Bai tap trac nghiem tong hop 1000 cau 2

Exercise 1. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. The number of illiterate children has been _____
A. down
B. reduced
C. declined
D. downward
2. Motorbike is the most popular means of _____ in Vietnam.
A. transporting B. transport
C. transporter D. transported
3. In the _____ parts of Africa, children have few chances to go to
school.
A. remotest
B. remotely
C. remoteness D. remoter
4. The antonym of relevant is _____..
A. unrelevant B. irrelevant
C. disrelevant D. inrelevant
5. After a long _____, the mute finally managed to utter a word.
A. conversation
B. talk
C. resistance
D.
struggle
6. Maybe I should give up. I cannot read this passage.
Don’t worry too much, things will _____ improve.
A. hardly
B. gradually
C. sure
D. never
7. The new law has become _____ for a week.

A. effective
B. bored
C. honorable D. pleasant
8. It is important to _____ illiteracy out of this world.
A. delete
B. cancel
C. eradicate
D. damage
9. Students from the northern _____ are asked to help their illiterate
relatives with writing and reading skills.
A. houses
B. highlands
C. planet
D. global
10. Only a _____ of British households do not have a car.
A. many
B. population C. minority
D. little
11. She insisted _____ him wearing the red cravat.
A. in
B. on
C. of
D. about
12. The teacher tried to explain the new formula .... his students.
A. with
B. for
C. to
D. among
13. The English contest _____ the Student Union is an annual event
in my school.

A. by
B. organized by
C. held D.
to
held
14. The participants must find _____ all the answers in order to go
in the next round.
A. of
B. in
C. by
D. out
15. The World Cup takes place _____ four years in different
countries.

A. each
B. every
C. by
D. for
16. I worked _____ a volunteer guide in the Asian Students’ sports
competitions last year.
A. by
B. as
C. to
D. in
17. He offered _____ the bag for me.
A. to carry
B. on carrying C. for carrying D. to carrying
18. He always tries to make his wife and children _____
A. feel happy B. feeling happy
C. to feel happy D.

felt happy
19. _____. the end of the film, the heroine was reunited with her
family.
A. In
B. At
C. To
D. For
20. I want to congratulate you _____ the contest.
A. to win
B. at winning C. on winning D. about winning
Exercise 2. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. People who like art can _____ a course in painting.
A. run
B. make
C. take
D. buy
2. We don’t have to repair the house as it is still _____ good
condition.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. of
3. I pay _____ the fees for the Internet at the end of every month.
A. for
B. on
C. x
D. with
4. _____ were punished as they were late.
A. Both Tom and Ann

B. Either Tom or Ann
C. Neither Tom nor Ann
D. All of Tom and Ann
5. He is so stubborn that _____. his mother _____ hi brother can talk
to him.
A. either/ or
B. neither/nor C. both/and
D. all/or
6. The film was _____ boring _____.. long.
A. either/or
B. B. neither/and
C. both/and
D.
either/nor
7. Fish and chips _____ British people’s favorite food.
A. are
B. is
C. was
D. were
8. Both my sister and her husband _____ good sense of humor.
A. has
B. have
C. is having
D. are having
9. _____..advices _____. threats had any effects on him.
A. Neither/nor B. Either/or
C. Both/and
D. Not only/but
also

10. She neither talked nor _____ her feelings.
A. show
B. showed
C. showing
D. shown
11. You must either go at once or _____ till tomorrow.
A. waiting
B. wait
C. must wait D. to wait
12. They told me he was a wonderful guy. When I met him;
however, I was disappointed to find that he is _____ handsome
_____ polite.
A. neither/nor B. either/or
C. both/and
D. not only/but
also
13. Don’t be so unreasonable ! I can’t _____ cook _____. iron your
clothes.
A. neither/nor B. either/or
C. both/and
D. not only/but
also
14. It is the children _____ were punished.
A. whom
B. which
C. x
D. that
15. It is easy to get further education as there are a lot of courses
on _____

A. order
B. offer
C. sale
D. present
16. There is nothing special about him, _____. his handsome face.
A. although
B. apart from C. minus
D. but
17. Either I or they _____ enjoying the party now.
A. are
B. is
C. was
D. were
18. Neither I nor she _____ seen the film before.
A. has
B. have
C. was
D. were
19. You can choose _____.. cake _____ fruit for dessert.
A. neither/nor B. either/or
C. both/and
D. not only/but
also
20. This is the photo of the child abandoned by the river _____Maria
adopted.
A. which
B. where
C. whom
D. when
Exercise 3. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct

word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. My father _____ me an interesting book for my birthday last
Sunday.
A. buy
B. will buy
C. bought
D. buying
2. Lan dislikes _____ the dishes.
A. washing
B. wash
C. washed
D. washes
3. By 8 o’clock last night, the police _____ three of the four bank
attackers .

A. did catch
B. had caught C. caught
D. had catch
4. My father _____ smoking 2 years ago.
A. gives up
B. give up
C. giving up
D. gave up
5. She _____ me for what I had done for her.
A. had thank B. thank
C. had thanked D. thanked
6. She enjoys _____.... to pop music.
A. listen
B. listened
C. listening

D. listens
7. It was a nice day, so we decided_____for a walk.
A. go
B. to go
C. go to
D. going
8. Please! Go on _____ your homework. I'll wait for you.
A. did
B. done
C. doing
D. to do
9. She always_____ good marks in English.
A. getting
B. gets
C. get
D. to get
10. Don't forget _____ the letter I told you.
A. to post
B. post
C. posting
D. posts
11. Take an umbrella because it _____.
A. is going to rain B. rains
C. will rain
D. is raining
12. It’s not good to avoid _____ the teacher’s questions in class.
A. answer
B. answering C. answered
D. to answer
13. Have you seen the money _____. was on the table?

A. where
B. whose
C. when
D. that
14. Please, stop_____.noise! I am trying to concentrate.
A. to make
B. made
C. make
D. making
15. Students are always interested in _____ a party.
A. have
B. having
C. to have
D. had
16. I don’t like people _____ never stop talking.
A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. whose
17. It’s already 34oc. It __________. very hot today.
A. will be
B. is going to be
C. is being
D.
will not be
18. My friend __________ any beer at the party last night.
A. not drinked B. didn’t drink C. did drink
D. drank not
19. The building _____ was destroyed in the fire has now been
rebuilt.

A. who
B. which
C. what
D. where
20. You can pass the exam_____harder
A. by study
B. by studying C. to study
D. studying
Exercise 4. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.


1. She was out too late, _____ made her parents worried.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. A and C are
correct
2. They _____… the way to the park yet.
A. haven’t found
B. haven’t find C. hasn’t found D.
hasn’t find
3. Nam passed the final examination, _____ surprised everybody.
A. what
B. that
C. which
D. who
4. There was smoke in the room. Someone_____.before I came in.
A. seemed to smoke B. had smoke
C. smoke D.

had
smoked
5. The express train often _____ on time.
A. arrives
B. arrive
C. is arriving D. has arrived
6. Information technology is very_____ to our life.
A. useful
B. use
C. used
D. using
7. My sister looks more beautiful in the picture. She’s _____.
A. photo
B. photograph C. photographic D. photogenic
8. My brother _____ speaking English very much.
A. enjoys
B. enjoying
C. enjoy
D. enjoyable
9. She enjoys watching the films_____ make her laugh
A. they
B . what
C. which
D. it
10. He is very _____.. at maths.
A. good
B. afraid
C. fond
D. bored
11. He .... the details of his uncle’s will.

A. was given B. gave
C. gives
D. being given
12. For a long time, the earth _____. to be flat.
A. had believed
B. had been believing C. was
believed
D. was been believed
13. When we came, the film _____ half an hour before.
A. had been starting B. had started
C. was started D.
had been started
14. They advised that part-time workers should _____
A. be employing
B. have been employ C. employ
D. be employed
15. He expected us _____ him the job.
A. offering
B. to offer
C. offer
D. to be offered
16. Someone will have _____ to take her position.
A. found
B. to find
C. to be found D. being found
17. The entire building is _____

A. being demolished B. been demolished C. been demolishing D.
demolishing
18. The sick man _____ to the hospital.

A. took
B. is taked
C. being taken D. was taken
19. Why do you ask me about the party? I _____ to it.
A. was not invited
B. didn’t invite C. not invited
D.
was not been inviting
20. The problem is getting rid _____ nuclear waste.
A. from
B. of
C. away from D. out of
Exercise 5. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. That book looks _____
A. interest
B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly
2. Two hundred people lost their jobs as a consequence _____ the
company’s bankrupt.
A. from
B. for
C. with
D. of
3. Firemen soon put the fire _____..
A. away
B. in
C. out
D. off
4. You need to consider these documents. There appears _____
many mistakes.

A. to have been
B. is
C. being D. be
5. It is impossible for me _____ a lie to her.
A. to tell
B. tell
C. telling
D. told
6. I was given some pills to take _____ the pain.
A. off
B. without
C. along
D. away
7. The dam was not strong enough to _____ flood water.
A. hold back
B. hold in
C. hold out
D. old off
8. Candidates are to bring _____ certificates when they come to the
interview.
A. needless
B. needing
C. needed
D. need
9. He is very sensitive _____ his weight, and therefore, easy o get
angry if someone mentions words like “fat” or “overweight”
A. in
B. about
C. along
D. around

10. Some young mothers feel _____ in their own homes.
A. imprison
B. imprisoned C. imprisoning D. to imprison
11. Marie Curie was the first woman in France _____.a university
professor.
A. was
B. to be
C. used to be D. is
12. In spite of _____ up late, she got up early the next morning.


A. staying
B. to stay
C. Mary stayed D. stay
13. When he _____, every one _____... .
A. arrived/had left
B. had arrived/left C.
would
arrive/leaves D. arrived/has left
14. I suddenly remembered I _____ my wallet on the bus.
A. leave
B. had left
C. have left
D. would leave
15. I _____ the washing up before my mother came home.
A. was doing B. did
C. had done
D. must have done
16. After her husband’s accident, she _____.. the sole breadwinner
of the family.

