GRAMMAR TEST

Exercise 1: Choose the word /phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence ( 5
points)
1. I ____________ late this morning because my alarm didn’t go off.
A. get up B. got up C. getting up D. gets up
2. It __________ heavily the day before yesterday.
A. rain B. rains C. raining D. rained
3. My computer ___________ broken last week.
A. was B. were C. had been D. has been
4. He _____________ me a big teddy bear on my birthday last week.
A. buyed B. buys C. bought D. buying
5. ________________ in this mansion 5 years ago?
A. Did you live B. You lived C. Have you lived D. Did you lived
6. She ________ the gold medal in 1986.
A. won B. win C. to won D. to win
7. There ____________ some big trees in the yard when I was 5.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
8. For a long time people ________ that the world was flat and that people could fall off the edge.
A. may think B. thought C. are thought D. thinks
9. Nick: “I last _______ Susan at her house two _______ ago.”
A. saw/ year B. seen/ week
C. see/ months. D. saw/ months.
10. Jack: “What did you ______ last night?” Jeremy: “I ______ on my Science project.”
A. do/ works B. do/ worked C. doing/ working D. does/ works

Exercise 2: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has THE SAME MEANING as the
given one. (2.5 points)

1. We have written to each other for three years.

A. We used to write to each other for three years.
B. We started to write to each other three years ago.
C. We have written to each other since three years.
D. We used to write to each other in three years.

2. It took him two hours to do his homework.

A. He did his homework two hours ago.
B. He finished his homework two hours ago.
C. He did his homework in two hours.
D. He spent two hours doing his homework.

3. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for a year.

A. He last had his eyes tested a year ago.
B. He didn’t have any tests on his eyes in a year.
C. He hadn’t tested his eyes for a year.
D. The last time he tested his eyes was a year ago.

4. The oral examination lasted three hours.

A. We finished the oral examination at three o’clock.
B. It is a three-hours oral examination.
C. We spend three hours taking the. oral examination.
D. It took us three hours to take the oral examination.

5. I used to live in Happy Valley.

A. I’m used to living in Happy Valley.
B. I’m living in Happy Valley.
C. I once lived in Happy Valley but no longer live there.
D. I’ve always lived in Happy Valley.

Exercise 3: Write complete sentences using the clues given. (2,5 points)
1. I / go swimming / yesterday.
____________________________________________________________________
2. Mrs. Nhung / buy / those new dishes/ last week.
____________________________________________________________________
3. My mother / walk the dog / park/ two days ago.
____________________________________________________________________
4. Lan / cook / chicken noodles / dinner/ yesterday.
____________________________________________________________________
5. We / enter /high school/ last month.
____________________________________________________________________

ANSWER KEYS
Exercise 1: Choose the word /phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence ( 5
points)
1. I ____________ late this morning because my alarm didn’t go off.
A. get up B. got up C. getting up D. gets up
2. It __________ heavily the day before yesterday.
A. rain B. rains C. raining D. rained
3. My computer ___________ broken last week.
A. was B. were C. had been D. has been
4. He _____________ me a big teddy bear on my birthday last week.
A. buyed B. buys C. bought D. buying
5. ________________ in this mansion 5 years ago?
A. Did you live B. You lived C. Have you lived D. Did you lived
6. She ________ the gold medal in 1986.
A. won B. win C. to won D. to win
7. There ____________ some big trees in the yard when I was 5.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
8. For a long time people ________ that the world was flat and that people could fall off the edge.
A. may think B. thought C. are thought D. thinks
9. Nick: “I last _______ Susan at her house two _______ ago.”
A. saw/ year B. seen/ week
C. see/ months. D. saw/ months.
10. Jack: “What did you ______ last night?” Jeremy: “I ______ on my Science project.”
A. do/ works B. do/ worked C. doing/ working D. does/ works

Exercise 2: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has THE SAME MEANING as the
given one. (2.5 points)

1. We have written to each other for three years.

A. We used to write to each other for three years.
B. We started to write to each other three years ago.
C. We have written to each other since three years.
D. We used to write to each other in three years.

2. It took him two hours to do his homework.

A. He did his homework two hours ago.
B. He finished his homework two hours ago.
C. He does his homework in two hours.
D. He spent two hours doing his homework.

3. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for a year.

A. He last had his eyes tested a year ago.
B. He didn’t have any tests on his eyes in a year.
C. He hadn’t tested his eyes for a year.
D. The last time he tested his eyes was a year ago.

4. The oral examination lasted three hours.

A. We finished the oral examination at three o’clock.
B. It is a three-hours oral examination.
C. We spend three hours taking the. oral examination.
D. It took us three hours to take the oral examination.

5. I used to live in Happy Valley.

A. I’m used to living in Happy Valley.
B. I’m living in Happy Valley.
C. I once lived in Happy Valley but no longer live there.
D. I’ve always lived in Happy Valley.

Exercise 3: Write complete sentences using the clues given. (2,5 points)
1. I / go swimming / yesterday.
___I went swimming yesterday.___________________________
2. Mrs. Nhung / buy / those new dishes/ last week.
____Mrs. Nhung bought those new dishes last week._________________
3. My mother / walk the dog / park/ two days ago.
___My mother walked the dog in the park two days ago___________
4. Lan / cook / chicken noodles / dinner/ yesterday.
______Lan cooked chicken noodles for dinner yesterday______________
5. We / enter /high school/ last month.
_____We entered high school last month.______________