1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

A. has lived      B. is living      C. was living      D. has been living

2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

A. don’t see      B. haven’t seen      C. didn’t see      D. hadn’t seen

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

A. has been leaving      B. left      C. has left      D. had left

4. Jack ______ the door.

A. has just painted      B. paint      C. will have painted      D. painting

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

A. is looking      B. was looking      C. has been looking      D. looked

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

A. am attending      B. attend       C. was attending      D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago     

B. since ten years    

C. for ten years ago 

D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered

B. has discovered

C. had discovered

D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run      B. runs      C. was running      D. had run

10. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived      B. lived still      C. was still lived      D. were still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

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

12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. shall have been working

B. shall work

C. have been working

D. shall be working

13. I _______ in the room right now.

A. am being      B. was being      C. have been being     D. am

14. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been      B. was      C. were      D. had been

15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

A. leave      B. will leave      C. have left      D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

A. has happened

B. happened

C. had happened

D. would have been happened

17. John ______ a book when I saw him.

A. is reading      B. read      C. was reading      D. reading

18. He said he _______ return later.

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

19. Jack ________ the door.

A. has just opened      B. open      C. will have opened      D. opening

20. I have been waiting for you ______ .

A. since early morning

B. since 9a.m

C. for two hours

D. All are correct

1. I haven’t heard from Maria …… ( since many months before/ for many months/ for many months ago/ since a long time/ )      2.This book is so long that I …… ( haven’t finished it yet/ haven’t finished it already/ still have finished it/ still haven’t finished it already)

3. Spain ….at one time a very powerful country. ( was/ has been/ is/ was being)

4. The longest fish in the contest …… by Thelma Rivers. ( was catching/ caught/ was caught/ catch) 5. “ Are we about to have dinner?”- “ Yes, it….in the dining room.” ( is serve/ have been served/ is being served/served)

 6. Many buildings in the town still ……the sears of bombing. ( bear/ had bore/ bearing/ borne.)

7. The interview took place around the kitchen table and was very …. ( casualty/ casually/ casual/ casuals)

8. Please note that the ….many vary from those illustrated. ( designate/ designations/ designs/ designers)

9. New opportunities will emerge as the …..climate improves. ( economics/ economic/ economical/ economy )

10. Mom always …..us to discuss our problems. ( encourage/ encouragement/ encouraging/ encouraged/)

1. A. has been

2. B. studies

3. A. used to/lived

4. C. because

5. D. on

6. A. pollution

7. B. was playing

8. C. who

9. C. careful

10. D. forecast

11. A. more fluently

12. C. shall we

13. B. ceremony

14. D. put off

15. B. That’s very kind of you

II/ (3,0 points) Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

1. This machine _______ used since last week.

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

2. If he _______ hard, he will pass his math test next week.

A. study B. studies C. studied D. is studying

3. We _____ go swimming together when we ______ in the village.

A. used to/lived B. used to/live C. are used to/lived D.get used to/lived

4. My brother got wet ________ he didn’t bring the umbrella with him.

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

5. Mai made a big beautiful cake _______ her mother’s birthday.

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

6. They say that solar energy doesn’t cause _________.

A. pollution B. pollute C. polluted D. pollutant

7. Peter fell over while he _______ basketball.

A. is playing B. was playing C. played D. plays

8.The people _______ live in England speak English.

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

9. Be _______! He is looking at you.

A. carefully B. care C. careful D. carelessly

10. According to the weather _______, it will be raining tonight.

A. forecasting B. forecasted C. forecaster D. forecast

11. Jane speaks English _______ than you do.

A. more fluently B. more fluent C. more faster D. more better

12. Let’s go out for a walk, _________ ?

A. don’t we B. do we C. shall we D. will we

13. He made an interesting speech in the opening _______.

A. competition B. ceremony C. preparation D. solidarity

14. Due to the bad weather, the flight to Manchester was _______.

A. taken off B. cut down C. turned down D. put off

15. Nam: “Congratulations on your success!” Hoa: “__________.”

A. You’re welcome B. No, thanks C. That’s very kind of you D. Yes, of course

I. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

1. My room …………... in the house by her now.

A. is being cleaned B. are being cleaned

C. will be cleaned D. would be cleaned

2. Tom …………... by Mary since 10 o'clock.

A. has operated B. have been operated

C. has been operated D. All are wrong.

3. Someone …………... to take his place.

A. must be find B. might be find

C. should be finds D. must be found

4. 20 demonstrators …………... by the police.

