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EXERCISE 1
1. Musical comedies, as (A) an American form of entertainment (B), often take its (C)
subjects from America’s present or (D) past.
2. Of (A) all seashore plants, seaweeds are best (B) able to tolerate long periods out of water,
followed by (C) long periods covering (D) by water.
3. Although not (A) widely sold (B), that book is considered to be best (C) book on the (D)
subject.
4. Window treatment, furniture arrangement (A) and color combine (B) all contribute to the
overall (C) impression of a room.
5. The human body (A) relies (B) on certainly (C) nutrients for its survival (D).
6. Measles (A) are (B) an infectious (C) disease that causes fever and (D) small red spots.
7. The number of (A) homeless people in Nepal have (B) increased sharply due to (C) the
recent severe earthquake (D).
8. Since poaching (A) is becoming more seriously (B), the government has imposed stricter
laws (C) to prevent it (D).
9. It is common knowledge (A) that solar heating for a large office (B) building is technically
(C) different from a single-family home (D).
10. All of the (A) book were (B) very interesting. I am surprised (C) you didn’t like (D) it.

EXERCISE 2
11. He passed (A) the exams with (B) high scores, that (C) made his parents happy (D).
12. The longer (A) the children waited (B) in the long queue (C), the more impatiently (D)
they became.

13. All the candidates (A) for the scholarship (B) will be equally treated regarding (C) of
their age, sex, or nationality (D).
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14. Reminding (A) not to miss the 15:30 train(B), the manager set out for (C) the station in a
hurry (D).
15. Because (A) of bad weather conditions (B), it took the explorers (C) three days reaching
(D) their destination.
16. The skin receives nearly (A) the (B) third of the blood pumped out (C) by (D) the heart.
17. I had (A) my motorbike repair (B) yesterday, but now (C) it still doesn’t work (D).
18. If you are working with (A) young children in a primary (B) school, you will find (C) that
teaching lively songs and rhymes are (D) very popular.
19. According to most doctors (A), massage relieves (B) pain and anxiety, eases depression
and speeding up (C) recovery from illness (D)
20. New sources of energy (A) have been looking (B) for as the number (C) of fossil fuels
continues (D) to decrease.

EXERCISE 3
21. The science (A) of medicine, which (B) progress has been very rapid (C) lately, is
perhaps the most important of all sciences (D).
22. The homes created (A) by the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright are still viewed (B)
as uniquely (C), innovative and valuable (D).
23. Foreign students who are doing (A) a decision about which (B) school to attend (C) may
not know exactly where the choices (D) are located.
24. I didn’t (A) feel like to go (B) to church (C) this morning because it was raining hard (D).

25. Tom likes to gossip about other people (A), so (B) he doesn’t like them (C) to gossip
about him (D)
26. Have a headache (A), an upset stomach, and a bad case of (B) sunburn did not put me (C)
in a good mood (D) for the evening.
27. Genetic engineering is helping (A) researchers unravel the mysteries of previously (B)
incurable diseases so that (C) they get to its (D) root causes and find cures.
28. She asked why (A) did he look (B) so embarrassed (C) when he saw (D) Lan.
29. I’d prefer (A) to do it on myself (B) because other (C) people make (D) me nervous.
30. Could (A) you mind telling me (B) the way to (C) the nearest (D) restaurant?

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EXERCISE 4
31. Next week, when there will be (A) an English club held here (B), I will give (C) you more
information about it (D).
32. It is of (A) great importance (B) that he speaks to (C) the Dean before leaving for (D) his
location.
33. A lot needs (A) be done (B) to the house before (C) anyone can start living (D) in.
34. Your trip to (A) Dalat sounds (B) absolutely fascinated (C). I’d love to go there (D).
35. There are very large (A) rooms with (B) beautiful (C) decorated walls (D) in her new
house.
36. John (A) has learnt (B) English (C) for five years ago (D).
37. Although they always (A) argue with (B) each other, but (C) they are good friends (D).
38. Thanks to (A) the timely (B) laws, some elephant populations, especially that (C) in
southern Africa, have recovered (D) over the last decade.

39. He stopped to smoke (A) because cigarettes are (B) harmful to (C) his health (D).
40. The professor (A) together (B) with his three students have (C) been called to (D) court.

