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The word “feasibility” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________
A. possibility
B. capability
C. difficulty
D. profitability
According to the passage, the Eric Canal connected the _________
A. Delaware and Potomac Rivers
B. Hudson River and Lake Eric
C. Atlantic Ocean and the Hudson River
D. Potomac and Ohio Rivers
The completion of the Eric Canal was financed by _________
A. private company
B. B. DeWitt Clinton
C. the federal government
D. New York
The actual cost of building the Eric Canal was __________
A. $5 million
B. less than had been expected
C. $7 million
D. more than could be repaid
The word “tolls” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Grants
B. Fees
C. Links
D. Jobs
Which of the following is NOT given as an effect of the building of the Eric Canal in paragraph 4?
A. It took water traffic away from the Mississippi River.
B. It established Boston and Philadelphia as the most important centers of trade.
C. It helped determine the outcome of the Civil War.
D. It allowed the East coast to trade with the Great Lake Sea.
What can be inferred about railroads in 1849 from the information in the last paragraph?
A. They were being planned but had not been built.
B. They were seriously underdeveloped.
C. They had begun to compete with the Eric Canal for traffic.
D. They were weakened by the expansion of the canal.
The word “warranted” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to
A. hastened
B. guaranteed
C. justified
D. prevented
Ancient education generally focused its efforts on _________.
A. young people only
B. on male learners
C. both sexes
D. female learners
Education in early times was mostly aimed at ___________.
A. teaching skills
B. learning new lifestyles
C. learning to live
D. imparting survival skills
The first to support the equality of the sexes was _____________.
A. the Chinese
B. the Jews
C. Plato
D. the Greek
The word “informally” in this context mostly refers to an education occurring ___________.
A. in a department
B. in classrooms
C. ability
D. outside the school
When education first reached women, they were _________.
A. separated from men
B. locked up in a place with men
C. deprived of opportunities
D. isolated from a normal life
When the concept of universal primary education was introduced, education ___________.
A. focused on imparting skills
B. locked up in a place with men
C. was given free to all
D. focused on imparting skills
Co-education was negatively responded to in ___________.
A. conservative countries
B. Japan
C. South American countries
D. the Scandinavian countries
The best title for this passage would be __________.
A. The difference between sensory and short-term memory
B. How long it takes to memorize
C. The stages of human memory
D. Human phases
The three phases of memory discussed in the passage are differentiated according to ____________.
A. The location in the brain
B. The period of time it takes to remember something
C. How the senses are involved in the memory.
D. How long the memory lasts.
The expression “is based on” in the first paragraph could be best replaced by __________.
A. Is on the top of
B. is at the foot of
C. depends on
D. is below
According to the passage, which type of memory is the shortest?
A. Sensory memory
B. Active memory
C. Short-term memory
D. Long-term memory
According to the passage, when will information stay in your short-term memory?
A. For as long as twenty minutes
B. As long as it is being used.
C. After you have repeated it many times.
D. When it has moved into long-term memory.
All of the following are TRUE about long - term memory EXCEPT that __________
A. it has a very large capacity.
B. it can hold information.
C. it is possible to put information into it through memorization.
D. memorization is the only way that information can get there.
The expression “on its own” in the last sentence can be best replaced by
A. by itself
B. in its own time
C. with its
D. in only one way
It can be inferred from the passage that if a person remembers a piece of « information for two days, this is probably _________.
A. three phases of memory
B. the sensory memory
C. the short- term memory
D. the long- term memory
What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The number of non-native users of English.
B. The French influence on the English language.
C. The expansion of English as an international language.
D. The use of English for science and technology.
In the first paragraph, the word “emerged” is closest in meaning to
A. appeared
B. hailed
C. frequented
D. engaged
In the first paragraph, the word “elements” is closest in meaning to
A. declaration
B. features
C. frequented
D. engaged
Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England? ________.
A. In 1066
B. around 1350
C. before 1600
D. after 1600
According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world EXCEPT__________.
A. the slave trade
B. the Norman invasion
C. missionaries
D. colonization
In the second paragraph, the word “stored” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. bought
B. saved
C. spent
D. valued
According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the world today? _________.
A. a quarter million
B. half a million
C. 350 million
D. 700 million
Einstein’s primary work was in the area of ________.
A. chemistry
B. biology
C. physics
D. engineering
Which of the following inventions is mentioned in the passage as a practical application of Einsteins discoveries?
A. Radio
B. Automobiles
C. Computers
D. Television
According to the passage, Einstein supported all of the following EXCEPT
A. the establishment ot a Jewish homeland in Palestine
B. nationalism
C. atomic bomb research in the United States.
D. the defeat of the Nazis.
What is “Brownian movement”?
