3500 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE b p25

a. their own
b. he is
c. the quarter
b
6. Everyone does not know that words like chicory, cumin, crocus, and saffron all
come to we from the Sumerians in Mesolotamia in 3000 BC.
a. does
b. that
c. all come
d. to we
d
Grammar and Vocabulary
7. He was so drunken that he wasn't capable ................ driving himself home.
a. to
b. for
c. of
d. from
c
8. The students are very ................ on camping holidays.
a. eager
b. enthusiastic
c. interested
d. keen
d
9. Do you think you might suddenly drop dead from a heart ...........?
a. insult
b. attack
c. pain
d. sickness
b
10. I had to wear ................ uniform when I worked in that company.

a. a
b. some
c. any
d. an
a
11. I tried to ................ him from going, but he wouldn't take any notice.
a. warn
b. refuse
c. forbid


d. prevent
d
12. The doctor advised his patient not to take ................ so much work in future.
a. after
b. on
c. over
d. to
b
13. If Mary phones, ................ her to buy some notebooks on the way home.
a. remember
b. recall
c. remind
d. recollect
c
14. Can you tell me the name of the first person ................ the South Pole?
a. reaching
b. who reaches
c. to reach
d. reached

c
15. The ................ of the robber lasted a few weeks.
a. process
b. trial
c. charge
d. conviction
b
16. People ....…….. rents have been raised can appeal.
a. whom
b. whose
c. who
d. which
b
17. A bird can ................ up to two eggs a day.
a. lie
b. lay
c. put
d. place
b
18. The nurse was on ................ in the hospital all night.


a. work
b. alarm
c. duty
d. service
c
19. I suggest we ................ at the station tomorrow at 8.30.
a. meeting
b. meet

c. to meet
d. will meet
b
20. ................ playing professional volleyball, Jim also enjoys tennis.
a. Besides
b. Moreover
c. Apart
d. Together
a
21. They ................ him of lying to them.
a. threatened
b. blamed
c. criticised
d. accused
d
22. It was recommended that young women ................ after dark.
a. not drive
b. didn't drive
c. not driving
d. not to drive
a
23. I'm so tired that I can't take ................ what you're saying.
a. up
b. out
c. on
d. in
d
24. The year ……......... our country was librated was 1975.
a. which
b. on which

c. at which
d. in which


d
25. You may take an oral or written exam according ................ you prefer.
a. as
b. to
c. on
d. like
a
26. I'm sorry, I haven't got ................ change. Why don't you try the bank?
a. some
b. lots
c. any
d. all
c
27. We've ................ of time to catch the train so there's no need to rush.
a. very much
b. enough
c. great
d. plenty
d
28. I can't make ................ what he has written.
a. away
b. out
c. up
d. over
b
29. Driving a car with faulty brakes is ................ quite a risk.

a. putting
b. setting
c. taking
d. being
c
30. A dictionary is used ........... reference.
a. in
b. to
c. at
d. for
d
31. Jenny and her sister are so ................, they could almost be twins.
a. likeness


b. alike
c. same
d. the same
b
32. He went to Ho Chi Minh city hoping to find a teaching ................ without too
much difficulty.
a. work
b. occupation
c. employment
d. post
d
33. They'll play football and ................ they'll have lunch.
a. then
b. straight away
c. immediately

d. so
a
34. The accused man ................ to give the police any more information.
a. objected
b. denied
c. refused
d. disliked
c
35. There is no ................ in going to school if you're not willing to learn.
a. reason
b. aim
c. point
d. purpose
c
36. The policeman ................ me the way to the station.
a. told
b. said
c. explained
d. directed
a
37. My mother was ................ of making a cake when the front door bell rang.
a. at the centre
b. on her way
c. in the middle
d. in-between


c
38. ................ you do better work than this, you won't pass the exam.
a. Although

b. If
c. Unless
d. When
c
39. The suitcase ....……… he is carrying is very heavy.
a. when
b. whose
c. what
d. which
d
40.
If you want to join the History Society, you must first ................ this
application form.
a. make up
b. write down
c. fill in
d. do up
c
41. He has just taken an examination ................ chemistry.
a. on
b. about
c. for
d. in
d
42.
It was not until she had arrived home ................ remembered her
appointment with the doctor.
a. when she
b. that she
c. and she

d. she
b
43. As a girl, I enjoyed ................ for me.
a. to have doors opened
b. have doors opened
c. having doors open
d. having doors opened
d


