300 CÂU HỎI
During our lifetime most of us have some experience of either owning a pet or being in (7) _______ contact with someone who does.
A.near
B. close
C. narrow
D. tight
Various (8) _______ influence one’s choice of pet, from your reasons for getting a pet to your lifestyle. For example, although quite a few pets are relatively cheap to buy, the cost of upkeep can be considerable.
A.facets
B. elements
C. factors
D. points
Everything must be (9) _______ into account, from food and bedding, to vaccinations and veterinary bills.
A.considering
B. held
C. taken
D. kept
You must be prepared to (10) _______ time on your pet, which involves shopping for it, cleaning and feeling it.
A.take
B. waste
C. occupy
D. spend
but if you prefer affectionate pets, a friendly cat or dog would be more (11) _______.
A.suited
B. appropriate
C. likely
D. good
We can (29) _______ other people in many different ways.
A. talk to
B. talk with
C. communicate to
D. communicate with
Bees dance and tell other bees where (30) _______ food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear.
A. finding
B. found
C. to find
D. they find
But this is nothing (31) _______ to what people can do.
A. compare
B. comparing
C. is compared
D. compared
Radio, film, and television (32) _______ a huge influence on society in the last hundred years.
A. have
B. have had
C. are having
D. had
But there is (33) _______ information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modem media is changing our world every minute of every day.
A. so much
B. such much
C. so many
D. too much
Researchers in communication show that more feelings and intentions are (1) _______ and received nonverbally than verbally.
A. mailed
B. posted
C. sent
D. thrown
Mehrabian and Wienerfollowing have stated that only 7% (2) _______ message is sent through words
A. through
B. off
C. in
D. for
with remaining 93% sent nonverbal (3) _______.
A. expressions
B. thoughts
C. gestures
D. postures
Words have limitations: There are (4) _______ areas where nonverbal communication is more
A. sum
B. great deal
C. numerous
D. amount
(5) v than verbal, especially when we explain the shape, directions, personalities which are expressed nonverbally.
A. effect
B. effectiveness
C. effectively
D. effective
Nonverbal cues primarily express inner (6) _______ while verbal messages deal basically with outside world.
A. words
B. feelings
C. shows
D. sorrows
Nonverbal message are likely (7) _______ more genuine: because nonverbal behaviors cannot be controlled as easily as spoken words.
A. be
B. being
C. been
D. to be
Nonverbal signals can express feelings inappropriate to state: Social etiquette limits (8) _______ can be said, but nonverbal cues can communicate thoughts.
A. why
B. that
C. what
D. when
A separate communication channel is necessary to (9) _______ send complex messages:
A. help
B. have
C. make
D. get
A speaker can add enormously to the complexity of the verbal message through simple nonverbal (10) _______.
A. signs
B. sight
C. signals
D. signatures
__( 116 )__ of the largest lakes in the world; it is also one of the youngest.
A. Not only is it one
B. One is it only not
C. Is it one not only
D. It not only one is
Estimated to be about 15,000 years old, it is a relative baby compared with Earth’s other very large lakes, __( 117 )__ more than two million years old.
A. are
B. which can be
C. they are
D. which being
Yet judging by the variety of life in it, Lake Victoria __( 118 )__ a much older body of water.
A. views
B. likes
C. portrays
D. resembles
Usually, lakes need a much longer time __( 119 )__ by a diverse array of life-forms.
A. they are populated
B. is populated
C. to become populated
D. becoming populated
There are __( 120 )__ 500 different species of just this one type of fish.
A. as many as
B. as many
C. many
D. too many
Some changes ____46___ ecosystems
A harms
B. harmful
C. harmless
D. harm
If a kind of plant dies off, the animals____47___feed on it may also die or move away.
A. who
B. where
C. that
D. when
Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds ____48___.
A. out
B. in
C. go
D. fly
Building dams on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems ____49___ the rivers.
A. on
B. around
C. over
D. under
Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of ___50____ fish, cutting down trees, and building dams.
A. catching
B. holding
C. carrying
D. taking
People can live only a few days (44) _____ it.
A. in
B. without
C. for
D. with
Both industrial nations and less-developed countries are worried about the (45) ______ and quantity of water in the world.
A. quality
B. condition
C. situation
D. characteristics
Most of the water we use (46) _____ from rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere.
A. gets
B. arrives
C. goes
D. comes
One of the (47) ______ about water is distribution.
A. facts
B. things
C. problems
D. cases
Water is not always distributed where the large (48) ______ centers are.
A. population
B. men
C. women
D. people
These days, most people in Britain and the US do not (1) ______ very formal clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing.
