PRESENT AND PAST TENSES

A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

​1. He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise.

​A. was hearing ​B. heard ​C. had heard         D. hears

​2. I __________many people since I came here in June.

​A. met ​B. has met ​C. was meeting       D. have met

3. We __________ Maths at this time last week.

​A. were learning      B. are learning   ​          C. was learning    ​ D. learnt

4. She was playing games while he __________a football match.

​A. watched ​B. watches              ​C. was watching        D. watching

5. She __________to Ho Chi Minh city last year.

​A. goes ​B. has gone            ​C. go                          D. went 

6. Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.

A. have had​      B. had​  C. have​           ​      D. are having

7. __________he playing football now?

​A. Will ​B. Does ​C. Was            ​ D. Is 

8. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.

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

9. She __________school when she was six.

A. start​B. started​C. has started        D. are starting

10. I. __________TV when the telephone rang.

​A. watched ​B. was watching​C. are watching    D. have watched

11. She__________ lunch by the time we arrived.

​A. had finished ​B. finished ​C. have finished   D. finishing

12. This record-shop__________ be a book-shop a few years ago. 

​A. used to​B. use​C. used                 D. used

13. I couldn't come to the party because I __________go to work.

​A. have ​B. had to ​C. have got           D. had

14. Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm.

A. had left / forgot ​B. was leaving / was forgetting

C. left / had forgot ​D. had been leaving / would forget

15. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours.

A. will get / has been waiting ​B. got / was waiting

C. got / had been waiting ​D. get / will wait

16. While her brother was in the army, Sarah ___________ to him twice a week.

​A. was writing​B. wrote​C. has written       D. had written

17. 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

18. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.

​A. took  ​B. had taken ​C. had taken          D. was taking

19. Last night at this time, they ____ the same thing. She ______ and he _________ the Newspaper.                                                                                                                                            A. are not doing / is cooking / is reading                                                                                             ​B. were not doing / was cooking / was reading                                                                                                        C. was not doing / has cooked / is reading ​                                                                                                             D. had not done / was cooking /read                                                                                                    20. When I _____ home last night, I ____that Jane ______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.                                                                                                                                                    A. had arrived / discovered / prepared                                                                                                    B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing                                                                                       C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared                                                                                D. arrived / discover

A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise.

      A. was hearing            B. heard                                C. had heard                   D. hears

2. I __________many people since I came here in June.

      A. met                         B. has met                            C. was meeting              D. have met

3. We __________ maths at this time last week.

      A. were learning         B. are learning                C. was learning                   D. learnt

4. She was playing games while he __________a football match.

      A. watched                  B. watches              C. was watching                          D. watching

5. She __________to Ho Chi Minh city last year.

       A. goes                       B. has gone            C. go                                              D. went 

6. Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.

A. have had                 B. had                                 C. have                     D. are having

7. __________he playing football now?

       A. Will                       B. Does                                C. Was                            D. Is 

8. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.

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

9. She __________school when she was six.

A. start                        B. started                             C. has started        D. are starting

10. I. __________TV when the telephone rang.

      A. watched                 B. was watching                  C. are watching    D. have watched

11. She__________ lunch by the time we arrived.

      A. had finished          B. finished                          C. have finished   D. finishing

12. This record-shop__________ be a book-shop a few years ago. 

      A. used to                   B. use                                   C. used                 D. used

13. I couldn't come to the party because I __________go to work.

      A. have                       B. had to                             C. have got           D. had

14. Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm.

A. had left / forgot                                                   B. was leaving / was forgetting

C. left / had forgot                                                   D. had been leaving / would forget

15. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours.

A. will get / has been waiting                                  B. got / was waiting

C. got / had been waiting                                         D. get / will wait

Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage.

Jack London the famous American writer, was (1) in San Francisco in 1876. When he was young, he (2) to sell newspapers, work at a hotel and on a ship (3) money. He was a student at a university for only a year. He had to leave it (4) he was too poor to pay for the university. In (5) years 1905 to 1909 Jack London (6) his best stories and novels. These books were about working people (7) came to find gold in Alaska, a cold country in the North.

Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in brackets.
1. I'll help you(familiar)...............yourself with the city.
2. Despite the star-stuffed cast, the film was only(part).........successful.
3. I lost my temper becaus he was being so(head).........and was rafusing to accept that he was wrong, despite all the evidence.
4. He wrote the book alone, so he doesn't have a(n)(author)............
5. He felt very(courage)...........when he saw he had failed the exam again.
6. Are all those(add)........they put in food really necessary?
7. The teacher warned the children that if they(behave)................again.
8. Librarians spend a lot of time(class).............books.
9. I don't care if you had had too much to drink. Your behavior last night was quite(defend)................
10. Don't worry! Our new product will keep your bathroom clean and(ordour)..................
11. It was a complete(fail).........due to poor planning.
12. It was very(friend)............of you to slam the door in his face.
13. The man cycled(care)...........and had an accident.
14. Could you(straight)............the picture over the sofa?
15. It's hard to buy meat on the island but fish is(plenty).............
16. I've only been to Paris(one).............before, and that was many years ago.
17. My car is much too(rely)...........to take on a long journey.
18. In(conclude).........., I'd like to thank the people who have helped me while I have been working here.
19. She was sentenced to forty years(prison)...........for manslaughter.
20. These quantities are(sufficient)..............for the number of orders received.

