*Choose the correct answer

1. Our new garage ……………………by a local builder.
A. is built B. is been built C. built D. is being built
2. It was midnight. Outside it ……………………very hard.
A. rains B. rained C. had rained D. was raining
3. If you had come to the party, you ……………………her.
A. would meet B. had met C. would have met D. met
4. If she read his letter, she ……………………out the answer.
A. will find B. find C. would have found D. would find
5. He ……………………to join the football team of his school.
A. was encouraged B. encouraged C. was encouraging D. encourages

6. If it keeps on raining, the basketball game ought …………………….
A. postpone B. to postpone C. be postponed D. to be postponed
7. ……………………how difficult the job was, I mightn’t have taken it.
A. If I knew B. If I could know C. Was I know D. Had I known
8. People he ……………………turned out to be only fair-weather friends.
A. trusted B. has trusted C. was trusting D. had trusted
9. By the end of this year my father ……………………in this company for 10 years.
A. will work B. will have been working
C. has been working D. both B and C are correct
10. They ……………………small cups of coffee after they ……………………dinner.
A. had drunk / finished B. drank / finished
C. were drinking / finished D. drank / had finished

11. ……………………in my seventies and rather unfit, I might consider taking up squash.

A. Was I not B. Were I not C. Weren’t I D. If I am not
12. If the technology ……………………available, we would be able to expand the business.
A. would become B. were become C. had become D. became
13. If you ……………………to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess now.
A. listen B. will listen C. had listened D. listened
14. I ……………………William with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along with each other.
A. won’t bring B. didn’t bring
C. hadn’t brought D. wouldn’t have brought
15. I’m sure it’s not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning. I don’t remember
……………………anyone about it.
A. to tell B. being told C. having told D. to be told

* Choose the correct answer.
01. Your eyes are red – ……………………?
A. did you cry B. have you been crying C. have you cried D. do you cry
02. I was sure that I ……………………him before.
A. met B. had met C. have met D. was meeting
03. When she saw a snake at her feet, she …………………….
A. screamed B. was screaming C. had screamed D. screams
04. He said he would visit me, but he ……………………me yet.
A. has not visited B. had not visited C. is not visiting D. does not visit
05. After she ……………………hospital, she had a long holiday.
A. leaves B. is leaving C. left D. has left

06. I don’t fell well. I ……………………home from work tomorrow.
A. stay B. am staying C. stayed D. have stayed
07. As you ……………………your car at the moment, can I borrow it?
A. don’t use B. didn’t use C. aren’t using D. haven’t used
08. The minute I got the news about Sue I ……………………my parents.
A. phoned B. was phoning C. had phoned D. have phoned
09. The accident ……………………when we were on the way to Vung Tau.
A. occur B. occurring C. occurred D. had occurred
10. Before I started the car, all of the passengers ……………………their seat belts.
A. will buckle B. had buckled C. was buckling D. have buckled

11. That driver ……………………a speeding ticket. The police are right behind him.
A. is getting B. will get C. gets D. is going to get
12. In the next few year, thousands of speed cameras ……………………on major roads.
A. are appeared B. will appear C. are appearing D. are going to appear
13. A small stone struck the windshield while we ……………………down the gravel road.
A. drive B. were driving C. had driven D. had been driving
14. After Jessica ……………………her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company.
A. will finish B. finishes C. finished D. is finishing
15. I ……………………the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like.
A. finish B. am finishing C. have finished D. had finished

* Match the phrases or idioms with their definitions.

* Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that need correcting.
1. Did you have a chance to do any sightsee?
        A                  B                   C              D
2. You’re a third person to ask me about the trip.
                 A              B                           C     D
3. When he was ten, he taught himself to play a violin.
                        A                   B           C                  D
4. I find it absolutely astonished that you didn’t like Paris.
          A             B             C                                D
5. The bad weather didn’t make my flight be delayed, but the terrorism does.                                         A                 B     C                                                D
6. My trip to the countryside was fantastic. The locals were

                  A                            B                     C

extremely welcome.  

