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PHN I: THI NG T, DNG NG T NGUYÊN TH VÀ V-ING
(VERB TENSES, INFINITIVE AND GERUND)

1 . If you see Tom, ________ you mind ________ him to get in touch with me?
A. will // reminding
B. will // to remind
C. would // reminding
D. would // to remind
2 . There ________ some good news about our school lately.
A. is
B. was
C. has been
D. have been
3 . I ________ in the cafe having a drink when the police arrived.
A. sat
B. was sat
C. was sitting
D. have sat
4 . I have promised to stop ________ but I don't believe so much.
A. smoking
B. smoke
C. smokes
D. to smoke
5 . Chinese people ________ a lot of rice.
A. are eating
B. eating

C. eat
D. are eat
6 . He ________ to the last meeting, but he didn't.
A. must go
B. should have gone
C. would go
D. had gone
7 . Do you believe that ghosts ________?
A. exist
B. are existed
C. are existing
D. are being existed
8 . Tell Chris ________ outside.
A. not go
B. for not going
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C. not going
D. not to go
9 . I remember ________ him in London.
A. of meeting
B. to meet
C. to meeting
D. meeting
1 0 . ________ you see him tomorrow?
A. Did
B. Do
C. Have
D. Will

1 1 . Jack ________ to Paris twice this year.
A. be
B. has been
C. had been
D. is
1 2 . Each of the girls ________ a lot of toys.
A. has
B. have
C. having
D. to have
1 3 . I ________ Tom for a long time.
A. know
B. knew
C. have known
D. had known
1 4 . ________ the moon last night?
A. Have you seen
B. Did you see
C. Do you see
D. Did you saw
1 5 . She finally decided ________ her children alone in the house.
A. not leaving
B. do not leave
C. not leave
D. not to leave
1 6 . While he ________ to London, he saw an accident.
A. was driving
B. drives
C. drove
D. had driven

1 7 . Anyone who ________ his work cannot go.
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A. finished not
B. not finish
C. has not finished
D. will not finish
1 8 . ________ either of the sisters coming to the party?
A. Be
B. Can
C. Are
D. Is
1 9 . No sooner ________ the news than she fainted.
A. she heard
B. had she heard
C. as she heard
D. she had heard
2 0 . It ________ every day so far this week.
A. has rained
B. is raining
C. rains
D. rained
21. Who actually saw the accident ________?
A. to happen
B. happen
C. happens
D. happened
2 2 . Don't leave your clothes ________ about on the bedroom floor.
A. lie

B. lay
C. lying
D. laying
2 3 . When water freezes, it ________ into ice.
A. turns
B. has turned
C. would turn
D. is turning
2 4 . How about ________ me a hand? - Sure. I'd be glad to help.
A. give
B. to give
C. giving
D. gives
2 5 . The window was shut, and he ________ to open it.
A. did even not try
B. tried not even
C. even didn't try
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D. didn't even try
2 6 . There ________ no rain here since last month.
A. is
B. has been
C. was
D. are
2 7 . When the telephone rang, she ________ a letter.
A. wrote
B. was writing
C. was written

D. is writing
2 8 . I had my younger brother ________ the newspaper to me while I was abroad.
A. to send
B. send
C. sent
D. is sending
2 9 . The picture was ________ in the museum.
A. hung
B. hanged
C. hang
D. hanging
3 0 . In China, an ancient medical treatment ________ as acupuncture is sometimes
used during surgery.
A. to know
B. knowing
C. known
D. knows
3 1 . It's an hour since he ________, so he must be at the office now.
A. is leaving
B. was leaving
C. has left
D. left
32. I'll come home to give you the package at nine. - That will be too late because
we ________ by that hour.
A. have gone
B. will have gone
C. will go
D. went
33. One of the windows of my car is very hard ________.
A. open

B. to open
C. opening
D. opened
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34. I don't think we are on the right road. We ________ someone.
A. had better ask
B. should better ask
C. had better asked
D. have better ask
35. ________ your brother spend Christmas with you?
A. Do
B. Does
C. Have
D. Has
36. I think she ________ letters in her room now.
A. is typing
B. has typed
C. types
D. typed
37. Can you ________ on the light, please?
A. switch
B. switched
C. switches
D. to switch
38. When he________ the corner, a brick fell on his head.
A. turned
B. turning
C. has turned