A. sell
B. buy
C. wear
D. know
Many British people don't think (2) ______ clothes very much.
A. on
B. at
C. to
D. about
At theatres, cinemas and concerts you can put on (3) ______ you like from elegant suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters.
A. what
B. why
C. who
D. whom
Anything goes, as long as you (4) _____ clean and tidy.
A. looks
B. look
C. is looking
D. has looked
And in (5) ______ hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses.
A. one
B. little
C. a
D. some
One evening, she phoned to (6) ______ me that what she really wanted to do was a travel round the world,
A. speak
B. say
C. tell
D. talk
(7)______ she was looking into the possibility of working in another country.
A. but
B. so
C. because
D. as
and she was interested in one in Italy, (8)______ she was desperate to visit
A. that
B. where
C. when
D. which
The reply (9) ______ a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week.
A. was
B. took
C. spent
D. passed
She was determined that nothing would prevent her (10)______ doing what she had set out to do.
A. from
B. about
C. in
D. of
The other staff had (11)____ that Nicky , one of the computer operators,
A. regconized
B. realized
C. noticed
D. identified
had been (12)____ rather miserable recently
A. appearing
B. seeming
C. pretending
D. looking
and they wondered what might have been happened to make her so (13)____.
A. sick
B. bored
C. uninterested
D. depressed
"What on earth have you (14) ____ to yourself? Does it hurt?" asked the girl.
A. made
B. done
C. happened
D. brought
" I think you'd better go and let the doctor (15) ____ it", said the girl. " Let's hope there's no permanent damage to your hand" .
A. check
B. inspect
C. examine
D. investigate
You have to do a (16)______ task which usually lasts about 3 minutes.
A. lonely
B. single
C. unique
D. once
which means you have to look at some (17)______information and then discuss the problem with your partner.
A. optical
B. visual
C. noticeable
D. obvious
You may be shown photos, drawings, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is (18) ______ that you study them carefully.
A. essential
B. needed
C. helpful
D. successful
While you are doing the task, the examiner will probably say very little and you should ask your partner questions and make (19) ______ if he or she is not saying much.
A. speeches
B. statements
C. ideas
D. suggestions
This mark depends on your success in doing the task by competing with your partner, which includes taking (20) ______ in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although in the end it may be possible to “agree to disagree”.
A. changes
B. sides
C. turns
D. sentences
If energy ______ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different.
A. is
B. will be
C. were
D. would be
Opera singer Maria Callas was known for her ______ powerful voice.
A. intensity
B. intensify
C. intense
D. intensely
______, he would have been able to pass the exam.
A. Studying more
B. Had he studied more
C. If he studied more
D. If he were studying more
Dr. Parker gave my mom a lovely ______ for spaghetti carbonara.
A. recipe
B. prescription
C. receipt
D. paper
My sunburnt nose made me feel rather ______ for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident
B. self-centered
C. self-conscious
D. self-evident
Why is he always ______ the subject of money?
A. bringing up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. turning up
______ that she burst into tears.
A. So angry was she
B. Such her anger
C. She was so anger
D.Her anger was so
We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are ______.
A. out of reach
B. out of practice
C. out of stock
D. out of work
Do you remember Daisy? I ran ______ her at the Fair yesterday.
A. by
B. down
C. across
D. in
It is not ______ to be drunk in the street.
A. respecting
B. respectably
C. respectful
D. respectable
He decided to buy some chocolate kept in an ________ container for his father.
A. air tighted
B. tight-air
C. tight aired
D. airtight
The politician tried to arouse the crowd, but most of them were ________ to his arguments.
A. closed
B. indifferent
C. careless
D. dead
- “Can you take the day off tomorrow?”
- “Well, I’ll have to get ________ from my boss.”
A. permission
B. licence
C. allowance
D. permit
I do not believe that this preposterous scheme is ________ of our serious consideration.
A. worthy
B. worth
C. worthwhile
D. worthless
He made me ________ they had left the district.
A. to believe
B. believed
C. believe
D. believing
Dr. Evans has ________ a valuable contribution to the life of the school.
A. done
B. created
C. caused
D. made
It’s a pity you didn’t ask because I ________ you.
A. should have helped
B. could have helped
C. must have helped
D. would have helped
It was difficutl to guess what her ________ to the news would be.
A. feelings
B. reaction
C. capital
D. opinion
The greater part of London ________ of wood, but after the great fire, wider streets and brick houses ________.
A. have been/are built
B. was/were built
C. was /would be built
D. had been/ were built
The show was very funny. They were ________ sport commentators.
A. sending up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. bringing up
The newcomer has got few friends, ________?
