điền since hoặc for 1. It’s been raining …..… lunchtime. 2. Dihr has lived in London …..… 1995 3. Logan has lived in Paris …….. ten years. 4. They’re tired of waiting. They’ve been sitting here …….. an hour. 5. Hung has been looking for a job …….. he left school. 6. You haven’t been to a party …….. ages 7. I wonder where John is. I haven’t seen him …..… last week. 8. James is away. She’s been away …..… Friday. 9. The weather is dry. It hasn’t rained …..… a few months. 10. Guy has known Joanna ....…..... they were at primary school.

1. He is ……….. young to get married.

A. so

B. too

C. such

D. very

2. We haven’t seen them………………. last Sunday.

A. since

B. until

C. while

D. for

3. She has been dismissed________her effort in the previous project.

A.due to

B.since

C.though

D.Despite

4. She_________great progress for the last few weeks.

A.made

B.has made

C.did

D.has done

5. I’m sure I …………… come tomorrow.

A. will be able to

B. would

C. may

D. am going to

6. He is ………….. to lift this heavy package of cotton.

A. not enough strong

B. enough strong

C. strong not enough

D. not strong enough

7. I was listening while my brother …………… computer games.

A. played

B. was playing

C. have played

D. would play

8. Mary sent me some vegetables ………. by his father.

A. to grow

B. grow

C. grew

D. grown

9. John is said …………… the brightest in the class.

A. to be

B. was

C. being

D. he was

10. Why not ________off the meeting until Thursday morning?

A. putting

B. put

C. you put

D. do you put

Question 11. The new shopping mall is quite……………… the present shopping area.

A. different from

B. like to

C. similar

D. the same

12. You should pay ______________ to what the instructor is saying.

A. attendance

B. intention

C. convention

D. attention

13. If Ba were rich, he ________ around the world.

A. should travel

B. travelled

C. could travel

D. must travel

Question 14. Do you collect stamps or other things ? - Yes, I am a stamp………….

A. collecting

B. collector

C. collect

D. collection

15. Please ask them .......................in this area.

A. don't smoke

B. not smoking

C. not to smoke

D.to not smoke

16. He thought much of his childhood.............. he lived with his family in the country.

A. that

B. where

C. when

D. which

17. It is the largest ship I...............

A. has seen

B. saw

C. have ever seen

D. seen

18. Children are looking forward to................in the evenings.

do

doing

make

making

19. His grandfather died.......................the age of 90.

A.in

B. of

C. on

D.at

20. Drinking and smoking will do great harm..............people's health.

A.to

B. for

C. with

D.in

21. These flowers......................

a. smell good

b. smells good

c. smell well

d. smells well

22. She spent three hours________the assignment.

A.making

B.to make

C.doing

D.to do

23. She ………..getting up early now.

a. didn‘t use to

b. is used to

c. is using to

d. used to

24. He asked me_______the day before.

A.whether had they arrived

B.if did they arrive

C.whether they arrived

D.if they had arrived

25. Those cars are very expensive, _________?

A. are cars

B. aren't they

C. aren't cars

D. are they

26. Gold ___________ in California in the 19th century.

A. was discovered

B. has been discovered

C. was discover

D. they discover

27. ______ you study for these exams, the better you will do.

A. The hardest

B. The harder

C. The more hard

D. Harder

28. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.

A. was crossing / struck

B. had crossed / was striking

C. crossed / had struck

D. is crossing / strikes

29. You ___________ the package by the time your flight takes off.

A. will have received

B. will received

C. will receive

D. had received

30. The course was so difficult that I didn't _________any progress at all.

A. do

B. make

C. produce

D. create

31. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.

A. communicate

B. communicative

C. communication

D. communicator

32. He used to eat____fast food than now. He is getting overweight.

A.fewer

B.less

C.more

D.much more

33. We've had our car______

A.fix

B.fixing

C.fixed

D.to fix

34. She..............a cake when the telephone rang.

A.made

B.was making

C.did

D.was doing

35. …………… clothes do you prefer, T- shirt or pullover?

A. Which

B. What

C. Where

D. How

36. I finish ………….. the book and went to bed.

A. read

B. to read

C. reading

D. reads

37. That man can tell us where …………….

A. does John live

B. is John living

C. John lives

D. John live

38. Do you find anything …………….. there?

A. interested

B. useful

C. bored

D. easily

39. Ann is very busy these days. She has …………… free time.

A. a little

B. Few

C. a few

D. little

40. ______more knowledge, you should practice reading more.

A.To gain

B.Gaining

C.Having gained

D.Gain

Fill in the blanks with ''for'', ''since''

1 I got here an hour ago. - What ! You mean you've been waiting .................an hour ?

2 I have not seen him ............he was 16. 

3 I've known raining .............ages

4 Things have changed a lot .................our previous meetings.

5 It've been raining .............four o'clock

6 I'm sure he's been watching us ...........we came in.

7 He'd been here ...............over an hour when we arrived

8 I've been trying to fix this computer..............early this morning.

9 He hasn't had anything to eat ....................nearly a week.

10 It's three years..............he started learning German

11 He's been collecting stamps ...........the past twenty years.

12 Nobody has seen him................last Friday.

13 It has been foggy ..............some days.

14 He has been fishing ..................six o'clock

15They've been living in France......................eight years.

