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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
Question 1: He tries to ________ himself with everyone by paying them
compliments.
A. gratify

B. please

C. ingratiate

D. commend

Question 2: As he made no ________ to our quarrel, I assumed he had forgiven me.
A. statement

B. mention

C. reference

D. comment.

Question 3: It was found that he lacked the ________ to pursue a difficult task to the
very end.
A. persuasion

B. commitment

C. engagement

D. obligation

Question 4: The newspaper did not mention the ________ of the damage caused by
the fire.
A. range

B. extent

C. amount

D. quality

Question 5: Frankly, I'd rather you ________ anything about it for the time being.
A. don't do

B. hadn't done

C. didn't do

D. haven't done

Question 6: Since they aren't answering their telephone, they ________
A. must have left

B. should have left

C. need have left

D. can have left

Question 7: He can not ________ ignorance as his excuse; he should have known
what was happening in his own department.

A. insist

B. plead

C. refer

D. defend

Question 8: I was angry when you saw me because I ________ with my sister.
A. have been arguing

B. had been arguing

C. argued

D. would argue

Question 9: Luckily, I ________ a new pair of sunglasses as I found mine at the
bottom of a bag
A. needn't have bought

B. needed not to buy


C. didn't need to buy

D. hadn't to buy

Question 10: The book would have been perfect ________ the ending.
A. had it not been for

B. it had not been for

C. it hadn't been for

D. hadn't it been for.

Question 11: I'm ________ my brother is.
A. nowhere like so ambitious

B. nothing near as ambitious as

C. nothing as ambitious than

D. nowhere near as ambitious as

Question 12: ________ I'd like to help you out, I'm afraid I just haven't got any spare
money at the moment.
A. Even

B. Despite

C. Much as

D. Try as

Question 13: Hardly ________ of the paintings at the gallery were for sale
A. none

B. few

C. some

D. any

Question 14: Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the ________ that the
matter was confidential.
A. reasons

B. excuses

C. grounds

D. foundation

Question 15: William is an authority ________ medieval tapestries
A. on

B. with

C. about

D. in

Question 16: They attempted to ________ the painting to its original condition.
A. restore

B. renovate

C. repair

D. refurbish

Question 17: Jane's very modest, always ________ her success.
A. playing down

B. . turning around

C. keeping down

D.pushing back

Question 18: I feel ________ to inform the committee that a number of members are
very unhappy with the decision.
A. my duty

B. it my duty

C. this my duty

D. that my duty


Question 19: I'm sure when you've stopped looking for your keys, they'll
________up somewhere.
A. take

B. look

C. turn

D. pull

Question 20: It's very easy to ________ over when the snow is hard.
A. slide

B. skid

C. skate

D. slip

Question 21: All things ________, he is the best president we are likely to get.
A. considered

B. thought

C. taken

D. added

Question 22: Check the bottles carefully to make sure they have not been ________
A. broken into

B. taken out

C. touched up

D. tampered with

Question 23: Do you think Ms. Brown will ________ for Parliament in the next
election?
A. run

B. walk

C. sit

D. stand

Question 24: Nearly all of the reporters ________ the press conference had questions
________
A. attend / asked

B. attended / to ask

C. attending / to ask

. would attend / to be asked

Question 25: The general public ________ a large number of computers now,
because prices are beginning to decrease.
A. must buy

B. must be buying

C. must have bought

D. must bought

Question 26: I'm worried about ________ on so much work.
A. she taking

B. she takes

C. her to take

D. her taking

Question 27: - Hieroglyphics ________on the walls of caves provide scientists with
important details on prehistoric man.
A. Painted

B. were painted

C. have been painted

D.that they painted

Question 28: If you ________ Peter, could you tell him to ring me up?
A. come into

B. come over

C. come across

D. come back


Question 29: Where did you buy that ________ handbag?

