3500 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE b p37

Grammar and Vocabulary
6. The population of the town can be divided into three main ........................
a. lists
b. gangs
c. groups
d. tribes
c
7. In 1638, a group of Swedish settlers set up a colony along the Delaware River
and ……………… there peacefully until 1655.
a. living
b. to live
c. lived
d. live
c
8. There is a shop in the city which is above all ....................... in popularity.
a. another
b. other
c. the other
d. others
d
9. The room was ....................... small to celebrate the meeting.
a. as
b. much
c. too
d. as much
c
10. In some countries today there's only one party at elections. No ...... at all !
a. choose
b. chose
c. chosen
d. choice

d
11. "Do you think we're all created equal?" " No, not ....................... all."
a. in
b. over
c. at
d. to
c


12.
At twelve o'clock, Mrs. Green will close her shop and go out to
have .................
a. a lunch
b. the lunch
c. lunch
d. lunches
c
13. Flight LA from New York to Washington is now arriving at ........................
a. gate four
b. the gate four
c. the four gate
d. four gate
a
19. ....................... to go out with us tonight?
a. Do you like
b. Would you like
c. Will you like
d. Have you like
b
20.Mary forgot what I ....................... her the day before.

a. would tell
b. had told
c. had been told
d. told
b
21. He is known ....................... a man who is truthful.
a. for
b. as
c. in
d. at
b
22. It's a pity they can't join our trip, .......................?
a. can they
b. can't they
c. is it
d. isn't it
d
23. Most underdeveloped countries are in ....................... of capital and technical
assistance.
a. lack


b. need
c. shortage
d. deficiency
b
24. Mr. Pike has gone somewhere to buy a ....................... of cigarettes.
a. piece
b. packet
c. bit

d. pound
b
25. She ....................... her boyfriend to arrive in a fortnight.
a. expects
b. waits
c. hopes
d. suspects
a
26. The national ....................... of our country was composed by " Van Cao".
a. music
b. melody
c. anthem
d. celebration
c
27. If you travel by a train or a bus, you must pay a .......................
a. tip
b. fare
c. fee
d. commission
b
28. We've got two identical flats.
a. different
b. fantastic
c. similar
d. fashionable
c
29. He was not ....................... answer their questions.
a. a intelligence enough to
b. intelligence enough at
c. intelligent enough to

d. intelligent enough at
c


30. ....................... you run as fast as you can, you are likely to be late.
a. When
b. Unless
c. Since
d. Because
b
31. Mr. Pike gave the charity a hundred dollars and ........................
a. so did I
b. I did so
c. I did give too
d. I also did give
a
32. He didn't pass his examination and .........................
a. so did I
b. I did too
c. I did either
d. neither did I
d
33. "I don't want that employee in my room." "If he ....................... really such a
problem, I'll take him into mine."
a. will be
b. were
c. is
d. was
c
34. "Who is our new teacher?" "He's the man ........................"

a. which is talking to my father now
b. that talk to my father now
c. talk to my father now
d. talking to my father now
d
35. I wish I ....................... her name.
a. know
b. knew
c. have known
d. were knowing
b
36. He ..................... the office when I arrived.
a. was leaving
b. has left


c. should leave
d. leaves
a
37. He had to quit school because his father was ....................... debt.
a. on
b. in
c. for
d. with
b
38. Something strange ....................... to me while I ....................... home last
night.
a. was happened / was reaching
b. was happened / reached
c. happened / was reaching

d. was happened / was reaching
c
39. He took a glance at his mother.
a. smile
b. deep breath
c. quick look
d. good look
c
40. The careers offices will give you ....................... on interview techniques.
a. practical advise
b. practical advice
c. useful advise
d. practical advices
b
41. You should use a dictionary if you are not sure ....................... a word.
a. in
b. at
c. of
d. for
c
42. Please ....................... your hand if you want to ask some questions.
a. rise
b. pull
c. push
d. raise
d


