300 câu tìm lỗi sai luyện thi bằng B Anh văn pps

A&B LEVEL CERTIFICATE REVISION
II. FIND THE MISTAKES (300 SENTENCES)
1. W

h a

t is the h

i g he

r mountain in the world?
a. What b. is c. higher d. in
2. I w ish my mother g iv e

s m e presents m o

r e

o f

t en

.
a. wish b. gives c. me d. more often
3. T

h

e teacher w a

s p

l e a

si n

g with the result o f your examination.
a. The b. was c. pleasing d. of
4. T

h

e little

b o

y d

i dn

't know ho

w l a

ci n

g his shoes.
a. The little boy b. didn't c. how d. lacing
5. You a

r e q u

ite

so thin that you c a n

slip b e

t w ee

n the bars.
a. are b. quite so c. can slip d. between
6. T

o t u

r n o

n the light, I w a

s surprised a

t what I saw.
a. To turn b. on c. was d. at
7. I w ou

ld

r a

t he

rli v e o n a farm than t o

li v e in a city.
a. would rather b. live c. on d. to live
8. The school library is free a n

d open f o

r a

llthe pupils and teaching staff.
a. is b. and c. for d. all
9. W

h

y d on

't you bo

rro w books in the local lending library?
a. Why b. don't c. borrow d. in
10. He had to a

d m

it that there w e

r e something in w ha

t mother kept s a

y i n

g.
a. admit b. were c. what d. saying
11. T

h e

s t ud

e n

ts suggested bu

y i n

gflowers f

o rthe teachers in the Teachers' Day.
a. The students b. buying c. for d. in
12. No one h a

v e s o

l v e

d s u

ch a d

i f f

ic u

lt problem.
a. have b. solved c. such d. difficult
13. D u

r i n

g their m eat

, they discussed what to d

o a t the weekend.
a. During b. meat c. to do d. at
14. I f you w r ite the essay c a

r e

f u

l, you w illget good mark.
a. If b. write c. careful d. will
15. O r d

i na

r y Americans a

r e friendly and n o

t afraid to show its feelings.
a. Ordinary b. are c. not d. its
16. The girl w h

o w e

r e injured in the accident is now in hospital.
a. who b. were c. in d. is
17. Thank you v e

r y m

u ch o f the present t ha

t you sent me.
a. very b. much c. of d. that
18. There w a

s n

't s o m

e directory in t h

e telephone box f

r o

mwhich I was phoning.
a. wasn't b. some c. the d. from
19. T

h e m

a n w h

o I w a

s waiting f

o

rdidn't turn up.
a. The man b. who c. was d. for
20. Women w ea

r m

a

k e

- u

p to b ea

u t i f

u

l t h

e m

s e

l v e

s.
a. wear b. make-up c. beautiful d. themselves
21. Mai and Lan h a

v e a row be

c au

s e they have m

is un

d e

r st o

o d o n

e ano

t he

r.
a. have b. because c. misunderstood d. one another
22. The workers are b u

il d

i n

ga ne

w b

r i d

g e w h

ich is 150 meters in h

i g h

.
a. building b. a new bridge c. which d. high
23. It's n

o u

se a

ski n

g t he

mk e

e p quiet.
a. no use b. asking c. them d. keep
24. This text is too l o

n g for me to

re a

d it.
a. is b. long c. to read d. it
25. I c an

't get u

s e

d to do

i n

gso difficult exercises.

a. can't b. used c. doing d. so
26. M y father d

o e

s n

't know s pea

k E n

g lis h

.
a. My b. doesn't c. speak d. English
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27. She b

e ha

v e

s a

s i f she w a

s a baby.
a. behaves b. as if c. was d. a
28. You wanted me to t e

llyou ab

o u

t what I w a

s do

i n

ghere and how w a

s my life.
a. to tell b. about c. was doing d. was
29. The course is good, bu

t m o

r e

h a

r d than I t hou

g ht

.
a. is b. but c. more hard d. thought
30. S

l eep

i n

gall day, to ea

t too m u

ch and ne

v e

rgoing out is unhealthy.
a. Sleeping b. to eat c. much d. never
31. The dentist gave m e a c he

ck u

pand then t e

lli n

gme I needed two f

illi n

g s.
a. me b. check up c. telling d. fillings
32. These engines u

s e d be

i n

gstarted by hand. B

u t

n o

w they a

r e started by electricity.
a. used b. being c. But now d. are
33. This house is often b

r o

k e

n o ff and a lot of things are taken a

w a

y.
a. is b. broken c. off d. away
34. My father ha

s a mechanic t o

r e

p a

irhis motorbike m

o

n t h

l y.
a. has b. a c. to repair d. monthly
35. There a

l w a

y s is one w ise woman w h

o is bo

th feared and respected by her people.
a. always b. wise c. who d. both
36. The woman t e

lls them cl o

s e their eyes ti g h

tly and cover them w ith their hands.

a. tells b. close c. tightly d. with
37. They v isit e

d America about a t hou

s a

n d years a

g o

, o

n the eleventh century AD.
a. visited b. thousand c. ago d. on
38. Ha Dong is the town w he

r e I a mborn and gr e

w up.
a. is b. where c. am d. grew
39. She is t h

e g i r labout t h

a t I talked to you y e st e

r da

y.