D. turns
39. He ________ up his mind yet.
A. has made
B. hasn’t made
C. made
D. did make
40. ________ since I came back to the office?
A. Did Robinson telephone
B. Was Robinson telephoning
C. Telephoned Robinson
D. Has Robinson telephoned
41. I suggest that the matter ________ reconsidered.
A. be
B. is
C. being
D. has
42. Stop ________ such a terrible noise, please!
A. to make
B. making
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C. make
D. makes
43. We hear you ________ to Udorn three days ago.
A. go
B. went
C. gone
D. goes
44. Most students ________ hard for the last few weeks.

A. were working
B. worked
C. have been working
D. are working
45.________ your house painted last year?
A. Did
B. Was
C. Had
D. Have
46. Since the beginning of the storm, several trees ________ down.
A. fell
B. have felt
C. have fallen
D. felt
47. I don't speak Japanese, but Jenny ________.
A. do
B. speaks
C. does
D. speak
48. I ________ to go now.
A. am got
B. had got
C. got
D. have got
49. Do you like your new job? - Yes, but my employer insists that I ________ on
time.
A. am
B. are
C. be
D. was

50. I'd like him ________ me a packet of cigarettes.
A. to bring
B. bring
C. brought
D. brings
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51. He made me ________it all over again.
A. do
B. to do
C. doing
D. does
52. I used ________in a caravan.
A. to live
B. living
C. lives
D. lived
53. You ought ________today. It may ________tomorrow.
A. go // will rain
B. to go // rain
C. going // rains
D. going // rain
54. You needn't ________anything. Just nod your head and he will understand.
A. to say
B. saying
C. say
D. says
55. They won't let us ________the Customs shed till our luggage has been
examined.

A. to leave
B. leaving
C. leaves
D. leave
56. How dare you ________my letters!
A. opened
B. opens
C. opening
D. open
57. He didn't dare ________with his boss.
A. to argue
B. arguing
C. argued
D. argues
58. He is expected ________in a few days.
A. to arrive
B. arriving
C. arrives
D. arrived
59. He made us ________for hours.
A. wait
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B. to wait
C. waiting
D. waits
60. We could ________to a concert, unless you'd prefer ________a museum.
A. go // to visit
B. going // visit

C. going // visiting
D. go // visit
61. Need I ________? I'd much rather ________at home.
A. come // stay
B. to come // to stay
C. to come // stay
D. come // to stay
62. I'm sorry ________you but I can't let you ________any more money till the
end of the month.
A. to disappoint // have
B. disappoint // have
C. disappoint // to have
D. disappointing // have
63. In August, he ________ for us for 25 years.
A. will have worked
B. work
C. is working
D. works
64. You shall have some ice-cream when you ________ your dinner.
A. finish
B. will finish
C. finished
D. finishing
65 What does the letter say? - ________ is the 1-20 form that you requested from
the University of Tennessee.
A. Enclosed
B. Enclosing
C. Enclose
D. Encloses
66. This sad story made him ________ about his own tragedy.

A. think
B. thought
C. thinking
D. thinks
67. My parents ________ got a car.
A. haven’t
B. hasn’t
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C. has
D. having
68. I ________ to work when I had a puncture.
A. shall drive
B. am driving
C. was driving
D. drove
69. Please lock the door when you ________.
A. leave
B. leaves
C. are leaving
D. left
70. Why don't you go to see John? He ________ the answer.
A. may know
B. may knew
C. ought know
D. could to know
71. I'm sure the answer to my letter ________ by next Friday morning.
A. to come
B. will come

C. could come
D. will be come
72. What about Peter? - He said he ________ not sure he ________ come.
A. was // could
B. is // will
C. is // to come
D. was // will
72. The old houses were ________ down to make way for a block of flats.
A. knocked
B. knocking
C. knock
D. to knock
73. He ________ in London at this very moment.
A. studies
B. will study
C. will be studying
D. is studying
74. I ________ to her since last Wednesday morning.
A. haven’t talked
B. don’t talk
C. talked
D. was talking
75. They ________ in Warsaw for about ten years.
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A. have lived
B. are living
C. live
D. has lived

