I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. Maryam had a very good time while she _____ with Lan’s family in Hanoi.
a. stays b. staying c. is staying d. was staying
2. Lan wishes she _____ a chance to visit Maryam in Singapore.
a. have b. has c. had d. can have
3. When she was at primary school, she _____ past the mosque on her way to school.
a. has walked b. used to walk c. uses to walk d. is walking
4. She likes going on holiday in Singapore, but everything _____ on her parents.
a. depend b. depends c. is depending d. are depending
5. Lan _____ Maryam around the city during her stay in Hanoi last month.
a. shows b. is showing c. has shown d. showed
6. I wish I _____ you, but, I’m sorry, I can’t.
a. could help b. can help c. will help d. am able to help
7. They are pen pals. They _____ to each other every two weeks.
a. write b. wrote c. had written d. were writing
8. The woman took out the key and _____ the door.
a. opens b. opening c. opened d. open
9. Nam was so sleepy yesterday morning that he _____ asleep during the English lesson.
a. falls b. was fallen c. has fallen d. fell
10. Someone _____ her bicycle while she was exercising in the park.
a. has stolen b. stole c. is stealing d. steals
11. He _____ write to me once a week but he doesn’t write any more.
a. use to b. uses to c. used to d. using to
12. What were you doing when the mailman _____ to your house?
a. come b. coming c. came d. comes
13. He _____ be late for class but he often comes late nowadays.
a. doesn’t use to b. didn’t use to c. doesn’t used to d. didn’t used to
14. My mother _____ beautiful and young forever.
a. wishes she can b. wishes she can be
c. wishes she could d. wishes she could be
15. My friends asked me _____ keep in touch on leaving.
a. promise to b. promised to c. promising to d. to promise to
16. My sister never cleans the floor. I wish she _____ it every day.
a. will do b. had done c. does d. would do
17. I come from Vietnam so I am not _____ on the left.
a. used to be driving b. used to drive c. used to driving d. used to be drive
18. Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists _____?
a. with b. of c. about d. in
19. I wish my best friend _____ never leave me alone like this.
a. will b. would c. can d. could
20. When you _____ in Hanoi, you should visit Uncle Ho’s mausoleum.
a. are b. be c. will be d. were
21. The mother cut the cake into four equal pieces. The children were ____ with the equal division.
a. pleased b. pleased about c. happy at d. happy on
22. What are you _____ doing when you have free time?
a. keen in b. keen on c. interesting in d. interesting on
23. Although we are far away from each other, we still _____.
a. keep together b. say hello c. greet each other d. keep in touch
24. They got divorced and decided to separate the little daughter from the son. This separation made the children _____.
a. depressing b. depression c. depress d. depressed
25. Music and painting are _____ subjects this semester.
a. optionally b. optioning c. optional d. option
Choose the phrase or clause that best completes each of the sentences below
6) The cyclist ______________ he crossed the main street.
A. looked with caution after B. was looked with caution when
C. looks with caution when D. had looked with caution before
7) _____________, we would be rich by now.
A. If we invest in the telecommunications industry
B. Unless we had investment in the telecommunications industry
C. Had we invested in the telecommunications industry
D. Did we invest in the communications industry
8) George did not study well in the class because _________________.
A. he studied bad B. he failed to study properly
C. he was not good student D. he was a badly student
9) ______________, the more he likes it.
A. The more dangerous it is B. The more it is dangerous
C. The more is it dangerous D. The more dangerous is it
10) Charlie said that ________________________________________.
A. he was thinking of going to live in Canada
B. he is thinking of going to live in Canada
C. he has thought of going to live in Canada
D. he would be thinking of going to live in Canada