a. the girl b. that c. to d. yesterday
40. The lesson t ha

t we are learning no

w is very i n

t e

r e

s te

d b u

t difficult.
a. that b. now c. interested d. but
41. She m ad

e me to p a

y f

o

rthe damage I h

a d d

o ne

.
a. made b. to pay c. for d. had done
42. He warned m e t o m

a

ke an eye o

n my luggage as that place was f

u

ll of thieves.
a. me b. to make c. on d. full
43. W

he n you are late f o

rclass, you s h ou

ld apologize f

o

ryour teacher.
a. When b. for c. should d. for
44. The village t ha

t I was born and gr e

w up is sit ua

t e

d o

n the Red River.
a. that b. grew c. situated d. on
45. Some children, b

e f o

r e going to school, g o to kindergartens, o f f

ic i a

lly a

r e c a

ll e

d nursery schools.
a. before b. go c. officially d. are called
46. E n

g lish children st a

r t school in six and finish a

t sixteen.
a. English b. start c. in d. at
47. I d

o n

't feel as ti r e

d after a train journey so I do a f

t e

ra car journey.
a. don't b. tired c. so d. after
48. The c h

ild ran f a

stly to get to sc h oo

l.
a. child b. fastly c. to d. school
49. I f it w ill r a

in this afternoon, we w ill have to c an

c e

l our picnic.

a. If b. will rain c. will d. cancel
50. He is v e

r y w ea

k to lift t h

is suitcase.
a. very b. weak c. to d. this
51. S u

n weather can a

lw a

y s be depended o

n in southern countries.
a. Sun b. always c. on d. in
52. The man t h a

t wife an

d family a

r e away s e

e

m

s very lonely.
a. that b. and c. are d. seems
53. Each year m

o

r e a

n d

m o

r e p eop

l e try s e

tt i n

gnew and u nu

s ua

lrecords.
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a. more and more b. people c. setting d. unusual
54. Someone e

lse put 49,999 d

o m

i n

o e

s in a line and k n o

cki n

g them all down.
a. else b. dominoes c. in d. knocking
55. T

h e peel w e

r e a

c t u a

lly 52 meters l on

g.
a. The b. were c. actually d. long
56. Why d

id all the customers a

t the Red Lion ha

v e

topay o f their beer that week?
a. did b. at c. have to d. of
57. The h ea

v y rain made it po

ssi b

lefor us to have our picnic.
a. heavy b. it c. possible d. to
58. If you m a

ke a f

i v e

- da

y s trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship en

t e

r s a different time z on

e everyday.
a. make b. five-days c. enters d. zone
59. When he arrived a

t the f u

r n

it u

r e shop, they ha

d b

e e

n

s o

ld the table he w an

t ed

.
a. at b. furniture c. had been sold d. wanted
60. May Day r e

g u

l a

r l

y is c e

l eb

r a

t e

d i n many countries a

r o

u n

d the world.
a. regularly b. celebrated c. in d. around
61. I f airplane ticket w a

s n

't expensive, I c ou

ld f

ly to Singapore f o

rmy holidays.
a. If b. wasn't c. could fly d. for
62. Friends advised h

e rto

st o p doing the h

ou s e

w o

r k be

c au

seher old age.
a. her b. to stop c. housework d. because
63. A

l t h

o u

g h she is 103 b

u t she still does a

l o t

o f work in the flat.
a. Although b. is c. but d. a lot of
64. He h

a d so a d

i f f

i c u

l t exercise that he couldn't do it.
a. had b. so c. difficult d. it
65. It is the l a

rg e

rcity in Europe with a population o f over eight million.
a. is b. larger c. in d. of
66. It is a b

e au

t i f u

lbuilding o f two towers and a v e

r y big clock c a

ll e

d Big Ben.
a. beautiful b. of c. very d. called
67. Many hundred years a

g o there w e

r e many villages and little towns in England.
a. ago b. were c. little d. in
68. They usually took a tree back w ith them and pu

t it o n the centre o f the village.
a. with b. put c. on d. of
69. The international w o

r ki n

g class m

a d

e the on

e of May their day o f solidarity.
a. working b. made c. one d. of
70. The f

i r st May Day c e

l eb

r a

t e

d in England in 1

8 90

.
a. first b. celebrated c. in d. 1890
71. Television is one of m

a n

's important m

e a

n of c om m

u n

ic a

ti o

n.
a. is b. man's c. mean d. communication
72. T

h ou

g hTV, home viewers can see and l e a

r n a

b ou

t people, places and things in faraway lands.
a. Though b. learn c. about d. in
73. TV provides m

an

y more en

t e

r t a

i n m

e n

t programs a

s an

y other kind.
a. many b. entertainment c. as d. any
74. P o

v e

r ty desert c o

u n

t r i e

s in Africa can gr o

wguayule.
a. Poverty b. countries c. in d. grow
75. The ru bbe

r farms will m

a

ke a l o

t o f money and give jobs to a

g r ea

t dea

l o f people.
a. rubber b. make c. a lot of d. a great deal of
76. A

r ou

n d the age o f sixteen you m

u

s t make one of the biggest de

c isi o

n of your life.
a. Around b. of c. must d. decision
77. Junko Tabei, is a Japanese f

r o

mHokkaido, w a

s the first woman to m

a

kethis difficult climb.
a. is b. from c. was d. to make
78. A T

o

k y o newspaper - television c o

m pan

y ha

d o

rg an

i z e

d the climb in 1975.
a. Tokyo b. company c. had organized d. in
79. Bill a n

d Fred w a

s students a

t a university and they w e

r e friends.
a. and b. was c. at d. were
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80. T

h e noise on the roof o f the trailer w o

ke Bill and Fred up very qu

ick.