76. She'd rather stay at home than ________ shopping.
A. going
B. goes
C. go
D. went
77. When did you go to work? - As soon as they came in, we ________ to work.
A. went
B. go
C. was going
D. have gone
78. Bob ________ Susan to dinner at least three times this week.
A. has taken
B. is taking
C. takes
D. took
79. It's a lovely day, but I ________ staying at home with you.
A. don’t mind
B. haven’t minded
C. minded
D. mind
80. Who ________ that horrible noise? - It's Tom practicing the violin.
A. makes
B. is making
C. made
D. have made

PHN II: DNG CÂU IF (IF CLAUSE)
1. If you come, ________ your friends with you.
A. bring
B. to bring

C. brought
D. will bring
2. ___ you don't mind, I'll sit here.
A. If
B. Unless
C. As long as
D. In case
3. If she ________ call me, she could do so.
A. wanted to
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B. will want to
C. wanting to
D. has wanted to
4. If you could take a trip to the moon, ________?
A. what will you do
B. what would you do
C. what are you going to do
D. what can you do
5. If he doesn't ________ his ways, he'll end up in trouble.
A. mend
B. mending
C. to mend
D. mended
6. I'll punish you ___ you break one of my favorite vases.
A. if
B. unless
C. as long as
D. in case

7. If it ________ so late, we could have coffee.
A. wasn't
B. isn't
C. weren't
D. not be
8. If he ________ lucky, he can get the job.
A. is
B. had been
C. would be
D. would have been
9. Don't do it ___ you don't want to.
A. if
B. unless
C. as long as
D. in case
10. If I were a princess, ________.
A. I will live in a palace
B. I live in a palace
C. I would live in a palace
D. I had live in a palace
11. If I _______ the lottery, I would give most to charity.
A. win
B. won
C. will win
D. had won
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12. If you stop smoking, you _______ more money.
A. won’t have

B. will have
C. would have
D. wouldn’t have
13. If I knew what ___________, I would tell you.
A. is the time
B. was the time
C. time is it
D. the time was
14. If I had a chance to do creative work, I _______ happy working in an office.
A. will be
B. would be
C. would have
D. will feel
15. If we don’t eat enough, we _______ hungry.
A. will
B. won’t
C. will be
D. won’t be
16. _____ he moves to another country, it'll probably be Australia.
A. If
B. Unless
C. As long as
D. In case
17. After the way she treated you, if I ________ in your place, I wouldn't return
the call.
A. be
B. am
C. was
D. were
18. If I saw Mark, I ________ him to a party.

A. invite
B. will invite
C. would invite
D. have invited
19. If I could understand this text, I ________ the next page.
A. read
B. would read
C. will read
D. have read
20. If you ________ Tom, tell him to come and see us on Friday.
A. met
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B. meet
C. have met
D. has met
21. If I had taken your advice, I _______ a better life.
A. will have
B. shall have
C. would have
D. would have had
22. If Bob ________ with us, he would have had a good time.
A. would come
B. would have come
C. had come
D. came
23. If I ________ the flu, I would have gone with you.
A. hadn't
B. hadn't had

C. didn't have
D. wouldn't have had
24. If Americans ate fewer foods with sugar and salt, their general health
________ better.
A. be
B. will be
C. is
D. would be

PHN III: DNG SO SÁNH (COMPARATIVE)
1. Teenage girls smoke almost ________ boys in many of the villages in West
Java.
A. as good as
B. as long as
C. as soon as
D. as much as

2. I told my son that I would take him to the circus next week ________ he keeps
his promise not to fight with his sister.
A. as good as
B. as long as
C. as soon as
D. as much as

3. You need to go to the hospital ________ possible. An erratic heartbeat can be
very dangerous.
A. as good as
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B. as long as
C. as soon as
D. as much as

4. You can eat ________ you like!
A. as good as
B. as long as
C. as soon as
D. as much as

5. I bet you don't love me ________ I love you. That would be impossible!
A. as good as
B. as long as
C. as soon as
D. as much as

6. I will accept your marriage proposal ________ you promise to love me and take
care of me forever.
A. as good as
B. as long as
C. as soon as
D. as much as

7. Rampant corruption in Indonesia will continue to happen ________ the
government continues to deny that the problem exists.
A. as good as
B. as long as
C. as soon as
D. as much as

