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Open/closed postures are the easiest to (21)__________.
A. indicate
B. do
C. refer
D. recognize
This indicates that they are (22)__________ to listen to what you are saying, even if they are disagreeing with you.
A. likely
B. reluctant
C. able
D. willing
Forward or backward behavior reveals an active or a passive (23)__________ to what is being said.
A. reaction
B. opinion
C. behavior
D. knowledge
They may be accepting or rejecting it, but their minds are on (24)__________ you are saying.
A. who
B. what
C. that
D. things
In (25)__________ case, they are not very much engaged in the conversation.
A. other
B. both
C. either
D. another
In (25)__________ case, they are not very much engaged in the conversation.
A. other
B. both
C. either
D. another
Many scientists (26) ______ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world’s temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before
A. give
B. put
C. take
D. has
the Earth is at (27) ______ from the forces of the wind, rain and sun.
A. danger
B. harm
C. risk
D. threat
Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given (28) ______ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problems at its source.
A. off
B. up
C. over
D. away
They are in (29) ______ of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices,
A. request
B. suggestion
C. belief
D. favor
wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (30) ______.
A. houses
B. dumps
C. stations
D. generation
After all, it isn't a (31) ______that some people who are very academically successful don't have any common sense?
A. case
B. fact
C. circumstance
D. truth
Intelligence is the speed (32) ______which we can understand and react to new situations and it is usually tested by logic puzzles.
A. on
B. to
C. in
D. at
. Although scientists are now preparing (33) ______computer technology that will be able to “read” our brains, for the present, tests are still the most popular ways of measuring intelligence.
A. advanced
B. forward
C. ahead
D. upper
A person's IQ is their intelligence as it is measured by a special test. The most common IQ tests are (34)______ by Mensa, an organization that was founded in England in 1946.
A. appointed
B. commanded
C. run
D. steered
People taking the tests are judged in (35) ______to an average score of 100, and those who score over 148 are entitled to join Mensa.
A. concerned
B. relation
C. regard
D. association
Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can (36) ______ in books.
A. found
B. find
C. founded
D. be found
The invention of the book is one of humankind's (37) ______ achievements, the importance of which can not be evaluated .
A. greatest
B. greatly
C. great
D. greater
, (38) ______, have some similarities to the ones we read now.
A. Because
B. So
C. So that
D. However
They (39) ______ often beautifully illustrated and always rare and expensive.
A. are
B. have
C. were
D. have been
With printing came the possibility of cheap, large publication and distribution of book making (40) ______ more widespread and reliable.
A. known
B. know
C. knowledge
D. knowledgeable
Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can't find the energy to get out of bed (41) ______ for school?
A. about time
B. at time
C. in time
D. behind time
According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so (42) ______ sleep
A. few
B. much
C. little
D. less
that they are putting their mental and physical health at (43) ______.
A. risk
B. threat
C. jeopardy
D. danger
Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, (44) ______ teenagers require nine or ten hours.
A. whereas
B. or
C. so
D. because
According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (45) _______ anything between two and five hours' sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.
A. brings
B. makes
C. puts
D. gets
you'll help to (46) _______greater trust and increase productivity among employees. Here are a few tips for doing so.
A. set up
B. establish
C. create
D. build
The art of active listening includes (47)_______ close attention to what another person is saying, then paraphrasing what you've heard and repeating it back.
A. showing
B. paying
C. using
D. spending
Concentrate (48)_______ the conversation at hand and avoid unwanted interruptions (cell phone calls, others walking into your office, etc.).
A. for
B. to
C. on
D. in
Every conversation comes with a host of non-verbal cues - facial expressions, body language, etc. - that may (49)_______ contradict what we're saying.
A. intentional
B. unintentional
C. intentionally
D. unintentionally
Before addressing a staff member or (50)_______ a project conference, think carefully about your tone of voice, how you make eye contact, and what your body is "saying."
A. to lead
B. being led
C. leading
D. lead
Really good friends always (51) __________ joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you.
