1. "How long have you been a consultant for our firm?"
"Well, I ____________ for this firm for 5 years next month!"
a. have been working.
b. worked.
c. am working.
d. will have worked.
2. "All the students had just left the classroom when the English teacher came in."
From the sentence, we may conclude that ___________
a. the students came late for the English class.
b. the teacher cancelled the English class.
c. the English class started late that day.
d. there was no English class that day.
3. "May I borrow your magazine?"
"I'm sorry, my brother ....it."
a. is still reading it.
b. has been reading it.
c. will still read.
d. still read.
4. "You were supposed to be here ten minutes ago. Where were you?"
"I ___________ a specialist then!"
a. am looking.
b. looked.
c. was looking.
d. look.
5. "I haven't got the report on the seminar held last week"
" I'm sure it ____ on your desk yesterday.
a. put.
b. being put.
c. was putting.
d. was put.
6. "Your train was delayed, wasn't it?"
"Yes, therefore, when I arrived, the driver picking me up _________ for more then an hour."
a. waited.
b. would wait.
c. was waiting.
d. had been waiting.
7. "Vina had just finished her big dinner when jordy came in, bringing her favorite durian" We may conclude
that _______________
a.Vina had durians for her dinner.
b. Vina and Jordy for her dinner.
c. Vina would most unlikely have the durians for dinner.
d. Vina would have dinner after eating durians.
8. Windy has stayed with us since her father ___________
a. sends abroad by his company.
b. sent abroad by his company.
c. was sent abroad by his company.
d. is sent abroad by his company.
9. A. : "I think we're going to be here for a while."
B. : "But we _____ in line for almost an hour!"
a. are standing.
b. have stood.
c. stand.
d. have been standing.
10. I arrived in the hospital after you __________
a. had left.
b. leave.
c. leaving.
d. left.
11. Look somebody __________ the purse from the woman's bag.
a. picks.
b. pick.
c. is picking.
d. picked.
12. I ___________ since I was at the first grade of senior high school.
a. used to swim.
b. am used to swimming.
c. swam.
d. had swam.
13. I __________ to school by bicycle when I was child.
a. go.
b. am going.
c. have gone.
d. used to go.
14. Water always ________ down from the higher place.
a. fall.
b. falls.
c. fell.
d. is falling.
15. "Where's Fred? I haven't seen him."
"Well, he _________ the reports when I arrived."
a. had typed.
b. was typing.
c. is typing.
d. has typed.
answer key :
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. A
11. C
12. B
13 .D
14. B
15. B
"Well, I ____________ for this firm for 5 years next month!"
a. have been working.
b. worked.
c. am working.
d. will have worked.
2. "All the students had just left the classroom when the English teacher came in."
From the sentence, we may conclude that ___________
a. the students came late for the English class.
b. the teacher cancelled the English class.
c. the English class started late that day.
d. there was no English class that day.
3. "May I borrow your magazine?"
"I'm sorry, my brother ....it."
a. is still reading it.
b. has been reading it.
c. will still read.
d. still read.
4. "You were supposed to be here ten minutes ago. Where were you?"
"I ___________ a specialist then!"
a. am looking.
b. looked.
c. was looking.
d. look.
5. "I haven't got the report on the seminar held last week"
" I'm sure it ____ on your desk yesterday.
a. put.
b. being put.
c. was putting.
d. was put.
6. "Your train was delayed, wasn't it?"
"Yes, therefore, when I arrived, the driver picking me up _________ for more then an hour."
a. waited.
b. would wait.
c. was waiting.
d. had been waiting.
7. "Vina had just finished her big dinner when jordy came in, bringing her favorite durian" We may conclude
that _______________
a.Vina had durians for her dinner.
b. Vina and Jordy for her dinner.
c. Vina would most unlikely have the durians for dinner.
d. Vina would have dinner after eating durians.
8. Windy has stayed with us since her father ___________
a. sends abroad by his company.
b. sent abroad by his company.
c. was sent abroad by his company.
d. is sent abroad by his company.
9. A. : "I think we're going to be here for a while."
B. : "But we _____ in line for almost an hour!"
a. are standing.
b. have stood.
c. stand.
d. have been standing.
10. I arrived in the hospital after you __________
a. had left.
b. leave.
c. leaving.
d. left.
11. Look somebody __________ the purse from the woman's bag.
a. picks.
b. pick.
c. is picking.
d. picked.
12. I ___________ since I was at the first grade of senior high school.
a. used to swim.
b. am used to swimming.
c. swam.
d. had swam.
13. I __________ to school by bicycle when I was child.
a. go.
b. am going.
c. have gone.
d. used to go.
14. Water always ________ down from the higher place.
a. fall.
b. falls.
c. fell.
d. is falling.
15. "Where's Fred? I haven't seen him."
"Well, he _________ the reports when I arrived."
a. had typed.
b. was typing.
c. is typing.
d. has typed.
answer key :
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. A
11. C
12. B
13 .D
14. B
15. B