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I. Choose the word or phrase that best complete the sentence (A, B, C, or D):
1. John ............................... tennis once or twice a week.
A. is playing usually
B. is usually playing
C. usually plays
D. plays usually
2. Tom ......................... his hand when he was cooking dinner.
A. burnt
B. was burning
C. has burnt
D. had burnt
3. Jim is away on holiday. He ........................ to Spain.
A. is gone
B. have been
C. has been
D. was
4. Everything is going well. We ....................... any problems so far.
A. didnt have
B. dont have
C. havent had
D. hadnt had
5. I think the weather ............................ be nice later.
A. shall
B. will
C. is going to
D. can
6. Jane .................................... just a few minutes ago.
A. left
B. has left
C. leaves
D. had left
7. Timson ...................... 13 films and I think her latest is the best.
A. made
B. had made
C. has made
D. was making
8. ................................. Robert lately ?
A. Did you see
B. Have you seen
C. Do you see
D. Are you seeing
9. When I was a child, I ............................... the violin.
A. was playing B. am playing
C. played
D. play
10. He ......................... for the national team in 65 matches so far.
A. has played
B. has been played
C. played
D. is playing
11. Im busy at the moment. I .................................. on the computer.
A. work
B. worked
C. am working
D. working
12. When I looked round the door, the baby ............................. quietly.
A. is sleeping
B. slept
C. was sleeping
D. were sleeping
13. Robert ....................... ill for three weeks. He is still in hospital.
A. had been
B. has been
C. is
D. was
14. Im very tired. I ..................... over four hundred miles today.
A. drive
B. am driving
C. have drived
D. have driven
15. Our friends ............................... meet us at the airport tonight.
A. are
B. are going to
C. go to
D. will be to
16. This isnt my first time to visit London ........................... here before.
A. Im
B. Id been
C. I was
D. Ive been
17. What time ............................. to work this morning ?
A. did you get
B. are you getting
C. have you got D. do you get
18. When I ..................... him, the man was running away.
A. see
B. was seeing
C. saw
D. had seen
19. I havent seen Kate ............................. Christmas.
A. for
B. never
C. ever
D. since
20. Hes worked for this company ......................... many years.
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A. since
B. for
C. in
D. at
21. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she _______ the fire department
A. was telephoning
B. telephoned
C. had telephoned
D. has telephoned
22. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he _______homesick
A. will have left
B. felt
C. feels
D. is feeling
23. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I _______to visit friends and family several times
A. return
B. will have returned
C. am returning D. have returned
24. After the race _______, the celebration began
A. had been won
B. is won C. will be won
D. has been won
25. While he was washing his car, Mr. Brown _______a small dint in the rear fender.
A. has discovered
B. was discovering
C. is discovering D. discovered
26. The earth _______ on the sun for its heat and light
A. is depended
B. depends
C. is depending D. has depended
27. Im busy at the moment _______on the computer
A. I work
B. Im worked
C. Im working
D. I worked
28. At this time tomorrow _______over the Atlantic
A. were flying
B. well be flying C. well fly
D. were to fly
29. Our friends _______next us at the airport tonight
A. are
B. are going to
C. go to
D. will be to
30. When I entered the room, everyone _____________.
A. has been dancing
B. was dancing
C. had danced
D. danced
31. He said that he _________ his homework since 7 oclock.
A. had done
B. did
C. has done
D. was doing
32. How long __________ able to drive? - Since 1990.
A. could you
B. have you been C. were you
D. are you
33. She won't get married until she __________ 25 years old.
A. is
B. will be
C. had been
D. was.
34. This building used to be a library,_________?
A. doesn't it
B. didnt it
C. isnt it
D. wasnt it
35. Nobody was injured in the accident, ________?
A. was there
B. was he
C. were they
D. wasn't it
36. Let's go out for a walk, ______?
A. not us
B. don't we
C. do we
D. shall we
37. Jane and I________ school in 1987.
A. finish
B. have finished
C. finishes
D. finished
38. John and Ann . married last Saturday.
A. get
B. got
C. is getting
D. have got
39. His brother.high school 6 years ago
A. finish
B. finished
C. finishes
D. has finished
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77. They ____ to know each other for more than ten years.
A. get
B. got
C. have got
D. had got
78. I ____ the film with my friends last week.
A. watched
B. watch
C. have watched D. had watched
79. He ____ up at five every morning.
A. is getting B. got
C. gets
D. was getting
80. ____ she ____ in Hue at the moment?
A. Does/live B. Is/living
C. Did/live
D. Was/living
81. He usually ____ her at weekend but now he ____ in bed because of his severe
illness.
