Exercise 2: Choose the best answer. (tenses)

1. I______ to school late because the clock didn’t go off.

A. go B. went C. had gone D. woke up

2. We ______ five lessons yesterday.

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

3. He stayed up late last night and ______ get up early.

A. couldn’t B. can’t C. has to D. had to

4. Old farmers did not ______ work with computers.

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

5. She ______ delighted. She had passed all her exams.

A. had been B. was C. had D. is

6. We didn’t go to the cinema because we ______ that film.

A. saw already B. already saw C. already had seen D. had already seen

7. When he arrived, everyone______

A. had left B. left C. leaves D. has left

8. We were told that the workers ______an old bridge at that time.

A. were repairing B. are repairing C. repaired D. had repaired

9. Janet ______ some washing this time yesterday.

A. is doing B. had done C. was doing D. were doing

10. By the time they came, we ______ our dinner.

A. had finished B. finished C. would finish D. were finishing

11. Before my brother______ the university, he had served in the army for three years.

A. entered B. had entered C. enter D. was entering

12. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests______ when he______ at the party.

A. left- had arrived B. left – arrived C. had left – had arrived D. had left- arrived

13. My brother ______ while he ______ his bicycle and hurt himself.

A. fell – was riding B. was falling – rode C. had fallen – rode D. had fallen – was riding

14. I’m sure I ______ her four years ago

A. have seen B. saw C. had seen D. will see

15. By 11 o’clock yesterday, we ______ at the airport.

A. had arrived B. have arrived C. shall arrive D. arrive

16. He ______ out when someone called at the office.

A. has just gone B. had just gone C. just went D. just now went

17. My uncle ______ until he was forty five .

A. married B. didn’t marry C. was not marrying D. wouldn’t marry

18. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ______ at a radio shop at the time.

A. had worked B. was working C. had been working D. had working

19. Helen ______ her keys in the office, so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.

A. has left- comes B. left – had come C. had left – came D. had left - would come

20. Did you say that you______ here three days ago?

A. came B. had come C. have come D. come

Ex6 .Choose the best answers.

1. If John ___ to his home town, he would visit his mother

a. go b. has gone c. went d. had gone

2. If she ___ here now, she could give us some advices

a. a. is                   b. was c. were d. has been

3. I ___ not loose my way if I ___ you . a. would/was      b. would/were    c. will/am d. will/was

4. I ____ not be late for class if I ____ you .     a. would/was b. would /were c. will/am    d. will/was

5. If I were you, I would ____ her            a. marry b. to marry c. married d. marrying

6. You ____ the exam unless you study hard .a. will fail   b. would fail c. will pass  d. would pass

7. If it ____ , I shall take an umbrella with me .    a. rain b. rains c. to rain        d. rained

8. I ____ be able to give you the answer if you asked me tomorrow

a. would b. will c. should d. might

9. If I ____ the teacher, I would give an easier test .  a. was b. were c. is d. am

10. If I were you, I ____ visit them without an invitation  

a. won’t b. hadn’t c. don’t d. wouldn’t

11. If you want ___ there before dark, you should start at one

a. get b. to get c. getting d. got

12. Ask him ____ in don’t keep him standing at the door

a. come   b. came c. to come d. coming

13. I don’t know him but he looks as if he _____ be his brother

a. can b. could c. would d. should

14. If it ____ fine, I shall go out       a. was b. will be   c. is d. were

15. If you look hard enough, you ____ it  

a. will find b. will be finding      c. are finding       d. found 

Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.

- I have gone to the doctor's to have a check up.

- You ...................................You just had your check-up last week!

A. didn't need to go

B. needn’t have gone

C. needn’t go

D. don’t need to go

III. Choose the best words or phrases to complete the following sentences. 

15. We ______ to this place before. This is the first time. 

A. have been B. have never been C. has gone D. went 

16. She bought a ______ of bread so we can make sandwiches. 

A. loaf B. bowl C. bar D. kilo 

17. The _________ people are those who don’t have their own houses to live in.

 A. homeless B. street C. home D. weak 

18. His daughter wants to become a well-known _____ but she has no talent at all.

 A. act B. actor C. actress D. action 

19. This painting costs _______ the other one, but it is prettier.

 A. so much as B. as much as C. as many as D. so many as 

20. Mozart was one of the most famous _____ of classical music. 

A. actors B. composers C. artists D. makers 

21. Because I was sitting in the back row of the theatre, I could hardly see the ______.

 A. painters B. musicians C. composers D. writers 

22. I haven’t got ____ bread left for breakfast.

 A. some B. no C. any D. little 

23. There _____ bottles of mineral water in the fridge. 

A. are some B. are any C. is some D. is a 

24. Did you buy _____ bottle of cooking oil yesterday? 

A. some B. a C. any D. some 

25. How _____ pepper do you want? 

A. many B. much C. far D. some 

26. Teenagers in Korea listen to K-pop, and those in Vietnam do _____. 

A. either B. so C. too D. neither 

27. I don’t watch horror films and my brother ______, either. 

A. do B. does C. don’t D. doesn’t

28. He got a _______ of Coke from the fridge because he was thirsty. 

A. piece B. carton C. can D. bowl 

29. Your taste in art is quite _______ from mine.

A. the same B. similar C. different D. same as 

30. The puppet shows present themes of Vietnamese villages. 

A. city B. urban C. village D. rural 

31. No one in my class is beautiful her.

 A. as – as B. more - as C. as - than D. the - more 

I. Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences.

