2000 CÂU TRẮC NGHIỆM LUYỆN THI PTTH MÔN TIẾNG ANH CÓ ĐÁP ÁN

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
21. People who like art can ..... a course in painting.
A. run
B. make
C. take
D. buy


22. We don’t have to repair the house as it is still .... .. good condition.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. of
23. I pay ........ the fees for the Internet at the end of every month.
A. for
B. on
C. x
D. with
24. ....... 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

25. 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
26. The film was ....... boring ............ long.
A. either/or
B. B. neither/and C. both/and
D. either/nor
27. Fish and chips .......... British people’s favorite food.
A. are
B. is
C. was
D. were
28. Both my sister and her husband ...... good sense of humor.
A. has
B. have
C. is having
D. are having
29. .................advices ........... threats had any effects on him.
A. Neither/nor
B. Either/or
C. Both/and
D. Not only/but also
30. She neither talked nor ....... her feelings.
A. show
B. showed
C. showing
D. shown
31. You must either go at once or ......... till tomorrow.

A. waiting
B. wait
C. must wait
D. to wait
32. 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
33. 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
34. It is the children ........ were punished.
A. whom
B. which
C. x
D. that
35. It is easy to get further education as there are a lot of courses on .......
A. order
B. offer
C. sale
D. present
36. There is nothing special about him, ........... his handsome face.
A. although
B. apart from
C. minus
D. but

37. Either I or they ......... enjoying the party now.
A. are
B. is
C. was
D. were
38. Neither I nor she ....... seen the film before.
A. has
B. have
C. was
D. were
39. You can choose ............ cake .......... fruit for dessert.
A. neither/nor
B. either/or
C. both/and D. not only/but also
40. This is the photo of the child abandoned by the river .......Maria adopted.
A. which
B. where
C. whom
D. when
41. My father ……. me an interesting book for my birthday last Sunday.
A. buy
B. will buy
C. bought
D. buying
42. Lan dislikes ............... the dishes.
A. washing
B. wash
C. washed
D. washes
43. 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
44. My father .......................... smoking 2 years ago.
A. gives up
B. give up
C. giving up
D. gave up
45. She ……. me for what I had done for her.
A. had thank
B. thank
C. had thanked
D. thanked
46. She enjoys ................... to pop music.
A. listen
B. listened
C. listening
D. listens
47. It was a nice day, so we decided…………for a walk.
A. go
B. to go
C. go to
D. going
48. Please! Go on .............. your homework. I'll wait for you.
A. did
B. done
C. doing

D. to do
49. She always……………good marks in English.
A. getting
B. gets
C. get
D. to get
50. Don't forget ………….. the letter I told you.
A. to post
B. post
C. posting
D. posts
51. Take an umbrella because it . . . . .
A. is going to rain B. rains
C. will rain
D. is raining
52. It’s not good to avoid ………… the teacher’s questions in class.
A. answer
B. answering
C. answered
D. to answer
53. Have you seen the money ……….. was on the table?
A. where
B. whose
C. when
D. that
54. Please, stop………….noise! I am trying to concentrate.
A. to make
B. made
C. make
D. making

55. Students are always interested in ………… a party.
A. have
B. having
C. to have
D. had
56. I don’t like people ………… never stop talking.
A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. whose
o
57. It’s already 34 c. It ……………….. very hot today.
A. will be
B. is going to be C. is being
D. will not be
58. My friend ………………. any beer at the party last night.
A. not drinked
B. didn’t drink
C. did drink
D. drank not
59. The building ………… was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt.
A. who
B. which
C. what
D. where
60. You can pass the exam……….harder
A. by study
B. by studying
C. to study
D. studying

61. She was out too late, ………. made her parents worried.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. A and C are correct
62. They …………… the way to the park yet.
A. haven’t found B. haven’t find
C. hasn’t found
D. hasn’t find
63. Nam passed the final examination, ………… surprised everybody.
A. what
B. that
C. which
D. who
64. There was smoke in the room. Someone……..before I came in.
A. seemed to smoke B. had smoke
C. smoke
D. had smoked
65. The express train often ………. on time.
A. arrives
B. arrive
C. is arriving
D. has arrived


66. Information technology is very……. to our life.
A. useful
B. use
C. used
D. using

67. My sister looks more beautiful in the picture. She’s ………….
A. photo
B. photograph
C. photographic D. photogenic
68. My brother ………… speaking English very much.
A. enjoys
B. enjoying
C. enjoy
D. enjoyable
69. She enjoys watching the films……… make her laugh
A. they
B . what
C. which
D. it
70. He is very ............ at maths.
A. good
B. afraid
C. fond
D. bored
71. He .... the details of his uncle’s will.
A. was given
B. gave
C. gives
D. being given
72. For a long time, the earth ........... to be flat.
A. had believed B. had been believing C. was believed D. was been believed
73. When we came, the film ........ half an hour before.
A. had been starting B. had started
C. was started
D. had been started

74. They advised that part-time workers should .........
A. be employing B. have been employ C. employ
D. be employed
75. He expected us ...... him the job.
A. offering
B. to offer
C. offer
D. to be offered
76. Someone will have ....... to take her position.
A. found
B. to find
C. to be found
D. being found
77. The entire building is ..........
A. being demolished B. been demolished C. been demolishing D. demolishing
78. The sick man ....... to the hospital.
A. took
B. is taked
C. being taken
D. was taken
79. 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
80. The problem is getting rid ........ nuclear waste.
A. from
B. of
C. away from
D. out of
81. That book looks .........