A. had become B. became
C. would become D. used to be
17. The room smelled terrible. Someone _____ before I came.
A. had smoked B. smoked
C. seemed to smoke D. would
smoke
18. Celine Dion_____ to receive recognition for her talent in 1982.
A. had begun B. began
C. probably beginsD. would have
begun
19. In 1994, Celine Dion and Rene Angelil _____ at Notre Dame
Basilica in Montreal.
A. had married B. married
C. marry
D. got married
20. I _____ as a hotel telephonist from May 2001 to March 2002.
A. had worked B. would work C. worked
D. get used to
working
Exercise 6. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. His ambition is _____ the richest man in the world.
A. becomes
B. will become C. became
D. to become
2. Mary is such a humorous girl. She always makes me _____
A. laugh
B. laughing
C. to laugh
D. laughed

3. Although his early education _____, Peter is now the best clerk in
our company.
A. interrupted B. had interrupted
C. was interrupted
D. interrupting
4. By the time they came, we _____ our dinner.
A. had finished B. finished
C. would finish D. were finishing
5. Neil Amstrong was the _____ man to set foot on the moon.
A. only
B. first
C. one
D. individual
6. She studied hard _____ her parents’ expectation.
A. meeting
B. to meet
C. meet
D. met

7. Sally was disappointed with the exam result. She _____ a bad
mark before.
A. had got
B. had ever gotC. never had got D. had never
got
8. It was impossible _____.. his room. The door was looked.
A. to enter
B. entering
C. enters
D. entered
9. The thieves ran away _____ they could.

A. quick
B. quickly so that
C. quicker as
D.
as quickly as
10. He said that no one could love me _____ he did.
A. so much like B. as much like C. as much as D. that much
11. Could you please _____ me the way to the post office?
A. speak
B. tell
C. talk
D. ask
12. We use a _____ to break up the earth and plant the seeds.
A. car
B. plough
C. do
D. land
13. We are planning to go on a _____ holiday this summer.
A. package
B. packing
C. pack
D. packed
14. Every passenger is required to _____ their seatbelt when they
are on board.
A. hold
B. take
C. leave
D. fasten
15. The holiday price is inclusive so our breakfast is _____ by the
hotel.

A. taken
B. served
C. eaten
D. arranged
16. The house was _____ fire and it took almost three hours to
extinguish it.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. for
17. _____.. class allows students to acquire knowledge about living
things.
A. Geography B. Chemistry C. Biology
D. History
18. Since we came late we _____ the first part of the film.
A. missed
B. caught
C. forgot
D. left
19. The homework is _____ to be submitted next week so we all feel
worried.
A. due
B. thought
C. made
D. hoped
20. A _____ is a man whose job is to stop fires from burning.
A. ire service B. fireplace
C. firewall
D. fireman
Exercise 7. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct

word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.


1. “How are you feeling?”
“I’ve been feeling better since the
doctor _____”
A. has come
B. had come C. comes
D. came
2. Water and oil _____. .
A. don’t mix
B. does not mix
C. has not mixed
D. is not mixing
3. Playing computer games for 12 hours everyday _____.. him
exhausted.
A. make
B. making
C. makes
D. made
4. “How does Amy like her new school?” “Fine, she is doing _____ in
her course.”
A. extreme good
B. extremely good C. extreme well
D. extremely well
5. Linh’s house is near his school and it _____ him only 15 minutes
to go there on foot.
A. takes
B. took
C. has taken

D. is taking
6. It is _____ that every student will have to follow the school
timetable strictly.
A. certainly
B. surely
C. obviously
D. certain
7. She was so surprised _____ the exam result that she could not
say anything.
A. in
B. at
C. of
D. for
8. _____. , Phuong gets up at 6 a. m but today is Sunday so she gets
up a bit late.
A. Normal
B. Rarely
C. Normality
D. Normally
9. Spain _____ at one time a very powerful country.
A. was
B. is
C. has been
D. was being
10. “ Who ate all the cookies?” “Cuong _____”
A. has
B. ate
C. did
D. had
11. Binh .... to England to visit one of her cousins at the end of this

month.
A. went
B. had gone
C. goes
D. is going
12. Before electricity was discovered, oil lamps _____
A. used
B. has used
C. has been used D. had been
used
13. Almost every household _____... a computer nowadays.
A. have
B. has
C. has had
D. had
14. Did you say that you _____ here only three days ago?
A. came
B. had come C. have come D. come

15. This is the _____ film I have watched.
A. most excited
B. most exciting C. most excite
D. most excitement
16. The excuse Hanh gave for her absence seems _____
unbelievable.
A. to being
B. be
C. being
D. to be
17. Would you like _____ with me tonight?

A. going out
B. go out
C. to go out
D. to be going out
18. On _____ at the airport, I was very worried to find that no one
_____. for me.
A. arriving/was waiting
B. arrive/was waiting
C. arriving/waited
D. arrive/is waiting
19. “To take off” _____. to move off the ground.
A. meant
B. means
C. is meaning D. has meaning
20. She has the habit of drinking _____ after every meal.
A. cup of tea B. a cup for teaC. a teacup
D. a cup of tea
Exercise 8. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. Lan always _____.. her bike to school.
A. rides
B. drives
C. travels
D. runs
2. It is good to _____ up early for school.
A. catch
B. take
C. get
D. climb
3. What is the _____ like today?

A. climate
B. weather
C. air
D. sky
4. She stays at home because she feels _____ .
A. sick
B. well
C. fine
D. strong
5. He goes to the library to _____ some reference books.
A. pay
B. borrow
C. buy
D. lend
6. No one _____ the lesson interesting.
A. thinks
B. believes
C. hopes
D. finds
7. This school is _____ from most others.
A. same
B. special
C. different
D. similar
8. He’s _____. a lot of subjects this semester.
A. getting
B. taking
C. doing
D. setting
9. The _____ is the family name.

A. surname
B. first name C. given name D. middle name
10. Students often have a three- month _____ every summer.
A. holiday
B. rest
C. break
D. relaxation
11. In class students must pay _____ to the teacher.


A. attendance B. concentration
C. focus D.
attention
12. In an English class, working in _____ seems helpful.
A. two
B. couples
C. both
D. pairs
13. These students are nervous _____ the Maths exam.
A. with
B. by
C. on
D. about
14. She has got a bad _____ for definitions.
A. memory
B. mind
C. brain
D. nerve
15. They _____. his name from the enrolment list.
A. deleted

B. cut
C. left
D. moved
16. He got his finger _____. in the hole.
A. kept
B. jammed
C. stuck
D. caught
17. He is a lawyer by _____ .
A. job
B. occupation C. profession D. work
18. On the _____ of the teachers’ day, we wish you all the best.
A. situation
B. occasion
C. opportunity D. chance
19. There’s no _____... to discuss this before class.
A. matter
B. point
C. effect
D. need
20. What is the teacher’s _____ towards his bad behavior?
A. opinion
B. attitude
C. idea
D. thought
Exercise 9. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. Are you a student? If so, which university do you _____?
A. attend
B. frequent

C. assist
D. go on
2. There is a _____ of skilled craftsmen in the industry.
A. want
B. fault
C. lack
D. need
3. What is your _____? I am a Buddhist.
A. confession B. religion
C. profession D. persuasion
4. We carried out a few _____ to find how good the drug was.
A. experiments B. tries
C. experiences D. proofs.
5. She isn’t really sexist. She just says things like that from force of
_____..
A. custom
B. use
C. attitude
D. habit
6. She had changed so much that _____.... anyone recognized her.
A. almost
B. hardly
C. not
D. nearly
7. How old is Janet? I haven’t the slightest _____.
A. bet
B. theory
C. guess
D. idea
8. Would you like a beer? Not while I’m _____

A. in the act
B. in order
C. on duty
D. under control

9. He didn’t _____. to help her even though she was very ill.
A. open an eye B. lift a finger C. bend his arm
D. shake his
leg
10. Their neighbor was very _____ when they complained about the
noise.
A. aggressive B. provocative C. irritable
D. annoying
11. There was hardly _____. money left in my bank account.
A. more
B. no
C. some
D. any
12. You’re _____ who noticed.
A. the single
B. the only
C. only one
D. the only one
13. Their house is _____ near the cathedral.
A. whereabouts
B. anywhere
C. somewhere D.
anyplace
14. The reason I left is _____ I was bored.
A. why

B. that
C. while
D. for
15. I’ll go on holiday _____ I can.
A. as soon as B. as
C. until
D. how
16. I’m sorry I _____ your party. I was away at the time.
A. lost
B. failed
C. passed
D. missed
17. We _____ her a happy birthday.
A. wished
B. said
C. told
D. wanted
18. Your room is a mess! _____ it up at once.
A. Arrange
B. Make
C. Tidy
D. Do
19. Could you _____ me ten pounds until next payday?
A. let
B. provide
C. borrow
D. lend
20. Bill has _____ his job and gone back to college.
A. let off
B. given up

C. passed up D. withdrawn
Exercise 10. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. I wish to apply _____ the post of surveyor with our company.
A. in
B. for
C. to
D. x
2. I came _____a reference to Makonde carving when I was an
artist.
A. across
B. into
C. over
D. for
3. You can use my typewriter _____ now, but I shall need it later.
A. in
B. at
C. for
D. on
4. Are you aware _____ the regulations concerning the use of guns?
A. for
B. about
C. in
D. of
5. He _____ the world of her.


A. believes
B. loves
C. expects

D. thinks.
6. Instead of thinking carefully, he tends to _____ conclusions.
A. run at
B. jump to
C. fly into
D. hit on
7. Please _____.. on, I’m just looking for something.
A. carry
B. get
C. stick
D. push
8. When decimal currency was introduced, one old lady in the
village said : “I don’t think it will catch _____round here”
A. up
B. out
C. on
D. in
9. You can come _____ if you like, but I don’t walk too slowly.
A. along
B. after
C. behind
D. on
190. She didn’t do it herself. She asked some workmen _____ it for
her.
A. do
B. doing
C. they did
D. to do
11. She loves London, _____ in the spring.
A. mostly

B. specially
C. most
D. especially
12. The station is too _____.. away for us to walk.
A. long
B. far
C. way
D. distant
13. Mary searched all over the house _____ could not find the key.
A. but
B. although
C. however
D. because
14. _____... Tom nor his brother helps in the housework.
A. Not
B. Both
C. Either
D. Neither
15. The football team won partly because they had been well
trained by their _____.
A. teacher
B. director
C. instructor
D. coach
16. Everyone _____ Tom was invited to the party.
A. as
B. from
C. but
D. for
17. For _____ reason is this meeting being held.

