Monthly Test No.

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Tenses
A. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000
metres.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his arents.
!. "hen I (come) __________, she (leave) __________#or Hanoi ten minutes a$o.
4. %y $rand#ather never (#ly) __________ in an airlane, and he has no intention o# ever doin$ so.
&. "e ('ust(decide) __________ that we (underta)e) __________ the 'ob.
*. He told me that he (ta)e) __________ a tri to +ali#ornia be#ore.
,. I )new that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. -i$ht now I (attend) __________ class. .esterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
/. 0omorrow I (leave) __________#or home. "hen I (arrive) __________at the airort, %ary
(wait)__________ #or me.
10. %ar$aret (born) __________ in 1/&0. 1y the year 200&, she (live) __________on this earth #or &&
years.
11. 0he tra##ic was very heavy. 1y the time I ($et) __________to %ary2s arty, everyone
(already(arrive) __________
12. I will $raduate in 3une. I (see) __________ you in 3uly. 1y the time I (see) __________ you, I
($raduate) __________.
1!. I (visit) __________ my uncle2s home many times when I (be) __________ a child.
14. 0hat boo) (lie) __________ on the table #or wee)s. (.ou( not read) __________ it yet4
1&. 5avid (wash) __________ his hands. He ('ust(reair) __________ the 06 set.
1*. (.ou(be) __________here be#ore4 .es, I (send) __________ my holidays here last year.
1,. "e (never(meet) __________ him. "e don2t )now what he (loo)) __________ li)e.
18. 0he car (be) __________ ready #or him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
1/. 7n arrivin$ home, I (#ind) __________that she ('ust(leave) __________a #ew minutes be#ore.
20. "hen we (arrive) __________ in 8ondon toni$ht, it (robably(rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. "e can2t do anythin$ until it (sto) __________
22. 8ast ni$ht we (watch) __________06 when the ower (#ail) __________.
2!. 0hat evenin$ we (stay) __________u to tal) about the town where he (live) __________#or some
years.
24. I (sit) __________down #or a rest while the shoema)er (reair) __________ my shoes.
2&. Hal# way to the o##ice, 9aul (turn) __________round and ($o) __________bac) home because he
(#or$et) __________ to turn the $as o##. 0hen he (continue) __________ $oin$ to his o##ice.
2*. 8ondon (chan$e) __________a lot since we #irst (come) __________ to live here.
2,. "hile we (tal)) __________on the hone, the children (start)__________#i$htin$ and
(brea))__________a window
28. He used to tal) to us #or hours about all the interestin$ thin$s he (do) __________ in his li#e.
2/. .ou )now she (stand) __________loo)in$ at that icture #or the last twenty minutes.
!0. I (send) __________ a lot o# time travellin$ since I ($et) __________this new 'ob.
!1. "hen I (be) __________ at school, we all (study) __________8atin.
!2. "hen I (meet) __________ him, he (wor)) __________as a waiter #or a year or so.
!!. :#ter he (#inish) __________ brea)#ast, he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
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!4. ;he (have) __________a hard li#e, but she2s always smilin$.
!&. I thin) 3im (be) __________ out o# town.
Score: /35
B. Choose the best answer amongst A, B, C, or D.
1. "hen I last saw him, he _____ in 8ondon.
:. has lived 1. is livin$ +. was livin$ 5. has been livin$
2. "e _______ 5orothy since last ;aturday.
:. don2t see 1. haven2t seen +. didn2t see 5. hadn2t seen
!. 0he train ______ hal# an hour a$o.
:. has been leavin$ 1. le#t
+. has le#t 5. had le#t
4. 3ac) ______ the door.
:. has 'ust ainted 1. aint
+. will have ainted 5. aintin$
&. %y sister ________ #or you since yesterday.
:. is loo)in$ 1. was loo)in$ +. has been loo)in$ 5. loo)ed
*. I ______ 0e<as ;tate =niversity now.
:. am attendin$ 1. attend
+. was attendin$ 5. attended
,. He has been sellin$ motorbi)es ________.
:. ten years a$o 1. since ten years
+. #or ten years a$o 5. #or ten years
8. +hristoher +olumbus _______ :merica more than &00 years a$o.
:. discovered 1. has discovered
+. had discovered 5. had been discoverin$
/. He #ell down when he ______ towards the church.
:. run 1. runs +. was runnin$ 5. had run
10. "e _______ there when our #ather died.
:. still lived 1. lived still
+. was still lived 5. were still livin$
11. 0hey ______ table tennis when their #ather comes bac) home.