A. funny leather purple

B. purple funny leather

C. funny purple leather

D. leather funny purple

Question 30: To buy this type of product, you must pay half of the money ________,
and pay the rest on the day of delivery.
A. in advance

B. in cheque

C. in cash

D. in charge

Question 31: The boy was sent to the police because of several ________ that he had
taken part in.
A. set-to

B. set-toes

C. sets-to

D. set-tos

Question 32: ________, the results couldn’t be better.
A. No matter what he tried hard

B. No matter how hard he tried

C. Although very hard he tried

D. Despite how hard he tried

Question 33: From an early age, Wolfgang had a/an ________ for music.
A. interest

B. passion

C. involvement

D. tendency.

Question 34: Larry never spoke to anyone, and kept himself ________.
A. outside

B. withdrawn

C. superior

D. aloof

Question 35: Sarah delivered a/an ________ appeal to the court and asked for mercy.
A. sensational

B. sentimental

C. emotional

D. affectionate

Question 36: No sooner had we left the house, ________ it started snowing.
A. and

B. than

C. when

D. that

Question 37: What ever Jane ________ to do, she finishes.
A. gets on

B. sees to

C. sets out

D. look for

Question 38: Several cars, ________ owners had parked them under the trees, were
damaged.
A. their

B. of which

C. whom

D. whose


Question 39: I was very good ________ you to give up so much of your time.
A. of

B. for

C. with

D. to

Question 40: The play was not ________ what we had expected.
A. just

B. absolutely

C. at all

D. very

Question 41: We had to get the bank loan when the money finally ________.
A. gave in

B. gave off

C. gave over

D. gave out

Question 42: The minister ________ to say whether all the coal mines would be
closed.
A. refused

B. avoided

C. denied

D. bothered

Question 43: Taking an exam ________ English always makes me nervous.
A. on

B. at

C. in

D. of

Question 44: Rose tried to ________ herself with everyone by paying those praises.
A. gratify

B. content

C. ingratiate

D. applaud

Question 45: Since they aren’t answering their email, they ________.
A. must have gone

B. should have gone

C. need have gone

D. can have gone

Question 46: The book would have been perfect ________ the end.
A. had it not been for

B. it hadn’t been for

C. it had not been for

D. hadn’t it been for

Question 47: It is ________ of businessmen to shake hands in formal meetings.
A. familiar

B. typical

C. ordinary

D. commons

Question 48: Charles was wearing _________ at the party.
A.

a funny wide yellow silk tie.

B. very funny

wide yellow silk tie.
C. a yellow silk funny tie.

D. a tie yellow silk funny.


Question 49: I asked him ________ he understood what I was saying.
A. if not

B. if only

C. even if

D. if

Question 50: The more electricity you use, ________.
A. the more money you made

B. the more bill you are

C. the higher your bill is

D. the best money you pay

Question 51: Although he claims to have left his job voluntarily, he was actually
________ for misconduct.
A. dismissed

B. dispelled

C. resigned

D. released

Question 52: Books are no longer the only ________ of stories and information.
A. basis

B. site

C. source

D. style

Question 53: They always kept on good ________ with their next-door neighbors for
the children’s sake.
A. will

B. interpersonal

C. terms

D. link

Question 54: They stayed for hours, ________ my mother was very annoyed about.
A. that

B. which

C. this

D. whom

Question 55: Ellen: “________?” – Tom: “He’s tall and thin with blue eyes.”
A. What does John look like

B. Who does John look like

C. How is John doing

D. What does John like

Question 56: Offices, too, will go ________ with the result that paper will almost
completely disappear.
A. well

B. wrong

C. electrified

D. electronic

Question 57: In future, cars will still be ________ us, but, instead of petrol, they will
run ________ anything from electricity to methane gas.
A. for/ on

B. with/ by

C. for/ by

Question 58: I wonder if you could ________ me a small favour, Tom?