                     D

7. Kevin had took home lots of nice souvenirs last time, so he didn’t buy anymore.
                         A                    B                                                        C      D
8. I bet you will never have the nerve to start an expedition to an Amazon rainforest.
                            A                   B                        C                       D
9. If you decide to start the trip, you must reserve a seat in advance on

                                      A                                       B                           C

planes or trains.
             D
10. A tour guide was showing the tourists around when a something fell down

      A                                         B                                     C

from the sky.
         D

* Match the phrases or idioms with their definitions.

* Choose the answer – A, B, C or D – to best complete each sentence.
01. Hi, this is my friends. She’s from ………Philippines.
    A. the      B. a     C. x      D. an
02. On average, ………Moon is 384,400 km from ………Earth.
           A. the / the    B. x / the   C. a / an   D. a / the
03. Where’s ………Lake Victoria? I think it’s in ………East Africa.
           A. the / the     B. x / x    C. the / an  D. x / an
04. What is the longest river in the world? – Not sure. ………Amazon?
           A. x        B. An   C. A    D. The
05. I wish I would go on an adventure trip to ………Antarctica someday.
          A. the      B. a      C. an      D. x
06. They were snowmobiling when they bumped into ………falling tree.
          A. a        B. x        C. an     D. the
07. You couldn’t possibly visit Paris without seeing ………Eiffel Tower.
          A. the     B. a       C. an      D. x
08. ………Philippines is ………unitary sovereign state in ………Southeast Asia.
    A. The / a / a         B. x / the / the      C. The / a / x      D. The / an / x
09. I didn’t know that ………Lake Michigan was one of the Great Lakes until last year.
           A. a      B. an      C. x      D. the
10. It was my most memorable holiday in London. I had a chance to behold ………Thames.
             A. a        B. x       C. the      D. an
11. Tourists from every corner of the world adore silk made by ………local residents in the area.
              A. the       B. x      C. an     D. a
12. ………Himalayas has many of the world’s highest peaks, including ………Mountain Everest.
     A. The / a     B. The / the     C. A / a     D. The / x
13. Danang is ………city in Vietnam where ………International Firework Festival is held annually.
       A. a / a     B. a / the      C. the / the     D. the / a
14. In August 2013, ………first tourist group explored ………Son Dong Cave on ………guided tour.
     A. the / x / a     B. the / the / a    C. x / the / a     D. the / x / the
15. He said he went to ………Ha Long Bay last week and it was ………unforgettable experience for him.
      A. the / the     B. x / the      C. x / an    D. the / an

* Complete each sentence with the word that begins with the letter provided.
1. There was a ……t………………silence while we were waiting for the announcement.
2. Due to intensive work, my uncle has become physically and mentally     ……str……………….
3. In order to do this job we need someone with good ……s………………skills to work with people from a range of cultural backgrounds.

4. When he first joined the class, he was worried about his maths, but these days he’s ……c……………… in his ability to solve maths problem.

* Complete each sentence with the word that begins with the letter provided.
1. There was a ……t………………silence while we were waiting for the announcement.
2. Due to intensive work, my uncle has become physically and mentally     ……str……………….
3. In order to do this job we need someone with good ……s………………skills to work with people from a range of cultural backgrounds.

4. When he first joined the class, he was worried about his maths, but these days he’s ……c……………… in his ability to solve maths problem.

* Fill in the gaps with the words in the box. In some cases more than one word may be suitable. 
      calm * tense * relaxed * worried * stressed * delighted * confident                                                      * depressed * frustrated
1. My mother is a strong person. She stays ……………………………………even in the worst situations. 
2. Emma is feeling so ……………………………………with her fashionable new hairstyle. 
3. I think taking a speech class is a good idea if you want to be more ……………………………………. 
4. Linh is feeling a bit ……………………………………about her study. She’s failed the exam once again!
5. Phuc, Nick, and Amelie feel ……………………………………. They want to help Mai but don’t know what they can do for her.
6. Thu had been studying very hard for the exam, but she still felt ……………………………………. Now that she has done well in the exam she is feeling much more …………………………………….

* Complete the sentences with suitable question words.
1. We don’t know ……………………to put the sofa.
2. I didn’t know ……………………to laugh or cry.
3. No one could tell me ……………………to start the engine.
4. I had no idea ……………………to write my home paper about.
5. The rules didn’t specify ……………………to speak to in case of an emergency.
6. Susan needs someone to show her ……………………to manage her anxiety and depression.