A. have
B. share
C. give
D. spend
Your best friend maybe someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (32) __________ with.
A. up
B. through
C. on
D. in
There are all sorts of things that can (53) __________ about this special relationship.
A. provide
B. bring
C. cause
D. result
(54) __________ , it really takes you years to get to know someone well enough to consider your best friend.
A. Therefore
B. In addition
C. However
D. Yet
To the (55) __________ of us, this is someone we trust completely and who understans us better than anyone else. It's the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets.
A. majority
B. majorially
C. majorial
D. major
Most educational specialists believe that early schooling should provide children with an (56) ________ of their own abilities and the self-confidence to use their abilities.
A. awareness
B. attitude
C. attention
D. knowledge
One approach recognised by many (57) ________ as promoting these qualities is the Montessori method, first practised by Maria Montessori of Italy in the early 1900s.
A. researcher
B. teacher
C. tutors
D. experts
Nancy McCormick Rambusch is credited with (58) ________ the method in the United States, where today there are over 400 Montessori schools.
A. popular
B. popularity
C. popularize
D. popularizing
The method helps children learn for themselves by (59) ________ them with instructional materials and tasks that facilitate acts of discovery and manipulation.
A. giving
B. instructing
C. sending
D. providing
Through such exploration, children develop their sense of touch and learn (60) ________ to do everyday tasks without adult assistance.
A. how
B. what
C. that
D. which
People produce most of the (61) ______ that cause air pollution.
A. nature
B. wastes
C. papers
D. products
These substances result chiefly from burning (62) _______ to power motor vehicles and to heat buildings.
A. garbage
B. coal
C. plastics
D. fuel
Industrial processes and the (63) _______ of garbage also contribute to air pollution.
A. planting
B. burning
C. using
D. making
The rapid growth of population and industry and the increasing use of automobiles and airplanes have made air pollution a (64) _______ problem.
A. good
B. poison
C. wonderful
D. serious
The air we breathe has become so filled with pollutants that it can cause (65) _______ problems.
A. pollution
B. health
C. preserving
D. dirty
Learning the language in the country in which it is spoken is, of course, a (66) __________ more effective and faster process than studying in your own country.
A. lots
B. so
C. very
D. far
It is also an opportunities to mix with local habitants and (67) __________ a greater and deeper
A. acquire
B. require
C. enquire
D. inquire
(68) __________ of the people whose language you are studying.
A. knowledge
B. knowledgeable
C. knowledgeably
D. know
You should look at all the possibilities and (69) __________ the best choice.
A. do
B. take
C. get
D. make
In order to choose the (70) __________ course and location for you, we suggest you contact us to discuss your particular requirements.
A. exact
B. right
C. precise
D. fit
The twins look so much alike that no one can_________them___________
A. take/ apart
B. tell/ away
C. tell/ apart
D. take/ on
The teacher always______________that the students make an outline before writing a complete essay.
A. reports
B. recommends
C. tells
D. says
I have no patience with gossips. What I told Bill was a secret. He______________it to you.
A. mustn’t read
B. shouldn’t have repeated
C. mustn’t have repeated
D. shouldn’t read
______________he was kidnapped by the Iraqui guerrillas yesterday has been confirmed.
A. That
B. What
C. If
D. Unless
Air pollution poses a____________to both human health and our environmen.
A. jeopardy
B. difficulty
C. problem
D. threat
The people who______________the survey said that they had examined over 1,000 accidents.
A. gave
B. proceed
C. set
D. conducted
The teacher had some exercise…………….at home yesterday so that he can correct them today.
A. be done
B. to be done
C. being done
D. done
I haven’t met him again since we ______ school ten years ago.
A. have left
B. leave
C. left
D. had left
A recent survey has shown that ______ increasing number of men are willing to share the housework with their wives.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. some
The more demanding the job is, ______ I like it.
A. more
B. most
C. the more
D. the most
John wanted to know ______ in my family.
A. there were how many people
B. how many people were there
C. were there how many people
D. how many people there were
Richard, my neighbor, _______ in World War II.
