1. A small thing hit him while he ……….. down the road home.

drove

is driving

had driven

was driving

2. It is the largest ship I ………..

have ever seen

had ever seen

saw

see

3. I haven’t seen Quang since he......the army in 2007.

will join

would join

has joined

joined

4. He went back to work in his country after he ______ his course on Advanced Engineering in London.

finish

had finished

has finished

is finishing

5. This is the first time I ______ a bird of this colour.

am seeing

saw

was seeing

have seen

6. The last time we ______ out together was two years ago

went

have gone

are going

go

7. He ............... to New York three times this year.

is

was

has been

had been

8. My parents first _____ each other at the Olympic Games in 1982.

meet

had met

have met

met

1. When their dad came home, the kids ______ the Christmas tree.

1

decorate

have decorated

were decorating

are decorating

2. My children ______ interested in kangaroos lately.

become

have become

became

had become

3. Since I ……….. in, my neighbors ……….. their stereo loudly every night .

move - play

moved - played

have moved - played

moved - have played

4. I _______my old school teacher last week.

visited

have visited

visit

had visited

5. Don’t make noise. My mother ……….. to her friends.

talks

talked

is talking

has talked

14. The baby ……….non-stop for the last two hours.

cried

was crying

had cried

has been crying

15. The earth _________ round the sun.

goes

went

has gone

is going

16. His eel soup is the best soup I ……… .

ever eat

have ever eaten

had ever eaten

will ever eat

17. This time tomorrow I……….in the swimming pool.

relax

am relaxing

will be relaxing

have relaxed

18. I didn’t believe his (A) story that (B) he starts (C) school at (D) the age of three.

his

that

starts

at

19. I burnt (A) my hand while (B) I cooked (C) dinner (D) yesterday evening.

burnt

while

cooked

dinner

20. I was very embarrassing (A) when I learned (B) that I had forgotten (C) my wallet at (D) home.

embarrassinig

learned

had forgotten

at

6. Sammy ______ in England for a year before ______to Scotland.

worked / moving

had worked / moving

was working / moved

had worked / moved

7. I ______my old school teacher last week.

had visited

was visiting

visited

have visited

8. Mrs. Mason…………to the supermarket after she had left her office.

went

had gone

was going

has gone

9. I _____ him again since we ______ school ten years ago

didn't meet / have left

hadn't met / left

haven‘t met / left

don't meet / have left

10. He ______ in London at the moment

studies

is studying

has studied

studied

11. Sorry. I didn't answer the phone. I _______a shower.

was having

had

had had

am having

12. My brother ______ his driving test when he was 18.

passed

was passing

had passed

has passed

13. Keep silent! The baby …………..

sleeps

slept

is sleeping

has slept

1. When the fire started, Christina ________a book.

read

was reading

had read

is reading

2. While I ______to get my car started, a passing car stopped and the driver offered ________me

was trying / help

tried / to help

had tried / helping

was trying / to help

3. They ______for more than five miles but they didn't stop to rest.

were walking

have been walked

had been walking

walked

4. Only after he ______ the job as a computer programmer did he realise how much he loved it.

has left

had left

left

was leaving

5. It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We ______ such a terrible thunderstorm.

have never seen

would never see

had never seen

never see

There is a growing tendency among singers to _____ some famous singers.

follow

imitate

reflect

pursue

2. She made a big ________ about not having a window seat on the plane.

complaint

excitement

interest

fuss

3. We _______for an hour when finally the bus came.

waited

have waited

had been waiting

have been waiting

4. ______and interest are the two major factors that make you succeed.

Friendliness

Friendly

Unfriendly

Friendship

5. Shoppers complained _____ the lack of toilet facilities.

with

to

about

for

6. It’s only too easy for them _____ responsibility.

to deny

deny

denying

to denying

7. She watched the kids ______in the yard.

to play

played

playing

to be playing

8. We must listen to their problems, real or ______.

imagine

imaginative

imagination

imaginary

9. When we came to their house, they ______chess.

are playing

were playing

plyed

had played

10. I am pleased _____ that my leg has completely healed.

saying

to say

say

said

11. I wish he'd show me a little more ______.

sympathize

sympathetic

sympathy

sympathetically

12. PRONUNCIATION / ea /

great

steak

break

heat

13. PRONUNCIATION / ed /

truned

looked

noticed

washed

14. STRESS

until

embrace

escape

cotton

15. STRESS

extreme

affect

realize

replace

16. It can be embarrassed (A) for children to tell (B) complete (C) strangers about (D) such incidents.

embarrassed

to tell

complete

about

17. The police paid (A) no attention to Jane's complaint (B) because (C) she phoned (D) them many times before.

paid

complaint

because

phoned

18. He drove away. She stood there and watched.

She stood there and watched him to drive away.