A. was arrested B. were arrested

C. was arresting D. A & B

5. That book …………... by Tom yesterday.

A. were bought B. bought

C. A & B D. was bought

6. Much of the city …………... by fire in the 17th century.

A. was destroyed B. is destroyed

C. are destroyed D. were destroyed

7. Work …………... by the teacher.

A. are being watched

B. was being watched

C. is being watched

D. B & C

8. My house …………... red and blue.

A. are painted

B. is painted

C. was painted

D. All are wrong.

9. The grain …………... to the factory, where it …………... and …………...

A. are taken / cleaned / is checked

B. is taken / is cleaned / is checked

C. was taken / was cleaned / was checked

D. is taken / is cleaned / checked

10. Jag Niwas …………... by Prince Maharana Jagat Singh II.

A. were built

B. are built

C. was built

D. is built

11. The wall …………... before you paint it.

A. must be cleaned

B. should cleaned

C. might been cleaned

D. No answer is right

12. The Garden of Clear Ripples …………... by The Qing Emperor Quinlong in the middle of the 16th century.

A. designed

B. was designed

C. were designed

D. B & C

13. This computer …………... to use

A. will be continued

B. would continued

C. should continue

D. must continues

14. A lot of food …………... these days.

A. are thrown

B. were thrown

C. is thrown

D. was thrown

I. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

1. My room …………... in the house by her now.

A. is being cleaned B. are being cleaned

C. will be cleaned D. would be cleaned

2. Tom …………... by Mary since 10 o'clock.

A. has operated B. have been operated

C. has been operated D. All are wrong.

3. Someone …………... to take his place.

A. must be find B. might be find

C. should be finds D. must be found

4. 20 demonstrators …………... by the police.

A. was arrested B. were arrested

C. was arresting D. A & B

5. That book …………... by Tom yesterday.

A. were bought B. bought

C. A & B D. was bought

6. Much of the city …………... by fire in the 17th century.

A. was destroyed B. is destroyed

C. are destroyed D. were destroyed

7. Work …………... by the teacher.

A. are being watched

B. was being watched

C. is being watched

D. B & C

8. My house …………... red and blue.

A. are painted

B. is painted

C. was painted

D. All are wrong.

9. The grain …………... to the factory, where it …………... and …………...

A. are taken / cleaned / is checked

B. is taken / is cleaned / is checked

C. was taken / was cleaned / was checked

D. is taken / is cleaned / checked

10. Jag Niwas …………... by Prince Maharana Jagat Singh II.

A. were built

B. are built

C. was built

D. is built

11. The wall …………... before you paint it.

A. must be cleaned

B. should cleaned

C. might been cleaned

D. No answer is right

12. The Garden of Clear Ripples …………... by The Qing Emperor Quinlong in the middle of the 16th century.

A. designed

B. was designed

C. were designed

D. B & C

13. This computer …………... to use

A. will be continued

B. would continued

C. should continue

D. must continues

14. A lot of food …………... these days.

A. are thrown

B. were thrown

C. is thrown

D. was thrown

II. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

1 The photos in a Washington studio …………... last week.

A. took

B. have taken

C. was taken

D. were taken

2 The robbers …………... by the police recently.

A. have arrested

B. have been arrested

C. was arrested

D. had arrested

3 Dynamite …………... by Alfred Bernhard Nobel in the 1860s.

A. had been invented

B. invented

C. was invented

D. was being invented

4 This exercise may …………... with a blue-ink pen.

A. be written

B. be to write

C. be writing

D. write

5 Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It …………... everything in its path.

A. destroyed

B. was destroyed

C. was being destroyed

D. had been destroyed

6 When the little boy the car, he was badly injured.

A. hit B. is hit by

C. was hit by D. is hitting

7 Most forests in other climatic areas by human beings.

A. had already been affected

B. have already been affecting

C. have already affected

D. have already been affected

8 The new highway …………... and built last year.

A. planned

B. had planned

C. was planning

D. was planned

9 …………... to you yet?

