In the past 50 years, that country _______ through 15 consitutions, I8 coups and 21 prime ministers.   *

A. has been going

B. goes

C. were going

D. has gone

This tradition, which the people of the region _______ for centuries, is now falling into disfavour. *

A. followed

B. have been following

C. are following

D. follow

Pupils' minds _______ about the word order in the sentences. *

A. has confused

B. have confused

C. have been confused

D. has been confused

When his bomb dismissed him from his job, he _______ there for ten years. *

A. was working

B. worked

C. had been working

D. has been working

She was still working a eight o'clock yesterday evening. She _______ since six o'clock in the morning. *

A. has worked

B. has been working

C. worked

D. had been working

He _______ smoke eight years ago. But he _______ it up now. *

A. used to - had given

B. use to - gave

C. used to - has given

D. is used to - gives

For several years now she _______ as private secrectary to the bank manager. *

A. worked

B. has been working

C. was working

D. works

A man _______ me to work three times this week, so I _______ him to the police. *

A. follows - am reporting

B. has followed - have reported

C. is following - reported

D. followed- report

Much progress _______ in telecommunications during World War I, but the basic techniques _______ in the previous decades. *

A. was achieved - had been developed

B. has been achieved - were developed

C. had been achieved - has been developed

D. would have been achieved - were developing

I _______ for a very long time, so I _______ very angry with them. *

A. had been waiting - was

B. have been waiting - was

C. have waited - was

D. have been waiting - am

Rick _______ badly, so the coach decided to leave him out of my team. He was very sorry. *

A. isn't playing

B. plays

C. had been playing

D. has played

They _______ him to make his decision as quicky as possible because they _______ the arrangements tomorrow. *

A. were pressing - have been finalising

B. are pressing - finalise

C. have pressed - finalised

D. have been pressing - are finalising

His train _______ at 4 p.m, on Tuesday. He doesn't need to call a taxi. I _______ him to the station. *

A. leaves - am going to take

B. will leave - take

C. has left - took

D. is leaving - will take

It is getting late. By the time we _______ to the cinema, the film _______ on. *

A. got - will have been

B. have got - had been

C. are getting - has been

D. get - will be

Though world food production ________ since 1950 people still ________ from shortages in various parts of the world. *

A. has been doubing - may be suffering

B. has doubled - suffer

C. had been doubled - could be suffering

D. has been doubled - suffers

The manager of the company _______ they _______ five new branches in the city the following month. *

A. has said - would open

B. is saying - have opened

C. said - were opening

D. would say - had opened

I'm sad to think that all my plants _____ by the time I _______ from holiday. *

A. will die - return

B. died - returned

C. may have died - have returned

D. had died - could return

Some people believe the Earth _______ flat and the Sun _______ round it. *

A. is - goes

B. was - went

C. is - has gone

D. is - is going

The man whom I ________ with ________ the headmaster of the school. *

A. was talking - were

B. were talking - was

C. can talk - were

D. was talking - was

The flow of immigrants into Britain _______ to a small number since the new laws ________ . *

A. will be reduced - have introduced

B. have reduced - had introduced

C. has been reduced - were introduced

D. were reduced - have been introduced

The exhaust pipe on my car _______ for days when finally it _______ off on the high way. *

A. rattled - had fallen

B. had been rattling - fell

C. was rattling - fell

D. may rattle - falls

The goals of this course ________ me willing to start. *

A. had been made

B. make

C. were made

D. makes

Don't ring my cell phone at 2 p.m. I _______ the questons in the "Call me later." *

A. am going to answer

B. will be answering

C. will have answered

D. have answered

My little brother says he _______ a soldier when he _______ up. *

A. is - has grown

B. will be - grew

C. has been - is growing

D. is going to be - grows

Would you mind telling me what you _______ to do for the last half an hour? *

A. have been trying

B. had been trying

C. are trying

D. were trying

The match _______ put off because it _______ heavily since early morning. *

A. was - has been raining

B. has been - has been raining

C. is - is raining

D. is - had rained

By the end next month, the author _______ his sixth novel. *

A. has written

B. will have been writing

C. has been writing

D. will have written

I knew that she _______ writing her report yet, so I _______ her to go out for lunch. *

A. didn't finish - don't invite

B. hasn't finished - haven't invited

C. hadn't finished - didn't invite

D. wasn't finishing - hadn't invited

Your luggage looks heavy. Wait here and I _______ my car to drive you home. *

A. bring

B. am bringing

C. am going to bring

D. will bring

He can't remember any of the bad habits he ________ when he was younger. *

A. had

B. has had

C. were having

D. had had

Don't forget that we _______ you for our engagement party next Friday. *

A. have expected

B. have been expecting

C. are expecting

D. expect

Although everybody in the group ________ the schedule, one of them always _______ late to the meetings. *

A. knows - comes

B. knows - come

C. know - comes

D. know - come

By the time the Son La Dam project has been completed, we _______ together for at least eight years. *