:. will lay 1. will be layin$
+. lay 5. would lay
12. 1y +hristmas, I _______ #or %r. ;mith #or si< years.
:. shall have been wor)in$ 1. shall wor)
+. have been wor)in$ 5. shall be wor)in$
1!. I _______ in the room ri$ht now.
:. am bein$ 1. was bein$ +. have been bein$ 5. am
14. I ______ to >ew .or) three times this year.
:. have been 1. was +. were 5. had been
1&. I2ll come and see you be#ore I _______ #or the ;tates.
:. leave 1. will leave +. have le#t 5. shall leave
1*. 0he little $irl as)ed what _______ to her #riend.
:. has haened 1. haened
2
+. had haened 5. would have been haened
1,. 3ohn ______ a boo) when I saw him.
:. is readin$ 1. read +. was readin$5. readin$
18. He said he _______ return later.
:. will 1. would +. can 5. would be
1/. 3ac) ________ the door.
:. has 'ust oened 1. oen
+. will have oened 5. oenin$
20. I have been waitin$ #or you ______ .
:. since early mornin$ 1. since / :%
+. #or two hours 5. :ll are correct
21. :lmost everyone _______ #or home by the time we arrived.
:. leave 1. le#t +. leaves 5. had le#t
22. 1y the a$e o# 2&, he ______ two #amous novels.
:. wrote 1. writes +. has written 5. had written
2!. "hile her husband was in the army, %ary ______ to him twice a wee).
:. was readin$ 1. wrote +. was written 5. had written
24. I couldn2t cut the $rass because the lawn mower ______ a #ew days reviously.
:. bro)e down 1. has been bro)en
+. had bro)en down 5. brea)s down
2&. I have never layed badminton be#ore. 0his is the #irst time I _____ to lay.
:. try 1. tried +. have tried 5. am tryin$
2*. ;ince _______, I have heard nothin$ #rom him.
:. he had le#t 1. he le#t +. he has le#t 5. he was le#t
2,. :#ter I _______ lunch, I loo)ed #or my ba$.
:. had 1. had had +. have has 5. have had
28. 1y the end o# ne<t year, ?eor$e _______ @n$lish #or two years.
:. will have learnt 1. will learn
+. has learned 5. would learn
2/. 0he man $ot out o# the car, ________ round to the bac) and oened the boo).
:. wal)in$ 1. wal)ed +. wal)s 5. wal)
!0. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was havin$ dinner.
:. was $oin$ 1. went +. has $one 5. did $o
!1. He will ta)e the do$ out #or a wal) as soon as he ______ dinner.
:. #inish 1. #inishes +. will #inish 5. #inishin$
!2. I shall be $lad when he _______.
:. had $one 1. did $o +. went 5. has $one
!! :s) her to come and see me when she _______ her wor).
:. #inish 1. has #inished+. #inished 5. #inishin$
!4. 0urn o## the $as. 5on2t you see the )ettle ________ 4
:. boil 1. boils +. is boilin$ 5. boiled
!&. 0om and %ary ______ #or 6ietnam tomorrow.
:. leave 1. are leavin$ +. leavin$ 5. are le#t
!*. He always ________ #or a wal) in the evenin$.
:. $o 1. is $oin$ +. $oes 5. $oin$
!,. Her brother ______ in +anada at resent.
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:. wor)in$ 1. wor)s +. is wor)in$ 5. wor)
!8. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
:. am $oin$ 1. have been $oin$ +. $o 5. had $one
!/. Her #ather ______ when she was a small $irl.
:. dies 1. died +. has died 5. had died
40. 8ast wee), my ro#essor romised that he ________ today.
:. would come 1. will come +. comes 5. comin$
Score: /40
C. Choose the n!erline! "art in each sentence #A, B, C, or D $ that nee!s correcting.
1. :#ter %rs. "an$ had returned to her house #rom wor), she was coo)in$ dinner.
: 1 + 5
2. 3immy threw the ball hi$h in the air, and 1etty catchin$ it when it came down.
: 1 + 5
!. 8inda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it
: 1 + 5
4. 8ast wee) %ar) told me that he $ot very bored with his resent 'ob and is loo)in$ #or a new one.
: 1 + 5
&. Havin$ #ed the do$, he was sat down to his own meal.
: 1 + 5
*. "hen I turned on my comuter, I was shoc)ed to #ind some 'un) mail, and I 'ust delete it all.
: 1 + 5
,. 0hey are $oin$ to have to leave soon, and so do we.
