Tuyennguyenvnu TEST Exercise 1: Choose A, B, C or D 1, She was thoughtfully looking at him while he ………… a newspaper A read B was reading C has read D has been reading 2, While I ………… the floor, Mrs Parker began cooking A swept B was sweeping C has swept D has been sweeping 3, I have lost my key again I ………… things, I lose things too often A always lose B am always losing C have always lost D was always losing 4, He ………… the hall when a stranger ………… A left/was coming B was leaving/came C has left/ was coming D has been living/came 5, I ………… Ann at her father’s house twenty years ago and ………… her ever since A met/have known B was meeting/knew C have met/was knowing D met/knew 6, Higher education in the US ………… in 1636 when the first colonists ………… Harvard College A has begun/founded B began/have founded C began/founded D was beginning/have found 7, By o’clock they ………… dinner A will have B will be having C will have had D is having 8, By the end of the week he ………… the translation A will finished B will be finishing C will have finished D is finishing By the time we ………… to the forest the rain ………… A will get/will stop B get/will stop C will get/will have stopped D get/will have stopped 10, He ………… the exam after he ………… all the material A will pass/has learned B will pass/will learn C passes/has learned D will pass/will be learning 11, The Red River ………… very fast today-much faster than yesterday A flows B is flowing C will flow D is going to flow 12, Have you heard? Sophie ………… married A gets B got C is getting D has got 13, My father ………… for IBM company from 1995 to 2004 A was working B had worked C had worked D worked 14, We ………… English this time last week A learned B were learning C have learned D had learned 15, Is it raining?-No, it isn’t but the ground is wet It ………… A rained B had rained C has rained D has been raining 16, Henry ………… for 10 years when he finally gave it up Tuyennguyenvnu A has smoked B has been working C had smoked D 17, We ………… English this time next Monday A learn B will learn C are learning D had be learni ng 18, Tom is convinced that there is gold in these hills but we …… for months and …… any sign of it A has been searching/haven’t seen B had been searching/saw C has searched/ have been seeing D has been searching/ saw 19, When he came, we ………… for hours A has been waiting B had been waiting C has waited D had waited 20 Next month when there ………… a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher A is being B is C will be D will have been Exercise 2: Rewrite these sentences with the same meaning: A holiday in Scotland We spent our holiday in Scotland last year Scotland is in the north of Great Britain Last year we ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… …… People live in Scotland They are called Scots will been smoki ng Tuyennguyenvnu The people ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… …… We first went to Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland We first ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… … Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories Arthur Conan Doyle ……… ……… Tuyennguyenvnu ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… Then we visited a lake It is in the Highlands The Loch Ness is 37 km long People know it for its friendly monster Loch lake ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… …… … Ness ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… Tuyennguyenvnu ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… There we met an old man He told us that he had seen Nessie An old man ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… …… We then travelled to a mountain The mountain is near the town of Fort William We then ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… Tuyennguyenvnu ……… The mountain is the highest mountain in Great Britain It is called Ben Nevis The mountain ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… 10 I sent you a postcard It was written on the summit of Ben Nevis The postcard ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… …… Exercise 3: Choose the best answer: He was watching TV ……… the burglar alarm went off A when B because C until D after ……… Mary didn’t like Tom, she agreed to work with him on the project A Since B However C Although D While You look ……… you know each other Tuyennguyenvnu A until B yet C as if D while She was happy ……… a few of her friends sent her birthday cards A although B because of C while D because Don’t get off the bus ……… it is still moving A whenever B while C until D before I haven’t seen her ,,,,,, she was a little girl A since B when C as D while He looks conscious ……… he is drunk A whenever B because C although D as if He looks confusing ……… he were drunk A whenever B because C although D as if ……… last night’s storm, many trees was knocked down A Thanks to B Due to C Because D since 10 I was really ashamed ……… curiosity A thanks to B due to C out of D on account of 11 I’d like to go for a walk once the rain ………… A has stopped B stopped C will stop 12 Once you ……… how to ride a bike you never forget it A know B knew C will know 13 We ………… my parents every week sine we bought the car A has visited B will visit C visit 14 You ………… five glassed of beer since you came A drank B will drink C have drunk 15 I ……… until the rain stopped A waited B was waiting C had wait 16 It will be ages until we ……… again A will meet B are meeting C meet 17 I’ll telephone you after I ………… A had arrived B will arrive C arrive 18 I’ll telephone you after I ………… Jake A will see B had seen C have seen 19 After I ……… school, I went to America A had finished B have finished C would finish 20 While he ………… in Germany, he got to know a family of musicians A was being B had been C was 21 When I was studying English last night, my mom ………… her work A was doing B did C had done 22 By the time my mom is at the age of 40, I ………… a student A will be B will have been C am 23 I telephoned my husband as soon as I ………… in Canada A had arrived B arrived C has arrived 24 No sooner had I arrived in Canada than I ……… my husband A telephone B had telephoned C would telephone 25 Mary practices English everyday so that she ………… abroad A can study B studies C will study IV Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word given: Tuyennguyenvnu If you have any time free, could you give me a ring? (SHOUD) ……………………………………………………………………… We won’t go away if it rains (UNLESS) ……………………………………………………………………… I regret not learning to be a lawyer when I was young (ONLY) ……………………………………………………………………… If you hurry up, you won’t come late for the exam (GOING) ……………………………………………………………………… If you had a million of dollars, what would you do? (WERE) ……………………………………………………………………… Without you, I wouldn’t have faced this problem (BEEN) ……………………………………………………………………… What would you if there was an earthquake tomorrow? Supposing……………………………………………………………… If my family hadn’t been very poor, I would have become another people But for…………………………………………………………… If it hadn’t been for his advice, I would have done this wrongly Had……………………………………………………………… 10 Should anyone ask me, please tell them I will be back in hours If ………………………………………………………………