3500 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE b p22

4. a. count
--> d
5. a. last
--> c
6. a. how
--> a

b. sound

c. found

d. should

b. fast

c. taste

d. task

b. low

c. know

d. slow

Find the mistakes
7. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie
on.
a. difficult
b. to sleep
c. having

d. to lie on
b
8. The director felt badly about not giving Mary the position that she had sought with
his company.
a. badly
b. not giving
c. that
d. had sought
a
9. Tom and Mark hope go skiing in the mountains this weekend if the weather is
nice.
a. go
b. in the mountains
c. if the
d. is nice
a
10.
The political candidate talked as if she has already been elected to the
presidency.
a. The
b. has
c. been elected
d. to the
b
11.
The salad tasted so well that my brother returned to the salad bar for another
helping.
a. so well
b. returned to
c. salad bar for

d. another helping


a
Grammar and Vocabulary
12. We must have .............. for looking after our parents when they are old.
a. responsible
b. responsibly
c. responsibility
d. respond
c
13. It doesn't seem ugly to me, ................. , I think it's rather beautiful.
a. Contrary
b. The contrary
c. In contrast
d. On the contrary
d
14. ................... in filling a prescription could cost a life.
a. Carelessness
b. Care
c. Careful
d. Carefulness
a
15. Ann ........................ and left.
a. said goodbye to me
b. said me goodbye
c. told me goodbye
d. told goodbye to me
a
16.An air-hostess should be very .................

a. tactful
b. tact
c. tactfully
d. tactless
a
17. In normal circumstances when you are asked if it's cold outside, you say:
"............."
a. Of course
b. Naturally
c. Yes, it is
d. Indeed
c


18. Sarah is very tired. She ............... very hard recently.
a. works
b. has been working
c. had been working
d. has worked
b
19. If a discussion or argument becomes intense, we may describe it as .............
a. hot
b. warm
c. heat
d. heated
d
20. Any ................ information you may have on the accident will be most useful to
the police.
a. add
b. additional

c. adding
d. addition
b
21. Peter and Jack have the same point of view, they are .................
a. agreeable
b. in agreement
c. happy
d. same
b
22. The judge and jury found the ............... man guilty.
a. accuse
b. accusation
c. accusal
d. accused
d
23. I didn't hear you ............. in. You must have been very quiet.
a. to come
b. come
c. came
d. be come
b
24. The police recovered the ......................... jewelry yesterday.
a. steal


b. stolen
c. had stolen
d. stealing
b
25. “Do you want to go camping with us?” “Yes, I want .............”

a. it
b. to
c. No word
d. do
b
26. In .................. with the rules of the competition, the team was disqualified.
a. accordance
b. accord
c. according
d. accordant
a
27. The whole class rose ................. when the principal came into the classroom.
a. no word
b. their hands
c. their books
d. in
a
28. Jane had to get used to ................... on the left.
a. drive
b. driving
c. driven
d. drove
b
29. The man who was injured in the accident was explaining ...................
a. to the police the situation
b. the situation to the police
c. the police the situation
d. the situation the police
b
30. What kinds of .............. have been made for the Queen's arrival?

a. arrange
b. arrangements
c. arranges
d. arranging
b


31. You had better wait for them to answer before getting in touch .................... them
again.
a. with
b. about
c. of
d. in
a
32. I told Mai not to be so ........................ of his brother's faults. He is already doing
his best.
a. criticize
b. critic
c. critical
d. critically
c
33. My sister always sends .................. for my birthday.
a. to me something nice
b. me something nice
c. something nice for me
d. Both b and c are correct
b
34. Ever since his ................... from school, Larry has been staying at home.
a. suspend
b. suspension

c. suspended
d. suspending
b
35. “Did you have a good time on holiday?” ”Yes, we enjoyed ................. a lot.”
a. No word
b. it
c. them
d. about
b
36. "Would you like some ............?" Mrs Lan asked, "You must be tired after that long
walk."
a. refresh
b. refreshment
c. refreshing
d. refreshingly
b


