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