Underline the most suitable verb form in each sentence. The first one is done for you.
a) I suddenly remembered that I forgot/had forgotten my keys.
b) While Diana watched/was watching her favourite television programme there was a power-cut.
c) Tom used to live/would live in the house at the end of the street.
d) Who was driving/drove the car at the time of the accident?
e) By the time Sheila got back Chris went/had gone.
f) David ate/had eaten Japanese food before so he knew what to order.
g) I did/was doing some shopping yesterday when I saw that Dutch friend of yours.
h) I used to like/was liking sweets much more than I do now.
i) What exactly were you doing/did you do when I came into your office yesterday?
j) Laura missed the party because no-one was telling/had told her about it.
k) Tanya would/used to be a doctor.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

        When I was a little girl growing up in the 1940, we didn’t have much in the way of material things. The Great Depression had hit just about everyone, and we were just climbing out (37)______it. My dad had a job in a factory, and mom stayed at home with the kids. I got a new outfit (38)_______a year, and that was only because mom was pretty good at the sewing machine. Good thing, too, because when World War II came, mom got a job sewing uniforms for the soldiers. The extra money helped, and by the time I was in my teens in the late 1950s we had enough to get one of those fancy new TV.

        I decided around that time I didn’t want to work in a factory or sew like my mom had. I wanted to go to the college. I wanted to be a lawyer. Though others scoffed, my parents told me that they would support me in any way they could. Fortunately, I worked hard at school and got a scholarship. It wasn’t easy, but a few years later I was a lawyer. In the late ‘60s I knew I could use my education and spirit to help our nation. I took a job working against discrimination. (39)______is where I met your grandpa. He was not only handsome but believed in the same things I did. When your mom came along, I took a year (40)_____but when back to work, we were able to (41)_______a color TV, and like me, your mom was a glued to it.

Điền vào số 37

A. of

B. from

C. into

D. for

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

        When I was a little girl growing up in the 1940, we didn’t have much in the way of material things. The Great Depression had hit just about everyone, and we were just climbing out (37)______it. My dad had a job in a factory, and mom stayed at home with the kids. I got a new outfit (38)_______a year, and that was only because mom was pretty good at the sewing machine. Good thing, too, because when World War II came, mom got a job sewing uniforms for the soldiers. The extra money helped, and by the time I was in my teens in the late 1950s we had enough to get one of those fancy new TV.

        I decided around that time I didn’t want to work in a factory or sew like my mom had. I wanted to go to the college. I wanted to be a lawyer. Though others scoffed, my parents told me that they would support me in any way they could. Fortunately, I worked hard at school and got a scholarship. It wasn’t easy, but a few years later I was a lawyer. In the late ‘60s I knew I could use my education and spirit to help our nation. I took a job working against discrimination. (39)______is where I met your grandpa. He was not only handsome but believed in the same things I did. When your mom came along, I took a year (40)_____but when back to work, we were able to (41)_______a color TV, and like me, your mom was a glued to it.

Điền vào số 39

A. ThatB. Which

B. Which

C. There

D. Here

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

        When I was a little girl growing up in the 1940, we didn’t have much in the way of material things. The Great Depression had hit just about everyone, and we were just climbing out (37)______it. My dad had a job in a factory, and mom stayed at home with the kids. I got a new outfit (38)_______a year, and that was only because mom was pretty good at the sewing machine. Good thing, too, because when World War II came, mom got a job sewing uniforms for the soldiers. The extra money helped, and by the time I was in my teens in the late 1950s we had enough to get one of those fancy new TV.

        I decided around that time I didn’t want to work in a factory or sew like my mom had. I wanted to go to the college. I wanted to be a lawyer. Though others scoffed, my parents told me that they would support me in any way they could. Fortunately, I worked hard at school and got a scholarship. It wasn’t easy, but a few years later I was a lawyer. In the late ‘60s I knew I could use my education and spirit to help our nation. I took a job working against discrimination. (39)______is where I met your grandpa. He was not only handsome but believed in the same things I did. When your mom came along, I took a year (40)_____but when back to work, we were able to (41)_______a color TV, and like me, your mom was a glued to it.

Điền vào số 40

A. in

B. on

C. off

D. down

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

        When I was a little girl growing up in the 1940, we didn’t have much in the way of material things. The Great Depression had hit just about everyone, and we were just climbing out (37)______it. My dad had a job in a factory, and mom stayed at home with the kids. I got a new outfit (38)_______a year, and that was only because mom was pretty good at the sewing machine. Good thing, too, because when World War II came, mom got a job sewing uniforms for the soldiers. The extra money helped, and by the time I was in my teens in the late 1950s we had enough to get one of those fancy new TV.

        I decided around that time I didn’t want to work in a factory or sew like my mom had. I wanted to go to the college. I wanted to be a lawyer. Though others scoffed, my parents told me that they would support me in any way they could. Fortunately, I worked hard at school and got a scholarship. It wasn’t easy, but a few years later I was a lawyer. In the late ‘60s I knew I could use my education and spirit to help our nation. I took a job working against discrimination. (39)______is where I met your grandpa. He was not only handsome but believed in the same things I did. When your mom came along, I took a year (40)_____but when back to work, we were able to (41)_______a color TV, and like me, your mom was a glued to it.

Điền vào số 41

A. afford

B. build

C. borrow

D. lend