Unit 1 : Home life : Test 2

She’ll be a millionaire by the time she _____ forty.

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

I’ve been waiting for my friends. I wonder if they_____ their way.

    A. will lose    B. would lose    C. had lost    D. have lost

He said everything _____ all right.

    A. is     B. will be    C. can be    D. would be

It is raining now. it began raining two hours ago. It ______ for two hours.

    A. has rained    B. had rained    C. is raining         D. has been raining

He ______ his job last month and since then he ________ out of work.

    A. has lost/ is    B. had lost/ was    C. lost / has been     D. lost/ had been

At this time  tomorrow, my father ____ in London.

     A. is arriving    B. has arrived    C. will be arriving    D. would arrive

In a few hours, we ______ the test, and we’ll go home and rest.

    A. have finished    B. are finishing    C. will be finishing   D. will have finished

People ____ English and French in Canada.

    A. speak    B. have spoken    C. had spoken    D. are speaking

The car isn’t here today because Dick ______ it.

    A. uses    B. used    C. is using     D. has used

“When did you come here?” “I ____ here since last Sunday.”

    A. have been     B. had been     C. was     D. am

Mr. Harry ______ in the army from 1980 to 1985

    A. had served    B. has served    C. is serving    D. served

At first you should ____ slowly  for a short distance.

    A. jog     B. to jog    C. jogging    D. jogged

We began to jog____.

    A. before three year     B. three years ago       C. three years past   D. the past  three years 

 The baby_____. Don’t make so much noise.

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

 Peter said that he _____ that film before. 

    A. didn’t see     B. had not ever seen    C. will not see       D. hasn’t  ever seen

At this time tomorrow, we ____ our final exam.

    A. will have taking      B. will be taking     C. will be taken     D. would take

____ before? – Yes, I ____ my holidays here last year.

    A. have you ever been / spent     B. have you ever been / spend

    C. Did you ever be / spending    D. were you ever / spend

______ I was working in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine. 

    A. as soon as     B. because of    C. while    D. until

Peter said he _____ a test  the following day. 

    A. had had     B.  will have    C. has had    D. would have

After she _____ at the hospital for 2 years, she_____ to give up the job yesterday.

    A. had been working/ decides     B. had been working/ decided

      C. working / had decided        D. is working/ will decide

Tom _____ before we arrive there.

    A. has left     B. had left    C. will leave    D. leaves

 In 1970, the Canadian scientist George Kelly ___ that warm water ___ more quickly than cold water.                               

    A. prove/freeze     B. proves / breezed    C. proving / freezing     D. proved/freezes

 After we _____ our work, we ____ for lunch.

    A. having finish/ went     B. have finished/ went  C. had finished/went D. having finish/ going

 After _____ Tom was apprenticed to learn a trade.

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

 They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.

    A. had already begun     B. have already begun    C. was begun    D. will begin

 – Why have they demolished that old building? – They ____ a new supermarket there.

    A. would be built      B. were building     C. are going to build    D. had built

 When I’m learning English, sometimes  I ____ the accent.

    A. will be confused about    B. was confused about

    C. had be confused about        D. am confused about

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

    A. will have finished    B. has finished    C. had finished    D. will finish 

 They ____ a lot of preparation before the match started.

    A. has made    B. had made    C. will be made    D. are making

 I____ in the US for one year, but I still find it difficult to communicate with the American.

    A. am    B. was    C. have been    D. had been

American women may ____ conversations with men or even ___ them to dance.

    A. to start/ to ask    B. started/ asked    C. starting / asking    D. start/ ask 

 After ______ the doctor found that he ____ his arm.

A. to examine/ breaks   B. to examine/ broke  C. examining/ broken   D. examining/had broken

 As soon as she arrived in London, she found that the English people spoke English differently from what she _____.

    A. will learn    B. is learning    C. has been learning    D. had learnt

 How____ since we____ school?

    A. are you/ left     B. will you be / left    C. have you been/ had left  D. have you been/ left

 Before cars_______ , people ____ horses and bicycles.

