PART I

TENSE
I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to fill in the gaps.
1. Look! He ______________ in the non-smoking area.
A. is smoke B. smoke C. smokes D. is smoking
2. Our cousins ______________ playing in the garden.
A. enjoy B. enjoys C. are enjoy D. are enjoying
3. I am not very hungry. I ______________ breakfast.
A. just have B. just had C. have just had D. had just had
4. It’s Halloween tonight, so we ______________ costumes to the party.
A. were wearing B. will be wearing C. wear D. have worn
5. It’s Kent’s birthday party tomorrow evening. I ______________ him some
pancakes.
A. baked B. have baked C. will be baking D. will bake
6. She retired when she was fifty, but she ______________ hard all her life.
A. had worked B. has worked C. worked D. works
7. Jimmy ______________ out on Saturday night.
A. was usually going B. is usually going C. goes usually D. usually
goes
8. The president ______________ home in a helicopter yesterday.
A. had arrived B. arrived C. was arriving D. has arrived
9. Ms. Susan ______________ her parents every Sunday night.
A. phoned B. is phoning C. phones D. will phoned
10. If we go this way, it ______________ us two hours for the trip.
A. saves B. saved C. is saving D. will save
11. Bobby ______________ very hungry ad ate in small quantities.
A. did not feel B. does not feel C. had not felt D. has not felt
12. Look! That dog ______________ to make a hole.
A. has tried B. will try C. tries D. is trying
13. What time ______________ your train ______________ tomorrow?
A. does – leave B. is – leaving C. will – be leaving D. will- leave
14. There is no chance that she ______________ her mind.
A. had changed B. will change C. has changed D. is changing
15. I ______________ asleep while I ______________ the Internet.
A. have fallen - was surfing B. had fallen - surfed
C. wall falling - surfed D. fell – was surfing
16. When we arrived at the cinema, the film ______________.
A. was starting B. already started C. had already started D. has
already started
17. He ______________ his best songs before he was 21.
A. had written B. wrote C. has written D. was writing
18. Can you drive? – No, but I ______________ at the moment.
A. am learning B. learn C. will learn D. will be learning
19. Don’t pull so hard r the handle ______________ off.
A. comes B. is coming C. will be coming D. will come
20. The headmaster rarely ______________ our class.
A. was teaching B. teaches C. is teaching D. will teach
21. They ______________ for him when he ______________.
A. have waited – arrived B. were waiting – will arrive
C. were waiting – arrived D. waited – arrived
22. The park looked awful after the party. People ______________ litter
everywhere.
A. had left B. left C. were leaving D. have left
23. It is believed that it ______________ good fortune in the coming year.
A. is bringing B. will bring C. brings D. brought
24. I ______________ thirsty. Let’s get something to drink.
 A. was getting B. get C. am getting D. will get
25. They ______________ a hotel room at the moment they ______________ at the
town.
A. are booking – are arriving B. have booked – arrive
C. were booking – arrived D. booked – arrived
26. He ______________ three major championships in the last seven years.
A. has won B. won C. wins D. will win
27. Daisy ______________ to read a good novel in her free time.
A. loved B. love C. loves D. is loving
28. It is possible that in the near future we ______________ able to cure AIDS.
A. will be B. are C. be D. were
29. I ______________ when the alarm clock ______________.
A. was sleeping – goes off B. was sleeping – went off
C. am sleeping – went off D. sleep – go off
30. His room was really dirty. He obviously ______________ it for days.
A. has not cleaned B. did not clean C. had not cleaned D. does not
clean
31. I ______________ a suit today because it ______________ a special day.
A. will wear – will be B. was wearing – was C. wear – is D. am
wearing – is
32. There is concern that the giant panda ______________ extinct soon.
A. will become B. becomes C. is becoming D. became
33. She ______________ her order for a pizza some minutes ago.
A. cancels B. cancelled C. is cancelling D. had cancelled
34. I ______________ Anna at the party. She ______________ a new dress.
A. had seen – were wearing B. has seen – is wearing
C. saw – was wearing D. saw – wore
35. As a customer service clerk, she ______________ hundreds of emails.
A. wrote B. will write C. is writing D. writes
36. ______________ the good news? Sue ______________ the final table tennis game!
A. Have you heard – has won B. Did you hear – won
C. Had you heard – won D. Do you hear – wins
37. At last they were ready to announce their decision. They ______________ up
their mind.
A. are making B. made C. had madeD. will make
38. They ______________ a bid exporter of motorcycles in just a few years’ time.
A. are B. will be C. were D. have been
39. Ms. Mai is ill, so Ms. Loan ______________ her lessons today.
A. is teaching B. was teaching C. will be teaching D. will teach
40. When he ______________ the bench, he ______________ a pain in his back.
A. carried – was feeling B. was crying – was feeling
C. carried – felt D. was carrying – felt
41. The electricity generator slowed down and ______________.
A. stops B. has stopped C. stopped D. had stopped
42. We never ______________ to work by bus. It is too crowded.
A. go B. went C. goes D. are going
43. When ______________ the film ______________? - It ______________ at 9 p.m.
A. did – start – starts B. has – started – started
C. does – start - starts D. will start – started
44. Jenny ______________ an accident. She ______________ when she ______________
down.