D. with/ on


A. bring

B. make

C. give

D. do

Question 59: Can you take of the shop while Mr. Bontall is away?
A. management

B. running

C. charge

D. operation

Question 60: They shifted economic priority from heavy industry to three major
economic programmes, ________, production of food, production of consumer goods
and production of exports.
A. as a result

B. namely

C. especially

D. accordingly

Question 61: There is a very clear relationship ________ education and academic
success.
A. between

B. for

C. in

D. on

Question 62: Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good on your
interviewer.
A. effectiveness

B. pressure

C. employment

D. impression

Question 63: Any child has the right to an education ________ of sex, creed, race or
nationality.
A. despite

B. regardless

C. because

D. providing

Question 64: _________ her tears, she waved goodbye to her family from the station
platform.
A. Filling out
Question 65:

B. Bringing in

C. Turning over

D. Fighting back

It is essential that Alice ________ Tom of the meeting tomorrow.

A. will remind

B. must remind

C. reminds

D. remind

Question 66: If only we ________ more time, we could have seen more of the
country.
A. had

B. have had

C. had had

D. would have had

Question 67: He always did well at school ________ having his early education
disrupted by illness.


A. in spite of

B. on account of

C. even though

D. in addition to

Question 68: Developments in micro technology-computers and telecommunication
are bound to have a huge influence on various ________ of our lives.
A. numbers

B. aspects

C. angles

D. results

Question 69. Please ________ and see us some time. You’re always welcome.
A. come to

B. come around

C. come about

D. come away

Question 70. The judge ________ the murderer to a lifetime imprisonment.
A. accused

B. convicted

C. sentenced

D. prosecuted

Question 71. Only in the Civil War ________ killed or wounded.
A. soldiers in America were

B. so many American soldiers were

C. many in America were

D. were so many American soldiers

Question 72. I have to assure myself that I ________ the best possible decision.
A. have leapt

B. have done

C. have made

D. have reached

Question 73. If it ________ their encouragement, he could have given it up.
A. had been for

B. hadn’t been for

C. wouldn’t have been for

D. hadn’t been

Question 74. It’s surprising that ex-smokers are less ________ smokers than
non-smokers.
A. tolerant of

B. tolerable to

C. intolerant

D. tolerance towards

Question 75. The criminal was sentenced to death because of ________ of his crime.
A. the severity

B. the complexity

C. a punishment

D. the importance

Question 76. Tony often watches TV after his parents ________ to bed.
A. have gone

B. go

C. had gone

D. went

Question 77. My brother has no ________ in football.
A. interestingly

B. interested

C. interest

D. interesting


Question 78. My father has to work ________ a night shift once a week.
A. at

B. in

C. on

D. under

Question 79. We expected him at eight but he finally ________ at midnight.

A. came off

B. turned out

C. came to

D. turned up

Question 80. The computer’s memory is the place where information ________ and
calculations are done.
A. keep

B. is kept

C. kept

D. are kept

Question 81. Mary. ________ mother is a doctor, intends to choose medical career.
A. that

B. whose

C. whom

D. who

Question 82. ________ classical dance for five years, Akiko finally felt ready
________ in public.
A. Studying / to be performed

B. To study / performed

C. Being studied / having performed

D. Having studied / to perform

Question 83. Last year Matt earned ________ his brother, who had a better position.
A. twice more than

B. twice as many as

C. twice as more as

D. twice as much as

Question 84. Internet ________ has helped bloggers share their experiences and
opinions ________ easily and quickly.
A. connector

B. connecting

C. connectivity

D. connection

Question 85. It is raining hard. We had better ________ at home tonight.
A. to stay

B. to be staying

C. staying

D. stay

Question 86. My mother advised me ________ an apple every day to stay healthy.
A. eat

B. ate

C. to eat

D. eating

Question 87: Not only ________ to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is
also used to locate oil.