a. The b. of c. woke d. quick
81. I n April 1984, David Hempleman - Adams w a

lk e

d through northern Canada to the North Pole w ith himself.
a. In b. walked c. to d. with
82. David w a

s a b

r a

v e

r y man to go o

n this adventure by h

i m

s e

l f

.
a. was b. bravery c. on d. himself
83. Biddenden, England is a small town o f 1,500 p e

r s on

, with a history of nine hu

n d

r e

d years.
a. is b. of c. person d. hundred
84. Each Easter Monday, o

ld people, widows, widowers, and others li v i n

g on small incomes take part w ith a
ceremony c a

ll e d Chulkurst Charity.
a. old b. living c. with d. called
85. Her family w e

r e p

a t r i ot

s w h

o supported the American R e

v o

l u

ti o

n a

l.
a. were b. patriots c. who d. Revolutional
86. She w ou

ld be killed i f

t h a

t she d

id

n o

t betray the patriots in the area.
a. would b. if that c. did not d. in
87. The city of Lufkin, Texas, h a

s h a

d m

u

c h than ten million employees w o

r ki n

g for it without pay.
a. city b. has had c. much d. working
88. These e m

p

l o

y e

r s have not t a

k e n vacations, a

sk e d for sick leave, or complained about ha

v i n

gto work long hours.
a. employers b. taken c. asked d. having
89. The worms e a

t the waste and turn it i n

to clean fertilizer w ho

m the city then sells to farmers.
a. eat b. into c. whom d. to
90. D u

r i n

g the Revolutionary War, American patriot w i

v e

s and children frequently had to t a

ke refuge in forts
e

sc ap

i n

gattacks.
a. During b. wives c. take d. escaping
91. The women w ou

ld spend t h e

irtime to ma ke bread and bullets f

o rthe soldiers.
a. would b. their c. to make d. for
92. The women w e

r e indignant and d e

ci d

e d that they themselves would d

o one more effort to d

r i v e off the enemy.
a. were b. decided c. do d. to drive
93. The delay to p

r e

v e n

t the surrender and a

l l o

w e

d time for reinforcements t o a

rr i v e

and d

r i v e off the enemy.

a. to prevent b. allowed c. to arrive d. drive
94. The J a p

a ne

se first de

v e

l ope

d fake food i n the 1920s to introduce people to unfamiliar W

e st dishes.
a. Japanese b. developed c. in d. West
95. David w a

s a young man w h

o w o

r ki n

g in a

n office in a big city.
a. was b. who c. working d. an
96. He decided to ha

v e a holiday in a beautiful place in the mountains w he

r e there were m u

ch streams.
a. to have b. in c. where d. much
97. A rich m e

n and his w i f

e went in a shop to bu

y a bracelet.
a. men b. wife c. in d. to buy
98. She t r a

v e

l e

d to villages and r e

li g i ou

s centers, with only an interpreter and a few m

e

n to carry her camping
e

q u

i p

m en

ts.
a. traveled b. religious c. men d. equipments
99. She a

d op

t e

d a f

i f

t e en

- y ea

r s - o

ld Sikkimese boy to t r a

v e

l w ith her.
a. adopted b. fifteen-years-old c. to travel d. with

100. O n e day a lady s a

w a mouse t o

r u

n across her kit c he

n floor.
a. One b. saw c. to run d. kitchen
101. She d

id n

o t want t o

g o back to the shops be

c a u

se it was very l a

t e

l y.
a. did not b. to go c. because d. lately
102. The last t i m

e I went to London, I d

i d n

't have time to visit all the p

l a

ce I wanted to see.
a. time b. to c. didn't d. place
103. I soon g o

t to know w he

r e w e

r e the main st r ee

t s.
a. got b. where c. were d. streets
104. I can spend q u

ite a long time in Westminster Abbey and learn o f all the interesting things t he

re.
a. quite b. in c. of d. there
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105. T he

y a

r e very p

l ea

s an

t to travel b

y steamer d o

w n the Thames from Westminster to Tower Bridge.
a. They are b. pleasant c. by d. down
106. O n e

d a

y a f

a m

e singer w a

s invited by a rich lady to her house.
a. One day b. fame c. was d. to
107. At ten o'clock, the singer w a

s a

sk e

d c om i n

g up

st a

i r s to the lady's guests.
a. was asked b. coming c. upstairs d. to
108. William H.Harrison, the man w h

o served t h

e m

o

s t

s h o

r t term, died o f pneumonia several weeks a f

t e

rhis
inauguration.
a. who b. the most short c. of d. after
109. Abraham Lincoln was on

e of four p

r e

si d en

ts w h

o w a

s assassinated.
a. one b. presidents c. who d. was
110. James A. Garfield was s ho

t d u

r i n

g his first year in office by a man to t h a

t he w ou

l dn

't give a job.
a. shot b. during c. that d. wouldn't
111. He doesn't m u

ch like the work, bu

t he en j o

y e

d the relationships w ith the other workers.
a. much b. but c. enjoyed d. with
112. After g e

tti n

gher s ix -

y ea

r- o

ld daughter ready and d

r i v i n

g her to t h

e

sc h oo

l, she starts on the housework.
a. getting b. six-year-old c. driving d. the school
113. She f

i n d

s housework bo

re d and d oe

s n

't like to

s t a

y at home all day.
a. finds b. bored c. doesn't d. to stay
114. A artist went to a be

a u

t i f

u

lpart of the country f

o

r a holiday, and stayed with a farmer.
a. A b. to c. beautiful d. for
115. The artist was very p