A. doesn’t she
B. does she
C. hasn’t she
D. has she
________ more help, I could call my neighbour.
A. Needed
B. Should I need
C. I have needed
D. I should need
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is trying to ________ himself with US President Donald Trump an impress Australian voters.
A. gratify
B. please
C. ingratiate
D. commend
She made no ________ to her illness but only to her future plans.
A. statement
B. mention
C. reference
D. comment
It is difficult to assess the full ________ of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, one of the most destructive storms the U.S has had in quite some time.
A. range
B. extent
C. amount
D. quality
Frankly, I’d rather you ________ anything about it for the time being.
A. don’t do
B. hadn’t done
C. didn’t do
D. haven’t done
An acrobatic aerial performance titled Vietnamese Wings by two Vietnamese artists ________ the highest prize at the International Circus Festival Circuba 2017, held in Cuba between June 25 and July 2.
A. have won
B. won
C. had won
D. win
Our team could have defended the AFC U23 Championship title ________ the severe weather condition.
A. had it not been for
B. it had not been for
C. it hadn’t been for
D. hadn’t it been for.
I am trying to find a ________ watch for my mother and a doll with ________ hair for my little sister.
A. water-proof/snow-white
B. proofed water/white snowed
C. proof water/ white snow
D. water-proofed/snow-whited
Smith had a lucky escape. He ________.
A. would have been killed
B. must have been killed
C. could have been killed
D. should have been killed
Hardly any of the paintings at the gallery were for sale, ________?
B. weren’t they
B. weren’t they
C. wasn’t it
D. was it
Mr.Nixon refused to answer the questions on the ________ that the matter was confidenttial.
A. reasons
B. excuses
C. grounds
D. foundation
While the victory moves Vietnam, incredibly, a step nearer to the title, it sees Qatar fall at the semi-final stage for the second ________ competitone in AFC U23 Championship.
A. successive
B. success
C. successfully
D. successful
Peter ________ Rae and screamed “Get out of my sight”.
A. turned on
B. took on
C. got back
D. showed off
The death rate would decrease if hygienic conditions _____ improved.
A. are
B. have been
C. were
D. had been
John: “The instructions were in French and I translated them into English for him.”
Anna: “You _____. He knows French.”
A. shouldn’t have translated
B. can’t have translated
C. needn’t have translated
D. wouldn’t have translated
In 2006, the news agency Reuters withdrew from sale 920 pictures taken by a photographer because two images taken in Lebanon were _____ to have been digitally manipulated.
A. believed
B. suggested
C. announced
D. recommended
He walked from the court a free man, having been _____ of murder
A. unconvinced
B. discharged
C. liberated
D. acquitted
Everyone laughed when he _____ the teacher so well.
A. looked up
B. took off
C. sent off
D. called up
How did the framers put into _____ the idea of popular sovereignty expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
A. practice
B. trial
C. test
D. examination
You can’t wash this jacket in the washing machine – you need to get it _____.
A. dry-cleaning
B. spin-dried
C. spring-cleaned
D. clean dried
Candidates should never be late for the interview, ______.
A. should they
B. shouldn’t they
C. are they
D. aren’t they
Ho Chi Minh City authorities opened its Lunar New Year (Tet) 2018 Flower Street on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street on the evening of February 13 and people feel like _____ their time here.
A. enjoy
B. to enjoy
C. enjoying
D. enjoyed
Politicians _____ blame the media if they don’t win the election. They are so predictable.
A. variable
B. variety
C. various
D. invariably
The new political party came to the ______ after the general election.
A. fore
B. back
C. side
D. front
_______, dolphins have no sense of smell.
A. As know as far
B. As far as is known
C. It is known as far
D. Known as far as it is
Nobody could have predicted that the show would arouse so much interest and that over two hundred people away.
A. would turn
B. would have turned
C. would have to be turned
D. had been turned
Students should never toviolence to solve any problems.
A. exert
B. resolve
C. resort
D. recourse
The novelty of married life seems to if the couple involved don't have ways to renew their love.
A. turn out
B. do without
C. fade in
D. wear off
Tom was serious when he said he wanted to be an actor when he grew up. We at him. We hurt his feelings.
A. needn’t have laughed
B. couldn’t have laughed
C. shouldn’t have laughed
D. mustn’t have laughed
It never my head that such great Bulgarian rose festivals would be held in Hanoi, our capital city.
A. struck
B. dawned
C. occurred
D. entered
Only one of the people ______ was qualified for the job.
A. interviewed
B. interviewing
C. to interview
D. who interviewing
After one hour’s performance of many famous singers heating up My Dinh Stadium, out .