A. The zig-zag motion of microscopic particles in suspension
B. The emission of electrons from solids when struck by light
C. The motion of photons in light
D. The basis of the theory of relativity
Einstein was a citizen of all of the following countries EXCEPT
A. Belgium
B. Germany
C. United State
D. Switzerland
It is clear from the tone of the passage that the author feels
A. Einsteins work in physics was somewhat tarnished by his conservative political views.
B. Albert Einstein was one of the most brilliant thinkers in history.
C. Einsteins work in physics, though theoretically impressive, led to few practical applications.
D. Einsteins theories have been consistently proven incorrect.
According to Einstein’s special theory of relativity,
A. all properties of matter and energy can be explained in a single mathematical formula.
B. light is composed of separate packets of energy.
C. time and motion are relative to the observer.
D. some solids emit electrons when struck by light.
The word “exalting” in the passage most nearly means
A. elevation
B. criticism
C. support
D. elimination
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about primitive
art?
A. It’s two-dimensional
B. Colours and patterns are important
C. Artists do not have to be trained for it
D. It is used mainly for painting portraits
Horace Pippin discovered he could paint and draw _________.
A. during Word War I
B. when he completed his training
C. when someone reminded him of his artistic sensitivity
D. by holding his right wrist steady with his left hand
Where in the passage is the name of Pippin’s hometown mentioned?
A. Line 1-2
B. Line 3-4
C. Line 6-7
D. Line 8-9
It may be inferred from the passage that Pippin
A. had a simple upbringing
B. was obsessed with the subject of abolition
C. was destroyed by his war experiences
D. wanted nothing to do with his past following?
The word “arrangement” in the passage could best be replaced by _________.
A. purpose
B. feature
C. mixture
D. production
With which of the following statements would the author agree?
A. Horace Pippin was a poorly trained ordinary artist.
B. Primitive art is an excuse for lack of training and talent.
C. Horace Pippin made an important contribution to American art.
D. Horace Pippin placed too much emphasis on social issues in his work..
The passage would most likely be required reading in which course?
A. Biology
B. Drama
C. Literature
D. Art History
The word akin’ in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ________.
A. likely
B. close
C. next
D. similar
Which of the following would NOT be a problem for the construction plan?
A. social
B. political
C. engineering
D. financial
Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. Marinnation would have about one million inhabitants.
B. Marinnation will be built in a deep place in the Pacific Ocean.
C. Marinnation will be located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
D. Marinnation could be served as home for international organisations.
What is going to be built first?
A. a city
B. a dam
C. a monument
D. a sea bed
The most difficult task is to protect the dam against ________ and earthquake.
A. fire
B. water
C. sunlight
D. weather
According to the text, people could come to live in the future city in the year __________
A. 2002
B. 2012
C. 2010
D. 2020
What does the author imply in the last sentence of the passage?
A. People will ask an open question about living in Marinnation.
B. The construction of Marinnation could never be completed in time.
C. People might not want to live in an isolated and artificial community.
D. People will ask how they can live in such an isolated and artificial city.
The topic of this passage is ____________.
A. reactions to foods
B. food and nutrition
C. infants and allergies
D. a good diet
According to the passage, the difficulty in diagnosing allergies to foods is due to ____________
A. the vast number of different foods we eat
B. lack of a proper treatment plan
C. the similarity of symptoms of the allergy to other problems
D. the use of prepared formula to feed babies
The word “symptoms” is closest in meaning to ____________.
A.indications
B. diet
C. diagnosis
D. prescriptions
The phrase “set off” is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. relieved
B. identified
C. avoided
D. triggered
What can be inferred about babies from this passage?
A. They can eat almost anything.
B. They should have a carefully restricted diet as infants.
C. They gain little benefit from being breast fed.
D. They may become hyperactive if fed solid food too early.
The word “hyperactive” is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. overly active
B. unusually low activity
C. excited
D. inquisitive
The author states that the reason that infants need to avoid certain foods related to allergies has to do with the infant’s ____________.
A. lack of teeth
B. poor metabolism
C. underdeveloped intestinal tract
D. inability to swallow solid foods.
What is the topic of this passage?
A. Mating rituals of great horned owls
B. Raising a family of great horned owls
C. Habits of young great horned owls
D. Nest building of great horned owls
The phrase “a resonant hoot” is closest in meaning to
A. a sound
B. an offering of food
C. an instrument
D. a movement
It can be inferred from the passage that the courtship of great horned owls _________.
A. happens in the fall
B. takes place on the ground
C. involves the male alone
D. in an active process
According to the passage, great horned owls _____________.
A. may inhabit a previously used nest
B. are discriminate nest builders
C. need big nests for their numerous eggs
D. build nests on tree limbs
According to the passage, which of the following is the mother owl’s job?
A. To build the nest
B. To initiate the courtship ritual
C. To sit on the nest
D. To feed the young
The phrase “precious charges” refers to _________
A. the hawks and crows
B. other nesting owls
C. the nest
D. the eggs
According to the passage, young owlets eat everything EXCEPT _________.
A. insects
B. other small birds
C. small mammals
D. nuts and seeds
The word “they” refers to
A. the adult birds
B. the wise old men
C. the prey
D. the young birds
The phrase “became the household word” in paragraph I meansthat _______.
A. a house style was called Jackson.
B. Jackson acquired fame.
C. people criticized Jackson.
D. Jackson was a popular boy’s name.
The author suggests that Jackson’s election and inauguration _______.
