TEST BASED ON TEXTBOOK 1

GRAMMAR TEST A UNIT 1+2
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. He has written four novels ______.
A. so far B. one year ago C. last year D. yesterday
2. I’ve played the piano ______.
A. two years ago B. since 1995 C. before 1995 D. tomorrow
3. He ______ me about it last night.
A. tells B. have told C. has told D. told
4. ______ you ______ from George recently?
A. Has / heard B. Did / heard C. Have / heard D. Have / hear
5. Everything is going well. We ______ any problems so far.
A. haven’t had B. hasn’t had C. haven’t D. hasn’t
6. I am tired. I ______ since breakfast.
A. have been working B. work C. will work D. am working
7. It hasn’t rained ______.
A. last night B. today C. a month ago D. yesterday
8. Have you hear from John ______?
A. recently B. for two days C. two days ago D. since two days
9. He hasn’t driven a car ______.
A. since June B. ready C. two years ago D. yesterday morning
10. That is the third time he’s phoned her ______.
A. last night B. for two hours C. yesterday D. this evening
11. The meeting will ______ in London next week.
A. be held B. is held C. be hold D. are hold
12. Bananas ______ to Europe every year.
A. are exported B. exports C. is exported D. exported
13. The liquid ______ to a boiling point.
A. heat B. be heated C. heated D. is heated
14. Eggs ______ in a freezer.
A. shouldn’t be keep B. shouldn’t be keeped
C. shouldn’t be kept D. shouldn’t been kept
15. I’m hungry. I ______ anything since 8 am.
A. hasn’t eaten B. haven’t eaten C. haven’t eated D. don’t eat
16. When did you buy this car? ______.
A. since ten years B. ten years ago C. for ten years D. in ten years
17. I ______ this man 10 years ago.
A. have met B. met C. is met D. meet
18. These designers ______ inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities since last year.
A. have taken B. took C. has taken D. take
19. I ______ a lot of people in the last few days.
A. met B. meet have met D. has met
20. ______ you ______ a lot recently, Jane?
A. Did /travel B. Have /traveled C. Has / traveled D. Do / travel
21. We can’t go along here because the road ______.
A. been repaired B. repair C. is being repaired D. repaired
22. The story I’ve just read ______ Agatha Christie.
A. was written B. was written from C. was written by D. wrote
23. Some film stars ______ be difficult to work with.
A. are said B. is said C. say to D. are said to
24. She wishes she ______ a palace now.
A. owns B. owned C. is owning D. would own
25. This is the most interesting novel that I have ______ read.
A. ever B. yet C. never D. now
26. I’d like to borrow this book. Has Anna read ______?
A. still it B. yet it C. it yet D. just
27. Ben writes very quickly. He’s ______ finished his essay.
A. already B. still C. yet D. for
28. I’ve ______ to Paris. I went there in July.
A. been B. just C. gone D. yet
29. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians ____ the Ao dai in their poets, novels and songs.
A. mention B. mentioned C. has mentioned D. have mentioned
30. Have you ______ any skiing?
A. just done B