EXERCISE 5
41. Do you ever (A) feel that (B) life is not being fair to you because you cannot seem (C) to
get the job where (D) you want or that really suits you?
42. Mining (A) over 2,000 years ago (B), copper is one of the (C) earliest known (D) metals.
43. Men and women in the Peace Corps work (A) with people in the developing (B) countries
to help them improving (C) their living (D) conditions.
44. Although not (A) widely sold (B), that book is considered to be best (C) book on the
subject.
45. Because (A) his sickness, he (B) didn’t take (C) part in the English competition held (D)
last Sunday.
46. I found my new (A) contact lenses strangely (B) at first, but I got used (C) to them in the
end (D)
47. Dreaming, like all (A) other mental processes, it is (B) a product of the brain (C) and its
activity (D).

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48. Hardly he had (A) got downstairs (B) when (C) the phone stopped ringing (D) yesterday
afternoon.
49. Nick has been working (A) more harder (B) since he was (C) promoted (D).
50. Williams not only took (A) three showers a day and (B) washed (C) his clothes twice (D).

EXERCISE 6
51. We should (A) have played (B) much better (C) than we do (D).
52. Today the most popular method of (A) pasteurization, called ‘flash pasteurization’,
involves several step (B), which include (C) heating milk for 15 seconds and then (D)
immediately cooling it.
53. Those people say that (A) it is such polluted air (B) that they can’t breath (C), don’t they?
(D).
54. It is noisy enough (A) in this room, so (B) I would (C) rather you stop (D) shouting like
that.
55. He is (A) not able to define (B) the process in which (C) the body is protect (D) by the
immunologic system.
56. Although (A) smokers are aware of (B) that smoking is harmful to (C) their health, they
can’t get rid it (D).
57. Unlike (A) many writings (B) of her time, she was not preoccupied (C) with morality (D).
58. Dr. Roberts, the first woman to be elected president (A) of the university, is (B)
intelligent, capable and awareness (C) of the problem to be solved (D).
59. The (A) little boy’s mother bought him (B) a five-speeds (C) racing bicycle for (D) his
birthday.
60. There are (A) many researches show (B) that various species of (C) animals have ben
extinct (D).

EXERCISE 7
61. By the time (A) of the dinosaurs, turtles have (B) already developed the hard shell into
which (C) their heads and legs could be drawn (D).
62. The closer (A) it gets to December 21, the first day of winter (B), the short (C) the days
become (D).

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63. Somerset Maugham’s best-know (A) novel, of human Bondage, is a partially (B)
fictionalized account of an (C) unhappy youth (D).
64. There are more than eight – four million specimens (A) in the National Museum of
Natural History’s collection (B) of biological, geological, anthropology (C) treasures (D).
65. Up to World War II almost all (A) important research (B) in physics had made (C) in
universities, with only university funds for support (D).
66. The first (A) night I spent alone in (B) the castle was the most terrified (C) night of my
life (D).
67. She said (A) she couldn’t buy it (B), explained (C) that she couldn’t (D) afford it.
68. Ann begged (A) her mother to let her to stay (B) at Sally’s (C) house that night but her
mother refused (D).
69. One of his (A) belongings were (B) in one another (C) small suitcase (D).
70. I want everything (A) in black or (B) white before (C) sign (D) anything.

EXERCISE 8
71. In (A) one of his records, William Beebe was the first person to explore (B) the ocean at a
deep (C) of 3,028 feet (D).
72. He was quite amusing (A) when (B) he heard (C) what happened (D).
73. He jumped (A) down after shouted (B) a warning to (C) those standing (D) below.
74. The robber (A) gave (B) the victim with (C) a hard blow (D).
75. Eaten (A) too (B) many sweets may (C) cause (D) a stomachache.
76. Pam has a (A) broken wrist so (B) she can’t (C) play the (D) tennis for months.
77. She has disappeared (A) three days ago, and (B) they are still (C) looking for her (D)
now.
78. There are (A) so many (B) single mothers and single fathers which (C) are stull raising
children by (D) themselves.

