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1. Tony is lying. He __________ money from Alf on the ferry back from Bergen. I’m absolutely positive about it.
A. has borrowed B. has been borrowed
C. did borrow D. may have borrowed
2. “Could we start a little earlier?” – “Well, it depends on the Parkers. I’ve made arrangements to start as soon as they ___________.
A. will have returned B. returned C. will return D. has laid
3. I can remember she __________ the dining-room table with a white cloth to celebrate my return.
A. laid B. lay C. has lain D. has laid
4. I remember that meeting Andy Sugar was a great occasion for my children. Since the showing of his film they __________ him as something of a national hero.
A. admired B. had admired
C. have been admiring D. have admired
5. Any changes are possible in the phase of the drafting of the document. But, please, Adam, don’t try to change the text after it ___________ upon.
A. has been agreed B. will have been agreed
C. will be agreed D. was agreed
6. I know too little Dutch to have understood what they were talking about. What I _________ though, was that their boss would be there the next morning.
A. didn’t understand B. did understand
C. have understood D. could have understood
7. The high winds blowing all Monday night __________ very thick trees, breaking some of them.
A. bent B. bended C. have been bending D. have bended
8. The first moments of the race, for which we __________ since the beginning of the school year, were always a bit tense.
A. have been preparing B. have prepared
C. were preparing D. had been preparing
9. I think my wife and I ____________ on a small farm when I am retired.
A. will have lived B. will be living C. are living D. have lived
10. We should take Dingo with us just in case one of the boys __________ nasty. Not that I’d like them to.
A. turns B. will turn C. would turn D. shall turn
Q20. A. since I borrowed it from the local library
Cụm từ "since I borrowed it from the local library" cho thấy rằng bạn đã đọc cuốn sách trong một khoảng thời gian bắt đầu từ khi bạn mượn nó từ thư viện.
Q21. D. once he gets his salary
Cụm từ "once he gets his salary" chỉ ra rằng Nam sẽ trả lại cho bạn vào thời điểm anh ta nhận được tiền lương của mình. Các lựa chọn khác không chính xác vì chúng sử dụng thì quá khứ của động từ "get", điều này cho thấy rằng Nam đã nhận được tiền lương của mình.
20a
21d