3500 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE b p32

indirect speech)
a. Nam said he wouldn't stay at home the following week.
b. Nam said he wouldn't stay at home following week.
c. Nam said I wouldn't stay at home the following week.
d. Nam said I wouldn't stay at home following week.
a
33. He .................. in Thailand since last month.
a. has been
b. had been
c. was
d. have been
a
34. Since 1990, he .................. in Hanoi, and he is still there now.
a. was working
b. worked
c. have worked
d. has been working
d
40. They .................. at this university from 1990 to 1994.
a. had studied
b. has studied
c. is studying
d. studied
d
41. Have you finished mowing the grass? - No, I haven't and ...................
a. she has not too
b. neither she has
c. neither has she
d. she has either
c
42. "Dick doesn't go to school on time." "I wish he ............... to school on time."

a. went
b. goes
c. has gone
d. will go
a
43. The thief simply walked in the shop. The owner .................. to lock the door.
a. have forgotten
b. has forgotten
c. had forgotten
d. forgets
c
44. My sister, .................. name is Alison, will leave here tomorrow.
a. whose
b. whose her
c. her


d. of whom
a
45. .................. your address, we would have written to you.
a. Had we known
b. If we have known
c. We had known
d. If we did know
a
46. The naughty children set her hat on fire. They tried .................. it.
a. to burn
b. burning
c. for burning
d. in burning

a
47. The milkman, ....……..... is often on time, was late this morning.
a. who
b. which
c. whom
d. whose
a
48. For many children, nothing seems so exciting .................. reading picture- books.
a. on
b. is
c. so does
d. as
d
49. I want the car to be repaired. I .................. the car.
a. want to repair
b. want repair
c. want you repair
d. want you to repair
d
50. Our mother brought us .................. orange juice.
a. a few more
b. too many
c. a lot
d. some more
d
Test 45
Pronunciation
1. a. too
--> d
2. a. bed

--> c
3. a. dread
--> c
4. a. boat
--> c

b. food

c. soon

d. good

b. get

c. decide

d. setting

b. bread

c. bead

d. head

b. road

c. broad

d. coat

5. a. so
--> c
6. a. twice
--> b

b. show

c. who

d. though

b. piece

c. fly

d. mind

Find the mistakes
7. The earliest references to Jericho so a city date back several thousand
years.
a. earliest
b. so
c. date back
d. several
b
8. Much unknown plants and animals are disappearing as the tropical forests are
destroyed.
a. Much
b. as

c. tropical
d. destroyed
a
9. Blowing out birthday candles is an ancient test to see if a growing child is enough
strong to blow out a greater number each year.
a. ancient
b. growing
c. enough strong
d. number
c
10.
Cloudy recorded in time lapses moved counterclockwise faster than the
planet rotated.
a. Cloudy
b. lapses
c. counterclockwise
d. the
a
11.
The caverns were more exciting before the guides came and took away the
adventurously aspect.
a. The
b. more exciting
c. guides
d. adventurously
d
Grammar and Vocabulary


12. Yesterday, they went to .................. to visit their friends.

a. hospital
b. the hospital
c. a hospital
d. hospitals
b
13. What's ........... name of ............... school where you are studying?
a. the / a
b. the / the
c. a / the
d. the / an
b
14. His car .................. last night.
a. was stolen
b. was stealing
c. stolen
d. stole
a
15.She wore the coat .................. the cold weather.
a. because of
b. because for
c. thanks to
d. because
a
16. "Why do you sleep here?." "I'm .................. I can't keep my eyes open."
a. so tired that
b. such a tired
c. too tired that
d. very tired that
a
17. She has been reading. So far, she ...................... 20 pages.

a. have read
b. has been reading
c. has read
d. have been reading
c
18. The workers will go on strike. So they ....................
a. will be fighting
b. will be arguing
c. won't be working
d. won't be talking
c
19. Can you tell me the name of .................. player of all times now?
a. greatest
b. greater
c. the greatest


d. the greater
c
20. Direct speech: He said, "If I had money, I would travel all over the world."
(Change into Iindirect speech).
a. He said to me that if he had had money, he would have traveled all over the
world.
b. He said that if he had had money, he would have traveled all over the world.
c. He told me that if he had had money, I would have traveled all over the world.
d. He told me that if I had had money, he would have traveled all over the world.
b
21. Nancy said that she ........................ all day on Sunday.
a. was working
b. will be working

c. will have worked
d. might have worked
a
22. Her chairs, three of ......……. were broken down, were bought two years ago.
a. who
b. whose
c. whom
d. which
d
23. You .................. be mad to go away from home with him.
a. are to
b. must
c. need
d. shall
b
24. Would you allow .................. you up?
a. me to pick
b. that I pick
c. me picking
d. me pick
a
25. February has twenty-eight days. February has fewer days than March.
a. more days than
b. not as many days as
c. the same days as
d. a lot of days
b
26. She will have her car .................. soon.
a. painted
b. painting

c. to paint
d. being painted
a


27. Jean .................. making many different kinds of tea.
a. is loving
b. loves
c. has been loving
d. was loving
b
28. He doesn't have any friends, ..................?
a. hasn't he
b. has he
c. does he
d. doesn't he
c
29. I have to go to visit Mrs. Lan, ............... is my aunt.
a. who
b. that
c. when
d. where
a
30. Mai is tired ………... working ....…….the suburbs.
a. of / in
b. in / in
c. of / on
d. for / in
a
31. I wanted to meet the man ………...... said he knew me.