l ea

s e

d and thanked the farmer for s a

y i n

g s

o kind things ab

o u

t the paintings.
a. pleased b. saying c. so d. about
116. Se

v e

r a

lmembers of his family did a great deal t o

e n

c ou

r a

g ehim in the field of sci e

n t i f

ic.
a. Several b. to encourage c. in d. scientific
117. While he d

e a

lt with the deaf and i n

v e

sti g a

ti n

gthe science of acoustics, his studies e

v en

t ua

lly led to the
i n

v en

ti o

nof the multiple telegraph and his greatest invention - the telephone.
a. dealt b. investigating c. eventually d. invention
118. Along in jogging and swimming, c y cli n

g is on

e of the best all-round forms o f exercise.
a. in b. cycling c. one d. of
119. It can help to

i n

c r ea

se your st ro n

g and energy, g

i

v i n

g you more efficient muscles and a s t r on

ge rheart.
a. to increase b. strong c. giving d. stronger
120. D o

i n

g too much too q u

ickly can damage muscles that a

r en

't used t o

w o

r k.
a. Doing b. quickly c. aren't d. to work
121. If you ha

d any doubts ab

o u

t taking up cycling for health reasons, t a

lk to your doctor and a

sk his or her advice.
a. had b. about c. talk d. ask
122. The decay be

g i n

s in a

little crack in the enamel to c o

v e

r o f the tooth.
a. begins b. a little c. to cover d. of
123. We s h ou

ld eat food that is good a t our t ee

thand our body.
a. should b. is c. at d. teeth
124. Some accidents c au

se injuries b u

t s o m

e lead to d

i e

.
a. cause b. but c. some d. die
125. The T

ra n

s p o

r t Department organizes road s a f e

ty campaigns every year in o

r de

r t h a

t reduce traffic a

cci d

e n

ts.
a. Transport b. safety c. in order that d. accidents
126. I f everyone t a

k e

s care when c r o

ssi n

g the road, there will be m o

r e traffic accidents.
a. If b. takes c. crossing d. more
127. Coffee an

d tea is favorite hot d

r i n

ks of people in all parts of the world.
a. and b. is c. drinks d. in
128. In the United States, w h

ich more coffee is used than in an

y other nation, many people drink their coffee "
black", w it hou

t cream or sugar.
a. In b. which c. any d. without
129. In China, Japan and other O r i e n

t a

lcountries, w he

r e tea is the national drink, people a

l m

o

st use ne

v e

rsugar in
their tea.
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a. Oriental b. where c. almost d. never
130. Richard leaves a

t home at a bo

u t half past eight, w ith his schoolbag un

d e

r his arm.
a. at b. about c. with d. under
131. He d oe

s n

' t buy a ticket every day so he has a s ea

s o

nticket.
a. doesn't b. a c. so d. season
132. S

c h oo

ls in England a

r e no

t the same f

r o m in ou

rcountry.
a. Schools b. are not c. from d. our
133. In England school c h

il d

r e

ndo not go to s c hoo

l o

n Saturdays w i t

h Sundays.
a. children b. school c. on d. with
134. In some places, winter be

g i n

s in November and e

n d

i n

gin March o

rApril.
a. In b. begins c. ending d. or
135. You can s e e a lot of c h

il d

s running and jumping in the snow or p

l a

y i n

g with snowballs.
a. see b. childs c. in d. playing
136. One day their mother t o o

k them in their aunt's house to play w h

i

le she went to the big city to buy s o

m

e new
clothes.
a. took b. in c. while d. some
137. Two old g en

tl e m

e n lived in a q u

ite street in Pa

r is.
a. gentlemen b. in c. quite d. Paris
138. They went o f

t e

n for walks t o

g e

t he

rin the streets w he

n the weather w a

s fine.
a. often b. together c. when d. was
139. In England n

o bo

d y under the age of eighteen a

r e allowed to d

r i n

k in a public bar.
a. In b. nobody c. are d. to drink
140. There is a prison in iceland which a

ll o

w s its prisoners g o

i n

g out without any guards to

w o

r k everyday.
a. is b. allows c. going d. to work
141. Mary and h e

rhusband wanted to

g i v e the old lady to a n

ice birthday present.
a. her b. to give c. to d. nice
142. He is s u

c h famous that he ha

s a great many f an

s.
a. is b. such c. has d. fans > b
143. The po

lice caught h

e be

c a u

sehe was involved in a robbery.
a. police b. he c. because d. in
144. If he doesn't u n

der st an

d the lesson, h

is father o f

t e n explains it f o

rhim.
a. understand b. his c. often d. for
145. Most o f the b u

il d

i n

gin this town are r a

t h e

runattractive, b

u t this church is an exception.
a. of b. building c. rather d. but
146. She h a

s a s t r on

g ly de

t e

r m

i n

a ti o

nto b

e a teacher.
a. has b. strongly c. determination d. be
147. The government a

r e trying p

l a

y i n

g down t h e

irinvolvement in the affair.
a. are b. playing c. their d. in
148. The e

x pan

si o n of t h

is factory will to

c r ea

te more employment to l o

c a

l people.
a. expansion b. this c. to create d. local
149. There is a chill st r iki n

g me w he

n I go alone in night.
a. is b. striking c. when d. in
150. This morning, I e

n c oun

t e

r e

da friend I h

a v en

't seen f o

ra long t i m

e

s.
a. encountered b. haven't c. for d. times
151. It is possible to

i n f e

rtwo c o

m

p

l e t e

ly opposite c o n

cl u

si o

n from this set of facts.
a. is b. to infer c. completely d. conclusion
152. He is not v e