A. what
B. why
C. how
D. that
18. I will _____ you this book if you promise to return it next week.
A. offer
B. lend
C. borrow
D. allow
19. I’d be very _____ to go to Japan one day.
A. fond
B. enjoyable
C. interested D. hopeful
20. Many scientists are sure there is _____ on other planets.
A. life
B. existence
C. people
D. creature
Exercise 11. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. I don’t feel good I _____ home from work tomorrow.
A. am staying B. stay
C. have stayed D. stayed

2. Next week when there _____ a full moon, the ocean tides will be
higher.
A. is being
B. is
C. will be
D. will have been

3. The _____. bought from that factory _____ faulty.
A. equipment/was
B. equipments/are C.
equipment/were D. equipments/were
4. I’ll be with all of you in _____ hour.
A. a quarter of an
B. one quarter of an
C.
a
quarter of one
D. a quarter of
5. Jack got into trouble when he refused _____.. his briefcase for the
customs officer.
A. opening
B. being opened
C. to open
D.
to be opened
6. I’m sorry I never graduated. I’ve always regretted not _____
college.
A. to finish
B. finish
C. finished
D. having finished
7. Alice didn’t expect _____... to Bill’s party.
A. asking
B. being asked C. to ask
D. to be asked
8. Neither Dick _____ Tom knows how to speak German.
A. nor

B. or
C. and
D. but
9. Renoir’s paintings _____.... masterpieces all over the world.
A. had considered
B. are considered C.
are
considering
D. consider
10. A tornado swept through Rockville. It _____ destroyed
everything in its path.
A. x
B. was
C. was being D. had been
11. Many US automobiles _____ in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture
B. have manufactured
C. are manufactured
D.
are
manufacturing
12. The chemistry book _____ was a little expensive.
A. I bought
B. that I bought it
C. I bought that D.
what I bought
13. People who exercise frequently have physical endurance than
those _____
A. who doesn’t
B. who don’t C. that doesn’t D.

which don’t
14. The voters were against the candidate _____ proposals called
for higher taxes.


A. who his
B. whose
C. that his
D. whom he had
15. If you _____ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in
this mess now.
A. listen
B. will listen
C. listened
D. had listened
16. Gloria never seems to get tired. I wish I _____ her energy.
A. had
B. have
C. have had
D. would have
17. If my candidate had won the election, I _____ happy now.
A. am
B. was
C. would be
D. can be
18. I don’t think he will ever _____.. the shock of his father’s death.
A. get over
B. get through C. get by
D. get off
19. I am late because my alarm clock didn’t _____ this morning.

A. come on
B. ring out
C. go off
D. turn on
20. The three friends all _____ for the same job.
A. requested B. intended
C. applied
D. referred
Exercise 12. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. We have decided to _____ the money for the local secondary
school.
A. beg
B. collect
C. raise
D. rise
2. At present the school can't _____... to buy all the computers it
needed.
A. afford
B. have
C. risk
D. have enough
3. We hope to set _____ a number of fund-raising projects.
A. in
B. out
C. off
D. up
4. We hope that the students themselves will enjoy taking _____.. in
the projects.
A. advantage B. notice

C. part
D. place
5. I’d like to _____ when I am sixty.
A. relax
B. rest
C. retire
D. stop
6. Have a good flight and remember to give me a .... as soon as
you arrive.
A. call
B. phone
C. ring
D. touch
7. She didn’t get _____ well with her boss, so she left the company.
A. at
B. on
C. through
D. up
8. By the time we _____ the resort, the rain will have stopped.
A. arrive
B. come
C. get
D. reach
9. Max is not a(n) _____ drinker but he likes a glass of wine
occasionally.
A. addict
B. drunk
C. heavy
D. obsessed

10. Please don’t disturb me _____ there is something urgent.
A. if
B. or
C. otherwise
D. unless
11. The cost of the material is _____. in the bill for the work.
A. include
B. included
C. including
D. includes
12. The bus company has _____ the fare by 20%.
A. raised
B. risen
C. raising
D. arisen
13. “You were late for your dental appointment.”
“I know. I shouldn’t _____ so long at the library”
A. be staying B. have stayed C. had stayed D. stay
14. The police _____ to report to the headquarters immediately.
A. require
B. required
C. is required D. are required
15. He was advised _____.. singing lesson.
A. take
B. taken
C. taking
D. to take
16. Magazines are usually weekly or monthly, but newspapers are
_____..
A. every day B. daily

C. day
D. day after day
17. There isn’t _____... foreign news in the paper.
A. a lot
B. lots
C. many
D. much
18. I read in one paper that they are _____ married.
A. getting
B. got
C. being
D. having
19. I wish I _____ some jeans I really like. I must have tried on ten
pairs.
A. find
B. can find
C. could find D. should find
20. Everyone _____. what they have to do, don’t they?
A. know
B. knows
C. do know
D. have known
Exercise 13. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. She used to work here as a typist, _____ she?
A. did
B. didn’t
C. use
D. wouldn’t
2. Tom is not used to _____... up early. He is late for school very

often.
A. get
B. got
C. getting
D. having got
3. Can you help me _____... in this application form?
A. fill
B. to fill
C. filling
D. A and B
4. Please invite _____ you like to the reception.
A. one
B. anyone
C. ones
D. all
5. _____you do, please don’t tell Mary that we’ve lost her book.
A. Anything
B. What
C. Whatever
D. it’s better
6. I’d rather you _____.... smoke in here.


A. don’t
B. didn’t
C. not
D. shouldn’t
7. I feel rather cold. I wish I _____ my pullover with me.
A. bring
B. brought

C. had brought D. would bring
8. It’s high time you _____ to look after yourself.
A. learn
B. learned
C. will learn
D. would learn
9. Don’t phone between 8.00 and 9.00. I shall _____. then.
A. study
B. be studying C. be studied D. have studied
10. Let me know as soon as Linda _____ here.
A. gets
B. got
C. will get
D. would get
11. Hot weather makes me _____... uncomfortable.
A. feeling
B. feel
C. to feel
D. to have felt
12. I hear Hien has won the lottery. What _____ with such a big sum
of money?
A. does she do B. was she done
C. did she do
D.
is she going to do
13. There are some differences _____.... British English and
American English.
A. between
B. about
C. among

D. of
14. I’d like you _____ other students assemble here at 7 a.m.
A. to inform
B. inform
C. will inform D. that you inform
15. Let’s go for a picnic this weekend, _____..?
A. do we
B. don’t we
C. shall we
D. have we
16. Nam is a cousin _____
A. of me
B. of my
C. for me
D. of mine
17. The price of a tour to Thailand is getting _____. cheaper.
A. much
B. little
C. more
D. less
18. Look! They _____. cups of tea and _____ a lot of sandwiches.
A. are drinking/eat
B. drink/ eat
C.
are
drinking/eatingD. drink/are eating
159. They intend to make _____. excursion next month.
A. a two- week B. two-weeks C. two-weeks D. a two-week’s
20. “What is this button for?” – “It _____ the machine.”
A. start

B. is to start
C. is start
D. is starting
Exercise 14. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. There is plenty to do _____ the day and _____....night on
Barcelona.
A. x/x
B. at/x
C. during/ at
D. at/ during

2. The punishment for not doing your homework _____... behind
after school.
A. stays
B. will be stayed
C. will stay
D.
will be to stay
3. _____... it wasn’t necessary _____ we got to the airport two hours
in advance.
A. But/x
B. though/x
C. But/ though D. though/but
4. “Why do you look so sad?” “My sister wanted _____ to her
wedding, but I couldn’t”
A. I go
B. me to go
C. me going
D. that I go

5. I prefer _____ books to _____ with computers.
A. reading/playing
B. read/playing C. read/play
D.
reading/play
6. He’s _____. honest person.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. x
7. “Do you know Mr. Brown?” “Yes. There’s no one generous _____
him”
A. than
B. like
C. to
D. as
8. He said the cake _____.. .
A. was tasting very sweetly
B. tasted very sweetly
C. tasted very sweet
D.
was
tasting
very sweet
9. It’s not _____ that he came her first.
A. surprising B. surprised
C. to surprise D. to be surprised
10. “I wish you would just forget about it”
“I can't. I want to know _____. she said about us.”
A. that

B. which
C. what
D. it
11. They can't walk home _____ it is very dark.
A. because
B. so
C. but
D. however
12. Would you like to drink milk _____ coffee?
A. or
B. so
C. but
D. and
13. It’s raining heavily, _____ I can’t go out.
A. or
B. so
C. because
D. but
14. He did the test well _____ I did, too.
A. or
B. so
C. but
D. and
15. His life was hard _____.... he studied very well.
A. but
B. so
C. if
D. and
16. We can protect the environment by _____. air pollution.
A. to reduce

B. reducing
C. reduced
D. reduce


17. I want to see the _____. of environment from the local authority.
A. protection B. protect
C. protected
D. protecting
18. I lost my pen. I have looked _____ it for all morning.
A. up
B. after
C. for
D. at
19. She stays at home because she has to look _____... her baby.
A. after
B. for
C. at
D. up
20. Remember to turn _____.. the light before going to bed.
A. of
B. on
C. off
D. up
Exercise 15. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. Can you turn _____ the radio? I’m learning my lessons.
A. of
B. in
C. off

