Choose the corect option:
1. When I got home I found that water...............................down the kitchen walls
A. ran B. was running C. has run D. had been running
2. 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
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- had 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- has been
8. In the last hundred years, travelling.......................much easier and more comfortable
A. become B. has become C. became D. will became
9. In the 19th 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
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
11. She................Hanoi last year
A. went B. go C. goes D. is going
12. 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
13. 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
14. By the time next summer, you....................your studies
A. completes B. will complete C. are completing D. will have completed
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21. Up to now, the manager ………………..a lot of information about his secretary.
A. learned B. has learned C. had learned D. learns
22. Where is Mary? _ She ……………her homework in her room.
A. is performing B. is making C. is doing D. is learning
23. While I ……………….along the road, I saw a friend of mine.
A. was cycling B. have cycled C. cycled D. am cycling
24. While my mother ________ a film on TV, my father was cooking dinner. It was March 8th 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. By the time he _____________ to the meeting, it had begun for 15 minutes.
A. had gone B. has gone C. went D. was going
32. 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.
33. 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
34. Now my sister _____ a bicycle of her own.
A. is having B. are having C. has D. had
35. I _____ in Quang Ngai before I moved to Binh Thuan.
A. have been living B. have lived C. had lived D. had been living
36. While I ____________ T.V last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
A. watch B. watched C. am watching D. was watching36. While they were ________tables, he was _________ the radio.
A. arranging - listening to B. arranging – hearing C. laying -listening to D. making- hearing
38. I suddenly remembered that I ........to bring my keys.
A. having forgotten B. have forgotten C. had forgotten D. forgot