1. I first went Melbourne in 2007.

  A. went                B. have been               c. have gone            D. visited

  2. My father liked the.................................... of that singer.

     A. perform          B. performer             c. performance                 D. performing

3. Vesak Day is a................... festival for those who follow Buddhism.

     A.religion           B.religious                     c. religional                                 D.religiously

4.  My mother  ...........................  long   black hair when she was young.

A. lised to have B. would have                  c.was having               D. has

5. .................... is... it from your house to the nearest cinema? - About 2km

   A. How often          B. How far                   c. How                       D. How many

  6. I went to see the him............................... feeling   really tired.

     A. eventhough         B. despite                  c.although                     D.though

7. I was……………..to learn that the director of that gripping film has been given a prize.

    A. interested            B. interest                   c.interesting                 D.to interest

8. Turkey is one of the traditional foods at ..........................

A. Diwali                    B.Tet                  c. Thanksgiving           D. Halloween

9................ the film was so boring , we saw it from, beginning to end.

A.In spite of                       B. However          c. Although                D.Despite

10. I’m sure you’ll find the film.......................... .

A. amuse                                      B.amused                    c.amusing           D.to amusing

II. Find the mistake and circle it:

11. In 2019, thousands of people attending this festival.

A                B         C                   D

12. In La Tomatina, people throw tomatoes with each other.

        A                            B         c                      D

13. There is a special celebrate for Japanese girl on March 3 ^rd every year.

  A                   B                    c                D

14. In spite of spendingTnillions of dollars about the film, it was disappointing.

A                 B                                          c                                     D

Task 4. Choose the best answer:

1. I ……………to Singapore three times. (A. have gone/ B. have been/ C. went/ D. visited)

2. My brother can’t swim…………he’s afraid of water. (A. because/ B. but/ C. and/D. so)

3. “I’ve just received a scholarship.” – “………………….”

 (A. Really/B. Thank you   /C. Congratulations/ D. Well)

4. We will have a ………to look after the children. (A. dishwasher/B. television / C. robot / D. computer)

5. Many girls and women ………………aerobics to keep fit. (A. play/ B. do/ C. go/ D. doing)

6. We might study (A. on / B. in / C. at ) computers at home.

7.  We might go on holiday (A. in/B.  from/ C. to) the moon.

8. We might have a (A. wire/ B. wireless/ C. wiring) TV so we can watch TV programmes from space.    

9.The weather in Da Nang city is (A. hot/ B. noisy/ C. delicious).   

10. Ho Chi Minh is the (A. larger/ B. large/C.  largest) city in Viet Nam.   

11. Hoa has never (A. been/ B. is/ C. was) to London .    

12. Walking to school will help ………air pollution. (A. reduce/ B. reuse/ C. recycle/ D. refill)

13. My sister ……… home for school yet

(A. didn’t leave /B. hasn’t left  /C. don’t leave/ D. isn’t leaving

14. Amsterdam is one of the ……… cities in the world.

(A. peacefulest  / B. peacefuler / C. most peaceful /D. more peaceful)

15 . If we cut down more trees in the forests, there (a. are/ b. were / c. will be) more floods.

16. That is (a. the borest/ b.  the most boring/ c. the most bored) film I’ve ever seen.

17. A robot can do (a. much/ b. many/ c. little) different things.

18. It’s getting light. Shall I turn (a. off/ b. on/ c. up) the light to save electricity ?

19. The opposite of “modern” is (a. new/ b. good/ c. historic).

20. My father ( a. has visited/ b. visits/ c. visited) Ha Noi capital many times.

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I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1.  We         to the countryside two months ago.

        A.go                        B. have gone                C. went              D. will go

2. What will you do if you _____ the final examinations?

        A.will pass               B. would pass              C. pass               D. passed

