55 CÂU HỎI
Circle one letter to indicate the option that best completes each of the following sentences:
The boat was sailing north when a terrible storm________.
A. had broken
B. broke
C. would break
D. was breaking
Just as you arrived, I________ready to go out.
A. have got
B. was getting
C. would get
D. have been getting
Paul noticed a job advertisement while he________along the street.
A. was walking
B. would walk
C. walked
D. had walked
It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We_________such a terrible thunderstorm.
A. would never see
B. had never seen
C. have never seen
D. never see
Due to ever more spreading poaching, there________ a dramatic decline in the number of elephants over the last decade.
A. was
B. is
C. has been
D. had been
Our industrial output________from $2 million in 2002 to $4 million this year.
A. was rising
B. rises
C. rose
D. has risen
Circle one letter to indicate the option that best completes each of the following sentences:
“Could you turn off the stove? The potatoes________ for at least thirty minutes.”
A. are boiling
B. were boiling
C. have been boiling
D. boiled
Many people and organizations________(make) every possible effort in order to save endangered species.
A. has made
B. made
C. was mading
D. have been making
Daniel________(work) so hard for his new project this week that he_______(not have) time to sleep.
A. has worked - hasn’t been having
B. has been working - hasn’t had
C. have been working - hasn’t been being
D. have worked - hasn’t been having
Circle one letter to indicate the option that best complete each of the following sentences:
_________at school yesterday when we were informed that there was no class due to a sudden power cut.
A. We had arrived hardly
B. We have hardly arrived
C. Hardly we had arrived
D. Hardly had we arrived
People_________how to dye their clothes even before they knew how to read and write.
A. had known
B. have known
C. knew
D. are known
I got a letter from Linh yesterday. We_________(be) at school together but we (lose)__________touch with each other.
A. were - had lost
B. were - have lost
C. have been - have lost
D. had been - had lost
Circle one letter to indicate the option that best completes each of the following sentences:
Next week when there_________a full moon, the ocean tide will be higher.
A. is
B. will be
C. is being
D. will have been
(do / you)_________the washing up by six o’clock?
A. Will you have done
B. Will have you done
C. Will do
D. Are you going to do
This time tomorrow_________on the beach sunbathing and drinking freshly squeezed fruit juice!
A. I’ll have been lying
B. I will lie
C. I will be lying
D. I’ll have lain
Circle one letter to indicate the option that best completes each of the following sentences.
I_________with my aunt when I am on holiday in Ho Chi Minh City next month.
A. will have been staying
B. will have stayed
C. stay
D. will be staying
He will tell us the truth when he_________.
A. will arrive
B. would arrive
C. arrives
D. will have arrived
A: Hurry up! We’re waiting for you. What’s taking you so long?
B: I_________for an important phone call. Go ahead and leave without me.
A. wait
B. will wait
C. am waiting
D. have waited
A: Hello? Ann? This is Janice. How are you?
B: Janice? What a coincidence! I_________about you when the phone rang.
A. was just thinking
B. just thought
C. have just been thinking
D. was just thought
When I first arrived at state University, I_________by the size of campus. Fortunately, I found_________three helpful people who_________ me from total confusion.
A. had been overwhelmed / saved
B. was overwhelmed / saved
C. was overwhelmed / was saving
D. was overwhelmed / had saved
A: Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate?
B: I_________a delicious dessert for dinner tonight
A. make
B. will make
C. am going to make
D. will have made
Since my roommate_________yet, Mrs Stanton_________me all around the dormitory.
A. does not come / showed
B. has not come / showed
C. was not coming / showed
D. had not come / showed
By the end of this month he_________as one of the assistants of Bill Gates for five years.
A. had worked
B. will work
C. will have been working
D. had been working
It’s only the second time I_________a football match in a stadium.
A. saw
B. see
C. will see
D. have seen
Time_________over. We_________fifty applications in all.
A. had been / received
B. is / have received
C. is / received
D. was / had been receiving
Previous studies found that girls who have earlier puberty_________tendency to have higher body mass index.
