Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

1. They ________stamps and coins when they were young.

A. used to collect B. are used to collecting

C. used to collecting D. are used to collect

2. Why ________you absent yesterday ?

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

3. When he ________,she was cleaning her room

A. arrives B. arrived C. is arriving D. was arriving

4. Mai and Huong ________their last summer vacation on the farm

A. don’t spend B. aren’t spent C. didn’t spend D. weren’t spent

5. Since we came here, we _________a lot of acquaintances.

A. have had B. had C. have D. are having

6. I __________in Quang Ngai before I moved to Binh Thuan.

A. have been living B. have lived C. had lived D. had been living

7. 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

8. 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

9. The team_________a single match so far this season

A. doesn’t win B. didn’t win C. hasn’t won D. hadn’t won

10. By the time I __________this report, I will give you a ring.

A. type B. will type C. have typed D. will have typed

11. While my mother ________a film on TV, my father was cooking dinner.

A. watched B. was watching C. had watched D. watches

12. Lan’s teacher _________that song into Vietnamese recently.

A. translates B. translated C. has translated D. have translated

13. How long ________Trung’s sister _______English ?- For six years

A. did/ learn B. has/ learned C. has/ been learnt D. does/ learn

14. Nga’s brother is good at________household appliances.

A. repair B. repairs C. repairing D. repaired

15. By the time he _____________ to the meeting, it had begun for 15 minutes.

A. had gone B. has gone C. went D. was going

16. There are many ways ________ to Rome.

A. is leading B. are leading C. leading D. led

17. Do you think it _________tonight ?

A. snows B. snow C. will snow D. is snowing

18. Listen ! Someone _______your favorite song.

A. sing B. sings C. is singing D. are singing

19. 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

20. 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

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate a meaningful sentence from the words and phrases given.

32. They / live / Moscow/ before / they / move / London.

A. They lived in Moscow before they had moved to London.

B. They were living in Moscow before they moved to London

C. They had lived in Moscow before they had moved to London.

D. They had lived in Moscow before they moved to London.

33. There/ be/ dramatic/ increase/ the number/ people/ travel/ abroad/ recent years.

A. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people traveling abroad in recent years.

B. There was a dramatic increase in the number of people traveling abroad in recent years.

C. There is a dramatic increase in the number of people traveling abroad in recent years.

D. There had been a dramatic increase in the number of people traveling abroad in recent years.

34. Where/ you/ teach/ since /graduate/ university?

A. Where did you teach since you graduated university?

B. Where have you taught since you graduated from university?

C. Where are you teaching since you have graduated from university?

D. Where do you teach since you graduate from university?

35. It/ often / take/ 30 minutes/ review/ lesson/ class.

A. It often takes me 30 minutes reviewing our lesson before class.

B. It often take me 30 minutes to review our lesson before class.

C. It often takes me 30 minutes to review our lesson before class.

D. It often take me 30 minutes to reviewing our lesson before class.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

36. She turned the radio on at 7.30. She was still listening to it when her mother came home at 9.00.

A. She has been listening to the radio at 7.30.

B. She had been listening to the radio since 7.30.

C. She has been listening to the radio after 7.30.

D. She had been listening to the radio by 7.30.

37. We last visited Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago.

A. We didn’t visit Ho Chi Minh city for 3 years.

B. We haven’t visited Ho Chi Minh city for 3 years ago.

C. We haven’t visited Ho Chi Minh city for 3 years

D. We didn’t visit Ho Chi Minh city for 3 years go.

38. As soon as he arrived home, it started to rain.

A. Arriving home, he said that it would start to rain.

B. Hardly had it started to rain when he arrived home.

C. It started to rain and then he arrived home.

D. No sooner had he arrived home than it started to rain.

39. Lonnie always went swimming after school last year.

A. Lonnie always used to go swimming after school last year.

B. Lonnie used to go swimming after school last year.

C. Lonnie used to go swimming after school very always.

D. Lonnie was used to go swimming after school last year.

40. The last time I saw David was when I ran into him at the station on my way to New York.

A. I haven't seen David since a chance meeting with him at the station when I was setting off for New York.

B. When I last went to New York, I happened to meet David at the station.

C. When I last saw David at the station in New York, I ran after him.

D. I finally saw David at the station when I was on my way to New York.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

