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I Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 You shouldn’t go out now It (rain) heavily
2 (You, ever, be) to the United States?
3 I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ………
4 “What………(he/do)?’’ – “He (try)………to fix the computer
5 My best friend and I (know) _ each other for over fifteen years We still get together once a week
6 Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't I (go)………to a movie tonight with some friends
7 Julia (speak) five languages, and at the moment she (work) as a translator
8 Laura never (win)………a beauty contest
9 His mom (always/shop)……… for groceries in the morning
10 The President of The USA (live)………in The White House?
11 I (write) a poem I will let you read it when I finish
12 They have bought a couple of tickets and they (see) their favorite film at the cinema
13 I (stay)……….with my sister until I can find a flat
14 Look! The bus (come))………
15 John is never satisfied He (always/complain)………
16 She (not / see) him for a long time
17 Usually, I (work) ……… as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) ……… French at a language school in Paris That is why I am in Paris
18 Trees (grow)…………more quickly in summer than in winter
19 It is a lovely day The sun (shine)………and the birds (sing)………
II Choose the best answer.
1 My mother usually _the cooking every day
2 In my family, everybody _the household chores
A sharing B to share C shares D share
3 She _her homework at the moment
A is doing B to do C does D do
4 She is bored with her current job and for a new one lately
5 She often ……a big breakfast but today she……only a glass of milk
A has/ is having B was having/ had C had/has D had had/ is having
6 The baby Don’t make so much noise
A sleep B sleeps C is sleeping D slept
7 As a housewife, she stays at home and her children She takes care of them, feeds them and protects them to develop
8 I can’t answer the phone now I dinner
9 Excuse me, you your newspaper? Could I borrow it ?
A are-read B are - reading C do-reading D do-read
10 I am afraid he can’t go out with you now He his car
11 Many people don’t like Jack because he casual clothes to important meetings
Trang 2A will wear B.is always wearing C.has just worn D had won
12 Fish were among the earliest forms of life Fish on earth for ages and ages
A existed B are existing C have existed D exist
13 I have not read a newspaper since Sunday
A I never read a newspaper on Sunday C The last time I read a newspaper was on Sunday
B I only read a newspaper on Sunday D It is Sunday on which I read a newspaper
14 John tennis once or twice a week
A usually play B is usually playing C usually plays D have usually played
15 He left school three years ago
A It is three years since he had left school C It is three years since he left school
B It is three years since he has left school D It has been three years ago since he left school
16 She German for two years
A has learnt B is learning C learn D learns
17 Tina………….for London two years ago, and I…………from her since then
A left / have not heard B is leaving / had not heard
C is going to leave / do not hear D leave / are not hearing
18 She has learnt English and French _ the age of five
19 … you go to the dentist?
A How often are B How often do C How often does D How are
20 Look! That man… to open the door of your car
A try B tried C is trying D has tried
21 Ann tea very often
A doesn’t drink B don’t drink C didn’t drink D hasn’t drunken
22 I haven’t seen him _
A many years ago B for many years ago C for many years D since many years
23 Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he - homesick
A will have left B felt C feels D is feeling
24 I can’t help you with your homework tonight, _shopping
25 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
26 Linda has lost her passport again It’s the second time this -
A has happened B happens C happened D had happened
27 She usually _ skirt But today she _trousers
A has worn/wears B wears/is wearing C wears/was wearing D wore/ has worn
28 I’m busy at the moment - on the computer
A I work B I’m worked C I’m working D I worked
29 For the past few years, I _ a lot of things
30 The Smiths………… to the cinema tonight
A are going B have gone C were going D have been going
31 I haven’t seen him _
A many years ago B for many years ago C for many years D since many years
32 A cold wind…… for the last three days
A has been blowing B blows C is blowing D blew
33 For years scientists in many countries _ a lot of research to find a vaccine against AIDS
Trang 3A are doing B will do C did D have done
34 I don’t know where he is He hasn’t arrived………
35 How long _ here? – Exactly 4 years today I’m thinking of changing my job next year
A are you working B have you been working C did you work D do you work
36 I _ in this school for ten years
A has been studying B have been studying C studied D were studying
37 I’m afraid I’m not hungry now I’ve………….eaten lunch
37 The swimming pool at 9.00 am and at 6.30 pm
A open/ close B opens / closes C opens/ close D open / closes
38 At the moment, we _ with the council for the sale of development land
A have negotiated B negotiate C were negotiating D are negotiating
39 What _ you _ about this idea?” She asked
A are/thinking B do/think C does/think D have/ thought
40 He _ mineral water every day
A will drink B is drinking C drinks D drink
41 He _ about everything!
A always complain C is always complaining B always complains D is complaining
III Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
1 What have they say about their marriges?
A B C D
2 Alexander Pushkin managed writing great stories despite being surrounded by spies and
A B C censored by the tzar
D
3 A great country can grows from a small colony
A B C D
4 It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words
A B C D
5 I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me
A B C D
6 What do you use to do when you felt afraid?
A B C D
7 How often have you learnt English? – For 3 years
A B C D
8 We have discussed your proposal, and we are pleased about accept it
A B C D
9 This room has not been used since a long time
A B C D
10 Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging
A B C D
11 I know you're too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again
A B C D
12 Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius and freezing at zero degrees Celsius
A B C D
13 Almost 300 million people had visited America’s national park every year
Trang 4A B C D
14 She comes always to class in time although her house is 16 km far from the teacher’s
15 In the moment, I am working hard to pass my examinations
A B C D
KEY
I Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 You shouldn’t go out now It (rain) is raining heavily
2 (You, ever, be) Have you ever been to the United States?
