II. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: (2pts)

1. The leader said that …………………… to award you the prize.

A. he is pleasing

B. he was pleasing

C. he is pleased

D. he was pleased

2. The boy ………… over there is my brother.

A. stand

B. stood

C. standing

D. being stood

3. What ………………… the weather like in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday?

A. is

B. was

C. will be

D. has been

4. Would you mind …………… I smoked here.

A. whether

B. that

C. if

D. for

5. I don’t know how …………… your direction.

A. playing

B. to play

C. play

D. can I play

6. It’s difficult ……………… your direction.

A. to follow

B. to following

C. to following

D. followed

7. Would you mind …………… in the front of the taxi, Mark?

A. sit

B. to sit

C. sitting

D. siting

8. Milk bottles can be …………… after being cleaned.

A. reused

B. recycled

C. thrown away

D. broken

9. Yesterday, I was cooking dinner when the phone …………………

A. rang

B. was ringing

C. rings

D. ring

10. On Christmas Eve, people often ……………… a tree.

A. are decorated

B. were decorated

C. decorating

D. decorate