A. interest
B. interested
C. interesting
D. interestingly
82. Two hundred people lost their jobs as a consequence .......... the company’s bankrupt.
A. from
B. for
C. with
D. of
83. Firemen soon put the fire ............
A. away
B. in
C. out
D. off
84. You need to consider these documents. There appears ......... many mistakes.
A. to have been B. is
C. being
D. be
85. It is impossible for me ......... a lie to her.
A. to tell
B. tell
C. telling
D. told
86. I was given some pills to take .......... the pain.
A. off
B. without
C. along
D. away
87. The dam was not strong enough to ...... flood water.
A. hold back

B. hold in
C. hold out
D. old off
88. Candidates are to bring ........ certificates when they come to the interview.


A. needless
B. needing
C. needed
D. need
89. 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
90. Some young mothers feel ........ in their own homes.
A. imprison
B. imprisoned
C. imprisoning
D. to imprison
91. Marie Curie was the first woman in France ...........a university professor.
A. was
B. to be
C. used to be
D. is
92. In spite of ....... up late, she got up early the next morning.
A. staying
B. to stay
C. Mary stayed

D. stay
93. When he .........., every one ............. .
A. arrived/had left B. had arrived/left C. would arrive/leaves D. arrived/has left
94. I suddenly remembered I ....... my wallet on the bus.
A. leave
B. had left
C. have left
D. would leave
95. I ........ the washing up before my mother came home.
A. was doing
B. did
C. had done
D. must have done
96. After her husband’s accident, she ............ the sole breadwinner of the family.
A. had become
B. became
C. would become D. used to be
97. The room smelled terrible. Someone ....... before I came.
A. had smoked
B. smoked
C. seemed to smoke D. would smoke
98. Celine Dion......... to receive recognition for her talent in 1982.
A. had begun
B. began
C. probably begins D. would have begun
99. In 1994, Celine Dion and Rene Angelil .......... at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal.
A. had married
B. married
C. marry
D. got married

100. I ....... as a hotel telephonist from May 2001 to March 2002.
A. had worked
B. would work
C. worked
D. get used to working
101. His ambition is .......... the richest man in the world.
A. becomes
B. will become
C. became
D. to become
102. Mary is such a humorous girl. She always makes me ..........
A. laugh
B. laughing
C. to laugh
D. laughed
103. Although his early education ........, Peter is now the best clerk in our company.
A. interrupted
B. had interrupted C. was interrupted D. interrupting
104. By the time they came, we ......... our dinner.
A. had finished
B. finished
C. would finish
D. were finishing
105. Neil Amstrong was the ........ man to set foot on the moon.
A. only
B. first
C. one
D. individual
106. She studied hard .......... her parents’ expectation.
A. meeting

B. to meet
C. meet
D. met
107. Sally was disappointed with the exam result. She ...... a bad mark before.
A. had got
B. had ever got
C. never had got D. had never got
108. It was impossible ............ his room. The door was looked.
A. to enter
B. entering
C. enters
D. entered
109. The thieves ran away .......... they could.
A. quick
B. quickly so that C. quicker as
D. as quickly as
110. 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
111. Could you please ...... me the way to the post office?
A. speak
B. tell
C. talk
D. ask
112. We use a ....... to break up the earth and plant the seeds.
A. car
B. plough
C. dog

D. land
113. We are planning to go on a .......... holiday this summer.
A. package
B. packing
C. pack
D. packed
114. Every passenger is required to ........ their seatbelt when they are on board.
A. hold
B. take
C. leave
D. fasten
115. The holiday price is inclusive so our breakfast is ...... by the hotel.
A. taken
B. served
C. eaten
D. arranged
116. The house was ......... fire and it took almost three hours to extinguish it.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. for
117. ............ class allows students to acquire knowledge about living things.
A. Geography
B. Chemistry
C. Biology
D. History
118. Since we came late we ......... the first part of the film.
A. missed
B. caught
C. forgot

D. left
119. The homework is .......... to be submitted next week so we all feel worried.
A. due
B. thought
C. made
D. hoped
120. A ..... is a man whose job is to stop fires from burning.
A. ire service
B. fireplace
C. firewall
D. fireman
121. “How are you feeling?” “I’ve been feeling better since the doctor ..........”
A. has come
B. had come
C. comes
D. came
122. Water and oil ........... .
A. don’t mix
B. does not mix C. has not mixed D. is not mixing
123. Playing computer games for 12 hours everyday ............ him exhausted.
A. make
B. making
C. makes
D. made
124. “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
125. 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
126. It is ....... that every student will have to follow the school timetable strictly.
A. certainly
B. surely
C. obviously
D. certain
127. She was so surprised ........ the exam result that she could not say anything.
A. in
B. at
C. of
D. for
128. ........... , 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
129. Spain ....... at one time a very powerful country.
A. was
B. is
C. has been
D. was being
130. “ Who ate all the cookies?” “Cuong .........”
A. has
B. ate
C. did
D. had
131. 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
132. Before electricity was discovered, oil lamps ..........
A. used
B. has used
C. has been used D. had been used


