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Choose the best answer:
1. Tom ___________ tennis once or twice a week.
A. usually play B. is usually play C. usually plays D. have usually plays
2. At 4 o’clock yesterday evening, she _________ my clothes.
A. am ironing B. have ironed C. was ironing D. ironed
3. She _________English for two years.
A. has learnt B. is learning C. learn D. learns
4. Ann _________ tea very often.
A. doesn’t drinkB. don’t drink C. didn’t drink D. hasn’t drunken
5. The earth _________ round the sun.
A. goB. has gone C. went D. goes
6. They ____________ me about it last night.
A. was telling B. told C. has told D. would tell
7. My grandfather _________ many years ago.
A. had died B. has died C. died D. was dying
8. I think the weather ___________ nice later.
A. will be B. be C. is D. has been
9. I will see him when he ___________ here tomorrow.
A. comes B. will come C. has come D. had come
10. The boys broke a window when they _________ football.
A. played B. were playing C. had played D. are playing
11. It’s at least a month since ___________ Tom.
A. I last seen B. I last see C. I have last seenD. I last saw
12. I ________ her since I ___________ a student.
A. know / am B. knew / was C. have known / am D. have known / was
13. Everybody __________ to do their best at present.
A. tries B. try C. is trying D. are trying
14. A lot of money _________ on advertising every year.
A. spend B. spends C. is spent D. are spent
15. I ___________ here since last January.
A. am staying B. have been staying

C. had been staying D. was staying
16. The meal _________ when I came.
A. was be cooked B. is cooked C. was being cooked D. is being cooked
17. We_________ to New York three times this years.
A. had been B. was C. is D. has been
18. Each of you _________ share in the work.
A. have B. has C. having D. to have
19. When I last saw Mai, she ___________to find a job.
A. tried B. has tried C. is trying D. was trying
20. The students ___________ to be at school at 7 a.m.
A. tell B. told C. were told D. have told
21. If you ___________ the cake in the oven for too long, it will burn.
A. leave B. left C. will leave D. are leaving
22. We ___________ on the swings when it started to rain.
A. didn’t play B. haven’t played C. weren’t playing D. aren’t playing
23. Our children ___________ to school by bus every morning.
A. take B. are taken C. have taken D. are taking
24. Each student ................... the lesson very well.
A. understand B. understands C. understanding D. to understand
25. Jane ............... to me twice a month.
A. was writing B. are writing C. was written D. writes
26. He ______ the effects of radiation when he suddenly died.
A. was studying B. studied C. had been studying D. had studied
27. Television _____ very popular since the 1950s.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
28. Everybody in both cars _______ injured in the accident last night.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
29. Working for 12 hours a day ___________ her very tired.
A. makes B. made C. make D. making
30. . Hurry! The train________ I don't want to miss it.

A. comes B. is coming C. came D. has come
31. Mike________ one hour ago.
A. Phoned B. was Phoning C. had phoned D. has phoned
32. We________ English next Monday.
A. learn B. will learn C. are learning D.will learning
33. I ________ my key. Can you help me look for it?
A. lose B. lost C. had lost D. have lost
34. Last night Tine_____ in bed when suddenly she heard a scream.
A. read B. was reading C. had read D. had read
35. While mother________ dinner the phone rang.
A. cooked B. had cooked C. has cooked D. was cooking
36. This room is dirty. Someone_____ in here.
A. smoked B. has smoked
C. had been smoking D. has been smoking
37. I____ TV at 8L30 last night.
A. watchedB. was watching C. has watched D. had watched
38. While I was working in the garden, my son____ video games.
A. was playing B. played C. has played D. has been
playing
39. I've lived here______ 1990.
A. since B. from C. to D. for
40. Paulo has learned English______ five years.
A. since B. from C. to D. for
41. In 1996, my brother_____ at Harvard university.
A. studies B. is studying C. studied D. had studied
42. John_____ at the moment, so he can't answer the telephone.
A. works B. is working C. has worked D. will work
43. They ...................tennis last week.
A. played B. usually playing C. plays D. have played
44. .He...............next week.