A. destroyed the White House.
B. brought a new style to the presidency.
C. made a lot of common people angry.
D. put a military man in the White House for the first time.
According to the passage, why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
A. He thought it benefited only rich people.
B. It started a war.
C. It opposed electing him “King Andrew”.
D. It opposed giving common people the right to vote.
According to the passage, Jackson’s policy toward American Indians was ___________.
A. developed during the War of 1812.
B.forceful and cruel
C.considered his greatest achievement
D. considered progressive at the time
The word “brutal” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. tearful
B. abrupt
C. humane
D. harsh
Which of the following is NOT attributed to Andrew Jackson?
A.The Whig Party.
B. Jacksonian Democracy.
C.The rise of the common man.
D. The Democratic Party.
Which of the following could NOT be inferred about Andrew Jackson?
A. He served his country throughout his life.
B. He supposed democratic reforms.
C. He inspired populist politics.
D. He was the president during a violent war.
Some candidates failed the oral examination because they didn’t have enough ________.
A. confide
B. confident
C. confidential
D. confidence
Our new coach is popular________the whole team.
A. for
B. to
C. by
D. with
Don’t go too fast! I can’t________up with you.
A. keep
B. go
C. walk
D. run
I have no idea where________.
A. has she got that information
B. she got that information
C. did she get that information
D. that information has she got
That’s ________ story I have ever heard.
A. a ridiculous
B. the ridiculous
C. the more ridiculous
D. the most ridiculous
We bought some________.
A. German lovely old glasses
B. German old lovely glasses
C. lovely old German glasses
D. old lovely German glasses
________non-verbal language is ________ important aspect of interpersonal communication.
A. The - a
B. ø – an
C. A – the
D. The - ø
Their apartment looks nice. In fact, it’s________.
A. extremely comfortable
B. extreme comfortably
C. extreme comfortable
D. extremely comfortably
My teacher is one of the people________.
A. I look up to them
B. whom look up to
C. I look up to
D. to who I look up to
In my company, the director deputy usually________the responsibility for organizing meetings and conferences.
A. makes
B. gets
C. becomes
D. takes
When she returned home from work, she________a bath
A. takes
B. took
C. has taken
D. was taking
It is important to have someone you can________in.
A. talk
B. speak
C. know
D. confide
He was lucky to escape from the accident with only________injuries.
A. minor
B. serious
C. important
D. major
You________clean the windows. The window-cleaner is coming tomorrow.
A. don’t have
B. must
C. mustn’t
D. needn’t
Would you rather live in________town or in________country?
A. a – a
B. a – the
C. the – a
D. the – the
Our teacher would like________
A. that we practicing our pronunciation
B. we to practice our pronunciation
C. us to practice our pronunciation
D. us practicing our pronunciation
Jane often remembered________to her mother before she died
A. to talk
B. talk
C. talked
D. talking
They will be able to walk across the river________
A. if the ice will be thick enough
B. unless the ice is thick enough
C. if the ice is thick enough
D. when the ice will be thick enough
I don’t care________money. Money can’t buy happiness
A. about
B. with
C. in
D. at
The Giant Panda has been on thev________of extinction for many years
A. border
B. verge
C. margin
D. rim
What I like best of him is his________
A. dependence
B. dependable
C. independence
D. dependency
He leaves work early to________his daughter up from school
A. pick
B. put
C. take
D. collect
Jack________chess before, so I showed him what to do
A. didn’t play
B. hadn’t played
C. hadn’t been played
D. wasn’t playing
When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for________15 minutes
A. another
B. others
C. the others
D. other
Please________your cigarette. I am going to get choked
A. cut down
B. blow out
C. put aside
D. put out
Factories are not allowed to pump their industrial________into the sea
A. garbage
B. litter
C. waste
D. rubbish
I must go to the dentist and________
A. get my teeth to take care of
B. take care of my teeth
C. my teeth be taken care of
D. get my teeth taken care of
“What would you do in my place?”
“ Were________treated like that, I would complain to the manager.”
A. I to had been
B. I to be
C. I have been
D. to I be
Hair colour is________characteristics to use in identifying people
A. one of the most obvious that art
B. obviously one of the most
C. one of the most obvious
D. most obvious one of
Not until a monkey is several years old________to exhibit signs of independence from his mother
A. does it begin
B. beginning
C. and begin
D. it begins
As a child, I had an________friend called Polly
A. image
B. imagine
C. imaginative
D. imaginary
Dick________moustache, but he doesn’t any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn’t like it
A. got used to have
B. is used to have
C. used to have
D. used to having
Neither the students nor their lecturer________English in the classroom
A. use
B. uses
C. are using
D. have used
Jenny is an early riser and she doesn’t object________the trip before 7 a.m
A. to starting
B. against starting
C. to have to start
D. to start
One of the men was lying on the ground after________ down by a piece of rock
A. knocking
B. being knocked
C. knocking him
D. was knocked
The number of working women in China ________from 49% in 1980 to nearly65% today
A. has been increasing
B. has increased
C. is increasing
D. have increased
My uncle took________photography when he retired from work
A. after
B. over
C. up
D. on
Helen is traveling to Germany tomorrow on her first working trip and she is very excited________it
A. for
B. against
C. about
D. with
These people________for the most successful company in the town
A. are seeming to work
B. seem working
C. seem to be working
D. are seem to be working
This job________working very long hours
A. includes
B. consists
C. involves
D. contains
When he was 20, he developed ________ for the personal computer
A. the world first computer’s language
B. the computer language for the first world
C. the world’s first computer language
D. the first world’s computerlanguage
When I came, the salesperson was ________ to the customers how to use a new kind of washing machines.
