Choose the best option to finish each sentence

1. She was thoughtfully looking at him while he                    a newspaper.

A. read B. was reading C. has read D. has been reading

2. While I                  the floor, Mrs Paker began cooking.

A. swept B. was sweeping C. has swept D. has been sweeping

3. I just            a telegram to say that my poor friend is badly ill again.

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

4. I have lost my key again. I                 things. I lose things too often.

A. always B. am always losing C. have always lost D. was always losing

6. I               Ann at her father’s house twenty years ago and                her ever since.

A. met/ have known B. was meeting/ knew C. met knew D.have met/ was working

7.  Higher education in the US              in 1636 when the first colonists                  Harvard College.

A. has began/ founded B. began/ have founded 

C. began/ founded D. was beginning/ have founded

8. when Jack                  me, I                  a letter.

A. was phoning/ wrote B. phoned/ has been wrting  

C.phoned/ was writing D. has phoned/ was writing

9. He will             here till he                everything.

A. stay/ will do B. stay/ will not do C/ will stay/ does D. will stay/ doesn’t do

10. In case the weather                  good, they               fishing.

A. is/ go B. will be go C. will be/ will go D. is/ will go

11. By 8 o’clock they                    dinner.

A. will have B. will be having C. will have had D. is having

12. By the end of this week he              the translation.

A. will finish B. will have finished C. will be finishing D. is finishing

13. Before you                 I               all the work.

A. come/ do B. will come / will do C. will come / do D. come/ will do 

14. By the time we                to the forest, the rain                    .

A. will get/ will stop B. will get/ will have stopped 

C. get/ will stop D. get/ will have stopped

15. I think he                the letter by this time.

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

16. I                   my report when you entered the hall.

A. made B. have been makin C. was making D. have made

17. They                  the newwords yesterday from three to seven.

A. learnt B. have been learning C. have learnt D. were learning

18. She                  this exercise yesterday at 8 o’clock.

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

19. My mother often                      morning exercises.

A. do B. does C. doing D. has done

20. She                   some cakes yesterday at 2 p.m.

A. make B. has been making C. has made D. was making

21. He                  me to the party yesterday.

A. invited B. has invited C. has been invited D. was inviting

22. He               a book two days ago.

A. read B. has been reading C. was reading D. has read 

23. Miss Brown’s telephone                 when she                . 

A. rang/ dressed B. was ringing/ was dressing

D. was ringing/ dresses D. rang/ was dressing

25. When he             into the office, the secretary               a crosswords puzzle.

A. came/ was doing B. was coming/ was doing

C. was coming/ did D. came/ did

26. why                  to me while I                    ?

A. did you not listen/ was speaking B. were you not listening/ was speaking

C. were you not listening/ spoke D. did you not listen/ spoke

28. He                   for her, but she never                .

A. was waiting/ was coming B. waited / was coming

B. was waiting/ came D. was waiting/ comes

29. While I                      for him to call up, he                  a good time in the bar.

A. waited/ was having B. have waited/ was having

C. was waiting/ have had D. was waiting/ was having

30. They               this film last week.

A. have seen B. saw C. have been seeing D. were seeing

31. She                 the picture when I came.

A. painted B. has painted C. was painting D. have been

32. They                   the new words yesterday from three till seven.

A. learnt B. were learning C. have learnt D. have been learning

33. It                 this week.

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

34. She                a bath at seven o’clock last night.

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

35. She              dishes already.

A. was washing B. washed C. has washed D. has been washing

36. They                   supper when the telephone rang.

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

37. I                you for ages.

A. didn’t meet B. haven’t met C. was not meeting D. haven’t been meeting

38. Last summer he                 to Ha Long Bay.

A. has gone B. was going C. went D. has been going

39. While  she              , she            the doorbell, then voices.

A. was washing up/ heard B. washed up/ has heard

C. has heard/ was hearing D. was washing up/ was hearing

40. “ She               tea”, let’s go to the dinning room”.

A. was making B. made C. has made D. has been making

41. The library               by the time I                     there.

A. had closed/ got B. closed/ got C. closed/ had got D. has closed/ got

42. When my friend              , I                   an exercise for an hour.

A. was coming/ had been doing B. came/ was doing

C. was coming/ has been doing D. cam/ had been doing

43. We              while he                 .

A. read/ was eating B. were reading/ ate                 

C. read/ ate D. were reading/ was eating

44. When he , I                in London for a week.

A. arrived/ was living B. was living/ has been living

B. arrived/ has been living C. arrived/ had been living

45. Be quite, please. We               at the translation and you                a lot of noise.

A. are working/ are making B. work/ are making

B. are working/ make D. work/ make

46. He always              for a walk in the morning.

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

47. “ Where is Jack?”   _   “ He               his girl friend at the station. She             at 12 o’clock.”

