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Oân thi toát nghieäp 2007-2008

CONJUNCTIONS
Câu 1: They worked hard _____ they could pass the final examination.
A. since
B. because
C. in case
D. so that
Câu 2: She has worked as a secretary _____ she graduated from college.
A. since
B. until
C. before
D. while
Câu 3: Jack insisted that he didn’t need any help, _____ I helped him anyway.
A. but
B. besides
C. however
D. so
Câu 4: She failed the test, _____ she studied hard.
A. as
B. in spite of
C. despite
D. although
Câu 5: I knew they were talking about me _____ they stopped when I entered the room.
A. because
B. so that
C. despite
D. therefore
Câu 6:. …....................... some pupils are optimistic about their future careers, others are not
sure what job they should choose.
A. while

B. when
C. As
D. Since
Câu 7. ……………… the traffic was bad, I arrived on time
A. Even
B. In spite of
C. Although
D. Despite
Câu 8: Natural resources should be safeguarded and preserved ………… they can continue
to be used and enjoyed .
A. since
B. so that
C. because
D. therefore
Câu 9:. Please be quiet, ………… I won’t tell you a story
A. if not
B. unless
C. otherwise
D. or else
Câu 10: …………………… I started earning my own money, I’ve been financially independent
of my parents
A. Since
B. Because C. Although D. Until
Câu 11: Smoking should be banned in public places ……………… non-smokers won’t be
disturbed
A. because B. where
C. so that
D. although
Câu 12: You should ask for your hosts’ permission …………….you light up a cigarette
A. before

B. in case
C. when
D. while
Câu 13: ………………… repeated efforts, he still to jump longer than 7 metres
A. Despite of B. Despite C. Although D. On account of
Câu 14) Don’t start the next page ………….you have finished the last test question
A. when
B. while
C. until
D. since
Câu 15) I tried to save as much as I could …………… he spent it all in one day
A. when
B. whereas
C. but
D. although
Câu 16) ………… the laser beam is very thin, it is intense enough to drill through the most
delicate bones
A. When
B. While
C. Since
D. Although
Câu 17). ………… its accuracy, laser is very useful in medicine
A. In view of
B. Despite
C. As a result
D. Thanks to
Câu 18) We set off early ………… we wouldn’t get stuck in the traffic
A. so that
B. because
C. although

D. in case
Câu 19) He decided to make the trip ………… the warnings of the man from Sulphur Creek
A. despite of
B. despite
C. even against
D. apart from
Câu 20) Chọn từ/cụm từ thích hợp (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành câu sau:
.......................... all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.
A. Instead of
B. In spite of
C. Although
D. Because
Câu 21) Chọn từ/cụm từ thích hợp (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành câu sau:
We have to start early .............................. we won't be late.
A. so that
B. that
C. because
D. because of
Câu 22) It was ____________ cold and wet.
A) both
B) not only
C) but also
D) as well as
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Câu 23)The new models are ___________more economical but also more attractive.
A) both
B) not only

C) but also
D) as well as
Câu 24)She ate the hamburger _________ the hot dog.
A) both
B) not only
C) but also
D) as well as
Câu 25)He has _____________ the time and the money.
A) both
B) not only
C) but also
D) as well as
Câu 26)He not only directed the movie _______________acted in it.
A) both
B) not only
C) but also
D) as well as
Câu 27)The teachr checked the essay for grammar _________ form.
A) both
B) not only
C) but also
D) as well as
Câu 28)She was _________ hungry and tired when she returned from the hike.
A) both
B) not only
C) but also
D) as well as
Câu 29)He was __________ an artist but also a scientist.
A) both
B) not only

C) but also
D) as well as
Câu 30)…………….. the history of the United States is not long, it is interesting.
A) Despite
B) Although
C) In spite of
D) Due to
Câu 31)……………. it was cloudy, the photos came out fine.
A) In spite of
B) Even though
C) Despite
D) Because
Câu 32)……………. John is only seventeen, he has entered college.
A) In spite of
B) Even though
C) Despite
D) Because
Câu 33)People are going to the movies again ……………………… the high prices.
A) In spite of
B) Even though
C) Despite of
D) Because of
Câu 34)……………………….he had a good night’s sleep, he felt tired.
A) In spite of
B) Even though
C) Despite
D) Because
Câu 35)………………………. his poor English, he managed to communicate his problem very
clearly.
A) In spite of

B) Even though
C) Despite of
D) Because of
Câu 36) ………………........ Mary had lived in New York all her life, she had never visited the
Statue of Liberty.
A) In spite of
B) Even though
C) Despite
D) Because
Câu 37)We arrived late _____________the bad traffic.
A) because
B) because of
C) in spite of
D) despite
Câu 38)He could not play in the game __________his foot injury.
A) because
B) because of
C) in spite of
D) despite
Câu 39)She did not buy it ____________ the price was too high.
A) because
B) because of
C) in spite of
D) despite
Câu 40)________________-it is a national holiday, there will be no class tomorrow.
A) because
B) because of
C) in spite of
D) despite of
Câu 41)We could not sleep last night ________the noise next door.

A) because
B) because of
C) in spite of
D) despite
Câu 42)__________the storm warnings, we did not go out last night.
A) Because
B) Because of
C) In spite of
D) Despite
Câu 43)They went to the beach __________it is cooler there.
A) because
B) because of
C) in spite of
D) despite of
Câu 44)She had to study ____________ her exam next week.
A) because
B) because of
C) in spite of
D) despite of
Câu 45:Mrs Quyen bought corn , potatoes _________ cabbages at the market .
A)and
B) or
C) but
D) so
Câu 46:I ‘d love to play volleyball__________I have to complete an assignment .
A)and
B) but
C) or
D) nor
Câu 47:Nam got wet_________ he forgot his umbrella.

A)and
B) but
C) so
D) because
Câu 48:Hoa failed her math test.__________,she has to do the test again .
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A) so
B) because
C) However
D)Therefore
Câu 49:Do you want lemon tea _______ milk tea ?
A) but
B) so
C) and
D) or
Câu 50:It ‘s raining ,___________I can’t go to the beach .
A)so
B) however
C) therefore
D) but
Câu 51:Ba ‘s hobbies are playing football __________ collecting stamps.
A)and
B) or
C) but
D) further more
Câu 52:Na is very tired ._____ ,she has to finish her homework before she goes to bed.
A)However

B) Therefore
C) But
D) Moreover
Câu 53: We both decided to do different things : he wrote a letter ………….I listened to the
radio . A) if
B) because
C) while
D) since
Câu 54: They worked hard …………they might be well prepared for the examination .
A) because
B) since
C) then
D) so that
Câu 55:We won’t go out …………….it stops raining .
A) if
B) if not
C) unless
D) when
Câu 56:Mary wasn’t thirsty ………………she had drunk some milk .
A) although
B) though
C) while
D) because
Câu 57:Many tourists enjoy festivals in Vietnam ………….they don’t speak Vietnamese.
A) though
B) when
C) if
D) because
Câu 58:They have to go to school ……………it is raining hard .
A) though

B) because
C) and
D) when
Câu 59:We are very hungry …………..we can not eat anything.
A) although
B) and
C) but
D) so
Câu 60:…………..we don’t have a special day to celebrate our Mother and Father ,we give
them presents on their birthday .
A) Because
B) When
C) So
D) But
Câu 61: It looked dark and heavy _________ it was going to rain.
(A) although
(B) unless
(C) as if
(D) whereas
Câu 62:. _______________ I get your call, I will leave
(A) As soon as
(B) As though
(C) By the time
(D) Now that
Câu 63: ______________ he had read the instructions several times, he knew what to do.
(A) Whereas
(B) After
(C) Until
(D) While
Câu 64. ________________ he cannot afford a car, he rides a bicycle.