A. visits/stays B. visits/staying C. visited/stays D. visits/is staying
82. Dont make noise, children! Parents ____.
A. sleep
B. are sleeping
C. were sleeping D. slept
83. Why ____ you often ____ so much noise in the house?
A. do/make
B. did/make
C. are/making
D. were/making
84. What ____ he ____ before you came?
A. does/do
B. had/do
C. had/done
D. has/done
85. What ____ he ____ at 4pm last Sunday?
A. did/do
B. was/do
C. had/done
D. was/doing
86. Last year he came here and ____ me to marry him but I ____ too young to get
married.
A. asked/was B. asks/am
C. had asked/was D. has asked/am
87. How long ____ you ____ novels?
A. have/write
B. do/write
C. have/written D. are/writing
88. ____ you sometimes ____ out with friends?
A. Are/going
B. Do/go
C. Have/gone
D. Did/go
89. I ____ a lot of badminton recently.
A. play
B. have played
C. am playing
D. was playing
90. We ____ your mother for ages.
A. dont see B. havent seen C. didnt see
D. hadnt seen
91. We ____ our plan next week.
A. started
B. will start
C. have started
D. will have started
92. They ____ a house by June next year.
A. will build B. are building
C. have built
D. will have built
93. The film ____ by the time we get there.
A. ends
B. will end
C. is ending
D. will have ended
94. Tom ____ to Hanoi before.
A. is never
B. had never been
C. was never
D. has never been
95. When we came to the stadium, the match ____.
A. already begins
B. had already begun
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C. already began
D. have already begun
96. It was the first time I ____ such a beautiful girl.
A. ever saw B. had ever seen
C. have ever seen
D. ever see
97. She ____ the gold medal in 1986.
A. wins
B. had won
C. won
D. has won
98. I .in this town for 15 years. My family.here when I ..10 years old
A. have been/moved/was
B. was/moved/was
C. was/have moved/ have been
D. was/moved/have been
99. Thousands of people..this exhibition by the end of the month.
A. will see B. are going to see
C. will have seen D. are seeing
100. She told me that her familyin that town long.
A. lived
B. have lived
C. had lived
D.
are
living
II. Choose the word or phrase that best complete the sentence (A, B, C, or D):
1) He ____ for London one year ago.
A. left
B. has left
C. leaves
D. had left
2) She ____ in Hue for twenty years.
A. lives
B. has lived
C. lived
D. will live
3) I ____ to the market with my mother yesterday.
A. go
B. went
C. have gone
D. was going
4) What ____ you ____, Nam? Im thinking of my mother.
A. do/think
B. are/thinking
C. have/thought
D. were/thinking
5) How long ____ you ____ her? For five months.
A. do/know
B. are/knowing
C. have/known
D. had/known
6) I usually ____ to school by bus.
A. went
B. am going
C. go
D. have gone
7) Yesterday morning I ____ up at 6.30.
A. got
B. get
C. was getting
D. had got
8) Please dont make so much noise. I ____.
A. studying
B. study
C. am studying
D. studied
9) Water ____ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boils
B. boiled
C. is boiling
D. will boil
10) It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it ____ for two hours.
A. rains
B. is raining
C. has rained
D. rained
11) ____ you ____ out last night?
A. Did/go
B. Do/go
C. Have/gone
D. Were/going
12) This house ____ 35,000 pounds in 1980.
A. costs
B. cost
C. had cost
D. was cost
13) While Tom ____ tennis, Ann ____ a shower.
A. played/took
B. playing/taking
C. was playing/was taking
D. was play/was take
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A. not decide
B. didnt decide
C. havent decided D. hadnt decided
31) My father ____ as a teacher for thirty years.
A. works
B. is working
C. worked
D. has worked
32) He ____ to New York three times this year.
A. had been
B. was
C. has been
D. is
33) I ____ how to dance when I ____ six years old.
A. dont know / was
B. didnt know / am
C. didnt know / was D. havent known/was
34) Last month my brother ____ me his photos. He ____ me his photos every year.
A. sends/sent
B. sent/sends
C. sent/sent
D. sends/sends
35) Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he ____ carelessly.
A. drove
B. had driven
C. drives
D. was driving
36) Do you like swimming, Ba? I ____ when I was a child but not now.
A. do
B. did
C. have done
D. had done
37) I ____ her at the school gate yesterday.
A. met
B. meet
C. had met
D. am meeting
38) She ____ English when she was six years old.
A. learned
B. has learned
C. is learning
D. had learned
39) I dont remember where and when I ____ her.
A. meet
B. had met
C. met
D. have met
40) They ____ to know each other for more than ten years.
A. get
B. got
C. have got
D. had got
41) ____ you ____ that film yet?
A. Do/see
B. Have/seen
C. Did/see
D. Had/seen
42) I ____ the film with my friends last week.