133. Almost every household ............. a computer nowadays.
A. have
B. has
C. has had
D. had
134. Did you say that you ........ here only three days ago?
A. came
B. had come
C. have come
D. come
135. This is the ........ film I have watched.
A. most excited B. most exciting C. most excite
D. most excitement
136. The excuse Hanh gave for her absence seems ....... unbelievable.
A. to being
B. be
C. being
D. to be
137. Would you like ........ with me tonight?
A. going out
B. go out
C. to go out
D. to be going out

138. 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
139. “To take off” ........... to move off the ground.
A. meant
B. means
C. is meaning
D. has meaning
140. She has the habit of drinking ........ after every meal.
A. cup of tea
B. a cup for tea
C. a teacup
D. a cup of tea
141. Lan always ............ her bike to school.
A. rides
B. drives
C. travels
D. runs
142. It is good to ....... up early for school.
A. catch
B. take
C. get
D. climb
143. What is the ....... like today?
A. climate
B. weather
C. air
D. sky
144. She stays at home because she feels ......... .
A. sick
B. well

C. fine
D. strong
145. He goes to the library to ........ some reference books.
A. pay
B. borrow
C. buy
D. lend
146. No one ......... the lesson interesting.
A. thinks
B. believes
C. hopes
D. finds
147. This school is ....... from most others.
A. same
B. special
C. different
D. similar
148. He’s ........... a lot of subjects this semester.
A. getting
B. taking
C. doing
D. setting
149. The ........ is the family name.
A. surname
B. first name
C. given name
D. middle name
150. Students often have a three- month ........ every summer.
A. holiday
B. rest

C. break
D. relaxation
151. In class students must pay ....... to the teacher.
A. attendance
B. concentration C. focus
D. attention
152. In an English class, working in ......... seems helpful.
A. two
B. couples
C. both
D. pairs
153. These students are nervous ........ the Maths exam.
A. with
B. by
C. on
D. about
154. She has got a bad ....... for definitions.
A. memory
B. mind
C. brain
D. nerve
155. They ........... his name from the enrolment list.


A. deleted
B. cut
C. left
D. moved
156. He got his finger ........... in the hole.
A. kept

B. jammed
C. stuck
D. caught
157. He is a lawyer by ......... .
A. job
B. occupation
C. profession
D. work
158. On the ....... of the teachers’ day, we wish you all the best.
A. situation
B. occasion
C. opportunity
D. chance
159. There’s no ............. to discuss this before class.
A. matter
B. point
C. effect
D. need
160. What is the teacher’s ...... towards his bad behavior?
A. opinion
B. attitude
C. idea
D. thought
161. Are you a student? If so, which university do you ........?
A. attend
B. frequent
C. assist
D. go on
162. There is a .......... of skilled craftsmen in the industry.
A. want

B. fault
C. lack
d. need
163. What is your ........? I am a Buddhist.
A. confession
B. religion
C. profession
D. persuasion
164. We carried out a few ......... to find how good the drug was.
A. experiments
B. tries
C. experiences
D. proofs.
165. She isn’t really sexist. She just says things like that from force of ............
A. custom
B. use
C. attitude
D. habit
166. She had changed so much that .............. anyone recognized her.
A. almost
B. hardly
C. not
D. nearly
167. How old is Janet? I haven’t the slightest ...........
A. bet
B. theory
C. guess
D. idea
168. Would you like a beer? Not while I’m ..........
A. in the act

B. in order
C. on duty
D. under control
169. 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
170. Their neighbor was very ......... when they complained about the noise.
A. aggressive
B. provocative
C. irritable
D. annoying
171. There was hardly ........... money left in my bank account.
A. more
B. no
C. some
D. any
172. You’re ........ who noticed.
A. the single
B. the only
C. only one
D. the only one
173. Their house is ........ near the cathedral.
A. whereabouts B. anywhere
C. somewhere
D. anyplace
174. The reason I left is ......... I was bored.
A. why
B. that
C. while

D. for
175. I’ll go on holiday ......... I can.
A. as soon as
B. as
C. until
D. how
176. I’m sorry I ...... your party. I was away at the time.
A. lost
B. failed
C. passed
D. missed
177. We ....... her a happy birthday.
A. wished
B. said
C. told
D. wanted


178. Your room is a mess! ......... it up at once.
A. Arrange
B. Make
C. Tidy
D. Do
179. Could you ....... me ten pounds until next payday?
A. let
B. provide
C. borrow
D. lend
180. Bill has .......... his job and gone back to college.
A. let off

B. given up
C. passed up
D. withdrawn
181. I wish to apply .......... the post of surveyor with our company.
A. in
B. for
C. to
D. x
182. I came .....a reference to Makonde carving when I was an artist.
A. across
B. into
C. over
D. for
183. You can use my typewriter .......... now, but I shall need it later.
A. in
B. at
C. for
D. on
184. Are you aware .......... the regulations concerning the use of guns?
A. for
B. about
C. in
D. of
185. He ..... the world of her.
A. believes
B. loves
C. expects
D. thinks.
186. Instead of thinking carefully, he tends to .......... conclusions.
A. run at

B. jump to
C. fly into
D. hit on
187. Please ............ on, I’m just looking for something.
A. carry
B. get
C. stick
D. push
188. 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
189. 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
191. She loves London, .......... in the spring.
A. mostly
B. specially
C. most
D. especially
192. The station is too ............ away for us to walk.

