Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 16: When I got home I found that water...............................down the kitchen walls

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

Question 17: Up to now, the manager ………………..a lot of information about his secretary.

      A. learned               B. learns                            C. had learned                D. has learned

Question 18: My mother is the first.................up and the last......................to bed

      A. getting- going    B. to get- going                  C. getting- to go              D. to get- to go

Question 19: In the 19^th century, it.............two or three months to across North America by covered wagon

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

Question 20: When I came to visit her last night, she ________ a bath.

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

Question 21: My mother takes responsibility ________ running the household.

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

Question 22: My family consist ________ five people: my parents, my two younger brothers and I.

      A. on                       B. of                                   C. over                             D. up

Question 23: My main                                           responsibility is to look after the boys, who are ________ and mischievous sometimes, but most of the time they are obedient and hard-working.

      A. act                      B. action                            C. active                           D. actively

Question 24: It is generally believed that “men build the ________ and women make it home”.

      A. school                B. bridge                           C. hospital                        D. house

Question 25: I must thank the man from _____ I got the present.

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

Question 26: ___ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we^’re no longer considering our skiing trip.

      A. Due to                B. Because                        C. Since                             D. Due to the fact that

Question 27: Timmy spent __________ money buying movie tickets that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink.

      A. such                    B. a lot of                           C. too much                      D. so much

Question 28: She left him _______ she still loved him.

      A. even if               B. even though                  C. in spite of                     D. despite

Question 29: The children ___________ high grade at school.

     A. achieve               B. achievement                 C. achievable                    D. achieving

Question 30: Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _______ once or twice a week at the hospital.

      A. solution              B. night shift                      C. household chores         D. special dishes

Question 31: We enjoy _______ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard.

      A. spending            B. caring                            C. taking                           D. doing

Question 32: My husband and I both go out to work so we share the………………

      A. happiness           B. household chores         C. responsibility               D. employment

Question 33: Family is the place where _______ children is not only tolerated but welcomed and encouraged.

      A. taking                 B. having                          C. giving                            D. showing

Question 34: People tend to work hard at this_________ of life.

      A. distance             B. stage                            C. space                            D. level

Question 35: Nam: “I’m going to be the manager of my company next week”.

                      Son: “_________”

      A. It’s all right.        B. Congratulations!       C. Don’t mention it.         D. Thank you.

Question 36: Lan: “Hoa, thank you very much for what you’ve done for me”.

                      Hoa: “_______”

      A. No, not at all.    B. What a pity!                 C. Yes, you’re welcome.          D. Never mind

Question 37: Long: “Will you lend me your cell phone for a moment, please?”

                     Sang: “________”

      A. Thank you         B. Take care                     C. Yes, here you are        D. Good bye

Question 38: Tom: “Would you like to join our picnic?”

                      Mai: “________”

      A. No. I’ m a student B. It’s careless of you  C. Never mind                 D. Yes, I’d love to

Question 39: Members of your family have very close relationship with each other, ________?

      A. do they               B. don’t they                     C. have they                     D. haven’t they

Question 40: We always feel ________ and secure in our family.

      A. safe                    B. safely                            C. safety                           D. safeguard

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

exercise1: choose the correct answer

I.......less than an hour when i ran out of petrol

a.drive b.drove c.have been driving d.had been driving

2. how long........ he been working when you came?

a.has b. does c. had d. is

3.her eyes are red because she.........

a, cry b. have cried c.has been crying d, had been crying

4. her eyes were red because she......

a. cry b. have cried c. has been crying d. had been crying

5. when we came, they .......

a. are learning b.were learning c. have learned d. learned

exercise 2 which underlined part is not correct(chọn cau sai và sữa lỗi cho đúng)mk ko gạch chân ở dưới những từ được nên để câu abcd thế

1. when we woke him up, he has been sleeping for two hour

a. when b. up c. has been sleeping d. for

2. yesterday when i arrived at the airport, the plane has taken off for 30 minutes

a.when b. ar the airport c. has taken d. for 30minutes

3.everyday Mary usually got up at 6 o'clock to do morning exercises

a. usually b. got up c. to do d. morning

4. one day i was driving along the stress.Suddenly i realized i has been driving in a wrong way

a. one day b. was driving c. realized d. has been driving

5. Paul has graduated from university for two years. Up to now he has found a good job yet.

a.from b.for two years c, up to now d. has found

exercise 3: put each verb in the brackets into past perfect continous

1 the anthropologist left the village when she (collect)................... enought data

2. it was wet because it(rain)......................his work, he locked the door and went home.

3 after johnson (finish).................his work. he locked the door and went home.

4.the police( look)........................for the criminal for two years before they caught him

5. he was out of breath. he (run)............................

6. when i got up, i found that the ground was wet. it(rain)...................

