Choose a, b, c, or d that is the best alternative.

1.   He ______ to make breakfast before his wife ______ up.

      A. has already started / wakes                               B. had already started / woke

      C. will already start / is waking                             D. is already staring / has waken

2.   The musician ______ the guitar for about an hour.

      A. is playing                     B. has been playing      C. will be playing         D. was playing

3.   When I ______ home yesterday morning, my son ______ and my wife   ............to work.

      A. have arrived / slept / went                                B. arrived / was sleeping / had gone

      C. had arrived / had slept / has gone                     D. was arriving / would sleep / could go

4.   It is Mary’s new house. It ______ a fortune!

      A. shall cost                     B. needn’t cost              C. will cost                   D. must cost

5.   In the end Gary’s injury was not very serious. We ______ so much.

      A. could worry                                                       B. will not have worried

      C. should have worried                                          D. needn’t have worried

6.   ______ we go out for dinner tonight? - Yes, let’s.

      A. Must                            B. Shall                         C. Should                     D. Need

7.   Although Jack is only ten years old, he is well-known ______ his verse.

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

8.   I do not care ______ card games ______ general.

      A. for / in                         B. of / at                        C. about / with              D. with / for

9.   The Pikes earn money ______ raising poultry.

      A. by                                B. on                             C. with                          D. through

10. He promised ______ me some money but he failed ______ his words.

      A. to lend / to keep          B. lending / for keeping     C. of lending / keep         D. to lend / keeping

11. I think she actually expects me ______ the washing up for her.

      A. do                                B. to do                         C. done                         D. doing

12. My friends asked me ______ with them but I refused.

      A. to go shopping             B. for going to shop      C. going to shop           D. go shopping

13. George’s advisor spends ______ with him.

      A. many times                  B. a lot of time              C. times                        D. a few time

14. He does not know ______ people in the class.

      A. many                           B. much                        C. a little                       D. some

15. Johnny does not have ______

      A. many suit                     B. many suits                C. a lot of suit               D. much suit

16. You can ______ your coat if you feel hot.

      A. go off                          B. take off                     C. wear out                   D. go with

17. The bomb ______ and three people were killed.

      A. got in                           B. put away                   C. went off                   D. stayed up

18. Though I tried my best, I failed to ______ them.

      A. keep up with               B. run out of                 C. get together              D. go away from

19. They could not find Peter because they knew ______ the name of the street     number of his house.

      A. neither / nor                 B. either / or                  C. not only / but also    D. hardly / than

20. He could not help, ______ thought of his beloved wife.

      A. and                              B. but                            C. so                             D. however

Choose the best answer

1. I ___ a lot of time travelling since I ___ this new job.

A. spend/get B.have spent/get C. spent/got D. have spent/got

2. When I ___ at school, we all ___ Latin.

A. was/study B. am/study C. was/studies D. had been/studied

3. After he ___ breakfast, he ___ down to write some letters.

A. has /sat B. has had/sits C. had had/sits D. hat had/sat

4. When we arrived at the stadium last Sunday, the match ___ already ___.

A. had/started B. started C. has/started D. had/started

5. They ___ a house by June next year.

A. will built B. are building C. have built D. will have built

6. The film ___ by 2.00 tomorrow.

A. ends B. will end C. is ending D. will have ended

7. Tom ___ to Hanoi before.

A. is never B. was never C. have never been D. has never been

8. When we came to the stadium, the match ___.

A. already begins B. already began C. had already begun D. have already begun

9. This is the first time I ___ such a beautiful girl.

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

10. He ___ in this school before he ___ for England.

A. taught/had left B. had taught/left C. taught/has left D. has taught/left

11. Fifty minutes ___ the maximum length of time allotted for the exam .

A. are B. is C were D. be

12. One of my neighbours____ curious about other people's private life.

A. being B. were C. is D. been

13. Seven months ____ a long time for me to wait.

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

14. A lot of restaurants ____ open at night.

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

A. Choose the best option.

1. The film...by the time we...to the cinema.

a. had already started/ got b. already started/ had gotten

c. had already started/ had gotten d.already started/ gotten.

2. Harry up, Jame! We all...for you

a. wait b. are waiting c. waiting d. are waited

3. Mary ..........me an hour ago.

a. phoned b. has phoned c. phones d. was phoning

4. Up to now, I..........a lot of information about her.

a.would learn b. learnt c. have learnt d. will learn

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

a. left/ haven't seen b. left/ hadn't seen

c. was living/ haven't seen d. left/ didn't see

A. Write these sentences again. Put the words on brackets in the right place

1. I have had breakfast (just)

2. He has been in prison ( for six months )

3. The police have not caught the thief (yet)

4.You have asked that question three times(already)

5. Have you been to Switzerland (ever)

6. I have been to Switzerland (never)

7. He is a wonderful runner. He has broken two records ( so far)

8.I haven't seen george(lately)

B. Give the correct from of the verbs in brackets. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:

I just (receive) a letter from my brother Tim. He is in Australia. He ( be ) there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he already (visit ) a great number of different places in Australia. He just (buy) an Australian car and (go) to Alice Springs. My brother never (be) abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting

C. What is happening? What has happened?

Read these two statements: the bell is ringing

The bell has just rung

Complete the following in the same way:

1. He is leaving the house.

He has just.................