A. says to fight
B. says to have fought
C. is said to fight
D. is said to have fought
Students are ______ less pressure as a result of changes in testing procedures.
A. under
B. above
C. upon
D. out of
Tom is getting ever keener on doing research on ______.
A. biology
B. biological
C. biologist
D. biologically
Many people and organizations have been making every possible effort in order to save ______ species.
A. endangered
B. dangerous
C. fearful
D. threatening
A number of young teachers nowadays ______ themselves to teaching disadvantaged children.
A. offer
B. stick
C. give
D. devote
Whistling or clapping hands to get someone’s attention is considered ______ and even rude in some circumstances.
A. suitable
B. unnecessary
C. appropriate
D. impolite
Sorry for being late. I was ______ in the traffic for more than an hour.
A. carried on
B. held up
C. put off
D. taken after
She was tired and couldn’t keep ______ the group.
A. up with
B. up against
C. on to
D. out of
WhereisJimmy?-Heis_______work. Heisbusy_______his monthlyreport.
A.in/ about
B. to/through
C.at/with
D. on/for
Mostchildren enjoy_______with their parents andsiblings
A.played
B.play
C.to play
D.playing
It’s too late; you shouldn’t go. Don’t worry!Wecan_______for anight.
A.putyou up
B. put you through
C. putyouaway
D. put you aside
_______nonverballanguageis_______important aspect of interpersonalcommunication.
A.-/ an
B. The/-
C.A/ the
D. The/a
Timasked Sarah_______English sofar.
A.how long wasshelearning
B. how long she hasbeen learning
C.she had been learninghowlong
D. how long she had beenlearning
John oftensayshe_______boxingbecauseit _______acruel sport.
A.had notliked/was
B. not liked/ hadbeen
C. does notlike/is
D. did not like/were
I do not think there isareal_______between men and women at home as well asinoursociety.
A. attitude
B.equality
C. value
D.measurement
Most of us would agreethatphysical_______does not play a major partinhowwe react to the people wemeet.
A.attractiveness
B.attract
C. attractively
D.attractive
You should _______ more attention to what your teacher explanis.
A.make
B. get
C.set
D.pay
I_______there once a long timeagoand_______backsince.
A. have gone/ was
B. went/ have not been
C. go/ am not
D. was going/ has not been
The more_______and positive you look, the better youwillfeel.
A.confident
B.confide
C.confident
D.confidence
It’s hard worklooking _______ three children allday.
A.after
B.to
C.up
D.through
The state school system is free for all students and _______ by the government.
A. Is paid for
B. is paying for
C. pays for
D. is being pay for
Jane got married_______ Peter two years ago, but now they have split
A. As
B. with
C. for
D. to
The H5N1 infected patients have to _______ others to prevent the virus from spreading
A. Take care of
B. get away
C. look after
D. stay away from
Whenever I have problems, Jane is always very dependable. She never _______.
A. Turns up
B. let me down
C. turns me off
D. turns out
Students are expected to write their homework slowly and _______.
A. Careless
B. carefully
C. carelessly
D. careful
During the interview, you should try to _______ a good impression on your interview.
A. Create
B. have
C. give
D. try
An academic year in Vietnam is divided _______ two terms
A. In
B. into
C. within
D. from
Global warming is obviously _______ a worrying influence on the climate worldwide
A. Having
B. making
C. giving
D. taking
He wanted to know whose car I borrowed _______.
A. Yesterday
B. evening the last evening
C. last night
D. the previous night
The man to _______ we have just talked is the Director General
A. Who
B. that
C. whom
D. 0
Though built in 1946, computers were sold _______ for the first time in the 1950s
A. Commercial
B. commercialise
C. commercially
D. commerce
_______ hard, you will get good results in the coming examination
A. Should you work
B. unless you work
C. if you will work
D. if work
Many people will be out of _________ if the factory is closed.
A. career
B. job
C. profession
D. work
Neither Tom nor his brothers_________ willing to help their mother with the housework.