She stood there and watched him drive away.

He drove away and stood there and watched her.

She stood there and watched her drove away.

19. I enjoyed going by train. It was safer.

It was safer to enjoy going by train.

It was safer going by train.

It was safer to go by train.

I enjoyed going by train so it was safer.

20. The woman was _____ from her burning home by firefighters.

rescued

escaped

released

screamed

The house was dirty . They _______it for weeks.

didn''t clean

weren' tcleaning

haven' t cleaned

hadn't cleaned

12. When I arrived (A) at the station, John has been (B) waiting for (C) me for half an (D) hour.

arrived

has been

for

an

13. After having (A) done his (B) homework, Nam had gone (C) to (D) bed.

having

his

had gone

to

14. I had been waiting (A) for (B) John since (C) two hours when he finally arrived (D).

had been waiting

for

since

arrived

15. I _______Tom at the airport a few weeks ago.

was meeting

met

had met

have met

16. He _____about his marriage when we ______afternoon tea.

told / were having

told / had had

had told / had

was telling / had had

17. I went to the post office to ask about my package, but they said it _______yet.

hasn''t arrived

didn''t arrive

hadn''t arrived

isn't arriving

. David _____Japanese food before, so he knew what to order.

ate

was eating

had eaten

has eaten

2. ______spaghetti every day when you lived in Italy?

Were you eating

Had you eaten

Do you eat

Did you eat

3. While I _____a bath, someone ______on the door.

was having / knocked

was having / was knocking

had / was knocking

am having / knocked

4. As Maggie walked home, she tried to remember what _____.

happened

was happening

had happened

is happening

5. Harry tried to repaired the car, but he didn't know what he ______.

was doing

did

had done

has done

6. Do you like this picture? My uncle _______it.

was painting

painted

had painted

has painted

7. By the time you got her letter, she ______in Paris.

arrived

was arriving

has arrived

had arrived

8. When it _____to rain, they ______through the forest.

started / walked

started / were walking

had started / walked

was starting / were walking

9. When I ______at the new dress for an hour, I asked how much it cost.

was looking

looked

had looked

have looked

10. Sorry, I ______to you. I ______about something else.

didn''t listen / was thinking

didn''t listen / thought

haven''t listened / was thinking

don''t listen / thought

I was busy ______how I would look in the hat.

imagine

to imagine

imagining

being imagined

17. The children were excited ______ opening their presents.

about

with

from

in

18. I'm pleased I saw him again. It was quite a surprise.

It was quite a surprise to please I saw him again.

It was quite a surprise to see him again.

It was quite a surprise seeing him again

I saw him again quite a surprise.

19. He said that he didn't want to learn Math.

I overheard him say that he didn't want to learn Math.

I overheard him said that he didn't want to learn Math.

He is said that he didn't want to learn Math.

I overheard him to say that he didn't want to learn Math.

20. I didn't want to do (A) a fuss, so I decided to take (B) my money back from (C) the boy's bag without saying (D) a word.

to do

to take

from

saying

2. I've never felt so _______ in my life!

embarrassing

embarrassed

embarrass

embarrassingly

3. Researchers in this field have made some important new _______.

discoveries

discover

discovery

discovering

4. I find it difficult to ______ her a grandmother.

imagination

imaginary

imagine

imaginative

5. My lack of practical ______was a disadvantage.

knowledge

experience

ability

talent

6. To be ______, it was one of the worst books I've ever read.

honest

modest

friendly

pleasant

7. Father used to ......................... us a story before we went to bed.

say

speak

talk

tell

8. I heard a(n) _____ that they are getting married.

affair

rumour

quality

job