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1 She isn't working now, she__________ in the river.
A. swim B. swims
C
. swimming D. is swimming
2 Our plane __________ at 2,000 metres.
A. flies B. fliing
C
. is fliing D. is flying
3 What is Tom doing now? He __________ his shoes.
A. cleans B. is cleanning
C
. cleaning D. is cleaning
4 Listen! She __________
A. is crying B. crys
C
. cries D. crying
5 Where is Peter? He __________ under the car.
A. lying B. lies
C
. is lying D. is liing
6 Look! They __________ again.
A. dancing B. is dancing
C
. are dancing D. dance
7 Is it raining now? Yes, It __________ very hard.
A. is rainning B. rains
C
. is rains D. is raining
8 __________ you__________ anything this evening? No, I am not.
A. Do…do B. What…do
C
. Will…do D. Are…do
9 My sister usually __________ to the radio while she __________
A. listen,is cooking B. listens,cooking
C
. listens, is cooking D. listens, cooks
10 Winter is coming. It __________ colder and colder.
A. gets B. is gets
C
. is getting D. get
11 Water __________ at 100 degree Celsius.
A. boiled B. boils
C
. is boiling D. boil
12 Hurry up! The train __________
A. is coming B. comes
C
. coming D. come
13 What __________ you__________? I works as a secretary.
A. are..do B. do…do
C
. are…doing D. did…do
14 What__________ you__________? I am writing a letter.
A. are..do B. do…do
C
. are…doing D. did…do
15 How many brothers and sisters __________ you __________?
A. do…do B. do …. have
C
. are….have D. have …..X
16 The Olympic Games __________ place every 4 years.
A. takes B. take
C
. are taking D. are take
17 What __________ you __________ in the evening?
A. are..do B. do…do C are…doing D. did…do
.
18 What __________ you __________ this evening?
A. are..do B. do…do
C
. are…doing D. did…do
19 He usually __________ work at 6 a.m and __________ work at 6 p.m.
A. start, finish B. starts, finishs
C
. starts, finishes D. startes, finishs
20 The population of the world __________ very fast.
A. rises B. rise
C
. is rise D. is rising
21 The Bakers __________ dinner at the moment.
A. have B. is having
C
. are having D. has
22 What time __________ he __________ lunch?
A. do ..have B. does…have
C
. does…..has D. has….got
23 We don't have lessons this afternoon. We __________ to the library to read reference books.
A. are going B. go
C
. went D. do going
24 Lan can __________ very beautifully.
A. sings B. sing
C
. singing D. is singing
25 The teacher __________ and we __________
A. speaks, write B. is speaking, writing
C
. speaks, are writing D. is speaking, are writing
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26 Look! The man __________ to open the door of your car.
A. trys B. is try
C
. trying D. is trying
27 My father sometimes __________ his keys.
A. loses B. looses
C
. loss D. lost
28 Listen! Someone __________ in the next room.
A. is singing B. are singing
C
. sings D. sing
29 Why __________ you__________ at me like that? Is there something on my face?
A. do…look B. are….look
C
. are…looking D. do…looking
30 My mother __________ in New York with my older brother.
A. is living B. lives
C
. lives D. lived
31 I __________ when I was 4 years old.
A. can write B. could writing
C
. could write D. could to write
32 The canteen always at 7:00 AM
A. Will open B. Will have opened
C
. opens D. be opened
33 Where Did he ?
A. drive B. drove
C
. driven D. driving
34 We in this village ten years ago
A. have lived B. were living
C
. use to live D. lived
35 I many people since I came here in June.
A. have met B. loves
C
. have been met D. meet
36 I down the street when it began to rain.
A. Was walking B. walk
C
. am walking D. have walked
37 When I rushed in, he a magazine.
A. read B. reads
C
. was reading D. had read
38 I him since 1980.
A. saw B. might see
C
. haven't seen D. would see
39 He in the café when she came.
A. sat B. has sat
C
. has been sitting D. was sitting
40 The gardener is in the garden.
A. work B. works
C
. worked D. working
41 I school in 1995.
A. have finished B. finish
C
. finished D. can finish
42 He catches an early train. He everyday.
A. used to B. uses to
C
. is accustomed to D. always does
43 The electricity failed while she our dinner.
A. is cooking B. was cooking
C
. has cooked D. has been cooked
44 I Tom for along time.
A. know B. knew
C
. have known D. has known
45 Harvesting has begun earlier than usual. It yet.
A. hasn't finished B. didn't finished
C
. hadn't finished D. isn't finishing
46 Big Ben is one of the first sight you will see when you Lon don.
A. will visit B. visit
C
. have visited D. will visiting
47 The old lady fell as she in to the bus
A. got B. was getting
C
. had got D. has got
48 When Peter?
A. do you last see B. were you last see
C
. did you last see D. were yu last seeing
49 Every afternoon I for a walk in the garden.
A. will go B. am going
C
. go D. have gone
50 Someone it twenty years ago.
A. stolen B. has stolen
C
. stole D. was stolen
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51 How long ago ………………... his diet?
A. will he begin B. has he begun
C
. was he beginning D. did he begin
52 It's impossible for him to answer. He ……………….answer.
A. might not B. could not
C
. cann't D. may not
53 What……………….to the beggar?
A. did happen B. was happened
C
. happening D. happened
54 Something funny ……………….in the class yesterday.
A. happened B. was happened
C
. happens D. is happened
55 He ……………….in Vietnam since January 5th.
A. has been B. had been
C
. have been D. was
56 The performance ……………….next Wednesday.
A. was B. will be
C
. shall be D. has been
57 I'll return Bob's pen the next time I ……………….him.
A. see B. will see
C
. will have seen D. have seen
58 When I ……………….TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
A. watch B. watched
C
. was watching D. am watching
59 He has just bought ten pigeons. When did he ……………….them?
A. buoght B. buy
C
. buys D. buying
60 The sun ……………early in the morning.
A. rise up B. roses
C
. rises D. rises up
61 He sometimes……………….in bed until lunch time.
A. stay B. is staying
C
. stays D. staying
62 Her plane……………….at the airport right now.
A. arrived B. was arriving
C
. has arrived D. is arriving
63 I ……………….the money from him yet.
A. haven't received B. will receive
C
. don't receive D. am receiving
64 Up to now, I ……………….a lot of information from her
A. would learn B. have learnt
C
. have learn D. will learn
65 he has just gone to Alice Springs. He has never ……………….there before.
A. went B. being
C
. been D. was
66 The thief simply walked in. someone ……………….to lock the door.
A. have forgotten B. has forgotten
C
. had forgotten D. forgets
67 When I arrived at the station, the train ……………….
A. have just gone B. has just gone
C
. had just gone D. went
68 ……………….the manager yet? Now is your chance to do so.
A. Haven't you met B. Don't you meet
C
. Hadn't you met D. Weren't you meeting
69 My teacher arrived after I ……………….for him for ten minutes.
A. was waiting B. have waited
C
. had waited D. waiting
70 Since 1970 Tim ……………….in London, and he is still there now.
A. was working B. worked
C
. have worked D. has been working
71 We stopped for a rest after we ……………….for two hours.
A. walked B. had walked
C
. would walk D. have walked
72 We received her letter after she ……………….to a new house.
A. has moved B. had moved
C
. was moving D. would move
73 She is studying English. She started to learn it 3 years ago. She ……………….English for 3 years.
A. studied B. had studied
C
. has been studying D. was studying
74 After he ……………….work, he went straight home.
A. had finished B. has been finishing
C
. has finished D. would finish
75 The injured ……………….before help came.
A. had died B. have died
C
. has died D. would die