(A) Unless
(B) Whereas
(C) Though
(D) Because
Câu 65. _____________ the cities do not provide better and cheaper mass transportation,
the traffic problem will get worse.
(A) So that
(B) Even though
(C) If
(D) Before
Câu 66. ______________ you go to Canada, you should visit Toronto.
(A) When
(B) As
(C) Since
(D) Unless
Câu 67. _________ riding a bicycle is good leg exercise, it does not use up a lot of calorie.
(A) As
(B) Although
(C) Because
(D) So that
Câu 68. She tuned off the cassette player _____________ she could study.
(A) now that
(B) even if
(C) so that
(D) in case

PREPOSITIONS 1
1/ We went there _______ car and stayed there for the whole day .
a. in
b. on

c. with
d. by
2/ We started our journey _____ foot .
a. with
b. by
c. on
d. in
3/ He always prevents me __________ doing my duty .
a. of
b. from
c. with
d. against
4/ I write letters ________my right hand .
a. in
b. by
c. with
d. at
5/ The war victims suffered terribly ______ cold and hunger .
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a. with
b. from
c. through
d. of
6/ She is absent _______ class .
a. at
b. from
c. to

d. away
7/ It is very nice _________ you to take so much trouble .
a. of
b. to
c. for
d. from
8/ You may write _______ pencil .
a. with
b. by
c. in
d. on
9/ He congratulated me ________ winning the competition .
a. of
b. on
c. at
d.about
10/ Remember me________ your parents .
a. to
b. for
c. with
d. about
11/ Mr. Foster lives ___________ 667A 70th street ________ NewYork.
a. in/ in
b. at / in
c. on / in
d. in / on
12/ We reached__________ her house safe and sound .
a. at
b. to
c. with

d. no word is needed
13/ Our car travel _________ an average speed of 60 mph.
a. with
b. on
c. in
d. at
14/ She likes to listen to ________ Radio Australia everyday.
a. a
b. the
c. an
d. no article is needed
15/ He stopped_________ Park Avenue .
a. by
b. at
c. in
d. on
16/ He hasn’t been cheerful__________ the death of his friend .
a. for
b. during
c. since
d. from
17/ He has just left _________ the airport to meet his friend.
a. for
b. at
c. to
d. from
18/ That part of the country is famous _________ its pineapples.
a. from
b. against
c. for

d. at
19/ John’s business developed ___________ an idea he had years ago .
a. by
b. into
c. from
d. off
20/ I forgot__________ that appointment .
a. no preposition is needed
b. on
c. over
d. about
PREPOSITIONS 2
1/ He insisted __________ taking us to dinner .
a. on
b. in
c. over
d. of
2/ Do you believe _________ ghosts ?
a. no preposition
b. in
c. on
d. at
3/ Ed depends ___________ his family for financial support .
a. on
b. in
c. of
d. at
4/ Ann looked _______ the mirror and admired her new blouse.
a. in
b. at

c. on
d. into
5/ The new manager’s name is familiar ________ most of us .
a. as
b. from
c. to
d. for
6/ Those books deal mainly ___________ tropical plants .
a. with
b. in
c. for
d. up
7/ _______ the game last evening , my cousin hurt his ankle .
a. For
b. During
c. Since
d. From
8/ Water consists __________ oxygen and hydrogen .
a. about
b. with
c. on
d. of
9/ There is an increasing demand __________ taller building in big cities .
a. with
b. on
c. for
d. of
10/ Is the United States the wealthiest country _________ the world ?
a. of
b. in

c. over
d. on
11/ When __________ Rome do as the Romans do .
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a. with
b. for
c. in
d. like
12/ This must be done __________ any price .
a. for
b. at
c. in
d. with
13/ Your request _________ a schoarship has been taken into account .
a. for
b. in
c. under
d. into
14/ He succeeded __________ getting a scholarship.
a. in
b. about
c. for
d. on
15/ Mark Twain based the story __________ his experience in the West .
a.on
b. from
c. in

d. on
16/ We just rested ___________ a short time .
a. at
b. since
c. for
d. in
17/ Do not put __________ until tomorrow what you can do today .
a. away
b. off
c. aside
d. up
18/ John Harcourt was ashamed __________ his father .
a. at
b. with
c. of
d. about
19/ I prefer coffee _________ tea .
a. than
b. to
c. from
d. for
20/ If you do not know the meaning of the word , look it _______ in the dictionary .
a. up
b. on
c. after
d. for
PREPOSITIONS 3
1/ CanI borrow some money from you ? - You are already in debt _____ me for sixty dollars .
a. for
b. to

c. from
d. by
2/ I thought we were buying hamburgers for the barbecue . - Some insisted _____ getting
chicken too.
a. on
b. to
c. with
d. about
3/ What do you think of the ideal Al had ? I am opposed _______ it .
a. to
b. with
c. of
d. about
4/ I will buy the cake for Jose’ s birthday party . - And I will be responsible ____ the ice cream.
a. of
b. for
c. from
d. with
5/ What was your impression ________ the art exhibit ?
- I thought some of the works were unintersting .
a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at
6/ It has been raining for a day and a half .
- If this situation continues , people will be
faced ______ serious flooding.
a. to
b. about
c. with

d. by
7/ Can you tell me where a hardware store is ? - I am sorry , I am not familiar ____ this city .
a. with
b. to
c. about
d. for
8/ How is your homework coming ? - I have not gotten very far ______ it .
a. about
b. on
c. for
d. of
9/ Bill and Bob look so much alike .
- Yes . It is difficult to distingguish one twin _____ another .
a. to
b. by
c. for
d. from
10/ How did you change the class schedule ?
- We combined the reading class ______ the writing class .
a. to
b. with
c. from
d. into
11/ Where did you get the name Harrison ? - I was named ______my grandfather .
a. after
b. of
c. with
d. from
12/ Where does Craig work ?- I think he is associated ______ the Forman Company .
a. with

b. by
c. of
d. to
13/ What is in the jar ? -It is filled ______ candy .
a. by
b. of
c. in
d. with
14/ Did you go to college ? - Yes , I graduated _______ the University of Michigan .
a. for
b. by
c. from
d. in
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15/ Kathleen is a surgeon , is not she ?
- Yes , but her family does not approve ______ her career .
a. from
b. of
c. about
d. with
16/ Where have you been ? - I apologize ______ being late but I missed the bus .
a. to
b. by
c. for
d. of
17/ What is meat loaf ?
- It is a dish composed _______ hamburger , eggs , tomato sauce and bread crumbs .

a. of
b. by
c. to
d. for
18/ Can I help you ? - Yes. I am interested ________ buying a pair of boots .
a. in
b. on
c. for
d. by
19/ Why is the landlord upset ?
- Because so many people are complaining ________ the rent increase .
a. by
b. for
c. to
d. about
20/ What a nice town ! - It is famous ______ its historical homes .
a. for
b. about
c. with
d. by
21) He is addicted ………….drinking and smoking .
a. by
b. for
c. to
d. about
22) She is afraid ……………crossing the busy streets.
a. by
b. for
c. to
d. of

23) His position is agreeable ………….her .
a. by
b. for
c. to
d. about
24) Are you amazed ……………seeing that scene ?
a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at
25) The teacher is angry …………………..your laziness .
a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at/about
26) I am angry ………….. you …………not obeying me .
a. of/for
b. with/for
c. to/for
d. at/for
27) Be aware…………..your friends !
a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at
28) I am clumsy …………..cards .
a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at

29) Be confident………….yourself if you want to succeed .
a. in
b. with
c. to
d. at
30) My interests are contrary …………..many others’
a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at
31) My heart is full……………hope.
a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at
32) He is good …………….. mathematics .
a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at
33) He feels confident …………..passing the examination .
a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at
34) Children are fond …………….sweets
a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at

35) Sleep is necessary ……………health.
a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at
36) Is it necessary …………you to meet the doctor ?
a. of
b. with
c. for
d. at
37) I am very pleased …………… you .
a. of
b. with
c. for
d. at
38) Are you ready…………….the journey ?
a. of
b. with
c. for
d. at
39) He is ready ………..help everyone .
a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at
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40) Parents are responsible ………….educating their children .

a. of
b. with
c. to
d. at
41) Smoking is responsible ……………many cases of lung cancer
a. of
b. with
c. for
d. at
42) Our country is a land …………..in rubber .
A) kind
B) useful
C) worthy
D) rich
43) She is ………………..of life.
A) bored
B) sick
C) pleased
D) rich
44) I am …………..of much walking .
A) bored
B) tired
C) pleased
D) rich
45) This book is ……………to me for learning English .
A) kind
B) useful
C) worthy
D) rich
46) His behaviour is …………….of all men ‘s praise .