Past Simple and Past Continuous

1. When Alex got home that evening , Jonathan was painting in his room and Destiny cooked in the kitchen 

A. When B.Got home C. Was painting D.Cooked 

2. Last summer , Park has tried a lot of unique dishes while he was travelling in New York

A.Has tried B.Dishes C.While D.Was Travelling

3. He glanced around to make sure that the audiences are ready to hear his speech 

A.Around B.To make C.Are D.To hear

4. A Woman was attacked by three youths while she was jogged in Centre Park

A.Was attacked B.Youths C.While D.Was jogged

5. I go to the stadium yesterday to see the football match 

A. Go B.The C.To see D. Football match 

1. Passing the kitchen, he stopped to drink a large glass of water. (drink)

2. When the car broke down, she started ... ( put)

3. Here's the money I owe you. I meant ... (give)

4. To lose weight, I'd advise you ... (cut out)

5. 1 found that my back stopped ... when ... ( ache)

6. To help me get to sleep, I tried ... (think)

7. The orchestra was just beginning ... (play)

8. When he found that he couldn't walk he began........ (shout)

9. The handle came off when I tried ... ( lift)

Task 2: Choose the correct option

She walked/was walking down the street when she saw a robbery.

My dad was having a shower when a burglar came/was coming into the house.

I ran/was running in the park when I saw Jessica.

They were watching a film when the lights went/was going out.

I was skiing down the mountain when I tripped/was tripping and broke my beg.

Mom cooked/was cooking dinner when dad entered/was entering the kitchen.

The children rode/were riding their bikes when it started/was starting to rain.

What was he doing/did he do when you visited him?

I climbed/was climbing the mountain when I got hungry.

The sun was shining when we arrived/were arriving at the sea.

Chia động từ

1. When I got home I found that water ..... down the kitchen walls.(Run)

2. After he ...... his English course, he went to England to continue his study. (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 meet B. didn't see-met C. haven't seen - have meet D. didn't see - have met

5. The Chinese ...... spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo ..... back to Italy

A. Made-brought B. Have made-brought C. made -  havd brought D. had been making-brought

6. 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

7. 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-have been

8. In the last hundred years, travelling ...... much easier and more comfortable ( become )

9. In the 19^th century,  iit ...... two or three months to across North America by covered wagon.

( take)

10. In the past, the trip ...... very rough and often dangerous , but things ..... A great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.

A. was-have changed

B. is-change

C. had been-will change 

D. has been -changed

Choose the best answer.

1. He..........in the pub when his wife...........him.

a. is sitting / sees b. sits / sees c. was sitting / saw d. sat / saw

2. When I ...........home , the sun ..........

a. left / shining b. left / shined c. was leaving / shined d. left / was shining

3. The girl ........when she .............

a. fell / was running b. fall / running c. fall / run d. was falling/ run

4. When the bomb..............we.................dinner.

a. explodes /had b. explodes / had c. exploded / were getting d. were exploding/had

5. It................this afternoon when I ..............up.

a. was snowing / get b. was snowing / got c. snowed / was getting d. snowed / getting

6. He...........questions ! I am tired of answering him.

a. asked b. was asking c. is always asking d. always asked

7. I ...............my car key. How forgetful I was.

a. losing b. will lose c. was always losing d. am always losing

8. Chicago is situated right ...........the shore of Lake Michigan , one of the Great Lakes.

a. in b. at c. on d. above

9. This is a picture of Mount Rushmore where the heads of four American presidents are...........into the rock.

a. put b. cut c. carved d. got

10. Yesterday I..........and..........a lot of souvernirs.

a. went / buy b. went / buying c. go/ buy d. went / bought

Fill in the gap with a suitable word for phrasal verbs and idioms with RUN. 

1. I'm having a lovely holiday, and I really don't want to leave. When my money runs …………… I’ll have to come home.

2. Kelly was run …………………. by a car outside her house.

3. I had a small accident in my car last month. I couldn't believe it when the bill for repairs ran …………… almost £1000.

4. The policeman ran ……………….. the thief.

5. I saw Janine for the first time in years today. I ran …………………… her in a café on the High Street.

6. I can’t go more than 50 k.p.h as this is a new car and I am still running it ………………

7. My car skidded and ran ………………… a wall.

8. If a bull chased me I would run …………………

9. I was wondering if I could run them …………………. you some time this morning?

10.   We need enough agendas for everyone coming to the conference. If I run …………. 150 copies, that should be enough.

11.  Liverpool are playing a fantastic match, and with the half-time score at 3-0, Spurs are running ………………..

12.  As the match enters its final minutes, feelings are running …………………… at the

13.  Things are becoming difficult at work. Perhaps I should …………… and run.

14.  I've been running the company for forty years and I've had a good run for my ……..….., but now it's time to retire.

15.  I wish you would stop trying to run my ………………….!

16.   Derek's had several run- ……………………with the management recently.

17.   Programs are running a few minutes …………………….. schedule this evening.

18.  The river ran ………………… It stopped flowing during the drought.

19.  I ran ………………… at my party so that my recently divorced friends didn't have to talk to each other.

This debate will …………………………and run.