Practice

Câu 1

Choose the correct answer.

By the time I got to class, the lesson _____.

already started
was already started
had already started
has already started
Câu 2

Choose the correct answer.

Five years ago, people _____ as much time on televison as they do today.

haven't spent
weren't spending
didn't spend
hadn't spent
Câu 3

Choose the correct answer.

Simon _____ the laundry when his mother came home.

had already done
has already done
had already been done
already did
Câu 4

Choose the correct answer.

The girl _____ the house before the guests arrived.

had tidied
tidied
has tidied
was tidying
Câu 5

Choose the sentence which means the same as the given one.

Simon had just finished the test when the bell rang.

When Simon was doing the test, the bell rang.
The bell rang. After that, Simon finished the test.
Simon finished the test, then the bell rang.
Câu 6

Choose the sentence which means the same as the given one.

They had bought the tickets before they heard about the cheaper flight.

They bought the tickets and later they heard about the cheaper flight.
They heard about the cheaper flight and then they bought the tickets.
When they were buying the tickets, they heard about the cheaper flight.
Câu 7

Choose the correct answer.

Dear Lisa,

Thanks for your letter. I

  1. just left
  2. had just left
for school when I saw the postman and he
  1. gave
  2. had given
it to me. It was really funny. I
  1. had read
  2. read
it during maths and it made me laugh. I almost
  1. got
  2. had got
in trouble!

Anyway, I'm excited because I

  1. had
  2. had had
my first judo lesson yesterday. I
  1. was
  2. had been
late for the lesson because when I got there, I suddenly realised that I
  1. left
  2. had left
my judo suit at home! So I went all the way home and when I
  1. got
  2. had got
back, the lesson
  1. already began
  2. had already begun
.

Câu 8

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Yuri Gagarin (fly) into space eight years before Armstrong (walk) on the moon.

France (launch) its first satellite before Japan (put) its test satellite into orbit.

Mukai Chiaki (spend) 23 days in space before the shuttle Columbia (return) to the Earth.

The United Kingdom (launch) its satellite into orbit after China (do) that one year earlier.

In 1998, John Glenn (fly) on the space shuttle after he (make) three orbits around the Earth a long time earlier.

Câu 9

Choose the correct answer(s).

That's the man _____ sister discovered a new planet.

whom
who
that
whose
Câu 10

Choose the correct answer(s).

The old man _____ is sitting over there was an airline pilot.

that
whom
which
who
Câu 11

Choose the correct answer(s).

Did you see the programme about the woman _____ invented Tippex?

that
whose
who
whom
Câu 12

Choose the correct answer(s).

Do you know the year _____ Gagarin flew into space?

in which
where
who
in that
when
Câu 13

Choose the correct answer(s).

Can you think of any reasons _____ Cathy should be angry with me?

why
which
whose
whom
for which
Câu 14

Complete each sentence with a correct relative pronoun.

The student

  1. who
  2. which
  3. whom
  4. whose
was selected to join the space program is my brother's friend.

They showed me the place

  1. where
  2. when
  3. in that
  4. which
the spaceship landed last week.

This is the museum

  1. where
  2. which
  3. whom
  4. who
has some of the best rock collections in the country.

The neighbours

  1. whom
  2. which
  3. that
  4. whose
house is opposite to ours have never invited us to dinner.

The man with

  1. which
  2. whom
  3. that
  4. whose
Mr. Khoa is talking has flown into space three times.

Câu 15

Complete each sentence with a correct relative pronoun.

Here's a photo of the hotel

  1. it
  2. when
  3. why
  4. where
we stayed when we were in New York.

An astronaut is a person

  1. which
  2. whom
  3. that
  4. he
travels in a spacecraft into outer space.

Do you want to meet my colleague

  1. who
  2. whose
  3. that
  4. whom
son has been trained to be an astronaut?

The rock

  1. whom
  2. when
  3. it
  4. that
they found last week may have landed on Earth from the moon.

The space age began in 1957

  1. in that
  2. when
  3. where
  4. which
the Soviet Union launched the world's first man-made satellite.

Câu 16

Choose the sentences in which the relative pronouns can be omitted.

The mission that they are talking about plans to send humans to Mars by 2030.
We read about an astronaut who travelled into space in 1961.
Yuri Gagarin made the first space flight whose success attracted worldwide attention.
The purpose of the event is to honour all American astronauts who have lost their lives while on missions.
The book which Amelie is reading now is about the Big Bang theory.
Câu 17

Choose the sentences in which the relative pronouns can be omitted.

'The cinnamon buns which my mother makes are the best in the world!' he said.
I used credit card to buy a computer game that is called "Mars Mystique Mission".
The poem which he is reading to us has been translated into several languages.
The dance club that Mai often goes to will be doing a performance this Christmas.
This is the space tourism service which is being advertised on our website.
Câu 18

Choose the answer which best combines the sentences given.

Our class watched the film yesterday. The film was about the Russian space dog Laika.

The film was about the Russian space dog Laika that our class watched yesterday.
The film that was about the Russian space dog Laika our class watched yesterday.
The film our class watched yesterday was about the Russian space dog Laika.
Câu 19

Choose the answer which best combines the sentences given.

Last week they visited a museum. The first artificial satellite is on display there.

The first artificial satellite is on display the museum they visited last week.
Last week they visited the museum which the first artificial satellite is on display.
Last week they visited the museum where the first artificial satellite is on display.
Câu 20

Choose the answer which best combines the sentences given.

David introduced me to the woman. Her husband is working for NASA.

David introduced me to the woman whose husband is working for NASA.
David introduced me to the woman whom husband is working for NASA.
David introduced me to the woman husband is working for NASA.