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11. They …….tea when the doorbell …….. A. have/is ringing B. were having/rang C. had had/ rang D. having/ringing

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12. Father ……his pipe while mother ……a magazine. A. smoked/read C. had smoked/read B. was smoking/was reading D. smoking/reading => Hai hđ đag xảy ra song song đồng thời trong quá khứ

13. When I …..into the office, my boss ……for me. A. came/was waiting B. was coming/waited C. had come/waited D. came/waiting

14. When I ……John, he ……across the road. A. see/ walks B. see/was walking C. saw/was walking D. saw/is walking

15. When he ……, we …… dinner. A. arrived/having B. arrived/were having C. was arriving/had D. had arrived/had

16. While they ……chess, we …….the shopping. A. playing/doing B. were playing/doing C. played/did D. were playing/were doing

17. They …….football when the lights in the stadium ……out. A. were playing/went B. played/was going C. were playing/ was going D. playing/went

18. While George and John …..their room, she ……the ironing. A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing

19. While I ……TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor. A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching

20. While George and John …..their room, she …….the ironing. A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing

Determine whether the following sentences are corrector incorrect

1. i was going => went out for a walk when i came across an old friend

2. my brother was playing video games, when my father suddenly came in => on

3. i finished => had finished my homework and then i went to my friend's house

4. while my mother was watching her favourite indian film, my father was reading => read a newspaper

5. john was hurting => hurted his ankle while we were playing tennis

6. they were active in => for community service when they were young

1/ She _________ the house last weekend.

A. was cleaning B. cleans C. clean D. cleaned

2. I _________ a little English before I went to Singapore.

A. study B. had studied C. had study D. have studied

3/ Why _________ you absent yesterday ?

A. did B. are C. was D.were

4/ Who _________ you at the airport last month?

A. meet B. met C. did meet D. were meet

5/ When he _________ , she was cleaning her room.

A. arrives B. arrived C. is arriving D. was arriving

6/ Last night, the police _________ me on my way home.

A. is stopping B. stopped C. stops D. was stopping

7/ Mai and Huong _________ their last summer vacation on the farm.

A. don’t spend B. aren’t spent C. didn’t spend D. weren’t spent

8/ What _________ you _________ last night?

A. do / do B. did / do C. do / did D. were / doing

9/ Before I went to bed, I _________ my teeth.

A. have brushed B. had brushed C. brushed D. brush

10/ The floor _________ with a sheet of plastic five days ago. A. covered B. was covering C. was covered D. is covered 11/ Before my mother came home, my brother _________ food on the table.

A. had prepared B. have prepared C. prepared D. had prepare

12/ Phong _________ with his friends last month.

A. went fish B. went fished C. went fishing D. went to fish

13/ I watched movie after I _________ my homework.

A. have completed B. had complete C. had completed D. completed

14/ She _________ breakfast at 8.30 yesterday morning.

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

15/ When I got up, it _________.

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

16/ Mrs. Thu _________ the newspaper while her husband was watching T.V. A. was reading B. is reading C. reads D. read

17/ Mr. Quang fell over while he _________ basketball.

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

18/ When I came home, everybody _________ the television.

A. watched B. were watching C. was watching D. is watching

19/ My father _________ out when my sister arrived at the zoo .

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

20/ Alice _________ a Vietnamese person until he met Nam.

A. had never met B. have never met C. never met D. never have met

Choose the best answers

1. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.

A. I used to have lots of money

B. I have never had lots of money

C. I didn't use to have lots of money

D. I am used to having lots of money

2. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn't keen on it when I was younger.

