Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. Many people ________ this city this year.
a. visits b. visit c. is visiting d. was visiting
2. Learning foreign languages ______ important.
a. is b. are c. have d. are having
3. The music that they listen to _____ them to relax.
a. help b. are helping c. helps d. helping
4. Taking a trip to the mountains _____ more fun than going to the beach.
a. are b. were c. is d. have been
5. The water in this swimming pool ______ too cold.
a. are feeling b. feel c. feels d. was feeling
6. Exercising every day ______ good for your health.
a. are b. be c. were d. is
7. The articles that John has written ______ difficult to understand.
a. has been b. was c. are d. is
8. Going to the movie last night _______ a lot of fun.
a. were b. was c. are d. being
9. The clothes in this box ________ to my sister.
a. belong b. was belonging c. is belonging d. belongs
10. Some children _________ too many toys.
a. has b. has had c. have d. is having

Choose the correct answer.

1. This is the second time I _____________that song.

A. am hearing B. have heard C. hear D. heard

2. Hello, I___________ about your advertisement in the newspaper.

A. Have been calling B. am calling C. call D. have called

3. John___________ on a bit of weight lately, and he is trying to lose it.

A. Puts B. is putting C. has put D. has been putting

4. The new neighbors_________ their house. It looks nice.

A. Paint B. had painted C. were painting D. have painted

5. Fred__________ me yesterday that they're professional athletes.

A. Told B. has told C. was telling D. had told

6. Apparently, he_________ them since he was a child.

A. Knows B. is knowing C. has known D. has been knowing

7. I__________ for my sunglasses since noon, but I can't find them.

A. Am looking B. looked C. have looked D. have been looking

8. When the children_________home, it was obvious that they had been playing in mud.

A. Arrived B. were arriving C. had arrived D. had been arriving

9. Michael___________in the queue to buy a ticket for the train when he heard a strange voice.

A. Waited B. was waiting C. had waited D. was going to wait

10. The thieves_______ houses for two years before they were finally caught.

A. Broke into B. were breaking into C. had been breaking into D. have been breaking into

11. As time goes by, he__________more and more eccentric.

A. Becomes B. is becoming C. has become D. has been becoming

12. Kathy can't go shopping with me next Saturday morning. She_________a French lesson.

A. Has B. is going to have C. will have D. will be having

13. I__________ the living room by the time Dad comes home. He__________ so surprised.

A. Will paint/will be B. will be painting/is C. will have painted/will be D. will have painted/is

14. It's the coldest winter we__________ in Greece.

A. Ever experience B. ever experienced C. were ever experiencing D. have ever experienced

15. When he___________ was younger, he the cinema every week.

A. Was used to going B. used to go C. was going D. had gone

16. They________for a mile when they___________that someone___________missing.

A. Had walked/ had realized/ was B. had been walking/ realized/ had been

C. had been walking/ realized/ was D. had walked/ had realized/ had been

17. As part of my job, I_________ abroad a lot, so I_______ to improve my English.

A. Travel/ need B. am travelling/ need C. am travelling/ am needing D. travel/ am needing

18. I_________ at my mother's house this week because I__________ my house painted.

A. Sleep/ have B. am sleeping/ have C. sleep/ am having D. am sleeping/ am having

19. I you should buy him a tie. He___________to dress formally.

A. Am thinking/ likes B. think/likes C. think/ is liking D. am thinking/ has liked

20. As a teenager, I_________ things my parents__________ of.

A. Would do/ didn't approve B. used to do/ weren't approving

C. used to do/ didn't approve D. would do/ weren't approving

21. "Hurry up! We're waiting for you. What's taking you so long?"

"I________ for an important phone call. Go ahead and leave without me."

A. Wait B. will wait C. am waiting D. have waited

22. Robert is going to be famous some day. He_________in three movies already. ~ I'm sure he'll be a star.

A. Has been appearing B. had appeared C. has appeared D. appeared

23. Where's Polly? ~She_________.

A. Is in her room studying B. in her room is studying

C. studies in her room D. has in her room studied

24. Hello? Alice? This is Jeff. How are you? ~ Jeff? What a coincidence! I_________ about you when the phone rang.

A. Was just thinking B. just thought C. have just been thinking D. was just thought

25. What___________ about the new simplified tax? ~It's more confusing than the old one.

A. Are you thinking B. do you think C. have you thought D. have you been thinking

26. When is Mr. Fields planning to retire? ~ Soon, I think. He________ here for a long time. He'll probably retire next year or the year after that.