A. watched
B. watch
C. have watched
D. had watched
43) He ____ up at five every morning.
A. is getting
B. got
C. gets
D. was getting
44) ____ she ____ in Hue at the moment?
A. Does/live
B. Is/living
C. Did/live
D. Was/living
45) He usually __ her at weekend but now he __ in bed because of his severe illness.
A. visits/stays
B. visits/staying
C. visited/stays
D. visits/is staying
46) Dont make noise, children! Parents ____.
A. sleep
B. are sleeping
C. were sleeping
D. slept
47) Why ____ you often ____ so much noise in the house?
A. do/make
B. did/make
C. are/making
D. were/making
48) What ____ he ____ before you came?
A. does/do
B. had/do
C. had/done
D. has/done
49) While mum was watching TV, I ____ my homework.
A. am doing
B. was doing
C. had done
D. has done
50) At this time yesterday I ____ to music.
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A. listened
B. had listened
C. was listening
D. am listening
51) What ____ he ____ at 4 P.m. last Sunday?
A. did/do
B. was/do
C. had/done
D. was/ doing
52) When I ____ a little girl, I used to climb trees and go swimming in the river with my
friends.
A. am
B. was
C. have been
D. had been
53) Last year he came here and ____ me to marry him but I ____ too young to get married.
A. asked/ was
B. asks/am
C. had asked/was
D. has asked/am
54) How long ____ you ____ novels?
A. have/write
B. do/write
C. have written
D. are/writing
55) ____ you sometimes ____ out with friends?
A. Are/going
B. do/ go
C. Have/gone
D. Did/go
56) I ____ a lot of badminton recently.
A. play
B. have played
C. am playing
D. was playing
57) When I ____ home, everyone ____ TV.
A. got/watch B. got/watching C. get/was watch
D. got/ was watching
58) We ____ your mother for ages.
A. dont see
B. havent seen
C. didnt see
D. hadnt seen
59) London ____ a lot since we first ____ to live here.
A. changed/came
B. has changed/ came
C. had changed/ came D. has changed/ come
60) How many times ____ you ____ this film? The first time.
A. have/ seen
B. did/see
C. do/see
D. had/seen
II. Choose the part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs correcting.
61) Yesterday David was crossing (A) a street when (B) a truck was turning (C) a corner
very fast and almost hit (D) him.
62) When Rita will get (A) her drivers license next week (B), she will be able (C) to drive
to school everyday (D).
63) So far (A) she spends (B) a lot of time there (C) chatting with (D) her friends.
64) Jack is living (A) in Spain now (B). His Spanish had improved (C) greatly since he
moved (D) there.
65) Last month(A) while we watched(B) an exciting game on(C) television in our living
room, the electricity went out (D).
66) Im sure (A) they have completed (B) the new (C) road by (D) June.
67) At (A) this time tomorrow (B), they will do (C) their homework with their (D)
brothers.
68) We have seen (A) and tell (B) you the situation next (C) Monday. Please wait for (D)
us.
69) Our (A) teacher explained (B) that lesson to (C) us tomorrow (D).
70) We will wait (A) for you when (B) you will get (C) back tomorrow (D).
71) I will practise(A) my English lesson with(B) my classmate at(C) 7pm next(D) Sunday.
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72) When I see (A) Mr Pike tomorrow (B), I remind (C) him of (D) that.
73) He works(A) on the(B) report at(C) this time tomorrow(D).
74) Please (A) sit here (B) and wait until (C) the manager will return (D).
75) Our parents arrived (A) next Wednesday. Im sure we will receive (B) a lot of (C)
presents from (D) them.
76) I gave (A) him your message (B) and letter when (C) I see him (D).
77) By (A) the time you arrive (B), I finish (C) writing an (D) essay.
78) We will be going (A) home as soon (B) as we have finished (C) our work (D).
79) Mr Green has taught (A) English this school since (B) he graduates (C) from the
university in (D)1986.
80) At (A) 7 yesterday morning (B) when I arrive (C) at his house, he was still sleeping
(D)
CCH PHT M "S" CUI: trong trng hp danh t s nhiu nhiu hoc
ng t s t.
/s/
Khi i sau cc ph m sau: /f/, /k/, /p/, /t/ ,//. Hoc cc ch ci: f, k,
p, t, th.
Ex: laughs, walks, cups, cats, tenths; books...
/ iz /
Khi i sau cc m sau: /s/, //, / t/, /z/, / ,/, / /,. Hoc cc ch ci: s,
x, z, ch, sh, ce, ge, se
Ex: washes , kisses , oranges..
