4. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.

write a sentance for each of the following using used to or didn't use to

1.Now you have a job every summer. Have you always works during mummer?

➝What ......................................................................................................................

complete with "for", "since" or " ago".

10.I've know him ............. ages.

14. He'd been here ............. over an hour when we arrived.

15. I've been trying to fix this computer ............. early this morning.

76. I haven't been to a party .................. ages.

89. I have been working here ............ a fortnight.

113. ............... June 1 she has been working here.

124. We've been wating for the train ............. noon.

138. We haven't been to the cinema .................ages.

7'. Liz has studied medicine ........ a long time.

Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.
1. The villagers are trying to learn English _____ they can communicate with foreign customers.
A. so that B. in order that C. although D. A and B are coect

2. I’ve been to a _____ village in Hue!
A. conical hat making B. making conical hat C. making conical hats D.hat making conical
3. _____ we had eaten lunch, we went to Non Nuoc male village to buy some souvenirs.
A. After B. Before C. By the time D. Because

4. Do you think that the various crafts remind people _____ a specific region?
A. about B. of C. for D. at
5. _____ this hand-emoidered picture was expensive, we bought it.
A. As B. Because C. Even though D. so that
6. Conical hat making in the village has been passed _____ from generation to generation
A. on B. down C. up D.in
7. This department store is an attraction in my city _____ the products are of good quality.A. when B. because C.though D.
8. A conical hat is a well-known handicraft, not only in Viet Nam, _____ all around the world.
A. and B. but C. so D. or
9. This is called a Chuong conical hat _____ it was made in Chuong village.
A. but B. so C. since D. because of
10. They can’t because we have lots of products. They make some and other people make__________.
A. the rest B. the last C. the other D. others
11. I look forward to _____ you soon.
A. see B. seeing C. seen D. saw
12. It’s a nice place for _____ who love nature and quietness.
A. this B. that C. those D. the other
13. You like history, so Viet Nam National Museum of History is a _____ place.
A. must-see B. must-be seen C. must-be seeing D. to see
14. The artisan ______ this statue in onze.
A. moulded B. cast C. carved D. knitted
15. The artisans in my village can live _____ basket weaving.
A. for B. on C. up D.in
16. There is a big _____of handicrafts made by di­fferent craft villages.
A. collect B. collection C. collector D.collecting
17. Last week we had a memorable trip to a new zoo on the ______ of the city.
A. outskirts B. middle C. centre D.mid
18. Then we had a delicious lunch ______ by Nga and Phuong.
A. prepare B. to prepare C. prepared D.preparing
19. I invited her to join our trip to Trang An, but she ______ down my invitation.
A. passed B. sat C. turned D.closed
20. We have to try harder so that our handicrafts can keep _____ theirs.
A. on B. up C. up with D.up down
21. The flower was _______ out of a single piece of valuable wood.

A. carved B. moulded C. cast D. given
22. In this town, they _______ all the frames in steel.
A. make B. have C. mould D. cast
23. She is skilled at_______ cloth.
A. giving B. carving C. doing D. weaving
24. We didn’t go camping yesterday _________ it rained heavily.
A. because B. although C. despite D. In spite of
25.I wish I _________ his name.
A. knew B. know C.will know D. would know
26. If you like , I can _______ flowers on the cushion covers for you.
A. emoider B. make C.grow D. knit
27. Please turn _______ the light when you leave the room.
A. on B. off C.up D. down
28.It is true that you _______ this woollen hat yourself ?
A. wove B. knitted C.did D. carved
29. I love going to this place______it's the quietest place in the city,
A. so B. though C. so that D. as
30. They keep changing the decoration of the shop ______they can attract more young people.
A. so that B. because C. although D. when
31. ________ she's young, she's the most famous artisan in the village.
A. When B. Although C. Whereas D. In order to
32. Do you know who's­­­­­­________ his pottery workshop?
A inging out B taking over C. passing down D. turning down
33. I've ________ the product catalogue and decided to buy this table.
A found out B. closed down C. looked through D. lived on
34. This sports centre is so small that it cannot ________the demands of local residents.
A keep up with B. face up to C. deal about D set up
35.Nam went to Hue city________ he could take some beautiful photos.
A. when B. although C. while D. so that
36. The city has recently set _____ a liary in the West Subu.
A. up B. off C. out D. down
37. The last exhibition was not ______ this one.
A. as interesting B. more interesting than C. so interesting as D. interesting38. I don’t think Fred gets _____ with Daniel. They always argue.A. over B. through C. on D. in
39. This city is developing ______ in the region.A. as fast as B. faster than C. the fastest D. faster
40. You should take your hat _____ in the cinema.A. in B. over C. off D. down
41. You’re not a safe driver! You should drive ______.
A. careful B. careless C. more carefully D. carefully
42. Their children have all grown _____ and left home for the city to work.A. up B. out C. out of D. in
43. I was disappointed as the film was ______ than I had expected.