A. long
B. far
C. way
D. distant
193. Mary searched all over the house ........ could not find the key.
A. but
B. although
C. however
D. because
194. ............. Tom nor his brother helps in the housework.
A. Not
B. Both
C. Either
D. Neither
195. The football team won partly because they had been well trained by their ...........
A. teacher
B. director
C. instructor
D. coach
196. Everyone .......... Tom was invited to the party.
A. as
B. from
C. but
D. for
197. For .......... reason is this meeting being held.
A. what
B. why
C. how
D. that
198. I will ......... you this book if you promise to return it next week.

A. offer
B. lend
C. borrow
D. allow
199. I’d be very ......... to go to Japan one day.
A. fond
B. enjoyable
C. interested
D. hopeful


200. Many scientists are sure there is ......... on other planets.
A. life
B. existence
C. people
D. creature
201. I don’t feel good I ........ home from work tomorrow.
A. am staying
B. stay
C. have stayed
D. stayed
202. 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
203. The ........... bought from that factory ......... faulty.
A. equipment/was B. equipments/are C. equipment/were D. equipments/were
204. 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

205. 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
206. I’m sorry I never graduated. I’ve always regretted not ........ college.
A. to finish
B. finish
C. finished
D. having finished
207. Alice didn’t expect ............. to Bill’s party.
A. asking
B. being asked
C. to ask
D. to be asked
208. Neither Dick ....... Tom knows how to speak German.
A. nor
B. or
C. and
D. but
209. Renoir’s paintings .............. masterpieces all over the world.
A. had considered B. are considered C. are considering D. consider
210. A tornado swept through Rockville. It ..... destroyed everything in its path.
A. x
B. was
C. was being
D. had been
211. Many US automobiles ........ in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
212. The chemistry book ....... was a little expensive.
A. I bought

B. that I bought it C. I bought that D. what I bought
213. 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
214. The voters were against the candidate ...... proposals called for higher taxes.
A. who his
B. whose
C. that his
D. whom he had
215. 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
216. Gloria never seems to get tired. I wish I .......... her energy.
A. had
B. have
C. have had
D. would have
217. If my candidate had won the election, I ......... happy now.
A. am
B. was
C. would be
D. can be
218. 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
219. I am late because my alarm clock didn’t .......... this morning.
A. come on
B. ring out
C. go off
D. turn on
220. The three friends all .......... for the same job.
A. requested
B. intended
C. applied
D. referred
221. We have decided to ..... the money for the local secondary school.
A. beg
B. collect
C. raise
D. rise
222. At present the school can't ............. to buy all the computers it needed.


A. afford
B. have
C. risk
D. have enough
223. We hope to set ........ a number of fund-raising projects.
A. in
B. out
C. off
D. up
224. We hope that the students themselves will enjoy taking ............ in the projects.
A. advantage

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

B. or
C. otherwise
D. unless
231. The cost of the material is ........... in the bill for the work.
A. include
B. included
C. including
D. includes
232. The bus company has ......... the fare by 20%.
A. raised
B. risen
C. raising
D. arisen
233. “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
234. The police ......... to report to the headquarters immediately.
A. require
B. required
C. is required
D. are required
235. He was advised ................. singing lesson.
A. take
B. taken
C. taking
D. to take
236. Magazines are usually weekly or monthly, but newspapers are ............

A. every day
B. daily
C. day
D. day after day
237. There isn’t ............. foreign news in the paper.
A. a lot
B. lots
C. many
D. much
238. I read in one paper that they are ...... married.
A. getting
B. got
C. being
D. having
239. 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
240. Everyone ........... what they have to do, don’t they?
A. know
B. knows
C. do know
D. have known
241. She used to work here as a typist, ...... she?
A. did
B. didn’t
C. use
D. wouldn’t
242. Tom is not used to ............. up early. He is late for school very often.

A. get
B. got
C. getting
D. having got
243. Can you help me ............. in this application form?
A. fill
B. to fill
C. filling
D. A and B
244. Please invite .......... you like to the reception.


A. one
B. anyone
C. ones
D. all
245. ..........you do, please don’t tell Mary that we’ve lost her book.
A. Anything
B. What
C. Whatever
D. it’s better
246. I’d rather you .............. smoke in here.
A. don’t
B. didn’t
C. not
D. shouldn’t
247. I feel rather cold. I wish I ....... my pullover with me.
A. bring
B. brought
C. had brought

D. would bring
248. It’s high time you ........ to look after yourself.
A. learn
B. learned
C. will learn
D. would learn
249. Don’t phone between 8.00 and 9.00. I shall ........... then.
A. study
B. be studying
C. be studied
D. have studied
250. Let me know as soon as Linda .......... here.
A. gets
B. got
C. will get
D. would get
251. Hot weather makes me ............. uncomfortable.
A. feeling
B. feel
C. to feel
D. to have felt
252. 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
253. There are some differences .............. British English and American English.
A. between
B. about
C. among
D. of

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

A. start
B. is to start
C. is start
D. is starting
261. There is plenty to do .......... the day and ..............night on Barcelona.
A. x/x
B. at/x
C. during/ at
D. at/ during
262. The punishment for not doing your homework ............. behind after school.
A. stays
B. will be stayed C. will stay
D. will be to stay
263. .................. 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
264. “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
265. I prefer ......... books to .......... with computers.
A. reading/playing B. read/playing
C. read/play
D. reading/play
266. He’s ........... honest person.
A. an
B. a