A. demonstrating
B. proving
C. exposing
D. teaching
________ my parents gave me the fish tank
A. It was on my birthday when
B. It was my birthday on that
C. It was my birthday that
D. It was on my birthday that
This is________the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do
A. by heart
B. by chance
C. by far
D. by myself
It is great to watch sportsmen in their national costumes________into the stadium
A. marching
B. marched
C. having marched
D. to march
Don’t worry. He’ll do the job as________as possible
A. economizing
B. economic
C. uneconomically
D. economically
I found the lecture about environment very ________
A. informing
B. informative
C. informational
D. informant
All the boys are good at cooking, but ________is as good as the girls
A. either
B. neither
C. every
D. none
You should concentrate ________what the interviewer is saying and make a real effort to answer all the questions
A. to
B. at
C. on
D. in
They ________at each other for more than one minute without blinking.
A. stared
B. winked
C. watched
D. glanced
It is essential that he ________. His illness seems worse
A. needed operating
B. need to operate
C. need an operation
D. needs an operate
“Don’t stay up late any longer, ________?”
A. do you
B. won’t you
C. will you
D. should you
Jane wasn’t in when I arrived. I supposed she ________I was coming
A. must have forgotten
B. must forget
C. may forget
D. can’t have forgotten
I ________on this project for many consecutive days without success
A. had been working
B. had worked
C. have been working
D. have been worked
________appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an illusion.
A. The Moon which
B. The Moon
C. When the Moon
D. That the Moon
All the ideas were good, but Michael ________the best plan of all
A. came up
B. came up with
C. got on with
D. put on
she could not say anything
A. Therefore upset was she that
B. However upset was she that
C. So upset was she that
D. So upset was that
Tony and Toby have a lot in ________with each other
A. common
B. competition
C. regard
D. similar
The building work is still on schedulea problem in digging the foundation
A. due to
B. despite
C. so as
D. only if
It is very difficult to________the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign language
A. convert
B. convey
C. exchange
D. transfer
By the time I return to my country, I________away from home for more than three years
A. will have been
B. will be
C. have been
D. was
The water is________. You can’t drink it
A. pollution
B. pollutant
C. polluted
D. polluting
My boss is going on vacation next month, ________ she’ll be away from the office for about four weeks
A. in other words
B. for instance
C. on the other hand
D. such as
Have you got a light? My cigarette’s gone________
A. by
B. away
C. off
D. out
When he returned home, I found the door________
A. unlocking
B. unlocked
C. to be unlocked
D. have unlocked
I had no sooner lit the barbecue________
A. than it started to rain
B. as it started to rained
C. while it started raining
D. that it started raining
Several of my friends are________reporters
A. newspaper’s
B. newspapers’
C. newspapers
D. newspaper
Are you satisfied________your record?
A. at
B. from
C. with
D. for
Do you know________?
A. what wrong was it with
B. what’s wrong with it
C. what wrong is it with
D. what wrong was with it
Zika________poses an international emergency, according to the World Health Organization.
A. not any longer
B. any more
C. no longer
D. not any more
This surface________rough but it________smooth
A. feels/touches
B. appears/tastes
C. sees/smells
D. looks/feels
________with the size of the whole Earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all
A. Compare them
B. If you compare
C. When compared
D. A comparison
I’m sure that you can recognize her at the station; she________a red raincoat
A. will be wearing
B. will have been wearing
C. is going to wear
D. will have worn
This________dictionary includes a few animations
A. electricity
B. electric
C. electronic
D. electrical
When exactly did the war________between two countries?
A. go off
B. set in
C. call off
D. break out
Maria Sharapova became the first Russian________a Wimbledon single title.
A. to win
B. that was winning
C. who wins
D. which won
His________of safety regulations really can’t be ignored any longer
A. inattention
B. disregard
C. carelessness
D. unfamiliarity
________the first time I met Tom was at college
A. As much as I remember
B. As far as I remember
C. As well as I remember
D. As soon as I remember
Very________people went to the show but it still started on time
A. much
B. a few
C. little
D. few
“I would rather you________me the truth right now.”
A. told
B. tell
C. said
D. say
Do you know that wine is made________grapes?
A. out of
B. of
C. from
D. with
Heavy snowfalls made________planes to land or take off
A. it impossible
B. impossible for
C. impossible
D. it impossible for
Tom was accused ____________ some top secret document.