79. This problem has proved difficult to solving (A) because (B) different countries have (C)
different laws (D) on the copyright issue.
80. The author hasn’t (A) rarely written (B) anything (C) that was not a best-seller (D)

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EXERCISE 9
81. Political science, alike (A) the other (B) social sciences (C), is not and exact (D) science.
82. It was said (A) that Einstein feels (B) very bad (C) about the application of his theories to
the creation (D) of weapons of war.
83. Chocolate is prepared by a complexity (A) process of cleaning, blending (B), and roasting
cocoa beans, which (C) must be ground and mixed with (D) sugar.
84. Some fishes (A) live at enormous depths (B) that they almost complete (C) blind (D).
85. She is (A) no longer young (B) to enter (C) a beautiful (D) contest.
86. Substances such as (A) DDT become more concentrated (B) in each successively (C)
level in an (D) ecological pyramid.
87. Emmy was determined (A) to succeed (B) and final (C) achievied what (D) she wanted.
88. It has been said (A) that (B) laser to be (C) the most (D) miraculous to cure patients.
89. Mined (A) over 2,000 years ago (B), copper is one of the (C) earliest know (D) metals.
90. If I were (A) you, I wouldn’t let the kids to play (B) out in (C) the (D) street.

EXERCISE 10
91. Few (A) people look forward to losing (B) their jobs (C), don’t they (D)?
92. He’s been (A) here for (B) the last (C) ten years and so are (D) we.
93. Never (A) before I have (B) seen a man who enjoyed (C) being lied to (D).

94. Even (A) though my dog is stronger than your (B), I doubt whether (C) it could (D) win
in a fight.
95. I am sure we locked the (A) door when we left (B). I still (C) remember to look (D) it.
96. You aren’t allowed smoking (A). You are too (B) young to do it (C), aren’t you (D)?
97. Do not hesitate to give (A) me a ring should you (B) need my help, but you had better not
to do (C) is at (D) midnight.
98. This stone is too heavy for me (A) to carry it (B) because (C) I am not strong enough (D).
99. We do appreciate (A) your help. If it (B) hadn’t been for (C) you, we would have been
unsuccessful to complete (D) the project.
100. The hammer was (A) so (B) heavy for (C) me to carry (D).

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EXERCISE 11
101. Captain America went to bed as soon (A) as possible (B) as he has (C) finished his
workout (D).
102. Black widow told her (A) child not to make (B) noise when (C) she are (D) working.
103. She is (A) the most beautiful (B) women who (C) I have ever met (D).
104. Duyen and Tom plays (A) basketball (B) every (C) afternoon with (D) me and Thu.
105. All of (A) the mammals, dolphins are undoubtedly (B) among (C) the friendly (D) to
human.
106. Many of the (A) important products obtained (B) from trees, one of the most (C)
important is wood pulp, which is used in paper-making (D).
107. All nations may (A) have to make fundamental (B) changes in their economic, political,
and the technological institutions (C) if they are (D) to preserve environment.

108. Chicago’s Sears Tower, now (A) the tallest building in the world, rises (B) 1,522 feet
(C) from the ground to the top of it (D) antenna.
109. It was suggested that Pedro studies (A) the material more (B) thoroughly before
attempting (C) to pass (D) the exam.
110. The collecting (A) of postage stamps is (B) a hobby that interest (C) people of all ages
and all walks (D) of life.

EXERCISE 12
111. Experts in (A) climatology and other scientists are becoming extreme (B) concerned
about (C) the changes to our climate which are (D) taking place.
112. Santa’s transformation began in 1823, when (A) a New York newspaper published (B)
the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas, that (C) Clement Clark Moore had written (D) to
amuse his daughter.
113. It is thought that the unusual warming of the Earth has (A) been caused by so-called (B)
greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, being emitting (C) into the atmosphere by car
engines and factories (D).
114. The world is becoming more industrialized (A) and the number of animal species (B)
that have become extinct (C) have (D) increased.
115. Around (A) 75 percents (B) of the earth’s surface is (C) covered with (D) water.
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116. I can’t understand how (A) something weighs (B) two hundred tons (C) can fly (D).
117. The boy has returned the wallet back (A) to its (B) original (C) owner right after he
picked it up (D).
118. Since (A) vitamins are contained (B) in a variety of food (C), people rarely lack of (D)

most of them.
119. Marry is the (A) tallest (B) of the (C) two girls (D).
120. Which (A) of these two computers (B) is (C) the most modern (D)?