A. to use seismology

B. is seismology used

C. seismology is used

D. using seismology

Question 88: ________ most student in the class, Terry never does homework before
going to school.
A. Unlike

B. Like

C. Similiar

D. Different

Question 89: Having been found guilty of theft, ________ to find work in his chosen
field as an accountant.
A. was difficult for David
C. found David difficult

B. David found is difficult
D. it was found by David difficult

Question 90: That can’t be a true story. He ________ it up.
A. can have made

B. must have made

C. would have made

D. should have made

Question 91: In his official visit to Vietnam a few months ago, President Obama had
the opportunity to try Bun Cha, a traditional ________ hailing from Hanoi.
A. meal

B. cuisine

C. dish

D. course

Question 92: Nowadays, women have gained significant legal ________.
A. wrongs

B. works

C. responsibilities

D. rights

Question 93: In my family, both my parents ________ to give us a nice house and a
happy home.
A. deal with

B. get out

C. shake hands

D. join hands

Question 94: Hurry up! They’ve only got ________ seats left.
A. a lot of

B. a little

C. a few

D. plenty of.

Question 95: I ________ an old friend of mine in the street this morning. We haven’t
seen each other for ages.
A. ran into

B. ran out

C. came over

Question 96: There are about 50 ________ for each vacancy.

D. came round


A. competitors

B. attendants

C. applicants

D. interviewers

Question 97: I am always under ________, and it is affecting my health.
A. work

B. pressure

C. study

D. relax

Question 98: Hurry up, or they ________ serving meals by the time we get to the
restaurant.
A. stopped

B. will have stopped

C. are stopping

D. would stop

Question 99: Whenever I feel embarrassed, I always go red as a ________.
A. rose

B. lipstick

C. raspberry

D. beetroot

Question 100: The new director of the company seems to be an intelligent and
________ man.
A. well-educated

B. well-educate

C. well-educational

D. well-education

Question 101: Nowadays children prefer history ________ in more practical ways.
A. be taught

B. teach

C. to be taught

D. to be teaching

Question 102: They have a mere_______________ of Vietnamese.
A. smattering

B. konwledge

C. acquaintance

D. command

Question 103: Don’t_________a word of this to anyone else, it’s my top secret.
A. breathe

B. speak

C. pass

D. mutter

Question 104: The gold bronze medalist was later____________for running outside
his lane.
A. banned

B. disqualified

C. disallowed

D. outlawed

Question 105: It’s tiny table lamp, so it doesn’t_____________off much light.
A. cast

B. give

C. shed

D. spend

Question 106: The smokes were so thick that I was___________for breath.
A. suffocation

B. inhaling

C. gasging

Question 107: Jim_____________hope of any reconciliation.

D. wheezing


A. departed

B. left

C. ceased

D. abandoned

Question 108: The hurricane causing flooding and landslides in Hanoi prompted the
government to ____________ hundreds from coastal towns.
A. evacuate

B. demolish

C. contribute

D. evaporate

Question 109: She dropped it down the stairs? She is fortunate it is still in
one__________!
A. full

B. piece

C. totally

D. part

Question 110: Tim is conducting a wide________of serveys throughout schools in
Hanoi.
A. pool

B. range

C. selection

D. set

Question 111: Hey, will you stop_______in and let me finish my sentence!
A. butting

B. moving

C. forcing

D. plugging

Question 112: __________with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn’t want to answer
his message.
A. Having quarreled

B. Because having quarreled

C. Because of she quarreled

D. Had quarreled

Question 113: Everyone in both cars___________injured in the accident last
night,_______?
A. were/weren’t they

B. was/ weren’t they

C. was/wasn’t he

D. were/were they

Question 114: Tim__________in trouble with the police department now if he had
listened to me in the first place.
A. isn’t

B. won’t be

C. wouldn’t be

D. wouldn’t have been

Question 115: Ros_____________the flowers. If she had, they wouldn’t have died.
A. may not have watered

B. shouldn’t have watered


C. can’t have watered

D. might not have watered

Question 116: The woman____________down completely on hearing of her
husband’s death.
A. broke

B. demolished

C. turned

D. went

Question 117: The father_________her little daughter. She gives her whatever she
wants.
A. spoils

B. harms

C. ruins

D. damages

Question 118: Rapidly, the world is going to__________ natural resources.
A. run into
Question 119:

B. run out of
Is this

A. that

C. keep up with

D. come up

the address____________you want the parcel sent?
B. where

C. to which

D. which

Question 120: _____________, he couldn’t finish that test in 30 minutes.
A. As the boy was intelligent

B. Intelligent as the boy was

C. As intelligent the boy was

D. Intelligent as was the boy

Question 121: Several picture sent from outer space are currently on___________in
the public library.
A. duty

B. interchange

C. display

D. account

Question 122: ___________, Jim was an accomplished author while still a child.
A. Whatever it seems remarkable how

B. No matter how does it seem

remarkable

C. No matter how it seems remarkable

D. No matter how remarkable it seems

Question 123: You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them
to ________ is at the checking desk.
A. whoever

B. whom

C. who

D. that

Question 124: Take the number 9 bus and get_______________at OX Road.
A. down

B. up

C. off

D. in


Question 125: A trust worker was discovered to have ________ confidential
information to a rival corporation.
A. stolen

B. spread

C. rumored

D. leaked

Question 126: Poor supervision brought the firm to ________ of collapse.
A. the edge

B. the foot

C. the ring

D. the brink

Question 127: It never ________ his mind that his badly behaved manner would be
discovered.
A. crossed

B. came

C. spunk

D. passed

Question 128: The clinicians are examining the dog ________ the child for rabies,
which is a hazardous illness ________ immediate treatment.
A. biting/ required

B. bitten/ required

C. bitten/ requiring

D. biting/ requiring

Question 129: Do you have any objections ________ this new plan?
A. at

B. with

C. to

D. for

Question 130: Despite a lot of difficulties, the Star City Project will go ________.
A. backward

B. forward

C. advance

D. ahead

Question 131: Gale-force winds caused destruction ________ the buildings
________ the seashore.
A. to/ along

B. of/ in

C. for/ by

D. with/ on

Question 132: The reason why this game fascinates so many children is that
________ other video games, this one is far more exciting.
A. comparing to

B. in compared with

C. on comparison to

D. in comparison with

Question 133: ________ have made communication faster and easier through the use
of email and the Internet is widely recognized.
A. It is that computers

B. That computers


D. That it’s computers

B. C. Computers that

Question 134: A quick look would indicate that in Australia the number of
computers, at 10 million, is ________ the number for TV.
A. almost as big as

B. almost many as

C.. almost the same as

D. almost much as

Question 135: Jim paid $40 for his meal, ________ he had thought it would cost.
A. not much as

B. not so much as

C. less as

D. not so many as

Question 136: ________ over long distance is a fact.
A. That electricity transmitting

B. That electricity can be transmitted

C. That electricity

D. That can be transmitted

Question 137: The discovery was a huge ________ for experts.
A. breakthrough

B. breakdown

C. break-in

D. breakout

Question 138: Jim ________ knowledge from many of his real life experiences in his

work.
A. approved

B. accomplished

C. appreciated

D. applied

Question 139: ________, sheep were then used for wool.
A. Having first domesticated for milk production
B. Having been first domesticated for milk production
C. Because they had been first domesticated for milk production
D. Although they had first domesticated for milk production
Question 140: Rose is very skinny, ________ her young brother, who is quite heavy.
A. unlike

B. dissimilar to

C. dislike

D. unlikely

Question 141: Flooding in May is an unusual ________ in this area.
A. occurrence

B. occur

C. occurring

D. occurred

Question 142: It is factual that _________ form of energy.
A. electricity being the most useful

B. electricity is the most useful


C. the most useful in electricity

D. electricity the most useful

Question 143: You have a good feeling about yourself and ________ when you
volunteer.
A. the others

B. other

C. the other

D. others

Question 144: Prices of modern apartments ________ form a few thousand to
millions of dollars
A. change

B. vary

C. differ

D. fluctuate

Question 145: By the end of this year I ________ for this firm for a years.
A. have been working