A. has – is cycling – falls B. has had – was cycling – fell
C. had had – cycled – fell D. had – was crying – was falling
45. Hopefully, the tree ______________ some blossom next year.
A. will produce B. produces C. will be producing D. is producing
46. The neighbors are so noisy! ______________ some blossom next year.
 A. will produce B. produces C. will be producing D. is producing
47. She ______________ in this company until she ______________ a better job.
A. will work – find B. will be working – finds C. is working - finds D.
has worked – found
48. We ______________ in this company until she ______________ a better job.
A. didn’t go – rained B. didn’t go – was raining
C. hadn’t gone – rained D. hasn’t gone – was raining
49. The librarian lent me the book I ______________.
A. wanted B. want C. will want D. am wanting
50. These flowers ______________ lovely. What kinds of flowers are they?
A. are smelling B. smells C. have smelled D. smell
51. Ms. Lan can’t come. She ______________ the scooter to the service at 5 p.m.
A. was taking B. took C. is taking D. takes
52. We ______________ better next time, I’m sure.
A. will do B. are doing C. do D. does
53. She ______________ the lesson because she ______________ interested in that
subject.
A. enjoys -wasn’t B. didn’t enjoy – isn’t C. enjoyed – wasn’t D.
didn’t enjoy – wasn’t
54. The students ______________ their project because they ______________ of time.
A. don’t finish – have run out of B. didn’t finish – ran out
C. hadn’t finished – didn’t run out D. finished – ran out
55. Hurry up! The teacher ______________to begin the lesson.
A. was waiting B. is waiting C. waits D. will wait
56. Her parents ______________ for her to go to Canada last summer.
A. paid B. had paid C. have paid D. pay
57. The Mekong River ______________ into Vietnam through the Tien and Hau
rivers.
A. flow B. is flowing C. flows D. has flowed
58. Thierry ______________ to class yesterday because he ______________ ill.
A. come – was B. came – was C. didn’t come – wasn’t D. didn’t
come – was
59. What ______________ you ______________? – I ______________ my room.
A. do - do - clean B. will – do – will be cleaning
C. did – do – cleaned D. didn’t come – was
60. We know nothing of what ______________ in future, but by the analogy pf past
experience.
A. is happening B. will happen C. happens D. happened
61. What ______________ you ______________ this time yesterday? – Oh, I
______________ a book.
A. did – do – was reading B. did – do – read
C. were – doing – read D. were – doing – was reading
62. Chloe ______________ a vegetarian. She ______________ meat and fish.
A. is not – eats B. is – eats C. is not – doesn’t eat D. is – is eating
63. My father ______________ Singapore the very moment I speak.
A. visits B. is visiting C. will visit D. has visited
64. In the evenings, we ______________ around the fireplace and talked.
A. were gathering B. had gathered C. have gathered D. gathered
65. When I’m in the countryside, I ______________ in country house, but now I
______________ in a villa.
A. am staying – stay B. stayed – am staying C. stay – am staying
D. stayed – stay
66. Hoa ______________ the train to Phan Rang because she ______________ at the
station too late.
A. hadn’t caught – arrived B. doesn’t catch – has arrived
C. didn’t catch – arrived D. wont’ catch – arrives
67. We ___________ in the room when someone ______________ to the door and
______________ very loudly.
A. were hanging out – came – knocked B. hung out – is coming – knocks
C. are hanging out – comes – knocks D. hung out – came – knocked
68. Thank you very much for your help. I ______________ the favor someday.
A. return B. am returning C. will returnD. will be returning
69. We ______________ skin cells every time we ______________ our hands.
A. lose – wash B. lost – washed
C. are losing – wash D. will lose – are washing
70. I ______________ the bicycle at the moment, so you can use it.
A. useB. don’t use C. am using D. am not using
71. After breakfast, they ______________ while I cleared up.
A. had played B. played C. were playing D. have played
72. These clothes ______________ on sale very soon and would make an ideal
Christmas gift.
A. will be B. are C. were D. have been
73. He proposed to her yesterday. They ______________ married next October.
A. got B. get C. will be getting D. will get
74. Have you chosen a new hat yet? – Yes, I ______________ a white one.
A. bought B. am going to buy C. buy D. am buying
75. There ________ two lights to Hanoi this afternoon. The first flight ________ at
13:00 and ________ at 15:00.
A. were – leaf – arrived B. will be – leaves – arrives
C. are – leaves – arrives D. are – will leave – will arrive
76. Can you hear those boys? What ______________ they ______________ about?
A. are – talking B. have – talked C. were – talking D. did – talk
77. The restaurant ______________ soon. Hurry up and finish your drink.
A. closed B. closes C. is closing D. will be closing
78. We ______________ a few galleries while we were in London.
A. have visited B. were visiting C. had visited D. visited
79. The fashion shop ______________ closed until next week.
A. remains B. will remain C. remained D. is remaining
80. Henry ________ to stay tomorrow. He ________ the last bus from his town,
which ________ here at sunset.