A. Park Hang-seo and his disciples came
B. did Park Hang-seo and his disciples come
C. came Park Hang-seo and his disciples
D. be Park Hang-seo and his disciples coming
With all due respect, I think your comments are .
A. short-sighted
B. far-sighted
C. single-minded
D. single -handed
It is alleged that mothers and grandmothers spoil the children by their mistakes.
A. neglecting
B. overlooking
C. avoiding
D. passing
Internet Service is the latest mode of which helps us get required information directly through computers by opening the site.
A. communicate
B. communication
C. communicative
D. communicator
Despite all the evidence, he wouldn’t admit that he was in the .
A. fault
B. error
C. wrong
D. slip
I don’t suppose there is anything wrong with this sentence, ?
A. is there
B. isn't there
C. do I
D. don't I
Your drink cost $40, you gave me a $50 note and here is your________.
A. change
B. supply
C. cash
D. cost
People can become very________ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time.
A. single-minded
B. bad-tempered
C. even-tempered
D. even-handed
Jasmine, ________,grows only in warm places.
A. is a vine plant with fragrant flowers
B. a vine plant with fragrant flowers
C. that is a vine plant with fragrant flowers
D. a vine plant with fragrant flowers it is
Our car________because it’s not where it’s normally parked in the parking lot.
A. should have been stolen
B. would have been stolen
C. must have been stolen
D. need have been stolen
Though we were________after hard-working days, we tried to help our parents redecorate the house to welcome Tet.
A. exhaustion
B. exhausted
C. exhausting
D. exhaustive
At the 2015 Women in the World Summit, Hilary Clinton asserted that “________cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed”.
A. deep-seated
B. deep-seating
C. seated-deep
D. seating-deep
It’s important that we________this message________to young people.
A. go/over
B. get/down
C. get/over
D. go/for
Miss Diligent did nine hour’s________ studying a day for het exam.
A. heavy
B. solid
C. powerful
D. big
At the start of the 19th century, the highest-________newspaper in the United Kingdom was The Morning Post, which sold around 4,000 copies per day.”
A. distribution
B. coverage
C. circulation
D. sales
Marketing this new product will be expansive, but________it will be worth the money we spend on it.
A. at long last
B. down the years
C. in the event
D. in the long run
The boys ________ that they had broken the window, but I’m sure they did.
A. refused
B. denied
C. objected
D. reject
If our team________U23Uzbekistan in the final match, we________the champion now.
A. have defeated/ would be
B. defeats/ will be
C. defeated/ would be
D. had defeated/ would be
In The Sociology of Science, ________ a classic, Robert Merton discusses cultural, economic and social forces that contributed to the development of modern science.
A. now considering
B. now considered
C. which considers
D. which considered
Why are you so late? You ________ here two hours ago.
A. must have been
B. would haven been
C. should have been
D. need have been
The child can hardly understand what they are discussing, ________?
A. can he
B. can't he
C. are they
D. aren't they
I accidentally ________ my ex and his girlfriend when I was walking along a street yesterday.
A. lost touch with
B. kept an eye on
C. paid attention to
D. caught sight of
________ appear, they are really much larger than the Earth.
A. Small as the stars
B. The stars as small
C. As the small stars
D. Despite of the small stars
The patient could not be saved unless there ________ a suitable organ donor.
A. had been
B. would be
C. were
D. is
He said it was an accident but I know he did it on ________.
A. aim
B. purpose
C. goal
D. reason
His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very ________.
A. narrow-minded
B. kind-hearted
C. open-minded
D. absent-minded
$507, $707. Let's ________ the difference and say $607.
A. avoid
B. split
C. agree
D. decrease
When ________ a European, we should stick to the last name unless he suggests that we use his first name.
A. speaking
B. discussing
C. talking
D. addressing
By the year 2021, 6% of all US jobs ________ by robots, report says.
A. will eliminate
B. will have been eliminated
C. will be eliminating
D. will have eliminated
We are big fans of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, so not a match of theirs ________.
A. we had missed
B. did we miss
C. we didn't miss
D. we missed
Remember to phone me when you arrive at the airport, ________?”
A. won’t you
B. will you
C. do you
D. don’t you
We should participate in Tree–Planting Campaigns ________ our city greener, fresher
A. organizing to make
B. organized making
C. organized to make
D. which organize to make
Certificates provide proof of your________.
A. qualifications
B. diplomas
C. ambitions
D. qualities
She passed me on the street without speaking. She________ me.
A. mustn’t see
B. can’t have seen
C. can’t see
D. mustn’t have seen
Onion crisis is ________to arise in India. This demand-supply imbalance has resulted from the government’s inability to preserve the crop for non-harvesting seasons.