A. to steal
B. of having stolen
C. for stealing
D. to have stolen
Sometimes ___________ wears people out and is worse than the lack of sleep itself
A. to sleep the desire
B. the desire to sleep
C. to desire to sleep is
D. The desire to sleep wh
We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we ___________ to the station, Susan ____________ for us for more than two hours. A
A. are getting/had waited
B. got/waited
C. had got/had waited
D. got/ had been waiting
Preparing for a job interview can be very _______________.
A. stress
B. stressful
C. stressed
D. stressing
______________ but for his help yesterday?
A. What did you do
B. How would you do
C. What would you have done
D. How had you done
Don’t worry, we will have to wait a little longer because I’m sure he will ___________ soon
A. turn up
B. turn in
C. turn into
D. turn down
I tried every key in turn but not __________ fitted.
A. none
B. each
C. any
D. one
She complains noisily about everything she doesn’t like. She is the type of person who is always _____________.
A. making a fuss
B. doing a fuss
C. creating a fuss
D. giving a fuss
That cannot be a true story. He ____________ it up.
A. can have made
B. must have made
C. would have made
D. should have made
They asked me ______ in London then.
A. is my brother working
B. was my brother working
C. if my brother was working
D. if my brother is working
She blamed ___________ me ___________ not explaining the lesson __________ her carefully.
A. on – for – to
B. for – on – for
C. ø – about – for
D. ø – for – to
It _____________me more than an hour to download your photos you uploaded to your Facebook sites.
A. took
B. gave
C. sent
D. forwarded
We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests ____________.
A. had left
B. have left
C. left
D. were leaving
How tall is Ralph?”
“He’s __________ than you are.”
A. slightly taller
B. slight tall
C. slightly tall
D. slight taller
Nowadays, most developed countries have brought malaria ___________ control.
A. in
B. below
C. to
D. under
Due to _______ fuel prices, the company has decided to add a surcharge to all deliveries.
A. rise
B. arisen
C. rose
D. rising
Let me please _______ my memory before I get down to answering the questions.
A. resume
B. ease
C. awake
D. refresh
Our teacher told us that if we don’t ___________ the environment, our grandchildren may not even be able to carry on living.
A. look into
B. look out for
C. look after
D. look for
Have you seen today’s paper? It _______ they’ve caught those million-pound bank robbers.
A. writes
B. says
C. tells
D. talks about
If a person wants to get a tube of toothpaste, he will probably go to _____________.
A. the greengrocer’s
B. the barber’s
C. the dentist’s
D. the chemist’s
Mr. Hamilton recently found a sister who was thought ____________ thirty years ago.
A. to have been killed
B. to have killing
C. to have killed
D. to have been killing
It was ______ we met Mr. Brown in Tokyo.
A. before many years ago
B. since many years ago when
C. many years ago that
D. for many years since
Mary wondered ___________ her father looked like now, after so many years away.
A. whose
B. how
C. that
D. what
The town _____________ we are living is noisy and crowd
A. in where
B. which
C. at which
D. where
How long ago ____________ the Civil War?
A. was
B. happened
C. occurred
D. took place
I‟m afraid very few people know about the concert and almost no one will come. If only the posters _____________ on time.
A. were hanging
B. were hung
C. were hanged
D. had been hung
Jimmy sent his mother a ___________ of flowers for her birthday.
A. bar
B. bunch
C. pack
D. packet
The boy with his two friends _____________ the cherry tree now.
A. has been splitting
B. have split
C. is splitting
D. are splitting
Susan cannot stand looking at the rat, __________ touching it.
A. even so
B. as far as
C. what it
D. let alone
I‟d rather ___________ in the field than ____________ at home.
A. to work/to stay
B. working/staying
C. work/stay
D. worked/stayed
My plans to travel around the world have _________ through because I couldn‟t save enough money.
A. fallen
B. dropped
C. given
D. put
“I thought you bought a new fountain pen last week?” “Yes, I did but I left it at home. Can I borrow _____________ for a moment?”
A. the one of you
B. one of yours
C. one pen of you
D. the one of your pen
There are only a few minutes left, and the students is writing ________________.
A. with a pressure
B. under the pressure
C. to pressure
D. under pressure
A little farther down the street _______________.
A. is the inn I used to stay at
B. there is an inn where I used to stay in
C. the inn is the place where I used to stay
D. is there an inn in which I used to stay
Remember to appreciate what your friends do for you. You shouldn‟t take them ________.
A. as a rule
B. as usual
C. out of habit
D. for granted
No one saw Jim came in. He came in without _____________.
A. anybody saw him
B. anybody sees him
C. being seen
D. been seen
I feel terrible, I didn’t sleep _______________ last night.
A. a jot
B. a wink
C. an inch
D. an eye
I’m going to market all efforts to win a gold medal in ___________ for your help and concern.
A. return
B. mind
C. allowances
D. memory
The manager charged her ___________ irresponsibility and dishonesty.
A. for
B. on
C. about
D. with
I _____________ the newspaper now. You can take it.
A. have been reading
B. will read
C. am reading
D. have read
___________ stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home.
A. By all means
B. In all
C. At all costs
D. On the whole
The ___________ you gain from taking part in our club is the ease of mind.
