Bài tập ngữ pháp Tiếng Anh nâng cao (Test 13)

Advanced level – Test 13
1. She’s very stubborn.
A. patient
B. obstinate
C. courageous
D. nice
2. She has a full schedule.
A. working day
B. programme of work
C. busy day
D. project
3. Radioactivity causes cancer and may
affect future generations.
A. harm
B. be bad for
C. kill
D. pollute
4. The soldiers evacuated out of the area
as the enemy advanced.
A. bombed
B. protected
C. left (because of danger)
D. attacked
5. She offered a silly excuse.
A. took
B. gave
C. considered
D. accepted
6. It must be ……………… more than
that.
A. worth

B. cost
C. costly
D. expensive
7. I wouldn’t eat fish …………… I was
extremely hungry.
A. provided that
B. or
C. unless
D. providing that
8. When I leave school next week,
I …………… this class for ten years.
A. teach
B. shall have taught
C. will teach
D. shall teach
9. We invited them ………… the
meeting next week.
A. to attend
B. for attending
C. attending
D. attend
10. “To call up” is to ………….
A. criticize
B. surrender
C. visit
D. telephone
11. “To give up” means:
A. To give all
B. To give everything
C. To surrender

D. To give a part of
12. The teacher crossed out several words
in my composition.
A. emphasized
B. corrected
C. added
D. cancelled
13. To check out of a hotel is to ………
A. register it
B. leave it
C. complain
D. ask for a room
14. Children under the age of eight ……
allowed to participate this game.
A. hasn’t
B. haven’t
C. isn’t
D. aren’t
15. Employers often require that
candidates have not only a degree ……….
A. but two years experience
B. walso two years experience
C. but also two-year experience
D. but more two years experience
16. Lend me 20 $, please, John. I’m ……
at the moment.
A. broke
B. down the drain
C. stuck up
D. a bit thick

17. I haven’t had an accident yet but I had
a number of …………… shaves.
A. narrow
B. near
C. close
D. tiny
18. I’ve heard that argument before and
quite frankly it just doesn’t ……………!
A. face the music
B. hit the nail on the head
C. carry weight
D. hold water
19. I don’t like turning down work, but I’ll
have to, I’m afraid. I’ve got far too
much …………… at the moment.
A. up my sleeve
B. on my plate
C. on my mind
D. in effect
20. Unfortunately, somebody spoke to a
reporter, and the whole thing …………….
A. poured forth
B. spilled over
C. leaked out
D. splashed down
21. He waited in the …………… for the
front door to open.
A. perch
B. threshold
C. inlet

D. porch
22. A child will …………… half an hour
of your complete attention.
A. delight
B. appreciate
C. consider
D. compensate
23. Driving with …………… brakes
endangers not only yourself but also all
other road users you encounter.
A. deficient
B. insufficient
C. inadequate
D. defective
24. From his palace, this subtle and
abstemious man …… an immense power.
A. practises
B. wields
C. sways
D. manages
25. The new safety regulations were
agreed on after .…… with the work-force.
A. conference
B. participation
C. intervention
D. consultation
26. When I learned that I had passed the
examination I felt ………… and relaxed.
A. careless
B. troublefree

C. negligent
D. carefree
27. The old house had low ceilings
supported by thick wooden …………….
A. beams
B. girders
C. sticks
D. rafters
28. If you put too many potatoes in that
bag, it will …………….
A. separate
B. demolish
C. crack
D. burst
29. The Minister declared that a further
period of pay ……… was essential during
the present economic crisis.
A. deflation
B. constraint
C. restraint
D. devaluation
30. There are some interesting old ………
on the tombstones in St Mary’s
churchyard.
A. epigrams
B. epitomes
C. epitaphs
D. epigraphs
31. Everything possible was done to ……
the suffering of the wounded soldiers.

A. alleviate
B. pacify
C. modify
D. console
32. That unfortunate woman was ………
to insults from all her fellow workers.
A. subjected
B. subdued
C. submitted
D. subjugated
33. The witness told many lies in court
and so committed …………….
A. perjury
B. forgery
C. quackery
D. hypocrisy
34. Peter tells me he is …………… the
Queen’s horse in the Derby.
A. wagering
B. betting
C. backing
D. staking
35. The new trainee had been very slack in
his work, and was told to …………… or
he would be out of a job.
A. pull his socks up
B. gain the upper hand
C. raise his sights
D. take the plunge