A. as entertaining B. less entertaining C. more entertaining D. entertaining
44. We were shown _____ the town by a volunteer student.A. up B. off C. around D. on
45. Let’s take this road. It is ______ way to the city.A. the shortest B. a shorter C. shortest D. A and B are coect
46. The town council decided to pull _____ the building, as it was unsafe.
A. up B. over C. down D. in
47. At weekends the city centre is always packed with people.
A. busy B. crowded C. full D. quite
48. She lives in one of the most ______ parts of the city: there are lots of luxury shops there.
A. fashionable B. historic C. comfortable D. exciting
49. China is _____ far the most populated country in the world.
A. as B. by C. so D. to
50. Air pollution has a bad influence _____ the environment.
A. at B. in C. on D. to
51. Karachi in Pakistan is the _____ largest city in the world in population.
A. most B. two C. second D. three
52. Before ______ to the office, she has to take her children to school.
A. go B. going C. to go D. went
53. Hai Duong is famous _____ its green bean cakes.
A. for B. of C. with D. in
54.When I turned up, the town hall was already ______ teenagers.
A. full B. packed C. crowded D. jammed
55. We’ve spent a lot of time _____ around the town.
A. wander B. wandering C. to wander D. wandered

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

6. My family moved to Ho Chi Minh City two months ago.

- It is two months ......

7. When you phoned me, it was my lunch time.

- When you phone me, I ……

8. I started working for the company three years ago.

- I’ve ……

9. David went home before we arrived.

- When we ……

10. During my dinner, the phone rang.

- While ……

11. I started this job five years ago.

- I have ……

12. I haven’t been to the cinema for two years.

- The last time ……

13. How long have Helen and Robert been married ?

- When did Helen get ……

14. I’ve never had problems with this computer before. (time)

- This is the ……

15. It will be my fourth visit to Thailand. (been)

- I have ……

16. They last drank coffee three days ago. (any coffee)

- They ….

17. I last saw Aunt Jenny when I was fifteen. (seen)

- I ……

18. On my arrival at the party, everyone was chatting and eating. (got)

- When ……

Exercise 3 – Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences.

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. He has been selling motorbike ......

A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years now

4. He fell down when he ...... towards the church.

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

5. I ...... in the room right now.

A. is being B. was being C. have been being D. am

6. I ...... to New York three times this year.

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

7. The little girl asked what ...... to her friend.

A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. is happening

8. I have been waiting for you ......

A. since early morning B. this morning

C. since two hours D. for early morning

9. ...... I was walking around the supermarket, I saw a friend of mine.

A. As soon as B. As C. Until D. Since

10. The first time I noticed something wrong was ...... I got home.

Complete the sentence with the word given.There is one extra word

turned, out, down, on, bring, passed

1)She ___ down our invitation to join us for the trip as her mother didn't allow her to go

2)These traditional crafts have been _____ down from parent to child over many generations

3)The owner decided to close _____ the department store because it was not running well

4)We have produced a new type of silk.Why don't you come and find ____ about it?

5)I am saving money to buy the new album which my favourite band is going to ____ out at the end of this year