A. profit
B. improvement
C. benefit
D. advantage
The growth of two-income families in the United States _______ of people moving to a new social class.
A. has resulted in millions
B. resulting in millions
C. results of millions
D. million of results
The woman ___________ when the police told her that her son had died.
A. got over
B. fell apart
C. looked up
D. broke down
He couldn’t move the table. He had to get someone __________ him.
A. helping
B. help
C. to help
D. helped
On being told about her sack, _______________.
A. her boss felt sorry for Mary
B. Mary was shocked
C. Mary’s face turned pale
D. All are correct
Now, don’t tell anyone else what I have just told you. Remember it is ___________
A. confidential
B. confident
C. confidence
D. confidant
He bought three shirts; one for him and ____________ for his children.
A. others
B. the other
C. another
D. the others
Three pounds of butter ____________ in this recipe.
A. needs
B. is needed
C. need
D. are needed
The new law threatened to _____________ many people of the most elementary freedom.
A. deprive
B. deceive
C. snatch
D. depress
She will be ill _____________________.
A. If she not take a few days rest
B. provided she takes a few days rest
C. unless she takes a few days rest
D. in case she takes a few days rest
It’s _____________ that Mary couldn’t finish it alone.
A. so difficult a work
B. such difficult a work
C. so difficult a job
D. such difficult a job
___________________? Your eyes are red.
A. Did you cry
B. Have you been cried
C. Were you crying
D. Have you been crying
When Tet holiday comes, Vietnamese people often feel inclined to ___________ their houses.
A. do up
B. do in
C. do over
D. do through
These plants are popular and you can see them _________ anywhere.
A. hardly
B. nearly
C. at most
D. almost
She demanded that she _____________ allowed to meet her son in prison.
A. was
B. were
C. be
D. would be
To protect ____________ hackers, security experts advise longer passwords ____________ combinations of upper and lowercase, as well as numbers.
A. on – between
B. against – with
C. from – to
D. about – inside
She built a high wall around her garden _______________.
A. to enable people not taking her fruit
B. so that her fruit would be stolen
C. to prevent her fruit from being stolen
D. in order that her fruit not be stolen
She was great, wasn’t she?” “Absolutely, I can recall the last time I heard her ______________ such an inspiring speech.
A. has been delivering
B. to deliver
C. to be delivering
D. deliver
I promise not to disturb you. I’ll just sit here and I’ll be as quiet as ________________.
A. sheep
B. fish
C. mouse
D. dog
Can you make yourself ____________ in French?
A. understand
B. understood
C. understanding
D. to understand
Although _____________, he has been to more than 30 countries in the world and gained a lot of experience.
A. his young age
B. young
C. been young
D. he was young
Are you sure Britain is a wheat- ___________ country?
A. produced
B. product
C. producing
D. production
I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep _____________.
A. falling off
B. falling back
C. falling over
D. falling out
In my family, my sister and I take turn _____________.
A. doing the washing
B. to do the washing
C. doing the washer
D. both A & B arecorrect
A: “Do you have a copy of The Last Leaf?”
B: “You are ____________ luck. I have just one copy left.”
A. of
B. with
C. in
D. at
A: “When will we meet: at 7:30 or 8:00?”
B: “I don’t mind. ___ ___ is convenient for me.”
A. Either time
B. Neither of them
C. Both time
D. Neither time
Like everyone else, Sue has her _____________ of course but on the whole , she’s quite satisfied with life.
A. odds and ends
B. safe and sound
C. ins and outs
D. ups and downs
In water polo, a player is ejected after committing five personal _____________.
A. mistakes
B. faults
C. fouls
D. errors
Recent evidence makes it possible for the investigatiors to conclude that ______.
A. some paintings by Rembrandt to be faked
B. some paintings by Rembrandt were faked
C. some paintings by Rembrandt must be faked
D. Rembrandt was attributed to some paintings
You need to walk gently after the doctor removes the cast off because it ______________ for your broken leg to learn how to walk again.
A. takes time
B. costs time
C. time-consuming
D. saves time
Our project was successful ________________its practicality.
A. on behalf of
B. with a view to
C. regardless of
D. in terms of
He’d hardly finished doing his homework when you arrived, ____________?
A. didn’t he
B. had he
C. would he
D. hadn’t he
The time has now come when it will be necessary to ____________ making a plan.
A. see through
B. see over
C. see about
D. see into
A: “Why don’t we go to the cinema?” B: ―It’s too late. The film ______ by now.
A. will be started
B. will be starting
C. will have started
D. has started
Don’t put David in charge of arranging the theater trip; he’s too _____________.
A. organized
B. disorganized
C. organizing
D. well organized
The play was not ____________ what we had expected.
A. just
B. absolutely
C. at all
D. very
She listened so attentively that not a word ____________.
A. she had missed
B. she missed
C. she didn’t miss
D. did she miss
A: ―Did you have to do a lot of preparation for the meeting?
B: ―________________ with the board, I reviewed all the proposals again.
