Chon dap an dung:

1. On Pasover, Jewish people celebrate freedom....slavery

A. On B. to C. for D. from

2. I must congratulate you....your excellent exam results

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

3. There are lots of parties....Christmas

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

4. In 1981, a tornado lifted a baby into te air and.....safely 100 meters away

A. let it off B. put it down C. take it on D. suck it up

5. She's very kind. She's always......towards her employees

A. distinguished B. proud C. considerate D. happy

6. This letter needs.....immediately. Will you take care of it?

A. to send B. sending C. being sent D. send

7. He has already been.... as a candidate

A. called B. nominated C. remembered D. said

8. Most people you meet will be polite to you.....you are polite to them

A. in case B. only if C. unless D. if

9. Although he shouted, he couldn't make his voice....

A. hear B. to hear C. heard D. to be heard

10. Have you ever met the man....over there?

A. stands B. standing C. is standing D. who hw is standing

11. Isn't it time the children...?

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

12. Do you remember the name of the shop.....you bought this dictionary?

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

13. I can't remember the name of the hotel....

A. we stayed at B. at that we stayed C. which we stayed at it D. where we stayed at

Part A: Multiple Choices

    1. He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise. 

    A. was hearing     B. heard     C. had heard          D. hears 

    2. I __________many people since I came here in June. 

    A. met     B. has met     C. was meeting       D. have met

3. We __________ maths at this time last week. 

    A. were learning     B. are learning                 C. was learning        D. learnt

4. She was playing games while he __________a football match. 

    A. watched     B. watches             C. was watching        D. watching 

5. She __________to Ho Chi Minh city last year. 

    A. goes     B. has gone            C. go                         D. went  

6. Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.

A. have had                  B. had        C. have               D. are having

7. __________he playing football now?     

    A. Will     B. Does     C. Was                         D. Is  

8. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing. 

    A. listening     B. listen     C. listened              D. listens 

9. She __________school when she was six.

A. start    B. started    C. has started        D. are starting

10. I. __________TV when the telephone rang.

    A. watched     B. was watching    C. are watching    D. have watched

11. I will contact you as soon as I ___________the information.

A. will get                B. get                               C. got                  D. had got

12. If he's late again, I_____ very angry.

A. am going to be        B. will be         C. would be            D. am

13. A: “The phone is ringing”     B. “ I ______it”.

      A. answer         B. will answer       C. have answered            D. will be answering

14. Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm.

A. had left / forgot     B. was leaving / was forgetting

C. left / had forgot     D. had been leaving / would forget

15. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours.

A. will get / has been waiting     B. got / was waiting

C. got / had been waiting     D. get / will wait

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

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

17. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.

A. was crossing / struck     B. had crossed / was striking

C. crossed / had struck     D. is crossing / strikes

18. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.

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

19. Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She ______ and he _________ the Newspaper.

A. are not doing / is cooking / is reading     B. were not doing / was cooking / was reading

C. was not doing / has cooked / is reading     D. had not done / was cooking /read

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

     A. finish         B. finishes              C. finished        D. had finished 

21. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.    B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.        D. We wish we went to the cinema now.

22. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.

A. I didn’t see Rose for three years.            B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.

C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.        D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.

23. I haven't visited the museum for three months. 

It is three months since I have visited the museum. 

I didn't visit the museum three months ago. 

C. The last time I had visited the museum was three months ago. 

D. It is three months since I visited the museum.

24. "John began playing the piano 10 years ago" 

 John played the piano 10 years ago.             C. John has played the piano for 10 years. 

 John used to play the piano 10 years ago.     D. John doesn't play the piano anymore 

25. The last time I saw her was a week ago.     . 

 I haven't seen her for a week.     C. I haven't seen her since a week. 

 I have seen her for a week.     D. I have seen her since a week.

Part B: ERROR REGCONITION

1. When I walk past the park, I saw some children play football. 

      A                                B                 C       D     

2. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed. 

     A                      B                       C            D 

3. What did you do at 9 o'clock last night? I phoned you but nobody answered. 

    A                              B                  C                      D      

4. When I arrived at the station, the train has already left. 

    A         B       C                                           D     

  5. Ann and Susan have known each other during they were at school. 

                                        A                  B            C               D     

  6. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now. 