D. on
2. If we go _____ littering, the environment will become seriously
polluted.
A. in
B. out
C. to
D. on
3. If people stop using dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures
will be well _____
A. preservation B. preserve
C. preserved D. preservative
4. He is going to the post office _____ he wants to send a letter.
A. and
B. but
C. moreover
D. because
5. She broke the vase because she was _____...
A. careless
B. careful
C. carefully
D. carelessly
6. They learn English _____ they intend to go abroad.
A. so
B. and
C. because
D. or
7. His hobbies are playing soccer _____ collecting stamps.
A. however
B. although
C. and

D. but
8. I’d love to play volleyball _____ I must complete my homework.
A. since
B. for
C. and
D. but
9. You should take _____ your shoes when you go into the temple.
A. of
B. off
C. on
D. with
10. My parents saw me _____. at the railway station.
A. with
B. up
C. of
D. off
11. Pay the bill within 2 weeks or the electricity will be cut _____.
A. up
B. down
C. in
D. of
12. I wear a hat _____.. I don’t want to be sick.
A. therefore
B. but
C. because
D. and
13. He got wet _____. he forgot his umbrella.
A. because
B. because of C. and
D. but

14. There is a _____.. faucet in your kitchen.

A. drip
B. dripped
C. driping
D. dripping
15. That’s _____.. I’m pleased that you work very hard.
A. wonder
B. wonderful C. wondering D. wondered
16. Do you think you will be able _____ a space trip?
A. taking
B. taken
C. to take
D. take
17. If we became rich, we would travel _____.... the world.
A. on
B. in
C. around
D. at
18. If I _____. a bird, I would be a dove.
A. are
B. were
C. am
D. is
19. Where would you go if you _____. a car?
A. has
B. have
C. had
D. having
20. She would come to you if she _____ your address.

A. having
B. had
C. has
D. have
Exercise 16. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. While I _____.... TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
A. watch
B. watched
C. was watching D. am watching
2. The government has introduced a _____...
A. children’s clothes tax
B. tax on children clothes
C. children clothes tax
D. tax on children’s clothes
3. Can you help me? I need _____.... information.
A. a little
B. little
C. a few
D. few
4. Would you mind not _____ on the radio until I’ve finished with this
phone call?
A. turning
B. to turn
C. being turned
D. to be turned
5. This teases lovely. What’s in _____?
A. a sauce
B. the sauce
C. sauces

D. sauce
6. When he went out in the evening, I _____ the job of taking care of
his work.
A. would get
B. should get C. must have got D. had better
get
7. I got everyone in the family _____.... Jane’s birthday card before I
sent it to her.
A. sign
B. signed
C. to sign
D. having signed
8. Do you know how _____? I myself have no idea.
A. many years the earth is
B. old the earth is
C. long is the earth
D. much time has
been the earth
9. “Somebody forgot this hat. I wonder _____...”


A. whose is this hat

B. whose hat this

is
C. whose hat is
D. is this whose hat
10. “When _____....?” – “In 1928”
A. penicillin was discovered

B. did penicillin discovered
C. was penicillin discovered
D. did penicillin discover
11. He _____ for the national team in 65 matches so far.
A. has played B. is playing
C. played
D.
has
been
playing
12. One of the dinner _____ broken.
A. plate is
B. plates are C. plates is
D. plate are
13. While _____ to help Tim with his math, I got impatient because
he wouldn’t pay attention to what I was saying.
A. I am trying B. having tried C. I try
D. trying
14. Florida, _____.. the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every
year.
A. is
B. known as
C. is known as D. that is known
as
15. I think you’d rather _____. to the mountains for your holiday.
A. to go
B. going
C. go
D. have gone
16. I don’t remember _____ of the decision to change the company

policy on vacations.
A. telling
B. being told C. to tell
D. to be told
17. Despite all my anxiety, I _____ for the job I wanted. I’m really
going to work hard to justify their confidence.
A. was hiring B. hired
C. got hiring
D. got hired
18. _____.. more help, I could call my neighbor.
A. Should I need
B. Needed
C. I have needed
D. I should need
19. Take the number 7 bus and get _____. at Forrest Road.
A. up
B. down
C. off
D. outside
20. Hello. Is that 956782? Please put me _____. to the manager.
A. across
B. up
C. over
D. through
Exercise 17. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. Shakespeare was not only a famous play _____ a poet _____ well.
A. but/as
B. also/as
C. but/so

D. and/too
2. _____... the causes of allergies is a complex yet valuable part of
patient diagnosis.

A. Determine B. Determined C. Determining D. To determine
3. Any time you choose .... about another person, you risk a
painful, but rarely fatal, broken heart.
A. caring
B. to care
C. care
D. cared
4. There is no need _____ a broken heart stop your life.
A. let
B. letting
C. to let
D. and let
5. Pain is a part of living and can be _____ with in ways that help us
learn.
A. deal
B. dealing
C. dealt
D. have dealt
6. I’m going to take an exercise class at Jim’s gym. Do you know
_____ there?
A. way to
B. how to get C. why to get D. what getting
7. Jim’s gym? _____... Charles. He’s taking a class there.
A. Should ask B. Asking
C. Ask
D. Could ask

8. On February 26, 1993, a bomb _____ in New York City’s World
Trade Centre when 55.000 people _____ there.
A. exploded/worked
B.
was
exploding/worked
C. exploded/ were working
D. exploded/ was working
9. Then September 11, 2001 came as a remarkable point in
American history when the Twin Towers _____ again.
A. were attacked
B. were attacking C.
had
attacked
D. had attack
10. The American family _____ a lot in the past forty years.
A. changed
B. has changedC. had changed
D. changes
11. Before 1960, most children _____.. in their parents’ homes until
they _____ married.
A. stayed/got B. stayed/getting
C. staying/got D.
staying/getting
12. This pattern _____ since then and today many single people
_____ alone.
A. changed/liveB. changes/are living C. has changed/live
D.
changed/live
13. The flat looks _____ and _____ comfortable.

A. nicely/extremely B. nice/extreme
C. nicely/extreme
D. nice/extremely
14. Louis denied _____ on Sera’s toe during the dance.
A. step
B. stepped
C. stepping
D. have stepped
15. In no time _____.. know the results of the negotiation.


A. the public ill B. will the public
C. the public
D.
does the public
16. Let’s take a vote, _____? All those in favour going on strike raise
your hand!
A. will you
B. wont you
C. shall we
D. shan’t us
17. The teacher as well as the students _____.. the idea of a quiz.
A. are supporting
B. supports
C. support
D.
supporting
18. Don’t forget _____ some lights on when you are not at home,
Mary.
A. leave

B. leaving
C. left
D. to leave
19. If these meeting are really important, why _____ you arrange
your work to attend them?
A. do
B. don’t
C. not
D. can
20. If you are resident of this city and want to drive a motor vehicle
on a public highway, you _____. have a driver’s licence.
A. may
B. might
C. can
D. must
Exercise 18. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. You didn’t see him, _____?
A. did you
B. didn’t you C. do you
D. don’t you
2. Mary was there, _____?
A. wasn’t she B. was she
C. wasn’t Mary D. was Mary
3. I’m late, _____.?
A. aren’t I
B. amn’t I
C. don’t I
D. isn’t I
4. Let’s go to see my mother, _____?

A. shan’t we
B. shall us
C. shall we
D. shan’t us
5. Anna isn’t studying, _____?
A. is she
B. isn’t she
C. does she
D. doesn’t she
6. You haven’t seen your parents for a long time,_____?
A. have you
B. do you
C. did you
D. had you
7. There wasn’t enough food for the late comers, _____?
A. was it
B. was there
C. were they D. were there
8. She is no longer a rich woman, _____...?
A. is she
B. isn’t she
C. was she
D. wasn’t she
9. Nothing was said, _____?
A. was it
B. wasn’t it
C. were they D. weren’t they
10. The monument was built in _____.. of the brave soldiers.
A. memory
B. honor

C. behalf
D. respect

11. A _____.. is very short in human history.
A. 100-year-period
B. 100 years period
C. 100year period
D. 100 year’s period
12. Remind your children to clean their face before _____
A. going to school
B. they go to
school
C. having gone to school
D. being gone to school
13. China is _____. the north of Vietnam.
A. to
B. in
C. at
D. of
14. It is said that his wife _____ two days before her body was
found.
A. killed
B. had killed
C. have been killed
D.
had
been killed
15. That house is believed to _____ till he moved in it and found no
ghost there.
A. be haunted

B. haunt
C. have been haunted
D. have haunted
16. He is rumored to _____ out with an ugly rich girl when was in
Korea.
A. go
B. have gone C. be going
D.
have
been
going
17. The greatest discoveries of technology are said to _____.. in the
20th century.
A. be made
B. have made C. make
D.
have
been
made
18. He dedicated his life to _____ the poor.
A. help
B. have helped C. helping
D. be helping
19. This sofa can serve _____. a bed for one person.
A. as
B. as if
C. like
D. with
20. The wall is estimated to be 50 meters _____.
A. height

B. high
C. tallness
D. tall
Exercise 19. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. She told me I would have an accident if I _____... more care.
A. I’m not taking
B. haven’t taken C. won’t take
D. didn’t take
2. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We _____. for
more than 24 hours.


A. were traveling
B. traveled
C.
had
been
traveling D. have been traveling
3. Driving in London is supposed to be _____ but I didn’t find it
difficult _____. all.
A. confusing/at B. confused/at C. confuse/first D. confusing
/in
4. Unfortunately, the university reacted unfavorably _____.. the
proposals.
A. against
B. by
C. to
D. with
5. We discussed different ways of dealing _____ the problem.

