1. He ___________ home last week while we ___________ dinner.

A. came – were having    B. was coming – had  C. came – had             D. was coming – were having

2. After he ___________ a new girl, he ___________ up with his wife.

A. met – broke                 B. had met – broke      C. met – had broken    D. had met – had broken        

3. At this time yesterday, I ___________ with my friends.

A. were singing                B. sang                        C. was singing             D. had sung

4. She ___________ Paris in 1907.

A. visits                            B. visited                     C. was visiting            D. had visited

5. She told me that she ___________ Spaghetti in Italy.

A. tried                            B. has tried                  C. had tried                 D. trying

6. While my father ___________, my mother___________ a cake and we ___________ around.

A. swam – made – were playing                         C . was swimming – made - played

B. swam – made – played                                   D.was swimming – was making – were playing

7. Linda ___________ no one before she ___________ Jack.

A. loved – married                                               B. had loved – married           

C. had loved – was marrying                               D. loved – had married

8. We___________ pizza the whole last week.

A. eat                               B. ate                           C. had eaten                D. was eating

9. When you ___________, I ___________ . I am so sorry for that!

A. arriving – sleeping                                          B. arrived – was sleeping       

C. arrived – slept                                                 D. arrived – had slept

10. Panda ___________ tired because she ___________ too late last night.

A. was –worked                                                   B. was – was working            

C. had been – worked                                          D. was – had worked

Homework (1.6.2021)

Choose the best answer

1. After he…………………..his English course, he went to England to continue his study

A. has finish                  B. had finished                 C. was finished          D. would finish

2. 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

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

A. made- brought                              B. have made- brought     

C. made- had brought                                 D. had been making- brought

4. 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

5. 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

6. In the last hundred years, travelling…………………..much easier and more comfortable

A. become            B. has become                C. became                  D. will became

7. 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

8. 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

9. She…………….Hanoi last year

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

10. Now you ………………from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours

A. are flying                   B. would fly                           C. will fly                      D. can fly

11. When Carol………………..last night, I…………….my favorite show on television

A. was calling- watched           B. called- have watched        

C. called- was watching           D. had called- watched

12. 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 cooking

13. Last night at this time, they…………………………..the same thing. She……………..and he…………the newspaper

A. are doing- is cooking- is reading   B. were doing- was cooking- was reading

C. was doing- has cooked- is reading         D. had done- was cooking- read

14. Sam…………..to change a light bulb when he…………….and…………………….

A. was trying-slipped- fell                B. tried- was slipping- falling

C. had been trying- slipped- was falling     D. has tried- slips- falls

15. Every day I ______up at 6 o’clock, ____breakfast at seven o’clock and_____for work at 8 o’clock

A. get- eat- leave            B. have got- eating- leaving         

C. got- ate- left             D. will get- have eaten- left

16. I_____ for this company for more then thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I_____next year

A. am working- will retire       B. am going to work- am retiring

C. work- am going to retire     D. have been working- retire

17. 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

18. The team……………..a single match so far this season

A. doesn’t win

B. didn’t win

C. hasn’t won                         

D. hadn’t won

19. By the time you receive this letter, I …………….for the USA

A. have left

B. will leave

C. will have left                     

D. am leaving

20. Up to now, the manager ………………..a lot of information about his secretary.

A. learned

B. has learned                        

C. had learned                       

D. learns

21. Where is Mary? _ She ……………her homework in her room.

A. is performing

B. is making                           

C. is doing                              

D. is learning

22. While I ……………….along the road, I saw a friend of mine.

A. was cycling

B. have cycled                       

C. cycled                               

D. am cycling

23. By the time I . . . . . . . . . . this report, I will give you a ring.

A. type

B. will type                            

C. have typed                         

D. will have typed

24. While my mother ________ a film on TV, my father was cooking dinner. It was March 8^th yesterday.

A. watched                      

B. was watching                    

C. had watched                      

D. watches

25. The plane from Dallas ________ two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London.

A. took on                      

B. took in                               

C. took over                           

D. took off

26. When we came, a party _________ in the hall.

A. is being held

B. had being held                   

C. will be held                        

D. was being held

27. He ………….. in the same house since 1975.

A. has lived

B. is living                                

C. lived                                 

D. had lived

28. When I came to visit her last night, she ________ a bath.

A. is having                      

B. was having                        

C. has                                     

D. had

29.When we arrived at the restaurant, the others __________ .

A. left                               

B. have left                            

C. had left                              

D. are leaving

30. I learned that the college ________ in 1900

A. found                             

B. was founded                   

C. founded                  

D. had been founded

31. If I ________ 10 years younger, I _________ the job.

A. am/ will take                

B. were/ would take               

C. would be/ took        

D. had been / would take

32. By the time he _____________ to the meeting, it had begun for 15 minutes.

A. had gone                     

B. has gone                            

C. went                        

D. was going

33. He began to feel ill while ___________________.

A. he is doing the exam     

B. he did the exam     

C. he would do the exam     

D. he was doing the exam.

34. Since 1980, scientists the world over _____ a lot of things to fight against AIDS.

A. have done            

B. are doing                          

C. did                                     

D. had done

35. Now my sister _____ a bicycle of her own.

A. is having

B. are having                          

C. has                                     

D. had

36. Last week, my professor promised that he _____

A. would come

B. will come                           

C. comes                                

D. coming

37. My girl friend arrived after I _____ for her about half an hour.

A. was waiting

B. had been waiting               

C. have been waiting             

D. have waited 

38. I _____ in Quang Ngai before I moved to Binh Thuan.

A. have been living

B. have lived                          

C. had lived                           

D. had been living

39. While I ____________ T.V last night, a mouse ran across the floor.

A. watch            

B. watched                             

C. am watching                      

D. was watching

40. While they were ________tables, he was _________ the radio.

A. arranging – listening to

B. arranging – hearing

C. laying -listening to             

D. making- hearing

Choose the underlined part among A, B,C or D that needs correcting.

1.When I walk past the park, I saw some children play football.

                        A                                B                 C       D    

2. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.

                              A                      B                       C            D

3. What did you do at 9 o’clock last night? I phoned you but nobody answered.

                           A                              B                  C                      D              

4. When I arrived at the station, the train has already left.

             A         B       C                                           D           

5. Ann and Susan have known each other during they were at school.

                                        A                  B            C               D          

6. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now.

                    A                                             B               C                       D

7. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner

                                                   A             B                    C                          D

8.  It’s the first time I saw this film

           A                    B        C        D

9. After he graduates from university, he joined the army.

         A                 B         C                                        D

10. Up to now, there had been no woman being chosen the US president.

             A                           B        C                      D