A) kind
B) useful
C) worthy
D) rich
47) I ‘m ……………with waiting here doing nothing .
A) bored
B) tired
C) pleased
D) rich
48) I ‘m …………..about/for making all that noise last night .
A) sorry
B) grateful
C) surprised
D) ashamed
49) I am …………….to you for your help .
A) sorry
B) grateful
C) surprised
D) ashamed
50) He is very………….to me .
A) kind
B) useful
C) worthy
D) rich
51) The enermy set ………….to the whole village before making a retreat .
A) notes
B) notice
C) end
D) fire
52) Don’t take any ……………..of what he says .

A) notes
B) notice
C) end
D) fire
53) It’s important to for a film to keep………….with changes in the market .
A) notes
B) pace
C) end
D) fire
54) Give ………….to traffic coming from the right .
A) way
B) place
C) sight
D) room
55) He caught ………….. of her through the window .
A) way
B) place
C) sight
D) room
56) The police lost every …………….of the thief .
A) sight
B) track
C) touch
D) care
57) You must make ……………for him because he has been ill .
A) allowance
B) attention
C) account D) advantage
58) Please pay ……………to what I am saying .
A) allowance

B) attention
C) account D) advantage
59) He lost ………….of his car and rushed against the foot oø the tree.
A) controll
B) place
C) sight
D) room
60) Don’t make …………….of that cripple (nguoi que)
A) notes
B) pace
C) fun
D) fire
61) He makes a …………about trifles .
A) notes
B) pace
C) fun
D) fuss

FOCUS 1A: VERB TENSES 1
1. I ---------- Louisiana State University at this moment .
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending D. attended
2. He has been selling motorcycles -------------.
A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago
D. for 10 years
3. Columbus ---------- America more than 400 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered C. had discovered
D. he has gone

4. He fell down when he --------- to wards the church.
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A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
5. We --------- there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still living
D. were still living
6. They --------- pingpong when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
7. By next year Christmas, I ----------- for you for 6 months.
A. shall have been working
B. shall work
C. have been working
D. shall be working
8. I --------- in the room now.
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being D. am
9. I ------------ to New York three times this year.

A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
10. I’ll come and see you before I --------- for America.
A. leave
B. will leave
C. have left
D. shall leave
11. The little girl asked what --------- to her friend.
A. has happened
B. happened
C. had happened
D. would have been happened
12. John --------- a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
13. He said he --------- return later.
A. will
B. would
C. can
D. would be
14. Jack --------- the door.
A. has just opened B. open
C. will have opened D. opening
15. I have been waiting for you ------------.
A. since early morning
B. since 9 a.m

C. for two hours
D. all are correct
16. My sister ---------- for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking D. looked
17. Jack ---------- the door.
A. has just painted B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
18. The train ----------- half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left
C. has left
D. had left
19. We ---------- Doris since last Sunday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
20. When I last saw him, he -------- in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
FOCUS 2A: VERB TENSES 2
1. After I --------- lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had
B. had had
C. have has
D. have had
2. By the end of next year, George ---------- English for 2 years.

A. will have learned
B. will learn C. has learned
D. would learn
3. The man got out of the car, ------------ round to the back and opened the boot.
A. walking
B. walked
C. walks
D. walk
4. For several years his ambition ------------ to be a pilot.
A. is
B. has been
C. was
D. had been
5. Henry -------- into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going
B. went
C. has gone
D. did go
6. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he -------- dinner.
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A. finish
B. finishes
C. will finish
D. shall have finished
7. Before you asked, the letter ---------.
A. was written

B. had been written C. had written D. has been written
8. I shall be glad when he ----------A. had gone
B. did go
C. went
D. has gone
9. Ask her to come and see me when she ---------- her work.
A. finish
B. has finished
C. finished
D. finishing
10. After you finish your work, you --------- a break
A. should take
B. have taken
C. might have taken D. takes
11. Oil --------- if you pour it on water.
A. floated
B. floats
C. will be floated D. float
12. When he returned home, he found the door ----------A. unlocking
B. unlocked
C. to be unlocked D. have unlocked
13. That dancing club ----------- north of the city.
A. lays
B. lies
C. locates
D. lain
14. Almost everyone -------- for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave
B. left
C. leaves

D. had left
15. By the age of 25, he --------- two famous novels.
A. wrote
B. writes
C. has written
D. had written
16. While her husband was in the army, Janet ---------- to him twice a week.
A. was writing
B. wrote
C. was written
D. had written
17. I couldn’t cut the grass because the machine --------- a few days previously.
A. broke down
B. has been broken C. had broken down D. breaks down
18. According to this newspaper, John is said --- a new rocord for the long jump.
A. to have established B. establishing C. to establish D. established
19. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I -------- to play.
A. try
B. tried
C. have tried
D. am trying
20. Since ------------, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left
B. he left
C. he has left
D. he was left
FOCUS 3A: VERB TENSES 3
1. “Are Alice and Tom still living in New York?” “No, they -------- to Dallas.”
A. are just moved
B. had just moved

C. have just moved
D. will just move
2. “Where is the new stove that you bought yesterday?”
“The color didn’t match, so I ----------- it to the store.”
A. return
B. had returned C. returned
D. did return
3. “You and Carl seem to be getting along well.”
“Yes, I -------- him better than before.”
A. liking
B. like
C. liked
D. have liked
4. “How are you feeling?” “I’ve been feeling better since ---------.”
A. the doctor has came
B. the doctor will come
C. the doctor had come
D. the doctor came
5. “Isn’t is hard to drive downtown to work?” “Yes, that’s why I -- to work by train”
A. have been going
B. have went
C. have been gone
D. going
6. “How long have you been with the company?”
“I ------there two years by January.”
A. will work
B. was working
C. will have
D. will have worked
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7. “When are you planning to send the memo to the staff?” “I ------- it already”
A. send
B. have been going C. are going
D. had been going
8. “Betty told me that you have a cottage on Lake Superior.”
“Yes, we --------- there since we first moved to Michigan.”
A. had gone
B. have been going
C. are going D. had been going
9. “Can I come by for my check tomorrow?”
“Yes, by then I ---------- time to go to the bank”
A. will have had B. will had
C. will has had
D. have
10. “Where are Ken and Margaret?”
“They were hungry, so they ----------- to the grocery store”
A. go
B. had gone
C. went
D. were gone
11. “Did you meet Ann here at the university?”
“No, we --------- when I started college.”
A. have alredy met
B. had already met
C. had already been meeting
D. had already meet

12. “I took the TOEFL. It was really hard.” “---------- a lot before you took it?”
A. Have you studied
B. Did you studied
C. Had you studied
D. Do you study
13. “Would you like to go the band concert?”
“Thanhk, but I ---------- it already.”
A. had seen
B. have been seeing C. have seen D. did see
14. “What did you do last night?”
“I watched TV, practiced the violin, and ----------- my homework.”
A. made
B. do
C. done
D. did
15. “why is Teddy so sad?” “Because his bird --------- away.”
A. flown
B. flew
C. fly
D. have flown
16. “Did you go to Hawaii for vacation?”
“I ------------- to go, but I got sick at the last minute.”
A. was planned B. had planning C. had been planning D. have planned
17. I ---------- to the same barber since 1950.
A. am going
B. have been going C. go
D. have going
18. Did you say that you ------------ here only three days ago?
A. came
B. have come

C. had come
D. come
19. I haven’t heard from Maria -------------.
A. since many months before
B. for many months
C. for many months ago
D. since a long time
20. This book is so long that I ----------A. haven’t finished it yet
B. haven’t finished it already
C. still have finished it
D. still haven’t finished it already