A. I am getting used to liking classical music

B. I used to like classical, but now I don't

C. I did not use to like classical music

D. I don't like classical now

3. I eat ice cream now, but I disliked eating it when I was a child.

A. When I was a child, I ate lots of ice cream

B. I liked ice cream when I was a child, but now I don't

C. I disliked eating ice cream, now I even hated it much more

D. I used to dislike eating ice cream

4. My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army

A. My brother use to have his hair cut short

B. My brother cut his hair when he joined the army

C. My brother didn't like his hair cut short when he joined the army

D. My brother cut my hair when I joined the army

5. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago

A. Dennis is still smoking now

B. Dennis is used to smoking

C. Dennis used to smoke

D. Dennis gets used to smoking

6. My parents lived in the USA when they were young

A. My parents have lived in the USA since they were young

B. My parents used to live outside USA when they were young

C. My parents are still living in USA

D. My parents used to live in the USA

7. Jim was my best friend, but we are not friends any more

A. Jim used to be my best friend

B. Jim and I did not use to be friends

C. Jim uesd to consider me as his best friend

D. Jim and I have been friends since we were young

8. When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion

A. My uncle is used to being a national swimming champion

B. My uncle used to be a swimming champion

C. My uncle has never been a naional swimming champion

D. My uncle is still young. He is a national swimming champion

9. I didn't listen to Western music some years ago

A. Many years ago, I loved Western music a lot

B. I am used to hearing Wstern music

C. I did not use to Western music

D. I used to listen to Western music a lot

10. My mum was a chief in Cham restaurant, but now she is retired

A. My mum has been a chief in Cham restaurant

B. My mum is used to working as a chief

C. My mum is not getting used to working as a chief because she is old

D. My mum used to be chief

I/ Choose the best second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one

1. It was breakfast-time when Susan rang

a. When Susan rang i have just finished my breakfast.

b. Susan rang after 1 had had my breakfast.

c. I was having my breakfast when Susan rang.

d. I was going to have my breakfast as soon as Susan rang.

2. Adrian's job interview is on 17 October.

a. Adrian will be called for a job interview on 17 October.

b. Adrian is giving a job interview on 17 October.

c. Adrian had an interview for a job on 17 October.

d. Adrian is having a job interview on 17 October.

3. You can get off this train at Bath.

a. This train stops at Bath.

b. This train is going to stop as Bath.

c. You can stop this train at Bath

d. This train will be stopped at Bath.

4. We have deccided to help with the project.

a. We helped with the project.

b. We must help with the projet.

c. We will hepl with the project.

d. We are going to help with the droject.

5. The last time 1 went swimming was whenwe were in Spain.

a. I swam a lot when we were in spain.

b. I hadn't been swimming before we moved to Spain.

c. I haven't been swimming since we were in Spain.

d. I went swimming while we lived in Spain.

6. They spoke too quickly for us to understand.

a. They spoke so quickly that we couldn't understand it.

b. They spoke so quickly that we couldn't understand them.

d. They spoke quickly enough so that we couldn't understand them.

Bài 2: Chọn câu được gần gũi hơn trong ý nghĩa với bản gốc

1. I had already seen the film but I decided to watch it again last night

a. I watched the film last night for the first time

b. Last night wasn't the first time that I had seen the film

2. The boys were playing football while it was raining

a. The boys were playing football until it started to rain

b. The boys played football in the rain

3. I was writing an e-mail when our computer broke down

a. Our computer broke down before I worte an e-mail

b. I had started writing an e-mail and then our computer broke down

4. My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us

a. When the summer holiday was over, my aunt bought me a lovely gift

b. While my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us, she bought us a lovely gift

15/ When I got up, it _________.

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

16/ Mrs. Thu _________ the newspaper while her husband was watching T.V. A. was reading B. is reading C. reads D. read

17/ Mr. Quang fell over while he _________ basketball.

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

18/ When I came home, everybody _________ the television.

A. watched B. were watching C. was watching D. is watching

19/ My father _________ out when my sister arrived at the zoo .

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

20/ Alice _________ a Vietnamese person until he met Nam.

A. had never met B. have never met C. never met D. never have met

I. Chọn đáp án đúng
1. I have never read such a strange story ....... my whole life
A. when B. on C. through D. during
2.Pleasee take my bag ......... the front seat of my car
A. in B.at C. of D. on
3. The book must be ......... condition when you return it to Mary
A. on B. in C. at D. of
II. Sắp xếp các từ
playing / entered / with / I / my younger brother / the living room / was / when / chess / his friend

my younger brother was playing chess with his friend when i entered the living room
II. Dựa vào từ gợi ý viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh
Nam / Lan / be / way / concert / when / they / see/ their / teacher

Nam and Lan were on their way to the concert when they saw their teacher

I. Chọn đáp án đúng
1. I have never read such a strange story ....... my whole life
A. when B. on C. through D. during
2.Pleasee take my bag ......... the front seat of my car
A. in B.at C. of D. on
3. The book must be ......... condition when you return it to Mary
A. on B. in C. at D. of
II. Sắp xếp các từ
playing / entered / with / I / my younger brother / the living room / was / when / chess / his friend

=> my younger brother was playing chess with his friend when I entered the living room
II. Dựa vào từ gợi ý viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh
Nam / Lan / be / way / concert / when / they / see/ their / teacher

=> Nam and Lan was on the way to the concert when they saw their teacher