from me.

          A. different              B. as                     C. same               D. like

PRACTICE I. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D: 1. - “What would you like to drink now?” - “_______________.” A. No, thanks B. Yes, please C. I like to do nothing D. Orange juice, please 2. All of us enjoy _______ to classical music. A. listen B. listens C. listening D. listened 3. She worked very hard, _______she passed all her exams. A. because B. and C. so D. but 4. Hoa looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has _______ A. flu B. sunburn C. spots D. stomachache 5. My family has decided to use _________ electricity by using more solar energy instead. A. more B. less C. much D. fewer 6. I ............... playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends. A. find B. think C. say D. tell 7. -“ Would you like me to turn off your computer? - “ ______________. I’ll do it myself” A. No, thanks B. Yes, please C. Don’t do it D. Of course 8. You like playing monopoly or chess, your hobby may be _______. A. collecting things. B. playing sports C. dancing D. board games 9. I …………….. Nha Trang when I was a child. A. visit B. visited C. will visit D. have visited 10. He …………… to the USA so far. A. is B. was C. will be D. has been

II. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D:  

      1. -“What would you like to drink now?”      - “_______________.”    

           A. No, thanks            B. Yes, please            C. I like to do nothing          D. Orange juice, please

      2. All of us enjoy _______ to classical music.

            A. listen                     B. listens                    C. listening                            D. listened

      3. She worked very hard,  _______she passed all  her exams.

A. because                 B. and                         C. so                                       D. but

      4. Hoa looks red. She was outdoors yesterday. Perhaps she has _______

            A. flu                          B. sunburn                 C. spots                                  D. stomachache

      5. My family has decided to use _________ electricity by using more solar energy instead.

            A. more                      B. less                         C. much                                  D. fewer

      6. I _________ playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends.

            A. find                        B. think                      C. say                                     D. tell

      7. -“ Would you like me to turn off your computer?        - “ ______. I’ll do it myself”

           A. No, thanks             B. Yes, please           C. Don’t do it                        D. Of course

      8. You like playing monopoly or chess, your hobby may be _______.

          A. collecting  things.  B. playing sports      C. dancing                             D. board games

      9. I _________ Nha Trang when I was a child.

          A. visit                         B. visited                   C. will visit                            D. have visited

    10. He _________ to the USA so far.

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

    11. Americans eat a lot of junk food, _________junk food causes obesity.

          A. but                           B. and                         C. so                                       D. because

    12. Tim: I feel itchy and my nose is running.  Doctor: ____________.

          A. Wash your hair more.                               B. I think you have flu.

          C. Drink more water. Eat less meat.            D. I think you have a stomachache.

    13. Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

          A. allergy                    B. headache                C. temperature                                  D. obesity 

    14. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

          A. cold                        B. curly                       C. ocean                                 D. clothes

    15. Last year, I participated in _________funds for street children .

          A. raising         B. taking                   C. making                              D. gathering

    16. If you want to live long, you __________eat a lot of red meat.

          A. should                     B. shouldn’t              C. have to                               D. needn’t

    17. Don’t read in bed, _________you’ll harm your eyes.

          A. or                             B. and            C. but                                       D. so

    18. This dish is completely____________ from that one

          A. similar                     B. different                C. the same                             D. common

    19. Look! There’s a little bird __________itself  in the river.

          A. wash                        B. to wash                  C. washing                              D. is washing

    20. I think 10 years from now more people___________gardening.

          A. enjoy          B. to enjoy                  C. will enjoy                          D. enjoyed

    21. I _______Hue four times.

          A. visit                         B. will visit                 C. visited                               D. have visited

   22. Are you interested...........playing badminton after class?

          A. in                     B. with                 C. on                              D. for

   23. " What.........going to Hanoi tomorrow?"

          A. to                     B. in                     C. about                          D. for

   24. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.

          A. badly                B. good                C. hardly                         D. hard

   25. The building was built .........1962 and 1969.

          A. between           B. from                 C. since                           D. for

   26. This school..........in 1997

          A. built                 B. is built              C. was built                    D. has built

   27. Of all my friends, Hoa is.............

          A. the tallest                   B. the most tallest  C. taller                           D. more taller

   28. Last week I ……………my children to the biggest zoo in town.

A. got                             B. brought            C. fetch                                    D. took

   29. Are you proud…………….your country and its tradition ?

A. about               B. on                    C. of                              D. for

   30. Do you collect stamps or other things ?                  - Yes, I am a stamp………….

          A. collecting         B. collector           C. collect                                  D. collection

   31. It is very dangerous ………….. in the polluted environment.

A. to live              B. lives                 C. living                         D. live

   32. Our ………….. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.

A. nature               B. natural              C. naturing                     D. naturally

   33. His car is the same color …………. my uncle’s.

A. alike                 B. as                              C. like                            D. to

   34. This ruler …………….. of plastic.

A. make                B. made                C. is making                   D. is made

   35. I take part ………….. most youth activities of my school.

A. in                     B. of                     C. on                                       D. at

    36. The University of Cambridge…………...in 1209.

          A. found                       B. founded                  C. is founded                         D. was founded

    37. What…………when I called you?

          A. were you doing          B. did you do       C. are you doing   D. do you do

    38. It was raining………we cancelled the trip to Halong Bay last Sunday.

          A. although           B. because            C. so                     D. but

    39. She spends fifteen minutes………..to school.

          A. to walk             B. walking            C. walk                 D. walked

    40. She hasn’t written to me……….

          A. already             B. never                C. no longer                   D. yet

I. Choose the best answer.

1 . ____________ draw on the walls and tables, please!   

A. Do                     B. Don't                    C. Should                    D. Shouldn't

2. ____________ do children like cartoons?- Because they are colourful and funny.   

A. What               B. Where            C. Why                      D. When

3. My house is near ___________house, so I usually go there and play badminton with her.      

A. her                    B. his                       C. she                          D. hers

4. She was tired, ____________ she went to bed early.

A. but                  B. or                C. so              D. because

5. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.   

A. test             B. chess                   C. these                D. then

6. Lan never plays sports. She is not very ____________ .   

A. sport            B. sporting                    C. sports                       D. sporty

7. At the weekend we can play a____________ of badminton or join in a football match.   

A. sport              B. game                C. match                       D. subject

8. John, you are late. The match____________ ten minutes ago.   

A. start                     B. starts                     C. started               D. is starting