GERUND AND INFINITIVE 1
1/ I’m worried _______ my final exam in statistics.
a. about falling
b. to fall
c. with falling d. to fallure
2/ ________ the scholarship really surprised me .
a. Mike got
b. Mike getting
c. Mike’s getting
d. Mike gets
3/ Many northerners look forward _______ a garden in the spring .
a. to plant
b. to planting
c. with planting
d. to planting of
4/ “May I have a word with you ,Mrs. Adam ? ” – “ Is this in regard ______ late yesterday ?”
a. of you coming
b. to you coming

c. to your coming
d. of your coming
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5/ Who is responsible _______ the garbage – the husband of the wife ?
a. to take out
b. for take out
c. for taking out
d. with taking out
6/ I think ________ at the train station will surprise Aunt Kate .
a. your being
b. you are
c. you being
d. you to be
7/ “ How do I turn on the T.V ? ” – “ _____ the button at the right .”
a. From pushing
b. By pushing
c. You pushing
d. To push
8/ “It’s difficult to make money as an artist .”
– “ Have you considered _______ a course in business for artists ?”
a. To take
b. about taking
c. your taking
d. taking
9/ “ Why have you decided to go back to school ”
– “ I’m tired _______ as a secretary .”
a. for work

b. to work
c. of working
d. about working
10/ “ We were opponents of the political regime in our country.”
“ And that led to ____ to the United States thirty – five years ago .”
a. us coming
b. our coming
c. come
d. us to come
11/ “Did you understand the solution to the calculus problem ?” – “ Not very well . Dr Baker’s
______ was complicated .”
a. explain
b. explaining
c. explanation
d. explained
12/ “ How do you like American food ?”
– “ Well, it’s not bad . Now I _______ hamburgers .”
a. used to eat
b. am used to eat
c. used to eating
d. am used to eating
13/ We insisted ___________ by the manager .
a. to be seen
b. to see
c. on being seen
d. on seeing
14/ _______ for director must have surprised you .
a. Your being nominated
b. You nominated
c. Your nominating

d. You’re being nominated
15/ “ What are you reading ?”
– “ It’s a magazine article ______ your own furniture .”
a. to make it
b. about make
c. about making
d. for make
16/ ______ a foreign language well is a long process.
a. Learn
b. Learning
c. To learning
d. Having learned
17/ What do you enjoy _______ in your free time ?
a. doing
b. do
c. to do
d. done
18/ You can’t go to England without _________ to Bucking ham Palace .
a. go
b. being gone
c. to go
d. going
19/ Would you mind not ___________ ?
a. to be smoking
b. to smoke
c. smoking
d. smoke
20/ She was worried about ________ by thieves.
a. being robbed
b. robbing

c. being rob
d. be robbing
GERUND AN INFINITIVE 2
1/ I can’t afford _______ you any more money .
a. borrowing
b. to borrow
c. to lend
d. my lending
2/ The teacher encouraged _______ good compositions .
a. us write
b. us to write
c. us writing
d. us to writing
3/ “ Stacey seems like a bright student .”
- “ She’s always the first ________ her work.”
a. to finish
b. finishing
c. to being finished with
d. to be finish with
4/ Please ask the restaurant clientele ________ in the no smoking area .
a. don’t smoke
b. not to smoke
c. not smoking
d. don’t to smoke
5/ “Why have you given up your job ? ”
– “ ______ on my present salary is impossible .”
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a. For me to live
b. To live for me
c. Me living
d. I live
6/ “What’s wrong with Henry ? ” – “ He needs __________”
a. cheer up
b. to be cheer up
c. cheering up
d. to cheered up
7/ “Why are you mad ?” – “ I dislike ________ by my first name .”
a. you call
b. you to call me
c. your calling me d. you call me
8/ “ Which baseball team do you support ?”
– “ We’d like ________”
a. the Tigers win
b. That the Tigers win
c. the Tigers will win
d. the Tigers to win
9/ “ May I help you ?”
– “ Yes , I need someone _______ the tire on my car .”
a. change
b. to change
c. changing
d. to be changed
10/ “I heard Fred is going to work for the ambassader . ”
– “ Yes , he was lucky _______ such a good job.”
a. to give
b. about getting
c. to be givend. to be giving

11/ Can you get the teacher ______ us less homework ?
a. give
b. giving
c. to give
d. her giving
12/ “ Mary hasn’t been feeling well lately .”
– “ Yes, we want _________ by a doctor .”
a. him to examine
b. that he be examined
c. him to be examined
d. he is examined
13/ “ How did you travel so cheaply in Europe ? ”
– “ We reduced our expenses by taking the train and _____ in inexpensive restaurants . ”
a. eat
b. to eat
c. eating
d. ate
14/ “ Your homemade ice cream is so good . What’s your secret ?”
– “ _____ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream .”
a. For make
b. to make
c. Making
d. Make
15/ “ I’d like to go bowling tonight .”
“ Don’t forget we’ve already made plans _______ to dinner at the Caihouns’ ”
a. to go
b. going
c. for go
d.go
16/ “ Why are you mad , Katherine ?” – “ That traffic jam _____ be late .”

a. made us
b. caused us c. had us to d. forced us
17/ “ My mother says I can’t marry Jim” – “ She should let ______ your own mind.”
a. you make up
b. that you make up
c. you to make up
d. you making up
18/ I can’t open the top of this apple juice .“ – “ ________ it.”
a. Mark have to do
b. Make Mark to do
c. Have Mark do
d. Have Mark done
19/ I can hear a cat ______ at the widow .
a. scratching
b. scratches
c. to scrath
d. was scratching
20/ “ Why do the police want to talk to you ?”
– “ Because we saw the money _____ last night.”
a. stealing
b. been stolen
c. stole
d. stolen

VERB FORMS
1. I enjoy ------------ to the park on summer evenings.
A. to go
B. going
C. being gone
D. go

2. Don’t forget ------------ home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
A. to call
B. calling
C. having called
D. to be called
3. When I kept getting unwanted calls, I called the phone company and had my phone
number -----------. The process was easier than I expected it to be.
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A. change
B. changed
C. to change
D. changing
4. Jean should seriously consider ---------- an actress. She is a very talented performer.
A. to become
B. become
C. becoming
D. will become
5. ---- television to the exclusion of all other activities si not a healthy habit for a
growing child.
A. To be watched B. Being watched C. Watching
D. Watch
6. After their children had grown up. Mr. and Mrs. Sills decided ------------- to a
condominium in the city. They’s never been sorry.
A. to have moved B. moving
C. move
D. to move

7. I truly appreciated ------------ to give the commencement address, but I wasn’t able to
accept the honor because of a previous commitment.
A. asking
B. to have asked
C. to ask
D. having been asked
8. The store manager caught the cashier ------------ money from the cash register and
promptly called the police. They discovered that it had been going on for a long time.
A. to sneak
B. sneaking C. to have sneaked
D.being sneaked
9. My roommate’s handwriting is very bad, so he had me ---his paper for him last night.
A. to type
B. type
C. to have typed D. boil
10. The municipal authorities advised --------- all drinking water during the emergency.
A. to boil
B. to be boiled
C. boiling
D. boil
11. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop --- lunch.
A. having
B. to have
C. having had
D. for having
12. Our schedule is not working out. We should discuss ----------- our daily routine. I
don’t feel as though we’re getting enough accomplished .
A. changing
B. to change
C. to have changed

D.being changed
13. I can’t recall ----------- that old movie, but maybe I did many years ago.
A. having seen
B. to have seen C. to see
D. having been seen
14. Our school basketball team won the championship game by ------- two points in the
last five seconds. It was the most exciting game I have ever attended.
A. being scored B. to score
C. scoring
D. score
15. The flight attendants made all the passengers ------ their seat belts during the
turbulence.
A. to buckle
B. to have buckled C. buckling
D. buckle
16. It has become necessary --------- water in the metropolitan area because of the
severe drought.
A. rationing
B. ration
C. to have fationed D. to ration
17. You can’t blame Ralph for -------------- to eat that dessert. It looked delicious.
A. to be tempted
B. tempted
C. be tempted
D. having been tempted
18. Let’s leave early, so we’ll be ahead of the rush of commuters. We can’t risk
------------ in heavy traffic during rush hour.
A. holding up
B. being held up C. having held up D. to hold up
19. It is always interesting ------- people in airprots while you’re waiting for a flight

A. being observed B. observe
C. to have observed D. to observe
20. I got everyone in the family -------- Jane’s birthday card before I sent it to her.
A. sign
B. signed
C. to sign
D. having signed

INTERROGATIVE WORDS 1
1/ ______________ did the writer feel ?- Angry.
a. Where
b. Why
c. How
2/ __________ did aunt Lucy come ? – By train .
a. When
b. How
c. Why
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3/ ___________ him a few words of Italian ? – The waiter.
a. Who taught
b. What did he teach
c. Who did teach
d. Whom did he teach
4/ What’s the distance from Pinhurst to Silbury ?