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. has been
Do you know the person _________ next to you in the evening class?
A. whose sitting
B. whom sits
C. sitting
D. who sit
I can’t _________ of a word he is saying.
A. make sense
B. grasp
C. comprehend
D. understand
Tony Blair is believed _________ for Liverpool last week.
A. having left
B. to have left
C. to leave
D. leaving
_________ is increasing, which results from economic crisis.
A. Employment
B. Unemployed
C. Unemployment
D. Employ
Tom: “_________” Mike: “I won’t say no!”
A. How are things with you, Mike?
B. What about playing badminton this afternoon?
C. Mike, do you know where the scissors are?
D. What’s your favourite, tea or coffee?
In the US the first stage of compulsory education _________ as elementary education.
A. to be generally known
B. s generally known
C. generally known
D. is generally knowing
It is vital to create a good impression _________ your interviewer.
A. on
B. with
C. at
D. for
Geometry is the branch of mathematics _________ the properties of time, curves, shapes, and surfaces.
A. it is concerned with
B. that concerned with
C. concerned with
D. its concerned are
We should make full use _________ the Internet as it is an endless source of information.
A. of
B. in
C. with
D. from
Cindy: "Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary!" - Mary: - " ______________”
A. Never mention it.
B. Thanks, Cindy. I had it done yesterday
C. Thanks, but I'm afraid.
D. Yes, all right.
He didn’t know_________ or stay until the end of the festival.
A. whether to go
B. if that he should go
C. to go
D. if to go
If_________ the Xmas tree would look more impressive.
A. done carefully
B. being done carefully
C. it were careful done
D. it were to be carefully done
All his plans for starting his own business fell __________.
A. in
B. through
C. down
D. away
The _____ dressed woman in the advertisement has a pose smile on her face.
A. stylistic
B. stylishly
C. stylish
D. stylistical
“Never say that again, ................?”
A. won’t you
B. do you
C. don’t you
D. will you
If he is in trouble, it is his own fault, I personally wouldn’t _____ a finger to help him.
A. give
B. turn
C. rise
D. bend
___________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.
A. Being not
B. Not having been
C. Not being
D. Having not been
It was very ______ of you to pay for all the drinks last night.
A. sensitive
B. thoughtful
C. grateful
D. nice
He was ______ speaker!
A. how a good
B. what a good
C. so a good
D. so good a
By the end of last March, I _____ English for five years.
A. will have been studying
B. had been studying
C. had been studied
D. will have studied
It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver ______ in the crash.
A. was injured
B. injured
C. were injured
D. had injured
I am sorry. I want _____ to you, but I have been busy.
A. to write
B. writing
C. to have written
D. to have been writing
You ___________ to your teacher like that. It was very rude.
A. shouldn't have talked
B. mustn’t talk
C. shouldn’t talk
D. mustn’t have talked
______, he felt so unhappy and lonely.
A. In spite of his being wealth
B. Rich as was he
C. Despite his wealthy
D. Rich as he was
They tell me aboutthefilm___________ on TV lastweek.
A. when they watched
B. which they watched it
C. which they watched
D. whom they watched
It’s important to know about how developed countries have solved the urbanization problems an ___________some solutions to those in VietNam.
A. think
B. advise
C. expect
D. propose
Each of the guests ___________a bunch of flowers.
A. are given
B. is given
C. were given
D. give
Let’s go to the beach this weekend, ___________?
A. do we
B. shall we
C. will we
D. don’t we
John ___________a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. reading
C. read
D. was reading
It is recommended that he ___________this course
A. took
B. takes
C. take
D. taking
John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.” - Anna: “___________!"
A. Better luck next time
B. So poor
C. Congratulations
D. That was nice of them
Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese, French and German will be taught at general schools in Hanoi and HCM City before being ___________on a large scale throughout the country.
A. applied
B. provided
C. assessed
D. investigated
Remember to take ___________your shoes when you go into the temple.