a. who
b. whose
c. which
d. whom
a
32. My sister won't have dinner ............... 11.30 p.m.
a. until
b. to
c. than
d. in
a
33. Direct speech: "Don't say so!" she said calmly. (Change into indirect speech)
a. She calmly told me not to say so.
b. She calmly said me not say so.
c. She calmly said to me don't say so.
d. She calmly said to me not say so.
a
34. You .................. me, because I didn't do it.
a. must misunderstand
b. must be misunderstanding
c. must have misunderstood


d. had to misunderstand
c
35. What ........... beautiful clothes! I want to buy some dresses and skirts.
a. so
b. such a
c. such
d. so much

c
36. Her boyfriend came late. She ............... for him for an hour.
a. was waiting
b. had been waited
c. had been waiting
d. have been waiting
c
37. We haven't decided what to do with the money ............
a. still
b. even
c. also
d. yet
d
38. A mechanic is someone ……….... repairs machines.
a. whom
b. who
c. whose
d. which
b
39. That is the city .................. best.
a. where I like
b. that I like
c. what I like
d. I like it
b
40."The price of rice has really gone up." "Yes, they give you .................. for your
money now."
a. so few
b. so less
c. so little

d. fewer
c
41. I regret not .................. you that I couldn't pick you up.
a. to tell
b. telling
c. tell
d. to have told
b
42. The library cards are issued ………...... the beginning of each school year.


a. in
b. on
c. at
d. about
c
43. They can't work. They are too sleepy.
a. When they are too sleepy, they can't work.
b. Because they can't work, they're too sleepy.
c. They are too sleepy that they can't work.
d. They are too sleepy to work.
d
44.Her friends didn't agree with her words. She .................. something she would
regret later.
a. will say
b. said
c. might say
d. might have said
d
45. This is Mr. David, .................. wants to meet you.

a. who
b. which
c. whose
d. that
a
46. Our coat is kept in the wardrobe. That's where we .................. it.
a. kept
b. have kept
c. are keeping
d. keep
d
47. I always try my best to get along .................. other officers.
a. about
b. with
c. into
d. to
b
48. Mrs. Pike always goes .................. at 5.30 p.m.
a. to home
b. to house
c. to the house
d. home
d
49. When I .................. a newspaper this morning, a mouse ran across the floor.
a. read
b. were reading
c. was reading


d. am reading

c
50. They don't fancy ................ out this evening.
a. go
b. to go
c. going
d. went
c
Test 46
Pronunciation
1. a. are
--> a
2. a. come
--> c
3. a. would
--> a
4. a. get
--> b
5. a. cure
--> a
6. a. plow
--> d

b. fair

c. there

d. wear

b. love

c. women

d. some

b. about

c. round

d. out

b. gentle

c. give

d. guest

b. picture

c. lecture

d. furniture

b. how

c. cow

d. row

Find the mistakes
7. The council set off controversial by its strong position on wildlife

management.
a. The
b. controversial
c. strong
d. wildlife
b
8. While searching for gold, the Spanish found the Grand Canyon to be an
impassably barrier.
a. searching
b. the
c. found
d. impassably
d
9. The assassins hastily to hide the evidence against them.
a. The
b. hastily
c. evidence
d. them


b
10. The figure was carved on a hillside enough that it could be seen from a distance
of several miles.
a. carved
b. hillside
c. enough
d. a
c
11. In ancient Greek traditional, weapons and stable gear were placed upon the
grave.

a. ancient
b. traditional
c. stable
d. grave
b
Grammar and Vocabulary
12. He will be punished .................. he continues his tricks.
a. if
b. unless
c. although
d. whereas
a
13. We shall have plenty of time. There will be .................. time to have tea.
a. enough
b. almost enough
c. less than enough
d. hardly enough
a
14. A new TV station is ................ in the city centre now.
a. build
b. being building
c. being built
d. been built
c
15. She was the first person .................. that mountain.
a. climbing
b. that she climbed
c. to climb
d. in climbing
c

16. This is the most beautiful village of the country, ..................?
a. is this
b. isn't it
c. is it
d. isn't this