A. Have the comic been given back

B. Have the comic been give back

C. Have the comic been gave back

D. Have the comic being given back

10 As the patient could not walk, he …………... home in a wheelchair since this morning.

A. has carried

B. has been carried

C. was carried

D. was carrying

11 Let’s go ahead and do it now. Nothing …………... if we just wait.

A. will be accomplished

B. accomplished

C. has accomplished

D. accomplishes

12 I still can’t believe it! My laptop together with all documents …………... last night.

A. stole

B. stolen

C. was stolen

D. was stealing

13 It’s impossible to go along this way because the road is …………...

A. been repaired

B. being repaired

C. repaired

D. repairing

14 People don’t use this service on special occasions.

A. This service is not used on special occasions.

B. Special occasions this service is not used on.

C. This service on special occasions is not used

D. This service is used on special occasions.

15 How did people learn a new language?

A. How was a new language learned?

B. How was a new language learned by people?

C. How new a language was learned?

D. A&B are correct.

16 Somebody is using the computer at the moment.

A. The computer is used at the moment.

B. The computer being used at the moment.

C. The computer is being used at the moment.

D. The computer is used at the moment by somebody.

17 The detectives will record his conversation.

A. His conversation will be recorded by the detectives.

B. His conversation will recorded by the detectives.

C. His conversation will being recorded by the detectives.

D. His conversation recorded by the detectives.

18 People should send their complaints to the head office.

A. Complaints should be sent to the head office.

B. Complaints should be sent to the head office.

C. Their complaints should be sent to the head office.

D. Their complaints about the head office should be sent.

19 They had to postpone the convention because of bad weather.

A. The convention had to because of bad weather to be postponed

B. The convention had to be postponed because of bad weather.

C. The convention had to postpone by them because of bad weather.

D. The convention because of bad weather had to be postponed.

20 They are making a small path around the poor village now.

A. A small path is being made around the poor village now (by them).

B. A small path is being made around the poor village (by them) now.

C. A small path around the poor village is being used (by them).

D. Around the poor village a small path is made (by them) now.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

A. has lived     B. is living       C. was living   D. has been living

2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

A. don’t see    B. haven’t seen                       C. didn’t see   D. hadn’t seen

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

A. has been leaving                 B. left              C. has left                    D. had left

4. Jack ______ the door.

A. has just painted                  B. paint           C. will have painted    D. painting

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

A. is looking    B. was looking                        C. has been looking D. looked

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

A. am attending                      B. attend        

C. was attending                     D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago                      B. since ten years        C. for ten years ago     D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered     B. has discovered    C. had discovered       D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run              B. runs             C. was running            D. had run

10. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived    B. lived still     C. was still lived         D. was still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

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

13. I _______ in the room right now.

A. am being     B. was being   C. have been being      D. am

14. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been   B. was             C. were                        D. had been

15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

      A. leave           B. will leave    C. have left                 D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

      A. has happened                     B. happened   

      C. had happened                     D. would have been happened

17. John ______ a book when I saw him.

      A. is reading    B. read            C. was reading                 D. reading

18. He said he _______ return later.

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

19. Jack ________ the door.

      A. has just opened                  B. open           

      C. have opened                       D. opening

20. I have been waiting for you ______ .

A. since early morning            B. since 9 a.m    

C. for two hours                      D. All are correct

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

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

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading                        B. wrote          C. was written D. had written

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try               B. tried            C. have tried   D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left         C. he has left   D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

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

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking      B. walked        C. walks          D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going   B. went           C. has gone     D. did go

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish          B. finishes       C. will finish   D. finishing

1. I have studied French ________ I was a little girl.
A. for B. since C. during D. when
2. John _______ medicine for three years but then he stopped.
A. studied B. has studied C. has been studying D. was studying
3. He ________ in the United States for ten years before he moved to London.
A. lived B. has lived C. had lived D. has been living
4. I ________ her about this matter several times.
A. told B. have told C. have been telling D. had told
5. This is the second time he _______ my car.
A. damage B. damaged C. has damaged D. had damaged
6. ________ her absence yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson.
A. Despite B. Because of C. Because D. As
7. _________ she was very hard working, she hardly earned enough to support her family.
A. In spite of B. Because C. As D. Although
8. We were very upset _________.
A. because Peter’s failure B. because of Peter’s failure
C. as Peter’s failure D. since Peter’s failure
9. Without my sister’s help, I couldn’t have succeeded in this project.
A. I succeeded in this project because my sister helped me.
B. I succeeded in this project because of my sister helped me.
C. I didn’t succeed in this project because my sister helped me.
D. I succeeded in this project because of helping me.
10. I have not read a newspaper since Sunday.
A. I never read a newspaper on Sunday.
B. I only read a newspaper on Sunday.
C. The last time I read a newspaper was on Sunday.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.

1. When I last saw him, he in London.

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living

2. We Dorothy since last Saturday.

A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen

3. The train half an hour ago.

A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left

4. Jack the door.

A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting

5. My sister for you since yesterday.

A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked

6. I Texas State University now.

A. am attending B. attend

C. was attending D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes .

A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

10. We there when our father died.

A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living

11. They table tennis when their father comes back home.

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

12. By Christmas, I for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working B. will work C. have been working D. will be working

13. I in the room right now.

A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am

14. I to New York three times this year.

A. have been B. was C. were D. had been

15. I’ll come and see you before I for the States.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what to her friend.

A. has happened B. happened

C. had happened D. would have been happened

17. John a book when I saw him.

A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading

18. He said he _ return later.

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

19. Jack the door.

A. has just opened B. open

C. have opened D. opening

20. I have been waiting for you .

A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m

C. for two hours D. All are correct

21. Almost everyone for home by the time we arrived.

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

22. By the age of 25, he two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since , I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I lunch, I looked for my bag.

