E11 - UNIT 2- TEST 1

I. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets

1. Sue ( work) _was working____________ at ten o’clock yesterday morning.
2. What you ( do) __ were you doing at 4 p.m yesterday?- Well, I ( work) ____was working___in
my office.
3. At 9 last night, Mrs. Smith ( wash) _was washing____the dishes while her children ( study) were
studying_______ their lesson.
4. Yesterday I ( see) ___saw__________an accident while I ( wait) ____was waiting_________for
you on this corner.
5. While I ( walk) _____was walking________to class yesterday morning, I ( see)
______saw_______Mary.
6. I don’t smoke while I ( drive) __am driving___________a car.
7. I often ( read ) __read___________newpaper while I ( wait) ______am waiting_______for bus.
8. When I ( be) _____was________young, I often ( go) ____went_________fishing with my uncle.
9. My younger brother often ( cry) ___cried__________at night when he ( be) _____was________
3 years old.
10. When he ( be) ___was__________young, he ( serve) ____served_________in the army for ten
years.
11. When he lived in the town, he often ( catch) _____catched________the bus to his university.
12. I ( read) _______read______when the light ( go) ___was going__________out.
13. When I (see) ___saw__________you last night, what you ( do) ___were you
doing__________?
14. I ( talk) ______talked_______about when suddenly he ( come) ___was coming__________in
last night.

I1. Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words:

1. We worked very hard for the exam. Then we passed it.
 Before we passed the exam, we had worked very hard for it
2. First my sister considered what to say. Then she decided to talk to her headmaster.
 After my sister had considered what to say, she decided to talk to her headmaster
3. I learned my lessons. Then I went out for a walk.
 Before I went out for a walk, I had learned my lessons
4. Her brother bought a new washing machine. First he checked the prices.
 After her brother had checked the prices, he bought a new washing machine
5. My mother took an aspirin. Then she felt a little better.
 Before my mother felt a little better, she had taken an aspirin
6. The boys argued. Then they fought.
 After the boys had argued, they fought.
7. His aunt went out to the food store. Then she had an accident.
 Before his anunt had gone out to the food store, she had an accident
III. Choose the best answer
1. She glanced briefly …...his lapel badge Cô ấy nhìn thoáng qua huy hiệu trên áo anh ấy
A. in B. on C. at D. up
2. When I ………….there, dinner ………..so I had a drink first.
A. get / is prepared B. get / has been prepared
 C. got / had been prepared D. got / was being prepared.
3. She made a big ………………about not having a window seat on the plane.
A. complaint B. fuss C. excitement D. interset
4. ………………………..him? – Last night.
A. When do you meet B. When did you meet C. When have you meet D. When will you meet
5. When we ………………..to see him last night he ……………..to music.
A. come/ is listening B. had come/ listened C. came/ was listening D. were coming/ listens
6. The girl was so ……………………that she didn’t look at him in the face
A. shy B. confident C. impatient D. sneaky
7. They ………………good preparation before they ………………their final examination yesterday.
A. made / had taken B. had made / took C. have made/ take D. will make/ take
8. I think that pop star is the ……………..of countless teenagers.
A. image B. figure C. sample D. idol
9. My most embarrassing …………………happened a few years ago.
A. knowledge B. experience C. understanding D. reality
10. I ……………….to the market with my mother yesterday.
A. go B. went C. have gone D. was going.
11. When they …………….in the garden, the phone ……………
A. worked / was ringing B. were working / rang C. worked / rang D.
work / rings
12. After they ……………their breakfast, they …………..shopping yesterday.
A. have / go B. had/ had C. had / had gone D. had had / went
13. He pulled a /an …………………..of 10 pound notes out of his pocket.
A. sum B. amount C. piece D. wad
14. Something that is ……………….makes you feel shy or ashamed.
A. careful B. careless C. sneaky D. embarrassing
15. They ………………..tea when the doorbell ……….. .
A. have/ is ringing B. were having/ rang C. had had / rang D. having / ringing
16. When I ……………to the party, Sally and Doug …………., John ………..drinks.
A. was coming/ had danced/ made B. had come/ danced/ made
C. came/ were dancing/ was making D. have come/ are dancing/ is making.
17. “I paid for the hat with the money you gave me for my birthday, of course, Dad” I ……….. .
A. talked B. told C. spoke D. replied
18. I was sure that the boy was a thief. He had ……………my money.
A. given B. gone C. disappeared D. stolen
19. The girl was busy ……………..how she would be when she grew up.
A. happy B. nice C imagining D. imagine
20. Lan got …………….the bus and sat down next to the boy about her age.
A. on B. in C. at D. up
21. We ……….your son in the school play last night. He ………….a terrific acting job.
A. saw / was doing B. were seeing/ did C. had seen/ had done D. have seen/ has done
22. He ……………..for London one year ago.
A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left
23. What ………………….he ………………before you came?
A. does / do B. had / do C. had / done D. has / done
24. While mum was watching TV, I ………………….my homework.
A. am doing B. was doing C. had done D. has done
25. The film …………….by the time we ……………to the cinema.
 A. already began / got B. have already begun / got
C. had already begun / got D. already began / had got
26. When I arrived at his house, he ………………….a phone call.
A. answers B. answered C. has answered D. was answering
27. When we ……………..at the station, the train ……………… .
A. arrived/ had left B. arrived/ left C. had arrived/ had left D. had arrived/ left
28. She …………….the gold medal in 1986.
A. wins B. had won C. won D. has won
IV. Choose the underlined part among A,B,C or D that needs correcting.
29. While I did my homework, I had a good idea.
A B C D
30. John’s friends had had a farewell party for him last night.
A B C D
31. After she bought herself a new motorbike, she sold her bicycle.
A B C D
32. When I came in, everyone were watching a film.
A B C D
33. When I arrived home, my father was reading the newspaper and my mother watched TV.
A B C D
34. The phone rung while I was washing the dishes.
A B C D
35. When I got home from work last night, my daughter did her homework.
A B C D
V. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words:
36. A. church B. children C. machine D. change
37. A. residential B. natural C. culture D. mutual
38. A. money B. month C. bus D. stolen
39. A. looked B. noticed C. turned D. helped