Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
2. We Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
3. The train half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
4. Jack the door.
A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting
5. My sister for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
6. I Texas State University now.
A. am attending B. attend
C. was attending D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes .
A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
10. We there when our father died.
A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living
11. They table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play
12. By Christmas, I for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working B. will work C. have been working D. will be working
13. I in the room right now.
A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am
14. I to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I for the States.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened
C. had happened D. would have been happened
17. John a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
18. He said he _ return later.
A. will B. would C. can D. would be
19. Jack the door.
A. has just opened B. open
C. have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you .
A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours D. All are correct
21. Almost everyone for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
23. When her husband was in the army, Mary to him twice a week.
A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written
24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower a few days previously.
A. broke down B. has been broken
C. had broken down D. breaks down
25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
26. Since , I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
27. After I lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
28. By the end of next year, George English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn
C. has learned D. would learn
29. The man got out of the car, round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
30. Henry into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
32. I will be glad if he with us.
A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes
33 Ask her to come and see me when she her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ?
A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left
36. He always for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
37. Her brother in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
38. I to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
39. Her father when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming
1. I ________ play with dolls when I was small.
A. enjoyed B. hated C. started D. used to
2. He has been out of work________ a long time.
A. since B. for C. when D. in
3. ________ the traffic was bad, he arrived on time.
A. Although B. In spite of C. Despite D. Even
4. Most of the town is modern. There are ________ old buildings.
A. many B. few C.much D.more
5. ‘Whose phone is this?’ ‘________’
A. It’s beautiful. B. It’s new. C.It’s hers. D.It’s expensive
6. ‘Nice weather, isn’t it?’ ‘________’
A. Yeah, couldn’t expect more. B. Do you like nice weather?
C. We’re going out tonight. D. We are busy, unfortunately.
7. The city library is closed ________ Monday. Then you can borrow this book.
A. on B. until C.for D.before
8. The teacher was angry because ________ students came to the class rehearsal.
A. many B. a little C.a few D.few
9. My English is not as good as ________. I need to try harder.
A. she B. her C.she’s D.hers
10. We will use more ________ energy in the future.
A. solar B. sunny C.sun D. sunlight
V. Complete the sentences with “more, less or fewer “.
1. She likes apples so she always buys __some_________ apples than oranges.
2. Ba spends ___less/more________ money on books than Susan.
3. They are very tired. They can do ____more_______ exercises this evening.
4. I am very tired, too. I will do ___less________ work tonight.
5. There are ___fewer________ trees along the streets in the new town.