1. When I got home I found that water...............................down the kitchen walls

       A. ran                               B. was running                        C. has run                                D. had been running

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

      A. has finish                      B. had finished                        C. was finished                       D. would finish

3. How.........................since we .....................college?

      A. are you- left                  B. were you- left                     C. have you been- have left    D. have you been- left

4. I..................much of you lately. We..........................three months ago

      A. haven’t seen- last meet       B. didn’t see- met             C. haven’t seen- have meet     D. didn’t see- have met

5. The Chinese.......................spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo.................back to Italy

      A. made- brought              B. have made- brought           C. made- had brought    D. had been making- brought

6. When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker.................speaking and the audience...................

      A. just finished- were clapping                                         B. had just finished- had clapped

      C. had just finished- were clapping                                  D. just finished- had clapped

7. 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

8. In the last hundred years, travelling.......................much easier and more comfortable

      A. become                         B. has become                         C. became                               D. will became

9. In the 19^th century, it.............two or three months to across North America by covered wagon

      A. took                              B. had taken                            C. had been taken                   D. was taking

10. In the past, the trip...................very rough and often dangerous, but things..........a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years

      A. was- have changed       B. is- change                           C. had been- will change        D. has been- changed

11. She................Hanoi last year

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

12. Now you ..................from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours

      A. are flying                      B. would fly                            C. will fly                                D. can fly

13. When Carol....................last night, I................my favorite show on television

      A. was calling- watched   B. called- have watched         C. called- was watching          D. had called- watched

14. By the time next summer, you....................your studies

      A. completes                     B. will complete                      C. are completing                    D. will have completed

15. Right now, Jim.................the newspaper and Kathy...............dinner

      A. reads- has cooked                                                        B. is reading- is cooking

      C. has read- was cooking                                                  D. read- will be cooking

C. Choose one sentence that best rewrites the sentence given.
41. They last visited me five years ago.

A.    They haven't visited me for a long time.  C. I haven't been visited for a long time.

B.      They have known me for five years.       D. They haven't visited me for five years.

42. Mike turned off the light, then he went to bed.

A.Before Mike went to bed, he had turned off the light.

B.Before Mike turned off the light, he had gone to bed.

C. After Mike had gone to bed, he turned off the light.

D.Mike turned off the light as soon as he had gone to bed.
43. I haven't visited the museum for three months.

A.    It is three months since I have visited the museum.

B.     I didn't visit the museum three months ago.

C. The last time I had visited the museum was three months ago.

D. It is three months since I visited the museum.

44. "John began playing the piano 10 years ago"

A.John played the piano 10 years ago.         C. John has played the piano for 10 years.

B.John used to play the piano 10 years ago.           D. John doesn't play the piano anymore

45. The last time I saw her was a week ago.                                                      .

A.I haven't seen her for a week.                              C. I haven't seen her since a week.

B.I have seen her for a week.                                  D. I have seen her since a week.

46. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.

B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.

C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.

D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.

47. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.

A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago.

B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car

C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years.

D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.

48. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.

A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.

B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.

D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

49. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.

B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.

D. We wish we went to the cinema now.

50. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.

A. I didn’t see Rose for three years.

B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.

C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.

D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.

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. When I _____ home last night, I ____that Jane ______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.

A. had arrived / discovered / prepared

B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing

C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared

D. arrived / discovered / was preparing

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

     A. finish                             B. finishes              C. finished            D. had finished

22. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ________ in several films.

      A. appears                      B. is appearing           C. appeared                    D. has appeared

23. Mai____ in HCM for five years.

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

24. My little sister________ "sleeping beauty" several times.

      A. watches                      B. is watching           C. has watched            D. watched

      25. I ______ to New York three times this year.

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

26. I ______ her since I _____ a student.

        A. know/ am                B. knew/ was              C. have known/ am     D. have known/ was

27. The train _____ when we got to the station.

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

28. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

      A. dies                            B. died                        C. has died                  D. had died

29. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

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

30. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

      A. am going                   B. have been going     C. go                           D. had gone

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

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. She__________ lunch by the time we arrived.

      A. had finished          B. finished                          C. have finished   D. finishing

12. This record-shop__________ be a book-shop a few years ago. 

      A. used to                   B. use                                   C. used                 D. used

13. I couldn't come to the party because I __________go to work.

      A. have                       B. had to                             C. have got           D. had

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

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II. Write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use the word(s) given.

41. He couldn’t sleep although he was very tired. (in spite of)

à ………………………………………………………………………………….

42. Although he’s got a Vietnamese name, he’s in fact a Cambodian. (despite)

à ………………………………………………………………………………….

43. In spite of her injured feet, she managed to get home before dark. (although)

à ………………………………………………………………………………….

44. In spite of not having eaten for three days, he didn’t feel hungry. (even though)

à ………………………………………………………………………………….

45. He decided to get the job although the salary was low. (in spite of)

à ………………………………………………………………………………….

46. They lost the match, although they were a better team. (despite)

à ………………………………………………………………………………….

47. We didn’t go fishing because the water was rough. (because of)

à ………………………………………………………………………………….

48. She stayed at home because of her mother’s sickness. (because)

à ………………………………………………………………………………….

49. Although Mr. David is rich, he couldn’t afford to buy such a villa. (in spite of)

à ………………………………………………………………………………….

50. Despite my like for black coffee, I cannot drink it in the evening. (although)

à ………………………………………………………………………………….

31. We’re going to lose this game ________ the team doesn’t start playing better soon.

A. if                                   B. unless                      C. although                 D. whereas

32. Jack insisted that he didn’t need any help, ________ I helped him anyway.

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

33. Florida is famous for its tourist attractions. Its coastline offers excellent white sand beaches. ________, it has warm, sunny weather.

A. Otherwise                                                         B. Furthermore

C. Nevertheless                                                     D. On the other hand

34. The flowers will soon start to bloom ________ winter is gone and the weather is beginning to get warmer.

A. even if                          B. now that                 C. so                            D. even though

35. Only if you promise to study hard ________ to tutor you.

A. will I agree                   B. agree I                    C. I agree                     D. I will agree

II. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting:

36.  I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exam.

                 A                   B               C                    D

37.   Many teachers have devoted all their lives to teaching so teaching is not a well paid job.

                                    A            B                                    C                D

38.  They can speak English and use a computer so as to they can easily get a good job.

                    A                                  B                        C                               D

39.  Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming.

           A                   B                                         C                       D

40.  The prices of accommodation are as big that many people cannot afford to buy a house.                      

                                                       A   B                                       C                      D