Ex1. Choose the best answers 1. John tennis once or twice a week. A. is playing usually B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. plays usually 2. Tom his hand when he was cooking dinner. A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. had burnt 3. Jim is away on holiday. He to Spain. A. is gone B. have been C. has been D. was 4. Everything is going well. We any problems so far. A. didn't have B. don't have C. haven't had D. hadn't had 5. Jane just a few minutes ago. A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left 6. Timson 13 films and I think the latest is the best. A. made B. had made C. has made D. was making 7. Robert lately? A. Did you see B. Have you seen C. Do you see D. Are you seeing 8. When I was a child, I the violin. A. was playing B. am playing C. played D. play 9. He for the national team in 65 matches so far. A. has played B. has been played C. played D. is playing 10. I'm busy at the moment. I on the computer. A. work B. worked C. am working D. working 11.When I looked round the door, the baby quietly. A. is sleeping B. slept C. was sleeping D. were sleeping 12. Robert ill for three weeks. He is still in hospital. A. had been B. has been C. is D. was 13. I'm very tired. I over four hundred miles today. A. drive B. am driving C. have drived D. have driven 14. What time to work this morning? A. did you get B. are you getting C. have you got D. do you get 15. When I this man, he was running away A. see B. was seeing C. saw D. had seen 16. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she the fire department. A. was telephoning B. telephoned C. had telephoned D. has telephoned 17. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he homesick. A. will have left B. felt C. feels D. is feeling 18. After the race , the celebration began. A. had been won B. is won C. will be won D. has been won 19. The earth on the sun for its heat and light. A. is depended B. depends C. is depending D. has depended 20. When I entered the room, everyone A. has been dancing B. was dancing C. had danced D. danced 21. I was very tired because I all the day. A. have worked B. have been working C. had worked D. had been working 22. How long able to drive? - Since 1990. A. could you B. have you been C. were you D. are you 23. When she the noise, she down to the kitchen and on the lights. A. hears; goes; turns B. heard; went; turned C. heard; was going; turned D. had heard; went; had turned 24. Jane and I school in 1987. A. finish B. have finished C. finishes D. finished 25. Pasteur in the 19th century. A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived 26. When he came, A. I was watching TV. B. I watched TV. C. I am watching TV D. I have watched TV. 27.Everyday, my sister the floor. A. usually clean B. cleans usually C. usually cleaned D. usually cleans 28. After they their breakfast, they shopping yesterday. A. have; go B. had had; go C. had; had gone D. had had; went 29. Father his pipe while mother a magazine. A. smoked; read B. was smoking; was reading C. had smoked; read D. smoking; reading 30. When we came to the stadium, the match A. already begins. B. had already begun. C. already began. D. have already begun. Exercise 2: Fill in the correct verb tense 1. My brother (join) the army when he (be) young. 2. He (lose) his job last month and since then he (be) out of work. 3. They think he (be) here last night. 4. Lien (not go) to the movie theater tomorrow. She (stay) at home and watch TV. 5. The film (end) by the time we (get) there. 6. After I (finish) all my homework, he (invite) me a drink. 7. They (go) home after they (finish) their work. 8. At 5 a.m yesterday, I (iron) my clothes. 9. My grandfather (die) many years ago. 10. They (tell) me about it last week. 11. My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend. 12. I (walk) along the beach while my sister (swim) 13. After the telephone (buzz) for a minute, the doctor (answer) it. 14. At 5 p.m yesterday, I (watch) TV. 15. Thu (look) after her little brother next Sunday.

Ex1. Choose the best answers 1. John tennis once or twice a week.