r y s an

g u

i n

e a

b ou

t his chances of s u

cc e

s s f u

l.
a. very b. sanguine c. about d. successful
153. She a d

m

i r e

s Korean a

c t r e

ss e

s in so far as she wears a

s t h e

m

.
a. admires b. actresses c. as d. them
154. She p

r e

s en

t e

d reward f

o

rthe return o f her l o

st bracelet.
a. presented b. for c. of d. lost
155. We are i n

t e

r e

s t e

d o f the c on

s e

r v a

ti o

n o f forests.
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a. interested b. of c. conservation d. of
156. I think there a

r e a n

y resources t h a

t we have left u n

t a pp

e d

.
a. are b. any c. that d. untapped
157. He e n

r ic h

s his k n o

w l ed

g e by list en

i n

gto the radio e

v e

r y n

i

g ht

.
a. enrichs b. knowledge c. listening d. every night
158. We h a

v e searched f

o

rsome of the b oo

k s to

w h

ich you need.
a. have b. for c. books d. to which
159. It is many y ea

r s f o

rMount Vesuvius l a

st erupted.
a. is b. years c. for d. last
160. R e f

o

r m

i n

gthe education s y st e

m w illbe a d

i f f

ic u

lty process.
a. Reforming b. system c. will d. difficulty
161. I found it ha

r d

ly to keep my c on

c en

t r a

t i o n with s u

ch a noise going on.
a. it b. hardly c. concentration d. such
162. I k e e

p my re f

e

r e

n ce books n ea

r in my desk for c o n

v en

i en

c e

.
a. keep b. reference c. near in d. convenience
163. Pu

t the cap back o

n the bottle, o t he

r w ise the juice w ou

ld spill.
a. Put b. on c. otherwise d. would
164. All p

il o

ts are r e

s p on

si b

lef o

rtheir passengers' s a f

e

.
a. pilots b. responsible c. for d. safe
165. The c o

u n

t r y air a

r e fresh, m o

r eo

v e

r, it is not po

ll u

t e d.

a. country b. are c. moreover d. polluted
166. I always m

a

ke a point of c h e

cki n

g that a

ll the windows are shut a f

t e

rI go out.
a. make b. checking c. all d. after

167. We are ha

v i n

ga

little get-together to c e

l e b

r a

te D a

v id promotion.
a. having b. a little c. to celebrate d. David
168. She is enough o

ld to

b e independent o f her pa

re n

ts.
a. old b. to be c. of d. parents
169. The train h

e got on ha

s an accident bu

t he w a

s unharmed.
a. he b. has c. but d. was
170. You n ee

d attach a label to each piece w ith luggage.
a. need b. a c. to d. with
171. You should w ea

r conspicuous clothes w he

n to

w a

lk a

t night.
a. wear b. when c. to walk d. at
172. She m

a

d e a few c on

v en

ti o

n a

l r e

m a

r k about t h

e weather.
a. made b. conventional c. remark d. the
173. She can l oo

k back o

n her career w ith g r

ea

tly satisfaction.
a. look b. on c. with d. greatly
174. I f ee

la c e

r t a

inapprehension w ith my interview t o

m

o

rr o

w.
a. feel b. certain c. with d. tomorrow
175. What w a

s she s a

i d convinced m e that I was m

ist a

k en

.
a. was b. said c. me d. mistaken
176. A w e

lltool-box is a h

a nd

y thing to have i n the house.
a. well b. handy c. to d. in
177. One o f his l e

ss attractive t r a

it is criticizing his wife in public.
a. of b. less c. trait d. in
178. T h

e driver w a

s t o o

ti n

ghis horn a

s he re a

c h

e d the bend.
a. The b. was tooting c. as d. reached
179. T

r y to more positive in dealing w ith the problem.
a. Try b. to c. in d. with
180. She h a

d re a

lpsyched he

r s e

l f up f o

rthe big match.
a. had b. real c. herself d. for
181. W

h e

n life w a

s simple, man's needs were f

e

w and he could supply t he

irall.
a. When b. was c. few d. their
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182. The w o

m a

n who c o

m

e in does not k no

w the man w e

ll.
a. woman b. come c. know d. well
183. I li v e in Elgol, is a small village o

n the south-west coast o f the island.
a. live b. is c. on d. of
184. I stop f o

rpassengers an

d empty the five post bo

x a

l on

gthe road.
a. for b. and c. box d. along
185. I pick u

p the school children t h

a t live along my route and t oo

k them to the school in Broadford.
a. up b. that c. took d. to

186. There a

r e a school f

o

ryoung children in Elgol, but the o

l d e

rchildren have to travel into the town.
a. are b. for c. in d. older
187. S

o m

e ti m

e

s it takes m

e about three h

o u

r s f

i n

is h

i n

gmy round.
a. Sometimes b. me c. hours d. finishing
188. Stories are the go ode

st way of t e a

c h

i n

g m

o

r a

llessons t o young people.
a. goodest b. teaching c. moral d. to
189. I talk about t h e Tower of London, a

n d then o f the li v e

s of people in England today.
a. the b. and c. of d. lives
190. Sun Jingxiu, a 80-year-old r e

ti r e

d teacher, is the o

l de

st storyteller in the country.
a. a b. retired c. oldest d. in
191. Small children d

o e

s n

't understand t h a

t hot water and hot d

r i n

ks can b

e dangerous.
a. doesn't b. that c. drinks d. be
192. More o ft e n

ly the children h a

v e fallen t h

ro u

g h a glass door or window and are b

a d

ly hurt.
a. oftenly b. have c. through d. badly
193. The two young w o

m

a n are w a

tc h

i n

gpeople dancing, and w a

iti n

g for an
invitation to

j o

i n in.
a. woman b. watching c. waiting d. to join
194. Her da

r k dress re fl e

cts a view of life w h

i c

h is m an

y less optimistic.
a. dark b. reflects c. which d. many
195. I s p en

t an hour trying to

f

i n

d a phone s o t ha

t I could ring you t e lli n

g you I'd be a little late this morning.
a. spent b. to find c. so that d. telling
196. I wanted s o m

