Mark the letter A, B, C or B on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The marathon runner (A) has been running for (B) almost two hours when he collapsed (C) to (D) the pavement.

A. has been running

B. almost 

C. to 

D. the 

1. When I got home I found that water...............................down the kitchen walls

       A. ran                               B. was running                        C. has run                                D. had been running

2. After he.......................his English course, he went to England to continue his study

      A. has finish                      B. had finished                        C. was finished                       D. would finish

3. How.........................since we .....................college?

      A. are you- left                  B. were you- left                     C. have you been- have left    D. have you been- left

4. I..................much of you lately. We..........................three months ago

      A. haven’t seen- last meet       B. didn’t see- met             C. haven’t seen- have meet     D. didn’t see- have met

5. The Chinese.......................spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo.................back to Italy

      A. made- brought              B. have made- brought           C. made- had brought    D. had been making- brought

6. When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker.................speaking and the audience...................

      A. just finished- were clapping                                         B. had just finished- had clapped

      C. had just finished- were clapping                                  D. just finished- had clapped

7. He.............................his job last month and then he..................out of work

      A. lost- was                       B. was lost- had been              C. has lost- was                       D. lost- has been

8. In the last hundred years, travelling.......................much easier and more comfortable

      A. become                         B. has become                         C. became                               D. will became

9. In the 19^th century, it.............two or three months to across North America by covered wagon

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

10. In the past, the trip...................very rough and often dangerous, but things..........a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years

      A. was- have changed       B. is- change                           C. had been- will change        D. has been- changed

11. She................Hanoi last year

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

12. Now you ..................from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours

      A. are flying                      B. would fly                            C. will fly                                D. can fly

13. When Carol....................last night, I................my favorite show on television

      A. was calling- watched   B. called- have watched         C. called- was watching          D. had called- watched

14. By the time next summer, you....................your studies

      A. completes                     B. will complete                      C. are completing                    D. will have completed

15. Right now, Jim.................the newspaper and Kathy...............dinner

      A. reads- has cooked                                                        B. is reading- is cooking

      C. has read- was cooking                                                  D. read- will be cooking

I. Find the OPPOSITES of these adjectives to complete the sentences

Absent/professional/mean/optimistic/patient/polite/quiet/authentic/unfriendly/unkind

1. It was very .......................... of you to help me with my homework.

2. Was Mary.......................... at the tennis game last Sunday?

3. It's....................... to talk with your mouth full.

4. Sally isn't very ............................ She prefers to listen to other people.

5. Mark is very ......................... He always thinks things will get worse!

6. All the student were very .......................... towards me on my first day at my new school.

7. The match was between two ........................... teams.

8. He decided not to buy the ......................... watch and wait until he had more money.

9. After waiting over half an hour for the bus, Ben began to get ........................

10. It was very ........................... of you to pay for my coffee.

II. Rewrite the following sentences

1. Daisy types really fast -> Daisy is ........................

2. You have worked very hard. -> This has ...................

3. There was almost nobody in the cinema -> There was hardly .........................

4. She speaks English fluently -> She speaks a ............................

5. My brother cycles slowly. -> My brother is ....................

III. Choose the best answer

1. Where ......... you at 9:00 last night, Mr.Green?

a. have been b. were c. will be d. are

2. I ................................. the dishwasher on when I heard the shot

a. am turning b. turned c. was turning d. turned

3. Now I ......................... for what I said about you. It wasn't true and I shouldn't have said it

a. do apologize b. apologized c. was apologized d. apologizing

4. Tim was tired. He ......................... hard all day

a. has been studying b. studies c. studied d. had been studying

5. She ................ music all day. Now she feel tired

a. has been playing b. is playing c. played d. plays

6. I was sad when I sold my car. I ............................... it for a very long time

a. am running b. were running c. had been running d. have been running

7. ..................... a car when they were living in London?

a. Have they b. Did they have c. Were they having d. Have they had

8. I think you should have that coat ...................... soon

a. cleaned b. being cleaned c. cleaning d. to clean

9. Ted and Amy ...................... for 24 years

a. have been married b. married c. were married d. has been married

10. When the first child was born, they ............................. married for three years

a. have been married b. had been married c. will been married d. will have been married

