Trình độ C - Bài 50
1. He kept the door open by putting a ________ under it.
(A) triangle
(B) block
(C) wedge
(D) wood
2. ________ from Tom, all the workers said they would go.
(A) Only
(B) Except
(C) Apart
(D) Separate
3. This cloth ________ very thin.
(A) feels
(B) touches
C
C
A
(C) holds
(D) handles
4. He says he has got ________ in his stomach.
(A) hurt
(B) aches
(C) pains
(D) suffering
5. The taxi-drivers are complaining that their fares are too ________.
(A) small
(B) little
(C) low
(D) few
6. The gunman ________ the pilot of the plane to change direction.
(A) demanded
C
C
D
(B) made
(C) controlled
(D) forced
7. As soon as the firebell rang everyone walked quickly downstairs and out of the building,
________ gathered in the car park.
(A) while
(B) then
(C) before
(D) to
8. He has a very strong ________ to see his country again.
(A) desire
(B) want
(C) liking
(D) feeling
B
A
9. Be careful! Don't ________ your drink on the table.
(A) spill
(B) spread
(C) flood
(D) flow
10. This wet weather has lasted for three weeks now; ________ rained every single day.
(A) there has
(B) there was
(C) it has
(D) it was
11. It is a very long ________ from Tokyo to London.
(A) tour
(B) track
(C) flight
A
C
C
(D) travel
12. Excuse me! Can't you see the doctor's notice? Do you mind not ________?
(A) to smoke
(B) smoking
(C) smoke
(D) be smoking
13. Browns Ltd will have to ________ sales during the coming year.
(A) expand
(B) enlarge
(C) increase
(D) extend
14. The party, ________ I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable.
(A) by which
(B) at which
B
C
B
(C) for which
(D) to which
15. That's the woman ________ daughter I nearly married when I was younger.
(A) whom
(B) that
(C) whose
(D) which
16. I would be thankful ________ any advice you can give me.
(A) about
(B) on
(C) for
(D) at
17. I haven't accused him ________ anything, but I suspect him of having taken it.
(A) by
C
C
C
(B) to
(C) of
(D) on
18. The spy surrendered himself ________ the enemy and was condemned to death.
(A) to
(B) in
(C) with
(D) for
19. Joyce's novel Finnegan's Wake continues to ________ critics, including those who find it
comprehensible and call it ________.
(A) appall genial
(B) enthrall nonsensical
(C) baffle transparent
(D) bore compelling
20. Although this disease threatens the lives of several thousand persons every year, the
________ of supplies and equipment has ________ the progress of medical research for a cure.
A
B
(A) discontinuance ensured
(B) scarcity hampered
(C) rationing enhanced
(D) squandering facilitated
B