THE PRESENT PERFECT Question 1. In the old days, people ________ dong leaves before they made Chung cakes. A. had collected B. would collect C. have gained D. had gained Question 2. When President Barack Obama arrived in Vietnam in July 2016, the former US President Bill Clinton and George W. Bush __________ here earlier. A. would come B. had come C. come D. have come Question 3. Before 1990s, trams _____ a popular means of transport in Ha Noi. A. are B. have been C. had been D. were Question 4. Vietnam _______ decades of fighting for freedom before the country became totally independent. A. experience B. have experienced C. will experience D. had experienced Question 5. I won the game because I _______ it a lot with my brother. A. had played B. played C. have played D. play Question 6. My leg started to hurt when I _________ football. A. played B. had played C. was playing D. play Question 7. I ________ 15 minute on watching TV before I went to study last night. A. was spending B. spend C. had spent D. spent Question 8. In the past, most of the school students didn’t often wear uniform like they _____ today. A. did B. had C. do D. have Question 9. Vietnam today is experiencing tremedous growth and over the last decade, ______ one of the strongest economies in Asia. A. have boasted B. has boasted C. is boasted D. are boasted Question 10. There _______ many recent breakthroughs in technology. Now consumers can purchase the latest high tech toys. This was not possible even a few years ago. A. are B. had been C. have been D. has been Question 11. "He greeted her. She really ______ better than when he________ her last week." - "Yes, she _____." A. had looked - saw - had changed B. looked - saw - had changed C. has looked - saw - has changed D. looked - had seen – had changed Question 12. I sat down at the desk and _______ why my father’s letter ______ yet. I _______ to ask him to send me some money at once. A. wondered - hadn’t arrived - had written B. had wondered - didn’t arrive - wrote C. wondered - didn’t arrive - wrote D. wondered - hadn’t arrived - wrote Question 13. 15 years ago, when I came back, the City _____ with 800,000 motorbikes and two million bicycles on the roads. A. had dramatic changed B. had dramatically changed C. dramatic had changed D. dramatically had changed Question 14. The traffic system in our city _____ in the last decade. A. had gradually been upgraded B. has gradually upgraded C. has gradually been upgraded D. has gradually been upgrading Question 15. More tourists have chosen to visit Ha Long Bay _______ UNESCO’s recognition of its natural beauty. A. for B. until C. since D. yet