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Tom and Marry have been building a house _____for____ two years. They have been dreaming of finishing it ____since_____ last summer but they have been having problems _____for____ a few months because of the weather. In fact, it has been raining and snowing _____since____ October so they haven't been able to put the roof on yet. This weekend they are trying to put the windows. They have only been working _____since____ 8 o'clock but they feel like they've been doing it ____for_____ hours because it is very difficult. They have been saving up ____for_____ a long time but they haven't been able to hire any workmen yet. Tom has been looking for an evening job ____since_____ Christmas, so they will have enough money soon. They haven't been going out _____since____ they started saving-but when the hourse is finished they are goinh to have a big party to celebrate

Tom and Marry have been building a house for two years. They have been dreaming of finishing it since last summer but they have been having problems for a few months because of the weather. In fact, it has been raining and snowing since October so they haven't been able to put the roof on yet. This weekend they are trying to put the windows. They have only been working since 8 o'clock but they feel like they've been doing it for hours because it is very difficult. They have been saving up for a long time but they haven't been able to hire any workmen yet. Tom has been looking for an evening job since Christmas, so they will have enough money soon. They haven't been going out since they started saving-but when the hourse is finished they are goinh to have a big party to celebrate

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1. ...... for twelve hours , I left marvelous .

A. Having slept

B. Have slept

C. having been slept

D. have been slept

2. By the time their baby arrivers , the Johnson hope ............. painting and decorating the new nursery .

A. having finished

B. to have finished

C. having been finished

D. to have been finished

3. She's angry about .............. to the farewell party last night .

A. not having invited

B. not to have invited

C. not having been invited

D. not to have been invited

4. We decided not to travel , ........... the terrible weather forecast

A. having heard

B. to have heard

C. having been heard

D. to have been heard

5. I'd love ........... to the party , but it was impossible

A. having gone

B. to have gone

C. having been gone

D. to have been gone

6. I don't recall ............. him at the conference .

A. having seen

B. to have pained

C. having been seen

D. to have been seen

7. ............. in dark colors , the room needed some bright lights

A. having plainted

B. to have plained

C. having been plained

D. to have been plained

8. the stockbroker denied ............. of the secret business deal

A. having informed

B. to have informed

C. having been informed

D. to have been informed

9. They now regret ............ their son by providing too many material possessions

A . having spoiled

B. to have spoiled

C. having been spoiled

D . to have been spoiled

A letter from the builders
Dear Mrs Sangster, ...✔.......
Just a quick note to explain what we have been done ....been......
so far this month. The work on the kitchen has gone ....✔......
well so far, although we haven't already finished .....already.....
knocking down the outside wall yet.
So I wrote .....So....
to you last week and have explained that two of .....have....
my workmen were ill. They have quite covered ....✔.....
now, I am glad to say, and they have came back .....have....
to work yesterday. As the weather has been bad ....✔.....
we have been work inside most of the time, and .....work.....
all the painting is now finished. We have .....✔......
also put in a new window in the kitchen, as you .....✔....
have instructed in your last letter. As you .....have.....
have not been visiting here for two weeks ....visiting...
we have not had the chance to discuss the walls. ...✔.....
When we checked them we have discovered ...have.....
that they are in a dangerous condition. I'll ...✔.....
let you know what we have do to them. .....have....
Best wishes,
Andrew Turner, Builder

Choose the best answer

1. _______ yet?

A. Have the letters been typed B. Have been the letters typed

C. Have the letters typed D. Had the letters typed

2. Mike _______ What's going on in his English class.

A. can't understand B.can't be understood

C.could have understood D. could have been understood

3. His car needs _______

A.be fixed B.fixing C. to be fixing D. fixed

4. A new hospital _______ in this area.

A. are going to be built B.builds C. is going to be built D.is going to build

5. The class for next semester is too large. It ought to _______ in half.

A.be divided B. divide C.have divided D.have been divided

6. You had better _______ your chores before Mom gets home.

A.be finished B.have finished C.have been finished D.finish

7. The entire can _______ from their mountain home.

A.see B.be seen C. being seen D.sees

8. I found this book on my desk when I came to class. It must _______ by one of the students in earlier class.

A. be left B.have been left C. leave D. have left

9. This car ______________

A.was manufactured in Japan by Toyota last year.

B. was manufactured by Toyota in last year in japan

C. was manufactured last year in japan by Toyota

D last year was manufactured by Toyota in Japan

10. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? - I don't enioy ________ at

A.be laughed B. to be laughed C.laughing D. being laughed

Choose the best answer

1. _______ yet?