C. the
D. x


267. “Do you know Mr. Brown?” “Yes. There’s no one generous .......... him”
A. than
B. like
C. to
D. as
268. He said the cake ............ .
A. was tasting very sweetly
B. tasted very sweetly
C. tasted very sweet
D. was tasting very sweet
269. It’s not .......... that he came her first.
A. surprising
B. surprised
C. to surprise
D. to be surprised
270. “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
271. They can't walk home ......... it is very dark.
A. because
B. so
C. but
D. however

272. Would you like to drink milk .......... coffee?
A. or
B. so
C. but
D. and
273. It’s raining heavily, ........ I can’t go out.
A. or
B. so
C. because
D. but
274. He did the test well ............... I did, too.
A. or
B. so
C. but
D. and
275. His life was hard .............. he studied very well.
A. but
B. so
C. if
D. and
276. We can protect the environment by ........... air pollution.
A. to reduce
B. reducing
C. reduced
D. reduce
277. I want to see the ........... of environment from the local authority.
A. protection
B. protect
C. protected
D. protecting

278. I lost my pen. I have looked ......... it for all morning.
A. up
B. after
C. for
D. at
279. She stays at home because she has to look ............. her baby.
A. after
B. for
C. at
D. up
280. Remember to turn ............ the light before going to bed.
A. of
B. on
C. off
D. up
281. Can you turn .......... the radio? I’m learning my lessons.
A. of
B. in
C. off
D. on
282. If we go ........ littering, the environment will become seriously polluted.
A. in
B. out
C. to
D. on
283. If people stop using dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures will be well ...............
A. preservation
B. preserve
C. preserved
D. preservative

284. He is going to the post office .......... he wants to send a letter.
A. and
B. but
C. moreover
D. because
285. She broke the vase because she was ..................
A. careless
B. careful
C. carefully
D. carelessly
286. They learn English .......... they intend to go abroad.
A. so
B. and
C. because
D. or
287. His hobbies are playing soccer .......... collecting stamps.
A. however
B. although
C. and
D. but
288. I’d love to play volleyball ......... I must complete my homework.


A. since
B. for
C. and
D. but
289. You should take ......... your shoes when you go into the temple.
A. of
B. off

C. on
D. with
290. My parents saw me ........... at the railway station.
A. with
B. up
C. of
D. off
291. Pay the bill within 2 weeks or the electricity will be cut ...........
A. up
B. down
C. in
D. of
292. I wear a hat ............ I don’t want to be sick.
A. therefore
B. but
C. because
D. and
293. He got wet ........... he forgot his umbrella.
A. because
B. because of
C. and
D. but
294. There is a ............ faucet in your kitchen.
A. drip
B. dripped
C. driping
D. dripping
295. That’s ............ I’m pleased that you work very hard.
A. wonder
B. wonderful

C. wondering
D. wondered
296. Do you think you will be able .......... a space trip?
A. taking
B. taken
C. to take
D. take
297. If we became rich, we would travel .............. the world.
A. on
B. in
C. around
D. at
298. If I ........... a bird, I would be a dove.
A. are
B. were
C. am
D. is
299. Where would you go if you ........... a car?
A. has
B. have
C. had
D. having
300. She would come to you if she .......... your address.
A. having
B. had
C. has
D. have
301. While I .............. TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
A. watch
B. watched

C. was watching D. am watching
302. 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
303. Can you help me? I need .............. information.
A. a little
B. little
C. a few
D. few
304. 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
305. This teases lovely. What’s in .........?
A. a sauce
B. the sauce
C. sauces
D. sauce
306. 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
307. 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

308. 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
309. “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
310. “When ...................?” – “In 1928”
A. penicillin was discovered
B. did penicillin discovered
C. was penicillin discovered
D. did penicillin discover
311. He ........ for the national team in 65 matches so far.
A. has played
B. is playing
C. played
D. has been playing
312. One of the dinner ............... broken.
A. plate is
B. plates are
C. plates is
D. plate are
313. 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
314. Florida, ............ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
A. is
B. known as
C. is known as
D. that is known as
315. I think you’d rather ........... to the mountains for your holiday.
A. to go
B. going
C. go
D. have gone
316. 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
317. 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
318. ................. more help, I could call my neighbor.
A. Should I need B. Needed
C. I have needed D. I should need
319. Take the number 7 bus and get ........... at Forrest Road.
A. up
B. down

C. off
D. outside
320. Hello. Is that 956782? Please put me ........... to the manager.
A. across
B. up
C. over
D. through
321. Shakespeare was not only a famous play ........ a poet ......... well.
A. but/as
B. also/as
C. but/so
D. and/too
322. ............. the causes of allergies is a complex yet valuable part of patient diagnosis.
A. Determine
B. Determined
C. Determining D. To determine
323. 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
324. There is no need ....... a broken heart stop your life.
A. let
B. letting
C. to let
D. and let
325. 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
326. 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
327. Jim’s gym? .................. Charles. He’s taking a class there.
A. Should ask
B. Asking
C. Ask
D. Could ask
328. 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


329. 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
330. The American family ........ a lot in the past forty years.
A. changed
B. has changed
C. had changed
D. changes
331. Before 1960, most children ............ in their parents’ homes until they ............... married.