e

t h

i n

gfresh to e

a t while I w e

r e in Britain.
a. something b. to eat c. were d. in
197. In towns, there w a

s very few bus shelters un

tilabout thirty y ea

r s ago.
a. In b. was c. until d. years
198. M o

st people no longer w ea

r s the kinds of clothes t h a

t protect them f

r o

mthe wind, cold and rain.
a. Most b. wears c. that d. from
199. Most o f them were bu

ild in the n

i ne

t ee

n t h century and some a

r e very grand.
a. of b. build c. nineteenth d. are
200. They w e

r e intended t o

p e

r s ua

d e people to d

r i n

k water, instead w ith beer or spirits.
a. were b. to persuade c. to drink d. with
201. C o

m m

u n

ic a

ti o n w illbe impossible i f everyone made up h

is own language.
a. Communication b. will c. if d. his
202. The m o

r e words you k n o

w, the m

o

st ideas you c a

n express.
a. more b. know c. most d. can
203. Words a

r e the main t h

i n

g s we u

si n

g in communicating w ha

t we want to say.
a. are b. things c. using d. what
204. As w e

llas talking w ith our voices we can a

lso t a

lki n

g with our bodies.
a. well b. with c. also d. talking
205. They may nod he rhead to

s ho

w that they ha

v e understood or shake it to indicate d

is a

gr e

e m

e

n t

.
a. her b. to show c. have d. disagreement
206. W

r itt e n language without o f punctuation i s not easy to f o

ll o

w.
a. Written b. of c. is d. to follow
207. We u

s e volume a n

d pitch e m

p ha

si z i n

g words and m a

ke meanings clear.
a. use b. and c. emphasizing d. make
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208. The division be

t w ee

nthe r o

l e

s of the mother and the father is n o

l on

g e

rvery cl ea

r l y.
a. between b. roles c. no longer d. clearly
209. A father can c h

ang e the baby, d

r e

s s e

d t h

e children or m

a

k e the dinner.

a. change b. dressed c. the d. make
210. A father is the person w h

o provides us f

o rmoney to feed an

d clothe ourselves.
a. is b. who c. for d. and
211. A dad is the pe

r s o

n w h

o you ask f o

rpocket m o

n e

y.
a. person b. who c. for d. money
212. The t ab

l e m

a

n ne

r s you have in a restaurant is very different from t ho

se you have at home.
a. table b. manners c. is d. those
213. A

llthe parks are be

a u

t i f

u

lkept and are f o

rthe use and e n

j o

y m

en

t of the people.
a. All b. beautiful c. for d. enjoyment
214. There a

l w a

y s is nearly a c r o

w d a

t the door of the theatre a

ski n

g for returned tickets.
a. always b. crowd c. at d. asking
215. C h

i n

a teams a

r e famous f o

rtheir skill in table tennis.
a. China b. are c. for d. in
216. There w a

s once a foreigner w h

o went in England t o

l e a

r n English.

a. was b. who c. in d. to learn
217. If you e

v e

rgo i n

to a house in Japan, you must r e

me m

be

r i n

gto take o ff your shoes.
a. ever b. into c. remembering d. off
218. M an

y houses have n

o other f

u

r n

it u

r e

s in their rooms.
a. Many b. no c. furnitures d. in
219. You will see a bowl o

f flowers or a long silk pa

i n

ti n

g s on one of the w a

lls.
a. a b. of c. paintings d. walls
220. You may b

e surprised s e e

i n

g t ha

t there are n

o bedrooms.
a. be b. seeing c. that d. no
221. O n e of the greatest d

i f f

ic u

lti e

s f

o

r foreign students in American universities a

r e the lecture system.
a. One b. difficulties c. for d. are
222. It is not easy to take g oo

d notes f

ro m a lecture o

n a foreign language.
a. is b. good c. from d. on
223. The f

i r st skill to

l e a

r n is how to write only the m

o

r e important words, not w ho

le sentences.
a. first b. to learn c. more d. whole
224. Her mother died e a

r ly w ith her father tried ha

r d to b

r i n

gup the four children.
a. early b. with c. hard d. to bring
225. Marie l ea

rn t to re a

d and write in the age o f four.
a. learnt b. to read c. in d. of
226. She worked v e

r y ha

r d and be

c a

m e a famous chemist and ph

y sicists.
a. very b. hard c. became d. physicists
227. Jim w a

s ha

v i n

gdinner a t a restaurant w he

n Henry w a

s c o

m

i n

gin.
a. was having b. at c. when d. was coming
228. He could u n

d e

r s t an

dalgebra and to

s pe a

k French w he

n he w a

s six.
a. understand b. to speak c. when d. was
229. English is the native or o

f f

ic i a

llanguage on o ne

- f

i f

t h

s of the land area o f theworld.
a. is b. official c. one-fifths d. of
230. M an

y universities, school classes t au

g h

t in English e

v e

n

t hou

g hthe na

ti v e language is not English.
a. Many b. taught c. even though d. native
231. I m

y s e

lf prefer t h

e underground as it is ra p

i d

it y, easy and c he

a p

.
a. myself b. the c. rapidity d. cheap
232. There are s u

ch many cars and buses in London t h

a t one can not drive along the roads quickly, and w it hou

t
many stops.
a. such b. in c. that d. without
233. I f you don

't know London very g ood

, it is very difficult to f

i n

d the bus you want.
a. If b. don't c. good d. to find
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234. S

