IV. Choose the best answer

1.         The child________ before the doctor arrived.

            a. died  b. had died       c. has died       d. was dying

2.         We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests________

            a. had left        b. has left         c. left   d. were leaving

3.         The secretary________ the report by 10:00 yesterday.

            a. hasn't finished          b. hasn't finished         c. didn't finish  d. would finish

4.         Jane's eyes are red. She________

            a. cried b. has cried      c. has been crying        d. had cried

5.         This room is dirty. Someone________ in here.

            a. smoked        b. has smoked  c. had been smoking    d. has been smoking

6.         Arsenal________ next Monday.

            a. wins b. will win        c. would win    d. is winning

7.         it________ rain tomorrow.

            a. rains b. will rain       c. is going to rain         d. is raining

8.         I'll come and see you before I ________ for America.

            a. leave            b. will leave     c. have left       d. shall leave

9.         The little girl asked what________ to her friend.

            a. has happened           b. happened     c. had happened       d. would have been happened

10.       John________ a book when I saw him.

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

11.       He said he________ return later.

            a. will   b. would          c. can   d. would be'

12.       Jack________ he door.

            a. has just opened        b. open            c. will have opened      d. opening

13.       I have been waiting for you________

            a. since early morning  b. since 9 a.m  c. for two hours           d. all are correct

14.       My sister________ for you since yesterday.

            a. is looking     b. was looking c. has been looking      d. looked

15.       Jack________ the door.

            a. has just painted        b. paint            c. will have painted      d. painting

16.       The train________ half an hour ago.

            a. has been leaving      b. left  c. has left         d. had left

17.       We________ Doris since last Sunday.

            a. don't see       b. haven't seen c. didn't see      d. hadn't seen

18.       When I last saw him, he________ in London.

            a. has lived      b. is living        c. was living     d. has been living

19.       She is tired now. She________ for a long time.

            a. has been learning b. has learned      c. learns           d. learned

20.       They will have gone home before you________ to meet them.

            a. came            b. come            c. will come     d. are coming

21.       Hurry up or the train________ before you ca catch it.

            a. will leave     b. leaves          c. will have left            d. has left

22.       Now my sister________ a bicycle of her own.

            a. is having      b. are having    c. has   d. had

23.       A football team________ chiefly of 12 players.

            a. composed    b. composes     c. comprised    d. comprises

24.       This is the first time I ________ here.

            a. am    b. have been    c. was  d. be

25.       Last week, my professor promised that he________ today.

            a. would come b. will come     c. comes          d. coming

26.       My girls friend arrived after I ________ for her about half an hour.

            a. was waiting  b. had been waiting      c. has been waiting                  d. have waited

27.       Did she say she________ him tomorrow?

            a. has visited    b. will visit       c. would visit   d. is going to visit

28.       ________ to rain before you woke up this morning?

            a. Did it begin  b. has it begun c. Had it begun            d. Would it begin

29.       My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she________ one before.

            a. had never seen         b. has never seen         c. never seen    d. never had seen

30.       I________ in Da Nang before I moved to Dong Nai.

            a. have been living         b. have lived  c. had lived      d. had been living

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. But for the rain we…..our destination ages ago.

A. reached                              B. would reach                       C. would have reached                         D. had reached

2. I was offered lamb or chicken,…..I like.

A. neither of that                    B. neither of which                C. of that neither                    D. of which neither

3. David: "You really have a nice dress, Kathy. I’ve never seen such a perfect thing on you". - Kathy: "….. I bought it yesterday".

A. I’m sure you like it             B. I suppose it is not bad      C. I’m glad you like it                             D. I myself like it very much

4. My son didn’t feel well;….., he didn’t go to work yesterday.

A. However                             B. Therefore                           C. So                                       D. But

5. Don’t let me disturb you; please get…..your writing.

A. on with                               B. in with                C. across to                           D. through to

6. I don’t like this chocolate. I like…..chocolate.

A. some others                      B. another             C. some other                        D. one other

7. Her blouse didn’t fit her well and…..

A. so her skirt didn’t              B. so didn’t her skirt              C. but her skirt didn’t             D. but her skirt did

8. Physics and mathematics interest him almost…..

A. alike                                    B. the same                            C. similarly                             D. equally

9. I admit I suffer from a…..of patience with such people.

A. shortage                            B. lack                                     C. emptiness                          D. limit

10. Don’t start the next page…..you have finished the last test question.

A. until                                    B. while                                   C. when                                  D. since

11. They turned…..at the party, despite the awful weather.

A. round                                 B. in                                        C. back                                   D. up

12. Kim: "Do you like frog’s legs?" - Dave: "…..them, I don’t really know".

A. Never try                            B. Not to have try   C. Never having tried            D. Never had tried

13. My grandmother takes better photographs than…..

A. my                                       B. I take                                   C. me                                      D. me take

14. There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down…..into the water.

A. one another                       B. one after another              C. each other                         D. a lot

15. Just keep…..on the baby while I cook the dinner, will you?

A. a look                                 B. a glance             C. an eye                                D. a care

16. There…..lots of furniture…..in the furniture department.

A. are / to display                   B. are / displaying                C. is / displaying                   D. is / on display

17. I want to keep…..

A. the room tidy                     B. the room tidily                   C. the tidy room                     D. the tidily room

18. Although most car can travel much faster, the…..speed limit in the UK is 70 mph (110 kph).

A. maximum                            B. greatest              C. highest              D. biggest

19. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when…..next.

A. they met                             B. they to meet                       C. to meet               D. should they meet

20. Make…..sure you end each sentence with a full stop. 

A. strongly                             B. doubly               C. clearly                D. apparently

II Choose the best answer for each sentence

1 My mother ..................to the market at 9: 00 am every day

A goes B went C go D has gone

2 Our principal..................to thailand several times

A was B had been C is D has been

3 I ...............do morning exercise because it is good for my health

A rarely B seldom C never D always

4 .................went along with Jenny at your party last night ?

A what B who C When D why

5 My mother got very angry this morning because our cat ..............her favorite vase

A breaks B was breaking C had broken D has broken

6 Tom enjoys ................books in his free time

A read B reading C to read D reads

7 Her grandfather .........two years ago

a dies B had died C died D has died

8 Would you mind ............off the television now ?

A turn B turning C to turn D turned