A. stayed/got
B. stayed/getting C. staying/got
D. staying/getting
332. This pattern .......... since then and today many single people .......... alone.
A. changed/live B. changes/are living C. has changed/live D. changed/live
333. The flat looks .......... and .......... comfortable.
A. nicely/extremely B. nice/extreme C. nicely/extreme D. nice/extremely
334. Louis denied .......... on Sera’s toe during the dance.
A. step
B. stepped
C. stepping
D. have stepped
335. In no time ............ know the results of the negotiation.
A. the public ill B. will the public C. the public
D. does the public
336. 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
337. The teacher as well as the students ............ the idea of a quiz.
A. are supporting B. supports
C. support
D. supporting
338. Don’t forget ....... some lights on when you are not at home, Mary.
A. leave
B. leaving
C. left
D. to leave
339. If these meeting are really important, why ........ you arrange your work to attend them?

A. do
B. don’t
C. not
D. can
340. 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
341. You didn’t see him, ..........?
A. did you
B. didn’t you
C. do you
D. don’t you
342. Mary was there, ..........?
A. wasn’t she
B. was she
C. wasn’t Mary D. was Mary
343. I’m late, ...........?
A. aren’t I
B. amn’t I
C. don’t I
D. isn’t I
344. Let’s go to see my mother, ..........?
A. shan’t we
B. shall us
C. shall we
D. shan’t us
345. Anna isn’t studying, ........?

A. is she
B. isn’t she
C. does she
D. doesn’t she
346. You haven’t seen your parents for a long time,.........?
A. have you
B. do you
C. did you
D. had you
347. There wasn’t enough food for the late comers, ........?
A. was it
B. was there
C. were they
D. were there
348. She is no longer a rich woman, .............?
A. is she
B. isn’t she
C. was she
D. wasn’t she
349. Nothing was said, ........?
A. was it
B. wasn’t it
C. were they
D. weren’t they
350. The monument was built in ............ of the brave soldiers.


A. memory
B. honor
C. behalf

D. respect
351. A ............ is very short in human history.
A. 100-year-period B. 100 years period C. 100-year period D. 100 year’s period
352. 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
353. China is ........... the north of Vietnam.
A. to
B. in
C. at
D. of
354. 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
355. 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
356. 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
357. The greatest discoveries of technology are said to ............ in the 20th century.
A. be made
B. have made
C. make
D. have been made
358. He dedicated his life to ......... the poor.

A. help
B. have helped
C. helping
D. be helping
359. This sofa can serve ........... a bed for one person.
A. as
B. as if
C. like
D. with
360. The wall is estimated to be 50 meters ................
A. height
B. high
C. tallness
D. tall
361. 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
362. 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
363. 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
364. Unfortunately, the university reacted unfavorably ............ the proposals.
A. against
B. by
C. to

D. with
365. We discussed different ways of dealing .......... the problem.
A. to
B. for
C. with
D. at
366. The school was named ......... its first principal.
A. after
B. because
C. in
D. at
367. I plan to take a master course .......... after graduating from the university.
A. on board
B. aboard
C. abroad
D. offshore
368. Wright flew his airplane ............. France in 1909.
A. on
B. upon
C. until
D. over
369. 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
370. 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
371. I am not ready and .......... .

A. and she isn’t too B. neither is she C. so is she
D. she is too
372. 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
373. Is there any .......... way to reach the station?
A. another
B. other
C. others
D. the other
374. 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
375. 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
376. ............., 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
377. He might be Jack and Laura’s father, ............?
A. isn’t he
B. mightn’t he

C. doesn’t he
D. hasn’t he
378. 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
379. 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
380. I am the only representative of Vietnam in this competition, ..........?
A. not I
B. isn’t I
C. amn’t
D. aren’t I
381. You should ........... more attention to this new type of exercise.
A. make
B. take
C. pay
D. concentrate
382. Many people ........ their houses and family members in Katrina Hurricane.
A. lose
B. loose
C. lost
D. stole
383. I’ve got ........ . We can leave now.
A. free
B. busy

C. hurry
D. ready
384. When I arrived at the railway station, he had got ......... the train to Hanoi.
A. off
B. on
C. in
D. to
385. To become a good gardener, it is very important to practice and learn from ............
A. past
B. memory
C. experiment
D. experience
386. Your .......... to life decides whether you are happy or not.
A. attitude
B. opinion
C. thinking
D. dream
387. A country develops best when it knows how to ....... talents.
A. consider
B. notice
C. appreciate
D. regard
388. All of her sons joined the army when the war broke .........
A. out
B. off
C. over
D. up
389. She quickly ........at her notes again before entering the examination room.
A. saw
B. glanced

C. observed
D. watched
390. The child is so .......... that she never lets others to touch her toys.
A. kind
B. sneaky
C. cruel
D. selfish
391. He stole a cake ........ the shop.
A. of
B. from
C. to
D. on
392. He is saving money to .......... a new bicycle.
A. give
B. sell
C. receive
D. get
393. His unemployment badly ........ the whole family.


A. effects
B. improves
C. affects
D. recovers
394. He lovingly......... his new born baby.
A. embraced
B. took
C. brought
D. got
395. They always pay ......... all his bills at the end of every month.

A. for
B. on
C. x
D. out
396. I am writing to ...... about uncomfortable conditions in your hotel.
A. complaint
B. complain
C. comment
D. compliment
397. Mr. Bingley, together with his sisters, ....... the land of Netherfield.
A. own
B. owner
C. owns
D. owners
398. This bottle .......... two litres of fresh milk.
A. contains
B. consists
C. makes
D. comprises
399. .......... young, he was the handsomest in the village.
A. When was
B. When as
C. When
D. When he
400. The mother had ........... to let him go out at Christmas.
A. promised
B. avoided
C. granted
D. denied
401. He .......... celebrate Tet holidays with his parents but now he doesn’t.

