A. Choose the best option.

1. The film...by the time we...to the cinema.

a. had already started/ got b. already started/ had gotten

c. had already started/ had gotten d.already started/ gotten.

2. Harry up, Jame! We all...for you

a. wait b. are waiting c. waiting d. are waited

3. Mary ..........me an hour ago.

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

4. Up to now, I..........a lot of information about her.

a.would learn b. learnt c. have learnt d. will learn

5. He.......... London 2 years ago and I.......him since then.

a. left/ haven't seen b. left/ hadn't seen

c. was living/ haven't seen d. left/ didn't see

Question 31: When they arrived we _________ the test.
A. had already started                                           B. have already started             

C. starts                                                                  D. already starting

Question 32: Jack _______ to Paris for a holiday. He ________ there.

A. has been going / have never been.                      B. has gone / never has been

C. have gone / has never been                                D. has gone / has never been

Question 33: 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

Question 34: I started working here in 2000.

A. I have start working here since 2000.                                                               

B. I haven’t worked here since 2000.

C. I has started working here since 2000.                                                              

D. I have worked here since 2000.

Question 35: Henry _________ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going                                                         B. went                

C. has gone                                                           D. did go  

Question 36: There _______ many significant advances in Vietnam education recently.

A. are                                                                    B. will be

C. had been                                                           D. have been

Question 37: People ________ how to dye their clothes even before they knew how to read and write.

A. had known                                                       B. have known

C. knew                                                               D. are known

Question 38: This hospital ____________for children before 1985.

A. had built                                                          B. built       

C. had been built                                                  D. was building

Question 39:  I _______ my document before the power went out in the computer lab.

A. had save                                                           B. have saved

C. had saved                                                         D. saved

Question 40: Up to now, the pollution problems __________ yet.

A. haven’t solved                                                  B. haven’t been solved
C. hadn’t solved                                                   D. are not being solved

Choose a, b, c, or d that is the best alternative.

1.   He ______ to make breakfast before his wife ______ up.

      A. has already started / wakes                               B. had already started / woke

      C. will already start / is waking                             D. is already staring / has waken

2.   The musician ______ the guitar for about an hour.

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

3.   When I ______ home yesterday morning, my son ______ and my wife   ............to work.

      A. have arrived / slept / went                                B. arrived / was sleeping / had gone

      C. had arrived / had slept / has gone                     D. was arriving / would sleep / could go

4.   It is Mary’s new house. It ______ a fortune!

      A. shall cost                     B. needn’t cost              C. will cost                   D. must cost

5.   In the end Gary’s injury was not very serious. We ______ so much.

      A. could worry                                                       B. will not have worried

      C. should have worried                                          D. needn’t have worried

6.   ______ we go out for dinner tonight? - Yes, let’s.

      A. Must                            B. Shall                         C. Should                     D. Need

7.   Although Jack is only ten years old, he is well-known ______ his verse.

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

8.   I do not care ______ card games ______ general.

      A. for / in                         B. of / at                        C. about / with              D. with / for

9.   The Pikes earn money ______ raising poultry.

      A. by                                B. on                             C. with                          D. through

10. He promised ______ me some money but he failed ______ his words.

      A. to lend / to keep          B. lending / for keeping     C. of lending / keep         D. to lend / keeping

11. I think she actually expects me ______ the washing up for her.

      A. do                                B. to do                         C. done                         D. doing

12. My friends asked me ______ with them but I refused.

      A. to go shopping             B. for going to shop      C. going to shop           D. go shopping

13. George’s advisor spends ______ with him.

      A. many times                  B. a lot of time              C. times                        D. a few time

14. He does not know ______ people in the class.

      A. many                           B. much                        C. a little                       D. some

15. Johnny does not have ______

      A. many suit                     B. many suits                C. a lot of suit               D. much suit

16. You can ______ your coat if you feel hot.

      A. go off                          B. take off                     C. wear out                   D. go with

17. The bomb ______ and three people were killed.

      A. got in                           B. put away                   C. went off                   D. stayed up

18. Though I tried my best, I failed to ______ them.

      A. keep up with               B. run out of                 C. get together              D. go away from

19. They could not find Peter because they knew ______ the name of the street     number of his house.

      A. neither / nor                 B. either / or                  C. not only / but also    D. hardly / than

20. He could not help, ______ thought of his beloved wife.

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

Choose the best answer

1. I ___ a lot of time travelling since I ___ this new job.

A. spend/get B.have spent/get C. spent/got D. have spent/got

2. When I ___ at school, we all ___ Latin.

A. was/study B. am/study C. was/studies D. had been/studied

3. After he ___ breakfast, he ___ down to write some letters.

A. has /sat B. has had/sits C. had had/sits D. hat had/sat

4. When we arrived at the stadium last Sunday, the match ___ already ___.

A. had/started B. started C. has/started D. had/started

5. They ___ a house by June next year.

A. will built B. are building C. have built D. will have built

6. The film ___ by 2.00 tomorrow.

A. ends B. will end C. is ending D. will have ended

7. Tom ___ to Hanoi before.

A. is never B. was never C. have never been D. has never been

8. When we came to the stadium, the match ___.

A. already begins B. already began C. had already begun D. have already begun

9. This is the first time I ___ such a beautiful girl.

A. ever saw B. had even seen C. have never seen D. ever seen

10. He ___ in this school before he ___ for England.

A. taught/had left B. had taught/left C. taught/has left D. has taught/left

11. Fifty minutes ___ the maximum length of time allotted for the exam .

A. are B. is C were D. be

12. One of my neighbours____ curious about other people's private life.

A. being B. were C. is D. been

13. Seven months ____ a long time for me to wait.

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

14. A lot of restaurants ____ open at night.

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

3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Use between two and five words.

1. When I got to the site, the archaeologists had already started digging.

time The archaeologists had already started digging.............................………..to the site.

2. I'm sure they didn't see me.

have They............................ me.

3. The last time they contacted us was over a year ago.

heard We...................................... for over a year.

4. How did they find out about our plans?

known How.............................. our plans?

5. Taking the bikes without asking them would not be right

to I think it ..................................to take the bikes.