Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.

12. I have never played table tennis before. This is the first time I _________ to play.

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

13. Hurry up! Our train _________ at 7 o’clock. We have just a little minutes.

A. leaves                     B. is leaving                C. will be leaving        D. is going to leave

14. The child is still ill but he _________ better gradually.

A. gets                         B. is getting                 C. has gotten               D. got

15. Don’t bother her. She _________ her violin lesson; she always _________ it in the morning.

A. takes / is taking                                          B. takes / takes

C. is taking / is taking                                     D. is taking / takes

16. I’ll come to see you before I _________ for the United States.

A. leave                       B. will leave                C. have left                 D. am leaving

17. My friend, Mary, arrived after I _________ for her about half an hour.

A. was waiting            B. had been waiting    C. have been waiting  D. have waited

18. The accident _________ when we were on the way to Vung Tau.

A. occur                      B. occurring                C. occurred                 D. had occurred

19. It was midnight. Outside it _________ very hard.

A. rains                        B. is raining                 C. rained                     D. was raining

20. When he _________  at the station, his train already _________

A. arrived / left           B. arrived / had left     C. had arrived / left     D. arrives / leaves

21. You _________ your new hat when I _________ you yesterday.

A. were wearing / had met                              B. wore / had met

C. wore / was meeting                                    D. were wearing / met

22. When I_________ there, dinner _________  so I had a drink first.

A. get / is preparing                                        B. get / has been prepared

C. got / had been prepared                              D. got / was being prepared

23. Andrew_________ the test before so he _________ it very easy.

A. did / had found                                           B. had done / found

C. was doing / found                                      D. did / was finding

24. While her brother was in the army, Sarah _________ to him twice a week.

A. was writing            B. wrote                      C. has written              D. had written

25. When I last _________  him, he_________ in London

A. saw-has been living                                   B. see-in living

C. saw- was living                                          D. have seen- lived

26. I was sad when I sold my car. I _________ it for a very long time.

A. am running                                                 B. were running

C. have been running                                      D. had been running

27. By next month, Laura _________ for the company for twenty years.

A. will be working                                          B. will work

C. has been working                                       D. will have been working

28. When I last saw John, he _________ and was out of breath.

A. was running            B. ran                          C. has run                    D. had been running

29. Mary ______ in London for 15 years.

A. is living                   B. was living               C. has lived                 D. lives

30. Tim ______ in three movies already. I think he’ll be a star some day.

A. has appeared          B. was appearing        C. had appeared          D. is appearing

31. Ann lives in London. She ______ there for ten years.

A. is living                  B. had been living       C. was living   D. has been living

32. She hasn’t written to John _________ she left school.

A. since                       B. after                        C. when                       D. before

33. He _________ to New York three times this year.

A. had been                 B. was                         C. is                             D. has been

34. The last time I saw him was in June, 2004.

A. I saw him since June, 2004.                       B. I have seen him since June, 2004.

C. I have not seen him since June, 2004.        D. I didn't see him since June, 2004.

35. _________ any letters from him lately?

A. Are you receiving   B. Do you receive       C. Have you received  D. Had you received

36. We _________ for him for 10 minutes.

A. will have waited    B. wait                         C. have been waiting  D. waited