B. will work

C. will have been working

D. will be working

Question 146: The old man explained to us ________ get to the supermarket.
A. how

B. how could

C. how we could

D. how could

we
Question 147: Is this the school ________ you want the kid to be sent?
A. that

B. where

C. to which

D. which

Question 148: In fact the criminals____________ into because the front door was
wide open and so they just walked in.
A. needn’t have broken

B. didn’t need break

C. didn’t need to break

D. needn’t to have broken

Question 149: The city libraries present a gloomy picure of the_______________
who used to flock the libraries every evening.
A. gradual reduction of readers

B. gradual readers reduction

C. gradual readers of reduction

D. reduction gradual readers

Question

150: I have looked through the report, but

I must admit,

only_______________.
A. superficially

B. thoroughly

C. carefully

D. seriously


Question 151: – “ Who wrote this poem?” – “ It’s said ________________ written by
one of the Bronte sisters.”
A. to be

B. to have been

C. to being

D. to having

been
Question 152: After Jill had realized that the new computer was not what she really
wanted, she _______ it for an other one.
A. dropped

B. traded

C. turned down

D. bought

Question 153: The new campus parking rule______________ many sudents.
A. affects

B. effect

C. has an influence

D. effective

Question 154: Human carelessness has been _____________ damaging marine life.
A. accused of

B. prevented

C. said to

D.

warned

against
Question 155: Anne was not_______________to think that the test was too difficult.
A. who

B. the one who

C. the only one

D. among the

people
Question 156: The teacher always__________ that the students make an outline
before writing the complete essay.

A. reports

B. tells

B. C. says

D. recommends

Question 157: Only if you do what you tell others________________ as they are
told.
A. will they do
do

B. they will do

C. they won’t

D. won’t they

Question 158: He had changed so much since the last time we met that
I_______________ him.
A. could recognize
could hardly recognize

B.


C. wouldn’t have recognized

D. D. don’t

recognize
Question 159: . _________ of transportation has given someone the idea for a new type
of toy.
A. Mostly forms.

B. Most every form

C. Almost forms

D.

Almost

every form
Question 160: Helen is ___________ seafood, so she never tries thesse delicious
dishes.
A. allergic to

B. tired of

C. keen on

D. preferable to

Question 161: . __________ one day by a passing car, the dog never walked proper
again.
A. Having injured

B. Injuring

C. Injured

D.

To

be

injured
Question 162: _________ you to be offered that job, would you have to move to
another city?
A. Should

B. Were

C. Had

D.

Provided

that
Question 163: If too many species_________ out, it will upset the ecosystem.
A. disappear

B. die

C. go

D. extinct

Question 164: They would ____________ go by air than travel by train.
A. always

B. always

C. prefer

D. rather

Question 165: Don’t worry. He’ll do the job as__________as possible.
A. economizing

B. economic

C. economic

D.

economically
Question 166: _________ entering the hall, he found everyone waitiong for him.
A. With

B. On

C. At

D. During

Question 167: The old lady ________ somebody in the factory had stolen her golden
necklet, but although the police searched everyone in the factory, it wasn’t found.
A. impose

B. forced

C. claimed

D. warned.

Question 168: As Tim was ________ of the modification in the schedule, he arrived
an hour late for the meeting.
A. unaware

B. unconscious

C. unable

D.

unreasonable
Question 169: The best invention ________ this year was given to Tim.
A. Reward

B. Brand

C. Factor

D. Award

Question 170: On my Mum’s birthday, the ________ family gathers for lunch,
usually at my mother's house.
A. mere

B. entire

C. total

D. complete

Question 171: When the first Vietnamese restaurants opened in Italy, it was very
difficult to get fresh _______ of Vietnamese vegetables.
A. Contribution

B. materials

C. supplies

D. ingredients

Question 172: Tim finds mending old clothes incredibly _______, that's why he
always asks his mother to do it for him.
A. hilarious