: 1 + 5
8. 0he boss lau$hed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a ay rise.
: 1 + 5
/. 0he telehone ran$ several times and then sto be#ore I could answer it.
: 1 + 5
10. 5ebbie, whose #ather is an e<cellent tennis layer, has been layin$ tennis since ten years.
: 1 + 5
11. I have seen lots o# interestin$ laces when I went on holiday last summer.
: 1 + 5
12. "hen my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stoed movin$ and listen attentively.
: 1 + 5
1!. I thin) it2s time you must chan$e your way o# livin$.
: 1 + 5
14. -o$er #elt the outside o# his oc)et to ma)e sure his wallet is still there.
: 1 + 5
1&. "hen I2m shoin$ in the suermar)et, I ran into an old #riend who I hadn2t met #or #ive years.
: 1 + 5
1*. 0he olice arrested the man while he is havin$ dinner in a restaurant.
: 1 + 5
1,. 9eter and "endy #irst met in 200*, and they are married #or three years now.
: 1 + 5
18. ;ome eole are believin$ there is li#e on other lanets.
: 1 + 5
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1/. -ecently, the island o# Hawaii had been the sub'ect o# intensive research on the occurrence o#
: 1 + 5
earthAua)es.
20. @very mornin$, the sun shines in my bedroom window and wa)in$ me u.
: 1 + 5
21. 0he man died as a result o# #allin$ aslee while he drives.
: 1 + 5
22. I haven2t #inished the reort yet, but by the time you return, I will certainly comlete it.
: 1 + 5
2!. +aroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
: 1 + 5
24. "e2ll be cycled to Hoa2s villa$e at this time ne<t ;unday.
: 1 + 5
2&. "hat will you do when your #riends won2t come 4
: 1 + 5
2*. ;omeone was )noc)in$ at the door when I was doin$ the washin$ u.
: 1 + 5
2,. %y #riend didn2t drin) any beer since we came to live here.
: 1 + 5
28. "e have written to each other when we were in rimary school.
: 1 + 5
2/. :#ter brea)#ast, IBm $one to wal) to school with my #riends.
: 1 + 5
!0. "ill we $o to the o concert this wee)end #or a chan$e4
: 1 + 5
Score: /30
D. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. @i$ht years a$o, we started writin$ to each other.
:. "e have rarely written to each other #or ei$ht years.
1. @i$ht years is a lon$ time #or us to write to each other.
+. "e wrote to each other ei$ht years a$o.
5. "e have been writin$ to each other #or ei$ht years.
2. %y #ather is tired o# seein$ any violent #ilms.
:. %y #ather hasn2t seen a violent #ilm.
1. %y #ather has en'oyed all the violent #ilms he has ever seen.
+. %y #ather is worried about missin$ the ne<t violent #ilm.
5. %y #ather never wants to see another violent #ilm.
!. :s soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
:. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
1. >o sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
+. ;he turned away because he waved his hand too early.
5. :lthou$h she turned away, he waved his hand.
4. %y #ather hasn2t smo)ed ci$arettes #or a month.
:. It2s a month since my #ather last smo)ed ci$arettes.
1. It2s a month a$o that my #ather smo)ed ci$arettes.
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+. It2s a month that my #ather hasn2t smo)ed ci$arettes.
5. It2s a ci$arette that my #ather smo)ed a month a$o.
&. %r. 1rown bou$ht this car #ive years a$o.
:. %r. 1rown started to buy this car #ive years a$o.
1. It has been #ive years when %r. 1rown bou$ht this car
+. %r. 1rown has had this car #or #ive years.
5. It is #ive years a$o since %r. 1rown bou$ht this car.
*. I haven2t en'oyed mysel# so much #or years.
:. It2s years since I en'oyed mysel# so much.
1. It2s years since I have en'oyed mysel# so much.
+. It was years since I had en'oyed mysel# so much.
5. It has been years since I have en'oyed mysel# so much.
,. 3ohn used to write home once a wee) when he was abroad.
:. 3ohn doesn2t now write home once a wee) any lon$er.
1. 3ohn en'oyed writin$ home every wee) when he was abroad.
+. 3ohn never #or$ot to write a wee)ly letter home when he was abroad.
5. "hen he was abroad, he remembered to write home every wee).
8. 0his is my tenth year wor)in$ in this ban).
:. 1y the end o# this year, I will wor) in this ban) #or ten years.
1. I have wor)ed in this ban) #or ten years by the end o# this year.
+. 1y the end o# this year, I will have wor)ed in this ban) #or ten years.
