Question

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Choose the best option to finish each sentences:

1. She was thoughtfully looking at him while he _______ a newspaper
   1. read was reading C. has read D. has been reading
2. While I _____ the floor, Mrs. Paker began cooking
   1. swept was sweeping C. has swept D. has been sweeping
3. I just ____ a telegram to say that my poor friend is badly ill again.
   1. had have had C. was having D. has been having
4. I have lost my key again. I _____ I lost things to often
   1. always am always losing C. have always lost D. was always losing
5. I _____ Ann at her father ‘s house twenty years ago and _____ her ever since.
   1. met/ have known was meeting/ knew C. met/ knew D. have met/ was working
6. Higher education in the US _____ in 1636 when the first colonists Harvard College
   1. has began/ founded B. began/ have founded
   2. began/ founded D. was beginning/ have founded
7. When Jack ___ me, I a letter
   1. was phoning/ wrote B. phoned/ has been writing
   2. phoned/ was writing D. has phoned/ was writing 8. He wil _____ here till he ___ everything.
   3. stay/ will do B. stay/ won’t do C. stay/ does D. will stay/ doesn’t do
8. In case the weather good, they fishing
   1. is/ go will be/ go C. will be/ will go D. is/ will go
9. By 8o’clock they
   1. will have will be having C. will have had D. is having
10. By the end of this week he ____ the translation
    1. will finish will have finished C. will be finishing D. is finishing
11. Before you _______ I all the work
    1. come/ do will come/ will do C. will come/ do D. come/ will do
12. By the time we ____ to the forest, the rain
    1. will get/ will stop will get/ will have stopped
    2. get/ will stop D. get/ will have stopped
13. I think he ______ the letter by this time.
    1. will answer will have answered C. will be answering D. has answered 15. I _____ my report when you entered the hall

A. made B. have been making C. was making 16. They _____ the new words yesterday from three to seven.	D. have made
A. learnt B. have been learning C. have learnt 17. She _____ this exercise yesterday at 8o’clock	D. were learning
A. wrote B. has written 18. My mother often morning exercise	C. has been writing	D. was writing
A. do B. does 19. She _____ some cakes yesterday at 2p.m	C. doing	D. has done
A. make B. has been making 20. He _____ me to the party yesterday.	C. has made	D. was making
A. invited B. has invited 21. He _____ a book two days ago.	C. has been invited	D. was inviting
A. read B. has been reading	C. was reading	D. has read
22. Miss Brown’s telephone _____ when she
A. rang/ dressed	B. was ringing/ was dressing
C. was ringing/ dresses	D. rang/ was dressing

1. When he ______ into the office, the secretary ______ a crossword puzzle

A. came/ was doing B. was coming/ was doing C. was coming/ did D. came/ did 24. Why ____ to me while I _____ ? A. did you not listen/ was speaking B. were you not listening/ was speaking C. were you not listening/ spoke D. did you not listen/ spoke 25. He _____ for her, but she never. A. was waiting/ was coming B. waited/ was coming C. was waiting/ came D. was waiting/ comes 26. While I ______ for him to call up, he a good time in the bar. A. waited/ was having B. have waited/ was having C. was waiting/ have had D. was waiting/ was having
27. They _____ this film last week.
A. have seen B. saw C. have been seeing 28. She ______ the picture when I came	D. were seeing
A. painted B. has painted C. was painting 29. They ______ the new words yesterday from three till seven	D. have been
A. learnt B. were learning C. have learnt 30. It ______ this week.	D. have been learning
A. rained B. has rained C. was raining 31. She _____ a bath at seven o’clock last night .	D. rains
A. was having B. had C. has had 32. She _____ dishes already.	D. has been having
A. was washing B. washed C. has washed 33. They ______ supper when the telephone rang.	D. has been washing
A. had B. have had C. were having 34. I ______ you for ages.	D. have been having
A. didn’t meet B. haven’t met C. was not meeting 35. Last summer, he to Ha Long Bay.	D. haven’t been meeting
A. has gone B. was going C. went	D. has been going

1. While she _____ , she _____ the doorbell, then voices
   1. was washing up/ heard washed up/ has heard C. has washed/ was hearing D. was washing up/ was hearing
2. “She _____ tea”, let’s go to the dinning room.
   1. was making made C. has made D. has been making