A. will have been working

B. were working

C. have been working

D. had been working

When he came out of the cave, he _______ still like a statue for a while. *

A. stands

B. is stading

C. has stood

D. stood

Many Eskimos, who ________ Alaska thousands of years ago, _______ in epidemics after their first contact with European diseases. *

A. settled - killed

B. would settle - had killed

C. had settled - were killed

D. were settling - had been killed

Garry looks very tired. I think that he _______ more load than he could manage. *

A. will take

B. is taking

C. had taken

D. has taken

This is the third cold he _______ in four months. *

A. had had

B. has had

C. has been having

D. had

Their children _______ lots of new friends since they _______ to that town. *

A. have been making - move

B. made - have been moving

C. made - are moving

D. have made - moved

Sheila _______ to stay alone. She is the least sociable student in the course. *

A. prefered

B. prefers

C. had prefered

D. is preferring

Mary _______  delicious meal till yesterday evening. *

A. has cooked

B. hasn't cooked

C. hadn't cooked

D. doesn't ever cook

The perfomance was a real financial disaster, for the organizers _______ into account the cost of invitations and advertising. *

A. weren't taking

B. haven't taken

C. hadn't taken

D. haven't been taken

Steve _______ to the manager after lunch the day before. *

A. spoke

B. was speaking

C. had spoken

D. has spoken

I _______the garage, but I couldn't find the brush to do that. *

A. am painting

B. painted

C. was going to paint

D. have painted

They _______ the advantages of takeover when I _______ them an hour or so later. *

A. were discussing - rejoined

B. have discussed - am rejoining

C. are discussing - will rejoin

D. would discuss - rejoined

We'd better change this suitcase. Its handle _______ before long. *

A. is going to break

B. will be breaking

C. is breaking

D. breaks

As soon as I _______ it was raining, I ________ the children into the house. *

A. have realised - should call

B. realised - called

C. will realise - have called

D. may realise - call

A: _______ the chemist's on your way?           B: Yes. Do you need something?                    A: Yes, some aspirin and cough syrup., if you don't mind.                                                       *

A. Are you going to pass

B. Do you pass

C. Will you be passing

D. Are you passing

The weight of the melons _______ . *

A. might have varied

B. were varied

C. vary

D. varies

While the nanny _______ the little girl a story, she _______ asleep. *

A. were reading - fall

B. was reading - fell

C. reads - was falling

D. read - was falling

Neither my dad nor my mum _______ of the idea. *

A. had convinced

B. have convinced

C. was convinced

D. were convinced

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS OF MANNERS:

1.Long is a bad swimmer.

->Long swims...................

2.My brother cycles slowly.

->My brother is......................

3.Mr Cuong plays table tennis well.

->Mr Cuong is..........................

4.Mrs Chi is a quick typist.

->Mrs Chi types....................

5.Thoa sings smoothly.

->Thoa is...................

6.Miss Lan is a fast runner.

->Miss Lan runs.................

7.Mr Hung is a safe driver.

->Mr Hung drives............

8.Minh's sister dances marvelously.

->Minh's sister is......................

9.Mrs Oanh cooks well.

->Mrs Oanh is.............

10.Khanh is a fluent English speaker.

->Khanh speaks..................

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:

1.It rained.................We all got wet.

A.heavy            B.heaviness                       C.heavily

2.She sings.............................I love her voice.

A.good           B.badly           C.well

3.I always go to school early.Iam never.........................for school.

A.lately         B.late        C.all are correct

4.Last year Mr Hoang was..................................driver.

A.careless           B.carelessly              C.all are correct

5.My brother is a .........................................batminton player.

A.bad          B.badly             C.non is are correct

6.It's very..........................to swim here.

A.safety              B.safely          C.safe

7.It's.........................for Trang to learn how to cycle.

A.easily                        B.easy              C. easiness

10. They expected that there had been more students attending the meeting.

There..............................................................…………………………………………………………..

11. I decided to wait, which was wise.

My………………………………………………………………………………………………..

12. He refused to help, which surprised us.

His………………………………………………………………………………………………….

13. She failed to get into college, which disappointed her parents.

Her…………………………………………………………………………………………………

14. I am pleased to be with you.

It’s a……………………………………………………………………………………………….

15. They are eager to help, which pleased me.

Their ………………………………………………………………………………………………

VII. Find the missing preposition and fill in the suitable place in each

1.what she (do) yesterday? 2.where you (be) last summer? 3.when you (be) born? 4.I(not meet) him for a long time 5.wgen she (come), we (have) lunch 6you(understand) now)? 7.she (love )him now 8.he (live) here since last year 9he(finish) his homework yet? 10.while we (play) football, they(play) volleyball 11.mai(visit) her grandparents last week? 12.be careful! That car(run) very fast 13.minh always (go) to bed late 14.what she do at 3p.m yesterday? 15.how Many students(be) there in your class? Giúp em với ạ...