o m

e butterflies f

l i e

s m

o

r e

t h a

n3000 kilometers o n their journey to the south.
a. Some b. flies c. more than d. on
235. On the w i n

t e

r i n

gplaces, millions o f butterflies cover the trees and ground like a carpet.
a. On b. wintering c. of d. like
236. It is c e

r t a

i n

ly true that the a

v e

r a

g e woman ha

s weaker muscles t ha

t the average man.
a. certainly b. average c. has d. that
237. When men li v e

d in caves and h un

t animals for food, st r en

g thof body was the m

o

st important thing.
a. lived b. hunt c. strength d. most
238. M o

st of the words are the s am e in American and in British English, but theAmerican people say a n

y English
words not like people d

o in England.
a. Most b. same c. any d. do
239. In Canada m

u

c h people speak English be

c a u

se they a

lso came from England many years ago.
a. In b. much c. because d. also
240. Jim gets up a

t half past seven everyday, ha

s breakfast at eight o'clock, and st a

r ts w o

r ks at half past nine.
a. at b. has c. starts d. works
241. Peter u

s ua

lly g e

ts up at eleven o'clock and h a

s breakfast o n lunchtime.
a. usually b. gets c. has d. on
242. Holiday towns and f

is h

i n

g villages in the South - West are p

r e

p a

r e

d to fight the oil pollution w h

ich is
threatening l o

c a

lbeaches.
a. fishing b. prepared c. which d. local
243. Yesterday there w a

s a collision in the English Channel b

e t w ee

n the "S.P Titan", w h

o is one of the biggest oil
t an

k e

r s in the world, and a Dutch cargo ship.
a. was b. between c. who d. tankers
244. Helicopters r e

sc u e

d b o

th crews, and nobody d

i e

s in the collision.
a. rescued b. both c. dies d. in
245. Hundreds o f small boats, w h

ich are c a

r r y i n

g detergents, is spraying the oil.
a. of b. which c. carrying d. is
246. The Amazon forest, in Brazil, c o

v e

r s five m

illi o

n square kilometers - an area as b

i gg e

ras the whole of Europe
e

x cl ud

i n

gRussia.
a. covers b. million c. bigger d. excluding
247. I f the destruction of the forest c o n

ti n ue

s at the same rate, there w ou

ld be nothing l e

ft by the year 2005.
a. If b. continues c. would d. left
248. Scientists s a

y s that the d

i s ap

p ea

ra n

ce o f the trees is already causing changes in the climate.
a. says b. disappearance c. of d. in
249. Brunei is o

n e of the s m

a

ll e

st but m o

st

r i ch countries in the world.
a. one b. smallest c. most rich d. in
250. Most t h

e m think t ha

t Brunei is in the Middle East but it is n

' t.
a. them b. that c. in d. isn't
251. And the b e

a u

ty is t ha

t there are so little people to share all t h

is money.
a. beauty b. that c. little d. this
252. In 1980 the Sultan m e

t an air hostess c a

lli n

g Mariam Bell and f e

llin love w ith her.
a. met b. calling c. fell d. with
253. F a

ct o

r y chimneys g i

v e out smoke that c on

t a

i n

i n

gsulphur dioxide a n

d nitrogen oxide.
a. Factory b. give c. containing d. and
254. When it rains, these acids d

iss o

l v e in the rain and make it t o

b e acidic.
a. it b. dissolve c. in d. to be
255. Acid rain is believed b e the w o

r st pollution problem o f all.
a. is b. be c. worst d. of
256. Acid rain ha

s ha

r m

e

d aquatic life by to

t u

r n many lakes i n

t o lifeless bodies o f water.
a. has harmed b. to turn c. into d. of
257. It is not po

ssi b

leto do this on a l a

rg e enough scale to save all the l a

k e

.
a. is b. possible c. large d. lake
258. Car e

x hau

st fumes c on

t a

in carbon monoxide and lead w h

ich are h

i g h poisonous.
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a. exhaust b. contain c. which d. high
259. 1.6 billion gallons w e

r e sold every year, in over one h

u nd

re d and sixty c oun

t r i e

s.
a. were b. in c. hundred d. countries
260. It is c e

r t a

i n

ly that Coca-Cola will be d

r u

n k far i n

to the t w en

t y - f

i r st century.
a. certainly b. drunk c. into d. twenty-first
261. A

t the intersection f o

rBroad Street and Park Avenue, Kim had the gr ee

n light and drove i n

to the intersection.
a. At b. for c. green d. into
262. No

o n

e w e

r e hurt, but the damage to Kim's car w a

s heavy.
a. No one b. were c. to d. was
263. W

h e

n we have guests to our house, we s hou

ldbe very polite to t h e

i r.
a. When b. to c. should d. their
264. The Americans t e n

d t o

b e informal while they're be

i n

g r e

c e

i v e

dcompany or c o

m

i n

g f

o

r a social engagement.
a. tend b. to be c. being received d. coming for
265. Women don