A. reputed
B. known
C. foreseen
D. bound
________ interested in Curling, I would try to learn more about this sport
A. Were I
B. If I am
C. Should I
D. I was
I’m not sure my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being ________.
A. tied in
B. tied down
C. tied up
D. tied in with
I don’t understand what these results ________.
A. significant
B. significance
C. signify
D. significantly
What ________can be drawn from the experiment of two American physicists, Clinton Davisson and Lester Germer?
A. conclusion
B. attention
C. contrast
D. inference
It seems that the thief took ________of the open window and got inside that way
A. occasion
B. chance
C. opportunity
D. advantage
If you are an independent traveler, we can arrange ________a tour.
A. well-known
B. tailor-made
C. ready-made
D. well-kept
There has been a widespread ________about whether North Korea has successfully
A. gossip
B. challenge
C. doubt
D. rumour
If you inherited a million pounds, what ________ with the money?
A. would you do
B. will you do
C. do you do
D. are you going to do
They ________ the play on New Year’s Eve as they went to the Countdown Party 2018.
A. won’t have seen
B. wouldn’t have seen
C. needn’t have seen
D. can’t have seen
Something tells me that you ________ to a single word I ________ in the past ten minutes.
A. haven’t listened/ was saying
B. didn’t listen/ said
C. haven’t been listening/ have said
D. haven’t listened/ said
The ________ country mouse ran home as fast as hig legs could carry him.
A. frightening
B. frighten
C. frightful
D. frightened
The police spokesman said he was ________ to believe that the arrested man was the serial killer they had been looking for.
A. inclined
B. seemed
C. suspected
D. supposed
For lunch, I always have something quick and easy: a sandwich, a salad, toast and the ________ .
A. same
B. similar
C. like
D. rest
I don’t think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to get my point ________ .
A. around
B. along
C. across
D. about
This fruit has been in the fridge for over three weeks! It is all ________ .
A. sour
B. mouldy
C. rotten
D. bitter
As I have just had a tooth ________, I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours.
A. taken out
B. crossed out
C. broken off
D. tried on
We don’t seem to have any more of that book, Sir. It is out of ________ but we are getting a new delivery next Thursday if you would like to pop back them.
A. stock
B. order
C. print
D. shop
Hyolyn, the former main vocalist for the group SISTAR, has known for being one of the most well-rounded idols, being extremely good at singing, dacing and ________ .
A. performed live
B. performing live
C. she also good at performing live
D. for performing live
I phoned Tiki, who ________ me that my reference books would be delivered within 3 days.
A. assured
B. confirmed
C. guaranteed
D. reassured
________every major judo title, Mark retired from international competition.
A. When he won
B. Having won
C. Winning
D. On winning
The opposition will be elected into government at the next election, without a________ of a doubt.
A. shade
B. shadow
C. benefit
D. hue
She was ________ out of 115 applicants for the position of managing Director.
A. short-changed
B. short-listed
C. shorted-sighted
D. short-handed
It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to ________
A. get
B. beat
C. take
D. achieve
The smell was so bad that it completely ________ us off our food.
A. set
B. took
C. got
D. put
He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at ________ it has come.
A. last
B. the end
C. present
D. the moment
It is ________opportunity to see African wildlife in its natural environment.
A. an unique
B. a unique
C. the unique
D. unique
If I ________ the same problem you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as you have.
A. have
B. would have had
C. had had
D. had
Delegates will meet with ________ from industry and the government.
A. represented
B. representative
C. representatives
D. presenters
Determining the mineral content of soil samples is an exacting process; ________ experts must perform detail tests to analyze soil specimens.
A. so that
B. however
C. afterwards
D. therefore
You look exhausted. You ________ in the garden all day.
A. must have been working
B. should have been working
C. would have been working
D. will have been working
I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea
A: Do you mind if we schedule the meeting for 11 o’clock?
B: Well, actually, I ________ earlier
A. will prefer it
B. would prefer it to be
C. am preferring
D. should prefer it will be
This statue is a lifelike ________ of Christ Jesus.
A. presentation
B. presenting
C. representation
D. representative
The house was empty when I arrived. They ________.
A. must have gone to bed
B. should have gone to bed
C. would have gone to bed
D. need have gone to bed
My brother had his camera ________ from his car in the office car-park.
A. lost
B. robbed
C. missed
D. stolen
He lost in the election because he is a weak and ________ leader.
A. undeciding
B. undecided
C. undecisive
D. indecisive
All his plans for starting his own business fell ________.
A. in
B. through
C. down
D. away
If the bride’s father ________ the car for the wrong time, she ________ at the church by now.