5. I had been wor)in$ in this ban) #or ten years by the end o# this year.
/. 0he #amous actor was last seen in 2000.
:. 0he #amous actor has not been able to see since 2000.
1. >o one has seen the #amous actor since 2000.
+. 0he #amous actor didn2t see anyone in 2000.
5. >o one saw the #amous actor until 2000.
10. I came to live here three months a$o.
:. It was three months since I lived here.
1. I2ve been livin$ here #or three months.
+. I lived here #or three months.
5. I didn2t live here #or three months.
11. ;he is sittin$ in a hotel room. 0hrou$h the window, she sees a #at man.
:. ;he loo)s throu$h the window and sees the #at man.
1. ;he and the #at man are in a hotel room.
+. 0he #at man wants to oen the window and come in.
5. 0he #at man is loo)in$ in throu$h the window.
12. ;he $oes to the shos every Criday.
:. ;he $oes every day to the sho but not on Criday.
1. It2s not Criday, but she2s $oin$ to the shos.
+. ;he always $oes to the shos on Criday.
5. ;he never $oes to the shos on Criday.
1!. "e started wor)in$ here three years a$o.
:. "e wor)ed here #or three years.
1. "e have no lon$er wor)ed here #or three years.
+. "e have wor)ed here #or three years.
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5. "e will wor) here in three years.
14. It2s a lon$ time since we last went to the cinema.
:. "e have been to the cinema #or a lon$ time.
1. "e haven2t been to the cinema #or a lon$ time.
+. "e don2t $o to the cinema as we used to.
5. "e wish we went to the cinema now.
1&. I haven2t #inished this boo) yet.
:. I2m still readin$ this boo).
1. I have read this boo) be#ore.
+. 0he boo) I2m readin$ hasn2t #inished.
5. I will read this boo) some day.
1*. He used to 'o$ every mornin$.
:. He en'oys 'o$$in$ every mornin$.
1. He never #ails to 'o$ every mornin$.
+. He doesn2t now 'o$ every mornin$.
5. He intended to 'o$ every mornin$.
1,. I have never #elt haier than I do now.
:. I #elt haier be#ore.
1. I #eel hay now.
+. I have never #elt hay.
5. I have always #elt hay.
18. He last had his eyes tested ten months a$o.
:. He hasn2t had his eyes tested #or ten months.
1. He had not tested his eyes #or ten months then.
+. He had tested his eyes ten months be#ore.
5. He didn2t have any test on his eyes in ten months.
1/. ;omeone )noc)ed on the door durin$ my lunchtime.
:. I had lunch when someone )noc)ed on the door.
1. "hen I had had lunch, someone )noc)ed on the door.
+. I was havin$ lunch when someone was )noc)in$ on the door.
5. I was havin$ lunch when someone )noc)ed on the door.
20. ;teve le#t be#ore my arrival.
:. "hen I arrived, ;teve had already le#t.
1. ;teve le#t as soon as I arrived.
+. "hile ;teve was leavin$ I arrived.
5. ;teve hadn2t le#t until I arrived.
21. I haven2t been here be#ore.
:. 1ein$ here is a leasant e<erience.
1. 0his is the #irst time I have been here.
+. I have wished to be here #or lon$.
5. 1e#ore lon$ I will be here.
22. 0he last time I saw -ose was three years a$o.
:. I hasn2t seen -ose #or three years.
1. I haven2t seen -ose three years a$o.
+. I haven2t seen -ose since three years.
5. I haven2t seen -ose #or three years.
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2!. "hen we arrived, the children were layin$ DHide and ;ee)E
:. 0he children layed DHide and ;ee)E and then we arrived.
1. "hile the children were layin$ DHide and ;ee)E, we arrived.
+. "e arrived at the same time the children layed DHide and ;ee)E.
5. "e didn2t arrive until the children layed DHide and ;ee)E.
24. ;he couldn2t #ind the classroom until a#ter the class had be$un.
:. ;he went to the wron$ class.
1. ;he was late #or class because she had $ot lost.
+. ;he missed the class.
5. ;he had some trouble #indin$ the class but she arrived on time.
2&. 0he boo) costs F1&, &0G but I have only F14, &0.
:. I have more than enou$h money to ay #or the boo).
1. 0he boo) costs a little more than I have with me.
+. I have 'ust enou$h money to ay #or the boo).
5. I need a #ew more dollars to ay #or the boo).
Score: /25
TOTAL SCORE: /130
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