                    A                                             B               C                       D

  7. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner

                                                   A           B                    C                          D

  8.   It’s the first time I saw this film

           A                    B        C        D

  9. After he graduates from university, he joined the army.

         A                 B         C                                        D

  10. Up to now, there had been no woman being chosen the US president.

             A                           B        C                      D

PART C:  WRITE THE CORRECT TENSES

Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.

London (change) ___________ a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.

I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.

She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.

He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.

Last month I (be) _____________ in the hospital for ten days.

What you (do) ____________________ when I (ring) ________________ you last night?

I (not see) __________________ him since last Sunday.

My mother (come) __________________ to stay with us next week.

When he lived in Manchester, he (work) _________________ in a bank.

Columbus (discover) ___________________ America more than 400 years ago.

Listen! The birds (sing) ________________.

______You (receive) _______________ any letter from your parents yet?

How long ________Bob and Mary (be) ___________________ married?

She (ask) _________________ me to tellabout him several times.

John (watch) __________________ TV at 8:00 last evening.

He (do) ________________ his homework before he (go) _____________ to the cinema.

Hurry up! The train (come) ____________________.

We (not talk) _______________ to each other for a long time.

He (feel) _________________ asleep while he (do) __________________ his homework.

6, this time next year_____chief translator to the French UN delegation

A, he is B, he'll be being C, he'll be D, he's being

7, You____.You've made your point clearly enought already

A, needn't continue B, musn't continue C, don't have continue D, won't continue

10, the bill____,so I didn't need to do it

A, was already paid B, has already been paid C, had already been paid D, would already been paid

12, nobady_____from Amanda since she______to the Seychelles

A, heard-went B, has heard-went C, heard-has gone D, has heard-has gone

14, _____my pencil ? I left it here somewhere

A, do anyone see B, did anyone see C, is anyone seeing D, has anyone seer

16, ______away this weekend ? Or have you run out of money ?

A, do you so B, are you going C, will you gone D, shall you be going

17, what do you think you_____in ten years ' time ?

A, will do B, will be doing C, will have done D, will have been doing

18, will you let me know the minute you______the news ?

A, hear B, will hear C, will be hearing D, heard

20, what's the matter ? Have you hurt your ankle ? how____it ?

A, have you done B, were you doing C, would you do D, did you do

PRESENT AND PAST TENSES

A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

​1. He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise.

​A. was hearing ​B. heard ​C. had heard         D. hears

​2. I __________many people since I came here in June.

​A. met ​B. has met ​C. was meeting       D. have met

3. We __________ Maths at this time last week.

​A. were learning      B. are learning   ​          C. was learning    ​ D. learnt

4. She was playing games while he __________a football match.

​A. watched ​B. watches              ​C. was watching        D. watching

5. She __________to Ho Chi Minh city last year.

​A. goes ​B. has gone            ​C. go                          D. went 

6. Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.

A. have had​      B. had​  C. have​           ​      D. are having

7. __________he playing football now?

​A. Will ​B. Does ​C. Was            ​ D. Is 

8. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.

​A. listening ​B. listen ​C. listened              D. listens

9. She __________school when she was six.

A. start​B. started​C. has started        D. are starting

10. I. __________TV when the telephone rang.

​A. watched ​B. was watching​C. are watching    D. have watched

11. She__________ lunch by the time we arrived.

​A. had finished ​B. finished ​C. have finished   D. finishing

12. This record-shop__________ be a book-shop a few years ago. 

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

13. I couldn't come to the party because I __________go to work.

​A. have ​B. had to ​C. have got           D. had

14. Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm.

A. had left / forgot ​B. was leaving / was forgetting

C. left / had forgot ​D. had been leaving / would forget

15. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours.

A. will get / has been waiting ​B. got / was waiting

C. got / had been waiting ​D. get / will wait

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

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

17. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.

A. was crossing / struck ​B. had crossed / was striking

C. crossed / had struck ​D. is crossing / strikes

18. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.