37. Would you please ............. this suitcase upstairs?
a. carrying
b. to carry
c. carry
d. be carry
c
38. This is an extremely dangerous .................. That worker will have to be very
careful when breaking out of this building.
a. situate
b. situated
c. situates
d. situation

d
39. They only ..................... money if they are sure it will be paid back.
a. borrow
b. lend
c. interest
d. charge
b
40. The Jacks live a very .....................
frequently travel around the world.
a. luxurious
b. luxury
c. luxuriously
d. luxuriate
a

lifestyle. They own many houses and

41. ............... of the committee, I'd like to thank you for your generous donation.
a. According
b. On behalf
c. Together
d. In addition
b
42. Nick has a ............... to exaggerate the truth. Do not believe everything he says.
a. tend
b. tendency
c. tendance
d. tendentious
b
43. Remember to .................. the alarm clock for five o'clock tomorrow morning.

a. put
b. ring
c. set
d. wind
c
44. Richard's ........................... has made him very unpopular among his friends.
a. selfish
b. selfishly
c. selfishness
d. selfishment
c
45. Give me a word .................... with B.
a. beginning
b. begins
c. to begin
d. begin
a
46. You will need a lot of ............................. to lift this heavy cupboard yourself.
a. strong
b. strongly
c. strength
d. strengthen
c
47. There was nothing special about his clothes .............. from his checked tie.
a. but
b. except
c. other
d. apart

d
48. The film was ................. . I expected it to be much better.
a. disappoint
b. disappointing
c. disappointed
d. to disappoint
b
49. His excellent .............. in the exams helped him to find a job.
a. notes
b. reports
c. marks
d. degrees
c


50. Peter's courageous act won him an award for ........................
a. bravery
b. brave
c. bravely
d. braveness
a
Test 31
Pronunciation
1. a. seat
--> d
2. a. down
--> b
3. a. dark
--> c
4. a. sky

--> a
5. a. may
--> d
6. a. hall
--> b

b. meat

c. heat

d. head

b. flow

c. town

d. now

b. park

c. warm

d. spark

b. hungry

c. industry

d. policy

b. pay

c. day

d. mayor

b. valley

c. call

d. fall

Find the mistakes
7. Even though she looks very young, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old
sister.
a. Even though
b. looks
c. older than
d. twenty-year-old
c
8. Despite his smiling face, the second-place contestant is more sadder than the
winner.
a. Despite
b. smiling
c. second-place contestant
d. more sadder than
d
9. It was raining heavy and they found that a stream had formed in the field.
a. was raining
b. heavy

c. found
d. had formed
b


10.
The members of the orchestra had to arrived an hour prior to the
performance for a short rehearsal.
a. The
b. had to arrived
c. prior to the performance
d. for a short
b
11. If Monique had not attended the conference, she never would meet her old
friend Dan, whom she had not seen in years.
a. the
b. never would meet
c. whom
d. had not seen
b
Grammar and Vocabulary
12. .................. the step when you go in.
a. Consider
b. Mind
c. Attend
d. Look
b
13. There is no ..................... in this kindergarten. Mrs Chen will have to put her son
in another kindergarten.
a. vacant

b. vacation
c. vacantly
d. vacancy
d
14. Ann went .................... a bad cold just before the Tet holidays.
a. down with
b. in for
c. over
d. through
a
15. Did you finish ............... the garden yesterday?
a. water
b. watering
c. watered
d. to water
b


16. He used to .................... her living by delivering milk every morning.
a. earn
b. gain
c. get
d. win
a
17. It's a big factory. Five hundred people ..................... here.
a. has been employed
b. has been employing
c. is employed
d. are employed
d

18. That sweater looks ..................... big for a six-year-old.
a. bit
b. much
c. rather
d. even
c
19. Water .................... most of the Earth's surface.
a. covers
b. cover
c. covering
d. covered
a
20. Since I moved to New York, I haven't had much .................. with those friends.
a. connection
b. contact
c. business
d. meeting
b
21. Lan is very easy ........................ by loud noises.
a. irritate
b. irritated
c. irritating
d. irritation
b
22. Mary is looking up Tom's number in the telephone ...................
a. guide
b. list