1. He _______ this book for 3 months by the end of this week.

A. has been writing B. was writing C. is writing D. will have written

2. It _______ dry here at this time of the year. It _______ much.

A. is usually / does not rain B. has usually been / is not raining

C. will usually be / has not rained D. was usually / will rain

3. Yesterday evening the phone _______ three times while you _______ dinner out with your friends.

A. would have rung / are having B. was ringing / have been having

C. rang / have had D. had rung / were having

4. John _______ lazy but he is certainly not stupid.

A. should be B. maybe C. mustn’t be D. must have been

5. My little brother _______ Japanese and French though he is only ten years old.

A. can speak B. must be speaking

C. should have spoken D. shouldn’t be speaking

6. You _______ to do the homework or the teacher will punish you.

A. mustn’t forget B. needn’t forget C. will be forgetting D. must have forgot

7. Bob sent a report to the Chairman instead _______ the meeting.

A. to attend B. to attending C. of attending D. attended

8. I regret _______ you that you did not pass the test. However, you should try it again.

A. telling / do B. told / doing C. told / done D. to tell / to do

9. It is no use _______ the boss for a pay rise.

A. ask B. to ask C. asking D. asked

10. She does not study very well _______ I think she will pass her exams.

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

11. We like games and music, _______ reading.

A. as B. as well as C. but D. therefore

12. She was not in the back yard, _______ was she upstairs.

A. or B. nor C. and D. so

13. Do not add _______ to the machine. Just _______ will be enough.

A. some oil / no drop B. a few oil / a little drop

C. many oils / any drop D. too much oil / some drops

14. Bill spends _______ money on clothes, but on travelling

A. a little / some B. as many / some C. a few / many D. little / much

15. We have _______ to do.

A. few homeworks B. any homework C. a lot of homework D. some homeworks

16. _______ from here to the station? - Only 2 kilometers.

A. How far is it B. How far does it C. How long is it D. How long does it

17. You used to live in London, _______?

A. don’t you B. didn’t you C. weren’t you D. haven’t you

18. _______ the room been cleaned yet?

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

19. Eight dollars _______ the price of a movie these days.

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

20. _______ the news on at 5 or 6 o’clock?

A. Is B. Are C. Have D. Were

21. Seeing films _______ my favorite hobby.

A. is B. are C. were D. were used to be

22. I have just bought a cottage by _______

A. the lake side B. the lake’s side C. the side of the lake D. the side’s lake

23. I think your proposals are the same as _______

A. Peter B. Peter’s C. it of Peter D. this of Peter

24. All of them hope that everything will be ready in _______

A. three day time B. three days’ time C. three-day’s time D. time three days

25. Peter was not always so hopeless.

A. Peter never had a hope for anything. B. Peter was used to being hopeless.

C. Peter gave up his hope. D. Peter did not use to be so hopeless.

26. The number of people who approved of his ideas exceeded his expectations.

A. He had expected that nobody would disapprove of his ideas

B. He had expected that everybody would approve of his ideas.

C. Less people approved of his ideas than he had expected.

D. More people approved of his ideas than he had expected.

27. Julie and Anne had not met each other before the party.

A. Julie and Anne got acquainted when they were at the party.

B. The party prevented Julie and Anne from meeting each other.

C. The party was the place where Julie and Anne could not meet each other.

D. Julie and Anne used to meet each other for the party.

28. Mountain gorillas are an endangered species _______ habitats are being destroyed.

A. Its B. His C. Her D. Their

29. John admitted that he _______ would take any blame.

A. itself B. himself C. themselves D. ourselves

30. When _______ lived in the village, _______ only light was candles and an oil lamp.

A. we / ourselves B. we / our C. our / ours D. ourselves / we

Khoanh vào câu đúng nhất .

1. I hope it ________ (stop) working by 5 o'clock this afternoon.

2. By next month I ______ (leave) for India.

3. The film _______ (end) by the time we get there.

4. They _______ (build) a house by June next year.

5. I'm sure they _______ (complete) the new road by September.

6. A In two years from now, the contract ________ (come) to an end.

7. By the end of December, John ________ (work) as a reporter for ten years.

8. By the time you arrive, I ________ (finish) writing an essay.

9. He certainly _______ (not/do) all his homework by ten tonight.

10. By November I _____ (work) for this company for 6 years.

11. By March 15, I ______ (be) here for one year.

12. By this time next week, he ______ (write) his novel for 6 months.

13. You _______ (finish) your work by 9 tonight?

14. By 2013 we ______ (live) in London for 14 years.

15. He _____ (write) a book by the end of the week.

16. He ______ (write) this book for 3 months by the end of this week.

17. _________ (finish/you) this project by next week?

18. ________ (be/she) pregnant for 5 month this week?

19. An hour from now I hope I ______ all these exercises. We will all go to the beach then. (to do)

20. When I get my diploma in 2008, I ______ (to live) in Hanoi for 2 years.

Choose the best option to finish each sentences:

1. When Carol called last night I (watched/was watching/have watched/did watch )my favorite TV show.

2. I (was working/worked/have been working/had been working) for this company for more than thirty years and I (have intendedintend/will intend/was intending) to stay here until I retire.