A. is playing usually B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. plays usually

2. Tom his hand when he was cooking dinner. A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. had burnt

3. Jim is away on holiday. He to Spain. A. is gone B. have been C. has been D. was

4. Everything is going well. We any problems so far. A. didn't have B. don't have C. haven't had D. hadn't had

5. Jane just a few minutes ago. A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left

6. Timson 13 films and I think the latest is the best. A. made B. had made C. has made D. was making

7. Robert lately? A. Did you see B. Have you seen C. Do you see D. Are you seeing

8. When I was a child, I the violin. A. was playing B. am playing C. played D. play

9. He for the national team in 65 matches so far. A. has played B. has been played C. played D. is playing

10. I'm busy at the moment. I on the computer. A. work B. worked C. am working D. working

11.When I looked round the door, the baby quietly. A. is sleeping B. slept C. was sleeping D. were sleeping

12. Robert ill for three weeks. He is still in hospital. A. had been B. has been C. is D. was

13. I'm very tired. I over four hundred miles today. A. drive B. am driving C. have drived D. have driven

14. What time to work this morning? A. did you get B. are you getting C. have you got D. do you get

15. When I this man, he was running away A. see B. was seeing C. saw D. had seen

16. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she the fire department. A. was telephoning B. telephoned C. had telephoned D. has telephoned

17. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he homesick. A. will have left B. felt C. feels D. is feeling

18. After the race , the celebration began. A. had been won B. is won C. will be won D. has been won

19. The earth on the sun for its heat and light. A. is depended B. depends C. is depending D. has depended

20. When I entered the room, everyone A. has been dancing B. was dancing C. had danced D. danced

21. I was very tired because I all the day. A. have worked B. have been working C. had worked D. had been working

22. How long able to drive? - Since 1990. A. could you B. have you been C. were you D. are you

23. When she the noise, she down to the kitchen and on the lights. A. hears; goes; turns B. heard; went; turned C. heard; was going; turned D. had heard; went; had turned

24. Jane and I school in 1987. A. finish B. have finished C. finishes D. finished

25. Pasteur in the 19th century. A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived

26. When he came, A. I was watching TV. B. I watched TV. C. I am watching TV D. I have watched TV.

27.Everyday, my sister the floor. A. usually clean B. cleans usually C. usually cleaned D. usually cleans

28. After they their breakfast, they shopping yesterday. A. have; go B. had had; go C. had; had gone D. had had; went

29. Father his pipe while mother a magazine. A. smoked; read B. was smoking; was reading C. had smoked; read D. smoking; reading

30. When we came to the stadium, the match A. already begins. B. had already begun. C. already began. D. 

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Ex 3 :Choose the best answers

1.  John                  tennis once or twice aweek.

A. isplayingusually                                                   B. is usually playing

C.usually plays                                                         D. playsusually

2.  Tom                  his hand when he was cookingdinner.

A.burnt                              B. wasburning                C. has burnt                     D. hadburnt

3.  Jim is away onholiday. He                   to Spain.

A.is gone                           B. have been                  C. has been                      D.was

4.  Everything is goingwell.We                     any problems sofar.

A.didn't have                    B. don't have                  C. haven't had                 D. hadn'thad

5.  Jane                  just a few minutesago.

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

6.      Timson                   13 films and I think the latest is thebest.

A.made                             B. had made                   C. has made                     D. wasmaking

7.                   Robert lately?

A. Didyousee                    B. Haveyouseen             C. Doyou see                   D. Are youseeing

8.  When I was achild,I                    the violin.

A.wasplaying                    B. am playing                 C. played                         D.play

9.  He                  for the national team in 65 matches sofar.

A.has played                     B. has beenplayed          C. played                         D. isplaying

10.  I'm busy at themoment. I                   on the computer.

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

II. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.

1. Hung is ____________ student in my class.

  A. good                      B. better                          C. the best                D. a best

2. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and __________ beautiful than Hanoi.

  A. more                       B. as                               C. most                    D. the most

3. She has bought this dress ___________Saturday.

  A. for                           B. since                          C. next                      D. last

4. Minh ……………. in this town since 1987.

  A. is living                   B. has lived                     C. lives                     D. lived

6. That boy has short ______________hair.

  A. curly                         B. oval                            C. tall                       D. reserved

7. Alexander Graham Bell ___________ the telephone in 1876.

  A. invent                        B. invented                    C. invents                 D. is inventing

8. You must cover __________sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them.

  A. electrical                   B. dangerous                   C. safe                     D. suitable

9. ……………. Was Alexander Graham Bell born? He was born in 1847.

