Past tenses practice+Unit 2

Past tenses practice+Unit 2

By Project Meraki

​I. Grammar

Multiple Choice

1. He ... college last year.

• A. has left

• B. left

• C. had left

• D. was leaving

Multiple Choice

2. He …………………………… home late when the accident occurred.

• A. was driving

• B .had driven

• C. drove

• D.has driven

Multiple Choice

3. It ... rainy yesterday.

• A. was

• B. was being

• C. had been

• D. has been

Multiple Choice

4. At 6p.m yesterday, Quân ... his homework in his room.

• A. did

• B. has done

• C. is doing

• was doing

Multiple Choice

5. The plant ... by Tom last week.

• A. was watered

• B. water

• C. was being watered

• D. watering

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6.Mary told me ... my homework before going to bed.

• A. finish

• B. to finish

• C. finishing

• D. finished

Multiple Choice

7. If you ... harder, you wouldn't have had to retake the final examination.

• A. studied

• B. had studied

• C. are studying

• D. were studying

Multiple Choice

8. The woman ... is standing next to Mai is her mother.

• A. who

• b. which

• c. whom

• d.

Multiple Choice

9. I cannot sleep. The dog next door is making too much noise. I wish it ............. quiet.

• A. kept

• B. would keep

• C. had kept

• D. will keep

Multiple Choice

10. :Hoàng: “Thank you so much for a lovely party.” - Mai: “ _____________.”

• A. Thanks

• B. Have a good day!

• C. Cheers

• D. You're welcome!

Multiple Choice

11. We spent a lot of time .......... games.

• A. play

• B. to play

• C. playing

• D. have played

Multiple Choice

12. It rains cats and dogs.………….., Mr. Nam has to go to work.

• A. So that

• B. However

• C. But

• D. So

Multiple Choice

13. They suggest ............. that film.

• A. to watch

• B. watch

• C. watching

• D. watched

Multiple Choice

14. I am tired now _________ I stayed up late watching television last night.

• A. Because

• B. Because of

• C. Though

• D. So

Multiple Choice

15. "When is Christmas ?" "It's _________ December."

• A. in

• B. on

• C. at

• D. of

Multiple Choice

16. We suggest that the authorities ____ street children from following foreign tourist in the downtown.

• A. should stop

• B. would stop

• C. will stop

• D. stopped

Multiple Choice

17. You studied English at a university in London,............................. ?

• A. did you

• B. weren’t you

• C. were you

• D. didn't you

Multiple Choice

18. They ...............................Ho Chi Minh City last summer.

• A. are visiting

• B. visited

• C. have visited

• D. had visited

Multiple Choice

19. My father ................... any sport since last year.

• A. hasn’t played

• B. is playing

• C. played

• D. had been playing

Multiple Choice

20. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I .................French.

• A. knew

• B. have known

• C. will know

• D. know

​II. Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

1. He wants to buy an .................... car because he doesn’t have much money.

• 1. expensive

• 4. poor

• 2. affordable

• 3. rich

Multiple Choice

2. Tourists can see a wide .................... of hand-made things at the event.

• A. Many

• B. Variety

• C. Much

Multiple Choice

3. My friend has just.......... an ideal place for our summer vacation.

• A. created

• B. found out

• C. invented

• D. uncovered

Multiple Choice

4. There are many stores in the .................... area of the city.

• A. downtown

• B. suburb

• C. mountain

• D. sea

Multiple Choice

5.The artisan is delighted to ………. to you the craft of creating prints in an old-age style.

• A. explain

• B. Demonstrate

• C. Provide

• D. express

Multiple Choice

6. Her mother can do everything to cheer her .............

• A. up

• B. down

• C. above

• D. in

Multiple Choice

7. One of the ................ of living with someone is having to share a bathroom.

• A. advantages

• B. benefits

• C. drawbacks

• D. inadvantage

Multiple Choice

8. Since changing the way of production, many craftsmen have voluntarily joined together to form ……….

• A. cooperates

• B. cooperation

• C. cooperatives

• D. cooperative

Multiple Choice

9. I'm capable ...................speaking two languages.

• A. of

• B. with

• C. for

• D. to

Multiple Choice

10. Why don't you ask.............. a pay increase?

• A. with

• B. to

• C. for

• D. on

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11. He took advantage................... this opportunity to explain why he had done that.

• A. in

• B. of

• C. for

• D. about

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12. Yesterday Nga was absent.................class because she was ill.

• A. with

• B. for

• C. to

• D. from

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13. The manager picked the wrong team so they had ........ results.

• A. wonderful

• D. good

• C. happy

• D. catastrophic

Multiple Choice

14. Travelling by air always causes me a................

• A.illness

• B.homesick

• C. jet-lag

• D. seasick

Multiple Choice

15. Hoi An is a (an) ............... town situated 30km from Da Nang.

• A. ancient

• B. metropolitan

• C. modern

• D. multicultural

Multiple Choice

16. It's cold outside, put................. your jacket!

• A. off

• B. in

• C.on

• D. of

Multiple Choice

17. He is hired because he is .......................

• A. reliable

• B. reliability

• C.reliably

• D. relative

Multiple Choice

18. Most big companies are built and developed in .................... areas.

• A. urban

• B. rural

• C. mountainous

Multiple Choice

19.Taking responsibility for yourself is part of the process of growing .................

• A. up

• B. off

• C. on

• D. in

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20. This afternoon, we are heading to the ................, where we can see hundreds of pictures by famous artists all over the world.

• A. mall

• B. park

• C. museum

• D. art gallery

​III. Consolidation

Find mistakes

Multiple Choice

22. If I had known English better, I would apply for that job.

• 2. had known

• B. better

• C. for that job

• D. If

Multiple Choice

2. My parents are thinking of buy a new computer for me.

• A. My parents

• B. are thinking

• C. buy

• D. for me

Multiple Choice

3. We have to translate this dialogue into Vietnamese, haven’t we ?

• A. translate

• B. into

• C. Vietnamese

• D. haven't we

Multiple Choice

4. The city suffers from both air pollution or water pollution.

• A. The

• B. suffers

• C. both

• D. or

Multiple Choice

5. Kathy left the party early, and so John did.

• A. left

• B. early

• C. and

• D. John did

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences

Replace this with a sub-header that can be in multiple lines. ​

Multiple Choice

1. When being interviewed, concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you

• A.be related to

• B. be interested in

• C. express interest in

• D. pay attention to

Multiple Choice

2.Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground

• A. Changed his decision

• B. Wanted to continue

• C. Refused to change his decision.

• D. Felt sorry for us

Multiple Choice

2. Repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favorite films

• A. businesses

• B. advertisement

• C. economics

• D. contests

Multiple Choice

3. The music is what makes the movie so memorable

• A. forgettable

• B. unforgettable

• C. incredible

• D. wonderful

Multiple Choice

4. There is no evidence at this time that acupuncture can treat cancer itself.

• A.clue

• B. data

• C. proof

• D. sign

Multiple Choice

5. In Africa, many children die from not having enough food.

• A. starvation

• B. poverty

• C. drought

• D. nutrition