A. to
B. for
C. with
D. at
6. The school was named _____ its first principal.
A. after
B. because
C. in
D. at
7. I plan to take a master course _____ after graduating from the
university.
A. on board
B. aboard
C. abroad
D. offshore
8. Wright flew his airplane _____... France in 1909.
A. on
B. upon
C. until
D. over
9. Learning to please other people is not an easy job at all, _____...?
A. is it
B. isn’t it
C. is not it
D. is it not
10. That old man seems to have dropped something. He _____ back
and forth for about half an hour.
A. was walking B. has been walking
C.
had

been
walking
D. walks
11. I am not ready and _____ .
A. and she isn’t too B. neither is she
C. so is she
D.
she is too
12. Here _____ for you.
A. is a good news
B. are good news
C. is a good piece of news
D. are a good piece of news
13. Is there any _____ way to reach the station?
A. another
B. other
C. others
D. the other
14. My grandfather was a very good footballer. He _____ a
professional if he had wanted to.
A. could be
B. was able to be
C.
could
have
been
D. can have been
15. This is the only party _____ in my life.
A. I’ve ever really enjoyed
B. I have never enjoyed

C. I enjoy
D. I’ll enjoy
16. _____..., I always feel safe with you.

A. Whatever you drive fast
B. However you drive fast
C. However fast you drive
D. Whatever fast you drive
17. He might be Jack and Laura’s father, _____..?
A. isn’t he
B. mightn’t he C. doesn’t he D. hasn’t he
18. She said Paris was the most romantic city in the world, _____?
A. wasn’t she B. wasn’t it
C. didn’t it
D. did she
19. Give me a call as soon as you arrive at the airport, _____?
A. will you
B. did you
C. do you
D. won’t you
20. I am the only representative of Vietnam in this competition,
_____?
A. not I
B. isn’t I
C. amn’t
D. aren’t I
Exercise 20. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. You should _____. more attention to this new type of exercise.
A. make

B. take
C. pay
D. concentrate
2. Many people _____ their houses and family members in Katrina
Hurricane.
A. lose
B. loose
C. lost
D. stole
3. I’ve got _____ . We can leave now.
A. free
B. busy
C. hurry
D. ready
4. When I arrived at the railway station, he had got _____ the train
to Hanoi.
A. off
B. on
C. in
D. to
5. To become a good gardener, it is very important to practice and
learn from _____..
A. past
B. memory
C. experiment D. experience
6. Your _____ to life decides whether you are happy or not.
A. attitude
B. opinion
C. thinking
D. dream

7. A country develops best when it knows how to _____ talents.
A. consider
B. notice
C. appreciate D. regard
8. All of her sons joined the army when the war broke _____
A. out
B. off
C. over
D. up
9. She quickly _____at her notes again before entering the
examination room.
A. saw
B. glanced
C. observed
D. watched
10. The child is so _____ that she never lets others to touch her
toys.
A. kind
B. sneaky
C. cruel
D. selfish
11. He stole a cake _____ the shop.


A. of
B. from
C. to
D. on
12. He is saving money to _____ a new bicycle.
A. give

B. sell
C. receive
D. get
13. His unemployment badly _____ the whole family.
A. effects
B. improves
C. affects
D. recovers
14. He lovingly_____ his new born baby.
A. embraced B. took
C. brought
D. got
15. They always pay _____ all his bills at the end of every month.
A. for
B. on
C. x
D. out
16. I am writing to _____ about uncomfortable conditions in your
hotel.
A. complaint B. complain
C. comment
D. compliment
17. Mr. Bingley, together with his sisters, _____ the land of
Netherfield.
A. own
B. owner
C. owns
D. owners
18. This bottle _____ two litres of fresh milk.
A. contains

B. consists
C. makes
D. comprises
19. _____ young, he was the handsomest in the village.
A. When was B. When as
C. When
D. When he
20. The mother had _____. to let him go out at Christmas.
A. promised
B. avoided
C. granted
D. denied
Exercise 21. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. He _____ celebrate Tet holidays with his parents but now he
doesn’t.
A. often
B. used to
C. had
D. got used to
2. Valentine’s day _____ 14th February is a time to express love to
our beloved ones.
A. of
B. in
C. on
D. by
3. Mid-Autumn festival takes place in September _____.. the
Western calendar.
A. over
B. on

C. by
D. for
4. She often goes to the pagoda to _____ health for her poor
mother.
A. wish
B. request
C. ask
D. pray
5. Jane has three sons, all of _____ work in the army.
A. them
B. which
C. who
D. whom
6. _____... terrible weather!
A. What
B. What a
C. How
D. How a

7. He spent _____ day in his study room.
A. the all
B. the whole
C. all of
D. the hole
8. She hadn’t recovered from sick. She went to class to take the
mid-term test, _____
A. but
B. yet
C. however
D. already

9. The students are _____ preparing for the final IQ contest.
A. busy with
B. busy
C. busy of
D. busy to
10. Mary didn’t go anywhere _____ last month.
A. in
B. during
C. for
D. of
11. _____ my very first at school, I met Ann and we became close
friends.
A. At
B. In
C. For
D. On
12. Let’s go to see the film “Pirates of the Caribbean”. That _____...
interesting.
A. senses
B. hears
C. sounds
D. finds
13. An apple a day keeps the doctor _____.
A. out
B. away
C. off
D. over
14. There wee some photos together with a letter _____ the
envelop.
A. on

B. among
C. between
D. inside
15. He tried to be polite _____.. his girlfriend’s father.
A. with
B. to
C. for
D. at
16. Be quick! _____ wants to speak to you on the phone.
A. Anyone
B. No one
C. Everyone
D. Someone
17. Would _____... like a drink?
A. anyone
B. no one
C. everyone
D. someone
18. She felt lonely when she first arrived because she had _____ to
talk to.
A. somebody B. anyone
C. nobody
D. anybody
19. _____ him to speak Japanese?
A. Who did teach
B. Who taught C. Who did he
teach D. Whom did he teach
20. The literature book _____ was not expensive at all.
A. that I bought it
B. I bought that

C.
what
I
bought
D. I bought
Exercise 22. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. He _____.. the details of his uncle’s will.
A. was given B. gave
C. gives

D. being given


2. For a long time, the earth _____ to be flat.
A. had believed
B. had been believing C. was
believed
D. was been believed
3. When we came, the film _____.. half an hour before.
A. had been starting B. had started
C. was started D.
had been started
4. They advised that part-time workers should _____. .
A. be employing
B. have been employ C. employ
D. be employed
5. He expected us _____ him a job.
A. offering
B. to offer

C. offer
D. to be offered
6. Someone will have _____ to take her position.
A. found
B. to find
C. to be found D. being found
7. The entire building is _____
A. being demolished B. been demolished
C.
need
demolishing D. demolishing
8. The sick man _____ to the hospital.
A. took
B. is taked
C. being taken D. was taken
9. Why do you ask me about the party? I _____ to it
A. wasn’t invited
B. didn’t invite C. not invited
D.
was not been inviting
10. The problem is getting rid _____ nuclear waste.
A. from
B. of
C. away from D. out of
11. That book looks _____.
A. interest
B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly
12. Two hundred people lost their jobs as a consequence _____ the
company’s bankruptcy.
A. from

B. for
C. with
D. of
13. Firemen soon put the fire _____
A. away
B. in
C. out
D. off
14. You need to reconsider these documents. These appears _____
many mistakes.
A. to have been
B. is
C. being D. be
15. It is impossible for me _____. a lie to her.
A. to tell
B. tell
C. telling
D. told
16. I was given some pills to take _____. the pain.
A. off
B. without
C. along
D. away
17. The dam was not strong enough to _____ flood water.
A. hold back
B. hold in
C. hold out
D. hold off

18. Candidates are to bring _____. certificates when they come to

the interview.
A. needless
B. needing
C. needed
D. need
19. He is very sensitive _____.. his weight, and therefore, easy to
get angry if someone mentions words like “fat” or “overweight”.
A. in
B. about
C. along
D. around
20. Some young mothers feel _____.. in their own homes.
A. imprison
B. imprisoned C. imprisoning D. to imprison
Exercise 23. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. Are there enough apples for us to have one _____?
A. every
B. each
C. self
D. individually
2. The room was _____ of strangers.
A. full
B. complete
C. crowded
D. filled
3. They left the room _____ they had finished their exam.
A. while
B. once
C. before

D. although
4. All the boys are good at cooking, but _____ is as good as the
girls.
A. either
B. neither
C. every
D. none
5. They had lunch together in the school _____
A. cafe
B. restaurant C. canteen
D. bar
6. Can you deliver this letter _____. hand?
A. by
B. with
C. in
D. to
7. This is Mr. white, _____ invention has helped hundreds of deaf
people.
A. whose
B. which
C. that
D. whom
8. We must _____ our pounds for dollars before going to New York.
A. change
B. convert
C. turn
D. exchange
9. It was clear that the young couple were .... of taking charge of
the restaurant.
A. able

B. reliable
C. capable
D. responsible
10. Who is the _____ of this company?
A. top
B. head
C. leader
D. minister
11. After Mary _____ her degree, she intends to work in her father’s
company.
A. will finish
B. is finishing C. finishes
D.
will
have
finished
12. A small stone struck the windshield while we _____ down the
gravel road.


A. drive
B. were driving C. had driven D.
had
been
driving
13. The science classes at this _____ difficult.
A. school are B. schools are C. school is
D. school’s is
14. The English _____ strong traditions.
A. have much B. has much

C. has many
D. have many
15. Peter painted the room black. It looks dark and dreary. he _____
chosen a different color.
A. had to
B. should have C. must have D.
could
have
been
16. You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. You .... be really
hungry.
A. might
B. will
C. can
D. must
17. I still can't believe it. My bicycle _____ last night.
A. was stolen B. was stealing C. stolen
D. stole
18. The university _____ by private funds as well as by tuition
income and grants.
A. supports
B. is supporting
C. is supported D.
has supported
19. When I was little, my father said _____.. talk to strangers.
A. don’t
B. I shouldn’t C. that I don’t D. that shouldn’t
20. A fortune-teller predicted _____ inherit a lot of money before the
end of the year.
A. what I

B. that I
C. what I will D. that I would
Exercise 24. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. Daisy’s marriage has been engaged by her family. She is
marrying a man_____
A. she hardly knows him
B. whom she hardly know
C. she hardly knows
D. that she hardly
know
2. That book is by a famous anthropologist. It’s about the people in
Samoa _____ for 2 years.
A. that she lived
B. that she lived
among them
C. among whom she lived
D. where she lived among them
3. Instead of _____ about the good news, Peter seemed to be
different.

