III. Select the option that best completes the sentence in each of the following questions. (Gap-fill)
Question 51. We ______ to the cinema a few days ago.
A. went B. were going C. gone D. had gone
Question 52. My parents ______ a vacation in Phu Quoc last month.
A. have B. have had C. had D. were having
Question 53. I ______ into an old friend at a restaurant two days ago.
A. ran B. run C. was running D. have run
Question 54. My mom ______ seafood when she was younger.
A. didn’t eat B. hadn’t eaten C. weren’t eaten D. wasn’t eaten
Question 55. She ______ to try raw fish when she was a kid.
A. doesn’t want B. didn’t want C. hadn’t want ed D. wasn’t wanted
Question 56. Peter ______ spiders when he was a kid.
A. were scared of B. is scared of
C. was scared of D. was being scared of
Question 57. It is the first time my classmates ______ my home.
A. have visited B. visited C. were visiting D. has visited
Question 58. It was the first time we ______ a holiday in Hawaii.
A. had B. had had C. have had D. were having
Question 59. John ______ the biggest project for his company before he resigned.
A. has finished B. finishes C. finished D. had finished
Question 60. I ______ to the library twice a week to study when I was a college student.
A. was going B. have gone C. went D. am going
Question 61. At the same time last month, my family ______ my grandpa’s 80th birthday.
A. celebrate B. were celebrating C. had celebrated D. celebrated
Question 62. At the same time 20 years ago, my parents ______ their wedding reception.
A. have B. had had C. were having D. had been having
Question 63. The company went out of business when we ______ a new product. That’s why we had to stop the project.
A. were developing B. developed C. had developed D. was developing
Question 64. Before I moved to Hanoi, I ______ in Hue for 15 years.
A. lived B. had lived C. was living D. have lived
Question 65. Yesterday, when their mom ______ home, the kids ______ TV.
A. got/were watching B. was getting/were watching
B. got/was watching D. was getting/watched
Question 66. The man stopped the car, opened the door and ______ out.
A. was getting B. got C. had got D. would get
Question 67. I ______ the house while my parents ______ the dinner.
A. cleaned/ were preparing B. was cleaning/ prepared
C. had cleaned/prepared D. was cleaning/ were preparing
Question 68. I ______ a newspaper while my older sister ______ to the music.
A. was reading/ was listening B. am reading/listened
C. had read/listened D. had read/ was listening
Question 69. When my teacher ______ me a surprise birthday gift, I _____ speechless.
A. was giving/ am B. had given/ was
C. gave/was D. had given/had been
Question 70. While the plumber ______ the washing machine, I ______ in the living room watching TV.
A. was repairing/sat B. repaired/sat
C. repaired/had sat D. was repairing/was sitting
Question 71. It was the first time I ______ abroad.
A. had been B. have been C. went D. was going
Question 72. When ______ home last night?
A. did you get B. had you get C. were you getting D. do you get
Question 73. Yesterday Nam ______ a meeting with his teacher to discuss his choices of universities.
A. has B. had had C. has had D. had
Question 74. I ______ Indian food for the first time a few days ago.
A. have tried B. was trying C. tried D. had tried
Question 75. I ______ to my teacher to ask for his advice on my decision at 2 p.m. yesterday.
A. was talking to B. have talked to
C. had talked D. had been talking
Question 76. At the same time last year, my friends and I ______ for the English language exam.
A. have prepared B. were preparing
C. had prepared D. had been preparing
Question 77. At 7 pm last night, my family ______ dinner when a stranger suddenly ______ on the door.
A. were having/ knocked B. were having/ was knocking
C. had/knocked D. had/was knocking
Question 78. When I ______ in a local restaurant, I ______ a man who looked suspicious.
A. was eating/ notice B. was eating/ noticed
C. ate/ had noticed D. ate/ was noticing
Question 79. Suddenly, I ______ that my teacher ______ on the news for his teaching dedication.
A. realized/ is C. had realized/was
B. was realizing/ was D. realized/was
Question 80. When I ______ the street, I _____a car crash into a tree.
A. was crossing/ saw B. was crossing/was seeing
C. crossed/see D. had crossed/saw
Question 81. I ______ the door and ______ my classmates standing there with a surprise birthday gift.
A. opened/ was seeing B. opened/ saw
C. was opening/ saw D. had opened/ saw
Question 82. By the time we ______, Jim ______ the food.
A. arrived/has ordered B. were arriving/were ordering
C. had arrived/had ordered D. arrived/had ordered
Question 83. Before he ______ at my door, he ______ for a parking space for 15 minutes.
A. rang/had looked B. rang/has looked
C. had rung/had looked D. was ringing/looked
Question 84. By the time we ______ the assignments, the game ______ . That’s why we couldn’t participate in it.
A. completed/has finished B. completed/had finished
C. were completing/finished D. complete/finished
Question 85. ______ with the school officers on the paperwork when you went to school yesterday?
A. Had you checked in B. Did you check in
C. Have you checked in D. Do you check in
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