A. Have the letters been typed B. Have been the letters typed

C. Have the letters typed D. Had the letters typed

2. Mike _______ What's going on in his English class.

A. can't understand B.can't be understood

C.could have understood D. could have been understood

3. His car needs _______

A.be fixed B.fixing C. to be fixing D. fixed

4. A new hospital _______ in this area.

A. are going to be built B.builds C. is going to be built D.is going to build

5. The class for next semester is too large. It ought to _______ in half.

A.be divided B. divide C.have divided D.have been divided

6. You had better _______ your chores before Mom gets home.

A.be finished B.have finished C.have been finished D.finish

7. The entire can _______ from their mountain home.

A.see B.be see C. being seen D.sees

8. I found this book on my desk when I came to class. It must _______ by one of the students in earlier class.

A. be left B.have been left C. leave D. have left

9. This car ______________

A.was manufactured in Japan by Toyota last year.

B. was manufactured by Toyota in last year in japan

C. was manufactured last year in japan by Toyota

D last year was manufactured by Toyota in Japan

10. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? - I don't enioy ________ at

A.be laughed B. to be laughed C.laughing D. being laughed

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6. how long you.................... English? for 5 years now

a. has...studied b. have....studied c. has been.....studying d. have.....been studying

7. i.................... for two hours, but she has not come yet

a. have waited b. has waited c. has been waited d. waited

8. They................... in Ho Chi Minh city since 1975

a. lived b. has lived c. have been living d. live

9. she.................... all the books written by Dickens for 10 years

a. have read b. has read c. read d. has been read

10. he................ here since Chirtmas, i wonder where he has been living since then

a. hasn't been b. hasn't been being c. haven't been d. haven't been being

11. Jack has been going to paris for a holiday. He never................... there

a. has been b. have been c. has been being d. have been being

12. you........... so far ? I have rung the bell for the last twenty minutes

a. has...Slept b. have.......been sleeping c. have............. slept d. has................been sleeping

13. he.................a novel for two years but he has not finished it yet

a. has been writing b. have ben writing c. have written d. has write

1. A
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. C
7. A

By the end of the month I in this town for ten years. 

A. will have been living B. have been living

C. will live D. am living 

2. By the end of this week we on the project for a month. 

A. have been working B. have worked 

C. will have been working D. will work

3. By July the fifth they are studying 

A. are studying B. will study

C. will have studied D. will have been studying

4. By 10 o'clock she (watch)   TV for 4 hours. 

A. will have been watching B. has been watching 

C. is watching D. will watch 

5. She for 10 hours by 11 o'clock. 

A. will have been sleeping B. has sleeping 

C. is sleeping D. will sleep 

6. We him for 40 days by next Saturday. 

A. will look for B. are looking for

C. will have been looking for D. will have been looking 

7. They (wait)   for the president for 5 hours. 

A. will have been waiting B. are waiting 

C. will wait D. have waited 

By the end of the month I in this town for ten years. =>A

A. will have been living B. have been living

C. will live D. am living 

2. By the end of this week we on the project for a month. =>C

A. have been working B. have worked 

C. will have been working D. will work

3. By July the fifth they are studying =>C

A. are studying B. will study

C. will have studied D. will have been studying

4. By 10 o'clock she (watch)   TV for 4 hours. =>A

A. will have been watching B. has been watching 

C. is watching D. will watch 

5. She for 10 hours by 11 o'clock. =>A

A. will have been sleeping B. has sleeping 

C. is sleeping D. will sleep 

6. We him for 40 days by next Saturday. =>C

A. will look for B. are looking for

C. will have been looking for D. will have been looking 

7. They (wait)   for the president for 5 hours. =>D

A. will have been waiting B. are waiting 

C. will wait D. have waited 

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. You _____ much recently.

A. weren’t studying B. don’t study C. haven’t been studying D. didn’t study

2. “Where’s Tony?” “He _____ to the travel agent’s, and he hasn’t come back.”

A. has been B. has been going C. has gone D. had gone

3. I’m sorry, but the director _____ the office.

A. already left B. has left C. had left D. is leaving

4. For several years his ambition _____ to become a pilot.

A. is B. has been C. was . D. had been

5. She said she met you once at the Hilton last year. _____ since then?

A. Have you met her B. Did you meet her C. Were you met her D. Had you met her

6. We think they _____ all that is necessary.

A. have done B. doing C. had done D. would do

7. I _____ here since last September.

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

8. I think I _____ my door key. I can’t find it anywhere.

A. lost B. am losing C. have lost D. will lose

9. Mr. Kdwards _____ history for 35 years, and is retiring soon.

A. teaches B. is teaching C. taught D. has been teaching

10. I’d like to see that football match because I _____ one this year.

A. don’t see B. can’t see C. hardly see D. haven’t seen

11. Once an animal _____ from the wild, it generally cannot be returned to its place of origin for fear of disease.

A. was taken s B. will be taken C. would be taken D. has been taken

12. I’m tired. I _____ the house since 9 this morning.

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

13. I _____ to your excuses carefully, but I _____.

A. listen - do not convince

B. am listening - was not convinced

C. had listened - have not been convinced

D. have listened - am not convinced

14. I _____ (Có thừa ko bạn nhỉ? ) can’t believe that you _____ all the three exercises. You just started five minutes ago.