Answer 1

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Choose the best option to finish each sentences:

1. She was thoughtfully looking at him while he _______ a newspaper
   1. read B was reading C. has read D. has been reading
2. While I _____ the floor, Mrs. Paker began cooking
   1. swept was sweeping C. has swept D. has been sweeping
3. I just ____ a telegram to say that my poor friend is badly ill again.
   1. had have had C. was having D. has been having
4. I have lost my key again. I _____ I lost things to often
   1. always am always losing C. have always lost D. was always losing
5. I _____ Ann at her father ‘s house twenty years ago and _____ her ever since.
   1. met/ have known was meeting/ knew C. met/ knew D. have met/ was working
6. Higher education in the US _____ in 1636 when the first colonists Harvard College
   1. has began/ founded B. began/ have founded
   2. began/ founded D. was beginning/ have founded
7. When Jack ___ me, I a letter
   1. was phoning/ wrote B. phoned/ has been writing
   2. phoned/ was writing D. has phoned/ was writing
   3. 8. He wil _____ here till he ___ everything.
   4. stay/ will do B. stay/ won’t do C. stay/ does D. will stay/ doesn’t do
8. In case the weather good, they fishing
   1. is/ go will be/ go C. will be/ will go D. is/ will go
9. By 8o’clock they
   1. will have will be having C. will have had D. is having
10. By the end of this week he ____ the translation
    1. will finish will have finished C. will be finishing D. is finishing
11. Before you _______ I all the work
    1. come/ do will come/ will do C. will come/ do D. come/ will do
12. By the time we ____ to the forest, the rain
    1. will get/ will stop will get/ will have stopped
    2. get/ will stop D. get/ will have stopped
13. I think he ______ the letter by this time.
    1. will answer will have answered C. will be answering D. has answered 15. I _____ my report when you entered the hall

A. made B. have been making C. was making 16. They _____ the new words yesterday from three to seven.	D. have made
A. learnt B. have been learning C. have learnt 17. She _____ this exercise yesterday at 8o’clock	D. were learning
A. wrote B. has written 18. My mother often morning exercise	C. has been writing	D. was writing
A. do B. does 19. She _____ some cakes yesterday at 2p.m	C.was doing	D. has done
A. make B. has been making 20. He _____ me to the party yesterday.	C. has made	D. was making
A. invited B. has invited 21. He _____ a book two days ago.	C. has been invited	D. was inviting
A. read B. has been reading	C. was reading	D. has read
22. Miss Brown’s telephone _____ when she
A. rang/ dressed	B. was ringing/ was dressing
C. was ringing/ dresses	D. rang/ was dressing

1. When he ______ into the office, the secretary ______ a crossword puzzle

A. came/ was doing B. was coming/ was doing C. was coming/ did D. came/ did 24. Why ____ to me while I _____ ? A. did you not listen/ was speaking B. were you not listening/ was speaking C. were you not listening/ spoke D. did you not listen/ spoke 25. He _____ for her, but she never. A. was waiting/ was coming B. waited/ was coming C. was waiting/ came D. was waiting/ comes 26. While I ______ for him to call up, he a good time in the bar. A. waited/ was having B. have waited/ was having C. was waiting/ have had D. was waiting/ was having
27. They _____ this film last week.
A. have seen B. saw C. have been seeing 28. She ______ the picture when I came	D. were seeing
A. painted B. has painted C. was painting 29. They ______ the new words yesterday from three till seven	D. have been
A. learnt B. were learning C. have learnt 30. It ______ this week.	D. have been learning
A. rained B. has rained C. was raining 31. She _____ a bath at seven o’clock last night .	D. rains
A. was having B. had C. has had 32. She _____ dishes already.	D. has been having
A. was washing B. washed C. has washed 33. They ______ supper when the telephone rang.	D. has been washing
A. had B. have had C. were having 34. I ______ you for ages.	D. have been having
A. didn’t meet B. haven’t met C. was not meeting 35. Last summer, he to Ha Long Bay.	D. haven’t been meeting
A. has gone B. was going C. went	D. has been going

1. While she _____ , she _____ the doorbell, then voices
   1. was washing up/ heard washed up/ has heard C. has washed/ was hearing D. was washing up/ was hearing
2. “She _____ tea”, let’s go to the dinning room.
   1. was making made C. has made D. has been making