Look at the hints printed in bold and choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1 Sam __________ for a job, but there were not many.

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

2 The executives _________ an argument at the moment.

A had     B are having     C were having     D having

 Use present progressive tense

1. I ______ ______ (talk) on the phone at this moment.

2. They ______ _______ (help) the teacher right now.

3. We _____ ________ ( not bake)

A chocolate cake at the moment.

4. Marta ____ _________ (drive), and Chris is sleeping.

5. __ ___ he _____ _____ (work) on the new show now?

6. How much money ___ they ________ in the company?(invest)

 Use past progressive tense

1. They _____ (meet) with Smith and Co at exactly 2.35 pm yesterday.

2. Jason _____ (play) the piano at three o'clock yesterday afternoon.

3. What _____ (you do) when Barry arrived?

4. Tim _____ (study) German while his roommates were studying French.

5. My cousin _____ (not have) a good time when I arrived.

6. _____ (she do) the housework when you telephone

1. I was really pleased that at last my father had managed to give uo smoking (successful)

I was really pleased hat aat last my father......................................up smoking

2. I went to sleep immediately as the train left the station (asleep)

I...............................as the train left the station

3. It's unlike;y that I'll see you again this week (probarly)

We.........................other again this week

4. It will be nice to see you again at the party (looking)

I'm...........................................again at the party

5. I haven;t forgotten anyof the details of what happened that day (still)

I............................detail of what happened that day.

6. We lost our way because the signposts were confusing (caused)

The signposts were confusing, which..............................lost

2.                 Sắp xếp các từ thành câu hoàn chỉnh

1.     the / sitting / at / breakfast / rang / when / were / We / table / doorbell / the

2.     looking / me, / stayed / If / have / would / home / I / known / I / had / were / for / at / you / that

3.     doing / is / that / always / stop / smoking, / should / he / Peter

4.     mad? / do / make / her / so / What / to / did / you

5.     friends / abroad / He / new / working / while / was / meeting / he / was

6.     Have / my / seen / you / anywhere? / son

7.     street / walking / saw / you / I / down / the / yesterday

8.     pastimes / One / reading / comic / is / his / favorite / of

9.     I / to / been / the / an / time / amusement / park / first / This / have / ever / is

the / leaving / When / museum, / was / they / shining / the / sun / were

1.My mother _______ the newspaper now.

A. read B.reads C.reading D. is reading

2. Those children _______ for 2 hours every afternoon.

A. sleep B. sleeps C. is sleeping D. are sleeping

3.We always _______ our English lessons carefully.

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

4. At present, he _______ for a foreign company.

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

5.The earth _______ around the sun once every 365 days.

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

6.Where _______ now ? I _______ to the theatre.

A. do you go/go B. are you going/ go

C. are you going/ are going D. are you going/ am going

7. The students _______ all of the new words very well now.

A. know B. knows C. is knowing D. are knowing

8. Just a minute! I _______ that word in the dictionary.

A.look B. looks C. looking D. am looking

8. Just a minute! I _______ that word in the dictionary.

A.look B. looks C. looking D. am looking

9. We _______ the use of verbs in English at the moment.

A. study B. studies C. is studying D. are studying

10.The teacher _______ at the board when he _______ to explain something.

A. point/ want B. points/wants C.points/ is wanting D. is pointing/ is wanting

11. It _______ when I got up this morning.

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

12. Albert Einstein _______ in 1955.

A. dies B. is dying C. died D. was dying

13. They _______ in the library when the fire alarm went off.

A. study B. are studying C. studied D. were studying

14. What _______ when you arrived there?

A. does she do B. she did C.was she doing D. were she doing

15. He _______ economics at Harvard for almost 50 years.

A. teach B. taught C.was teaching D. were teaching

16. Helen _______ in the lobby, wasn’t she?

A. works B. worked C. was working D. wrere working

17.Mr. Thanh _______ to the office twice yesterday.

A. goes B. went C. was working D. were working

18. The wind _______ very hard when I went out this morning.

A. blows B. is blowing C. was blowinng D. were blowing

19. He fell while he _______ down the stairs.

A. goes B. is going C. was going D. were going

20. What _______ when you saw him ? He _______ a kite.

A.does Ba do/ is flying B. did Ba do/ was flying

C. was Ba doing/ flew D. was Ba doing/ was flying

III/ Choose the word/ phrase ( A, B, C, D ) that best fits the space in each sentence:

Question 1: What were you doing at this time last week? – I……………. dinner.

A. were cooking           B. was cooking         C. cook          D. cooked

Question 2: Thach Sanh was very _________ when he let Ly Thong and his mother go back to their hometown.

A. selfish          B. mean          C. generous          D. brave

Question 3: ________ ethnic Khmer live in Mekong Delta of Vietnam.

A. The          B. A          C. An

Question 4: _______ does Hoa Ban Festival take place? – In Lai Chau.

A. What             B. Where            C. When            D. How