How _______ is Pinhurst ________ Silbury ?
a. long ago/ until
b. away / till
c. long / away
d. far / from
5/ ___________ does he call? – Once a month .
a. How seldom
b. How long
c. How soon
d. How often
6/ ________ were detectives waiting ? – At the airport .
a. Why
b. When
c. Where
d. What
7/ ___________ were they expecting ? – A valuable parcel of diamonds.
a. Why
b. When
c. Where
d. What
8/ ___________ will it strike ? – In twenty minutes’ time .
a. When
b. How long
c. How long ago
d. How much
9/ __________ did he ask for ? - £2
a. How many
b. How
c. How much
d. How few

10/ How __________ staying ? –For five days .
a. long they will be
b. they will be
c. long will they be
d. long they be
11/ _________ did he feel ! Very nervous .
a. What
b. How
c. How much
d. Which
12/ __________ is she ? – At least thirty – five years old .
a. How
b. How big
c. How much
d. How old
13/ __________ did you repeat your question ? – Several times .
a. How many times b. How many
c. How much
d. How
14/ __________ was the bicycle picked up ? – In a small village .
a. Where
b. Why
c. What
d. When
15/ __________ does she intend to take short rests ? – Every two hours .
a. Since when
b. How long
c. How much
d. How often
16/ ___________ ? – A bedside telephone .

a. For what did he ask
b. What did he ask
c. For what did he ask for
d. What did he ask for
17/ ___________ do you find it ? Beautiful .
a. What
b. How
c. How much
d. Where
18/ _________ had it been wrapped up in ? – A newspaper.
a. Where
b. Who
c. How
d. What
19/__________ a ticket to Sydney ? £230
a. How many is
b. How much is
c. How much has d. How much costs
20/ _________ did he travel ? – 1,600 miles .
a. How long
b. How long ago
c. How much furtherd. How far

INTERROGATIVE WORDS 2
1/ Where __________ ?
a. the crop is processed
b. is the crop processed
c. is processed the crop
d. processed is the crop
2/ What did the woman die of ? ____________ did the woman die ?

a. How
b. Where
c. What
d. When
3/ On arriving in England …. ; ____________they arrived in England .…
a. on
b why
c. when
d.where
4/ How _______ ? No one knows .
a. long it will last
b. long will it last
c. it will last
d. it lasts
5/ _________ did he wave to ? His companion .
a. Who
b. Whose
c. Which
d. What
6/ __________ is the pool ? Seven feet .
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a. How deeply
b. How tall
c. How high d. What depth
7/ ______ a year is the Festival held ? Only once a year .
a. How much
b. How many

c. How many times d. Which times
8/ But _____ of us can honestly say so ?
a. who
b. which ones
c. how many
d. what one
9/ ______ do you prefer , English or French ?
a. What
b. How
c. Which
d. Whichever
10/ Did you visit her last night ?
a. No , I didn’t
b. No , I haven’t
c. No, I hadn’t
d. No , I did
11/ How _____ people took part in the conference last month ?
a. many
b. little
c. few
d. many of
12/ _____ were you born ?
a. What month
b. On what month c. In what month
d. Which month
13/ ______ is your mother ? My mother is a worker .
a. What
b. Which
c. Who
d. Whose

14/ ______ is your mother’s name ?
a. Which
b. Whose
c. What
d. Who
15/ ______ girl won the beauty competition ?
a. What
b. Which
c. Whom
d. Who
16/ Would you like some coffee now ?
a. Yes , I would
b. Yes , please
c. Yes , I like
d. Yes, I’d like
17/ Would you like to come to a dance ?_____
a. Yes, I would
b. Yes ,please
c. Yes, I like
d. Yes, I’d like to
18/ ______ are you going to the zoo ? Tomorrow .
a. Why
b. What
c. When
d. Who
19/______ downtown later today ? Yes .
a. Are you going
b. Why are you going
c. How are you going
d. What time are you going

20/ _____ has Pierre been living here ? Since last September.
a. How much
b. How long
c. How far
d. How many

ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
1/ “ I don’t think John looks well .” – “ He seems ______________ ”
a. fairly tired b. fair tired
c. fair tiredly d. fairly tiredly
2/ “ Which do you prefer – the blue China or the white China ? ”
– “ The white China is ___________”
a. definite better
b. better definite
c. better definitely
d. definitely better
3/ “ Were you pleased with the translation ? ”
– “ Yes . The job was _____________ ”
a. amazing satisfactory
b. amazingly satisfactory
c. amazing satisfactorily
d. satisfactory amazing
4/ “ What was your impression of last night’s lecture ? ”
- “________ speaking . I thought it was rather boring.”
a. Honest
b. Honestly
c. Very
d. Really
5/ “ How tall is Ralph ? ” - “ He’s ____________ than you are .”
a. slight tall

b. slight taller
c. slightly tall
d. slightly taller
6/ “ How does Amy like her new school ? ”
– “ Fine . And she’s doing ____________ in her courses .”
a. extreme good
b. extremely well
c. extremely good d. extreme well
7/ “ What a nice fire you have in your fireplace.”
– “During the winter I like my house ______________ ”
a. warmly and comfortably
b. warm and comfortable
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c. warm and comfortably
d. warmly and comfortable
8/ “ This perfume is very expensive .” – “ Yes , but it smells ______________ ”
a. exceptional good
b. exceptionally good
c. exceptionally well
d. exceptional well
9/ “ Your son seems to be an excellent skier .”
– “ They say he’s ___________ for his age .”
a. surprisingly competent
b. surprising competent
c. competently surprising
d. surprising competently
10/ “ I had a hard time taking notes on the lecture .”

– “ I did too. The professor speaks _______________ ”
a. exceeding fast
b. exceedingly fastly
c. exceedingly fast
d. with exceedingly fastness
11/ “ Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her ? ”
- “ I don’t know. She seemed _________ in it, however. ”
a. interest
b. interesting
c. interested
d. interstingly
12/ “ The students all went to the circus yesterday . ”
“ I heard it was really ___________ ”
a. amused
b. amusing
c. amuse
d. amusingly
13/ “ I was _________ that Jan couldn’t come to the party .”
- “ Her boss made her work overtime . ”
a. disappointing
b. disappointedly
c. disappoint
d. disappointed
14/ “ What a terrible football game ! ” – “ I thought it was _____________ ”
a. delightful
b. delighting
c. delight
d. delighted
15/ “ How __________ we are to hear that you got the scholarship ”
– “ Thank you . It was really a surprise .”