3. Sharon loves to travel. She (is going/goes/will go/has been going) abroad almost every summer. Next year she plans to go to Peru.

4. Thomas is an author who (was writing/has written/wrote/has been writing) since he was a child. Altogether he (has been writing/will be writingwas writinghas written seven novels and three collections of short stories.

5. We were late because we (had/have had/have/will have) some car problems. By the time we got to the train Susan (is waiting/had been waiting/was waiting/will have been waiting) for us for more than two hours.

6. Every day I (have woken/woke/wake/am waking) up at six, eat breakfast at seven and leave for work at eight. However, this morning I got up at 6:30, skipped breakfast and left for work late because I forgot to set the alarm.

7. Right now Jim(has preparedis preparing/did prepareprepares) dinner and Sandra(brings/isbringing/will bring/was bringing) the children to bed. Last night at this time they (were doing/did/have been doing/have done) the same thing.

8. By this time next summer you (will be completing/will have completed/will have been completing/will complete) your studies and found a job. I, on the other hand, (will not have accomplished/have not accomplished/will not being accomplished/will not accomplish) anything. I will still be studying and you (will have worked/will work/will have been working/will be working) in some new high paying job.

9. The students are usually taught by Mr. Bingham. However, this week, they (are teaching/are taughtare being taught/will have taught )by the assistant teacher.

10. Bob (was/has been/is/had been) on the phone for over an hour. I wonder when he’s finished.

11. Mary always (will be taking/will take/is taking/takes) the children to football training at this time.

12. While we (waited/were waiting/have waited/had been waiting) for the bus we (had seen/saw/were seeing/have seen) two children flashing by with their roller skates.

13. When we finally got to the village we (have travelled/had been travelling/have been travelling/were travelling) for over five hours. We were exhausted.

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 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that

best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

Early writing and Alphabets

When people first began to write, they did not use an alphabet. Instead, they drew small pictures to (31) _______ the objects they were writing about. This was very slow because there was a different picture for every word.

            The Ancient Egyptians had a (32) _______of picture writing that was called hieroglyphics. The meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in 1799 some scientists (33) _______ a stone near Alexandria, in Egypt. The stone had been there for over a thousand years. It had both Greek and hieroglyphics on it and researchers were finally able to understand what the hieroglyphics meant.

          An alphabet is quite different from picture writing. It (34) _______of letters or symbols that represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word. The Phoenicians, who lived about
3,000 years ago, developed the modern alphabets. It was later improved by the Roman's and this alphabet is now used (35) _______ throughout the world.
Question 31

A. notice

B. show

C. appear

D. mark

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that

best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

Early writing and Alphabets

When people first began to write, they did not use an alphabet. Instead, they drew small pictures to (31) _______ the objects they were writing about. This was very slow because there was a different picture for every word.

            The Ancient Egyptians had a (32) _______of picture writing that was called hieroglyphics. The meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in 1799 some scientists (33) _______ a stone near Alexandria, in Egypt. The stone had been there for over a thousand years. It had both Greek and hieroglyphics on it and researchers were finally able to understand what the hieroglyphics meant.

          An alphabet is quite different from picture writing. It (34) _______of letters or symbols that represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word. The Phoenicians, who lived about
3,000 years ago, developed the modern alphabets. It was later improved by the Roman's and this alphabet is now used (35) _______ throughout the world.

Question 32

A. practice

B. manner

C. plan

D. system

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that

best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

Early writing and Alphabets

When people first began to write, they did not use an alphabet. Instead, they drew small pictures to (31) _______ the objects they were writing about. This was very slow because there was a different picture for every word.

            The Ancient Egyptians had a (32) _______of picture writing that was called hieroglyphics. The meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in 1799 some scientists (33) _______ a stone near Alexandria, in Egypt. The stone had been there for over a thousand years. It had both Greek and hieroglyphics on it and researchers were finally able to understand what the hieroglyphics meant.

          An alphabet is quite different from picture writing. It (34) _______of letters or symbols that represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word. The Phoenicians, who lived about
3,000 years ago, developed the modern alphabets. It was later improved by the Roman's and this alphabet is now used (35) _______ throughout the world.

Question 35

A. broadly

B. widely

C. deeply

D. hugely

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that

best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

Early writing and Alphabets

When people first began to write, they did not use an alphabet. Instead, they drew small pictures to (31) _______ the objects they were writing about. This was very slow because there was a different picture for every word.

            The Ancient Egyptians had a (32) _______of picture writing that was called hieroglyphics. The meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in 1799 some scientists (33) _______ a stone near Alexandria, in Egypt. The stone had been there for over a thousand years. It had both Greek and hieroglyphics on it and researchers were finally able to understand what the hieroglyphics meant.

          An alphabet is quite different from picture writing. It (34) _______of letters or symbols that represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word. The Phoenicians, who lived about
3,000 years ago, developed the modern alphabets. It was later improved by the Roman's and this alphabet is now used (35) _______ throughout the world.

Question 34

A. consists

B. includes

C. contains

D. involves