3 I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ………always rains………
4 “What……is he doing………(he/do)?’’ – “He (try)……is trying…………to fix the computer
5 My best friend and I (know) have known _ each other for over fifteen years We still get together once a week
6 Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't I (go)……am going………to a movie tonight with some friends
7 Julia (speak) speaks five languages, and at the moment she (work) is working… as a translator
8 Laura never (win)……has never won………a beauty contest
9 His mom (always/shop)……always shops……… for groceries in the morning
10 The President of The USA (live)………Does…live………in The White House?
11 I (write) am writing a poem I will let you read it when I finish
12 They have bought a couple of tickets and they (see) are seeing their favorite film at the cinema
13 I (stay)……am staying……….with my sister until I can find a flat
14 A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?"
B: I don't know I (see, never) _have never seen that movie
15 Look! The bus (come))………is coming………
16 John is never satisfied He (always/complain)……is always complaining………
17 She (not / see) hasn’t seen him for a long time
18 Usually, I (work) ………work……… as a secretary at ABT, but this summer
19 I (study) …am studying……French at a language school in Paris That is why I am in Paris
20 Trees (grow)…grow………more quickly in summer than in winter
21 It is a lovely day The sun (shine)……is shining………and the birds (sing)……are
singing……
II Choose the best answer.
1 My mother usually _the cooking every day
2 In my family, everybody _the household chores
A sharing B to share C shares D share
3 She _her homework at the moment
A is doing B to do C does D do
4 She is bored with her current job and for a new one lately
5 She often ……a big breakfast but today she……only a glass of milk
A has/ is having B was having/ had C had/has D had had/ is having
Trang 56 The baby Don’t make so much noise
A sleep B sleeps C is sleeping D slept
7 As a housewife, she stays at home and her children She takes care of them, feeds them and protects them to develop
8 I can’t answer the phone now I dinner
9 Excuse me, you your newspaper? Could I borrow it ?
A are-read B are - reading C do-reading D do-read
10 I am afraid he can’t go out with you now He his car
11 Many people don’t like Jack because he casual clothes to important meetings
A will wear B.is always wearing C.has just worn D had won
12 Fish were among the earliest forms of life Fish on earth for ages and ages
A existed B are existing C have existed D exist
13 I have not read a newspaper since Sunday
A I never read a newspaper on Sunday C The last time I read a newspaper was on Sunday
B I only read a newspaper on Sunday D It is Sunday on which I read a newspaper
14 John tennis once or twice a week
A usually play B is usually playing C usually plays D have usually played
15 He left school three years ago
A It is three years since he had left school C It is three years since he left school
B It is three years since he has left school D It has been three years ago since he left school
16 She German for two years
A has learnt B is learning C learn D learns
17 Tina………….for London two years ago, and I…………from her since then
A left / have not heard B is leaving / had not heard
C is going to leave / do not hear D leave / are not hearing
18 She has learnt English and French _ the age of five
19 … you go to the dentist?
A How often are B How often do C How often does D How are
20 Look! That man… to open the door of your car
A try B tried C is trying D has tried
21 Ann tea very often
A doesn’t drink B don’t drink C didn’t drink D hasn’t drunken
22 I haven’t seen him _
A many years ago B for many years ago C for many years D since many years
23 Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he - homesick
A will have left B felt C feels D is feeling
24 I can’t help you with your homework tonight, _shopping
25 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
26 Linda has lost her passport again It’s the second time this -
A has happened B happens C happened D had happened
27 She usually _ skirt But today she _trousers
A has worn/wears B wears/is wearing C wears/was wearing D wore/ has worn
Trang 628 I’m busy at the moment - on the computer.
A I work B I’m worked C I’m working D I worked
29 For the past few years, I _ a lot of things
30 The Smiths………… to the cinema tonight
A are going B have gone C were going D have been going
31 I haven’t seen him _
A many years ago B for many years ago C for many years D since many years
32 A cold wind…… for the last three days
A has been blowing B blows C is blowing D blew
33 For years, scientists in many countries _ a lot of research to find a vaccine against AIDS
A are doing B will do C did D have done
34 I don’t know where he is He hasn’t arrived………
35 How long _ here? – Exactly 4 years today I’m thinking of changing my job next year
A are you working B have you been working C did you work D do you work
36 I _ in this school for ten years
A has been studying B have been studying C studied D were studying
37 I’m afraid I’m not hungry now I’ve………….eaten lunch
37 The swimming pool at 9.00 am and at 6.30 pm
A open/ close B opens / closes C opens/ close D open / closes
38 At the moment, we _ with the council for the sale of development land
A have negotiated B negotiate C were negotiating D are negotiating
39 What _ you _ about this idea?” She asked
A are/thinking B do/think C does/think D have/ thought
40 He _ mineral water every day
A will drink B is drinking C drinks D drink
41 He _ about everything!
A always complain C is always complaining B always complains D is complaining
III Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
1 What have they say about their marriges?
A B C D
2 Alexander Pushkin managed writing great stories despite being surrounded by spies and
A B C censored by the tzar
D
3 A great country can grows from a small colony
A B C D
4 It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words
A B C D
5 I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me
A B C D
6 What do you use to do when you felt afraid?
A B C D
7 How often have you learnt English? – For 3 years
A B C D
Trang 78 We have discussed your proposal, and we are pleased about accept it.
A B C D
9 This room has not been used since a long time
A B C D
10 Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging
A B C D
11 I know you're too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again
A B C D
12 Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius and freezing at zero degrees Celsius
A B C D
13 Almost 300 million people had visited America’s national park every year
A B C D
14 She comes always to class in time although her house is 16 km far from the teacher’s
15 In the moment, I am working hard to pass my examinations
A B C D