Choose the best answer.

1. She said she was seeing her brother the following day / the previous day.

2. Mike said he had had / would have an accident the day before.

3. She said she didn’t see / hadn’t seen them since the previous week.

4. I met Tom two days ago and he said he was going to London tomorrow / the next day.

5. Erica told me she won’t / wouldn’t be back until the following Thursday.

6. John said he had worked for that company the year before / the year after.

7. Sam told the police he didn’t know / hadn’t known what had happened.

8. Harry told us he is / was catching the first bus to New York the next day.

9. My mother told me that if I ate / had eaten too much, I would feel ill.

10. When I rang her this morning, she told me that she was busy today / that day.

11. Mr. Brown asked me if / how I had ever visited NASA.

12. Roy asked me if I was meeting / had met Val the previous day.

16. I could not eat  ______ I was very hungry. 

A. despite                    B. in spite of               C. although                   D. because of 

17. We ___________ Nam since he left school.

   A. didn’t met             B. didn’t meet           C. don’t meet                D. haven’t met

18. Susan doesn’t want to go out with us,…………………..?

A. does she                  B. isn’t she                  C. is she                                   D. doesn’t she

19. The endangered species was struggling to survive in its rapidly changing…………..

A. habitat                    B. property                              C. possession            D. comfort

20. You have to ………… your hat when you go inside the main worship area of the temple.

       A. turn off                        B. put on                     C. take off                       D. put down

Part 3. Write the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

21. She enjoys help her mother cook dinner for homeless people on the weekend.

A       B                                C                                                D

22. He said that he is listening to English songs then.

             A                        B                   C                 D

23. The purpose of volunteer work is to help poor people how improving their life.

A                           B        C                                       D

24. Lan wishes that she can go to Thailand to visit her pen pal.

                  A                    B                               C                D
25. Mary as well as her friends are going to a party tonight.

        A                         B                  C                  D

Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.

1. This is the most interesting novel

A. I’ve read B. I had read C. I’ve never read D. I’ve ever read

2. I haven’t seen you .

A. since a long time B. for ages

C. ages D. for long existence

3. It every day so far this week.

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

4. I any letter from him yet.

A. haven’t received B. will receive

C. don’t receive D. didn’t receive

5. We to Da Lat several times. It’s a foggy city.

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

6. I haven’t met him since he school.

A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. was left

7. My uncle on this farm since he was 20.

A. has worked B. have worked C. worked D. was working

8. He London 2 years ago and I him since then.

A. left/ hadn’t seen B. left/ haven’t seen

C. was living/ haven’t seen D. left/ didn’t seen

9. By the time Tom got back, Peter .

A. have gone B. went C. will go D. had gone

10. She in Hue for twenty years.

A. lives B. has lived C. lived D. will live

11. It was the most exciting film I .

A. never saw B. ever saw C. had ever seen D. have ever seal

12. They have been in love with each other they were young.

A. while B. until C. for D. since

13. I the money from him yet.

A. haven’t received B. don’t receive

C. will receive D. am receiving

14. They for nearly 50 years.

A. marry B. have been married

C. married D. will marry

15. How many times there so far? A few times.

A. have you been B. would you be

C. were you D. had you been

16. It’s at least a month since Tom.

A. I last seen B. I last see C. I have last seen D. I last saw

17. We almost every lesson in this book so far.

A. study B. studies C. has studied D. have studied

18. We that television program.

A. never watch B. not never watch

C. have never watched D. has never watched

19. Up to then, I such a big fire.

A. have never seen B. had never seen

C. never seen D. never see

20. I her since I a student.

A. know/ am B. knew/ was

C. have known/ am D. have known/ was

MULTIPLE CHOICES

1. Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.

A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be

2. He _______ that he was leaving way that afternoon.

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

3. She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.

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

4. I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.

A. said to B. suggested C. advised D. recommended

5. My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.

A. remember to plant B. not to plant to plant C. to plant D. planting

6. I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.

A. are you planning B. is she planning C. was she planning D. if she was planning

7. Nam wanted to know what time ________.

A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin

C. the movie begins D. the movie began

8. I wondered_______ the right thing.

A.was I doing B. if I am doing C. am I doing D. whether I was doing

9. The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.

A. goes around B. is going around C. went around D. was going around

10. Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot.

A. is – will travel B. were – would travel

C. had been – would have travelled D. was – will travel

11. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.