A. exciting
B. being excited
C. to excite
D.
to be excited
4. I finally finished _____ at 7.p.m and severed dinner.
A. cooking
B. being cooked
C. to cook

D.
to be cooked
5. We _____ won the game if we’d had a few more minutes.
A. x
B. will
C. had
D. could have
6. If I could speak Spanish, I _____ next year studying in Mexico.
A. will spend B. had spent C. would spendD.
would
have
spent
7. All the athletes taking part in the international games should be
proud f\of _____
A. oneself
B. themselves C. himself
D. yourself
8. There are several means of mass communication. The
newspaper is one. Television is ....
A. another
B. other
C. the another D. the other
9. Since _____ to a warmer and less humid climate, I’ve had no
trouble with my asthma.
A. I move
B. I moving
C. upon moving
D. moving
10. For the most part, young children spend their time playing,
eating and _____ a lot.

A. sleep
B. sleeping
C. they sleep D. are sleeping
11. The person who writes symphonies or concertos is a _____.
A. composer
B. conductor C. pianist
D. playwright
12. We call the very large group of musicians that includes string
and wind instruments a(n) ..
A. band
B. musical
C. orchestra
D. trio
13. The police are _____ an incident which took place this
afternoon.
A. inspecting B. searching
C. looking out D. investigating
14. Someone wants you to _____ a good hotel.
A. introduce
B. direct
C. recommend D. tell
15. She used to _____ her living by working as a typist.
A. win
B. earn
C. raise
D. support
16. My brother is intelligent but he _____ common sense.
A. fails
B. lacks
C. misses

D. wants
17. We will play tennis and _____ we’ll have dinner.
A. after
B. then
C. so
D. immediately
18. The Blacks live in the house _____ the green doors.


A. have
B. with
C. which
D. where
19. It never _____ my mind he will lie to me.
A. crosses
B. enters
C. happens
D. takes
20. Please ring to make an early _____ at the dentist.
A. assignment B. order
C. date
D. appointment
Exercise 25. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. By the time she reached the dentist, the pain in her tooth _____
stopped.
A. x
B. has
C. had
D. had been

2. Does anyone know _____.... this hat might be?
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. to whom
3. We intend _____ away with the old system once we have
developed a better one.
A. doing
B. to do
C. do
D. to have done
4. The old lady was _____ exhausted after a long walk.
A. very
B. absolutely C. pretty
D. fairly
5. By the time you return here next year, the city _____ lots of
changes.
A. will have
B. has had
C. will have had D.
will
be
having
6. The old man serves the ball so skillfully. He _____ a good tennis
player when young.
A. can be
B. must be
C. could be
D. must have been
7. The old man said _____ all his money to an old people’s home

when he died.
A. to leave
B. to leaving C. have left
D. to have left
8. Han is going to the USA for his holiday. He _____ up for nearly a
year now.
A. has saved B. is saving
C. saves
D.
has
been
saving
9. Nobody was injured in the accident, _____?
A. was there
B. was he
C. were they D. wasn’t it
10. Something was wrong with the machine, _____?
A. was it
B. wasn’t it
C. were they D. weren’t they
11. If the weather stays fine, the plane _____. land at 8.30 local
time.
A. does
B. might
C. should
D. ought

12. The house _____.. Shakespeare was born is now open to the
public.
A. that

B. where
C. which
D. who
13. The blackmailer denied _____ the photographs to the actress.
A. send
B. to send
C. sent
D. having sent
14. Would you mind _____ me a hand with this bag?
A. give
B. giving
C. to give
D. to have given
15. It’s an hour since he _____, so he should be at the office now.
A. left
B. had left
C. has left
D. was leaving
16. If I were you, I _____ him as my nephew.
A. will treat
B. would treat C. am treating D.
will
have
treated
17. Oranges are expensive this season, and _____
A. apples are B. apples too C. apples the same
D. so are
apples
18. Jane’s brother does not work as a teacher, and she doesn’t
_____

A. either
B. neither
C. so
D. too
19. People who are telling the truth about the properties .... should
be given prizes for honesty.
A. which sell
B. that selling C. they sold
D. they are selling
20. I have been saving money because I _____ buy a computer.
A. shall
B. will
C. am going to D. would
Exercise 26. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. My brother is convalescing after _____... an operation.
A. having
B. making
C. suffering
D. going under
2. Each bridesmaid was carrying a small _____ of flowers.
A. bunch
B. bundle
C. branch
D. handful
3. Are you looking for anything in _____?
A. peculiar
B. special
C. particular
D. detail

4. He calls himself “Marvo, the Miracle Memory man”.
He _____ to have the memory in the world.
A. assumes
B. claims
C. pretends
D. asserts
5. Everyone _____ around quietly to avoid waking the boy.
A. tripped
B. crawled
C. slipped
D. crept
6. I know his name, but I can't recall it at the moment. It’s on the
tip of my _____
A. memory
B. mind
C. tongue
D. brain


7. “Our parents do not want us to buy one”
“That’s beside the _____ . The real problem is we can't afford
one”
A. question
B. issue
C. argument
D. point
8. I don’t smoke _____, but I like a good cigar occasionally.
A. for good
B. as a rule
C. in practice D. now and then

9. Always show your friends that you appreciate what they do for
you. You would never take them _____
A. for granted B. in your stride
C. out of habit D.
on trust
10. Have you lived here _____ life?
A. your all
B. all the
C. the whole D. all your
12. Anyone who lives alone has to look after _____
A. himself
B. oneself
C. self
D. itself
13. Do you need some more paper? – No, thanks, I _____
A. have still a piece left
B. still have a piece left
C. have a piece still left
D. have left a piece still
14. Please do not talk _____. the orchestra is playing.
A. during
B. while
C. otherwise
D. that
15. The athlete would have won the gold medal _____ not fallen
over.
A. if he
B. if not
C. unless he had D. had he
16. As two of the staff _____ down with flu, we _____ finish the work.

A. went/not
B. has gone/ can't
C. gone/could D.
have gone/can't
17. You’d better get someone _____. your living room.
A. redecorate B. redecorated C. to redecorate D. redecorating
18. After the war, he declined many honors, _____... to remain a
commoner.
A. prefer
B. preferring C. would ratherD. had better
19. “What’s taking you so long? – “I’ll be there as soon as I _____my
keys”
A. found
B. will find
C. find
D. am finding
20. We decided to eat outside in spite _____ the weather.
A. with
B. for
C. of
D. x
Exercise 27. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. I hope he doesn’t keep us _____.
A. waiting
B. to wait
C. wait

D. for waiting

2. Would you like something to drink? – I _____ rather have
something to eat.
A. were
B. had
C. x
D. would
3. He asked me _____
A. since when I am waiting
B. how long I have been waiting
C. since when I waited
D. how long I had been waiting
4. Everyone spoke very quietly _____ wake the baby.
A. for not to
B. in order not to
C. to don’t
D.
so not to
5, Three of these verbs have different forms for infinitive, past
tense and participle, like speak-spoke-spoken. Which one does not?
A. awake
B. arise
C. shine
D. mistake
6. I don’t agree _____ everything she says.
A. with
B. for
C. to
D. against
7. Can you really insure yourself _____... unemployment?
A. for

B. from
C. to
D. against
8. I’m afraid your driving license is _____ date, sir!
A. over
B. out of
C. past
D. behind
9. All those _____ favour of the motion, raise your hands.
A. for
B. to
C. with
D. in
10. He’s a horrible man. I simply can't _____... the sight of him
A. take
B. wear
C. keep
D. stand
11. I _____ ever go to the theatre.
A. rarely
B. not
C. sometimes D. hardly
12. I love this painting of an ld man. He has such a beautiful ,_____
smile.
A. childhood
B. childish
C. childless
D. childlike
13. It was raining _____ we cancelled the trip to the beach.
A. although

B. because
C. so
D. but
14. Their house is the _____ of the whole street.
A. envy
B. jealousy
C. desire
D. need
15. Jane enjoyed the party, but _____ Tom, he was simply bored.
A. for
B. by
C. about
D. from
16. The girl _____ father is a chief at a famous restaurant can't
cook.
A. who
B. whose
C. which
D. whom
17. Since he failed hi exam, he had to _____ it again.
A. make
B. sit
C. pass
D. write
18. They wasted _____ time searching for the car keys.


A. priceless
B. costly
C. valuable

D. expensive
19. Because it had not rained for several months, there was a _____
of water.
A. shortage
B. drop
C. scarce
D. waste
20. Could you _____ me how to use this new telephone?
A. explain
B. show
C. say
D. remember
Exercise 28. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. We decided to eat outside in spite _____. the weather.
A. with
B. for
C. of
D. x
2. The policeman took his book _____ his top pocket.
A. into
B. in
C. out
D. from
43. Everyone blamed me _____ the accident.
A. for
B. of
C. x
D. on
4. Which _____.. you rather do: stay in or go out?

A. would
B. had
C. do
D. will
5. Robert turned _____ half an hour late for the meeting.
A. on
B. in
C. to
D. up
6. Have you lived here _____ life?
A. your all
B. all the
C. the whole D. all your
7. Which verb does not form the past participle in –en, like writewritten?
A. steal
B. shake
C. split
D. speak
8. Which is the past tense of the verb bleed?
A. bled
B. blended
C. blend
D. blood
9. I’ll wait here until you _____.
A. will return B. return
C. are returning
D.
with
we
returned

10. It’s not worth _____. out now. It6 is much too late.
A. to go
B. it go
C. going
D. it going
11. The reason _____ he didn’t pass the exam is his laziness.
A. which
B. that
C. when
D. why
12. The school _____ we studied last year is well-equipped.
A. which
B. where
C. when
D. why
13. This is the first time Thomas _____ to Vietnam .
A. came
B. is coming
C. has come
D. will have come
14. Before she _____ a teacher , she had studied in Hanoi .
A. has been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
15. You are old enough to take care _____ yourself.