A. often
B. used to
C. had
D. got used to
th
402. Valentine’s day ..... 14 February is a time to express love to our beloved ones.
A. of
B. in
C. on
D. by
403. Mid-Autumn festival takes place in September ............ the Western calendar.
A. over
B. on
C. by
D. for
404. She often goes to the pagoda to ....... health for her poor mother.
A. wish
B. request
C. ask
D. pray
405. Jane has three sons, all of ....... work in the army.
A. them
B. which
C. who
D. whom
406. ............. terrible weather!
A. What
B. What a
C. How
D. How a

407. He spent .......... day in his study room.
A. the all
B. the whole
C. all of
D. the hole
408. She hadn’t recovered from sick. She went to class to take the mid-term test, ......
A. but
B. yet
C. however
D. already
409. The students are ........ preparing for the final IQ contest.
A. busy with
B. busy
C. busy of
D. busy to
410. Mary didn’t go anywhere .......... last month.
A. in
B. during
C. for
D. of
411. ...... my very first at school, I met Ann and we became close friends.
A. At
B. In
C. For
D. On
412. Let’s go to see the film “Pirates of the Caribbean”. That ............. interesting.
A. senses
B. hears
C. sounds
D. finds

413. An apple a day keeps the doctor ................
A. out
B. away
C. off
D. over
414. There wee some photos together with a letter .......... the envelop.
A. on
B. among
C. between
D. inside
415. He tried to be polite ............ his girlfriend’s father.
A. with
B. to
C. for
D. at


416. Be quick! ......... wants to speak to you on the phone.
A. Anyone
B. No
one
C. Everyone
D. Someone
417. Would ............. like a drink?
A. anyone
B. no one
C. everyone
D. someone
418. She felt lonely when she first arrived because she had ....... to talk to.
A. somebody

B. anyone
C. nobody
D. anybody
419. ......... him to speak Japanese?
A. Who did teach B. Who taught
C. Who did he teach D. Whom did he teach
420. The literature book ........ was not expensive at all.
A. that I bought it B. I bought that C. what I bought D. I bought
421. He ............ the details of his uncle’s will.
A. was given
B. gave
C. gives
D. being given
422. For a long time, the earth ......... to be flat.
A. had believed B. had been believing C. was believed D. was been believed
423. When we came, the film ............ half an hour before.
A. had been starting B. had started
C. was started
D. had been started
424. They advised that part-time workers should ........... .
A. be employing B. have been employ C. employ
D. be employed
425. He expected us ........ him a job.
A. offering
B. to offer
C. offer
D. to be offered
426. Someone will have ....... to take her position.
A. found
B. to find

C. to be found
D. being found
427. The entire building is ........
A. being demolished B. been demolished C. need demolishing D. demolishing
428. The sick man ........ to the hospital.
A. took
B. is taked
C. being taken
D. was taken
429. 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
430. The problem is getting rid ........ nuclear waste.
A. from
B. of
C. away from
D. out of
431. That book looks ................
A. interest
B. interested
C. interesting
D. interestingly
432. Two hundred people lost their jobs as a consequence ........ the company’s bankruptcy.
A. from
B. fro
C. with
D. of
433. Firemen soon put the fire .........
A. away

B. in
C. out
D. off
434. You need to reconsider these documents. These appears ........ many mistakes.
A. to have been B. is
C. being
D. be
435. It is impossible for me ........... a lie to her.
A. to tell
B. tell
C. telling
D. told
436. I was given some pills to take ........... the pain.
A. off
B. without
C. along
D. away
437. The dam was not strong enough to .......... flood water.
A. hold back
B. hold in
C. hold out
D. hold off
438. Candidates are to bring ........... certificates when they come to the interview.


A. needless
B. needing
C. needed
D. need
439. 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
440. Some young mothers feel ............ in their own homes.
A. imprison
B. imprisoned
C. imprisoning
D. to imprison
441. Are there enough apples for us to have one .......?
A. every
B. each
C. self
D. individually
442. The room was ....... of strangers.
A. full
B. complete
C. crowded
D. filled
443. They left the room .......... they had finished their exam.
A. while
B. once
C. before
D. although
444. All the boys are good at cooking, but ........ is as good as the girls.
A. either
B. neither
C. every
D. none

445. They had lunch together in the school ..........
A. cafe
B. restaurant
C. canteen
D. bar
446. Can you deliver this letter ........... hand?
A. by
B. with
C. in
D. to
447. This is Mr. white, ......... invention has helped hundreds of deaf people.
A. whose
B. which
C. that
D. whom
448. We must ....... our pounds for dollars before going to New York.
A. change
B. convert
C. turn
D. exchange
449. It was clear that the young couple were .... of taking charge of the restaurant.
A. able
B. reliable
C. capable
D. responsible
450. Who is the ....... of this company?
A. top
B. head
C. leader
D. minister

451. 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
452. A small stone struck the windshield while we ........ down the gravel road.
A. drive
B. were driving C. had driven
D. had been driving
453. The science classes at this ...... difficult.
A. school are
B. schools are
C. school is
D. school’s is
454. The English ....... strong traditions.
A. have much
B. has much
C. has many
D. have many
455. 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
456. You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. You .... be really hungry.
A. might
B. will
C. can
D. must
457. I still can't believe it. My bicycle ......... last night.