A. Until I was meeting
B. Prior to meeting
C. By the time I met
D.Subsequently meeting
The matter was so delicate that none of the ministers knew how to __________ it
A. manipulate
B. deal
C. affect
D. handle
_____________ that Emily Dickinson wrote, two were given titles and seven were published during her lifetime.
A. Of the 1800 poems
B. There were 1800 poems
C. Because the 1800 poems
D. The 1800 poems
Would you be ____________ my letters while I am away?
A. too good as to forward
B. so good as to forward
C. as good as to forward
D. so good as forwarding
I must have a word ____________ Jack about timekeeping; this is the third time this week he’s been late.
A. with
B. for
C. from
D. toward
Don’t worry! Our new product will keep your bathroom clean and ______.
A. odourless
B. odour
C. odourful
D. odourlessly
“It’s about time you ______ your homework, Mary.”
A. must do
B. do
C. did
D. will do
In our team, no person ______ John could finish this tough task in such a short time.
A. outside
B. other than
C. including
D. rather than
______ he got top marks at high school, he never went to university.
A. Although
B. Despite
C. Meanwhile
D. Nevertheless
Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states ______ the Constitution of the United States.
A. to ratify
B. ratify
C. ratified
D. have ratified
His honesty is ______; nobody can doubt it.
A. in question
B. beside the question
C. without question
D. out of the question
The Moon is much closer to Earth ______, and thus it had greater influence on the tides.
A. but the Sun is
B. where the Sun is
C. than is the Sun
D. unlike the Sun
The government was finally ______ by a minor scandal.
A. put back
B. brought down
C. pulled down
D. taken down
Having traveled to different parts of our country, ______.
A. we have learned a lot about interesting lifestyles and customs
B. we are seeing a lot of interesting lifestyles and customs
C. many interesting lifestyles and customs have been learned by us
D. much has been learned about interesting lifestyles and customs
We expressed ______ the missing child would be found alive.
A. the hope for
B. the hope which
C. as we hoped
D. the hope that
I ______ with my aunt when I am on holiday in Ho Chi Minh City next month.
A. will have been staying
B. will have stayed
C. stay
D. will be staying
Nowadays, with the help of the computer, teachers have developed a ______ approach to teaching.
A. multilingual
B. multilateral
C. multiple-choice
D. multimedia
He died ______ lung cancer last month, leaving his wife in great shock.
A. for
B. by
C. of
D. in
Communities in remote areas are extremely _____ to famine if crops fail.
A. helpless
B. disappointed
C. vulnerable
D. defenseless
I could hear voices but I couldn’t ______ what they were saying.
A. bring about
B. make out
C. try out
D. turn up
Do you remember ______ to help us when we were in difficulty?
A. to offer
B. once offering
C. you offer
D. being offered
You can use my car ______ you drive carefully.
A. though
B. as though
C. as long as
D. lest
A large number of workmen ______ because of the economic recession.
A. have laid down
B. has laid aside
C. have been laid off
D. has been laid out
“What ______ if the earth stopped moving?”
A. happened
B. would happen
C. happens
D. will happen
He wasn't attending the lecture properly and missed most of ______.
A. things said by the teacher
B. that the teacher said
C. which the teacher said
D. what the teacher said
He's sometimes bad-tempered but he's a good fellow ______.
A. at heart
B. by heart
C. with heart
D. in heart
I'll give this dictionary to ______ wants to have it.
A. anyone
B. whatever
C. everyone
D. whoever
Due to ever more spreading poaching, there ______ a dramatic decline in the number of elephants over the last decade
A. has been
B. is
C. was
D. had been
People don’t like the way he shows off, ______?
A. don’t they
B. do they
C. does he
D. doesn’t he
The language centre offers courses of various levels, such as elementary, intermediate and ______.
A. advance
B. advancement
C. advanced
D. advancing
They live on a busy road. ______ a lot of noise from traffic.
A. There must have
B. It must have been
C. There must be
D. It must be
They have demanded that all copies of the book _________.
A. being destroyed
B. be destroyed
C. to be destroyed
D. would be destroyed
______ make a good impression on her.
A. Only by doing so can I
B. Only so doing can I
C. Only by so doing I can
D. Only by doing so I can
No matter how angry he was, he would never ______ to violence.
A. refuse
B. resort
C. resist
D. resolve
He came ______ a lot of criticism for the remarks he made in a television interview.
A. in for
B. over
C. out of
D. off
The water supply of our home city has failed to ______ average purity requirements.
A. see
B. meet
C. own
D. hold
I would join that running competition ______.
A. when I was 5 years older
B. if I were 5 years younger
C. if it would happen 5 years ago
D. unless I were 5 years younger
______ my personal qualities, I have experience of working in a multi-national company for three years.
A. Beside
B. In addition
C. Instead of
D. Apart from
It is ______ work of art that everyone wants to have a look at it.
A. such an unusual
B. such unusual a
C. a so unusual
D. so an unusual
During our stay in Venice, we bought a ________ bottle.
A. glass lovely perfume
B. lovely glass perfume
C. lovely perfume glass
D. glass perfume lovely
Don’t worry! He’ll do the job as _________ as possible.