1. Jane________law at Harvard for four years.

A. is studying B. has studied C. studies D. studied

2. This time tomorrow________on the beach sunbathing and drinking freshly squeezed fruit juice!

A. I’ll have been lying B. I will lie C. I will be lying D. I will have lain

3. When I last saw him, he________in London.

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

4. When I________to the airport, I realized that I________my passport at home.

A. got/had left B. got/left C. had got/had left D. got/was left

5. He occasionally________a headache in the morning.

A. has had B. has C. have D. is having

6. The boy fell while he________down the stairs.

A. run B. running C. was running D.runs

7. I will come and see you before I________for America.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. left

8. His health_______ a lot since he________doing exercises regularly.

A. improves/ starts B. has improved /started

C. has improved / has started D. improved / had started

9. It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We________such a terrible thunderstorm.

A. would never see B. had never seen C. have never seen D. never see

10. I _______ my old teacher last week.

A. visited B. visit C. am visiting D. have visited

11. My brother usually ________me for help when he has any difficulties with his homework.

A. ask B. asks C. asked D. has asked

12. I ______ all of my homework last night.

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

13. Lan________ learning English a few years ago.

A. starts B. will start C. started D. is starting

14. Only after she________from a severe illness did she realize the importance of good health.

A. would recover B. has recovered C. had recovered D. was recovering

15. The children________to bed before their parents came home from work.

A. were all going B. had all gone C. had all been going D. have all gone

16. For the last 20 years, we________significant changes in the world of science and technology.

A. witness B. have witnessed C. witnessed D. are witnessing

17. We________in silence when he suddenly________me to help him.

A. walked - was asking B. were walking - asked

C. were walking - was asking D. walked - asked

18. She usually _____ two hours a day

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

19. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends

A. is talking B. was talking C. talks D. talked

20. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them

A. talk B. talked C. are talking D. have talked

21.Wait a minute. _________ the door for you.

A. I’ll open B. I open C. I opened D. I’ve opened

Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions

31.I haven’t seen my father for one month.

A. It is one month since I last saw my father.

B. It was one month since I last saw my father.

C. It is one month since I have seen my father.

D. It is one month since I last see my father.

32. This is the first time I have gone out for a picnic.

A. I have ever gone out for a picnic.

B. I have never gone out for a picnic before.

C. I had never gone out for a picnic before.

D. I never go out for a picnic.

33. I last saw him when I left school.

A. I didn’t see him since I left school.

B. I haven’t seen him since I left school.

C. I haven’t seen him since I had left school.

D. I haven’t seen him since I leave school.

34. It started raining two days ago.

A.It rained for two days.

B.It has rained for two day.

C.It has rained for two days.

D.It has rain for two days.

35. Lan went to school after saying goodbye to her parents.

A. After Lan said goodbye to her parents, she went to school.

B. After Lan had said goodbye to her parents, she had gone to school.

C. After Lan saying goodbye to her parents, she had gone to school.

D. After Lan had said goodbye to her parents, she went to school.

36. this time /last year /they /build/ this house.

A. At this time last year they are building this house.

B. At this time last year they building this house.

C. At this time last year they were building this house.

D. At this time last year they were building house.

37. The police / arrest the man /while /he / have /dinner / restaurant.

A.The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.

B.The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.

C.The police arrest the man while he was having dinner in a restaurant.

D.The police arrested the man while he was having dinner in restaurant.

38. Father’s day /be/ national holiday / America /since 1972.

A. Father’s day has been a national holiday in America since 1972.

B. Father’s day have been a national holiday in America since 1972.

C. Father’s day is a national holiday in America since 1972.

D. Father’s day has a national holiday in America since 1972.

39.By the time / I/ meet you /I /work / that company / 5 years

A.By the time I had met you I had worked in that company for 5 years.

B.By the time I meet you I had worked in that company for 5 years.

C.By the time I met you I had worked in that company for 5 years.

D.By the time I met you I worked in that company for 5 years.

40. this time/next week/ we/ lie/the/ beach

A. At this time next week, we will lying on the beach.

B. At this time next week, we will be lying on the beach.

C. At this time next week, we are lying on the beach.

D. At this time next week, we will be lying at the beach.