HSG A9 so 2 ( hay)

HSG Líp 9
1. The time you spend practising English , ............command of
it you will have ( the fewer , the better , the good , the less )
2. If you spend too much money .............travelling , you will be
broke ( for , of , at , on )
3. Excuse me ! I'm doing my homework . ................turning
down your radio a bit ? ( would you please , can you , could you ,
would you mind )
4. The boy decided to go out ...........it was raining very heavily
outside ( because , despite , even if , although )
5. English is spoken .......the world now ( through , round , over ,
across )
6. When I was younger , I......to smoke or drink ( wasn't used,
didn't used , never used , not used )
7. There's nothing better to do ; we ...........watch play on TV .
( may , could have to , must , might as well )
8. I can carry only one of these two bottles . Please
carry ..................( another , the other , the others , others )
9. He's a good guitarist , but he plays the piano ( more better ,
more well , far good , far better )
10. .....................she confined herself to her room , no one
knows ( why , How come , Reason , What for )
11. S1: Could I go out for a little while ? S2: ...........( Yes , you
go ; Yes ,you can : Yes , you could ; Yes , you will)
12. Lan , what would you ..........to do this eveming ? ( like ,
rather , better , ought to )
13. They look ................than a month a go ( much taller , more
tall , as tall, more taller )
14. I had to get up early ,....................I'd have missed the train
( otherwise , if not , but , so that )
15. A: Shall we go to the theater this evening ? B: ..................

( We shall go , We go , Yes , let's : You are going )
16. She
was ..........breath after running all the way upstairs ( under , out of ,
without , away from )
17. This test is taking place ................a week's time ( in , at ,
for , on )
18. The teacher doesn't let her students .............loudly in her
class ( to speak , to speaking , speaking , speak)
19. That little boy has no difficulty ...............on his own ( to get
dressed , getting dressed , to get dressing , getting dressing )
20. Jane is a beautiful but very arrogant girl . She always looks
..........other people ( into, up to, after , down upon )
21. What we heard ................( encouraged , was encouraging ,
encouraging , was encouraged )
22. She'd prefer to go out ..........home ( than to stay , than
staying , rather than stay , rather than to stay )
23. Report it to .........you see at the police station ( whoever ,
whenever , however , whatever )
24. Your is very long . are you going to ...........? ( have it cut ,
havecut it , be cutting it , have it cutting )
25 . They ..................impossible to communicate with her
( find , find that , find it that's , find it )
C©u II: Fill in the each blank with the correct form of the
words given
1. The ( break ) of the bird flu is worrying
2. He is in the government ; he is a well- known ( speak )
3. Congratulations ! You have made .............( remark ) progress
in your study so far
4. It is my great ( please ) to meet you at this important meeting
` 5. It was another ( succeed) ; they had to try it again

6. No ( far ) details about the celebration have been given
7. He has spent many ( sleep ) nights examining the question.
8. The result was , however , (satisfy ) . What a shame !
9. Travelling to the countryside is becoming ( increase ) popular
nowadays .
10. The local ( entertain ) are listened in the newspaper .
C©u III : Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in
brackets
1. It's about time we ( start ) work
2. If I ( not meet) him yesterday , I would have to come back
tomorrow
3. I think she has no objection to ( go ) there
4. He missed the flight because when he got to the airport , the
plane ( take ) off
5. I'd rather you ( not tell ) him what I told .
6. Neither my husband nor my my children ( meet) my uncle
7. The news about the storm " Katrina" in the USA( already
broadcast ) on television several times so far
8. On the left ( be) three paintings by Picasso .
9. The shark( attack ) him while he was padding on his
surfboard
10. Anyone who ( not finish ) his work won't be allowed to leave
now
C©u IV : Fill in each blank with a correct preposition
1. Finally they were able to rescue the people trapped ...........the
burning house
2. Poisonous gases occur ..........the air naturally
3. How far is your house .............your office , John ?
4. ....................paper , many other products can be recycled
5. There are differences .............the two programs

6. Vehicles account .............air pollution in the city
7. We should provide any child .................a chance to go to
school
8. He doesn't take much exercise apart ..............walking
9. Water is also a matter to take ....................consideration
10. This picture reminds me ..............my childhood
C©u V : Fill in each blank with one suitable word
Newspapers , magazines and books are the print
............Newspapers are one of the .............sources for spreading news
and events .................the world .
Radio and television deliver information and
entertainment....................the public. motion pictures are ..............of the
most popular forms of entertainment. Movies can also teach people
many .............subjects . The multimedia computer helps
students ................about a particular topic in a ...........of
ways ................we use the internet , we can give and ...........a lot of
information very quickly .
C©u VI : Rewrite the following sentences so that they mean
almost the same as those printed before them
1. She feels strange when she drives on the left
She is not used ..................................................
2. Let's buy Alice a gift when we come to her house
I suggest ..................................................................
3. You might fall if you are not careful
Be careful,..................................................................
4.They cancelled the match because of the flight
The cancellation of the match .......................................
5. Immediately after his arrival things went wrong
Hardly .................................................................................
6. People used to believe that the earth was flat

It used ..................................................................................
7. He couldn't break the record until his third attempt
Not until.................................................................................
8. If you have finished your homework by midnight , you can go
to the party
Unless............................................................................................
9. All I know is that she has gone
As
far .....................................................................................................
10. She hasn't gone out with him for almost two years
They
stopped ..........................................................................................