1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only
14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his
parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave)
__________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an
airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we
(undertake) the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip
to California
the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too
narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class.
Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I
(arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By the year 2005,
she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I
(get) __________to Mary’s party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) you in July. By the time I
(see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home many
times when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (lie) __________ on the table for
week. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just
(repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I
(spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know
what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the
time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that
she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it
probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do
anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the
power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk
about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the
shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn)
__________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) to turn the
gas off.
26. London (change) a lot since we first (come)
__________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the
children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the
interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at
that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling
since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When I (be) __________ at school we all
(study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work)
__________as a waiter for a year or so.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he
(sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s
always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.
B. Choose the best answer among
A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London .
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A.
don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A.
has been leaving B. left
C. has left D.
had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A.
has just painted B. paint
C.
will have painted D.
painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A.
is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D.
looked
6. I ______ Texas State
University
A.
am attending B.
attend
C.
was attending D.
attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A.
ten years ago B.
since ten years
C.
for ten years ago D. for
ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A.
discovered B. has discovered
C.
had discovered D. had
been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A.
run B. runs C. was running D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A.
still lived B.
lived still
C.
was still lived D. were
still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A.
will play B.
will be playing
C.
play D.
would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A.
shall have been working B. shall work
C.
have been working D. shall be
working
13. I _______ in the room right now.
A.
am being B. was being C. have been being D. am
14. I ______ to New York
three times this year.
A.
have been B. was C. were D.
had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A.
leave B. will leave C. have left D.
shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A.
has happened B.
happened
C.
had happened D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A.
is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A.
will B. would C. can D.
would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A.
has just opened B. open
C.
will have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning B.
since 9a.m
C. for two hours D.
All are correct
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
23. While her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.
A. was reading B.
wrote C. was written D. had written
24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days
previously.
A. broke down B.
has been broken
C. had broken down D.
breaks down
24. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I
_____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
25. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
26. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
27. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned B.
will learn
C. has learned D.
would learn
28. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened
the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D.
walk
29. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having
dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
30. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
31. I shall be glad when he _______.
A. had gone B. did go C. went D.
has gone
32 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D.
finishing
33. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see the kettle ________ ?
A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled
34. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D.
are left
35. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D.
going
36. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
37. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been
goingC. go D. had gone
38. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
39. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come B.
will come C. comes D. coming
40. Pasteur ______ in the 19th century.
A. was living B.
lived C. had lived D. has lived
C. Choose the underlined part
in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs correcting.
1. After Mrs. Wang
had returned to her house from work, she
A B C
was cooking dinner.
D
2. Jimmy threw
the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it
A B C
D
came down.
3. Linda has worn
her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
4. Last week Mark told
me that he got very bored with his present job
A B
and is looking
for a new one.
C D
5. Having fed the
dog, he was sat down to his own meal.
A B C D
6. When I turned on
my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail,
A
B
and I just delete
it all.
C
D
7. They are going to
have to leave soon and so do we.
A B C D
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really
A
B
needed a pay rise.
C D
9. The telephone
rang several times and then stop before I could
A
B C D
answer it.
10. Debbie, whose
father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing
A B C
tennis since
ten years.
D
11. I have seen
lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last
A B
C D
summer.
12. When my cat heard
a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and
A B
listen intently.
C
D
13. I think
it’s time you must change your way of living.
A B C D
14. Roger felt the
outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still
A B C D
there.
15. When I’m
shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I
A B
hadn’t met for five years.
C D
16. The police arrested
the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
A
B C D
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are
married for three
A B C
years now.
D
18. Some
people are believing there is life on other planets.
A B C
D
19. Recently, the
island of Hawaii
A B
intensive research on
the occurrence of earthquakes.
C D
20. Every morning,
the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking
A B C
me up.
D
21. The man died as
a result of falling asleep while he drives.
A B C D
22. I haven’t
finished the report yet, but by the time you return I
A B C
will certainly
complete it.
D
23. Caroline has
worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C
D
24. We’ll be
cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.
A B C D
25. What will you
do when your friends won’t come ?
A B C D
26. Some was
knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up.
A B C D
27. My friend didn’t
drink any beer since we came to live here.
A B C D
28. We have written
to each other when we were in primary school.
A
B C D
29. After breakfast,
I‘m gone to walk to school with my friends.
A B C
D
30. Will we go
to the pop concert this weekend for a change?
A B C D
D. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C
or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago
we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely
written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a
long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each
other eight years ago.
D. We have been
writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so
lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy
enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too
lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy
enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy
enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is
tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn’t
seen a violent film.
B. My father has
enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is
worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never
wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he
waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn
away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he
waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away
because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she
turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he
had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not
to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets
forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not
remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets
forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. 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.
7. Having finished
their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers
expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work
finished, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected
to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished
their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. 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.
9. I might go
camping. My friends have invited me.
A. My friends have
invited me to go camping.
B. My friends have
invited me go camping.
C. My friends have
invited me going camping.
D. My friends have invited
me that I might go camping.
10. 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.
11. Have you heard
the good news?
A. Carol in March
had a baby.
B. In March, Carol
had a baby.
C. Carol had in
March a baby.
D. In March, had
Carol a baby.
12. Although the
driver slammed on his brakes, __________________
A. he was able to
avoid hitting the small dog.