a. pleasing
b. pleased
c. pleasingly
d. please
16/ “ Professor Allen’s class is the best I have ever been to ”
– “ I think it’s _____________ ”
a. the most boring
b. the most boringly
c. the most bored
d. most bored
17/ “ I can’t believe that Jim is marrying the vice – president’s daughter .”
– “ That they would get married is _______ ”
a. surprised
b. surprisingly
c. surprising
d. surprise
18/ “ This handmade cloth is beautiful .”
– “ To see such quality is ___________ ”
a. pleasing
b. please
c. pleased
d. so pleasanty
19/ “ How does Jan like her new car ? ”
– “ She’s ________ with it .”
a. delighted `
b. delighting
c. delight
d. delightful
20/ “ You look nervous . ”
– “ This thunder makes me __________ ”

a. scary
b. scare
c. scaring
d. scared

ADVERBS 1
1/ He doesn’t get up early on Sundays . He gets up __________
a. late
b. lately
c. slowly
d. hardly
2/ The writer can’t see aunt Lucy ____________ . He’s having breakfast.
a. still
b. now
c. often
d. always
3/ He was a friendly waiter . He spoke to the writer _________
a. friendly
b. as friends c. like friends
d. in a friendly way
4/ He spent the whole day in his room . He was in his room ___________
a. the whole
b. the all
c. all day
d. all of
5/ Bill is a harder worker. He works ____________ than Joe .
a. harder
b. more hardc. more hardly
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6/ Every year the writer ___________ enters for the garden competition .
a. very
b. also
c. and
d. to
7/ The writer had ____________ reached the town when the young man spoke.
a. often
b. almost
c. sometimes d. just as
8/ She couldn’t find her bag . It wasn’t __________
a. their
b.theirs
c. they’re
d. there
9/ Do you still want them ? Do you __________ want them?
a. yet
b. even
c. now
d. more
10/ Both girls write to each other regularly .They write __________
a. frequently b. occasionally
c. sometimes d. now and again
11/ They will travel faster . They will travel ____________
a. sooner
b. more quickly
c. hurriedly d. shorter
12/ Why did they kick the ball so _____________ ?

a. hardly
b. hard
c. hardy
d. hardily
13/ That was all she emembered . She couldn’t remember ___________ .
a. some more
b. any more c. no more
d. none more
14/ Ted has been worried all week and he’s _____________ worried .
a. even
b. still
c. yet
d. any more
15/ The car was easy to recognize so it wasn’t ___________ difficult for the police to catch
the thieves.
a. much
b. very
c. many
d. too
16/ He got such a fright . He was ___________ frightened .
a. so
b. such
c. such a
d. a so
17/ It was more than he could bear . He couldn’t bear it ___________
a. more
b. longer
c. any longer d. no more
18/ He had hardly had time to settle down _____________ he had settle down .
a. no sooner b. as soon asc. scarcely

d. hardly
19/ We were very much surprised. We were ___________ surprised .
a. more
b. many
c. most
d. the most
20/ He brought almost everything in the window . He brought ____________
a. nearly
b.scarcely
c. hardly
d. already

ADVERBS 2
1/ Disguises can be too perfect. This means they can be ____________
a. perfect
b. quite perfect
c. more perfect than is necessary
d. almost perfect
2/ It was too small. It wasn’t ___________
a. enough big
b. big enough
c.fairly big
d. rather big
3/ It was not long before a helicopter arrived .It arrived ___________
a. after
b. soon afterwards c. behind
d. much later
4/ They haven’t decieded yet . They are ___________ undecided.
a. even
b. yet

c. more
d. still
5/ Every body around him was smoking ; ____________ smoking .
a. they was all
b. they all was
c. they were all
d. all of them was
6/ I used to travel a great deal. I used to travel ______________
a. very many
b. a great number c. very much
d. how much
7/ He was rather elderly . He was __________
a. very old
b. quite old
c. too old
d. old enough
8/ It had slowed down considerably . It had slowed down __________
a. much
b. many
c. very
d. a lot
9/ ___________ Mendoza met Humphries , he lost again.
a. On a second occasion
b. For the second time
c. At a later date
d. The next time
10/ She went __________ to fetch the porter .
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a. down to the basement
b. below to his basement.
c. from his basement
d. along to the basement
11/ _______ every industry in our modern world requires the work of engineers .
a. Wholly
b.Hardly
c. Only
d. Virtually
12/ He used to live five kilometres from school and ride a bicycle to school everyday. Last
month his family moved to the school neighbourhood . He now walks to school . He
___________ rides a bicycle to school .
a. still
b. no longer c. not yet
d. not again
13/_________ of the two boy went in a picnic yesterday . They _______ stayed home and
watched the Olympic Games on TV.
a. Both / either
b. Neither / both
c. Both / neither
d. Neither / either
14/ Indicate the two same sentences .
a. He works hard in the factory.
b. He works hardly in the factory.
c. He is at hard work in the factory.
d. a and c
e. a and b
15/ Mary sang _________
a. goodly

b. good
c. beautiful
d. beautifully
16/ A terrible fire spread __________ through the old house .
a. quick
b. more quick
c. rapid
d. rapidly
17/ A small child cried ____________ in the third now of the theatre .
a. noisily
b. noisy
c. noisier
d. noisiest
18/ He responded to my question _____________
a. in polite
b. polite
c. politely
d. impolite
19/ A breeze ____________ touched my face .
a. gentle
b. gently
c. gentler
d. in gently
20/ Mr. Brown comes to the store ________ for cheese and bread .
a. regular
b. regulation
c. regulating
d. regularly

WORD FORM

1/I need a pocket………………………… .
A) calculator
B) calculation
C) calculate
2/This is the flight…………………………….. that I told you about.
A) attend
B) attendant
C) atending
3/This is a ……………………….. activity in our village.
A) cultural
B) culture
C) cultures
4/It is ………………………..to work here.
A) convenient
B) convenience
C) conveniences
5/New York is a ……………………………..city.
A) metropolitan
B) metropolis
6/This ………………………………company has done good business here.
A) construction
B) constructive
7) Were they ……………………………………when they got the jobs ?
A) satisfied
B) satisfying
C) satisfactory
D) satisfaction
8) The result of the test was ……………………………………………..
A) satisfied
B) satisfying

C) satisfactory
D) satisfaction
9) They got a ………………………. result.
A) satisfied
B) satisfying
C) satisfactory
D) satisfaction
10) They got the ……………………………….of being successful in life.
A) satisfied
B) satisfying
C) satisfactory
D) satisfaction
11) Their study is getting on……………………………………….. .
A) satisfied
B) satisfying
C) satisfactory
D) satisfactorily
12) Nothing could …………………………………………………………. .
A) satisfied
B) satisfy
C) satisfactorily
D) satisfaction
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13) They were……………………….. when they read the result.
A) disappointed
B) disappointing
C) disappointment D) disappoint

14) The weather this summer has been …………………………….
A) disappointed
B) disappointing
C) disappointment D) disappoint.
15) He has suffered many……………………………………………… in his new job.
A) disappointed
B) disappointing
C) disappointments D)disappoint
16) The new job……………………………………..him.
A) disappointed
B) disappointing
C) disappointment D) disappoints
17) He did some odd jobs at home………………………………………….. .
A) disappointed
B) disappointing
C) disappointedly D) disappoint
18) His failure should be………………………………………. .
A) tolerated
B) tolerable
C) tolerant
D) tolerance
19) I don’t think the food is very good , but it is………………………………………….. .
A) tolerated
B) tolerable
C) tolerant
D) tolerance
20) He is not very …………………………………………………….of criticism.
A) tolerated
B) tolerable
C) tolerant

D) tolerance
21) We should have religious………………………………………….. .
A) tolerated
B) tolerable
C) tolerant
D) tolerance
22) He felt ………………………………………………certain about his success.
A) tolerated
B) tolerablly
C) tolerant
D) tolerance
23) He is ……………………………………………….with his new job.
A) occupied
B) occupational
C) occupation
D) occupy
24) You can get …………………………………………….. treatment in this hospital.
A) occupied
B) occupational
C) occupation
D) occupy
25) In this winter you can enjoy useful……………………………… for long evernings.
A) occupied
B) occupational
C) occupation
D) occupy
26) We were …………………………………news from her .
A) expecting
B) expected
C) expectation

D) expectant
27) It is not …………………………………… to learn a foreign language in a week.
A) expecting
B) expected
C) expectation
D) expectant
28) He is a young man with great……………………………………… .
A) expecting
B) expected
C) expectation
D) expectant
29) She is an ………………………………………………..mother in a few weeks more.
A) expecting
B) expected
C) expectation
D) expectant
30) They are not ………………………………good at their future work.
A) expecting
B) expected
C) expectation
D) expectantly
31) This company offered a lot of ………………………………………….. jobs.
A) attracted
B) attractive
C) attraction
D) attract
32) Do you feel ………………………………… to this kind of jobs.
A) attracted
B) attractive
C) attraction