't usually shake hands a

s they are introduced to each other but men d

i d

.
a. don't b. as c. to d. did
266. A Suez Canal c o

n ne

c t

s the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Suez and s epa

r a

t e

s the continents o f Africa and
Asia.
a. A b. connects c. separates d. of
267. Ships s a

ili n

g in Europe to Asia once had to t a

ke the route a

r o un

d the Southern tip of Africa.
a. sailing b. in c. take d. around
268. She h a

s t a

k e

nthe d

r i v e

n test three times, but she h

a dn

't b

e e

nable to pass the test y et

.
a. has taken b. driven c. hadn't been d. yet
269. Walt Whitman, b

or n in New York in 1819, was t w o of America's unusual literary f

i g u

r e

s.
a. born b. in c. two d. figures
270. He h a

s g i v e

n f

ree ly of his time by c a

r i n

g for the w ound

e d during the Civil War.
a. has given b. freely c. caring d. wounded
271. He h a

d f e

lt that it w a

s necessary a

c h

i e

v i

n

ga new poetic form in order to c o

m m

u n

ic a

tehis views.
a. had felt b. was c. achieving d. communicate
272. Although m

an

y believed the "talking leaf" t o b

e the gift from the Great Spirit bu

t Sequoyah refused to a

c c ep

t

that theory.
a. many b. to be c. but d. to accept
273. In 1821, a f

t e

rtwelve years of work, he had s u

c c e

s s f

u

lly de

v e

l op

i n

ga written language that w ou

ld enable
thousands of Indians to read and write.
a. after b. successfully c. developing d. would
274. After i n

v en

ti n

gdynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel b e

c a m

e a v e

r

y r ic hne

ss man.
a. inventing b. became c. very d. richness
275. Every year o

n December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's d ea

t h

, the awards are p

r e

s en

t e df o

rthe winners.

a. on b. death c. presented d. for
276. No awards w a

s presented f

r o

m1940 to 1942 a

t the beginning of World War II.
a. No b. was c. from d. at
277. Franklin i n

iti a t e

d many i m p

r o

v e

m

e

n t in the city of Philadelphia.
a. initiated b. improvement c. in d. city
278. Franklin played a n i m

p o

r t a n

ce role in the ea

r ly history of t h

e United States.
a. an b. importance c. early d. the
279. Elizabeth Blackwell w a

s born o

n England in 1821 and emigrated to New York City when she was ten years ol
d. a. was
b. on c. in d. to
280. She decided that she w an

t e

dto become a doctor, w h

o was nearly impossible f

o

r a woman in the middle of the
nineteenth century.
a. wanted b. who c. for d. in
281. In 1849, a f

t e

rgraduation f

ro mmedical school, she de

ci d e

s to f u

r t he

rher education in Paris.
a. after b. from c. decides d. further
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282. Ever since h u

m a

n s have i nh

a b

it e d the earth, they have made u se of v a

r i e

ty forms of communication. a.

humans b. inhabited c. use d. variety
283. Body language t r an

s m

its ideas or thoughts by c e

r t a

inactions, e

it he

r intentionally no

runintentionally.
a. transmits b. certain c. either d. nor
284. It is be

li e

v e

d that w he

n a she-wolf loses her litter, she s ee

ki n

g a human child to t a

keits place.
a. believed b. when c. seeking d. to take
285. In 1925, he j o

i ne

dthe ad

v e

r tisi n

gdepartment of Doubleday Page and Company, one of t h e m

o

st large publishing
hou

s e

s in New York.
a. joined b. advertising c. the most d. houses
286. He was a f a

v o

r ite contributor to many l e

a d

i n

gmagazines, and h e

r n

a m

e be

c a m

ea household word.
a. favorite b. leading c. her name d. became
287. We were sitti n

g q u

i e

t by the si d

e of a lake when we had an u

np l ea

s a

n t surprise.
a. sitting b. quiet c. side d. unpleasant
288. If you are planning to

t r an

s f e

r, remember that you must to o

b t a

i n the permission before l e a

v i n

g the university
w he

r

e you are currently studying.
a. to transfer b. to obtain c. leaving d. where
289. You must c o

m p

l e

t e the form I -538, have it to

si g n by the foreign student advisor a

t the school where you are
c u

rr en

tly studying.
a. complete b. to sign c. at d. currently
290. A

s more w o

m e

n in the United States moved up the p

ro f

e

ssi o n

a lladder, more are finding it n e

c e

ssity to make
business trips alone.

a. As b. women c. professional d. necessity
291. It is a w e

llidea to en

c o u

r a

g e your husband and children to

l e a

r n to cook a few simple m

ea

ls while you are away.
a. well b. to encourage c. to learn d. meals
292. The i n

v en

ti o

nof the electric telegraph gave b

i r th o f the c o m

mu n

ic a

ti on

s industry.
a. invention b. birth c. of d. communications
293. W

i t h increasing d e

v e

l op

m

e n

t and u

se of computer technology, there is a ne

w l

y disease to worry about.
a. With b. development c. use d. newly
294. In some countries in Europe, teachers a

r e allowed g i v i n

g children some ho

m e

w o

r k only at weekends.
a. in b. are c. giving d. homework
295. Five prisoners w e

r e injured w he

n they a

t t e

m p

t e d to escape i n the prison last night.
a. were b. when c. attempted d. in
296. Is d

r i v i n

g a car more d

a n

g e

r ou

s t h

a n to f

ly in a modern plane?
a. driving b. dangerous c. than d. to fly
297. I'd like to

w r ite a

p p

l y i n

gfor the post o f accountant in your company.
a. to write b. applying c. of d. in
298. I have five years of e

x pe

r i en

c e like an accountant and can s pe a

k English f

l u en

tl y.
a. experience b. like c. speak d. fluently
299. I feel very happ

y to

g e

t your letter after so a long ti m

e.
a. happy b. to get c. so d. time
300. The driver a

sk e

d the passengers not to

g e

t off the bus w h

ile it was m o

v ed

.
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