1. I .......... Louisiana state University.

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

2. He has been selling motorcycles .................................

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

3. Columbus ..................... America more than 400 years ago.

A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovers D. he has gone

4. He fell down when he .................... towards the church.

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

5. We ............. there when our father died.

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

6. They ................ pingpong when their father comes back home.

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

7. By Christmas, I ...................... for you for 6 months.

A. shall have been working B. shal work C. have been working D. shall be working

8. I ............... in the room now.

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

9. I ........................ to New York three times this year.

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

10. I will come and see you before I ................ for America.

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

11. The little girl asked what .................. to her friend.

A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. would have been happened

12. John ............... a book when I saw him.

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

13. He said he ................. return later.

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

14. Jack ...................... the door.

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

15. I have been waiting for you ...................

A. since early morning B. for two hours C. since 9 a.m D. all are correct

16. My sister ..................... for you since yesterday.

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

1. when I got home I found that water...........down the kitchen walls

A. run B. was running C has run D had been running

2 after he .............his Enlish course , he went to England to continue his study

A has finish B had finished C was finished D would finish

3. how ..............since we ...........college

a. are you/left b. were you/left c. have you been/ have left d. have you been/ left

4. I................much of you lately. We ..............three months ago

A. haven't seen / last met B. didn't see/ met C. haven"t seen/ have meet D. didn"t see/have met

5. when I arrived at the meeting the first speaker............speaking and the audience........

A. just finished/were clapping B. had just finished/had clapped C. had just finished/ were clapping D. just finished/ had clapped

6. he...........his job last month and then he.......out of work

A. lost/was B. was lost/had been C. has lost/was D. lost/ has been

7. In the 19th century, it ......tow or three months to across North America by covered wagon

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

8.she ........to Ha Noi last year

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

9. Right now, Jim ..............the newspaper and Kathy .......dinner

A. reads/has cooked B. is reading/is cooking C. has read/ was cooking D. read/ will be coking

1. Nathan got up and was opening/opened the window.
2. It had been pouring/had poured with rain when suddenly the sun came out.
3. The storm was breaking/broke while they swam/were swimming in the sea.
4. Jane travelled/has travelled to Italy in 1998.

5Exercise 3. Choose the correct item.

1. Anthony works/is working in a local café every weekend.
2. Tammy has yet/already left.
3. The fashion show is starting/starts at 8 o'clock tonight.
4. He's more patient than/from his brother.
5. Is Sarah coming/Does Sarah come tonight?
6. John appears/is appearing to be a really kind person.
7. What's wrong with Brian? He is looking/ looks upset!
8. He's the funnier/funniest person in my family.
9. Mark is thinking/thinks of buying a new suit.
10. He has worked/has been working all morning and feels tired now.

B – LISTENING
Listen to a discussion about what makes a good friend. For questions 1-5 decide if the
sentences are T (true) or F (false). (PROGRESS CHECK)
1. Dr Porrit says friendships are strongest at school. _______
2. Jane thinks that good friends listen without criticizing. _______
3. Dr Porrit thinks disagreeing can be useful in a friendship. _______
4. Abbie says that friends with a sense of humour never argue. _______
5. Dr Porrit prefers friends that do not laugh very often. _______

I. Tense

a. Did you read b. Had you read c. Have you read d. Do you read

2. We ____ in this town for a long time. We ______ here sixteen years ago.

a. had been / come b. have been / came c. were / came d. are / came

3. No breakfast for Mark, thanks . He _____ breakfast.

a. hasn’t eaten b. didn’t eat c. isn’t eating d. doesn’t eat

4. The news came as no surprise to me. I ____ for sometime that the factory was likely to close.

a. knew b. had known c. have known d. know.

5. Glenda _____ extremely hard when she was a student.

a. worked b. has worked c. was working d. had been worked

6. The world war II ___ in 1939 and _____ in 1945.

a. begins / ends b. had begun/ended c. has begun / had ended d. began / ended

7. I’ll see him when he ____ here tomorrow .

a. comes b. will come c. has come d. had come

8. I ____ at the check out when I _____ a strange looking man .

a. waited / noticed b. was waiting / noticed c. waited / was noticing d. was waiting / had noticed

9. Harry works all the time . He _____

a. never relaxes b. relaxes never c. often relaxes d. relaxes sometimes

10. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ____ to bed

a. have gone b. went c. had gone d. goes

II; Choose the best answer :

