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1ST period: VERB TENSES
I. Choose the word or the phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. _______ you ever attended a Vietnamese wedding party?
A. Do B. Are C. Have D. Did
2. In the past, people in my country never ___ their birthday and they didn’t use to remember when they were born.
A. celebrate B. celebrating C. celebrates D. celebrated
3. While mom was watching TV, I _______ my homework.
A. am doing B. was doing C. had done D. has done
4. His father _______ twenty short stories so far.
A. has written B. writes C. wrote D. write
5. When we came to the stadium, the match ________.
A. already began B. have already begun C. had already begun D. already begins
6. The boys broke a window while they _______ football.
A. played B. were playing C. had played D. are playing
7. Don’t worry! I’ll give her this message as soon as she _______.
A. has returned B. will return C. returned D. returns
8. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. had left B. has left C. left D. would leave
9. He usually __ her at weekend but now he __ in bed because of his severe illness.
A. visited / stays B. visits / stays C. visits / staying D. visits / is staying
10. After he _______ breakfast, he _______down to write some letters.
A. has / sat B. has had / sat C. had had / sits D. had had / sat
11. “Would you like something to eat?” _ “No, thanks. I _______ lunch with Tony.”
A. just had B. just have had C. have just had D. just have
12. There are only 3 minutes left and the referee _______blow his whistle.
A. is going to B. going to C. will D. is going
13. Nam has lived with his grandparents since he ______ a little boy, so he is quite obedient.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
14. We had just got out of the car when it _______ to set fire.
A. was beginning B. began C. had begun D. has begun
15. I _______ coins since I was ten years old.
A. collected B. am collecting C. had collected D. have been collecting
16. This is the first time I ________ such a beautiful girl.
A. had ever seen B. ever saw C. ever see D. have ever seen
17. What _______ you _______ about? You’re not hearing me, John!
A. are / thinking B. have / thought C. do / think D. were / thinking
18. Don’t make noise, children! Parents _______.
A. are sleeping B. sleep C. were sleeping D. slept
19. Since 1980, scientists in the world _______ a lot of things to fight AIDS.
A. had done B. have done C. did D. are doing
20. I hope you’ll remember to call me when you _______ in Paris.
A. are arriving B. will be arriving C. will arrive D. arrive
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
21. (A) The food (B) that Mark (C) is cooking in the kitchen (D) is smelling delicious.
22. (A) After George (B) had returned (C) to his house, he (D) was reading a book.
23. She (A) told the doctor that she (B) has suffered (C) from asthma [suyễn] (D) for many years.
24. I (A) live in the same town (B) all my life and I do not want to (C) move to another (D) one.
25. (A) I’ve gone (B) to the dentist. My tooth (C) doesn`t hurt (D) now.
III. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
26. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.
A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.
B. Having taken a deep breath,