44. The teacher ......……. taught me English last year lives near my house.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
a
45.One of the men who ................ being considered for the job ................ from
this university.
a. are/are
b. are/is
c. is/is
d. is/are
b
Test 35
Pronunciation
1. a. beard
--> a
2. a. are
--> a
3. a. reliable

--> b
4. a. hasty
--> b
5. a. bead
--> c
6. a. massage
--> a

b. fur

c. search

d. prefer

b. fair

c. there

d. wear

b. living

c. revival

d. final

b. nasty

c. tasty

d. wastage

b. read

c. dead

d. recede

b. carriage

c. voyage

d. dosage

Find the mistakes
7. Narcissus, a character in mythology, gazed at his own image in a pool so
ardently that he fell into itself and drowned.
a. a character in mythology
b. his own
c. that
d. into itself
d
8. The cobras when them strike raise themselves high above the ground on
their tails and then fall forward.
a. them strike
b. raise
c. themselves
d. fall forward

a
9.Both Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and Wairakei, New Zealand, are
geothermal areas famous for its hot-spring systems.
a. Both
b. are geothermal areas
c. its
d. hot-spring
c
10.
Beriberi had long been a common and a seriously disease in parts of the
world where polished rice was the staple food.
a. had long been
b. a common
c. seriously disease
d. polished rice
c
11.
Gold is present under the sea in so minute concentrations that no method
has yet been devised to extract it profitably.
a. so minute
b. concentrations
c. has yet been
d. profitably
a
Grammar and Vocabulary
12. We had a meeting ................ purpose was completely unclear.
a. which
b. whose
c. that
d. what

b
13. I wish I ................ to my parents yesterday.
a. listened
b. had listened
c. would listen
d. would have listened
b
14. If it ................ for your help, I really don't know what I would have done.
a. wasn't
b. weren't
c. hasn't been


d. hadn't been
d
15. You will feel better after you ................ a rest.
a. will have
b. are having
c. will have had
d. have had
d
16. When you ................ next year, the children will have grown much taller.
a. will return
b. are going to return
c. return
d. will have returned
c
17. It is imperative that he ................ the school regulations.
a. obey
b. obeys

c. would obey
d. will obey
a
18. Tom suggested that Alice ................ for that job immediately.
a. would apply
b. to apply
c. applied
d. apply
d
19. How would you say to someone if you want to know the time?
a. Excuse me. Could you tell me the time, please?
b. Excuse me. How much time is it?
c. Excuse me. Time, please?
d. Excuse me. How many hours do you tell?
a
20. No matter how angry he was, he would never ................ to violence.
a. resolve
b. resume
c. resist
d. resort
d
21. After leaving school, Nigel decided to ................ in the army.


a. enlist
b. enrol
c. sign
d. register
a
22. ................ a fire, hotel guests are asked to remain calm.

a. As a result of
b. In the event of
c. By reason of
d. In the time of
b
23. I will keep your application ................ file for the time being.
a. in
b. with
c. on
d. at
c
24.
I couldn't tell what time it was because workmen had removed the ................ of
the clock.
a. hands
b. pointers
c. arms
d. fingers
a
25. His failure ................ great disappointment to his parents.
a. forced
b. made
c. caused
d. provided
c
26.
The staff took just twenty minutes to ................ the conclusion that action
was necessary.
a. judge
b. make

c. decide
d. reach
d
27. After his girlfriend left him, George determined never ................ in love again.
a. to fall
b. falling