A. Worked B. had been working C. has been working D. is working

27. Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate? ~ I_________a delicious dessert for dinner tonight.

A. Make B. will make C. am going to make D. will have made

28. Let's go! What's taking you so long? ~ I'll be there as soon as I__________my keys.

A. Found B. will find C. find D. am finding

29. Next week when there______ a full moon, the ocean tides sill be higher.

A. Is being B. is C. will be D. will have been

30. While I______TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.

A. Watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching

31. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish__________ on earth for ages and ages.

A. Existed B. are existing C. exist D. have existed

32. The phone ________constantly since Jack announced his candidacy for president this morning.

A. Has been ringing B. rang C. had rung D. had been ringing

33. The earth_________on the sun for its heat and light.

A. Is depend B. depending C. has depended D. depends

34. I don't feel good. I________ home from work tomorrow.

A. Am staying B. stay C. will have stayed D. stayed

35. Today there are weather satellites that beam down information about the earth's atmosphere. In the last two decades, space exploration_________ great contributions to weather forecasting.

A. Is making B. has made C. made D. makes

36. On July 20th, 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong_________ down onto the moon, the first person ever to set foot on another celestial body.

A. Was stepping B. stepped C. has stepped D. was step

37. The plane's departure was delayed because of mechanical difficulties. When the weary passengers finally boarded the aircraft, many were annoyed and irritable because they___________ in the airport for three and a half hours.

A. Are waiting B. were waiting C. have been waiting D. had been waiting

38. If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate in another fifty years, this beach_______anymore.

A. Doesn't exist B. isn't going to exist C. isn't existing D. won't be existing

39. Homestead High School's football team_______a championship until last season, when the new coach led them to take first place in their league.

A. Has never won B. is never winning C. had never been winning D. had never won

40. To be able to qualify as an interpreter, many years of intensive language study are required for non-native speakers. By the end of this year, Chen________English for three years, but he will still need more training and experience before he masters the language.