  A. When                         B. Where                        C. Why                    D. Who

10. A: Can I speak to Lan please? This is Hung.

  A. Hello, Lan                   B. Hello,Hung               C. How are you?      D. How about 

EXERCISES Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence 1. Water ________ at 100 degrees Celsius. A. boiling B. boils C. is boiling D. boil 2. Bettie usually ________ television in the evening. A. watches B. watching C. watch D. has watched 3. Rosemary ________ to agree with us now. A. is appearing B. appear C. appeared D. appears 4. Look! That man ________ your bike! A. is stealing B. steals C. stealing D. stolen 5. I'm sorry I ________ to do my homework yesterday. A. am forgetting B. have forgotten C. forgot D. forget 6. We ________ any interesting films lately. A. didn't see B. haven't seen C. saw D. have seen 7. Eric ________ a flat yet, so he's still living with his parents. A. found B. didn't find C. is finding D. hasn't found 8. They ________ running their own company in 1980. A. started B. have started C. are stating D. start 9. Bees _________ honey. A. have made B. makes C. make D. were making 10. I think I ________ my door key. I can't find it anywhere. A. lost B. have lost C. am losing D. will lose 11. "What time ___________ for work every morning?" "At 6:30." A. have you left B. had you left C. do you leave D. did you leave 12. I wasn't thirsty because I ________ some milk. A. drunk B. have just drunk C. just drank D. had just drunk 13. Who ________________ the car at time of the accident? A. was driving B. is driving C. drove D. has driven 14. After having a bath, he ________ his supper. A. had eaten B. ate C. has eaten D. was eating 15. The phone ________ suddenly when Joanne was doing the housework. A. rang B. ringing C. has rung D. is ringing 16. It ________ as we drove slowly along the road. A. has snowed B. had snowed C. was snowing D. is snowing 17. He couldn’t remember what ___________________ to him the day before. A. happened B. was happening C. has happened D. had happened 18. You can't meet the director now. He __________ with someone. A. talks B. was talking C. is talking D. talked 19. My sister ________ married in January, 2002. A. has got B. got C. was getting D. had got 20. Anita _________ very hard at the moment. A. is studying B. studies C. studied D. has studied

III. GRAMMAR

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

21. A movie is usually ______ than a book.

A. more exciting         B. exciter                     C. excited                    D. exciting

22. Travel by air is ______ than a train. It only takes about 45 minutes to fly to Da Nang, whereas going by train could take several hours.

A. more convenient     B. convenienter           C. more expensive       D. expensiver

23. The exam is getting _______ year by year. There are more tricky questions and less time to do it.

A. more exciting         C. easier

B. slower                     D. more difficult

24. Mount Everest is _________ mountain in the world. Nothing else is as high as Everest

A. higher                     B. the most high          C. the highest              D. high

25. The Nile is _____ river in the world. No rivers are longer than it.

A. longest                    B. the longest              C. longer                     D. long

26. He is ______ athlete in this race. He runs the fastest.

A. good                       B. the goodest             C. best                         D. the best

27. The temperature has never been up to almost 50^oC before. It’s scorching.

This summer is _____ ever.

A. hot                          B. hotter                      C. the most hot           D. the hottest

28. Her mother said to her, “You _______ review all the notes or you won’t pass the entrance exam to university.”

A. must                       B. mustn’t                   C. will                         D. won’t

29. The phone’s ringing. Everybody is busy so he says, “I ________answer it now.”

A. must                       B. will                         C. mustn’t                   D. won’t

30. The dentist advises Johnny that he ______ brush his teeth regularly to avoid cavity.

A. must                       B. should                     C. mustn't                    D. shouldn't

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.

31. Minh is 1.63 meters tall and Ha 1.7 meters tall. Ha is shorter than Minh.

32. Antarctica, the South Pole is much more colder than India is.

33. You must break the laws, or you will have to pay fines.

34. There will be a storm tonight, so you don't need to go out or you may risk your life.

35. That city is the most noisy one in the world.

IV. READING

Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions below.

A LETTER TO THE KING

            American colonists were not given a chance to participate in government decisions in England.

