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Exercise 1
1.Mr Wilson …….very hard every day.
a.works b.working c.has worked d.worked
2.They … here in ten minutes.
a.come b.came c.will come d.have come
3.The boy…. home an hour ago.
a.come b.came c.will come d.must come
4.The sea …two thirds of the earth.
a.cover b.will cover c.is covering d.covers
5.Alexander Graham Bell first …the telephone in 1876.
a.introduce b.introduced c.has introduced d.introduces
6.My grandfather ….when….I …only 2 years old.
a.dies/ am b.dies/was c.will die/am d.died/was
7.Can we meet at 7 o’clock tomorrow ? Yes, I …. you up at 7.
a.will pick b.pick c.picking d.am picking
8.Quang … a fishing rod yesterday because he likes going fishing.
a.buy b.was buying c.bought d.did buy
9.When I …for school this morning, it….so I used my umbrella.
a.leave/rained b.left/was raining c.was leaving/rained d.was leaving/ was raining
10.Pierre…French for several years.
a.has learnt b.learnt c.is learning d.learns
Exercise 2
1.Alexander Graham …. In Edinburgh.
a.is born b.born c.did bear d.was born
2.I bought this dress yesterday.It …200 VND.
a.costs b.cost c.was cost d.has cost

3.I… my family since I … to Ho Chi Minh City.
a.didn’t see/moved b.don’t see/ move c.am not seeing/moved d. haven’t seen/ moved
4.While Diana ……… her favourite television program, there was a power cut.
a.was watching b.watched c.has been watching d.is watching
5.What exactly … when I came into your office yesterday?
a.did you do b.were you do c.were you doing d.are you doing
6.The Earth …. Around the sun.
a.moves b.is moving c.moved d.was moving
7.My sister very happy when she … my gift on her last birthday.
a.is/gets b.is /got c.was / got d.was/get
8.He … to smoke a lot 10 years ago.He … it up last year.
a.used/gives b.used/gave c.has used/has given d.uses/gave
9.I don’t have to take any more math classes.I… all the required courses.
a.already took b.am already taking c.have taken already d.have already taken
10.He is a millionaire now.He…. to be rich before.
a.used not b.wasn’t use c. didn’t use d.doesn’t use
Exercise 3
1.Can you lend me your book?Yes, of course.I….it to you tomorrow.
a.bring b.am bringing c.will bring d.am going to bring
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2.I …. to Paris yet.I hope I can visit it once.
a.have never been b.was never c.am never d.will never be
3.What… now?Let’s have a meal outside.
a.are we do b.do we do c.will we do d.have you done
4.Maria misses her husband a lot.She ….him for ages.
a.doesn’t see b.hasn’t seen c.didn’t see d.won’t see
5.This is the first time I …. a mobile phone.

a.use b.used c.am using d.have used
6.Who…. the first man who set foot on the moon?
a.was b.is c.were d.has been
7.My uncle ….school in1997 and…. a job right after that.
a.leaves/gets b.leaves/got c.left/got d.has left/got
8.I work in a bookshop.I….$100 a week.
a.will earn b.earn c.am earning d.have earned
9.Dolphins their feelings with sounds.
a.are showing b.showed c.have showed d.show
10 you…to play badminton as a child?
a.Do use b.Did use c.Are used d.Did used
Exercise 4
1.When…born?
a.have you been b.did you born c.were you d.are you
2.Where …… yesterday at the time of the meeting?
a.were you b.have you been c.are you d.had you been
3.One day, I ….a house of my own.
a.have b.am having c.had d.will have
4.My father…very pleased when I ….the second prize in the contest.
a.is/get b.was/got c.has been/has got d.had beeb/got
5.”War and Peace” … the longest book I’ve ever read.
a.are b.were c.is d.was
6.They.in this city since 1989.
a.lived b.have lived c.is living d.live
7.My family …back from a tour around Vietnam.
a.have just come b.just came c.just come d.is just coming
8.The United States….a very violent history.
a.have b.has c.are having d.is having
9.They…their car twice a week.
a.wash b.are washing c.have washed d.washed