B. the small dog was
not hit by the car.
C. he could run over
the small dog.
D. he couldn’t avoid
hitting the small dog.
13. John used to
write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn’t now
write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed
writing home every week when he was abroad.
C. John never forgot
to write a weekly letter home when he
was abroad.
D. When he was
abroad he remembered to write home every week.
14. This is my tenth
year working in this bank.
A. By the end of
this year , I will work in this bank for ten years.
B. I have worked in
this bank for ten years by the end of this year.
C. By the end of
this year , I will have worked in this bank for ten years.
D. I had been
working in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.
15. The famous actor
was last seen in 2000.
A. The famous actor
has not been able to see since 2000.
B. No one has seen
the famous actor since 2000.
C. The famous actor
didn’t see anyone in 2000.
D. No one saw the
famous actor until 2000.
16. I came to live
here three months ago.
A. It was three
months since I lived here.
B. I’ve been living
here for three months.
C. I lived here for
three months.
D. I didn’t live
here for three months.
17. She is sitting
in a hotel room. Through the window, she sees a fat man.
A. She looks through
the window and sees the fat man.
B. She and the fat
man are in a hotel room.
C. The fat man wants
to open the window and come in.
D. The fat man is
looking in through the window.
18. She goes to the
shops every Friday.
A. She goes every
day to the shop but not on Friday.
B. It’s not Friday,
but she’s going to the shops.
C. She always goes
to the shops on Friday.
D. She never goes to
the shops on Friday.
19. Michael took a
deep breath and dived into the water.
A. After Michael had
taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.
B. Having taken a
deep breath, he dived into the water.
C. After Michael
took a deep breath, he had dived into the water.
D. A & B are
correct.
20. We started
working here three years ago.
A. We worked here
for three years.
B. We have no longer
worked here for three years.
C. We have worked
here for three years.
D. We will work here
in three years.
21. 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.
22. I haven’t
finished this book yet.
A. I’m still reading
this book.
B. I have read this
book before.
C. The book I’m
reading hasn’t finished.
D. I will read this
book some day.
23. He used to jog
every morning.
A. He enjoys jogging
every morning.
B. He never fails to
jog every morning.
C. He doesn’t now
jog every morning.
D. He intended to
jog every morning.
24. I have never
felt happier than I do now.
A. I felt happier
before.
B. I feel happy now.
C. I have never felt
happy.
D. I have always
felt happy.
25. He last had his
eyes tested ten months ago.
A. He hasn’t had his
eyes tested for ten months .
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He had tested his
eyes ten months before.
D. He didn’t have
any test on his eyes in ten months.
26. Someone knocked
on the door during my lunchtime.
A. I had lunch when
someone knocked on the door.
B. When I had had
lunch, someone knocked on the door.
C. I was having lunch when someone was knocking
on the door.
D. I was having
lunch when someone knocked on the door.
27. Steve left
before my arrival.
A. When I arrived,
Steve had already left.
B. Steve left as
soon as I arrived.
C. While Steve was
leaving I arrived.
D. Steve hadn’t left
until I arrived.
28. I haven’t been
here before.
A. Being here is a
pleasant experience.
B. This is the first
time I have been here .
C. I have wished to
be here for long.
D. Before long I
will be here.
29. The last time I
saw Rose was three years ago.
A. I hasn’t seen
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.
30. When we arrived,
the children were playing “Hide and Seek”
A. The children
played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived.
B. While the
children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived.
C. We arrived at the
same time the children played “Hide and Seek”.
D. We didn’t arrive
until the children played “Hide and Seek”.
Key
1. are - reach
2.
comes
3.
came - had left
4.
has never flown
5.
have just decided
-would undertake
6.
would take
7.
was
8.
am attending -
was attending
9.
arrive -will be
waiting
10.
had lived
11.
got- had already
arrived
12.
will see - see -
will have graduated
13.
visited -was
14.
has been lying-
haven’t you read
15.
is washing - has
just repaired
16.
have you been -
spent
17.
have never met -
looks
18.
will have been-
comes
19.
found – had just
left
20.
arrive – will
probably be raining
21.
is raining -
stops
22.
were watching -
failed
23.
stayed – had
lived
24.
sat – were being
repaired
25.
turned – went –
had forgotten
26.
has changed -
came
27.
were talking –
started - broke
28.
had done
29.
has been standing
30.
have spent - got
31.
were - studied
32.
met – had been working
33.
had finished -
sat
34.
has
35.
has been
B.
1.
C
2.
B
3.
B
4.
A
5.
C
6.
A
7.
D
8.
A
9.
C
10.
A
11.
B
12.
A
13.
D
14.
A
15.
A
16.
C
17.
C
18.
B
19.
A
20.
D
21.
D
22.
D
23.
B
24.
C
24.
C
25.
B
26.
B
27.
A
28.
B
29.
B
30.
B
31.
D
32.
B
33.
C
34.
B
35.
C
36.
C
37.
B
38.
B
39.
A
40.
B
C.
1. D
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. A
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. D
15. A
16. C
17. C
18. B
19. B
20. C
21. D
22. D
23. B
24. A
25. D
26. A
27. A
28. C
29. B
30. A
D.
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. A
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. B
17. A
18. C
19. D
20. C
21. B
22. A
23. C
24. B
25. A
26. D
27. A
28. B
29. D
30. B
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