I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. I’d like to borrow this book . _________ it yet ?
A. Did you read B. Had you read C. Have you read ( Dấu hiệu HTHT) D. Do you read
2. We ____ in this town for a long time. We _________ here sixteen years ago.
A. had been / come B. have been / came C. were / came  D. are / came 

for a long time -> HTHT, ago -> QKD
3. No breakfast for Mark, thanks . He _________ breakfast.
A. hasn’t eaten B. didn’t eat  C. isn’t eating  D. doesn’t eat
4. The news came as no surprise to me. I _________ for sometime that the factory was likely to close.
A. knew  B. had known  C. have known D. know.
5. Glenda _________ extremely hard when she was a student.
A. worked  B. has worked  C. was working D. had been worked
6. The world war II _________ in 1939 and _________ in 1945.
A. begins / ends B. had begun/ended C. began / ended  D. has begun / had ended ( có các mốc tg trong qk -> QKD)
7. I’ll see him when he _________ here tomorrow.
A. comes  B. will come  C. has come  D. had come
8. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody _________ to bed
A. have gone  B. went  C. had gone  D. goes
9. Every twelve months, the Earth _________ the Sun.
A. circles  B. circled  C. has circled  D. is circling ( diễn tả 1 sự thật hiển nhiên -> HTD)
10. Wars _________ the most terrible. At the moment, wars _________ in some places in the world.
A. are / happened    B. have been / have been happening
C. were / are happening   D. are / are happening
11. You can’t see Tom because he _________
A. is working  B. was working C. has been working D. had been working
12. I have never played table tennis before. This is the first time I _________ to play.
A. try   B. tried   C. have tried  D. am trying ( this is the first time -> HTHT)
13. Hurry up! Our train _________ at 7 o’clock. We have just a little minutes.
A. leaves  B. is leaving  C. will be leaving D. is going to leave
14. The child is still ill but he _________ better gradually.
A. gets   B. is getting  C. has gotten  D. got
15. Don’t bother her. She _________ her violin lesson; she always _________ it in the morning.
A. takes / is taking    B. takes / takes
C. is taking / is taking    D. is taking / takes
16. I’ll come to see you before I _________ for the United States.
A. leave  B. will leave  C. have left  D. am leaving
17. My friend, Mary, arrived after I _________ for her about half an hour.
A. was waiting B. had been waiting C. have been waiting D. have waited
18. The accident _________ when we were on the way to Vung Tau.
A. occur  B. occurring  C. occurred  D. had occurred
19. It was midnight. Outside it _________ very hard.
A. rains  B. is raining  C. rained  D. was raining
20. When he _________  at the station, his train already _________
A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives / leaves
21. You _________ your new hat when I _________ you yesterday.
A. were wearing / had met   B. wore / had met
C. wore / was meeting    D. were wearing / met
22. When I_________ there, dinner _________  so I had a drink first.
A. get / is preparing     B. get / has been prepared
C. got / had been prepared    D. got / was being prepared
23. Andrew_________ the test before so he _________ it very easy.
A. did / had found     B. had done / found ( QKHT before QKD)
C. was doing / found    D. did / was finding
24. While her brother was in the army, Sarah _________ to him twice a week.
A. was writing  B. wrote   C. has written   D. had written
25. When I last _________  him, he_________ in London
A. saw-has been living    B. see-in living
C. saw- was living     D. have seen- lived
26. I was sad when I sold my car. I _________ it for a very long time.
A. am running     B. were running
C. have been running    D. had been running
27. By next month, Laura _________ for the company for twenty years.
A. will be working    B. will work
C. has been working    D. will have been working 
28. When I last saw John, he _________ and was out of breath.
A. was running B. ran   C. has run  D. had been running
29. Mary ______ in London for 15 years.
A. is living  B. was living  C. has lived  D. lives ( for -> HTHT)
30. Tim ______ in three movies already. I think he’ll be a star some day.
A. has appeared  B. was appearing  C. had appeared  D. is appearing ( already -> HTHT)

1 C. Have you read (dấu hiệu HTHT : yet)

2 B. have been / came (dấu hiệu HTHT : years ago/for a long time)

3 D. doesn’t eat (HTD)

4 A. worked  (QKD)

5 C. was working

6 A. begins / ends

7 A. comes

8 D. goes

9 A. circles

10 C. were / are happening

11 B. was working

12 C. have tried

13 C. will be leaving

14 D. got

15 B. takes / takes

16 B. will leave

17 D. have waited 

18 C. occurred

19 C. rained

20 B. arrived / had left

21 D. were wearing / met

22 A. get / is preparing

23 B. had done / found

24 C. has written

25 C. saw- was living

26 B. were running 

27 A. will be working

28 A. was running 

29 C. has lived (dấu hiệu HTHT: for 15 years)

30 A. has appeared (dấu hiệu HTHT : already)