EXERCISE 13
121. The children forgot picking (A) up the note (B) from the office and now (C) they are (D)
worried.
122. However (A) well he did at school, he never (B) seemed to be satisfied (C) at (D) the
result.
123. A paragraph (A) is a portion of a text consists of (B) one or more sentences (C) related
(D) to the same idea.
124. Chemical engineering is based on (A) the principles (B) of physics, chemists (C), and
mathematics (D)
125. Bees collect (A) pollen, which (B) furnishes (C) protein for its (D) diet.
126. Simon finds (A) it hard (B) for making (C) friends with (D) other children.
127. Not longer (A) are contributions (B) to the advancement (C) of industry made (D)
primarily by individuals.
128. The governor (A) has not decided how to (B) deal with (C) the new problem already
(D).
129. Fertilizers are used (A) for enriching (B) the soil (C) and to increase (D) yield.
130. Neither (A) Tom nor his friends has written (B) thousands of (C) songs (D) up to now.

EXERCISE 14
131. When readers contribute (A) funds to private (B) libraries, these readers are used (C) the
library without (D) charge.
132. She is (A) no longer young (B) to enter (C) a beautiful (D) contest.

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133. She is among (A) the few who wants (B) to quit smoking (C) instead of cutting down
(D)
134. One of the first and ultimately (A) the most important purposeful (B) of a reservoir was
to control (C) flooding (D).
135. After getting (A) to know (B) her at shool, he finished (C) by being asked (D) her
adress.
136. Everything (A) we think we have (B) disposed of still (C) here on our planet (D) and in
the ecosystem.
137. Having finished (A) his term paper before the (B) deadline, it was delivered (C) to the
professor before (D) the class.
138. She is among (A) the few who wants (B) to quit smoking (C) instead of cutting down
(D).
139. A fiber-optic cable across (A) the Pacific went into (B) service in (C) April 1989, link
(D) the US and Japan.
140. Jack had to skip breakfast (A); otherwise, (B) he will be (C) late for class (D).

EXERCISE 15
141. After writing it (A), the essay must be (B) duplicated by the student himself and handed
into (C) the department secretary before the end of (D) the month.
142. They are known (A) that colds can be avoided by (B) eating the right (C) kind of food
and taking exercise regularly (D).
143. Before (A) the invention of the printing (B) press, books have been (C) all printed by
hand (D).
144. The medical problems of parents and their (A) children tend to be (B) very similar to (C)
because of (D) the hereditary nature of many diseases.
145. The report that Mark wrote on (A) the mating behavior of (B) the bees in this area

was definitely (C) better than Bob (D).
146. Our supervisor finally noticed that it was (A) we (B), Caroline and me (C), who always
turned in our reports on (D) time.
147. Overlooking (A) the Hudson River in New York, the Cloisters includes (B) parts (C)
medieval monasteries and chapels brought (D) from Europe.

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148. When I asked the students to help me move (A) the chairs, some girls volunteered to
carry (B) one each for me and some boys offered to take (C) the others, but Mark refused me
to help (D) at all.
149. Those (A) who had already purchased (B) tickets were instructed to go to gate first (C)
immediately (D).
150. The public ceremonies (A) of the Plains Indian are less (B) elaborate than that (C) of the
Navajo in the (D) Southwest.

EXERCISE 16
151. Each chemical (A) element is characterized to (B) the number of protons that an atom
(C) of that element contains, called its (D) atomic number.
152. Although (A) pure diamond is colorless and transparent, when contaminated (B) with
other materials, it (C) may appear in various color (D), ranging from pastels to opaque black.
153. California has more (A) land under (B) irrigation than (C) any another (D) state.
154. Beside (A) the ages of nine and fifteen, almost (B) all young (C) people undergo a rapid
series (D) of physiological changes.
155. If you have no cash (A), you can charge this (B) dinner of (C) your credit card (D).

156. She had to leave (A) because (B) she didn’t (C) see eyes to eyes (D) with her boss.
157. Do you know (A) that there is (B) a high rate in (C) interest on this (D) loan?
158. Students suppose (A) to read all the questions (B) carefully and find out (C) the answers
to them (D).
159. With the development (A) of the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen (B) do
not hardly (C) have as much traveling as they used to (D).
160. In just (A) three months, H.G.Wells wrote (B) the famous classic The Time Machine for
what (C) he won a (D) Newberry Caldecott award.

EXERCISE 17
161. It was suggested that Pedro studies (A) material more (B) thoroughly before attempting
(C) to pass (D) the exam.
162. Whistling or clapping our (A) hands to get a person’s (B) attention are considered (C)
impolite (D).