A. hadn’t booked/would have been
B. didn’t book/would have been
C. hadn’t booked/would be
D. hadn’t booked/had been
John will never buy you a drink – he’s far too ________.
A. tight-fisted
B. pig-headed
C. highly-strung
D. easy - going
The electrician rarely makes mistake, ________?
A. doesn’t he
B. does he
C. will he
D. wouldn’t he?
We ________ today and I got into trouble because I hadn’t done it.
A. were checked our homework
B. had our homework checked
C. have our homework checking
D. had checked our homework
Study much harder ________.
A. if you will pass the exam
B. unless you pass the exam
C. or you won’t pass the exam
D. and you pass the exam
We intend to ________ with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one.
A. do up
B. do in
C. do away
D. do down
St. Catherine’s Monastery Library in Egypt is the first in the world ________ in the sixth century.
A. to be built
B. built
C. to built
D. to have built
Today’s weather will be a ________ of yesterday.
A. continuing
B. continuation
C. continuity
D. continual
The ________ polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called “smog”
A. much
B. largely
C. fully
D. heavily
Too many factories dispose ________ their waste by pumping it into rivers and the sea.
A. out
B. of
C. away
D. off
He was so mean that he could not bear to ________ the smallest sum of money for the charity appeal.
A. part with
B. pay off
C. give in
D. let out
________ gene in the human genome were more comletely understood, many human diseases could be cured or prevented.
A. Each
B. Since each
C. If each
D. Were each
Unlike the other Asian states, Singapore has hardly any raw materials, ________
A. does it
B. doesn’t it
C. has it
D. hasn’t it
Although the patient’s condition is serious, she seems to be out of ________ .
A. place
B. control
C. danger
D. order
They appreciate ________ this information.
A. to have
B. having
C. have
D. to have had
The sports event was ________ and successfully organized.
A. good preparation
B. good job
C. well-done
D. well-prepared
The child who was caught ________ wasmade to stand in the corner of the classroom.
A. behaving
B. misbehave
C. misbehavior
D. msbehaving
They are conducting a wide ________ of surveys throughout Vietnam.
A. collection
B. range
C. selection
D. group
Several businesses would stand to lose a great deal of money if open trade agreements ________ followed.
A. are not being
B. were not being
C. had not been
D. have not been
The professor scheduled two student appointments for the same time. He was so ________.
A. open – minded
B. kind – hearted
C. narrow – minded
D. absent – minded
What chemical is this? It’s ________ a horrible smell.
A. giving over
B. giving off
C. giving down
D. giving up
It’s time I ________ thinking about that essay.
A. got down to
B. got off
C. got on
D. got down with
On ________ he had won the scholarship to Harvard University, he jumped for joy.
A. he was told
B. having told
C. telling
D. being told
I thought you said she was going away the next Sunday, ________?
A. wasn’t she
B. didn’t you
C. didn’t I
D. wasn’t it
I think you are ________ your time looking for a job in this town. There’s not much to do here.
A. losing
B. spending
C. wasting
D. missing
Gene got his book ________ by a subsidy publisher.
A. to publish
B. publishing
C. to be published
D. published
A good friend is ________ will stand by you when you are in trouble.
A. the one is
B. a person that
C. people who
D. who
On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she came ________ again.
A. up
B. round
C. over
D. to come up with
We missed the ferry yesterday morning. It ________ by the time we arrived at the pier.
A. already went
B. was already going
C. had already gone
D. has already gone
I had a ________, which I couldn’t explain, that something terrible was going to happen.
A. feeling
B. view
C. sense
D. thought
It’s nice I am now in Hoi An Ancient Town again. This is the second time I______ there.
A. will be
B. would be
C. was
D. have been
Realizing he got lost, he started to ________help.
A. call for
B. call at
C. go for
D. go to
He told everyone that he had flu, but in fact, he had just ________a cold.
A. come up with
B. come down with
C. gone in for
D. made up for
Never has she behaved like that before, ________?
A. hasn’t she
B. has she
C. did she
D. didn’t she
If these prisoners attempted to escape from prison, ________ immediately.
A. they would be caught
B. they would catch
C. they will be caught
D. they will have caught
You should stop working too hard ________you’ll get sick.
A. or else
B. if
C. in case
D. whereas
Although she was ________, she agreed to give me a hand with the clean-up.
A. tiredness
B. tired
C. tiring
D. tiresome
Create a new ________ and put all your files into it.
A. directory
B. direction
C. director
D. directing
Applicants must hold a(n)- ________ driving licence.
A. artificial
B. faithful
C. false
D. valid
As the drug took ________ the patient became unconscious.
A. effect
B. force
C. influence
D. action
You’re very quiet today. What have you got on your ________?