A. up
B. in
C. with
D. off
___________you study harder, you won’t pass the examination.
A. Although
B. Despite
C. Unless
D. I
He is exhausted. He ________ around the whole afternoon trying to clean the house before the guests arrive.
A. has been running
B. has run
C. be running
D. was running
Barack Obama is ________ President of ________ United States.
A. the/ the
B. a/ Æ
C. the/ Æ
D. the/ an
John would like to specialize ________ computer science.
A. of
B. to
C. in
D. at
________ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. Hardly had
B. No sooner had
C. No longer has
D. Not until had
Many young people in rural areas don’t want to spend their lives on the farm like their ________ parents. So they leave their home villages to find well-paid jobs in the fast-growing industrial zones.
A. long-term
B. up-to-date
C. weather-beaten
D. wide-ranging
If she had known how awful this job was going to be, she ________ it.
A. would accept
B. wouldn't accept
C. wouldn't have accepted
D. would have accepted
John asked me ________ that film the night before.
A. that I saw
B. had I seen
C. if I had seen
D. if had I seen
Remember that things such as language, food and clothing are simply expressions of our cultural ________.
A. solidarity
B. identity
C. assimilation
D. celebration
Waste paper can be used again after being ________.
A. produced
B. recycled
C. wasted
D. preserved
- “Your parents must be proud of your results at school”. - “________”
A. Sorry to hear that
B. Thanks. It’s certainly encouraging
C. Of course
D. I am glad you like it.
The government is aiming ________ 50 % reduction ________ unemployment.
A. to/in
B. at/in
C. at/of
D. for/of
No one enjoys ________ in public.
A. being made fun of
B. to be made fun of
C. making fun of
D. to make fun of
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
A. designed
B. factor
C.recent
D.distant
Choose the word whose underlined letter(s) is/ are pronounced differently from the others.
A. performed
B.impaired
C. designed
D. produced
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
A.injection
B.diminish
C.successful
D.benefit
Choose the word whose underlined letter(s) is/ are pronounced differently from the others.
A.destroys
B.cells
C.affects
D.stipends
Johnproposed_________Mary on a fine day at the crowded beach in theirhometown.
A. thattheymarried
B.gettingmarried
C. tohavemarried
D. tomarry
He said he hadn’t finished hisletteryet_________.
A.bynow
B.untilthen
C.untilnow
D. sofar
The judgegave_________
A. him the special prize withgoodcomments
B. him to the special prize with goodcomments
C. the special prize with goodcommentshim
D. him for the special prize with goodcomments
Her mother’sdream _________a family doctor will be fulfilled in sixyears.
A.by
B.with
C. of
D.at
They_________their service up tonow.
A.didn’tdo
B.haven’tdone
C.don’tdo
D. aren’tdoing
Body language is a potent formof_________communication.
A.verbal
B.oral
C.non-verbal
D.tongue
_________eighty percent of the students in our school are eager to work withforeignteachers, aren’tthey?
A.Most
B.Mostof
C.Almost
D.Mostly
_________we work with her, we get confused because of her fast speakingpace.
A.Sothat
B.Although
C. Whenever
D.Lest
The local people insisted that theroad_________50 cm more so that, in case of flood,they still can travel onit.
A. shouldbe raised
B.shouldraise
C. couldbe raised
D. couldrise
Johnaskedme_________inEnglish.
A. what that word means
B. what did this word mean
C. what does this word mean
D. what that word meant
According to Do Tan Long, an official of the Steering Center of Urban Flood Control Program in Ho Chi Minh City, the rain could be "the most extreme downpour" since _________ beginning of the rainy season.
A.the
B. an
C.ø
D.a
Hoa is asking Hai, who is sitting at a corner of the room, seeming too shy.
- Hoa: Why aren’t you taking part in our activities?
- Hai: Yes. I can. Certainly."
A. Could you please show me how to get to the nearest post office?
B. Shall I take your hat off?
C. Can I help you?
D. Can you help me with these decorations
Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and _________
A. communication
B. communicate
C. communicative
D. communicator
_________the bad weather, their plan still go ahead.
A. In terms of
B. Regarded as
C. In spite of
D. Because of
What do we call that _________animal? - We call it an elephant.