A. Will be studying B. has studied C. will have been studying D. has been studying

41. In our hospital, patients________ every morning.

A. Are examined B. have examined C. can examine D. were examining

42. I_________ in Can Tho for 18 years, but now I'm living in Ho Chi Minh city.

A. Have lived B. live C. lived D. have been living

43. I wondered why he_________ his job.

A. Has changed B. changes C. used to change D. had changed

44. The department store__________ by the Johnson for many years.

A. Has been run B. is run C. runs D. has run

45. Kate________ 10 comedies this summer.

A. Has watched B. had watched C. will have watched D. watched

46. The number of footballers________ for the last ten years.

A. Has increased B. was increasing C. have increased D. were increasing

47. Don't worry! We_______for you at 6 o'clock tomorrow.

A. Will wait B. will be waiting C. wait D. are waiting

48. Mary__________the country by the time this letter reaches her.

A. Is going to leave B. will leave C. is leaving D. will have left

49. By this time next year, my father________here for 25 years.

A. Are going to work B. will be working C. will have been working D. will work

50. Tim_________in three movies already. I think he'll be a star some day.

A. Had appeared B. has appeared C. was appearing D. is appearing

51. They_________the door. No one can get in now.

A. Have locked B. had locked C. locked D. lock

52. The existence of many stars in the sky__________ us to suspect that there may be life on another planet.

A. Have led B. leads C. lead D. leading

53. They___________ the town hall for the past three years in fact, but they it yet.

A. Built/ hadn't finished B. had built/ didn't finish

C. have been building/ haven't finished D. have built/ weren't finishing

54. When I met Jim, he__________ from his university already.

A. Graduated B. has graduated C. had graduated D. was graduating

1. We____________ since we left school.

A. don’t meet ​B. didn’t meet ​C. won’t meet ​D. haven’t met

2. My friend_____________ to the museum last weekend.

A. goes ​B. went ​C. had gone ​D. have gone

3. Thu and Lan______________ close friends for years.

A. are ​B. were ​C. had been ​D. have been

4. Our Singaporean friends_______________ to visit our school last year.

A. is coming ​B. come ​C. came ​D. have come

5. I and Kenny____________ penpal friends since I____________ Singapore.

A. are-visit ​B. were-visited ​C. have been-visited ​D. were-have visited

6. The kids_____________ that show before.

A. didn’t see ​B. don’t see ​C. aren’t seeing ​D. haven’t seen

7. How long_______________ you_____________ for me?-For an hour.

A. did-waited ​B. do-wait ​C. have-waited ​D. have-wait

8. Up to now, the teacher ___________our class 5 tests.

A. give​B. giving ​C. have given ​D. is giving

9. When my younger brother was young , he usually__________

A. was crying ​B. cried ​C. has been crying ​D. used to cry

10. David ____________ born after his father ___________

A. were/ died ​B. was/ died​C. was/ had died​D. is/ had died

11. Please be quiet! I _________.

A. is working​ B. am working​C. are working​D. is...used to want

12. Mary_________ from London

A. came​ B. come​C. are coming​D. comes

13. Sometimes I _________ up before the sun rises

A. get​ B. got​C. gets​D. am getting

14. When my younger brother was young, he usually__________

A. was crying ​B. cried ​C. has been crying ​D. used to cry

15. David ____________ born after his father ___________

A. were / died ​B. was / died​C. was / had died​D. is / had died

16. When I _________ a child, I _________ to be a doctor

A. was / wanted ​B. was / want​C. was / used to want​D. is / used to want

17. Sometimes I_________ up before the sun rises

A. get​ B. got​C. gets​D. am getting

18. My mother __________home 3 day ago.

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

19. What__________ your mother __________ now?

A. do/ do​B. does/ do​C. is/ doing​D. will/ do

20. The children __________ in the park at the moment.

A. playing​B. is play​C. is playing​D. plays

21. It’s the sixth time I_________ this novel.

A. have been reading B. am reading ​C. have read ​D. read

22. Thomas_________ Spanish since 2005.

A. learnt ​B. is learning ​C. have learnt ​D. has learnt

23. Paul_________ to learn French in 2005.

A. have begun ​B. has begun ​C. begins ​D. began

24. Since 1975, I_________ Jane.

A. haven’t seen ​B. didn’t see ​C. saw ​D. will see

25. They_________ Hoi An several times

A. have visited ​B. visited ​C. has visited ​D. will visit

26. My mother_________ a chance to visit Hue.

A. never has ​B. has never had ​C. had never had ​D. never had

27. Our city_________ a lot so far

A. changes ​B. has changed ​C. changing ​D. changed

28. They_________ a new bridge from MT to BT recently

A. build ​B. are building ​C. have built ​D. built

29. _________ your father_________ your PC yet?