a.will returns B.will Return C.has returned D.returning
45. .When I was having dinner,the phone ...............
A.rang B.rung C.rings D.is ringing
46. We -------------- our house yet.
a. not sell b. hasn’t sold c. haven’t sold d. have sold
47. As soon as he --------------- a big sum of money, he will retire for business.
a. saved b. will save c. has saved d. saves
48. This is the second time you ----------- the cup. You ----------- one last night.
a. broke/ have broken b. have broken/ broke
c. are breaking/ broke d. break/ broke
49. I ------------------ English for three years now.
a. am study b. was studying c. have studied d. has studied
50. By the end of this year he ------------------ four Shakespeare’s plays
a. will read b. has read c. had read d. will have read
51. They -------------- in that company for three years, from 2000 to 2003.
a. are working b. worked c. have worked d. had worked
52. Jack ---------------- to his friend when I ---------------- in.
a. was talking/ came b. talked/ was coming
c. talked/ came d. talked/ come
53. He ------------------------ by the year 2010.
a. will have retired b. will retire c. is retiring d. has retired
54. After I ------------- my homework, I’ll go with you.
a. finish b. had finished c. have finished d. finishing
55. The room needs --------------
a. painting b. to paint c. painted d. be painted
56. Would you mind ---------------------?
a. not smoke b. no smoking c. not smoking d. not to smoke
57. He -------------- a book while she ---------------- the flowers.
a. was reading/ was watering c. was reading/ watered
b. read/ was watering d. read/ watered

58. When I -------------- in the city for ten years, I -------------- a book.
a. have been/ write b. am/ will write
c. have lived/ will write d. will be/ will write
59. Please don’t make too much noise! I ---------------- my lessons.
a. study b. was studying c. am studying d. have studied
60. This time last year I -------------------- in London.
a. lived b. living c. was lived d. was living
61. When I first met her, she ------------------- in a restaurant.
a. was working b. had workedc. worked d. has worked
62. The doctor arrived quickly but the patient ------------------
a. died b. had died c. was died d. had been died
63. Since my accident, I ----------- with my left hand.
a. wrote b. am writing c. was writing d. have written
64. This is the worst book I ----------------
a. have ever read b. have never read c. read
d. had read
65. We’d better ------------------- early.
a. starting b. to start c. start d. started
66. The police ---------- for a dark man with a beard.
a. is searching b. are searching c. has searched
d. searches
67. They don’t allow people -------------- in the meeting room.
a. to smoke b. smoking c. smoke d. are smoking
68. This pair of trousers --------------------
a. needs cleaning b. needs to clean c. need cleaning
d. need to clean
69. You should wear gloves when ------------------- an electric saw.
a. used b. using c. use d. to use
70. Look! The train -------------------
a. leaves b. has left c. will leave d. is leaving

71. When I rang, Jim ------------------
a. already left b. is already leaving
c. had already left d. has already left
72. She is very tired. She --------------- letters all day.
a. is typing b. has been typing c. typed d. types
73. Please let me ------------- your decision.
a. know b. to know c. knowing d. knew
74. The tourist ----- the heat because he had been living there for a long time.
a. used to b. was used to c. was used of d. gets used of
75. I don’t remember ----------- the front door when I left home this morning.
a. locked b. to lock c. locking d. lock
76. When I ------- at my suitcase, I could see that somebody ------- to open it.
a. had looked – tried b. looked – tried
c. looked – were trying d. looked – had tried
77. The laser can use to treat cancer by destroying diseased cells.
78. It is no use to tell him about our problem because he is never willing to help us.
79. The boy who was sitting in front of me was reading a novel writing by Mark Twain.
80. It ---------------- now. It -------------------
a. isn’t raining/ has stopped b. hasn’t rained/ is stopping
c. doesn’t rain/ stopped d. wasn’t raining/ stopped
81. We ---------- coffee when the visitors get here.
a. have b. had c. were having d. will have
82. Emma -------------------- Bali since she first --------------- it.
a. has loved/ has seen b. loved/ was seen c. has loved/ saw d. loved/ saw
Multiple Choice
1. After she ………. her work, she went out with her friends.
a. finished b. has finished c. had finished d. would finish
2. While I …….. this morning, I met John.
a. was shopping b. shopping c. shopped d. am shopping
3. When I rang, no one answered the phone. They ………. out.