A.longnose
B.long-nosed
C.nose long
D. noselength
Long is looking at Linh’s mark 10 in her paper and said to her.
Long: - _________ - Linh: - Thank you. That’s a nice compliment."
A. What a mark 10!
B. You are so skilful!
C. If only I had such a good mark
D. No matter how good the mark is!
Many applicants find a job interview__________if they are not well-prepared for it.
A. impressive
B. stressful
C. threatening
D. time-consuming
He managed to win the race__________hurting his foot before the race.
A. in spite of
B. despite of
C. although
D. because of
Hardly__________when the argument began.
A. when he arrived
B. he had arrived
C. than he arrived
D. had he arrived
Housework is less tiring and boring thanks to the invention of__________devices.
A. environment-friendly
B. time-consuming
C. labor-saving
D. pollution-free
By the end of the 21st century, scientists__________a cure for the common cold.
A. will find
B. will have found
C. will be finding
D. will have been finding
Last Sunday was __________that we took a drive in the country.
A. so beautiful day
B. such a beautiful day
C. so a beautiful day
D. such beautiful day
Widespread forest destruction__________in this particular area.
A. must have seen
B. ought to see
C. could have seen
D. can be seen
The greater the demand, __________the price.
A. the highest
B. the high
C. higher
D. the higher
After twenty years collecting stamps, Mike__________interested in them.
A. is not longer
B. no longer
C. no longer is
D. is no longer
He asked me __________.
A. since when I’m waiting
B. how long I have been waiting
C. how long I had been waiting
D. since when I waited
__________ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.
A. Had you arrived
B. If you arrived
C. Were you arrived
D. If you hadn’t arrived
He still hasn’t really__________the death of his mother.
A. recovered
B. got over
C. cured
D. treated
He was offered the job thanks to his ________ performance during his job interview.
A. impressive
B. impressively
C. compression
D. impress
Someone who is ________ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
A. pessimist
B. optimistic
C. optimist
D. pessimistic
The preparations ________ by the time the guests ________ .
A. have finished/arrived
B. have been finished /arrived
C. had been finished/ arrived
D. had finished /arrived
Asian ________, Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of teenager crimes.
A. educational
B. education
C. educator
D. educate
________ turned out to be true.
A. Everything she had told us which
B. Everything where she had told us
C. Everything she had told us
D. That everything she told us
You'd better get someone ________ your living room.
A. redecorated
B. to redecorate
C. redecorating.
D. redecorate
Can you take ________ of the shop while Mr. Green is away?
A. operation
B. charge
C. management
D. running
They held a party to congratulate their son ________ his success to become an engineer.
A. in
B. on
C. with
D. for
They always kept on good ________ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.
A. terms
B. relations
C. will
D. relationship
They had invited over one hundred guests, ________.
A. not any of whom I knew
B. I did not know any of whom
C. I knew none of who
D. none of whom I knew
Please ________ and see us when you have time. You are always welcome.
A. come away
B. come to
C. come in
D. come round
Not only ________ to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil.
A. seismology is used
B. is seismology used
C. using seismology
D. to use seismology
Since the flood the number of homeless people ________dramatically.
A. are increasing
B. had increased
C. increase
D. has increased
While everybody else in our class prefers working in groups, Mina likes working__________.
A. on herself
B. on her own
C. of her own
D. in herself
________, the young mother appeared visibly very happy after the birth of her child.
A. Tired as she was
B. She was tired
C. As tired
D. Despite tired
Could you please tell me________?
A. where does my uncle's room
B. where is my uncle’s room
C. where my uncle’s room is
D. where my uncle's room
Gordon wants to look his best at the wedding so he’s ________
A. make a suit
B. having a suit made
C. to get made a suit
D. having made a suit
This book provides students ________ useful tips that help them to pass the coming exam.