2. He is having breakfast

He has....................

3. She is writing a letter

4. My sister is turning on the radio

5. My mother is making the bed

6. She is buying a new hat

D. Read these two statements:

He is still having breakfast

He hasn't had breakfast yet

Complete the following in the American way:

1. She is still washing the dishes

She hasn't .....................

2. She is still making the beds

She........................

3. He is still combing his hair

4. She is still sweeping the carpet

5. We are still reading 'macbeth'

E. Read these two sentences :

I've already had lunch

Have you had lunch yet?

ask questions in the same way:

1. I've already seen the new play at' the globe'. Have you.............

2. I've already taken my holidays

3. I've already read this book

4. I've already done my homework

5. I've already finished my work

2. She said that she (already, see) ......................... Dr. Rice the previous day. *

1 điểm

A. had already saw

B. already saw

C. has already seen

D. had already seen

4. He (not eat) ......................... such kind of food before *

1 điểm

A. hasn't eaten

B. hadn't eaten

C. didn't eat

D. doesn't eat

1. They (go) ......................... home after they (finish) ......................... their work. *

1 điểm

A. went - finished

B. had gone - finished

C. went - had finished

D. had gone - had finished

9. Before I (watch) ......................... TV, I (do) ......................... my homework. *

1 điểm

A. had watched - did

B. had watched - had done

C. watched - had done

D. watched -did

7. She (win) ......................... the gold medal in 1986. *

1 điểm

A. wins

B. has won

C. won

D. had won

5. When he came to the stadium, the match (already/begin) ...................... *

1 điểm

A. already begins

B. already began

C. had already begun

D. has already begun

10. After I (wash) ......................... my clothes, I (sleep) ..................... *

1 điểm

A. had washed - slept

B. washed - had slept

C. had washed - had slept

D. washed - slept

3. After taking a bath, he (drive) ......................... to work. *

1 điểm

A. drove

B. has driven

C. had driven

D. had drove

6. Yesterday, John (go) ....................... to the store before he (go) ....................... home. *

1 điểm

A. went - went

B. had gone - went

C. went - had gone

D. had gone - had gone

8. Our teacher (tell) ......................... us yesterday that he (visit) ......................... England in 1970. *

1 điểm

A. tells - visited

B. told - visits

C. told - had visited

D. told - would visit

Question 31: When they arrived we _________ the test.
A. had already started                                           B. have already started             

C. starts                                                                  D. already starting

Question 32: Jack _______ to Paris for a holiday. He ________ there.

A. has been going / have never been.                      B. has gone / never has been

C. have gone / has never been                                D. has gone / has never been

Question 33: 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

Question 34: I started working here in 2000.

A. I have start working here since 2000.                                                               

B. I haven’t worked here since 2000.

C. I has started working here since 2000.                                                              

D. I have worked here since 2000.

Question 35: Henry _________ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going                                                         B. went                

C. has gone                                                           D. did go  

Question 36: There _______ many significant advances in Vietnam education recently.

A. are                                                                    B. will be

C. had been                                                           D. have been

Question 37: People ________ how to dye their clothes even before they knew how to read and write.

A. had known                                                       B. have known

C. knew                                                               D. are known

Question 38: This hospital ____________for children before 1985.

A. had built                                                          B. built       

C. had been built                                                  D. was building

Question 39:  I _______ my document before the power went out in the computer lab.

A. had save                                                           B. have saved

C. had saved                                                         D. saved

Question 40: Up to now, the pollution problems __________ yet.

A. haven’t solved                                                  B. haven’t been solved
C. hadn’t solved                                                   D. are not being solved

4.A. background B. career C. second D. private

5.I feel terrible. I think I _________ sick.
A. will be B. am C. was going to be D. am going to be
6._________ does he want to study English? – Because it is an international language.
A. Who B. How C. What D. Why
7.Would you like _________ somewhere for a drink?
A. go B. to going C. going D. to go
8.He is tired now _________ he stayed up late last night.
A. because B. but C. so D. and
9.She _________ like cakes when she was young.
A. would B. must C. could D. used to
10.This resort _________ since 2008.
A. is building B. was built C. built D. has been built.
11.These adults, _________ come to my night class, are very eager to learn.
A. whose B. whom C. who D. which
12.I am interested _________ playing badminton.
A. with B. in C. at D. on
13._________ do you study? – I study at Diep Minh Chau High School.
A. When B. Who C. Where D. How
14.Tom isn’t on the phone, _________ makes it difficult to contact him.
A. that B. what C. which D. who
15.The film _________ by the time we _________ to the cinema.
A. had already started/ got B. already started/ had gotten
C. had already started/ had gotten D. has already started/ got
16.Mary didn’t _________ in Vietnam.
A. used to live B. lived C. used to living D. use to live
17.He decided not to become a professional _________.
A. photograph B. photographer C. photography D. photographic
18.The _________ have the future in their hands.
A. unemployed B. sick C. young D. poor
19.“Tom and Jerry” is a good_______ on TV. Children like it very much.A. cartoon B. comedy C. drama D. quiz show.