/z /
11. A. beds
12. A. arms
13. A. boxes
14. A. relieves
15. A. dreams
16. A. resources
17. A. carriages
18. A. offers
19. A. miles
20. A. sports
B
1. A. pools
2. A. programs
3. A. churches
4. A. barracks
5. A. crossroads
6. A. babies
7. A. houses
8. A. walls
9. A. arms
10. A. brothers
11. A. hears
12. A. knows
13. A. regrets
14. A. resources
15. A. decreases
16. A. protects
17. A. ploughs
18. A. roof
19. A. pictures
20. A. mopes
21. A. mouths
22. A. types
23. A. repeats
24. A. understands
25. A. smells
26. A. eat
27. A. crops
28. A. parents
29. A. nurses
30. A. photographs
B. doors
B. suits
B. classes
B. invents
B. heals
B. stages
B. whistles
B. mounts
B. words
B. households
B. trucks
B. individuals
B. commandos
B. series
B. species
B. chairs
B. horses
B. bosses
B. legs
B. parents
B. dreams
B. lives
B. remembers
B. figures
B. differences
B. kicks
B. laughs
B. findings
B. months
B. tables
B. paths
B. works
B. coughs
B. makes
B. cuts
B. gains
B. fertilizers
B. enjoys
B. watches
B. speaks
C. plays
C. chairs
C. potatoes
C. buys
C. kills
C. preserves
C. assures
C. pollens
C. accidents
C. minds
C. umbrellas
C. subjects
C. photos
C. means
C. works
C. shops
C. matches
C. goods
C. heads
C. uncles
C. wishes
C. stays
C. drinks
C. answers
C. amounts
C. misses
C. coughs
C. chips
C. inventions
C. genes
C. months
C. laughs
C. lives
C. workers
C. opens
C. signs
C. strikes
C. boys
C. chores
C. soups
D. students
D. boards
D. finishes
D. deals
D. tasks
D. focuses
D. costumes
D. swords
D. names
D. plays
D. workers
D. celebrations
D. wives
D. headquarters
D. mosquitoes
D. schools
D. computers
D. fingers
D. chests
D. nephews
D. sees
D. meets
D. laughs
D. animals
D. reaches
D. stops
D. paragraphs
D. books
D. troubles
D. chairs
D. wreaths
D. sends
D. attacks
D. sleeps
D. plays
D. sings
D. cigarettes
D. speeds
D. dishes
D. sometimes
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B. stopped
B. helped
B. faced
B. suggested
B. crashed
B. missed
B. pleased
B. routed
B. pointed
B. reached
B. attended
B. washed
B. laughed
B.parked
B. passed
B. prepared
B. lasted
B. changed
B. entertained
B. looked
b. missed
b. decided
b. stopped
b. appointed
b. educated
b. educated
b. improved
b. developed
b. looked
C. forced
C. forced
C. cried
C. provided
C. occupied
C. liked
C. distinguished
C. wasted
C. shouted
C. absored
C. celebrated
C. hoped
C. moved
C. stopped
C. suggested
C. involved
C. happened
C. formed
C. reached
C. missed
c. ploughed
c. engaged
c. laughed
c. stayed
c. locked
c. enriched
c. dedicated
c. threatened
c. needed
D. wanted
D. raised
D. defined
D. wished
D. coughed
D. watched
D. managed
D. risked
D. surrounded
D. solved
D. displayed
D. missed
D.stepped
D.watched
D. placed
D. liked
D. decided
D. viewed
D. looked
D. Hoped
d. watched
d. disappointed
d. closed
d. installed
d. intended
d. washed
d. exhibited
d. endangered
d. visited
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a. planned
a. hoped
a. hurried
a. watched
a. moved
a. retired
a. believed
a. called
a. fired
a. apologized
a. spilled
a. failed
a. liked
a. admitted
a. jumped
a. amassed
a. experimented
a. selected
a. added
a. mixed
a. supposed
b. worked
b. referred
b. studied
b. passed
b. hoped
b. escaped
b. asked
b. phoned
b. traveled
b. explored
b. opened
b. believed
b. laughed
b. deleted
b. robbed
b. raided
b. collected
b. obtained
b. subtracted
b. raised
b. collected
c. helped
c. shopped
c. stayed
c. used
c. married
c. faded
c. allowed
b. showed
c. enjoyed
c. rained
c. finished
c. stopped
c. earned
c. controlled
c. closed
c. invented
c. needed
c. afforded
c. hooked
c. delayed
c. admired
d. galloped
d. laughed
d. started
d. washed
d. danced
d. played
d. died
d. finished
d. decided
d. wondered
d. climbed
d. solved
d. missed
d. intended
d. enjoyed
d. collected
d. raised
d. collected
d. visited
d. closed
d. posed
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