A. of
B. for
C. with

D. from
16. There is _____ noise that I can hear nothing.
A. so
B. such
C. so many
D. so much
17. _____ I was typing the report , I heard a knock at the door .
A. While
B. Before
C. When
D. After
18. _____ the weather was fine , we postponed the flight to
Bahamas .
A. Because
B. Because of C. Although
D. In spite of
19. Hoa is good _____ speaking English.
A. for
B. at
C. on
D. about
20. _____ did it take you to finish the project? – Just one day.
A. How many B. How much C. How long
D. How often
Exercise 29. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. He is used _____ up late to watch live football programs on TV .
A. to stay
B. to staying C. stay
D. staying

2. My father _____ drink tea every morning.
A. used to
B. is used to
C. gets used to D. is accustomed
to
3. If he _____ more money, he would have bought that car .
A. has
B. has had
C. had
D. had had
4. Nothing can prevent him _____ the final match .
A. win
B. to win
C. to winning D. from winning
5. I can’t speak English _____ my partners.
A. as well as
B. as good as C. better than D. worse than
6. Have you finished _____ the letter?.
A. write
B. to write
C. writing
D. to writing
7. The _____ we study , the more prizes we receive.
A. better
B. best
C. worse
D. worst
8. Are you _____ to help the blind man cross the street.
A. too kind
B. kind enough

C. kind too
D.
enough kind
9 _____ the children like watching cartoons .
A. Many
B. Much
C. Most
D. Most of
10. You try to study hard to _____ pace with your classmates.
A. keep
B. take
C. catch
D. hold
11. He can’t hear because of his _____ .
A. deaf
B. deafness
C. deafen
D. deafened
12. Your house needs _____ before the new year .


A. paint
B. to paint
C. painting
D. painted
13. You should be _____ when driving.
A. careful
B. careless
C. carefully
D. carelessly

14. Don’t _____ me while I’m working .
A. look at
B. laugh at
C. bother
D. phone
15. Nonsmokers have become more _____ about smoking in public
places.
A. militant
B. worried
C. sad
D. confused
16. John and Ann _____ married last Saturday.
A. get
B. got
C. is getting
D. have got
17. If they had met you , they _____ to the party earlier.
A. had come B. would come
C. will come
D.
would have come
18. He spent a lot of money_____ his new car.
A. to
B. for
C. on
D. by
19. Four-fifths of the world’s computers use programmes …
English.
A. in
B. with

C. by
D. from
20. Why are these two schools so different_____ each other?
A. with
B. of
C. at
D. from
Exercise 30. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. He has _____ knowledge of history.
A. many
B. much
C. a few
D. some
2. The house _____ she bought some years ago is in the
countryside.
A. which
B. where
C. when
D. why
3. I’m _____ swimming in the lake in the morning.
A. be used to B. uses to
C. used to
D. get used to
4. The oceans are becoming extremely _____ .
A. pollute
B. pollution
C. pollutive
D. polluted
5. The newspaper is a means of _____

A. communicate
B. communication
C.
communicative D. communicatively
6. These countries are _____ in exporting shrimps .
A. prefer
B. preference
C. preferential
D. preferentially
7. What are the _____ of life in big cities?

A. advantages B. difficulty
C.
civilization
D. hardship
8. Burning coal and oil releases other gases _____ to humans.
A. harmful
B. harmless
C. harmfully
D.
harmlessly
9. Women are used to_____ their own money.
A. earn
B. earned
C. earns
D.
earning
10. Nothing could _____ him.
A. satisfy
B. satisfaction

C. satisfactory D.
satisfactorily
11. The picture cost 3,000 USD , _____ ?
A. does it
B. did it
C. doesn’t it
D. didn’t it
12. He learned English _____ he could communicate with the
foreigners.
A. because
B. so that
C. if
D.
unless
13. I prefer having Italian food to _____ French wine.
A. drink
B. drinking
C. drinks D.
be
drunk
14. _____ the heavy traffic , they left very early.
A. Because
B. Because of C. Though
D.
Despite
15. Let’s go to the seaside, _____?
A. do we
B. shall we
C. will you
D.

do you
16. When I came to the cinema, the film...shown for ten minutes.
A. was
B. has been
C. had been
D.
will have been
17. No sooner _____ the homework than he watched TV.
A. he did
B. he had done
C. did he do D.
had he done
18. Tom studies hard _____ pass the final exam.
A. to
B. so that
C. in order that
D. less
19. He had his mother _____ his new shirt.
A. iron
B. to iron
C. ironing
D. ironed
20. Your car is much more expensive than _____
A.I
B. me
C. my
D. mine


Exercise 31. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct

word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. It was so noisy that I couldn’t concentrate _____.. my lesson.
A. in
B. at
C. from
D. on
2. Nowadays, the divorce rate is higher than it used to be_____
young people are allowed to decide on their marriage.
A. despite
B. but
C. even thoughD. in spite of
3. The farmers in my village often_____ their work very early in the
morning.
A. beginning B. is beginning C. begins
D. begin
4. Americans often say” Thank you” when you help them
_____.something.
A. do
B. makes
C. did
D. doing
5. The workers_____ go to work late last week.
A. use to
B. used
C. used to
D. were used to
6. Today, the scientists in the world_____ research on Aids.
A. doing
B. does
C. make

D. are doing
7. Your_____ must be typed into 3 copies to hand in for our
company.
A. applicants B. application C. applicating D. applying
8_____ Ms Linda’s application for the job was refused, she felt very
disappointed.
A. as soon as B. before
C. while
D. when
9. The Browns got used to_____... in the countryside.
A. live
B. be lived
C. life
D. the life
10. Bird flu_____...by the virus H5N1.
A. are caused B. is causing C. is caused
D. caused
11. After he _____. his English course, he went to England to
continue his study.
A. finish
B. finishes
C. finished
D. had finished
12. Go to the cinema in the evening with me.
- Let me ask my parents _____. permission.
A. for
B. about
C. with
D. to
13. We _____.. for Hanoi on the earliest plane tomorrow.

A. leave
B. are leaving C. were leaving
D. will have left
14. _____his poor health, Mr. Brown still works hard to support his
family.
A. Despite of B. Despite
C. Although
D. Because of
15. Must I also include my official high school transcripts ?

Yes. Remember that they _____ translated into English and certified
by appropriate authorities.
A. can be
B. will be
C. may be
D. must be
16. _____ how hard he tried, he didn’t succeed in his work.
A. Despite
B. In spite of C. No matter D. Though
17. Why didn’t you listen to me _____. I was talking to you ?
A. while
B. until
C. by the time D. whenever
18. What will you do when you graduate _____ high school ?
A. for
B. from
C. in
D. to
19. When we were kids, we _____ understand the importance of
choosing a career.

A. don’t
B. won’t
C. didn’t
D. weren’t
20. Mary and I are looking forward _____ you.
A. of seeing
B. for seeing C. to seeing
D. to see
Exercise 32. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. When we were kids, we_____ understand the importance of
choosing a career.
A. don’t
B. won’t
C. didn’t
D. weren’t
2. Your TOEFL score _____ to the admissions office.
A. must submit
B.
can
be
submitted
C. must be submitted
D. can submit
3. Nowadays women _____.. the same wages as men
A. should pay
B. will be paid C. will pay
D.
should be paid
4. The more money you put in the bank, _____.

A. the more high interest you’ll get.
B.
the
higher
interest you’ll get.
C. the more interesting you get.
D. the more you’ll
get.
5. If you work long hours, you _____ exhausted.
A. will be
B. would be
C.
would
have
been
D. will
6. The manager told me _____ harder.
A. work
B. working
C. to work
D.
worked
7. The more goods we export, the _____. jobs we can create in our
country.


A. more
B. many
C. much
D. good

8. After I _____ from college, I _____ as a teacher.
A. had graduated / work
B. had graduated / worked
C. graduated / worked
D. graduate / work
9. Banks are very important _____ business people?
A. for
B. with
C. to
D. on
10. We prepare _____ the final exam.
A. to
B. for
C. about
D. with
11. _____ he is old, he wants to travel around the world.
A. In spite of
B. Although
C. Despite
D.
Because
12. She went to the bank _____ some money.
A. to save B. to apply
C. to withdraw D. to ask
13. Quoc Hoc Senior High School,_____ founded in 1896, is a
beautiful school in Hue.
A. that was B. which
C. which was D. which is
14. The coffee is _____ hot that I can’t drink it.
A. too

B. very
C. such
D. so
15. His father told _____ stay up late.
A. to not
B. him not to C. not to
D. him to not
16. These shops have goods for sale at _____. prices.
A. attraction
B. attracted
C. attract D.
attractive
17. Things _____.. greatly since we _____ Doi Moi policy.
A. have changed / have had
B. changed / has
had
C. have changed / had
D. changed / had
18. Coins last approximately twenty times _____ paper notes.
A. longer B. as long
C. more longer D. longer than
19. I try to do my homework __________the noise
A. because of
B. although
C. despite of
D.
in spite of
20. It was so noisy that I couldn’t concentrate _____ my lesson
A. in
B. at

C. from
D. on
Exercise 33. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. They would like to live in the country____ there is plenty of snow
A. which
B. that
C. where
D. when
2. His brother_____ high school 6 years ago

A. finish
B. finished
C. finishes
D. has finished
3. The opposite of “possible” is _____.
A. dispossible
B. unpossible C. inpossible
D.
impossible
4. She apologized _____waiting so long
A. to me for
B. for keeping me C. for me
D.
for me keeping
5. We have been living here_____ 1990
A. for
B. from
C. since
D. during

6. No longer_____ here.
A. John works B. John does work C. does John work
D.
so
John works
7. His parents could not help _____ angry when he admitted _____
the exam.
A. getting/ failing
B. got/ failed
C. to get/ to fail
D. get/ to fail
8. Hundreds of animals are reported _____. killed in the forest fire
yesterday.
A. that to be
B. to be
C. to have been
D. that to have
been
9. Her idea about _____special class for _____disabled at first met
with opposition from their parents.
A. a/a
B. a/ these
C. a/ the
D. the/ 10. I am always nervous when taking an exam.
A. Taking an exam always makes me nervous.
B. I am taking a nervous exam.
C. The exam I am taking is nervous.
D. It is a nervous exam that I am taking.
11. Since the end of the 20th century, English _____ the most
widely used language around the world.

