1 Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ câu trả lời đúng cho mỗi câu hỏi sau.)
1. This is the second time I ________ this city. I have noticed a lot of changes here.
A. have visited
B. visit
C. visited
D. had visited
2. Starting her own business is the best decision my sister ________ in her life.
A. has never made
B. has ever made
C. makes
D. had
3. Leaving the countryside to live in a crowded city is the worst decision he ________ in his life.
A has
B. makes
C. has made
D. gets
4. This is the first time we ________ such an interesting talk about urbanisation in Viet Nam.
A. listen to
B. had listened to
C. listened to
D. have listened to
5. Due to rapid urbanisation, our city is becoming ________.
A. bigger and bigger
B. big and bigger
C. bigger and big
D. big and big
6. It is getting ________ difficult for young people to find jobs if they don't have any skills.
A. much and more
B. more and more
C. more and much
D. much and much
7. The more people move to the big city, ________ pollution becomes.
A. the more
B. worse
C. the worse
D. the worst
8. After only a month, my brother got bored at work and found his job ________ attractive.
A. the least
B. more or less
C. more and more
D. less and less

1. A
Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì hiện tại hoàn thành “this is the second time” (đây là lần thứ 2) => Cấu trúc thì hiện tại hoàn thành chủ ngữ số nhiều: S + have V3/ed.
This is the second time I have visited this city. I have noticed a lot of changes here.
(Đây là lần thứ hai tôi đến thăm thành phố này. Tôi đã nhận thấy rất nhiều thay đổi ở đây.)
Chọn A
2. B
Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì hiện tại hoàn thành “ever” (từng) => Cấu trúc thì hiện tại hoàn thành chủ ngữ số ít: S + has + ever + V3/ed.
Starting her own business is the best decision my sister has ever made in her life.
(Bắt đầu công việc kinh doanh riêng là quyết định đúng đắn nhất mà chị tôi từng đưa ra trong đời.)
Chọn B
3. C
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành diễn tả một hành động tính từ quá khứ đến hiện tại, có thể đã hoàn thành hoặc vẫn tiếp tục.
Cấu trúc thì hiện tại hoàn thành chủ ngữ số ít: S + has V3/ed.
Leaving the countryside to live in a crowded city is the worst decision he has made in his life.
(Rời quê đến sống ở thành phố đông đúc là quyết định tồi tệ nhất mà anh từng đưa ra trong cuộc đời.)
Chọn C
4. D
Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì hiện tại hoàn thành “this is the first time” (đây là lần thứ nhất) => Cấu trúc thì hiện tại hoàn thành chủ ngữ số nhiều: S + have V3/ed.
This is the first time we have listened to such an interesting talk about urbanisation in Viet Nam.
(Đây là lần đầu tiên chúng tôi được nghe một buổi nói chuyện thú vị như vậy về vấn đề đô thị hóa ở Việt Nam.)
Chọn D
5. A
Cấu trúc so sánh lũy tiến (càng ngày càng) với tính từ ngắn: adj + er + and + adj + er
Due to rapid urbanisation, our city is becoming bigger and bigger.
(Do tốc độ đô thị hóa nhanh chóng, thành phố của chúng ta ngày càng trở nên lớn hơn.)
Chọn A
6. B
Cấu trúc so sánh lũy tiến (càng ngày càng) với tính từ dài: more and more + tính từ dài.
It is getting more and more difficult for young people to find jobs if they don't have any skills.
(Càng ngày càng khó tìm được việc làm cho những người trẻ nếu họ không có kỹ năng.)
Chọn B
7. C
Cấu trúc so sánh đồng tiến (càng…càng): so sánh hơn + S + V, so sánh hơn + S + V.
The more people move to the big city, the worse pollution becomes.
(Càng nhiều người di chuyển đến thành phố lớn, tình trạng ô nhiễm càng trở nên tồi tệ hơn.)
Chọn C
8. D
A. the least: ít nhất
B. more or less: nhiều hay ít
C. more and more: ngày càng nhiều
D. less and less: ngày càng ít đi
Cấu trúc so sánh lũy tiến (càng ngày càng) với tính từ dài: more and more / less or less + tính từ dài.
After only a month, my brother got bored at work and found his job less and less attractive.
(Chỉ sau một tháng, anh trai tôi chán công việc và thấy công việc của mình ngày càng kém hấp dẫn.)
Chọn D

Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
Bài 1 :
Choose the best answer.
He __________ her before.
has never met
never has met
have never met
never have met
Bài 2 :
Choose the best answer.
She ___________ book for more than 2 hours.
read
is reading
has read
reads
Bài 3 :
Choose the best answer.
__________ married yet?
Did you get
Have you got
Do you get
Are you getting
Bài 4 :
Choose the best answer.
Peter ________(not/see) his friend since last Christmas.
doesn’t see
didn’t see
isn’t seeing
hasn’t seen
Bài 5 :
Choose the best answer.
We __________ this movie.
already watch
have watched already
have already watched
already have watched
Bài 6 :
Choose the best answer.
He _________ here for a long time.
has not come
isn’t coming
didn’t come
doesn’t come
Bài 7 :
Choose the best answer.
You _________ your project yet, I suppose.
done
do
aren't doing
haven't done
Bài 8 :
Choose the best answer.
He _________ that there are only four weeks to the end of term.
is just realizing
has just realized
just realizes
realizes just
Bài 9 :
Choose the best answer.
Tenda _________ here all his life.
has lived
lives
is living
lived
Bài 10 :
Choose the best answer.
They _________ their house since they arrived last Monday.
didn’t clean
cleaned yet
haven’t cleaned
is not cleaning
Bài 11 :
Choose the best answer.
She_________ to London a couple of times.
has already traveled
has traveled already
already travels
is already travelling
Bài 12 :
Choose the best answer.
The bill isn’t right. They _______ a mistake.
will make
are making
made
have made
Bài 13 :
Choose the best answer.
My mother ________ to start working next week.
has decided just
has just decided
just decides
decided just
Bài 14 :
Choose the best answer.
________ money for your mother?
Do you just pay
Did you just pay
Have you just paid
Are you just paying
Bài 15 :
Choose the best answer.
It is the second time he _______ his job.
has lost
lost
loses
has been losing
Bài 16 :
Choose a suitable word or phrase to fill in each blank.
The cutting or replacement of trees downtown _____ arguments recently.
has caused
have caused
are causing
caused
Bài 17 :
Choose the suitable verb tenses.
Bài 18 :
Choose the suitable verb tenses.
Bài 19 :
Choose the suitable verb tenses.
Bài 20 :
Choose the suitable verb tenses.
Bài 21 :
Choose the suitable verb tenses.
Bài 22 :
Choose the suitable verb tenses.
Bài 23 :
Choose the suitable verb tenses.
Bài 24 :
Choose the suitable verb tenses.
Bài 25 :
Choose the best answer
There _______________ a lot of changes in Vietnam since the 1990s.
was
have been
has been
are
Bài 26 :
Choose the best answer
It _______________ him almost 1 hour to go to school by bus every day.
takes
took
has taking
is taking
Bài 27 :
Choose the best answer
Her hometown _______________ a lot of hills and mountains.
has
gets
is
has got
Bài 28 :
Choose the best answer
My dog _______________ my cat since I came home.
is chasing
has chased
chased
chases
Bài 29 :
Choose the best answer.
I fell asleep while I _______________ my homework last night.
was doing
have done
did
is doing
Bài 30 :
Give the brackets with suitable verb tenses.