I. 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 discoveredD. 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. were still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playingC. play D. would play

12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. shall have been workingB. shall work C. have been working D. shall 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.

18. He said he _______ return later.

A. will B. would C. can D. would be

19. I have been waiting for you ______.

A. since early morning B. since 9a. m C. for two hours D. All are correct

20. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

21. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

22. While her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

23. 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

24. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

25. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

26. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

27. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn

28. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

31 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing

32. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

33. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.

A. go B. is going C. goes D. going

34. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.

A. working B. works C. is working D. work

35. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.

II. Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D) that needs correcting.

1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.

A B C D

2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down

A B C D

3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.

A B C D

4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one.

A B C D

5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.

A B C D

6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I just delete it all.

AB C D

7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.

A B C D

8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a pay rise.

A B C D

9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.

A B C D

10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.

A B C D

11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer

A B C D

12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently

A B C D

13. I think it’s time you must change your way of living.

A B C D

14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.

A B C D

15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t met for five years.

A B C D

16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
 A B C D

17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.

A B C D

18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.

A B C D

19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject o fintensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes.

A B C D

20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up.

A B C D

21. We’ll be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.

A BC D

22. What will you do when your friends won’t come ?

A B C D

23. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.

A B C D

24. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.

A BC D

25. Will we go to the pop concert this weekend for a change?

A B C D

III.. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.

1. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.

A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.

B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.

C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.

D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.

2. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.

B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.

C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.

D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.

3. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.

A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.

B. Having their work finished, the workers expected to be paid.

D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.

3. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.

A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago.

B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car

C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years.

D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.

4. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.

A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.

B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.

D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

5. This is my tenth year working in this bank.

A. By the end of this year, I will work in this bank for ten years.

B. I have worked in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.

C. By the end of this year, I will have worked in this bank for ten years.

D. I had been working in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.

6. The famous actor was last seen in 2000.

A. The famous actor has not been able to see since 2000.

B. No one has seen the famous actor since 2000.

C. The famous actor didn’t see anyone in 2000.

D. No one saw the famous actor until 2000.

7. I came to live here three months ago.

A. It was three months since I lived here.

B. I’ve been living here for three months.

C. I lived here for three months.

D. I didn’t live here for three months.

8. She goes to the shops every Friday.

A. She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday.

B. It’s not Friday, but she’s going to the shops.

C. She always goes to the shops on Friday.

D. She never goes to the shops on Friday.

9. 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, he dived into the water.

C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water.

D. A & B are correct.

10. We started working here three years ago.

A. We worked here for three years. B. We have no longer worked here for three years.

C. We have worked here for three years. D. We will work here in three years.

11. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

A. We have been to the cinema for a long time. B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to. D. We wish we went to the cinema now.

12. I haven’t finished this book yet.

A. I’m still reading this book. B. I have read this book before.

C. The book I’m reading hasn’t finished. D. I will read this book some day.

13. He used to jog every morning.

A. He enjoys jogging every morning. B. He never fails to jog every morning.

C. He doesn’t now jog every morning. D. He intended to jog every morning.

14. I have never felt happier than I do now.

A. I felt happier before. B. I feel happy now.

C. I have never felt happy. D. I have always felt happy.

15. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.

A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months. B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.

C. He had tested his eyes ten months before. D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.

16. Someone knocked on the door during my lunchtime.

A. I had lunch when someone knocked on the door.

B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door.

C. I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door.

D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door.

17. Steve left before my arrival.

A. When I arrived, Steve had already left. B. Steve left as soon as I arrived.

C. While Steve was leaving I arrived. D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived.

18. I haven’t been here before.

A. Being here is a pleasant experience. B. This is the first time I have been here.

C. I have wished to be here for long. D. Before long I will be here.