A. at
B. about
C. for
D. with
Most ________ understand that disciplinary actions do not always work with students.
A. educate
B. educating
C. education
D. educators
She________me a very charming compliment on my painting.
A. showed
B. paid
C. made
D. took
________the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.
A. Despite
B. Although
C. Because
D. Because of
He did not share his secrets with other people but he ________in her.
A. confessed
B. concealed
C. confided
D. consented
I can’t ________this noise any longer. I’m going to write a letter of complaint to the local authority about this problem.
A. put up with
B. take away from
C. get back to
D. make out of
The new manager laid down very strict rules as soon as he had ________the position.
A. taken over
B. come over
C. taken up
D. taken off
The atmosphere at the meeting was very___________ and everyone was on first name terms
A. formal
B. informal
C. formality
D. informality
Mark enjoys having fun by causing trouble. He's very___________boy.
A. strong willed
B. mischievous
C. obedient
D. well behaved
Many young people nowadays are prepared to___________getting married to pursue their professional careers.
A. satisfy
B. sacrifice
C. prefer
D. confide
My boss's plane___________at 10:15 tomorrow morning, but I cannot pick him up.
A. arrives
B. is arriving
C. will be arriving
D. arrived
Jack asked Jil___________interested in any kinds of sports.
A. if she were
B. if were she
C. if was she
D. if she was
Whenever problems___________we discuss frankly and find solutions quickly.
A. make up
B. come up
C. put up
D. turn up
Children should be taught that they have to___________everything after they use it.
A. put away
B. pick off
C. collect up
D. catch on
Vietnamese parents normally do not let their children make a decision ___________ their own future career.
A. in
B. of
C. on
D. for
The police have just round the man and his car___________were swept away during the heavy storm last week.
A. that
B. which
C. whose
D. when
___________the more terrible the terrorism will become.
A. The more weapons are powerful
B. The more powerful weapons are
C. The weapons more powerful
D. Weapons are the more powerful
We are concerned with the problem of energy resources___________we must also think of our environment.
A. despite
B. though
C. however
D. but
When finding a new house, parents should___________all the conditions for their children’s education and entertainment.
A. take into account
B. make all the conditions
C. get a measure of
D. put into effect
Ann's encouraging words gave me _________ to undertake the demanding task once again.
A. a point
B. an incentive
C. a resolution
D. a target
I don’t suppose there is anyone there, _________?
A. do I
B. isn't there
C. is there
D. don't I
He wanted to know whose car I had borrowed _________
A. the last evening
B. last night
C. yesterday evening
D. the previous night
Are you taking_________ this semester?
A. house economics
B. home economic
C. house economic
D. home economics
We should participate in the movements_________ the natural environment.
A. organizing to conserve
B. organized to conserve
C. organized conserving
D. which organize to conserve
He does not_________ his fellow-workers and there are often disagreements between them.
A. get on with
B. put up with
C. go on with
D. take to
My mother _________ the responsibility for running the household.
A. bears
B. runs
C. holds
D. takes
Sarah and I _________ reserved the rooms in the same hotel. She was really surprised to see me there.
A. intentionally
B. practically
C. coincidentally
D. deliberately
Anna waved to us as a_________ that he saw us.
A. signal
B. scene
C. signature
D. scenery
Not until Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave had been completely explored in 1972_________
A. when was its full extent realized
B. the realization of its full extent
C. was its full extent realized
D. that its full extent was realized
Knocking on closed doors before entering can be a great way for children to practice _________ behaviors.
A. respecting
B. respectful
C. respected
D. respective
My sister and her husband _________ over to my house for dinner tomorrow evening.
A. came
B. come
C. going to come
D. are coming
The woman________ last week has been freed by the police.
A. arrested
B. was arrested
C. arresting
D. who arrested.
Why don't you raise your hand to________ the teacher's attention in stead of shouting like this?
A. attract
B. pull
C. draw
D. capture.
She has just enrolled on a ________ course in cooking because she is getting married next month.