8. Many British housewives cannot understand why many British men love
watching football twice ________ the women.
A. as good as
B. as soon as
C. as long as
D. as much as

9. Many anti-war protesters think that the President of the United States should
withdraw their troops from Iraq ________ possible.
A. as long as
B. as soon as
C. as good as
D. as much as
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10. A wise man once said that a change is almost ________ a holiday.
A. as good as
B. as long as
C. as soon as
D. as much as

11. These days, people who do manual work often receive _________ than clerks
who work in offices.
A. far a lot of money
B. far much money
C. far more money
D. far a great deal of money

12. You are not half ________ you think you are.
A. as clever as
B. as clever like
C. the clever as
D. as clever than

13. This is ___________ winter for 20 years.
A. worse
B. the worse
C. worst
D. the worst

14. She's much taller ______ me.
A. than
B. as
C. that
D. to

15. He lives in the same street _______ me.
A. that
B. like
C. as
D. than

16. These clothes are ________ cleaner than the others.
A. as
B. very
C. so
D. much
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17. I speak French ________ Jenny.
A. more well that
B. better than
C. more good than
D. better as

18. I drink ________ coffee than you.
A. little
B. few
C. less
D. fewer

19. Kate's ________ her sister.
A. very taller than
B. very taller then
C. much taller than
D. much taller then

20. Mark prefers cycling ________ driving.
A. than
B. for
C. to
D. as

21. Which sister is ________, Kate or Jenny?
A. more taller
B. the more taller

C. the most tall
D. taller

22. Michael is the ________ member of the team.
A. younger
B. more young
C. youngest
D. most young

23. Is the Eiffel Tower taller ________ Big Ben?
A. then
B. than
C. as
D. of

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24. A train is ________ a bus.
A. more quickly
B. quickly
C. quicker than
D. more quick

25. Is Hun Hin ________ away from Bangkok than Pet Buri?
A. further
B. father
C. farther
D. farthest

26. Tim is ________ I am.
A. so old as
B. as old as
C. older as
D. old than

27. Jane is the ________ of the two sisters.
A. elder
B. eldest
C. oldest
D. older

28. The fewer bags you take, ________ trouble you will have.
A. the fewer
B. the little
C. the less
D. the least

29. Of all the countries I visited, I like Canada ________.
A. best
B. much more
C. so much
D. the best of all

30. He's ________ intelligent than his sister.
A. lesser
B. much less
C. much fewer
D. not so

31. Those workers are skillful, so they have ________ difficulty in their work.
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A. few
B. less
C. at all
D. fewer

32. Kate is pretty, but not so pretty ________ Jenny.
A. like
B. so
C. as
D. than

33. Which is the ________ country in the world?
A. more bigger
B. bigger
C. biggest
D. most bigger

34. The weather has been bad this week. Next week it will probably be even
________.
A. more badly
B. worse
C. worst
D. worser

35. Mike was not feeling well, so we gave him ________ to do than you.
A. fewer works

B. less work
C. little works
D. least work

36. When I was a boy, I ________ tea to coffee.
A. prefer
B. prefered
C. preferred
D. had preferred

37. What do you think of his presence here? - The longer he stays, ________ I
dislike him.
A. the most
B. the very more
C. much more
D. the more

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38. This box is ________ than that one.
A. more heavy
B. the more heavier
C. heavier
D. the heavier

39. Our house has four bedrooms: I have the ________.
A. most smallest
B. more small
C. smaller

D. smallest



PHN IV: DNG CÂU HI UÔI (TAG QUESTIONS)
1. The children can read French,________?
A. do they
B. are they
C. aren’t they
D. can’t they

2. He's ten years old,________?
A. is he
B. isn’t he
C. was he
D. has he

3. Bill came on a bicycle,________?
A. did he
B. does he
C. doesn’t he
D. didn’t he

4. The Smiths have got two cars,________?
A. haven’t they
B. have they
C. do they
D. don’t they

5. Your grandfather was a millionaire,________?

A. was he
B. did he
C. didn’t he
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D. wasn’t he

6. Tom should try again,________?
A. should he
B. should he not
C. shouldn’t he
D. he should

7. It could be done, ________?
A. couldn’t it
B. can it
C. could it
D. could it not

8. Your brother's here,________?
A. isn’t he
B. is he
C. are they
D. aren’t they

9. That's him over there,________?
A. is it
B. is that
C. isn’t it

D. isn’t that

10. George can leave his case here,________?
A. can’t he
B. can he
C. can he not
D. is he

11. This will fit in your pocket,________?
A. will it
B. won’t it
C. does it
D. doesn’t it

12. His wife has headaches quite often,________?
A. has she
B. is she
C. hasn’t she
D. had she
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13. She's got lovely blue eyes,________?
A. hasn’t she
B. has she
C. hadn’t she
D. does she