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

28. By the end of next year, George English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he dinner.

A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

32. I will be glad if he with us.

A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes

33 Ask her to come and see me when she her work.

A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing

34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ?

A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled

35. Tom and Mary for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

36. He always for a walk in the evening.

A. go B. is going C. goes D. going

37. Her brother in Canada at present.

A. working B. works C. is working D. work

38. I to the same barber since last year.

A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone

39. Her father when she was a small girl.

A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died

40. Last week, my professor promised that he today.

A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming

EXERCISE 5: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

A. has lived

B. is living

C. was living

D. has been living

2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

A. don’t see

B. haven’t seen

C. didn’t see

D. hadn’t seen

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

A. has been leaving

B. left

C. has left

D. had left

4. Jack ______ the door.

A. has just painted

B. paint

C. will have painted

D. painting

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

A. is looking

B. was looking

C. has been looking

D. looked

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

A. am attending

B. attend

C. was attending

D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago

B. since ten years

C. for ten years ago

D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered

B. has discovered

C. had discovered

D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run

B. runs

C. was running

D. had run

10. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived

B. lived still

C. was still lived

D. was still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play

B. will be playing

C. play

D. would play

12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working

B. will work

C. have been working

D. will be working

13. I _______ in the room right now

A. am being

B. was being

C. have been being

D. am

14. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been

B. was

C. were

D. had been

15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

A. leave

B. will leave

C. have left

D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

A. has happened

B. happened

C. had happened

D. would have been happened

17. John ______ a book when I saw him.

A. is reading

B. read

C. was reading

D. reading

18. He said he _______ return later.

A. will

B. would

C. can

D. would be

19. Jack ________ the door.

A. has just opened

B. open

C. have opened

D. opening

20. I have been waiting for you ______ .

A. since early morning

B. since 9 a.m

C. for two hours

D. All are correct

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave

B. left

C. leaves

D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote

B. writes

C. has written

D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week

A. was reading

B. wrote

C. was written

D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down

B. has been broken

C. had broken down

D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try

B. tried

C. have tried

D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left

B. he left

C. he has left

D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had

B. had had

C. have has

D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned

B. will learn

C. has learned

D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking

B. walked

C. walks

D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going

B. went

C. has gone

D. did go

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish

B. finishes

C. will finish

D. finishing

32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.

A. had gone

B. did go

C. went

D. goes

33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finish

B. has finished

C. finished

D. finishing

34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?

A. boil

B. boils

C. is boiling

D. boiled

35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave

B. are leaving

C. leaving

D. are left

36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.

A. go

B. is going

C. goes

D. going

37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.

A. working

B. works

C. is working

D. work

EXERCISE 5: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

A. has lived

B. is living

C. was living

D. has been living

2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

A. don’t see

B. haven’t seen

C. didn’t see

D. hadn’t seen

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

A. has been leaving

B. left

C. has left

D. had left

4. Jack ______ the door.

A. has just painted

B. paint

C. will have painted

D. painting

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

A. is looking

B. was looking

C. has been looking

D. looked

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

A. am attending

B. attend

C. was attending

D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago

B. since ten years

C. for ten years ago

D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered

B. has discovered

C. had discovered

D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run

B. runs

C. was running

D. had run

10. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived

B. lived still

C. was still lived

D. was still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play

B. will be playing

C. play

D. would play

12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working

B. will work

C. have been working

D. will be working

13. I _______ in the room right now

A. am being

B. was being

C. have been being

D. am

14. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been

B. was

C. were

D. had been

15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

A. leave

B. will leave

C. have left

D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

A. has happened

B. happened

C. had happened

D. would have been happened

17. John ______ a book when I saw him.

A. is reading

B. read

C. was reading

D. reading

18. He said he _______ return later.

A. will

B. would

C. can

D. would be

19. Jack ________ the door.

A. has just opened

B. open

C. have opened

D. opening

20. I have been waiting for you ______ .

A. since early morning

B. since 9 a.m

C. for two hours

D. All are correct

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave

B. left

C. leaves

D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote

B. writes

C. has written

D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week

A. was reading

B. wrote

C. was written

D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down

B. has been broken

C. had broken down

D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play

A. try

B. tried

C. have tried

D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left

B. he left

C. he has left

D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had

B. had had

C. have has

D. have had

28. By the  end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned

B. will learn

C. has learned

D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking

B. walked

C. walks

D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going

B. went

C. has gone

D. did go

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish

B. finishes

C. will finish

D. finishing

32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.

A. had gone

B. did go

C. went

D. goes

33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finish

B. has finished

C. finished

D. finishing

34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?

A. boil

B. boils

C. is boiling

D. boiled

35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave

B. are leaving

C. leaving

D. are left

36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.

A. go

B. is going

C. goes

D. going

37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.

A. working

B. works

C. is working

D. work