1. It…………………quite often in Britain during the winter.

A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing

2. Every twelve months, the Earth………………the Sun.

A. circles B. circled C. has circled D. is circling

3. Right now, Jim……………..the newspaper and Kathy……………dinner. Last night at this time, they………….the same thing.

A. is reading / is making / were doing B. reads / makes / had done

C. has read / has made / are doing D. will read / will make / did

4. My father usually………………beer after meals but now he…………………tea.

A. drank / was drinking B. drinks / is drinking C. drinks / drinks D. has drunk / drinks

5. Wars………….the most terrible. At the moment, wars……………….in some places in the world.

A. are / happened B. have been / have been happening C. were / are happening D. are / are happening

6. Since his bicycle……………..stolen last week, he………………to school by bus.

A. has been ghoes B. had been / was going C. was / has gone D. was / went

7. You can’t see Tom because he…………….

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

8. I have never played table tennis before. This is the first time I ........................ to play.

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

9. Hurry up! Our train ................ at 7 o’clock. We have just a little minutes.

A. leaves B. is leaving C. will be leaving D. is going to leave

10. The child is still ill but he ......................... better gradually.

A. gets B. is getting C. has gotten D. got

11. Don’t bother her. She ...................... her violin lesson; she always ............. it in the morning.

A. takes / is taking B. takes / takes C. is taking / is taking D. is taking / takes

12. The existence of many stars in the sky ................... us to suspect that there may be life on another planet.

A. lead . leads C. led . have led

13. The population of the world ................... at a tremendous rate and .................. out of control.

A. has increased / are soon going to B. is increased / soon will be

C. in increasing / soon will be D. has been increasing / are soon

14. Medical researchers .......................... for ways to control, prevent and cure cancers.

A. look B. are looking C. have looked D. have been looking

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

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. am leaving

Exercise 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE

Choose the best answer :

1. My friend, Mary, arrived after I………………..for her about half an hour.

A. was waiting B. had been waiting C. have been waiting D. have waited

2. The accident………………when we were on the way to Vung Tau.

A. occur B. occuring C. occurred D. had occurred

3 . It was midnight. Outside it………………very hard.

A. rains B. is raining C. rained D. was raining

4. When he……………… at the station, his train already………………..

A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives / leaves

5 . You……………….your new hat when I ………………….you yesterday.

A. were wearing / had met B. wore / had met

C. wore / was meeting D. were wearing / met

6. As I………………the glass, it suddenly ………………..into two pieces.

A. cut / broke B. was cutting / broke

C. cut / was breaking D. was cutting / had broken

7. When I………….to the party, Sally and Doug………….., John……………….drinks.

A. was coming / had danced / made B. had come / danced / made

C. came / were dancing / was making D. have come / are dancing / is making

8 When I…………….there, dinner………………, so I had a drink first.

A. get / is preparing B. get / has been prepared

C. got / had been prepared D. got / was being prepared

9. He……………….for her for nearly one hour last night before she………………

A. was waiting / came B. had been waiting / came

C. has waited / comes D. waited / will come

10. Andrew………………..the test before so he……………………..it very easy.

A. did / had found B. had done / found C. was doing / found D. did / was finding

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

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

12. When I last........... him, he........... in London
A. saw-has been living B. see-in living
C. saw- was living D. have seen- lived

13. I was sad when I sold my car. I ..................... it for a very long time.

A. am running B. were running

C. have been running D. had been running

14. By next month, Laura ...................... for the company for twenty years.

A. will be working B. will work

C. has been working D. will have been working

15. When I last saw John, he .......................... and was out of breath.

A. was running B. ran C. has run D. had been running

Exercise 2: MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Mary ______ in London for 15 years.

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

2. Tim ______ in three movies already. I think he’ll be a star some day.

A. has appeared B. was appearing C. had appeared D. is appearing

3: Ann lives in London. She ______ there for ten years.

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

4: She hasn’t written to John ______ she left school.

A. since B. after C. when D. before

5. He ……………… to New York three times this year.

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

6. The last time I saw him was in June, 2004.

A. I saw him since June, 2004. B. I have seen him since June, 2004.

C. I have not seen him since June, 2004. D. I didn't see him since June, 2004.

7. _________ any letters from him lately?

A. Are you receivingB. Do you receive C. Have you receivedD. Had you received

8. We _____ for him for 10 minutes.
A. will have waited B. wait C. have been waiting D. waited

9. We _____ him for months now.

A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. won't see
10. I haven't eaten this kind of food before.

A. I haven't eaten this kind of food already. B. This is the first kind of food I have eaten.

C. This is the first time I've eaten this kind of food. D. Even before I have not eaten this kind of food.

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1 i'd like to see that football game because i... one this year

a haven't seen b hadn't seen c haven't been seeing d didn't see

2 Sue ... this trip the other day

a loves b is loving c loved d was loving

3 how long...here? Exactly four years today.I'm thinking of changing my job next year

a do you work b are you working c have you been working d did you work

4 you look so exhausted. i ...round the town all day

a had run b ran c had been running d have been running

5 what was the matter? something strange ... to me while i... last night

a was happened/was walking b was happening/walked c happened/was walking

d was happening/was walking