A. spirit
B. attention
C. mind
D. brain
I don’t have time to argue with this self - ________ women.
A. controlled
B. dominated
C. opinionated
D. liked
Please accept our ________ congratulations on your promotion!
A. finest
B. warmest
C. dearest
D. best
They’ve bought a holiday cottage near the sea, and in ________ course they plan to move there permanently.
A. future
B. due
C. coming
D. intended
She should have been here but she’s ________ chicken flu.
A. gone through with
B. gone down with
C. come in for
D. come against
Part-time jobs give us the freedom to ________ our own interest.
A. pursue
B. chase
C. seek
D. catch
I won’t buy that car because it has too much ________ on it.
A. ups and downs
B. odds and ends
C. wear and tear
D. white lie
If the primary candidates ________ more on the issue, the results of the election would have been quite different.
A. have focused
B. had focused
C. focused
D. were focused
With its thousands of rocks and caves ________from the water, Ha Long Bay has won international recognition.
A. emerge
B. emerged
C. emerging
D. being emerged
The fraction 3/4 is pronounced ________.
A. three-four
B. three over fourth
C. three-fourths
D. third-fours
The room needs ________ for the Sip and see party.
A. to decorate
B. be decorated
C. decorate
D. decorating
Is there anything interesting ________ the paper today?” – “Well, there’s an unusual picture ________ the back page.”
A. in/ on
B. on/ in
C. in/ in
D. on/ on
After a ________ match, the team from Chia emerged as the winner.
A. hotly-contested
B. hot-contested
C. hotly-compete
D. hot-competed
As soon as we ________ this new apartment, we ________.
A. are finding/ will move
B. found/ moved
C. would find/ move
D. find/ would move
The little girl started crying. She ________ her doll, and no one was able to find it for her.
A. has lost
B. had lost
C. was losing
D. was lost
They live in a very ________ populated area of Italy.
A. sparsely
B. scarcely
C. hardly
D. barely
He promised to telephone ________ I have never heard from him again.
A. but
B. except
C. although
D. because
What should you consider before ________ for an exercise class?
A. sign up
B. to sign up
C. signing up
D. will sign up
Be careful! Don’t ________ your drink on the table.
A. spill
B. spread
C. flood
D. flow
________ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement.
A. Instead
B. In place
C. On behalf
D. On account
Her little grandson has been a source of great ________ to her.
A. enjoyable
B. enjoyed
C. enjoying
D. enjoyment
I’m afraid that we don’t have any ________ size in stock, madam.
A. higher
B. large
C. greater
D. taller
You should go to your dentist for ragular ________.
A. check-ins
B. check-outs
C. check-ups
D. check-up
No amount of money can buy true friendship, ________ ?
A. can’t it
B. can it
C. does it
D. doesn’t it
________ any free time, I would attend some spring festivals organized in our neighborhood.
A. Were I to have
B. Should I have
C. If I have
D. Were I have
You will have to ________ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. call off
B. cut down
C. back out
D. put aside
________ in all parts of the state, pines are the most common trees in Georgia.
A. Found
B. Finding
C. To find
D. Are found
Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources ________.
A. efficient
B. efficiency
C. inefficient
D. efficiently
Shall we get ________? It’s getting late
A. go
B. to go
C. going
D. gone
John ________ to walk home if Sara hadn’t given him a lift.
A. would have
B. had
C. would have had
D. had had
I’d rather you ________ a noise last night; I couldn’t get to sleep.
A. hadn’t made
B. wouldn’t take
C. didn’t take
D. haven’t made
Don’t be ________ by these slick – talking salesmen.
A. put aside
B. put up
C. taken in
D. taken away
The ________ of the family home following the divorce was a great shock to the children.
A. break - down
B. break - in
C. break - up
D. break - out
Only 300 for that laptop? That’s a real ________!
A. bargain
B. contract
C. sale
D. donation
It ________ last night because the ground is really wet.
A. might have rained
B. can have rained
C. should have rained
D. must have rained
Floods have completely ________the farmer’s crops.
A. ruined
B. damaged
C. injured
D. harmed
All his hard work ________in great success.
A. accounted
B. culminated
C. merged
D. succumbed
“________accordance ________the wishes ________my people” the president said, “I am retiring ________public life.”
A. In, with, of, from
B. On, to, for, in
C. In, of, from, at
D. To, in, of, for
Jane is very ________ about her career.
A. single-handed
B. single-minded
C. fresh-face
D. bare-faced
Light ________ are small planes with seats for no more than about six passengers.
A. airplane
B. airship
C. aircraft
D. aircrafts
A: How much is this car?