A. was stolen
B. was stealing
C. stolen
D. stole
458. The university ....... by private funds as well as by tuition income and grants.
A. supports
B. is supporting C. is supported
D. has supported
459. 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
460. 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
461. 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
462. 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

463. Instead of ...... about the good news, Peter seemed to be different.
A. exciting
B. being excited C. to excite
D. to be excited
464. I finally finished ........ at 7.p.m and severed dinner.
A. cooking
B. being cooked C. to cook
D. to be cooked
465. We ......... won the game if we’d had a few more minutes.
A. x
B. will
C. had
D. could have
466. If I could speak Spanish, I .......... next year studying in Mexico.
A. will spend
B. had spent
C. would spend D. would have spent
467. All the athletes taking part in the international games should be proud f\of ........
A. oneself
B. themselves
C. himself
D. yourself
468. There are several means of mass communication. The newspaper is one. Television is ....
A. another
B. other
C. the another
D. the other
469. 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
470. For the most part, young children spend their time playing, eating and ........ a lot.
A. sleep
B. sleeping
C. they sleep
D. are sleeping
471. The person who writes symphonies or concertos is a ...........
A. composer
B. conductor
C. pianist
D. playwright
472. We call the very large group of musicians that includes string and wind instruments a(n) ..
A. band
B. musical
C. orchestra
D. trio
473. The police are ....... an incident which took place this afternoon.
A. inspecting
B. searching
C. looking out
D. investigating
474. Someone wants you to ....... a good hotel.
A. introduce
B. direct
C. recommend
D. tell
475. She used to ........ her living by working as a typist.
A. win
B. earn
C. raise

D. support
476. My brother is intelligent but he ......... common sense.
A. fails
B. lacks
C. misses
D. wants
477. We will play tennis and ......... we’ll have dinner.
A. after
B. then
C. so
D. immediately
478. The Blacks live in the house ......... the green doors.
A. have
B. with
C. which
D. where
479. It never ...... my mind he will lie to me.
A. crosses
B. enters
C. happens
D. takes
480. Please ring to make an early ........ at the dentist.
A. assignment
B. order
C. date
D. appointment
481. By the time she reached the dentist, the pain in her tooth ....... stopped.
A. x
B. has
C. had

D. had been


482. Does anyone know .............. this hat might be?
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. to whom
483. 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
484. The old lady was ........ exhausted after a long walk.
A. very
B. absolutely
C. pretty
D. fairly
485. 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
486. 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
487. 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
488. 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
489. Nobody was injured in the accident, .......?
A. was there
B. was he
C. were they
D. wasn’t it
490. Something was wrong with the machine, .........?
A. was it
B. wasn’t it
C. were they
D. weren’t they
491. If the weather stays fine, the plane ........... land at 8.30 local time.
A. does
B. might
C. should
D. ought
492. The house ............ Shakespeare was born is now open to the public.
A. that
B. where
C. which
D. who
493. The blackmailer denied ......... the photographs to the actress.
A. send
B. to send

C. sent
D. having sent
494. Would you mind ......... me a hand with this bag?
A. give
B. giving
C. to give
D. to have given
495. 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
496. If I were you, I ....... him as my nephew.
A. will treat
B. would treat
C. am treating
D. will have treated
497. Oranges are expensive this season, and .......
A. apples are
B. apples too
C. apples the same D. so are apples
498. Jane’s brother does not work as a teacher, and she doesn’t ..........
A. either
B. neither
C. so
D. too
499. 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
500. I have been saving money because I ........ buy a computer.
A. shall
B. will
C. am going to
D. would
501. My brother is convalescing after ............. an operation.
A. having
B. making
C. suffering
D. going under
502. Each bridesmaid was carrying a small ....... of flowers.
A. bunch
B. bundle
C. branch
D. handful
503. Are you looking for anything in .........?
A. peculiar
B. special
C. particular
D. detail
504. He calls himself “Marvo, the Miracle Memory man”.


He ..... to have the memory in the world.
A. assumes
B. claims
C. pretends
D. asserts
505. Everyone ......... around quietly to avoid waking the boy.

A. tripped
B. crawled
C. slipped
D. crept
506. 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
507. “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
508. 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
509. 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
510. Have you lived here .......... life?
A. your all
B. all the
C. the whole
D. all your

512. Anyone who lives alone has to look after ........
A. himself
B. oneself
C. self
D. itself
513. 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
514. Please do not talk ........... the orchestra is playing.
A. during
B. while
C. otherwise
D. that
515. The athlete would have won the gold medal .......... not fallen over.
A. if he
B. if not
C. unless he had D. had he
516. 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
517. You’d better get someone ........... your living room.
A. redecorate
B. redecorated
C. to redecorate D. redecorating
518. After the war, he declined many honors, ............. to remain a commoner.
A. prefer
B. preferring

C. would rather D. had better
519. “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
520. We decided to eat outside in spite ......... the weather.
A. with
B. for
C. of
D. x
521. I hope he doesn’t keep us ...........
A. waiting
B. to wait
C. wait
D. for waiting
522. Would you like something to drink? – I ...... rather have something to eat.
A. were
B. had
C. x
D. would
523. 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
524. Everyone spoke very quietly .......... wake the baby.
A. for not to
B. in order not to C. to don’t
D. so not to