16 The pilots have been on strike .................two months.

17 We've had terrible weather .................Saturday

18 I've know Tom ..................1990

19 We have been waiting for the bus.................half an hour 

20 She hasn't lost a match .......................April

21 Things have changed ...................she's become headmaster

22 The police have been looking for him..............a month

23 Our dog has been ill ....................two days

24 I've been looking for this book .,.................a long time

25 I've been working .................I got up

Bài tập 2: Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất để hoàn thành những câu sau.
1. We can’t have our car now; ___________ at the garage.
A. it’s still being repaired 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. When I returned, I found that my car __________away.
A. had been pulling B. has been pulling C. has been pulled D. had been pulled
4. The house ____________six decades ago.
A. was built B. was building C. will be built D. was to be built
5. The building ____________
A. is being demolished B. is demolishing C. has demolished D. been demolished
6. While I ____________this morning , I met Jane .
A. shop B. shopping C. was shopping D. am shopping
7. Wait here until I ____________ you.
A. am calling B. am going to call C. call D. will call
8. This room __________for ages.
A. hasn’t used B. hasn’t been used C. hadn’t used D. hadn’t been used
9. I’m going to have my house _____________ this weekend.
A. is redecorated B. redecorated C. will be redecorated D. redecorate
10. I’d like to have my shoes _____________ at once.
A. repair B. repairing C. repaired D. being repaired
11. My shoes need _____________
A. to clean B. cleaning C. to be cleaned D. B & C
12. Pupils are made _____________ hard at school.
A. work B. to work C. working D. worked
13. 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
14. He is said ______________ a good student in the class
A. being B. to be C. to have been D. having been
15. English ______________ all over the world.
A. speaks B. is speaking C. was spoken D. is spoken

Bài tập 2: Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất để hoàn thành những câu sau.
1. We can’t have our car now; ___________ at the garage.
A. it’s still being repaired 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. When I returned, I found that my car __________away.
A. had been pulling B. has been pulling C. has been pulled D. had been pulled
4. The house ____________six decades ago.
A. was built B. was building C. will be built D. was to be built
5. The building ____________
A. is being demolished B. is demolishing C. has demolished D. been demolished
6. While I ____________this morning , I met Jane .
A. shop B. shopping C. was shopping D. am shopping
7. Wait here until I ____________ you.
A. am calling B. am going to call C. call D. will call
8. This room __________for ages.
A. hasn’t used B. hasn’t been used C. hadn’t used D. hadn’t been used
9. I’m going to have my house _____________ this weekend.
A. is redecorated B. redecorated C. will be redecorated D. redecorate
10. I’d like to have my shoes _____________ at once.
A. repair B. repairing C. repaired D. being repaired
11. My shoes need _____________
A. to clean B. cleaning C. to be cleaned D. B & C
12. Pupils are made _____________ hard at school.
A. work B. to work C. working D. worked
13. 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
14. He is said ______________ a good student in the class
A. being B. to be C. to have been D. having been
15. English ______________ all over the world.
A. speaks B. is speaking C. was spoken D. is spoken

. Complete the sentences. Put “for” or “since” into each gap.
1. It has been raining ________________ lunch time.
2. My boss will go away ________________the next ten days.
3. I’m staying in England ________________ a year.
4. She has lived in London _______________ 1985.
5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting _______________ an hour.
6. I have known her _______________ January.
7. Nam’s father has worked in this company _______________ 20 years.
8. Have you learned English _______________ a long time?
9. I haven’t seen Tom _______________ Monday.
10. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it _______________ ages.
11. She has been sick _______________ Wednesday.
12. John has worked in that firm _______________ six years.
13. He has been in the hospital _______________ almost a month.
14. They haven’t sent him any money _______________ last summer.
15. She has not eaten anything _______________two days.
16. They have been friends _______________ high school.
17. They have lived with her parents _______________ they were married.
18. We’ve lived here _______________ 1999.
19. I haven’t seen Linh _______________ my birthday party.
20. That building has been there _______________ the 19th century.

It’s three weeks since we last had a good meal.
=> We haven’t…
Mary last saw her brother three years ago.
=> Mary hasn’t…
He started studying Spanish in July.
=> He has…
Mark has been working for an IT company for a decade.
=> Mark began…
I have never watched this movie before.
=> This is the first time…

It’s three weeks since we last had a good meal.
=> We haven’t…
Mary last saw her brother three years ago.
=> Mary hasn’t…
He started studying Spanish in July.
=> He has…
Mark has been working for an IT company for a decade.
=> Mark began…
I have never watched this movie before.
=> This is the first time…

Bài tập 2: Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất để hoàn thành những câu sau.
1. We can’t have our car now; ___________ at the garage.
A. it’s still being repaired 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. When I returned, I found that my car __________away.
A. had been pulling B. has been pulling C. has been pulled D. had been pulled

4. The house ____________six decades ago.
A. was built B. was building C. will be built D. was to be built

5. The building ____________
A. is being demolished B. is demolishing C. has demolished D. been demolished

6. While I ____________this morning , I met Jane .
A. shop B. shopping C. was shopping D. am shopping

7. Wait here until I ____________ you.
A. am calling B. am going to call C. call D. will call

8. This room __________for ages.
A. hasn’t used B. hasn’t been used C. hadn’t used D. hadn’t been used

9. I’m going to have my house _____________ this weekend.
A. is redecorated B. redecorated C. will be redecorated D. redecorate

10. I’d like to have my shoes _____________ at once.
A. repair B. repairing C. repaired D. being repaired

11. My shoes need _____________
A. to clean B. cleaning C. to be cleaned D. B & C

12. Pupils are made _____________ hard at school.

A. work B. to work C. working D. worked

13. 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

14. He is said ______________ a good student in the class
A. being B. to be C. to have been D. having been

15. English ______________ all over the world.
A. speaks B. is speaking C. was spoken D. is spoken