B: 15.000 dollars. My uncle paid for it by ________.
A. cash
B. credit
C. installments
D. hire purchase
She's certainly a ________writer; she has written quite a few books this year.
A. fruitful
B. prolific
C. fertile
D. successful
They were accused of treating the country's flag with________ .
A. respect
B. irrespect
C. disrespect
D. non-respect
What measures have been________ to control traffic jam at rush hours?
A. imagined
B. taken
C. done
D. carried
“I can‘t remember us ever________ ," replied the stranger.
A. being met
B. to have met
C. having met
D. to meet
If Mr. David________ at the meeting, he would make a speech.
A. were
B. had been
C. was
D. has been
________the food before. Tom didn't want to eat it again.
A. Having eaten
B. To eat
C. Eaten
D. Eating
Leave it in the oven until it________ brown
A. turns
B. colours
C. changes
D. cooks
________? Your eyes are red.
A. Did you cry
B. Have you been cried
C. Were you crying
D. Have you been crying
After seeing the film Memoir of a Geisha, ________.
A. the book was read by many people
B. the book made many people want to read it
C. many people wanted to read the book
D. the reading of the book interested people
She was much less ________ than her sister.
A. industrial
B. undustrious
C. industry
D. industrialized
You will have to ________ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. call off
B. cut down
C. back off
D. put aside
This cloth ________ very thin.
A. feels
B. touches
C. holds
D. handles
At 4 o’clock Mr. Hutchinson still had some ________ to do in the garden.
A. works
B. jobs
C. effort
D. task
People demand higher wages because prices are ________ all the time.
A. rising
B. progressing
C. growing
D. exceeding
Next week when there ________ a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.
A. will be
B. will have been
C. is being
D. is
John contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute ________.
A. more fifty dollars
B. one other fifty dollars
C. the same amount also
D. another fifty
I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I ________ so much noise when I came in.
A. didn’t make
B. wouldn’t have made
C. won’t make
D. don’t make
The room looks very dark. You ________ it blue
A. should have painted
B. must have painted
C. need have painted
D. would have painted
Would you mind ________ to make personal calls?
A. not using office phone
B. not to use office phone
C. not use office phone
D. don’t use office phone
________ my Mum by cooking dinners for her.
A. cheered up
B. looked up
C. waited for
D. felt like
She has seldom received letters from her former students lately, ________?
A. doesn’t she
B. does she
C. hasn’t she
D. has she
My mother ________ me against staying late night after right to prepare for exams.
A. warned
B. recommended
C. reprimanded
D. encouraged
They ________ your money if you haven’t kept your receipt.
A. won’t refund
B. didn’t refund
C. no refund
D. not refund
That’s a nice coat, and the colour ________ you well.
A. suits
B. couples
C. matches
D. fits
Although the new library service has been very successful, its future is ________ certain.
A. by all means
B. by any chance
C. at any rate
D. by no means
Van Gogh suffered from depression ________ by overwork and ill-health.
A. brought on
B. coming about
C. taken up
D. pull through
The hall was very crowded with over a hundred people ________ into it.
A. stuck
B. packed
C. pushed
D. stuffed
________ a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.
A. Finding
B. After finding
C. Having found
D. We found
The move to a different environment brought about a significant ________ in my cousin’s state of mind.
A. influence
B. impact
C. change
D. effect
In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself ________ .
A. occupation
B. occupied
C. occupant
D. occupational
You should ________ at least three days for the journey.
A. expect
B. permit
C. accept
D. allow
I don’t object to people being vegetarians, but it gets on my nerves when they’re ________ about it.
A. self-centered
B. self-righteous
C. self-deprecating
D. self-sufficient
After ancient Greek athletes won a race in the Olympic, they ________ a simple crown of olive leaves.
A. received
B. has received
C. were receiving
D. have received
If you have an old blanket, ________ it along so that we have something to sit on at the beach.
A. bring
B. go
C. put
D. keep
Measures must be taken to stop nuclear waste being ________ at sea.
A. dropped
B. left
C. dumped
D. stored
The water park we went to yesterday was fantastic, but the entrance________ was a bit expensive.
A. fare
B. cost
C. expense
D. fee
The couple were finally________ by the landlord after not paying rent for six months.
A. demolished
B. evicted
C. rejected
D. evacuated
I couldn’t believe it when Marcy accused me of ________ in her relationship with Joe.
A. intervening
B. interacting
C. interfering
D. intercepting
Do you believe in that old ________ about not walking under a ledder?
A. curse
B. misfortune
C. uncertainty
D. superstition
My brother together with my parents________ going to meet my relatives at the airport this afternoon.
A. are
B. were
C. is
D. was