A. have/installed ​B. has/installed ​C. does/install ​D. did/install

30. How long_________ Mr. Smith_________ in this school?

A. did/teach ​B. has/taught ​C. does/teach ​D. have/taught

31. She was thoughtfully looking at him while he​ a newspaper

​A. read ​B. was reading ​C. has read​D. has been reading

32. While I ​ the floor, Mrs. Paker began cooking

​A. swept​B. was sweeping​C. has swept​D. has been sweeping

33. When Jack​ me, I​a letter

​A. was phoning/ wrote​B. phoned/ has been writing

​C. phoned/ was writing ​D. has phoned/ was writing

34. I ​my report when you entered the hall

​A. made​B. have been making​C. was making​D. have made

35. She​ this exercise yesterday at 8o’clock

​A. wrote​B. has written​C. has been writing​D. was writing

36. After Diego ____ lunch, he ____ to some music for a while.

​A) finished / had listened ​B) had finished/listened

​C) finished / listened ​​D) had finished /had listened

37. Peter ___ his homework when the phone ____ .

​A) had just finished/rang ​B) had just finished/had rung

​C) just finished/rang ​​D) just finished/had rung

38. The streets ___ wet yesterday because it ____ early in the morning.

​A) had been/rained ​B) were/rained ​C) had been/had rained ​D) were/had rained

39. When Danny and Cecelia ___ , they ___ each other for two weeks.

​A) had gotten married/only knew ​B) had gotten married/had only known

​C) got married/had only known ​D) got married/only knew

40. The movie ____ by the time we ____ to the theater.

​A) had already started/had gotten ​B) already started/gotten

​C) had already started/got ​D) already started/had gotten

Làm giúp em vs ạ

1. Can you find it without...... check the files ?

A, must

B. Have to

C. To have to

D. Having to

2. There weren't enough students, so they.... to close the school

A. Have

B. Must

C. Had

D. Got

3. They invited...... dinner with them

A. Us for having

B. Us to have

C. That we have

D. Our having

4. He came home late, so I asked him where........ been

A. he had

B. he has

C. has he

D. Had he

5. It's an hour since he....... so he should be at the office now

A. Left

B. Had left

C. Has left

D. Was leaving

6. Oranges are expensive this Season, and.......

A. Apples are

B. Apples too

C. Apples the same

D. So are apples

7. The house..... Shakespeare was born is now open to the public

A. That

B. Where

C. Which

D. Who

8. the blackmailer denied...... the photographs to the actress

A. Send

B. To send

C. Sent

D. Having sent

8. I wish I ________ chess.

A. can play B. could play C. will play D. play

9. When I entered the room, the baby________ quietly.

A. is sleeping B. slept C. was sleeping D. were sleeping

10. A large female farm animal kept to produce meat and milk.

A. hen B. pig C. cow D. duck

11. Ann's birthday is ________ February 14th.

A.on B. in C. for D. at

12. There were ________flowers that I couldn't decide what to buy.

A. so little B. so much C. so few D. so many

13. My sister studied hard, ________ she completed her exam successfully.

A. although B. because C. so D. as

14. On Tuesday morning, there is a meeting________11.00 am and 1.00 pm

A. at B. in C. from D. between

15. We wish we________a trip to the countryside for the summer vacation to come.

A. would make B. do C. would do D. make

16. On the weekends, if Mr. Parker is busy, the three boys ________ him on the farm.

A. help B. helped C. to help D. helps

17. I'm really sleepyA. will be B. have been C. am D. were

18. Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip________her parents.

A. for B. about C. at D. to

19. Hien never seems to get tired. I wish I________her energy.

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

20. I ________ jeans when I was a child.

A. don't wear B. wasn't wear C. hasn't wear D. didn't use to wear

21. Students have to go to school ________ time.

A. on B. into C. at D. by

22. I prefer dogs ________cats. I hate cats.

A. from B. over C. on D. to

23. Radium was discovered ________ Marie Curie.

A. on B. from C. to D. by

24. Ba has to walk to school, so he wishes he ________ a new bicycle.

A. had B. has C. will have D. has had

25. The children felt tired ________they sat down and rested for lunch.

A. so B. so that C. because D. because of

26. I am very busy these days. I wish I ________some time to rest.

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

27. He returns to the hotel ________10.00 pm

A. in B. at C. on D. of

28. She was ________tired that she couldn't do anything at all.

A. such B. too C. very D. so

29. The tourists spend nearly half an hour ________ photos of the pagoda and the tower.

A. take B. took C. to take D. have taken

Exercise 8: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:

1. We always________ our exercises carefully.

A. do B. are doing C. does D. doing

2. I ____________ to school every day.

A. go B. goes C. going D. am going

3. My parents___________ in the garden now.

A. sitting B. are sitting C. is sit D. is sitting

4. Be quiet. The baby___________.

A. sleeping B. are sleeping C. is sleeping D. sleeps

5. It ___________ very cold now.

A. be B. are C. is D. am

6. Tom___________ to the museums by bus now.

A. traveling B. are traveling C. is travel D. travels

7. The Bakers ______ dinner at the moment.

A. is having B. are having C. eating D. is eating

8. The United States _________ big.

A. had been B. are C. was D. is

9. Nam __________________ to Hue three times.

A. is B. was C. had been D. has been

10. Uncle Ho ___________ most of his life for our national Independence and freedom.

A. spent B. had spent C. was spending D. has spent

11. " Come back tomorrow. I ____________ it all to you.

A. have explained B. will explain C. was explaining D. explained

12. We __________________ each other since we left at school.

A. hadn't seen B. didn't see C. don't see D. haven't seen

13. She _________________ abroad many times.

A. has gone B. goes C. went D. had gone

14. He has _________________ in giving up smoking.

A. succeeds B. succeed C. succeeded D. succeeding

15. The train ______________ when we got to the station.

A. leaves B. will leave C. was already leaving D. had already left

16. One of the students in my class ________ absent today.

A. have been B. is C. were D. are

17. Ba likes __________ TV every night.

A. watches B. watch C. watching D. is watching

18. Alex __________ married next month.

A. getting B. will get C. get D. Gets

19. I __________ that film two months ago.

A. see B. saw C. seeing D. will see

20. They both__________ from college in 1990.

A. had graduated B. graduate C. have graduated D. graduated

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

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

2 after he .............his Enlish 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 met B. didn't see/ met C. haven"t seen/ have meet D. didn"t see/have met