A. speedy
B. quick
C. fast
D. crash.
Many workers switch from the day________ to the night one with difficulties.
A. light
B. shift
C. hour
D. period
The Internet enables users of computers to ________ information in a variety of forms.
A. share
B. divide
C. cut
D. tell
Women in American have a lot of ________ freedom.
A. personal
B. physical
C. human
D. technical
The survey was to find out the young people’s attitudes________ love and marriage.
A. towards
B. above
C. beneath
D. with
John ________ the keys. I cannot see it anywhere.
A. should have taken
B. could have taken
C. must have taken
D. needn't have taken.
I would really like to join you on a skiing trip but I can't do it until I________ my thesis.
A. will finish
B. finished
C. have finished
D. will have finished.
________ he studied hard, he didn't pass his final exams.
A. Although
B. No matter
C. Because
D. However.
To be honest, Harry has________ than you have.
A. been more helpful considerably
B. considerably been more helpful.
C. been considerably more helpful
D. been more considerably helpful.
My new glasses cost me ________ the pair that I bought last month.
A. more than three time
B. three times as much as
C. as much three times as
D. more three times than
A personal communicator helps you to ________ with other computers and with people around the world.
A. demonstrate
B. interact
C. content
D. transmit
Peter: “Ann is in hospital.” Mary: “Yes, I know. ________ her tommorrow.”
A. I visit
B. I’ll visit
C. I’m going to visit
D. I am visiting
The children have every reason to be proud ________ their efforts.
A. at
B. to
C. in
D. of
As a famous person ________ many children admire, it is important for her to act responsibly.
A. whose
B. which
C. when
D. whom
A number of students ________ for a rise since last year
A. ask
B. have asked
C. has asked
D. asked
Our flight was delayed, but we finally ________ shortly after midnight.
A. took on
B. put off
C. took up
D. took off
I remember ________ the letter a few days before going on holiday.
A. received
B. to have received
C. to receive
D. receiving
Ba and his family had ________ to their home village.
A. a two-day trip
B. a two-days trip
C. a two-day trips
D. two-day trips
The film ________ by the time we ________ to the cinema.
A. had already started/got
B. already started/ had gotten
C. had already started/had gotten
D. has already started/ got
The teacher ________ her to improve her drawing.
A. persisted
B. insisted
C. encouraged
D. made
I have been fascinated by________ since I was at secondary school.
A. photographer
B. photography
C. photograph
D. photographic
My parents ________ tommorrow to stay with me for a few days.
A. came
B. have come
C. come
D. are coming
Many applicants find a job interview__________ if they are not well-prepared for it.
A. impressive
B. stressful
C. threatening
D. time-consuming
The manager__________ him for a minor mistake.
A. accused
B. charged
C. complained
D. blamed
I __________ hurry. It’s nearly 8.00, and my first class starts at 8.15.
A. would prefer
B. can’t help
C. would rather
D. had better
He managed to keep his job__________ the manager had threatened to sack him.
A. although
B. despite
C. unless
D. therefore
Don’t touch that wire or you’ll get an electric__________.
A. shock
B. fire
C. charge
D. current
The car had a(n) __________ tire, so we had to change the wheel.
A. bent
B. flat
C. cracked
D. injured
Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural__________ of the country.
A. costom
B. diversity
C. alternations
D. article
You should make a(n) __________ to overcome this problem.
A. trial
B. impression
C. effort
D. apology
–“You look beautiful with your new hairstyle!”
– “____________”.
A. Not at all
B. It’s kind of you to say so
C. Very kind of your part
D. Willingly
It was only__________ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.
A. then
B. until
C. as soon as
D. when
The girl __________ design had been chosen stepped to the platform to receive the award.
A. whose
B. whom
C. that
D. which
My responsibility is to wash dishes and__________ the garbage.
A. take care of
B. take out
C. take off
D. take over
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Mario has now ______ to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
C. advanced
D. reached
It seems that he is having a lot of difficulties, ______?
A. doesn’t it
B. isn’t it
C. isn’t he
D. doesn’t he