a. must have been b. would have been c. must bed. should be
4. Neither the teacher nor the students ………. absent yesterday.
a. was b. were c. have been d. had been
5. She is the first student ……… the test.
a. handing b. handed c. who hand d. to hand
6. It is cartoon films …………. interest him a lot.
a. that b. whom c. where d. who
7. His father ………. smoke a lot when he was young.
a. use to b. used to c. didn’t used to d. was
8. The film I saw last night was not good. It was …………..
a. bored b. boring c. interested d. interesting
9. On looking at learning English I find prepositions very ………….
a. interest b. interesting c. interested d. interestingly
10. Are you …………. with your new job?
a. satisfy b. satisfactory c. satisfaction d. satisfied
11. We haven’t really …….. the cost of the activities yet.
a. calculatingb. calculation c. calculated d. calculate
12. If I ……….. English fluently, I’d get that job.
a. speak b. spoke c. had spoken d. would speak
13. The picture which is on the wall was painting by our friend.
14. My best friend, which I see every day, always has something new to tell me.
 Circle the best answer.
1. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests ___ when he ___ at the party.
A. left/had arrived B. left/arrived C. had left/had arrived D. had
left/arrived
2. My brother ___ while he ___ his bicycle and hurt himself.
A. fell/was ridingB. was falling/rode C. had fallen/rode D. had
fallen/was riding
3. “Who sings best in your school?” – “Lan ___.”
A. has B. does C. is D. sing

4. Now he ___ a book about English. I don’t he will finish it.
A. writes B. has written C. wrote D. is
writing
5. What ___ you ___ tomorrow morning?
A. do/do B. are/do C. are/going/do D.
are/going to do
6. I ___ as soon as you come back.
A. went B. shall go C. have gone D. am
going
7. “What is your daughter going to be?” – “She’ll be a teacher by the time she ___ twenty-two.”
A. had been B. will be C. is going to be D. is
8. “Will you go to the museum tomorrow?” – “I will if I ___ no visitors.”
A. have B. will have C. shall have D. am
having
9. “Sorry! I forgot to post the letter for you.” – “Never mind ___ it myself tonight.”
A. I’m going to post B. I’d better to post C. I’ll post D. I’d
rather post
10. “Where’s Professor Keane?” – “He ___ Australia and he will give us a talk when he ___ back.”
A. has been to/comes B. has gone to/will come C. has been to/will comeD. has gone
to/comes
11. He found his book this morning, but now he ___ his pen.
A. loses B. lost C. has lost D. had lost
12. “What’s the matter?” – “The shoes don’t fit properly. They ___ my feet.”
A. are hurt B. is hurting C. have hurt D. will
hurt
13. I ___ you were here.
A. don’t know B. not know C. didn’t know D.
wasn’t know
14. You may leave the classroom when you ___ writing.
A. will finish B. are finishing C. have finished D. had

finished
15. The foreign guests ___ here almost a week.
A. have arrived B. have been C. have reached D. have got
16. ___ a noise just then?
A. Have you heard B. Were you hearing C. Did you hear D. Are
you hearing
17. I’m sure I ___ her four years ago.
A. have seen B. saw C. had seen D. will
see
18. She ___ her lessons from seven to nine last night.
A. did B. had done C. was doing D. has
been doing
19. My brother ___ the Youth League since 1955.
A. joined B. has taken part C. is in D. has
been in
20. I wonder if he ___ the job.
A. takes B. will take C. would take D. has been
21. Oh, you had been here yesterday. I ___ you ___ until tomorrow.
A. thought/were coming B. didn’t think/were coming C. think/will come D.
thought/were not coming
22. We were told that the workers ___ an old bridge at that time.
A. were preparing B. are preparing C. repaired D.
would repair
23. Janet ___ some washing this time yesterday.
A. is doing B. had done C. was doing D. was
going
24. Father promised he ___ me a bicycle.
A. is buying B. will buy C. would buy D. was
buying
25. “What are you doing under the desk?” – “I ___ to find my pen.”

A. tried B. try C. have tried D. am
trying
26. Thank goodness! I ___ my homework now.
A. shall finish B. finished C. have finished D. had
finished
27. She suddenly remembered that she ___ her keys at home.