III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences

9. The house was quiet when I ________ home. Everybody ________to bed.

            A. got / had gone        B. get/ had gone          C. got/ when               D. was getting/ went

10. When we ________to the Town Hall, people ________calmly.

            A. got/ are waiting      B. got/ were waiting   C. got/ waited             D. get/ wait

11. It’s time we ________ this old car and bought a new one.

            A. sell                         B. sold                         C. have sold                D. would sell

12. Excuse me, but you________ in my place.

            A. sit                           B. sat                           C. were sitting D. are sitting

13. Tom was ill________ his mother sent for a doctor.

            A. but                          B. and                          C. so                            D. for

14. We________ the exercises in our classroom when the fire alarm ________

            A. are doing/ rang                               B. were doing/ Rang 

C. were doing/ ring                            D. were doing/ was ringing

15. She wishes she  ________him the bad news yesterday.

            A. didn’t tell               B. doesn’t tell             C. hadn’t told              D. wouldn’t tell

16. It’s time you ________up smoking because you are in bath health.

            A. give            B. gave                                    C. has given                D. would give

17. ________hearing those air planes over your house everyday.

            A. Are you use to                                B. Are you used for   

C. Are you accustom to                      D. Are you accustomed to

18. American women nowadays ________being independent.

            A. are used to              B. aren’t used to         C. used to                    D. not use to

19. If only I ________ for that job, I might be a typist now.

     A. apply                      B. applied                   C. had applied D. have applied

20.  They arrive ________Tan Son Nhat Airport ________3 o’clock in the afternoon.

     A. at/ at                       B. in / in                      C. in/ at                       D. at / in