D) attract
33) The ……………………………………. of the moon for the earth causes the tides.
A) attracted
B) attractive
C) attraction
D) attract
34) Well ,I think the prices here are ………………………………… .
A) reasonable
B) reason (n)
C) reasonably
D) reason(v)
35) She ………………………………….. with me for an hour about the fututre job.
A) reasonable
B) reason (n)
C) reasonably
D) reason(v)
36) There is a ……………………to believe that he is not prepared for his future work.
A) reasonable
B) reason (n)
C) reasonably
D) reason(v)
37)He was …………………………right when he said that the man was guilty .
A) reasonable
B) reason (n)
C) reasonably
D) reason(v)
38) His work suffered because of his total …………………………………… in sports.
A) absorbent
B) absorption
C) absorbed

D) absorb
39) Plants ……………………………………………………oxygen.
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A) absorbent
B) absorption
C) absorbed
D)absorb
40) She is ……………………………….. in her book.
A) absorbent
B) absorption
C) absorbed
D) absorb
41) This kind of silk is not…………………………………. .
A) absorbent
B) absorption
C) absorbed
D) absorb
42) He is ………………………………. .
A) deaf(adj)
B) deaf (n)
C) deafen
D) deafness
43) He is unhappy because of his………………………………. .
A) ( deaf(adj)
B) deaf (n)
C) deafen
D) deafness

44) The …………………………………..can take advantage of new electronic devices.
A) deaf(adj)
B) deaf (n)
C) deafen
D) deafness
45) The head injury ………………………..her for life.
A) deaf(adj)
B) deaf (n)
C) deafen
D) deafness
46) He is a person who supports…………………………………….. .
A) militatry
B) militarism
C) militaristic
D) militarize
47) You are not allowed to cross the ……………………………………zone .
A) militatry
B) militarism
C) militaristic
D) militarize
48) The government wants to …………………………….this training center.
A) militatry
B) militarism
C) militaristic
D) militarize
49) The …………………… were called in to deal with the riot.
A) militatry
B) militarism
C) militaristic
D) militarize

50) These countries are …………………………. in imports of raw cotton.
A) preference
B) preferential
C) prefer
D) preferentially
Make adjectives by adding the suffix -less to the following nouns.Then use
adjectives you have just made to the sentences:
count……………………end……………………home……………hope…………
job……………………life……………………mother……
sleep……………………use……………………weight…………………
1/Astronausts orbiting the earth in space capsules are……………………
2/Most of the students are making good progress but Jeremy seems a …………
case.He can not learn any thing.
3/She passed ……………………nights worrying about her sick husband.
4/A car is ……………………without petrol.
5/The growth of the frozen food business has created ……………demands for
engineering know-how.
6/The government is trying to provide emergency accommodation for ………families.
7/His mother died last year .He is now……………………
8/The development of effective birht-control methods freed women from the
……………………cycle of child-bearing and rearing.
9/The government 's plan is designed to help ……………………people.
10/There is no living things on that planet.It is……………………
In this exercise you have to complete each sentence provided with the most
suitable adjective in the box:
sorry……………,responsible……………capable……………interested
fond………………different…………full…………short…………similar…………
crowded……………..famous……………………worried……………………
1/Many people are very…………in gardening when they get to the age of retirement.
2/Young people are ……………………of pop music.

3/We are sure the government is ……………………of controlling the birth rate.
4/I 'm so ……………………about the noise last night.We were having a party.
5/The paper he wrote was ……………………of mistakes.
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6/I 'm a bit …………………… of money.Can you lend me some ?
7/The city centre was ……………………with tourists coming to enjoy the folk festival.
8/The problem in this country is ……………………to the one in other countries.
9/Local authorities are……………………fo the over exploitation of lumber.
10/This province is ……………………for its scenic spots.
Rewrite the sentences provided,replacing the italicized word or phrases with the
phrasal verb(s) given.Make any changes if necessary.
Go after,go ahead,go along ,go away,go back,go by,go down, go off,go on,go out ,go
over
1/You should check the composition carefully before you hand it in.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2/I think everything is developing in a good way.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3/The warehouse exploded because of the great fire.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4/The picnic still took place despite the bad weather.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5/We left our house for two days and then came back.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6/He wanted to return home after a few days away.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7/Then he continued to tell us about his trip.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

8/His cigarette was distinguished when the chairman entered the room.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9/Because of inflation ,prices are getting higher.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10/If you pass by the office,please collect the mail for me.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
11/Now because of the stability of the economy, prices are getting down.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
12/The dog is chasing the cat and the cat clim up the tree.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Simple Structures
1. You seem………, Peter.
a. happy,
b. happiness
c. happily
2. What does she look ……….. ?
a. alike
b. like
c. likely
3. She isn’t old……………… to be in my class.
a. enough
b. so that
c. for
4. I am …………………. enough to have a lot of friends.
a. luck
b. luckily
c. lucky
5. I spend most of my time……………………… my friends
a. with

b. at
c. together
6. We spend time………………………. volunteer work
a. to do
b. on doing
c. doing
7. The weather is warm enough for us…………………
a. going out
b. to going out
c. to go out
8. The earth ……………… around the sun, doesn’t it?
a. move
b. moving
c. is moving
9. Peter is sociable. I am not as………………………..
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d. likes
d. that
d. luckier
d. for
d. for doing
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a. going out as he is
b. going out as him is

c. outgoing as he is
d. outgoing as him is
10. Although we have quite different characters, we are very……………… friends.
a. close
b. annoying
c. outgoing d. sociable
11.I am going…………………………….. the movie at 8 this evening.
a. see
b. seeing
c. to seeing
d. to see
12.The theatre is a bit far………………………….. your house and the club, isn’t it?
a. from
b. in
c. away
d. at
13.Let’s…………………………………….. together outside in the garden of the club.
a. us meet
b. them meet
c. the children
d. meet
14.I am sorry but I can’t……………………. chess tonight.
a. to play
b. playing
c. play
d. played
15.Alexander Graham Bell………………………… born on march 3, 1847 in Edinburgh
a. was
b. is
c. was going to

d. are
16. Bell started…………………………. with rays of transmitting speech.
a. experiment b. to experimenting
c. experimenting
d. experimented
17.This led………………………….. the invention of the telephone
a. to
b. about
c. at
d. in
18. The woman sang the song…………………………. in the party
a. beauty
b. beautiful
c. beautifully
d. beautifuly
19.Would you like……………………….. her a message?
a. to leave b. leave
c. leaving
d. left
20.Can you tell her ………………………….. over to pick her up this evening?
a. I’ll come b. I come
c. I came
d. I came
21. We…………………………….. two new fishing rods yesterday.
a. would buy b. buyed
c. bought
d. buy
22. Quang has just bought a new book and he……………………….. it this afternoon.
a. reads
b. is read

c. is going to read d. will reading
23. One of my friends………………………
a. very like action movies
b. very much like action movies
c. much like action movies
d. likes action movies very much
24. There’s ……………………………
a. an action movie interesting on TV tonight b. a action movie interesting on TV tonight
c. a interesting action movie on TV tonight d. an interesting action movie on TV tonight
25. What is Mary doing, mom? – She is looking at…………… in the mirror
a. her
b. hers
c. she herself
d. herself
26.I think I will do that work…………………………….. What do you think about that?
a. meself
b. mineself c. myself
d. I myself
27.As a student, you……………………. hard to please your parents
a. ought to working
b. ought working
c. ought to work
d. ought work
28.You………………… your lessons before you go to school every day.
a. must to learn
b. must learning
c. must to learning
d. must learn
29.Students………………… their homework after class.
a. have to doing