43. This bridge was ....................... by a famous architect.
a. outlined

b. designed
c. produced
d. composed
b
44. A ....................... is a person who sells flower.
a. typist
b. dentist
c. florist
d. chemist
c
45. We wouldn't have been late if .......................
a. you got up early
b. you hadn't got up early
c. you had got up early
d. you would get up early
c
46.If there were no television, people .......................
a. would feel sad
b. will feel sad
c. can feel sad
d. have felt sad
a
47. What I said made him sad. I wish I ....................... anything.
a. hadn't said
b. wouldn't say
c. didn't say
d. said
a
48. They ....................... me teach their children English.
a. want

b. hope
c. wish
d. have
d
49. If gold ....................... cheap and unlimited, many things in the world would be
different.
a. is
b. will be


c. were
d. would be
c
50. Unless you ....................... all my questions, I can't do anything for you.
a. answered
b. answer
c. would answer
d. are answering
b
Test 53
Pronunciation
1. a. eight
--> a
2. a. cats
--> c
3. a. uniform
--> a
4. a. five
--> d
5. a. gather

--> c

b. bright

c. night

d. light

b. bat

c. dark

d. hat

b. clutch

c. sun

d. cut

b. bite

c. like

d. thin

b. either

c. healthy

d. mother

Find the mistakes
6. The soup you made was too hot for me to eat it.
a. The
b. made
c. for me
d. it
d
7. Three miles is very far for a young child to walk.
a. is
b. very
c. for
d. to walk
b
8. Either of these two paths lead to Bac My An beach.
a. of
b. these
c. lead
d. to
c
9. She liked collecting stamps, but she didn't like buy them.
a. collecting


b. but
c. buy
d. them
c
10. Richard tried to pass the entrance exam for the college of economy.

a. tried
b. entrance
c. for
d. of
c
Grammar and Vocabulary
11. I wish I ....................... you some money but I can't.
a. can lend
b. would lend
c. could lend
d. will lend
c
12. I wish Daisy ....................... to the party this afternoon.
a. came
b. will come
c. can come
d. could come
d
13. Do you know ....................... ? I don't know.
a. how many years Mary is
b. how old Mary is
c. how years old is Mary
d. how much time has been Mary
b
14.I'm going to do ................. want to do.
a. which I
b. what I
c. that what I
d. what do I
b

15. The new plan must be finished ....................... as the salary of the workers
depends on it.
a. on time
b. in times
c. at time


d. for a time
a
16. Could you lend me some money ? I'm very ....................... of cash at present.
a. down
b. scarce
c. low
d. short
d
17. I don't think she'll ever ....................... the shock of his mother's death.
a. get through
b. get over
c. get by
d. get off
b
18. She got up late because her alarm clock was ........................
a. out of work
b. off work
c. out of order
d. off duty
a
19. She wanted to be a teacher but now she would take .......................
a. every job
b. any job at all

c. new job
d. some jobs
b
20. The organs of our body work so ……………… that we scarcely know we have
lungs and liver, heart and stomach.
a. smoothly
b. smooth
c. smoothing
d. smoothen
a
21. He is a person ................................................
a. in whom I don't have much confidence
b. in that I don't have much confidence
c. whom I don't have much confidence in him
d. I don't have much confidence
a
22.She wishes she could visit Paris, ....................... of France.
a. is the capital


b. which the capital is
c. that is the capital
d. the capital
d
23. "Do you see the pen ....................... Jean ?" "Oh, it's over there."
a. that it belongs to
b. to which belongs to
c. to which belongs
d. that belongs to
d

24. The voters in that city were against the candidate ....................... proposals called for
higher taxes.
a. who his
b. whose
c. whom he had
d. that his
b
25. This is Mrs. Brown, ....................... taught us English composition.
a. who
b. whom
c. that
d. which
a
26. She has three sisters, ....................... are teachers.
a. that all of them
b. who they all
c. all of whom
d. who all of them
c
27. That man over there seems ....................... for someone.
a. to wait
b. to have waited
c. to be waiting
d. he's waiting
c
28. I shall prepare lunch as soon as I ....................... these exercises.
a. have done
b. will have done
c. did
d. have been doing