            The colonists were divided. Loyalists wanted the colonies to stay part of England. Patriots wanted America to be established as an independent nation.

            The Patriots decided that it was time to send a letter to the king. They wanted to make an official declaration, or statement, of independence. Thomas Jefferson wrote the group's ideas into a letter to King George III. Jefferson explained why the colonists believed they no longer had to listen to his authority. By signing the Declaration of independence, the men were risking their lives if the colonies lost the war. They signed it anyway.

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36. What is the passage mainly about?

            A. The American colonies                              

            B. King George III                                        

C. The Loyalists

D. The Patriots and their desire for independence

37. Who wanted the colonies to belong to England?

            A. The Loyalists                                              C. All the colonists

            B. The Patriots                                                D. No one

38. What did the Patriots send to King George III?

            A. an order                                                      C. a letter

            B. an email                                                      D. a blackmail

39. What does the word "established'' mean?

            A. founded                                                     C. discovered

            B. developed                                                   D. destroyed

40. What does the word "independent' mean?

            A. oppression                                                  C. freedom

            B. prison                                                          D. war

V. WRITING

Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence.

41. He is the tallest man I've ever seen.

            A. I've never seen a taller man than him.

            B. I've ever seen that he is a tall man.

            C. I've seen the man who is tall.

            D. I've seen someone who is taller than him.

42. Korea is colder than Vietnam.

            A. Vietnam is colder than Korea.                   C. Vietnam is not so cold as Korea.

            B. Vietnam and Korea are cold.                     D. Korea is the coldest country.

43. The rule of this class is not speaking Vietnamese during the tasks.

            A. You should speak Vietnamese during the tasks.

            B. You shouldn't speak Vietnamese during the tasks.

            C. You must speak Vietnamese during the tasks.

            D. You mustn't speak Vietnamese during the tasks.

44. The Imperial City is Hue's greatest attraction.

            A. in Hue the Imperial City attracts the most tourists.

            B. The Imperial City is in Hue

            C. The Imperial City is an ancient ruin.

            D. Hue can't attract tourists without the Imperial City.

45. We shouldn't buy fireworks.

            A. Buying fireworks is fun.

            B. It's a good idea not to buy fireworks.

            C. It's important to buy fireworks.

            D. A lot of children like fireworks.

III. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

1. _________Kuala Lumpur, Ha Noi is a busy modern city

A. As                           B. Such as                   C. Like                        D. Similar

2. The _________destroyed the Central Bank

A. famine                    B. strike                       C. capitalism               D. earthquake

3. I reserved a table for two  at eight o’clock.

A. set                           B. bought                    C. booked                    D. put

4. Football, chess, and tennis are _________.

A. matches                  B. games                     C. plays                       D. athletics

5. The manager _________ the man to return to work immediately.

A. insisted                   B. suggested                C. demanded              D. ordered

6. I wish I ___________his name.

A. knew                       B. know                      C. will know               D. would know

7. If you have a map along, You ________ get lost.

A. will                         B. will not                   C. wouldn’t                 D. would

8. I told her she could stay with us. That’s what I ___________.

A. said to her               B. said her                   C. told to her               D. told

9. He told me he couldn’t go to sleep. That’s what he ________.

A. said me                   B. talked to me            C. told to me               D. said to me

10. The English student acts as if he _________Vietnamese perfectly.

A. knows                     B. knew                       C. had known             D. will know

11. Over the next few days, the girls _______Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

A. will visit                 B. visited                     C. are visiting             D. visits

12. When did you _______see him?

A. recently                  B. already                    C. last                          D. lately

13. The car went ________full speed.

A. with                        B. for                           C. to                           D. at

14. Linguistics is the science of _________.

A. medicine                 B. economics               C. languages                D. mathematics

15. Let’s have dinner, ________?

A. will he                    B. shall we                  C. won’t we                D. shan’t we

16. I came ________ an old friend on the street yesterday morning.  

A. over                        B. across                      C. down                      D. in

17. Will you see ______ Mr. Nam at Tan Son Nhat airport tomorrow morning?

A. over                        B. down                      C. off                           D. in