B. tedious

C. funny

D. recreational

Question 173: Rose solved her financial problem quite _______ as she happened to
mention it to a friend of hers who had had the same problem and told her what to do.
A. occasionally

B. Carefully

C. accidentally

D. attentively

Question 174: Lary is probably the best known and most successful Italia _______ in
painting.
A. pioneer

B. navigator

C. employer

D. volunteer

Question 175: My father often _______ our mistakes, whereas my teacher is very
strict and disciplines us for even the slightest one.
A. passes

B. abandon

C. escapes

D. overlooks

Question 176: When Tim worked at the factory, he found it hard to _______ out
orders from his boss, but he soon got used to it.
A. call

B. carry

C. miss

D. take

Question 177: After a year without any rain, the nation was facing one of the worst
_______ in the last 60 years.
A. draughts

B. floods

C. eruptions

D. droughts

Question 178: What I like about this company is that there is _______ parking space
right outside it.
A. plenty

B. ample

C. expanded

D. big

Question 179: In an ________ to diffuse the tension, I suggest that we go to see a
movie.
A. attempt

B. improvement

C. determination

D. capability

Question 180: One man ________ outside his own nation is tipped to become the
new President.
A. little knowing

B. to know little

C. little known

D. to be little

known
Question 181: We are surprised to hear that Rose and Jack have ________. They
seemed very happy together when I saw them last in Hanoi.
A. ended up

B. been separating

C. split up

D. finished up

Question 182: The serious issue ________ question made everyone in the meeting
overstressed.
A. from

B. at

C. on

D. in

Question 183: We really respect our teacher ________ her good teaching method.
A. by

B. about

C. with

D. for

Question 184: It's too loud here. I would really like to go somewhere ________ so
that we can talk.
A. the quietest

B. quieter

C. more quieter

D. quite


Question 185: The profit has now ________ towards the point where it nearly
doubled.
A. arrived

B. approached

C. advanced

D. reached

Question 186: No matter how angry my mother was, she would never ________ to
violence.
A. utilize

B. resolve

C. resort

D. resource

Question 187: Whenever the boss does something, he should ________ for the sake
of the company.
A. go down well with

B. turn over a new leaf

C. weigh up the pros and cons

D. get through

Question 188: ________ Rose likes to do something that she has never done before.
A. Very so often

B. Every so often

C. Very often so

D. Every often

so
Question 189: Look, will you stop ________ in and let me finish my sentence?

Question 190: Hey, have you watched the extensive ________ of sporting events on
Star Channel this afternoon?
A. broadcast

B. network

C. coverage

D. vision

Question 191: Some researches believe that the________family is rapidly becoming
common in recent years.
A. basic

B. closed

C. immediate

D. nuclear

Question 192: Many people who attended Mr Jack’s performance________him for
many years.
A. didn’t see

B. wouldn’t see

C. haven’t seen

D. hadn’t seen

Question 193: ________Jack got top grades at Vaucluse Hight School, he never went
to university.
A. nevertheless

B. despite

C. although

D. meanwhile


Question 194: The clinician asked Mr.Jack to keep________fried food for great
amount of fat.
A. off

B. at

C. back

D. up

C. in

D. of

Question 195: Rose is an expert________Music.
A. at

B. with

Question 196: “These beers are________!” whispered the grinning tenant to his
customers on Sunday morning.
A. on the shelf

B. on the house

C. on the rocks

D. on the carpet

Question 197: Jack was looked________by others because he is so poor.
A. out for

B. up to

C. down on

D. into

Question 198: The manager is determined to________bribery.
A. put the stop to

B. put stop to

C. put stops to

D. put a stop to

Question 199: If Jack were here, he would accompany you on the keyboard.
A. Supposing he were here

B. Because he were here

C. Were he here

D. Both A and C

Question 200: As soon as Mary________the zoo, it started to rain.
A. had been leaving

B. had left

C. left

D. was leaving

Question 201: His financial problems________from the difficulties he encountered
in the recession.
A. stem

B. flourish

C. root

D. sprout

C. to lose

D. to have lost

Question 202: Rose is said________her memory.
A. to have been lost

B. to be lost

Question 203: Rose is always trying ________ him.