A. meets/ is coming B. is meeting/ comes C. meets/ comes D. is meeting/ is coming

48. She                . Is something wrong?

A. cries B. is crying C. cry D. crying

49. In the morning I              little time, so I                   a shower in the evening.

A. have/ take B. am having/ am taking 

C. have/ am taking D. am having/ take

50. A decade                    a period of ten years.

A. describes B. is describing C. describe D. describing

51. Her brother                 in Canada now.

A. working B. works C. is working D. work

52. She always                 but                nothing to realize her dreams.

A. dreams/ does B. is dreaming/ does C. dreams/ is doing D. is dreaming/ is doing

53. He            so suspicious to me at the moment. I wonder why.

A. be B. will be C. was D. is being

54. Hurry up, Jane! We all                   for you. 

A. wait B. are waiting C. waiting D. are waited

55. Don’t bother her. She                her French lesson;  she always               it in the morning.

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

56. The living standard           . Every month things                 more expensive.

A. are changing/ are getting B. are changing

C. change/ are getting C. change/ get

57. Tom and Mary                  for the Netherlands tomorrow.

A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

58. I have just started English course, I                 English grammar.

A. study b. studying C. am studying D. studied

59. Mercury                 at 357,23 degree Centigrade.

a. boils B. is boiling C. boiling D. boiled

60. It               me that they can’t sell their flat.

A. surprises B. is 

II. Choose the best answer
1.My parents were watching television downstairs while I …….in my bedroom.
A. read B. was reading C. has read D. had been reading
2.Remember to turn the light out as you ………….
A. leave B. are leaving C. have left D. will leave
3.When Bill …………..up tomorrow morning, the sun …………… ……
A. will get / is shining B. will get / will be shining
C. will get / will be shining D. gets/ will be shining
4. I’ll help you with your homework as soon as I ………………my own.
A. was doing B. did C. have done D. had done
5.The police stopped me the other day as I ……home because I ………..the speed limit.
A. drove / exceeded B. drove /was exceeding
C. was driving / exceeded D. was driving / was exceeding
6.The next time Paul ……………..to New York, he will visit Metropolitan Museum.
A. will fly B.flies C.has flown D.will have flown
7.By the end of this year, Peter…………………….English for three years.

8. By the time you receive this letter, I ………………..for Japan.
A. leave B. have left C. will have left D. will leave
9. We had hardly sat down when she ……………plates of food for us.
A. brought B. has brought
C. had brought D. would have brought
10. When she ……………….her mistake, she apologized.
A. realized B. was realizing C. has realized D. had realized

Choose the best option to finish each sentences:

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

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

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

      2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

     A. don’t see                    B. haven’t seen     C. didn’t see          D. hadn’t seen

      3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

     A. has been leaving         B. left                   C. has left             D. had left

4. I still cannot believe it. My bicycle .................. some minutes ago.

A. was stolen                           B. was stealing      C. stolen               D. stole

5. Do you mind__________ such a long way to work every day?

A. to travel               B. travel                       C. to have traveled          D. traveling

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

1. If he _________ where he was going, he wouldn't have walked into the wall.

A. looked B. was looking

C. has looked D. had been looking

2. Tom ________ more if he _________ more time.

A. will read - has B. reads - will have

C. would read - had D. read - would have

III. Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence

1. The facsimile________by Alexander Bain in 1843.

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

2. The doctor told me              more fresh fruit.

A. eat                                       B. to eat                C. eating               D. ate

3. Can you repair my bike?

A. adjust                        B. use                            C. fix                    D. A & B

4. If I had enough money, I_________abroad to improve my English.

A. will go                       B. would go                    C. went                 D. should have go to

5. I warned him               too close to the fire.

A. didn't go                    B. not going                   C. no going           D. not to go

6. You _________ brush your teeth twice a day.

A. should                       B. can                            C. will                   D. have

7. Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is ______ him.

A. sorry for                    B. sad                            C. proud of           D. displeased

8. The new hotel _______ next year.

A. is opened                            B. will be opened C. is opening        D. opens

9. Would you mind .________ on the light?

A. turn                           B. to turn              C. turned              D. turning

10. Did the children enjoy __________ when they were on holiday?

A. themselves                 B. themself           C. himself             D. itself

II. Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence

1. Noise pollution can lead to________loss.

   A. looking                    B. hearing                        C. listening            D. reading

2. If I________a millionaire now, I________travel around the world. But in fact, I am very poor and have no money.

   A. were/ would             B. am/ will                       C. were/ will          D. am/ would

3. You should wear_______when you go to concerts or other loud events to reduce the effect of noise pollution.

   A. earphones                 B. earrings                       C. earplugs            D. ear drops

4. What is the main_______of visual pollution?

    - Because there are too many advertising billboards.

   A. effect                        B. affect                           C. result                 D. cause

5. Many animals eat the_______and become sick.

   A. litter                         B. energy                         C. aqua                  D. temperature

6. Ships spill oil in oceans and rivers. This results________the death of many aquatic animals and plants.

   A. to                             B. in                                 C. from                  D. at

7. The acid rain has caused____________to the trees in this area.

   A. damage                    B. advantage                    C. pollutant            D. environment

8. Households________waste into the river so it is polluted.

   A. damage                    B. lead                             C. lose                   D. dump

9. We have to pay a huge amount of money - three million dong for electricity a month________we turn on the heater all the time.

   A. because of                B. due to                          C. although            D. since

10. Have you come_______solutions to this problem?

   A. up to                         B. up with                        C. to with               D. on to

11. Typhoons are severe tropical storms. They sometimes happen in my ________. 

   A. stay                          B. home                           C. house                D. hometown

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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

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B. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences.

1.Our school has managed __________ a lot of books to distribute to the children in a village school.

a. to collect b. collecting c. with collecting d. on collecting

2.___________ to get throught to Jack for days now. Either she's away or her phone's out of order.

a. I tried b. I had tried c. I was trying d. I've been trying

3. Over the past 50 years, many serious illnesses ___________ under control.

a. brought b. was brought c. have bought d. have been brought

4. Do you like the "Harry Potter" film series? - Well, after __________ the books. I was a bit disappointed.

a. read b. having read c. being read d. I have read

5.Because of road works, traffic _______ to one lane in each direaction.

a. restricts b. will restrict c. has restricted d. is restricted

6. She _________ five years ago today; therefore her request for a raise is defi-nitely worth reviewing.

a. is being promoted b. promoted c. was promoted d. has been promoted

7. After he _________, he continued to take classes to upgraded his skills.

a. hired b. has hired c. had hired d. was hired

8. He _______ in public on the occasion of his daughter's wedding.

a. last saw b. has last seen c. was last seen d. was seeing last