3. I wish my summer holiday                               longer.

        A. will be                 B. is                             C. were              D. has been

4. I asked him                  he came from.

        A. where                  B. who                         C. what              D. which

5. It rained hard.              , my father went to work.

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

6. Your sister writes poems and stories,                she?

        A. does                    B. doesn’t                    C. will                D. won’t

7. Laura fell asleep during the lesson                    she was tired.    

        A. so                        B. but                          C. because D. therefore

8. How much                   do you want?

        A. bananas               B. eggs                         C. candies          D. sugar

9. Do you know the man  you met at the party yesterday?

        A. what                    B. which                      C. whom            D. whose

10. Tomorrow the director will have a meeting                                8:00 am to 10:00 am.

        A. between               B. from                        C. among           D. in

11. The doctor advised me jogging every morning.

        A. went                    B. go                            C. to go              D. going

12. The bike                     I have just bought is every cheap.

        A. which                  B. where                      C. what              D. who

13.   We will start our trip 6 o’clock                     the morning.

        A. in/ in                    B. at / in                       C. in / at             D. at / at

14.   He said he                come back later.

        A. will be                 B. will                          C. would be        D. would

15. We                             anything from James since we left school.

        A. haven’t heard      B. heard                       C. don’t hear      D. didn’t hear

16. If I ________________a bird, I would be a dove.

        A. would be             B. were                        C. am                 D. will be

17. The children sang       during the trip.

        A. happily                B. happiness                C. unhappy        D. happy

18. This newspaper          everyday.

        A. is publishing        B. publish                    C. published       D. is published

19. You have lived in this city since 1998,            ?

        A. haven’t you         B. didn’t you                C. did you          D. have you

20. My students enjoy      English very much.

        A. learn                    B. learnt                       C. learning         D. to learn

21. Mai enjoys ________ to music, especially pop music in her free time.

A. hearing                B. playing                    C. listening         D. talking

22. My grandparents love __________ very much. There are a lot of beautiful  flowers and fresh vegetables in their garden.

A. doing garden                                             B. doing gardening

C. do gardening                                             D. to do garden

23. You should avoid ______ too much TV. It’s not good for your eyes.

        A. seeing                  B. looking                     C. watching          D. glancing

24. Nga likes ________ with her close friend on Saturday evenings.

        A. window shop                                            B. window to shop

        C. window shops                                           D. window shopping

25. Lan used to love _____ front of the computer for hours but now she doesn’t. She takes part in a judo club.

A. using                   B. sitting                        C. doing               D. having

26. Minh is very hard-working boy. He doesn’t mind ______ a lot of homework in the evenings.

          A. making                B. reading                      C. seeing              D. doing

27. Do you fancy _____ around the West Lake with me this Sunday morning?

          A. going                   B. having                       C. staying            D. moving

28. I don’t like _______ up early in the winter days. I love ______ in bed late.

        A. getting / stay                                             B. get / stay

        C. getting / stay                                             D. get / staying

29. Mai’s dad likes _______ spring rolls when her family her parties.

        A. doing                           B. making             C. cooking            D. trying

30. Why don’t we ____ our parents with some DIY project? T think it is useful.

        A. help                   B. do                              C. make                D. give

31. How much time do you spend _______ leisure activities?

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

32. Why don’t you apply for this job? It looks right _______ your street.

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

33. Many young people don’t _______ walking to school or playing active games?

        A. prefer                B. enjoy                           C. suggest            D. want

34. Daisy is _______ social media. She spends lots of time on Facebook and Instagram.

        A. tired of               B. bored with                   C. addicted to       D. curious about

35. _______ leisure time is free from compulsory activities, it is often referred to as “free time.’

        A. Because             B. Although                     C. When               D. As long as

36. On YouTube you can find many videos on _______ all aspects of your English.

        A. surfing               B. working                      C. taking              D. improving

37. Some addicts are teenagers _______ are hooked on computer games.

        A. which                B. who                            C. what                D. whose

38. My sister enjoys _______. She usually walks around the mall, but not buying anything.

        A. going shopping                                          B. hanging out     

        C. window shopping                                      D. doing DIY

39. You can raise a _______ pet like a Neopet if you aren’t allowed to own a real pet.

        A. domestic            B. virtual                         C. weird               D. beloved

40. “My favourite leisure activity is people watching.” “_______”

        A. That sounds so weird!                                B. That’s all right.

        C. OK. That’s what you’ve chosen.                D. Sure. It’s very entertaining.

41. Nick reads the language websites every day because he is trying­_____Vietnamese.

A. learning              B. to learn                      C. learn                D. learns

42. Even though it is weekend, he prefers_____books at home to_____out with friends.

A. read/ hang                                                 B. reads/ hangs              

C. reading/ hanging                                       D. to read/ to hang

43. Hoa is a shopaholic. She loves_____.

A. going shopping                                         B. going fishing             

C. going to the cinema                                   D. going to her club

44. Hung founds a movie club. People join this club because they are_____watching movies

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

45. A: She really_____collecting coins.

B: It’s more than that. She is obsessed!

A. adores                B. dislikes                      C. hates                D. detests

46. I can’t live without coffee. I’m so_____to it.

A. addict                 B. addictive                    C. addicted           D. addiction

47. There are many reality shows, comedies and TV series nowadays because people

love_____TV.

A. to watch             B. watch                         C. waches             D. watched

48. Liz wants to use her free time for helpful activities so she works as_____.

A. a volunteer                   B. a fan                                   

C. a teammate                  D. a partner

49. She is always_____on something nice and cute even though they are useless.

A. addicted             B. interested                   C. hooked             D. fallen

50. It_____him so many years to collect stamps. Now his collection is very large and valuable.

A. has taken            B. has spent                    C. has waste          D. has used