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

19. Last night at this time, they ____ the same thing. She ______ and he _________ the Newspaper.                                                                                                                                            A. are not doing / is cooking / is reading                                                                                             ​B. were not doing / was cooking / was reading                                                                                                        C. was not doing / has cooked / is reading ​                                                                                                             D. had not done / was cooking /read                                                                                                    20. When I _____ home last night, I ____that Jane ______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.                                                                                                                                                    A. had arrived / discovered / prepared                                                                                                    B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing                                                                                       C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared                                                                                D. arrived / discover

Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
6. On Passover, Jewish people celebrate freedom______ slavery
a. on b. to d. from c. for
7. I must congratulate you ______ your excellent exam results.
b. in d. with a. for c. on
8. There are lots of parties_________ Christmas
b. at d. for c. on a. in
9. In 1981, a tornado lifted a baby into the air and_________ safely 100 meters away
a. let it off b. put it down c. take it on d. suck it up
10. She's very kind. She's always_________ towards her employees.
c. considerate d. happy a. distinguished b. proud
11. This letter needs__________ immediately. Will you take care of it?
a. to send b. sending c. being sent d. send
12. He has already been_________as a candidate
c. remembered d. said b. nomnated a. called
13. Most people you meet will be polite to you __________ you are polite to them.
b. only if c. unless a. in case d. if
14. Although he shouted, he couldn't make his voice _________.
b. to hear c. heard a. hear d. to be heard
15. Have you ever met the manover there?
b. standing c. is standing d. who he is standing a. stands
16. Isn't it time the children _________?
a. go to bed b. going bed c. go bed d. went to bed
17. Do you remember the name of the shop ________you bought this dictionary?
a. who b. that c. which d. where
18. Mr Wilson,________ yesterday, teaches chemistry
b. whom I met c. that I met d. with who I met a. I met
19. The word_________means big wind' in Chinese.
b. tornado a. hurricane c. typhoorn d. tsunami
20. I can't remember the name of the hotel___________
a. we stayed at c. which we stayed at it b. at that we stayed d. where we stayed at

Exercise 1:

1. ______we lived in town, we often went to the theater.

a. after b. when c. for d. or

2. He took the food eagerly, _______he had eaten nothing since dawn.

a. if b. in case c. but d. for

3. ________the sun rose, the fog dispersed.

a. as b. when c. before d. after

4. _______a married man, he has to think of his family.

a. if b. as c. or d. so

5. Tired_______he was, he offered to carry her.

a. as b. though c. although d. however

6. Some people waste food_______others don't have enough.

a. as b. in case c. while d. before

7. _______she came to know him better, she relied on him more.

a. while b. because of c. though d. as

8. _______I sympathize with you point of view, I can't accept it.

a. while b. although c. but d. a or b

9. How can you expect your childen to be truthful________you yourself tell lies?

a. when b. therefore c. because d. since

10. Strong______he was, he couldn't lift it.

a. like b. as c. or d. and

11. He stole, not_______he wanted the money, _______because he like stealing.

a. for/but b. because/but c. although/however d.because/and

12. Not everybody thinks the building is ugly________, some people say it looks marvelous.

a. on the contrary b. because c. although d. since

13. Business has been very bad this year_______, we have had to close one of our factories.

a. consequently b. as a result c. but d. a or b

14. Take a map with you_______you lose your way

a. if b. in case c. so that d. so

15. The play was very boring, _______they walked out

a. so b. if c. when d. while

choose the best answer:

1. "when did you go to work?"-"As soon as they came in, we ... to work"

A. went B. were going C. had gone D. go

2. Hardly... when the rain...

A. we had started/came B. we started/came C. did we started/ came D. had we started/ came

3. He... you now, but he won't believe you tomorrow.

A. believes B. is believing C. has believed D. believe

4. It... every day so far this week.

A. has rained B. rains C. has been raining D. rained

5. "Who's that man over there?" - "I... recognize his face, but... remember his name."

A. can't/ didn't B. could/ didn't C. did/ can't D. can/ don't

6. So far they... many beautiful buildings in this area.

A. had built B. have been building C. have built D. will build

7. "You look very tired" - "I..."

A. am marking B. had marked C. had been marking D. have been marking

8. Every morning since last Christmas, I... my dog out for a walk in the park.

A. take B. took C. have taken D. have been taking

9. "Did he answer the letter?" - "As soon as he... it, he... down to answer it"

A. reads/ sits B. has read/ is sitting C. read/ sat D. had read/ sat

10. Sue... this trip the other day.

A. loves B. is loving C. loved D. was loving

11. The blind... unable to see anything.

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

Chọn đáp án thích hợp :
1. I wish Charles worked as hard as Mary................
a. did b. can c. will d. does
2. Brian has been working........... since he was promoted
a. much harder b. as harder c. just as hardly d. more hardly
3. I've been feeling.........tired lately, doctor
a. such a b. the most c. more and more d. much
4. This exercise will give you.........practice
a. farther b. much more c. as better d. a lot