    A. were discovered/ had used    B. discovering/ use

    C. have been discovered / have been using        D. is discovered/ using     

 Don’t go anywhere until I _____ back.

    A. come    B. will come    C. have come     D. came

 I _____ the book by the time you come tonight. 

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

 Who ______ when I came ?

    A. were you talking to     B. are you talking to  C. you were talking to      D. you are talking to 

 Please send us a postcard as soon as you _______in London.

    A. will arrive     B. is going to arrive     C. arrive     D. arrived

 I will give you this book ______ I meet you tomorrow.

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

 Jane _____ her house all the morning before the guest arrived.

    A. had been cleaning     B. was cleaning    C. has been cleaning    D. is cleaning 

 We ______ for going home when it began to rain.

    A. are preparing    B. were preparing      C. will be preparing     D. have prepared

 Tom said everything ______ ready when the match ______.

    A. will be/ started      B. would be/ started    C. is / started         D. will be/ starts 

 I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone_____ me.

am sitting/ to call     B. was sitting/  call    C. am sitting/  called  D. have sat / called

 At 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, we_____ our final test.

    A. has been taking    B. will be taking    C. will take            D. would be taking

 Our grandfather____ as  an engineer for 30 years be fore he retired in 1980.

    A. had been working   B. was working    C.  has been working      D. worked    

Up to now,  the pollution problems  yet.

    A. will not have solved      B. are not solving    C. hadn’t solved      D. haven’t solved

 Miss Hoa always takes her umbrella when she _____ to school.

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

 Never talk to the driver while he ______.

    A. will be driving    B. will drive    C. drives    D. is driving

 I’ll tell you  it is good or not after I ____it.

try    B. am trying    C. have tried    D. will try

No news -------------- good news.       

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

Here -------------- some accounts that you must check. 

A. is    B. are    C. were     D. was

A lot of homework -------------- me tired.   

    A. make      B. makes        C. have made     D. are making

Not only Mr. Pike but also his sons -------------- tea.     

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

Mathematics -------------- us with many aspects.      

       A. helps              B. help                C. have helped     D. helping

The United States -------------- of about 160 nations. 

    A. consists     B. consist      C. consisting          D. have consisted

Coffee contains caffeine, and -------------- 
A. tea does so     B. so tea does    C. so does tea     D. does tea so

Both Tom -------------- Mary are students. 

    A. and    B. nor                 C. or     D. with

Plenty of milk -------------- consumed everyday.     

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

Neither you nor I -------------- responsible for the bad result. 

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

Ten thousand dollars -------------- a large sum of money.  

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

 I can not speak Spanish. – --------------

    A. So can I    B. Neither can I    C. Either can I         D. Neither can’t I

Both Jane and Mary, as well as John, -------------- ready for the exam.     

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

Working for 12 hours a day -------------- her very tired.

    A. make    B. makes    C. making    D. have made

The number of the days in a week -------------- seven.
A. is    B. was    C. are    D. were

What he told you -------------- to be of no importance.
A. seems    B. seem    C. is seeming    D. has seemed

The army -------------- eliminated this section of the training test.
A. has    B. have    C. are    D. is

The quality of these recordings -------------- not very good.
A. is    B. are    C. have     D. were

-------------- Julia -------------- her sister are going to the party.

     A. Both /and    B. Neither / nor    C. Either /or    D. Not only / but also

My wife had never been to Hue, and --------------  I.

   A. never have    B. neither have    C. neither had    D. neither did

1)Soon/shortly after we set off, the car ......... (start) to make a strange noise. 2)He bought a train ticket immediately after (talk) .......... to her. 3)A year after (leave) ........... his job, he is still unemployed. 4)I (call) ............. you after I've spoken to them. 5)Several years after they'd split up they (meet) ........... again by chance in Paris. 6)Do ít before you (forget) ............ 7)Did she leave a message before she (go) ...........? 8)He'll resign before he (agree) ............ to it. 9)Before he could reach the door, she quickly (close) ............ it. 10)Before we make a decision, .......... anyone (want) ........... to say anything else?