A. had become
B. became
C. becomes
D.
has become
12. Expensive as they are, cars are widely used in the US.
A. Because they are expensive
B. Due to they are
expensive
C. They are too expensive
D. Although they are expensive
13. Both televisions and computers _____... an enormous impact on
our lives.
A. have
B. had had
C. have has
D. have had


14. The teacher recommended _____. the book but I do not have
enough money _____. it.
A. buy/ to buy B. bought/ buying
C. buying/ to buy
D. to buy/ buy
15. They suggest that beer _____ on TV should be banned.
A. advertising B. advertised C. advertise
D. to advertise
16. Her natural _____ made this one of the most enjoyable concerts
of the year.
A. musicality B. musical

C. musician
D. music
17. A _____ diet includes lots of green vegetables.
A. healthful
B. healthy
C. health
D. healthily
18. They _____ believe their children should make choices for
themselves.
A. strongly
B. strength
C. strengthen
D. strong
19. Dr Fox is a well-known _____ professor.
A. learning
B. learnt
C. learn
D. learned
20. _____ the fighting stopped, travel across country has been quite
safe.
A. After which B. When
C. Since
D. Unless
Exercise 34. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. You can leave the money with him; he's totally _____.
A. trusting
B. trustful
C. trustworthy D. trusty
2. _____ me if I'm wrong, but I think we arranged the meeting for

the 12th of December.
A. Correctly
B. Correction C. Correct
D. Corrective
3. The blue curtains began to _____ after they had been hanging in
the sun for two months.
A. dissolve
B. melt
C. die
D. fade
4. The plane crashed into a bridge because it was flying too _____.
A. narrow
B. low
C. shallow
D. deep
5. The _____... of the poetry competition will be known today.
A. decision
B. effect
C. choice
D. result
6. I cannot _____ noise when I am working.
A. get
B. tolerate
C. put on
D. take
7. He retired at the _____of 60.
A. age
B. old
C. older
D. elder

8. My teacher always gives us a clear _____ .
A. explain
B. explained
C. explanatory D. explanation

9. He is very successful _____. his job.
A. for
B. with
C. in
D. of
10. You are old enough to live on yourself, you should not depend
_____ your parents so much.
A. in
B. on
C. with
D. at
11. Peter always completes his work _____...
A. with great pleasure
B. by great pleasure
C. with greatly pleasure
D. with great pleasantly
12. You have made _____. mistakes in your writing.
A. so much
B. a lot of
C. little of
D. much of
13. Don’t drink _____. wine. It’s bad for your health.
A. many of
B. a few of
C. so much

D. many
14. What would John do if he _____ the director of this company?
A. is
B. was
C. were
D. has been
15. She had worked _____. she made herself ill.
A. such hard that
B. such hardly that
C.
so
hardly that
D. so hard that
16. He had spent _____ writing an essay about his childhood.
A. a large number of time
B. a great deal of time
C. a few time
D. many time
17. "Would you like some more cake?" "Yes, please, but only _____."
A. a little
B. little
C. few
D. a few
18. A great deal of machinery_____ sent to the exhibition recently.
A. are
B. is
C. has been
D. all incorrect
19. A lot of furniture in her room _____ new.
A. is

B. are
C. was
D. were
20. We didn't have any money but Tom had_____.
A. a little
B. little
C. a few
D. few
Exercise 35. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. We didn't take_____ photographs when we were on holiday.
A. many
B. much
C. an amount of D. a great deal
of
2. We had no_____ in finding a job.
A. difficulty
B. difficult
C. difficulties D. all correct
3. Were they_____ when they got the job?
A. satisfactory B. satisfy
C. satisfaction D. all correct
4. You can get_____treatment in this hospital.
A. occupy
B. occupied
C. occupation D. occupational


5. “He made a decision to leave home.” means
A. He decided to leave home B. He decides to leave.

C. He made decisive to leave home.
D.
He
made
decide to leave home.
6. Nora's father died _____ years ago.
A. little
B. a few
C. much
D. a large amount
of
7. Products in this shop were_____ arranged, displayed, and
presented on the shelves.
A. attracted
B. attractive
C. attraction
D. attractively
8. She finds it _____ to stop smoking.
A. difficult
B. difficulty
C. difficultly
D. difficulties
9. She is a very quiet person. She doesn't say _____.
A. many
B. much
C. few
D. little
10. She is an_____ mother in a few more weeks.
A. expectant B. expectation C. expectantly D. expecting
11. Have I _____ to you how to use this new typewriter?

A. answered
B. explained C. told
D. showed
12. We often watch a film on T.V _____ going to bed.
A. then
B. during
C. upon
D. before
13. He thinks you are _____ your time looking for a job in this town.
There’s not much to do here.
A. wasting
B. spending C. missing
D. losing
14. You will be surprised at how _____ Joe is in French after a year.
A. fluently
B. fluent
C. fluency
D. influence
15. Although he was quite fat, Tom was not very pleased about
_____ called Piggy by his classmates.
A. be
B. being
C. was
D. having
16. Carl and Malcolm look like brothers but actually they are not
_____
A. relative
B. relation C. related
D. family
17. The woman said the murderer was a short, _____ man with a

beard.
A. petite
B. tallish
C. stocky
D. average
18. Some people _____. sport to keep fit, not because they like it.
A. do
B. make
C. train
D. practice
19. One _____.... of the scheme is the very high cost.
A. advantage B. shortage
C. drawback
D. shortcoming
20. I really can’t _____. the twins apart. They look so alike.

A. say
B. talk
C. take
D. tell
Exercise 36. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. Daisy said to Peter, “_____ sit down.”
A. Do
B. Does
C. Can
D. Be
2. After we _____ our work, we _____ for lunch.
A. having finished/ went
B. have finished/ went

C. had finished / went
D. had finished/ going
3. My mother seldom _____ of Peter as her adoptive son, she loves
him as much as me.
A. thought
B. thinks
C. has thought D. was thought
4. After _____ high school, Tom was apprenticed to learn a trade.
A. left
B. leaves
C. had left
D. leaving
5. The government _____.to take action against the rate of
unemployment.
A. to be expected
B. to expect
C. is expected D.
be expected
6. I would rather be a teacher _____a manager.
A. than
B. more than C. better
D. better than
7. John rarely goes to church on Sundays.
A. Rarely goes John to church on Sundays.
B. Rarely John goes to church on Sundays.
C. Rarely does John goes to church on Sunday.
D. Rarely does John go to church on Sundays.
8. The government is responsible for the _____ of medical services
A. provide
B. provision

C. provisional D. provisionally
9. She was _____.... dressed.
A. respect
B. respectable C. respectably D. respectful
10. I protested but she carried on _____.
A. regard
B. regardful
C. regardless D. regardlessly
11. The time is _____... when we must think about buying a new
house.
A. approach
B approaching C. approachable D. approached
12. In the near future, these devices will be _____.. tested.
A. automation B. automational
C. automaticallyD.
automatic
13. More __________, can he be depended on?
A. importance B. important C. importantly D. import
14. In this course, students receive _____. in basic engineering.


A. instruct
B. instructive C. instructions D. instructively
15. Big men aren't _____ strong men .
A. need
B. necessary C. necessarily D. necessity
16. His long _____ made us bored and sleepy.
A. speak
B. speaker
C. speaking

D. speaks
17. I would rather you _____ me at work.
A. don’t phone B. didn’t phone
C. haven’t phoned
D. not phone
18. The English course _____ by the end of 2009.
A. will end
B. would be ended
C. wouldn’t
have ended D. will have ended
19. It is essential that he _____ His illness seems worse.
A. need operating
B. need to operate
C. needs
to operate
D. needed operating
20. It is no use _____ about pollution in big cities.
A. to complain B. complain
C. complaining
D. complained
Exercise 37. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
1. _____stamps is my hobby.
A. Collect
B. Collecting C. Collected
D. a and c correct
2. I can’t stand impudent children.
A. tolerate
B. agree
C. get over

D. put aside
3. I need a pocket _____.
A. calculator
B. calculation C. calculate
D. calculated
4. This is the flight _____ that I told you about .
A. attended
B. attendant
C. attendance D. attend
5. It is not _____ to work in hot room.
A. convenience
B. conveniently C. convent D.
convenient
6. This _____ company had done good business here.
A. construct
B. construction
C.
constructively
D. constructive
7. Halfway to the office Paul ___ round and ___ back home because
he ....to turn the gas off.
A. turned / went / had forgotten
B. turned / went /
forgot
C. turn / went / had forgotten
D. turned / go /
forgot
8. London _____ a lot since we first _____ live here.

A. had changed / came

B. changed / came

C. changed / had come
D. had changed / had come
9. While she _____on the phone, the children _____ fighting and
_____ a window.
A. talked / started / broke
B. was talking / started / broke
C. was talking / was starting / broke
D. was talking /
was started / broke
10. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things
he _____ in his life.
A. did
B. was done
C. had done
D. has done
11. “I must see the manager.” She said. → She insisted that _____.
A. she must to see the manager.
B. she has to see
the manager.
C. she had seen
the manager.
D. she had to see the manager.
12. The only way you can become a good athletes is by training
hard every day.
→ Only by _____...
A. training hard every day you become a good athletes
B. training hard every day you can become a good athletes

C. training hard every day can you become a good athletes
D. all are correct
13. I’m sorry now that I asked her to see. → Now I wish _____... .
A. I had asked her to see.
B. I hadn’t asked her to see.
C. I asked her to see.
D. I didn’t ask her
to see.
14. Would you mind not smoking in here? → I’d rather ________ .
A. you did not smoke in here. B. you smoked in here
C. you smoke in here
D. you not smoke
in here
15. Mary said, “I have not seen Peter since last month.”
A. Mary said she has not seen Peter since the previous month.
B. Mary said she had not seen Peter since the previous month.
C. Mary said she was not seen Peter since the previous month.
D. Mary said she does not see Peter since the previous month.
16. Take this road and you will _____at the hotel in 5 minutes