21) When he ____, we ____ dinner.
A. arrived/having B. arrived/were having
C. was arriving/had D. had arrived/had
22) While they ____ chess, we ____ the shopping.
A. playing/doing B. were playing/doing
C. played/did D. were playing/were doing
23) They ____ football when the lights in the stadium ____ out.
A. were playing/went B. played/was going
C. were playing/ was going D. playing/went
24) While George and John ____ their room, she ____ the ironing.
A. cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing
C. were cleaning/doing D. cleaning/was doing
25) Today is Thursday and she ____ late twice this week. She ____ late yesterday and on
Monday.
A. is/was B. has been/is C. has been/was D. has been/had been
26) He ____ in the same house since 1975.
A. has lived B. is living C. lived D. had lived
27) We ____ him since he ____ married.
A. didn’t see/got B. haven’t seen/got C. don’t/get D. hadn’t seen/got
28) It ____ for two hours and the ground is too wet to play tennis.
A. is raining B. had rained C. has rained D. was raining
29) He ____ to HCMC last year and I ____ him since then.
A. moved/didn’t see B. moves/haven’t seen C. moved/haven’t
seen D. moved/hadn’t seen
30) We ____ what to do with the money yet.
A. not decide B. didn’t decide C. haven’t decided D. hadn’t decided
31) My father ____ as a teacher for thirty years.
A. works B. is working C. worked D. has worked
32) He ____ to New York three times this year.
A. had been B. was C. has been D. is
33) I ____ how to dance when I ____ six years old.
A. don’t know / was B. didn’t know / am
C. didn’t know / was D. haven’t known/was
34) Last month my brother ____ me his photos. He ____ me his photos every year.
A. sends/sent B. sent/sends C. sent/sent D. sends/sends
35) Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he ____ carelessly.
A. drove B. had driven C. drives D. was driving
36) Do you like swimming, Ba? – I ____ when I was a child but not now.
A. do B. did C. have done D. had done
37) I ____ her at the school gate yesterday.
A. met B. meet C. had met D. am meeting
38) She ____ English when she was six years old.
A. learned B. has learned C. is learning D. had learned
39) I don’t remember where and when I ____ her.
A. meet B. had met C. met D. have met
40) They ____ to know each other for more than ten years.
A. get B. got C. have got D. had got
41) ____ you ____ that film yet?
A. Do/see B. Have/seen C. Did/see D. Had/seen
42) I ____ the film with my friends last week.
A. watched B. watch C. have watched D. had watched
43) He ____ up at five every morning.
A. is getting B. got C. gets D. was getting
44) ____ she ____ in Hue at the moment?
A. Does/live B. Is/living C. Did/live D. Was/living
45) He usually __ her at weekend but now he __ in bed because of his severe
illness.
A. visits/stays B. visits/staying C. visited/stays D. visits/is staying
46) Don’t make noise, children! Parents ____.
A. sleep B. are sleeping C. were sleeping D. slept
47) Why ____ you always ____ so much noise in the house? I don’t like that.
A. do/make B. did/make C. are/making D. were/making
48) What ____ he ____ before you came?
A. does/do B. had/do C. had/done D. has/done
49) While mum was watching TV, I ____ my homework.
A. am doing B. was doing C. had done D. has done
50) At this time yesterday I ____ to music.
A. listened B. had listened C. was listening D. am listening