A. is coming – is catching – arrives B. will come – will catch – will arrive
C. will come – catches – arrives D. will be coming – will catch – is arriving
II. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. The train to Hue ______________ (leave) at noon.
2. I ______________ (meet) Peter tonight.
3. Samuel felt tired, so he ______________ (go) to rest.
4. Look! It ______________ (snow).
5. I ______________ (know) Linda for five years.
6. Mr. Alfred ______________ (make) lots of toast and then fried eggs.
7. ______________ (it, rain) there now?
8. I ______________ (not belong) to this particular club.
9. When the teacher came in, everybody ______________ (stand up).
10. Bella felt sick. She ______________ (eat) too many cream cakes.
11. ______________ (she, come) out and admitted it yet?
12. ______________ (you, wait) for your friends?
13. It ______________ (often rain) in tropical forests.
14. What ______________ (they, do) for a living?
15. Mr. Brown ______________ (work) in a post office.
16. By the time I got home, they ______________ (eat) all the pizza.
17. Both Beach and Beethoven ______________ (write) classical music.
18. What ______________ (you, take), mom?
19. Please be quiet. I ______________ (try) to review my lessons.
20. Gwen is a vegetarian. She ______________ (not eat) meat.
21. ______________ (you, like) using social media?
22. It’s my birthday soon. I ______________ (have)a big party.
23. At 10:45 yesterday soon. I ______________ (have)a big party.
24. When we ______________ (write) the letter, we went to the post office.
25. This bus ______________ (stop) at every bus stop, so it’s slow!
26. Where ______________ (you, stay) when you go to Da Nang?
27. ______________(you belong) to the dance club?
28. We ______________ (sit) in the front row at the cinema tonight.
29. ______________ (you, visit) any museums when you were in England?
30. Did you buy some bread? – Oh, I forgot. I ______________ (get) some now.
31. My motorbike ______________ (lose) oil. Can you fix it?
32. Sam ______________ (take) lots of photos when he buys a new camera.
33. The actor’s post ______________ (get) a lot of comments.
34. The new computer ______________ (work) well at the moment.
35. Did you hear what ______________ (happen) to David last night?
36. I ______________ (just remember) where the key is.
37. I ______________ (not sing) karaoke because I have a sore throat.
38. I am so exhausted. I ______________ (really have) a hard week.
39. I ______________ (meet) my pen pal in a restaurant tonight.
40. She was really tired last night. She ______________ (have) a hard day.
41. I’m very thirsty. – I ______________ (get) you something to drink.
42. Such good behavior ______________ (make) me glad.
43. My brother ______________ (want) to change his job soon.
44. Excuse me, I ______________ (look)for a bank. Is there one near here?
45. How many video clips ______________ (you, record)?
46. She ______________ (always remember) my birthday.
47. When ______________ (he, begin) to study in the boarding school.
48. We ______________ (take) our break now, Mr. Simson.
49. It isn’t raining now. It ______________ (finally stop).
50. I ______________ (look) for the cook. I can’t find him anywhere.
51. Mr. Pike ______________ (work) in electronics for years. The he gave it up.
52. I think it ______________ (rain) later today.
53. Albert ______________ (catch) the same bus every morning.
54. ______________ (you mind) if I ask a question?
55. We ______________ (have) a game of cards right now.
56. I ______________ (lose) my phone charger. Have you seen it anywhere?
57. My grandmother died in 2014. I ______________ (never have) the opportunity
to meet her.
58. Sarah ______________ (bathe) when the lights ______________ (go out).
59. The guests ______________ (arrive) soon. We’d better get ready.
60. I can’t go out because I haven’t got any money. – Don’t worry. I
______________ (lend) you some.
61. They arrived three hours late because their car ______________ (break down).
62. We ______________ (have) a party on Sunday. Do you want to come?
63.What time ______________ (the show, begin) this evening?
64. The director didn’t speak until he ______________ (hear) all the arguments.
65. The phone ______________ (ring) while we ______________ (have) dinner.
66.The ball hit the net after the goalkeeper ______________ (not notice)
67. Malcom lives in Toronto. He ______________ (live) there all his life.
68. ______________ (you, know) our new classmates?
69. We ______________ (own) two bikes, a scooter, and a motorbike.
70. Where is Robert? – He ______________ (play) badminton with Brian.
71. I don’t like walking in the sun. I ______________ (take) a taxi home.
72. Please don’t call before 7 a.m. I ______________ (sleep).
73. Minh was sad to sell his bike. He ______________ (have) it for long.
74. You ______________ (make) a mistake. I am not the person you are looking for.
75. What ______________ (you, do) next Monday?
76. I ______________ (not believe) a word he says.
77. She ______________ (depart) by train to Nha Trang today.
78. Why______________ (not wear, you) a coat? It’s so cold today.
79. He ______________ (not be) in regular work since he left school.
80. Prices ______________ (go) up. Things are much more expensive this week.