14. The twins arrived last night,________?

A. did they
B. didn’t they
C. do they
D. don’t they

15. Mary paints portraits,________?
A. does she
B. doesn’t she
C. did she
D. didn’t she

16. You don't agree with Bill,________?
A. do you
B. don’t you
C. did you
D. didn’t you

17. There wasn't a lot to do,________?
A. was there
B. wasn’t there
C. is there
D. isn’t there

18. I needn't say anything,________?
A. need I
B. I need
C. needn’t I
D. do I

19. That wasn't Ann on the phone,________?

A. was it
B. was that
C. wasn’t that
D. was she

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20. You didn't do it on purpose,________?
A. do you
B. did you
C. don’t you
D. didn’t you

21. This won't take long,________?
A. will it
B. will this
C. won’t this
D. shall this

22. She doesn't believe you,________?
A. does she
B. is she
C. doesn’t she
D. she does

23. It didn't matter very much,________?
A. did it
B. does it
C. didn’t it

D. was it

24. He shouldn't put so much salt in it,________?
A. shouldn’t he
B. should he
C. he should
D. he shouldn’t

25. Mary couldn't leave the children alone,________?
A. could she
B. couldn’t she
C. she could
D. she couldn’t

26. You aren't doing anything tonight,________?
A. aren’t you
B. you aren’t
C. are you
D. are you not

27. You wouldn't mind helping me with this,________?
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A. would you
B. wouldn’t you
C. would you not
D. you would

28. George hadn't been there before,________?

A. did he
B. didn’t he
C. had he
D. he hadn’t

29. The children weren't surprised,________?
A. weren’t they
B. they were
C. were they
D. they weren’t

30. You wouldn't like another drink,________?
A. would you
B. you would
C. wouldn’t you
D. you would not

31. Tom doesn't have to go to lectures,________?
A. does he
B. doesn’t he
C. he does
D. he does not

32. Bill hasn't got a car,________?
A. has he
B. he hasn’t
C. does he
D. doesn’t he

33. Bill couldn't have prevented it,________?

A. could he
B. could not he
C. can he
D. can’t he

34. I needn't wait any longer,________?
A. need I
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B. I need
C. do I
D. don’t I

35. There weren't any mosquitoes,________?
A. weren’t there
B. are there
C. were there
D. were there not

36. The fire wasn't started deliberately,________?
A. did it
B. does it
C. was it
D. has it

37. There'11 be plenty for everyone,________?
A. will there
B. won’t there
C. are there

D. there will

38. You'd better wait for Bill,________?
A. had you
B. did you
C. hadn’t you
D. do you

39. You'd come if I needed help,________?
A. would you
B. wouldn’t you
C. had you
D. hadn’t you

40. You could come at short notice,________?
A. could you
B. did you
C. couldn’t you
D. you could


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1. You ______ have an appointment for this doctor. You can go and see him when
you want.
A. mustn’t
B. don’t have to

C. can have
D. wouldn’t

2. You ______ tell me. I already know.
A. shouldn’t
B. wouldn’t
C. mustn’t
D. don’t have to

3. The big boss will be at the meeting. You ______ be late.
A. mustn’t
B. can
C. don’t have to
D. won’t

4. You can help me if you want to but you ______.
A. shouldn’t
B. mustn’t
C. don’t have to
D. will not

5. You ______ park your car there. That's the Director's place.
A. mustn’t
B. wouldn’t
C. don’t have to
D. might not

6. This area is off-limits to everybody. You ______ come here unless you are
invited.
A. mustn’t

B. don’t have to
C. needn’t
D. might not

7. You ______ wear a tie in this company but they prefer it if you do.
A. mustn’t
B. don’t have to
C. shouldn’t
D. couldn’t