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163. Falafel is (A) a dish from the Middle East which (B) is made from crust chickpeas that
(C) are formed into balls and fries (D).
164. Most polar seals retreat (A) to open water during the winter, but a few (B) types have
learn (C) to survive on and under the ice all year round (D).
165. Though I like your proposal, I am concerned about (A) the expenses which (B) are
related to it, so I would like to think over it (C) for a while (D).
166. The surface of Mars is very complex (A) and consists of (B) a mixture of flat deserts
(C), craters, volcanoes, and mountainous (D).

167. We educate our children as well as (A) we can, because an (B) educational population
(C) is the key to (D) future. (educational standard)
168. The more frequent (A) you exercise (B), the greater (C) physical endurance you will
have (D).
169. It (A) is believed that in the near future (B) robots will be used to doing (C) things such
as (D) cooking.
170. Robots in the home (A) might (B) not be enough creative (C) to do (D) the cooking, plan
the meal and so on.

EXERCISE 18
171. It (A) is becoming extremely difficult (B) to grow enough to feed (C) the worlds rapidly
increased population (D)
172. When the (A) silkworm gets through (B) to lay (C) its (D) eggs, it dies.
173. The high protein content of (A) various strains of alfalfa plants, along with the
characteristically (B) long root system that enables them to survive long droughts, make (C)
them particularly (D) valueable in arid countries.
174. The Gray Wolf, a species reintroduced (A) into their native habitat (B) in Yellowstone
National park, has begun (C) to breed naturally (D) there.
175. Those of (A) you who (B) signed up for Dr Daniel’s anthropology class should get their
books (D) as soon as possible
176. Some of the land (A) in that region is so wet (B) and hot and covered with (C) jungle
that a few (C) people live there.
177. To be good for (A) agricultural purposes, soil must have (B) in it (C) the minerals plants
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178. The Mediterranean, a large sea surrounded by land (A), is a mile depth (B) on the
average (C) and more than 2,000 miles long (D).
179. Our civilization is so commonplace (A) to us that (B) rarely we stop (C) to think about
its complexity (D).
180. The composer Verdi has written (A) the opera Aida to celebrate (B) the opening of (C)
the Suez Canal, but the opera was not performed (D) until 1871.

EXERCISE 19
181. Wealthy (A) people have always desired and wear (B) precious stones because their
beauty (C) is lasting (D).
182. Every city in the US (A) has traffic (B) problems because the amount (C) of cars on
American streets (D) and highways is increasing every year.
183. From archaeological evvidences (A), we know that Egyptians were highly organized (B)
and civilized. Moreover, they were skillful in (C) using crafts (D).
184. Mrs. Steven, along with (A) her cousins (B) from New Mexico, are (C) planning to
attend (D) the festivities.
185. In addition to save on (A) gas, the (B) modern car is designed (C) to save on
maintenance (D) expenses.
186. Regarding as (A) one of the leading figures (B) in the development of the (C) short
story, O. Henry is the author of many well- known American favorites (D).
187. The president refuses to accept (A) either (B) of the four new proposals (C) made by (D)
the contractors.
188. Each of (A) the students in the accounting (B) class has to type (C) their own research
(D) paper this semester.
189. Having finished (A) his term paper before the (B) deadline, it was delivered (C) to the
professor before (D) the class.
190. In (A) my opinion, I think (B) the (C) problem should be (D) solved as soon as possible.

EXERCISE 20
191. Lack of sanitation (A) in restarants are (B) a major cause of (C) disease in some areas of
(D) the country.
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192. The professor was considering (A) postponing (B) the examination until the following
week (C) because (D) the students’ confusion.
193. Animals and man (A) use the energy finding (B) in food to operate (C) their body and
(D) muscles.
194. There is (A) a severe famine in Somalia, and thousands (B) of people are dying (C) from
hungry (D).
195. When (A) many of (B) my friends take a shower in the morning, I usually take one (C)
before bed (D).
196. In our country the birth of a girl (A) is not welcomed with (B) an (C) enthusiasm equal
to (D) boy.
197. The lady who had invited us heard (A) me telling (B) my wife the dinner terrible (C), so
I was embarrassed (D)
198. The (A) threat of being dismissed (B) do not worry (C) me any more because I have
started my own business (D).
199. Dimness of light will not (A) harm the eyes any more (B) than taking (C) a photograph
in dimly (D) light can harm a camera.
200. John’s wisdom teeth were troubling (A) him, so he went to a dental surgeon to see (B)
about (C) having them pull (D).

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