b. have do
c. have to do
d. have to be done
30.The teacher…………………….. all students’ questions
a. do not have to answering
b. do not have to answer
c. does not have to answering
d. does not have to answer
31.Let’s………………… the couch opposite the armchair in the living-room .
a. to putting
b. putting
c. put
d. to put
32.…………… a knife into an electrical socket is dangerous .
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a. Putting
b. Putting
c. Put
d. Being put
33.Why ……………….. what we are doing in our family?
a. must we let him know
b. do we must let him know
c. we must let him know
d. we must to let him know
34. He had to stay home………………… he was ill
a. because
b. as soon as

c. before
d. until
35. Tell me………………
a. Why do you like coffee and bread?
b. why you like coffee and bread
c. because why do you like coffee and bread? d. because why you like coffee and bread
36. As students, we……………….. our parents
a. ought obey
b. ought to obey
c. must to
d. must obeying
37. No one helped Lam draw the picture. He did it ……………….
a. by him
b. by himself
c. lonely
d. all lonely
38. He is looking at …………………….. curiously.
a. she
b. her
c. hers
d. herself
39.
a. Did they themselves do this job yesterday?
b. Did they do themselves this job yesterday?
c. Have they done themselves done this job yesterday?
d. Have they done themselves this job yesterday?
40. I
……..on a farm when I was a young girl.
a. use to living
b. use to live

c. used to live
d. used to living
41.I can’t remember……. when I was young
a. what life was like
b. how life was like c. what like was
d. how life was
42.Mary…….. because she had to help mum at home
a. doesn’t go to school
b. isn’t going to school
c. didn’t go to school
d. will not go to school
43.She used to do all the chores……..
a. when she is still seven years old
b. because she is still seven years old
c. when she was still seven years old
d. because she was still seven years old
44.You work ten hours a day?It….
a. sound like hard work
b. sounded like hard work
c. sounds like hard work
d. sounds like working hard
45.There was no electricity so we……………………………… everything in the dark.
a. had to do
b. have to do
c. will have to do
d. are going to do
46.After dinner, mum …… the lamp and dad used to tell us stories.
a. light
b. lighted
c. lighting

d. lit
47.………. , there was a young and beautiful princess
a. Once upon a time
b. One upon a time c. One upon time.
d. One upon
times
48.Summer came and went and the village…… its harvest festival
a. hold
b. holded
c. helded
d. held
50. Everyone was excited…….. to choose his wife.
a. as the prince want
b. as the prince wanted
c. though the prince want
d. though the prince wanted
51. When were you born?..... November 1980
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. none of the above answers
52. Why don’t you come and ……beside me on this armchair?
a. stand
b. lie
c. seat
d. sit
53. The armchair is…… the sofa and the bookshelf
a. among
b. in
c. between d. on

54. He……. for candies when he was still a young boy.
.
a. uses not cry
b. used to not cry c. didn’t use to cry d. didn’t use to cry
55.
…….. cook dinner for your family?
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a. Used you
b. Used you
c. did you used to d. Did you use to
56.Miss Jackson asked me……………………….. you this dictionary
a. give
b. giving
c. to giving
d. to give
57.She told me that you didn’t learn English……………………………..
a. very good b. very goodly
c. very well
d. very welly
58.He always gets excellent grades because he studies……………………..
a. hardly
b. hard
c. good
d. goodly
59.Mr. Jackson……………………. this machine to your office.
a. told to me bring
b. told me to bring

c. said me bring
d. said to me to bring
60.There are holes in the roof. We should……………………… it now for the winter
a. empty
b. paint
c. repair
d. cut
61.She is speaking ………………………… because she is having a sore throat .
a. fast
b. well
c. hard
d. softly
62.I am very sorry because I………………………………………..
a. behaved you badly
b. behaved you bad
c. behaved badly
d. behaved bad
63.Do you think I should practise……………………….. Spanish every day?
a. on speaking
b. to speak c. speak
d. speaking
64.And you …………………………. Spanish news on the radio every evening
a. should listen to b. ought listen c. should to listening d. ought to listening
65. He asked me to meet him outside the office……………………
a. the next week
b. the week next
c. the following week
d. the week following
66. Some people learn a language by reading passages…………..
a. loud

b. loudly
c. aloud
d. aloudly
67. Some write new words and stick them around their house……….. learn them at any
time
a. in order that to b. in order
c. so as that
d. so as to
68. Your report card is………………………….
a. excellently
b. excellent c. extreme good
d. extreme well
69. I’ll try…………………. to improve my English pronunciation
a. my best
b. me
c. mine
d. the
70. What is …………………………………….. in learning words?
a. necessarily
b. necessary c. neccessary
d. necessarily
71 ……… me the way to the nearest post office, please?
a. Should you show
b. Should you let
c. Can you show
d. Can you let
72.I don’t know, dear. Oh,………. if I can help you
a. let’s me see
b. let’s me to see c. let me see
d. let me to see

73.…………………. in summer is fun, isn’t it?-I agree with you
a. Going camping
b. Going camp
c. Go camping
d. Go camp
74.Where…………………. a phone number?
a. are you living and you having
b)do you live and you having
c) are you living and do you have
d)do you live and do you have
75.People take part in activities and enjoy……………. poor people
a. helping
b. to help
c. help
d. being help
76.………………..he is poor, he is a hard-working and honest man
a. Although
b. Because
c. When
d. As
77.He is ready to help other people…………….. their jobs
a. finished
b. finish
c. being finish
d. being finished
78. His behaviours…………………
a. make all colleagues to admire and love him
b. make all colleagues admiring and loving him
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c. make all colleagues admired and loved him
d. make all colleagues admire and love him
79. Although the programmes…………………….., they are all good ones
a. differentiate
b. differente
c. differ
d. different
80. We are having a plan to help them by……………… them do things
a. encouraged
b. encourage
c. to en encourage d. encouraging
81. Can you do me a favour?
a. I don’t bother
b. No, I can’t
c. I don’t like, sorry d. I’m sorry but I can’t
82. Do you need any help?
a. No, I don’t’ need
b. Thank you, I don’t need
c. Yes. That’s very kind of you
d. Yes. I’m fine
83. How I can help?
a. You should carry all these bags for me b. You have to carry all these bags for me
c. Shall you carry all these bags for me? d. Could you carry all these bags for me?
84 How long ……
– Since 1980
a. do you live here ?
b. did you live here ?
c. Have you live here ?

d. Have you lived here ?
85.My little brother is ….. his homework tonight
a. so tired as to do b. so tired to do
c. too tired as to do d. too tired to do
86.Surface mail is …… than airmail
a. much cheap
b. more cheap
c. more cheaper
d. much cheaper
87.People have been concerned …..
a. about the new mall for months
b. about the new mall since months
c. at the new mall for month
d. at the new mall since months
88.
a. I have learnt English in 1990 b. I have learnt English when I was young
c. I started learning English in 1990
d. I started learning English since 1990
89.
a. Have you wrote a letter to Nancy yet?
– Not yet. I have been busy.
b. Have you written a letter to Nancy yet?
c. Have you wrote a letter for Nancy yet?
d. Have you written a letter for Nancy yet?
90.
a. Do you think that the magazine is not as big the newspaper?
b. Do you think that the magazine is not so big the newspaper?
c. Do you think that the magazine is not big as the newspaper?
d. Do you think that the magazine is not so big as the newspaper?
91.How long have you been here?

a. I have been here for 3 months
b. I was here for three months
c. I am here for 3 months
d. I have being here for months
92. Do you know the neighbourhood?
a. Not very good. b. Not very many. c. Not very a lot.
d. Not very well.
93.
a. The rope is as long as the snake.
b. The rope is long than the snake
c. The rope is so long as the snake
d. The rope is much long than the snake
94.I …………..
to the countryside last weekend
.
a. have gone
b. go
c. went
d. have been
95.Hi, Tom. I haven’t seen you for ages . ………………………………… ?
a. Have you been a way
b. Have you been away
c. Are you a way
d. Are you away
96.The countryside ……………………………………..
a. so quiet for me live in
b. so quiet that I not want to live in
c. too quiet that I don’t want to live in
d. too quiet for me to live in
97.T.V is bringing not only information …………………… entertainment .

a. and also
b. and
c. but also d. also but
98.Let’s go home now. It’s ……………….
a. darker and darker.
b. was darker and darker
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