A. have finished B. have been finishing C. finished D. are finishing

15. Up to now, the discount _____ to children under ten years old.

A. has only applied B. only applies C. was only applied D. only applied

16. Tom often watches TV after his parents _____ to bed.

A. had gone B. have gone C. go D. went

17. This is the third time James _____ the volunteer program to the village.

A. joins B. joined C. has joined D. has been joining

18. “How’s Peter doing?” “I don’t know. I _____ from him for months.”

A. have to hear B. haven’t heard C. didn’t hear D. don’t hear

19. “Susan is still looking for a decent flat.” “How long _____ for?” .

A. was she looking B. is she looking C. had she looked D. has she been looking

20. “Has Tim come to terms with his exam results?” “Yes. He _____ the fact he’ll have to reset.”

A. had accepted B. has been accepting C. accepted D. has accepted

21. “How do you like your sushi?” “Well, it’s really different. It’s the first time I _____ Japanese food.”

A. eat B. am eating C. have eaten D. have been eating

22. Their children _____ lots of new friends since they _____ to that town.

A. have made - moved

B. were making - have moved

C. made - are moving

D. made - have been moving

23. It has been a good year. I _____ two books and several short stories, all of which are now in print.

A. have written B. have been writing C. will have written D. had written

24. You should know that everyone in this office _____ busily planning the dance for a week.

A. is B. has been C. have been D. are

25. Jane is a wonderful singer. Her mother tells me that she _____ professionally since she was four.

A. has been sung B. was singing C. is singing D. has been singing

26. That the committee members could not agree with each other about solving that problem _____ caused a serious problem.

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

27. Prices _____ considerably since this time last year.

A. have raised B. rose C. raised D. have risen

28. The number of working women in China _____ from 49% in 1980 to nearly 65% today.

A. has been increasing B. has increased C. is increasing D. have increased

29. She _____ two miles and a half, and now she feels exhausted.

A. runs B. was running C. has run D. has been running

30. Something tells me that you _____ to a single word I _____ in the past ten minutes.

A. haven’t been listening - have said

B. haven’t listened - had said

C. hadn’t listened - said

D. didn’t listen - was saying

31. How many of those chocolates _____ today?

A. did you eat B. do you eat C. had you eaten D. have you eaten

32. This is the latest news from Timbuktu. Two-thirds of the city _____ in a fire.

A. has been destroyed B. were destroyed C. was destroyed D. have been destroyed

33. Our industrial output _____from 2 million in 2011 to 2 million in 2011 to 4 million this year.

A. rises B. rose C. was rising D. has risen

34. The replacement of shops such as the groceries’ and chemist’s by cafes _____ the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.

A. leave B. have left C. has left D. to have left

35. He_____ (Thiếu chỗ trống rùi nè ) off alone a month ago, and _____ of since.

A. set - hasn’t been heard

B. setted - hasn’t heard

C. set - hasn’t heard

D. setted - hadn’t been heard

36. .You looked tired. _____ hard all day?

A. Have you been working B. Did you work C. Do you work D. Are you working

37. Thousands of antibiotics _____, but only about thirty are in common use today.

A. have developed B. are developing C. have been developed D. have been developing

38. None of the students _____ to class yet.

A. are coming B. hadn’t come C. haven’t come D. have come

39. We _____ for three hours and are very tired.

A. are walking B. have been walking C. were walking D. had been walking

40. I _____ badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play it.

A. have never played - tried

B. have ever played - have tried

C. have played - have tried

D. have never played - have tried

41. “Are you learning your lesson?” “No, I _____ it.”

A. finished B. finish C. have finished D. have been finished

42. lie is tired how. He _____ for a long time.

A. has been learning B. learns C. has been learned D. learned

43. Listen, Donna, I don’t care if you _____ the bus this morning. You _____ late for work too many times. You are fired!

A. have missed have been B. missed - have been C. missed -- were D. were missing - were

44. “Joseph’s English _____, isn’t it?” - “Yes. He _____ American television programs everyday since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent.”