10………French with native people yet?
a.Did you learn b.Do you learn c.Were you learning d.Have you learnt
Exercise 5
1.He… the author of the book.He….it when he… twenty.
a.was/wrote/was b.is/writes/is c.is/wrote/was d.is/has written/was
2.The man often… his vacation on this island when he…young.
a.spends/is b.spent/was c.spends/was d.has spent/was
3.I want to buy a new bike.I….it since I ….was 7.
a.have used b.used c.am using d.will use
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4.The rainy season… in May in Vietnam.
a.began b.has begun c.is beginning d.begins
5.They…….the refrigerator for fifteen years.
a.used b.have used c.are using d.use
6……you… him again since you went abroad?
a.Did/see b.Do/see c.Have/seen d.Will/see
7.My school….a show to raise money for the poor next week.
a.organizes b.organize c.will organize d.organized
8.What….to the party last Sunday?
a.do you wear b.did you wear c.will you wear d.have you wore
9.David….Japanese food before, so he knew what to order.
a.ate b.has eaten c.was eating d.had eaten
10.While Diana …. a volleyball match on TV, her friend….
a.was watching/called b.was watching/was calling c.watched/called d.watched/was
calling
Exercise 6
1.How long……?For two weeks.

a.did you wait b.do you wait c.will you wait d.have you waited
2.I……her phone number yet?
a.haven’t found b.didn’t find c.wasn’t finding d.don’t find
3.My sister …… learning to play the violin a month ago.
a.has started b.starts c.started d.will start
4.I will tell her about you when I…. her.
a.will meet b.am meeting c.shall meet d.meet
5.We… to each other since our last conversation.
a.didn’t talk b.haven’t talked c.don’t talk d.are talking
6.Someone…. all the cakes.I’ll have to buy some more.
a.has eaten b.ate c.have eaten d.was eating
7.I’m sorry about not coming last week. I….a cold so I ….at home.
a.have/stay b.have had/ have stayed c.had/stayed d.was having/ was staying
8.I … for you until you get back.
a.wait b.will wait c.am waiting d.have waited
9.I usually….the bus to work.
a.am taking b.will take c.took d.take
10.The soup….very good.
a.tastes b.taste c.is tasting d.was tasting
Exercise 7
1.What………in the evening?
a.do people here do b.did people here do
c.are people here doing d.have people here done
2.When you phoned me,I…… dinner.
a.had b.am having c.was having d.have
3.Excuse me……….your newspaper?Could I borrow it?
a.are you using b.do you see c.were you using d.have you used
4.Which hotel…… in whenever you….here?
a.do you stay/came b.are you staying/come c.did you stay/came d.do you stay/come
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5.This flower….good.
a.is smelling b.smells c.was smelling d.was smelled
6.Ken….anything about machines.
a.isn’t knowing b.isn’t know c.doesn’t know d.haven’t known
7.Mr Grave… from his work two years ago.
a.retires b.has retired c.is retired d.retired
8.I don’t know Carol’s husband.I……him.
a.don’t meet b.never meet c.didn’t meet d.haven’t met
9.I….Mai when I ……….in high school.
a.first met/ was b.first meet/ am c.will first meet/ will be d.first met/am
10.He ….an accident last month and he…in the hospital since then.
a.has/stays b.had/stayed c.had/has stayed d.had/is staying
Exercise 8
1.Let’s get the house cleared up before he………
a.is arriving bwill arrive c.arrives d.arrived
2.What our world….like in the year 2050?
a.will be b.is c.was d.are
3.They ….a picnic yesterday because of the awful weather.
a.weren’t having b.isn’t having c.had d.didn’t have
4.The Earth……around the sun.
a.revolved b.revolves c.is revolving d.has revolved
5.We usually … part in the general knowledge quiz on Fridays.
a.take b.took c.are taking d.have taken
6.I….English here since August.
a.learn b.am learning c.have learned d.learned
7.You…… very worried.What……… about?
a.look/do you think b.were looking/are you thinking

c.looked/did you think d.look/are you thinking
8.Once upon a time, a beautiful princess… in a castle.
a.lived b.has lived c.was living d.lives
9…… what the lecturer said?
a.Are you understanding b.Did you understand
c.Were you understand d.Were you understanding
10.Listen! Someone …the stairs.
a.climbs b.is climbing c.was climbing d.climbed