A. have
B. has
C. would have
D. is having
For the time being we_________for the exam, but this time tomorrow we_________the best movie of this year.
A. study / will watch
B. are studying / will be watching
C. have been studying / are watching
D. are studying / will have watched
James Bond always drank champagne in the novels, although he_________to wine by the time he_________it to the silver screen
A. had switched / made
B. has switched / has made
C. switched / had made
D. was switching / would make
These days, people who_________manual work,often receive far more money than clerks who_________in offices.
A. are doing / are working
B. were doing / were working
C. have done / have worked
D. do / work
The theatre company_________a grant of £6,000 and it is seeking a further £2,000 from elsewhere now.
A. will be given
B. has been given
C. is given
D. was given
The injured_________to the ambulance while the people_________around the crime scene.
A. were being taken / were gathering
B. have been taken / gathered
C. have been taken / gather
D. were taken / would gather
It’s against the law to kill the Borneo orangutans. They_________extinct.
A. became
B. have become
C. become
D. are becoming
What were you doing while_________for the others to come?
A. were you waiting
B. you were waiting
C. had you been waiting
D. you had been waiting
When Peter was a child, there_________a cinema near his house.
A. used to be
B. used to have
C. used to be being
D. used to have been
I wasn’t hungry at lunchtime because I_________a big breakfast.
A. have
B. had
C. have had
D. had had
Tim is disappointed at not getting the job, but he_________it soon.
A. gets over
B. has got over
C. got over
D. will get over
Việt Nam currently_________17th among the most heavily plastic-polluted countries in the world, with half a million of tonnes of plastic waste ending up in the oceans.
A. rank
B. will rank
C. ranks
D. has ranked
By this time next summer all my friends_________their studies and found a job. I, on the other hand, _________anything.
A. will complete/ will not accomplished
B. will have completed/ will not have accomplished
C. are going to complete/ aren’t going to accomplish
D. will be completing/ will not be accomplishing
John came in with a very dirty face and I wondered what he_________
A. does
B. did
C. has done
D. had done
When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then_________to publish it.
A. has refused
B. is refused
C. refused
D. had refused
My classmates were going on a trip to Cue Phuong National Park this weekend.
A. My
B. were
C. a
D. this weekend
At the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s home in Tennessee, even his glasses have been left exactly where he lay them.
A. even
B. have been left exactly
C. exactly
D. lay
No one came to see us since we bought that expensive car.
A. came
B. since
C. bought
D. expensive
Not only were there methods and strict rules but he needs to practice them as well.
A. there
B. strict
C. needs
D. them
A 1971 U.S government policy not only put warnings on cigarette packs but also ban television advertising of cigarettes.
A. government
B. warnings
C. ban
D. advertising
They’re are going to Phu Quoc city when they will finish their homework.
A. are going to
B. when
C. will finish
D. homework
I’m sure he would be home and dry in the interview because he has good qualifications and wide experience.
A. sure
B. would
C. the
D. has
He was late because he get stuck in the traffic jam. By the time he got to the station Janice had been waiting for him for more than three hours.
A. was
B. get
C. got
D. had been waiting
When Harry arrived at the prom Linda wasn’t there. She has just gone home.
A. arrived
B. at
C. wasn’t
D. has
Linda’s bedroom was green yesterday. Now it is yellow. She had painted her bedroom.
A. was
B. Now
C. is
D. had
During last summer months, the monastery was very busy, for it is visited by thousand of people who had cross the pass in cars.
A. months
B. was
C. visited
D. had cross
A minor earthquake occurred at 3 am on September 6. Most of the people in the village slept at the time and didn’t even know it had occurred until the next morning.
A. occurred
B. slept
C. didn’t
D. had occurred
He had been teaching since twenty years before he retired last year.
A. had been teaching
B. since
C. before
D. retired
Tom used to travelling a lot in his job but now, since his promotion, he doesn’t.
A. travelling
B. job
C. since
D. doesn’t
Will you take the children to the cinema this weekend? I have seen some tickets on the table
A. Will you
B. the
C. have seen
D. tickets