A. is really improving - has been watching

B. has really improved - has watched

C. really improved - watches

D. is really improving - watches

45. For the last ten years, engineers _____ noise levels in Britain’s cities.

A. have been measured . have been measuring C. has measured D. have been measurement

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. He _____ playing with his dog.

A. is loving B. loves C. was loving D. love
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2. Oil _____ if you pour it on water.

A. floated B. floats C. will be floated D. float
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3. Water _____ at 100 degrees Celsius.

A. boils B. boiling C. is boiling D. boil
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4. The launch of the first liquid-fuelled rocket in 1926 _____ by flight historians _____ as significant as the Wright Brothers’ flight.

A. has considered - having been

B. was considered - being

C. is considered - to be

D. has been considered - has been
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5. I’m afraid John will get drunk at the party no matter what his wife _____ to prevent it.

A. would do B. were doing C. does D. will do

6. “Any news from Vicky?” “Yes. She ____ tomorrow on the 9:15 train.”

A. arrives B. will have arrived C. arriving D. will have been arriving
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7. “Do you know it’s Barb’s birthday today?” “Yes, she _____ a party tonight.”

A. has B. is to have C. is having D. will have

8. Tom _____ things round the house, which is annoying.

A. always leaves B. has always left C. is leaving D. is always leaving
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9. Teenagers _____ photos of pop stars on their bedroom walls.

A. are often sticking B. often stick C. will often stick D. have often stuck

10. At least half of the world’s population _____ more than one language.

A. speak B. speaks C. have spoken D. is speaking

11. “Did you have a good time at the .Browns?” “Not really. I _____ I’ll ever visit them again.”

A. won’t be thinking B. am not thinking C. don’t think D. think not

12. Today, universities _____ of conducting “cruel and unnecessary” tests on animals, _____ banned drugs such as amphetamines.

A. are accused - using

B. have accused - to use

C. have been accused – used

D. are being accused - being used

13. “George is in hospital.” “Yes, I’ve heard he _____ good progress.”

A. makes B. will make C. is making D. would make

14. My neighbor really gets on my nerves. She _____ the washing machine on late at night.

A. has always put B. had always put C. has always been putting D. is always putting

15. The word “Olympic” _____ from Olympian in Greece.

A. has come B. came C. comes D. is coming

16. Three swimmers, Paul, Ed, and Jim, _____ now in the competition for medals.

A. is B. has been C. had been D. are

17. “Could I have a word with you, please?” “Sorry, I’m in a big hurry. My train _____ in 15 minutes.”

A. is leaving B. left C. has left D. will leave

18. I _____ an important phone call from America. Could you tell me when it comes?

A. had expected B. have been expected C. expected D. am expecting

19. The existence of many stars in the sky _____ us to suspect that there may be life on another planet.

A. lead B. leading C. have led D. leads

20. _____, insist on a full refund.

A. Whatever he will say B. Whatever he said C. Whatever he says D. Whatever he would say

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

21. A star that (A) has used up its (B) energy and has lost its heat (C) became (D) a dwarf. => becomes

22. Mr. Suzuki Wants to know (A) where the supplies are kept (B), in case he need (C) more of them (D) while we’re away. => needs

23. In some areas, it has (A) against the law (B) to ride (C) a motorcycle without (D) a helmet. => is

24. The novel and the short story are the literary forms (A) most commonly called (B) “fiction”, but contemporary narrative (C) poetry and drama were (D) also forms of fiction. => are

25. When the minerals needed for (A) corn to grow (B) are lack (C), the husks may be stunted (D). => lack

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

46. Since ancient times (A), some people wore (B) amulets, objects that are supposed (C) to give the wearer magical (D) powers.
~> have worn
47. I will come to (A) your (B) office as soon as I prepare (C) this (D) report.
~> by
48. Our lifestyle (A) changed (B) since running water (C) came to (D) our village.
~> has changed
49. As soon (A) as he will graduate(B), he is going (C) to return to (D) his hometown
~> bỏ will
50. We haven’t (A) seen each (B) other from (C) we left school. (D)
~> since

1/ We have NEVER seen a shooting star. But we hope to some day

2/ They have been in classroom SINCE 8 a.m

3/ She has been in the kitchen FOR hours

4/ You have been to the cinema twice THIS WEEK

5/ Have you EVER eaten cheesecakes ?

6/ We have ALWAYS wanted to go to Tokyo, but I never got the change.

7/ I have not been to the new stadium YET. I think I will go sometimes this week.

8/ She is not hungry. She has JUST eaten.

9/ HOW LONG have you been in Greece ?

10/ I have ALREADY finished my homework. I finished it ten minutes ago.