5. 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

6. 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

7. In the 19th century, it ......tow or three months to across North America by covered wagon

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

8.she ........to Ha Noi last year

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

9. 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 coking

Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence below

1. I received a letter ……….my friend

a. to b. on c. in d. from

2. He is a hard- working student who always ………good grade

a. received b. got c. gets d. getting

3. Bell demonstrated his ………..to the public at countless exhibitions

a. to invent b. invention c. inventing d. invented

4 .Different language …………learn words …….different ways

a. learns-in b. learn-in c. learns –of d. learners-on

5. She gave me your……

a. report card b. to report card c. reported card d. reporting card

6. The Eiffel Tower was designed ……..the French civil engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel ……..the Paris World’s Fair of 1889

a. by-for b. by –in c. by-on d. by –into

7. You are a tourist on …… in HCM City

a. Journey b. traveling c. vacation d .trip

8 .Would you mind if I……..a photo

a. to take b .take c .taken d. took

9 . They have to make………..then children do not play with matches

a. ensure b. sure c. sure d.. ensuring

10. TV……… information and entertainment

a. to take b. gives c .brings d .makes

11 . Opposite our house is a nice park…….. .there are many trees and flowers

a. which b. where c. that d .who

12 .I asked him whether……….leaving for the capital that night

a. is he b. he is c. was he d. he was

13.” My watch is broken . “ Why don’t you ………..?

a. have it repair b. have it repairing c. have it for repair d. have it repaired

14. The earth…….on the sun for its heat and light

a .is depend b. has depend c. depending d. depends

15 .If Mai comes to England it will be a good………for her to improve her English

a .possibility b. opportunity c. advantage d .experience

16 .Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part

A. The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly

a retired b. working c. business d. jobless

B .I haven’t seen your brother recently

a . lately b. suddenly c. quietly d. immediately

17 To jog means to ……….

a. word hard b. run fast c. run slowly d. work carefully

18. Would you mind …………. Please?

a. to answer the telephone b. answering the telephone . c. answer the telephone d. to the telephone

19. We are having a plan to help them by ……..them do things

a. encouraged b. encourage c. to encourage d. encouraging

20 Tet holiday in VN …….. around January and February

a. is celebrated b. are celebrated c .was celebrated d. were celebrated

21) John doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play tennis.

a. Both John and David doesn’t play tennis.

b. Neither John nor David plays tennis.

c. Not either John or David plays tennis.

d. Not only John but also David doesn’t play tennis.

22) The coach said, “It’s time for you to go home, boys!”

a. The coach told the boys that it was time for you to go home.

b. The coach tells the boys that it was time for them to go home.

c. The coach told the boys that it is time for them to go home.

d. The coach told the boys that it was time for them to go home.

23) _____ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all.

a. If b. Because c. Since d. Although

24) She startedlearning English ten years ago.

a) She has not learnt English before.

b) She has started learning English for ten years.

c) She has learnt English for ten years.

d) She has learnt English since ten years.

25) They spent a lot of money on food and clothes.

a) A lot of money was spent on food and clothes.

b) A lot of money were spent on food and clothes.

c) A lot of money on food and clothes were spent.

d) A lot of money on food and clothes was spent.

24. I __________ Casablanca for the first time last night. I ___________ it before.

A. saw / had never seen

B. have seen / had never seen

C. see / have never seen

D. was seeing / has never seen

25. Did you _____________ anywhere interesting last weekend?

A. go

B. went

C. was going

D. gone

27. When I came, they ____________ chess.

A. are playing

B. was playing

C. were playing

D. has played

28. They were planting potatoes in the garden when it suddenly ______________.

A. rain

B. rained

C. has rained

D. had rained

29. Yesterday Ann introduced me to her husband. As I saw him, I _____________ that I __________ him before. We went to primary school together.

A. knew / met

B. had known / had met

C. knew / had met

D. known / had met

30. Yesterday when I __________ a bath, the phone _______________.

A. is having / rings

B. were having / rang

C. was having / rang

D. was having / was ringing