A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously

12. He asked the children _________too much noise.

A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make

13. The man said that the days _________longer in summer.

A. will be B. are C. were D. can be

14. The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1942.

A. discovered B. had discovered C. was discovering D. would discover

15. John said he _________ her since they ________ school.

A. hasn’t met – left B. hadn’t met - had left C. hadn’t met – left D. didn’t meet - has left

16. The woman asked __________get lunch at school.

A. can the children B. whether the children could

C. if the children can D. could the children

17. Laura said that when she_________ to school, she saw an accident.

A. was walking B. has walked C. had been walking D. has been walking

18. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why _______ the final exam.

A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken

19. Ba said he__________ some good marks last semester.

A. gets B. got C. getting D. have got

20. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.

A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try

1. Linguistics………my best subject at university.

A. was B. were C. be D. being

5. They haven’t met her again since she………school ten years ago.

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

6. My friend as well as I………going shopping on Sunday.

A. like B. likes C. liking D. liked

8. Dominoes………entered The Contest! Learn more about our new Champion!

A. have B. having C. has D. have been

9. Genetics ………the study of hereditary characteristics that are passed down from one generation of living organisms to another.

A. is B. are C. have been D. being

14. My aunt or my uncle………arriving by train today.

A. are B. is C. has D. have

15. The serving bowl or the plate………on that shelf.

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

17. Neither Peter nor his friends………available today.

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

20. Fifty percent of the pie………disappeared

A. have B. having C. has D. was having

28. The benefits of exercising regularly while pregnant………stayingsedentary during pregnancy.

A. surpass B. surpassing C. is surpassing D. surpassed

34. None of the information………made public.

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

35. Neither table nor chairs………here.

A. does B. do C. is D.are

39. The average temperature of rocks on the surface of the earth………55° F.

A. is B. are C. be D. bee

I. Fill in the blank with "have" or "has"

1. During the five years, John ________ had fifteen different jobs.

2. He ________ worked in banking sector.

3. Teddy ________ been a teacher since 2004.

4. I ________ been on holiday for six days

. 5. I and Kate ________ started our own company this year.

6.________ your mother learned how to drive?

7. They ________ never been to Madrid

. 8. ________ you ever met anyone famous?

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect tense.

1. Tom (see) _________________ this film before.

2. I (finish) ________________________ my exercise already.

3. They (live) __________________ here since 1990

. 4. Mary (never/ be) _____________________ to Hanoi.

5. The students (discuss) ___________ the question recently.

6. Your mother (ever/wash) _________________ her car?

III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Peter _____________ to that museum twice.

A. have been

B. was

C. will be

D. has been

2. We __________ to Da Lat several times. It’s a foggy city. A. were B. have been C. were being D. had been

3. Huy ___________ learnt English for 5 years. A. have B. to have C. having D. has

4. This is the most interesting novel _____________

A. I have to read B. I had read C. I’ve never read D. I’ve ever read

5. This is _______ expensive dictionary I have.

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

6. My parents ____________ abroad for a week

. A. have be B. have been C. having be D. having been

7. Je _______ London 2 years ago and I _______________________ him since then.

A. left/ hadn’t seen B. left/ haven’t seen C. was leaving/ haven’t seen D. left/ didn’t seen

8. John usually _________ swimming with my friends on the weekends

A. go B. went C. goes D. has gone 9. Have you ever _________ of that? A. hear B. heard C. hears D. hearing

10. That is the most interesting film I ___________.

A. has ever watched B. has ever watch C. have ever watched D. have ever watch 

I.  Use the suggested words to make complete sentences

1.     I haven‘t met him again since we ______ school ten years ago. (A. have left/ B. leave/ C. left/ D. had left )

2.     A recent survey has shown that ______ increasing number of men are willing to share the housework with their wives. (A. a / B. an / C. the/ D. some )

3.     The more demanding the job is, ______ I like it. (A. more/ B. most/ C. the more/ D. the most)

4.     John wanted to know ______ in my family. (A. there were how many people/ B. how many people were there/ C. were there how many people/ D. how many people there were

5.     Students are ______ less pressure as a result of changes in testing procedures. (A. under/ B. above/ C. upon/ D. out of)

6.     Tom is getting ever keener on doing research on ______. (A. biology/ B. biological/ C. biologist/ D. biologically)

7.     Many people and organizations have been making every possible effort in order to save ______ species. (A. endangered/ B. dangerous/ C. fearful/ D. threatening)

8.     A number of young teachers nowadays ______ themselves to teaching disadvantaged children. (A. offer/ B. stick/ C. give /D. devote