Chia thì (Tenses)

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I’m not used …………spoken to like that.

1.   to be                                              
2. to being                     
3. being                                             
4. with

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The boy could not find his six-pence anywhere………..get his arm out.

1. nor could be                            
2. nor he could                   
3. neither he could                        
4. either he could not

I've been waiting for hours. You ________ to tell me you would come late.

1. oughtn't to have phoned
2. must have phoned
3. should have phoned
4. needn't have phoned

They were at the stadium with us last night, so they ______ at the theatre then.

1. needn't have been
2. should have been
3. might have been
4. can't have been

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They expect that recent changes will bring about an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.

1. Recent changes are expected to lead to an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.
2. The quality of the country's education is expected to be the consequence of recent changes.
3. It is expected that recent changes are caused by an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.
4. It was expected that recent changes would result in an overall improvement in the quality of the country's education.

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It usually takes her an hour to drive to work.

1. She usually spends an hour driving to work.
2. She used to drive to work in an hour.
3. She doesn't usually drive to work in an hour.
4. She never spends an hour driving to work.

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Many people think that the new regulations will encourage people to use less energy.

1. Lower consumption of energy is thought to lead to the introduction of the new regulations.
2. The new regulations are thought to encourage lower consumption of energy.
3. It is thought that the new regulations will encourage people to consume more energy.
4. It was thought that lower consumption of energy was stimulated by the new regulations.

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There is no excuse for your late submission! You _______ the report by last Friday.

1. mightn't have finished
2. should have finished
3. needn't have finished
4. must have finished

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Adrian got surprisingly grades in the exam. He ____ his lessons very carefully.

1. would have revised
2. needn’t have revised
3. can’t have revised
4. must have revised

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It is believed that modern farming methods have greatly improved farmers' lives.

1. Farmers are believed to have enjoyed a much better life thanks to modern farming methods.
2. Modern farming methods were believed to have greatly improved farmers' lives.
3. Modern farming methods are believed to have had negative effects on farmers' lives.
4. People believe that there is little improvement in farmers' lives thanks to modern farming methods.

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They report that soil pollution has seriously threatened the livelihood of many local farmers.

1. The livelihood of many local farmers was reported to be seriously endangered by soil poluttion.
2. It is reported that the livelihood of many local farmers has led to serious soil pollution.
3. Soil pollution is reported to have posed a serious threat to the livelihood of many local farmers.
4. It has been reported that soil pollution has actually put many local farmers’ lives at risk.

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I find it useful to join the sports club.

1. Joining the sports club is not useful for me.
2. It is useful for me to join the sports club.
3. I used to join the sports club.
4. I never like joining the sports club.

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My friend has stopped eating fast food.

1. My friend sometimes eats fast food.
2. My friend doesn’t like eating fast food.
3. My friend no longer eats fast food.
4. My friend has never eaten fast food.

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 He……………..being giving the receipt for the bill he had paid.

1.  asked to                                    
2. insisted on                    
3. demanded                                 
4. required
    

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 He is decorating the house with a view ………………it.

1.  to sell                                          
2. to selling                      
3. for selling                                      
4. to be sold

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 She hated the chocolate until it ……………,then poured it over the cake

1. formed                                     
2. changed                     
3. melted                                           
4. flooded

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When he retired from his job, the director …………….him with a good watch.

1. offered                                     
2. dedicated                   
3. presented                                    
4. satisfied

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 After closing the envelope, the secretary …………….the stamps on firmly.

1.  licked                                          
2. sucked                   
3. stuck                                  
4. struck

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 After a lot of difficulty, he …………….to open the door.

1.  managed                                     
2. succeeded                  
3. obtained                                       
4. realized

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 He phoned to tell me that he couldn’t come tomorrow because he …………to the dentist.

1.  had gone                              
2. was going                        
3. would go                                       
4. went

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 ………………a fire, hotel guests are asked to remain calm.

1. as a result of                               
2. in the event of                 
3. by reason of                   
4. in the time of
    

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 We’re late, I expect the film………….by the time we get to the theatre.

1.  have started                            
2. will start                    
3. will be start                              
4. will have start

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 Where ………..all this morning? It’s nearly midday.

1.  were you                                 
2. are you                   
3. have you been                            
4. are you being

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I've got an idea! I.................................that tree trunk to make logs for the fire.

1. am going to use
2. am using
3. will use
4. am used to

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 She demanded that she …………allowed to meet her son in prison

1.   Was                                              
2. Would be                        
3. Be                                                 
4. Both b and c are correct

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 I …………….the bell three times when he answered the door.

1.  was ringing                                   
2. had rung
3.  rang                                               
4. would ring

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Five years …………… a long time, he might already be forgotten.

1.  was                                               
2. is
3.  had seen                                        
4. both A and B are correct

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 I wish that I ………….. in Hanoi at the end of 1972 to witness the “Battle of Dien Bien Phu in the Air”.

1. was                                                
2. were                       
3. had been                                       
4. has been

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 When you …………….. next year, the children ………… much taller.

1.  return / will have grown             
2. return / will grow                       
3. will return / have grown           
4. will return / will grow

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 It is imperative that he ……………. The school regulations.

1. obey                                                
2. obeys                       
3. would obey                                  
4. will obey