Exercise 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
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 last year, 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 regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. 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 we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.

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.

Exercise 2: 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 now.
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. was 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. will have been working B. will work
C. have been working D. will 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. have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning B. since 9 a.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. When 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
25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn
29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.
A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes
33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?
A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left
36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming

Exercise 3: 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 was cooking dinner. A B C
D
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.A B C D
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 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 answer it.
A B C D
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 summer.
A B C D
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.
A B C D
13. I think it’s time you change your way of living.
A B C D
14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.
A B C D
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 years now.
A B C D
18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
A B C D

19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of
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. Someone 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. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?
A B C D

Exercise 4: 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 finishing, 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 for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn’t write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written 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.
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.

Exercise 5: Rewrite these sentences:
1. This is the first time he has gone abroad.
=> He hasn’t………………………………………………………………
2. She started driving 1 month ago.
=> She has…………………………………………………………………
3. We began eating when it started to rain.
=> We have………………………………………………………………..
4. I last had my hair cut when I left her.
=> I haven’t……………………………………………………………….
5. The last time she met me was 5 months ago.
=> She hasn’t……………………………………………………………..
6. It is a long time since we last met.
=> We haven’t…………………………………………………………….

1. it...in this city for a long time

a. hasn't snowed b. didn't snow c. wasn't snowed d. doesn't snow

2. they have not seen tom again...... their exam last year

a. for b. in c. since d. at

3. lan has been .....she gradusted from her universtity

a, during b. for c. since d. after

4. thu...her grandparents alone this sunday because her parents are very busy

a, is visting b. will visit c. visits d. visited

5. what....you...tonight?

i...to the cinema with my friends

a. will, do, am going

b. are, going to do, will go

c. are. going to do, am going

d. will, do, will go

6. after her trip to ha noi, lan realixes that ha noi is cleaner and...beautiful than ho chi minh city

a. the most b. most c. more d. as

7. many foreigners say thet vietnamese is....then english

a. much difficult b. difficult c. more difficult d. most difficult

8. the weather is developing countries is becoming....

a. bad and bad b. worse and worse c. worst and worst d. the worst

9. minh's father doesn't allow him to play games because he hasn't finished his homework ...

a. already b. yet c. still d. just

10. would you like to go out? it...warm

a. is getting b. is coming c. is doing d. is making

11. mai is calling andrew to say that she has...received his postcard

a. yet b. for c.already d. since

12. the goods in markets aren't the....as ones in stores

a. same b. diffrent c. like d. many

1. it...in this city for a long time

a. hasn't snowed b. didn't snow c. wasn't snowed d. doesn't snow

2. they have not seen tom again...... their exam last year

a. for b. in c. since d. at

3. lan has been .....she gradusted from her universtity

a, during b. for c. since d. after

4. thu...her grandparents alone this sunday because her parents are very busy

a, is visting b. will visit c. visits d. visited

5. what....you...tonight?

i...to the cinema with my friends

a. will, do, am going

b. are, going to do, will go

c. are. going to do, am going

d. will, do, will go

6. after her trip to ha noi, lan realixes that ha noi is cleaner and...beautiful than ho chi minh city

a. the most b. most c. more d. as

7. many foreigners say thet vietnamese is....then english

a. much difficult b. difficult c. more difficult d. most difficult

8. the weather is developing countries is becoming....

a. bad and bad b. worse and worse c. worst and worst d. the worst

9. minh's father doesn't allow him to play games because he hasn't finished his homework ...

a. already b. yet c. still d. just

10. would you like to go out? it...warm

a. is getting b. is coming c. is doing d. is making

11. mai is calling andrew to say that she has...received his postcard

a. yet b. for c.already d. since

12. the goods in markets aren't the....as ones in stores

a. same b. diffrent c. like d. many

I- Choose the best answer:

1. Please wait for while. The manager ....... busy now. He ....... to one of the staff.

A. is/ talks B. has been/ talks C. is/ is talking D. was/ is talking

2. Where ......., Tom?

A. are you going B. you are going C. you going D. do you go

3. We ....... the town at about four o'clock yesterday.

A. was leaving B. left C. leave D. had left

4. She ....... some cakes.

A. just eats B. has just ate C. just has eaten D. has just eaten

5. If there ...... your help, I wouldn't succeed in my work.

A. wasn't B. wouldn't be C. were D. weren't

6. If I ....... you, I would help her with money.

A. am B. was C. were D. had been

7. I met her while she ....... to her office.

A. drove B. drives C. was drove D. was driving

8. My father ....... in that factory since last year.

A. is working B. was working C. worked D. has been working

9. When he comes, I ...... you.

A. phone B. would phone C. will phone D. am going to phone

10. I always read the newspaper while I ....... for the bus.

A. am waiting B. wait C. will wait D. was waiting

11. She ....... her homework.

A. already did B. already done C. always has done D. has already done

12. If it ....... fine tomorrow, we'll go to the beach.

A. will be B. is C. was D. be

23. His boss made him give up the job.

A. He was made giving up the job by his job. B. He was made to give up the job by his boss.

C. He was made to be given up by his boss. D. The job was made to be given up by his job.

14. My mother is feeding the fowls.

A. The fowls are going to be fed by my mother. B. My mother is having the fowls fed.

C. The fowls are fed by my mother. D. The fowls are being fed by my mother.

15. They are going to open a new school in the city.

A. A new school is being opened in the city. B. A new school is going to open in the city.

C. A new school is going to be opened in the city. D. They are going to have a new school opened.

16. He'd rather ...... up late tonight.

A. stay not B. doesn't stay C. stayed D. not stay

17. The ...... I get to know you, the ....... I understand.

A. most/ least B. more/ least C. more/ less D. much/ less

18. The man went back to the town ....... he was born.

A. which B. where C. that D. who

19. This is the color TV ....... I bought yesterday.

A. which B. who C. whose D. whom

20. The days ....... I lived far from my family were the saddest ones.

A. which B. where C. that D. when

21. Children should have a short rest ....... noon.

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

22. He was born ....... a small village not far from the city.

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

23. He was very angry ....... his lazy students.

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

24. Rice is ....... on the farm.

A. grow B. grew C. growed D. grown

25. Nowadays, English ....... widely all over the world.

A. speaks B. is spoked C. is speaked D. is spoken

26. Would you like ...... with me?

A. to dance B. dance C. dancing D. danced

27. What does she often do ....... the evening?

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

28. My parents let me ....... late on Sunday.

A. get B. to getting C. to get up D. get up

29. ....... lecturer often gives ....... lessons.

A. boring/ bored B. bored/ boring C. bored/ bored D. boring/ boring

30. It isn't easy to start looking for a/ an ....... at my age.

A. work B. job C. occupation D. unemployment

31. He comes from Wellington. He speaks .......

A. Russian B. French C. English D. Spanish

32. Now I am frightened ....... applying for a job.

A. of B. on C. with D. for

33. Who bought this dictionary ....... you?

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

34. What is hardly ....... to Anglo- Saxon?

A. recognize B. recognizing C. recognizable D. to recognize

35. He doesn't teach mathematics, he teaches politics. He's a .......

A. writer B. philosopher C. politician D. physicist

36. Do you know who ....... radio?

A. made B. did C. invented D. produced

37. Gravity is the force of the earth to ....... everything towards its centre.

A. attract B. push C. float D. fall

38. He had a father whose hard work could ....... feed the family.

A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. harden

39. He used to run faster than he ....... now.

A. is B. used to C. does D. do

40. I'd like to stay at home instead of ...... to the cinema.

A. go B. went C. to go D. going

II- Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps:

Alice is 18 years old and she comes (41) England. She is now in Hanoi and (42) Vietnamese. She came to Hanoi (43) July so she (44) there for six months. Alice (45) she likes Hanoi very much. She likes (46) shopping and cycling around the town. (47) month she will go to Ho Chi Minh city (48) a friend of (49). Alice hopes she (50) many letters from England.

41. A. from B. in C. to D. back

42. A. studies B. studying C. will be studying D. is studying

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

44. A. is B. has been C. will D. was

45. A. says B. tells C. speaks D. shouts

46. A. to go B. going C. go D. went

47. A. next B. last C. this D. that

48. A. meet B. meeting C. to meet D. will meet

49. A. she B. hers C. her D. me

50. A. receive B. would receive C. is received D. will receive

III. Phonetics

51. A. sugar B. sight C. source D. sale

52. A. sensitive B. benefit C. pretty D. remedy

53. A. host B. cold C. short D. close

54. A. thirsty B. guitar C. dirty D. listen

55. A. safe B. map C. bag D. hat

IV.Identify the mistakes

56. If I was in your place, I would make a trip to England.

A B C D

57. I bought a computer which screen was not very good.

A B C D

58. Physics are very difficult for students to learn.

A B C D

59. The harder you learn, the most knowledge you get.

A B C D

60. Mary's mother gave her a new hat at her birthday.

A B C D

1.My mother _______ the newspaper now.

A. read B.reads C.reading D. is reading

2. Those children _______ for 2 hours every afternoon.

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

3.We always _______ our English lessons carefully.

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

4. At present, he _______ for a foreign company.

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

5.The earth _______ around the sun once every 365 days.

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

6.Where _______ now ? I _______ to the theatre.

A. do you go/go B. are you going/ go

C. are you going/ are going D. are you going/ am going

7. The students _______ all of the new words very well now.

A. know B. knows C. is knowing D. are knowing

8. Just a minute! I _______ that word in the dictionary.

A.look B. looks C. looking D. am looking

8. Just a minute! I _______ that word in the dictionary.

A.look B. looks C. looking D. am looking

9. We _______ the use of verbs in English at the moment.

A. study B. studies C. is studying D. are studying

10.The teacher _______ at the board when he _______ to explain something.

A. point/ want B. points/wants C.points/ is wanting D. is pointing/ is wanting

11. It _______ when I got up this morning.

A. rains B. rained C. is raining D. was raining

12. Albert Einstein _______ in 1955.

A. dies B. is dying C. died D. was dying

13. They _______ in the library when the fire alarm went off.

A. study B. are studying C. studied D. were studying

14. What _______ when you arrived there?

A. does she do B. she did C.was she doing D. were she doing

15. He _______ economics at Harvard for almost 50 years.

A. teach B. taught C.was teaching D. were teaching

16. Helen _______ in the lobby, wasn’t she?

A. works B. worked C. was working D. wrere working

17.Mr. Thanh _______ to the office twice yesterday.

A. goes B. went C. was working D. were working

18. The wind _______ very hard when I went out this morning.

A. blows B. is blowing C. was blowinng D. were blowing

19. He fell while he _______ down the stairs.

A. goes B. is going C. was going D. were going

20. What _______ when you saw him ? He _______ a kite.

A.does Ba do/ is flying B. did Ba do/ was flying

C. was Ba doing/ flew D. was Ba doing/ was flying

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

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