A. to avoid to see

B. avoiding seeing

C. to avoid seeing

D. avoiding to

see
Question 204: Mr. Jack ________ for this company from 1980 to 1990.
A. had worked

B. has worked

C. had been working

D. worked

Question 205: Would you please ________ him speak about the new plan?
A. let

B. allow

C. ask

D. tell

Question 206: Although he is unfriendly, I can’t help ________ him.
A. like

B. liked

C. to like

D. liking

Question 207: Although Rose looked the same after all those months, he noticed

________ changes which made her look even more beautiful than he remembered.
A. fair

B. sensitive

C. subtle

D. joint

Question 208: After a long time bargaining with the merchant, Jack bought the
raincoat for ________ of the original price.
A. fraction

B. piece

C. part

D. spot

Question 209: The football match tomorrow evening will be broadcast ________ on
TV and radio.
A. simultaneously

B. communally

C. uniformly

D. jointly

Question 210: Please fill in your healthy history, including your ________ diseases

as well as any previous ones you mighr have had.
A. private

B. daily

C. constant

D. current

Question 211: Most cinemas in the city ________ Concession at special rates for
both old people and students.
A. issue

B. transmit

C. print

D. project

Question 212: My mother often ________ our mistakes, whereas my father is very
strict and punishes us for even the slightest one.
A. passes

B. neglects

C. avoids

D. overlooks

Question 213: ________ the lesson well, Adrian couldn’t answer the teacher’s
question.
A. Didn’t prepare

B. Having prepared

C. Preparing not

D.

Not

preparing
Question 214: She hates those who are not ________ for appointment. She doesn’t
want to wait.
A. punctually

B. punctual

C. punctuality

D. punctuate

Question 215: As the child ________, Jack decided to go out silently.
A. sleeps

B. has slept

C. sleep

D. was sleeping

Question 216: I’m scared ________ snakes, they terrify me.
A. in

B. to

C. of

D. for

Question 217: We’ve already bought the house but won’t ________ it until May,
when the present occupants have moved out.
A. take possession of

B. catch sight of

C. keep tract of

D. gain recognition of

Question 218: Whenever he had an important decision to make, he ________ a cigar
to calm his nerves.
A. would light

B. would be lighting

C. would have lit

D. had lit

Question 219: You can stay here until your visa runs ________.
A. up

B. out

C. off

D. away

Question 220: Is he looking for anything in ________?
A. special

B. detail

C. peculiar

D. particular

Question 221: ________ more about her, you would never ask her to marry you.
A. If you know
know

B. If you did know

C. If you knew

D. If did you

Question 222: I got everyone in the company ________ my boss’s birthday card
before I sent it to her.
A. sign

B. to sign

C. signing

D. signed

Question 223: A number of deaths in the last 3 months ________ caused by car
accidents.
A. were

B. have been

C. have

D. are

Question 224: Rose shouted as if she ________ a ghost.
A. has seen

B. had seen

C. would see

D. see

Question 225: Be sure not to rely too ________ on your mother tongue when you are

learning a foreign language.
A. abundantly

B. severely

C. numerously

D. heavily

Question 226: He never lets anything ________ him and his weekend fishing trip.
A. come among

B. come between

C. come up

D. come on

Question 227: It is important that he ________ a gallon of water with him if he wants
to hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
A. taking

B. takes

C. took

D. take

Question 228: The Lake District, _______ was made a national park in 1951, attracts
a large number of tourists every year.

A. that

B. where

C. what

D. which

Question 229: The _______ north we go, the less likely we are to meet high
temperatures.
A. far

B. further

C. farther

D. farthest

Question 230: _______ the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning.
A. On account of

B. According to

C. Due to

D. Because of

Question 231: I _______ the bell three times when he answered the door.
A. had rung

B. rang

C. would ring

D. was ringing