A. economical
B. economically
C. uneconomically
D. beautifully
Books and magazines ______ around made his room very untidy.
A. that lie
B. laying
C. which lied
D. lying
She was ______ angry that she could not say a word.
A. so
B. too much
C. so many
D. such
Susan, remember to apply this sun cream ______ two hours.
A. some
B. several
C. every
D. each
Neither Tom nor his brothers ______ willing to help their mother with the housework.
A. are
B. was
C. has been
D. is
Spain has won the championship, ______ is not surprising.
A. that
B. how
C. which
D. what
I’d rather you ______ to the English-speaking club with me this Sunday.
A. will come
B. came
C. come
D. to come
Instead of staying around the house all day, you should be out there looking ______ a job.
A. for
B. after
C. into
D. at
How long ago ______ to learn French?
A. have you started
B. were you starting
C. would you start
D. did you start
No sooner ______ my car than the alarm went off.
A. the thief had touched
B. had the thief touched
C. touched the thief
D. the thief touched
She passed the National High School Graduation Exam with ______ colours.
A. bright
B. flying
C. red
D. true
This carpet really needs ______. Can you do it for me, son?
A. being cleaned
B. cleaned
C. clean
D. cleaning
I hope you will ______ notice of what I am going to tell you.
A. gain
B. keep
C. get
D. take
He gave ______ his job in order to go back to university.
A. up
B. in
C. away
D. out
My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ______ last week.
A. should have done
B. may have done
C. need to have done
D. must have done
She is very absent-minded: she ______ her cellphone three times!
A. has lost
B. loses
C. was losing
D. had lost
Whenever he had an important decision to make, he ______ a cigar to calm his nerves.
A. would light
B. would be lighting
C. would have lit
D. had lit
He always ______ the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast.
A. writes
B. makes
C. works
D. does
Not until the end of the 19th century ______ become a scientific discipline.
A. plant breeding has
B. did plant breeding
C. plant breeding had
D. has plant breeding
"How can you live in this messy room? Go and ______ it up at once."
A. dust
B. sweep
C. tidy
D. do
This factory produced ______ motorbikes in 2008 as in the year 2006.
A. twice as many
B. as twice as many
C. as twice many
D. as many as twice
Preparing for a job interview can be very ______.
A. stress
B. stressful
C. stressed
D. stressing
In many big cities, people have to ______ up with noise, overcrowding and bad air.
A. keep
B. catch
C. face
D. put
Had she worked harder last summer, she ______.
A. wouldn't have been sacked
B. wouldn't have sacked
C. wouldn't sack
D. wouldn't be sacked
Nobody‟s got to stay late this evening, _______?
A. is it
B. have they
C. isn’t it
D. don’t they
With hard work and study, you can ______ the goals you set for yourself.
A. establish
B. succeed
C. achieve
D. increase
I ______ this letter around for days without looking at it.
A. am carrying
B. will be carrying
C. carry
D. have been carrying
It was not until she had arrived home ______ remembered her appointment with the doctor.
A. that she
B. and she
C. she
D. when she had
I accidentally ______ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. kept an eye on
B. caught sight of
C. lost touch with
D. paid attention to
______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
A. With
B. On
C. At
D. During
I would really ______ your help with this assignment.
A. respect
B. take
C. appreciate
D. than
The price of fruit has increased recently, ______ the price of vegetables has gone down.
A. otherwise
B. whether
C. whereas
D. when
I am considering ______ my job. Can you recommend a good company?
A. to move
B. changing
C. to change
D. moving
Can you keep calm for a moment? You ______ noise in class!
A. are always made
B. always make
C. have always made
D. are always making
These measures have been taken with a _______ to increasing the company's profits.
A. goal
B. view
C. reason
D. reason
Anyone _______ scholastic record is above average can apply for the scholarship.
A. who has
B. whose
C. with
D. has
You feel so _______ because there's nothing you can do to make the child better.
A. unhelpful
B. helpless
C. thoughtful
D. helpful
The manager had his secretary ______ the report for him.
A. to have typed
B. typed
C. type
D. to type
Gold_____________ in California in the 19 century
A. has been discovered
B. was discover
C. they discovered
D. was discovered
She has read ______ interesting book.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Jupiter is _______ planet in the solar system.
A. the biggest
B. the big
C. the bigger
D. biggest
Tommy wanted to know ______ .
A. why his friends laughing
B. why did his friends laugh
C. the reason why his friends laughing
D. why his friends were laughing
He was believed ______ 3 years ago.
A. to have gone back hometown
B. to go back hometown
C. to be go back hometown
D. to have been gone back hometown
Education in England puts ______ force for children from 9 to 16 years old.
A. into
B. on
C. off
D. through (thu xếp)
I am _______ at paying my bills on time.
A. hopeful
B. hopeless
C. hope
D. hoping
Students who study far from home often have problems with _______.
A. houses
B. rooms
C. flats
D. accommodation
In his latest speech, the Secretary General_______ the importance of wildlife conservation.
A. stressed
B. excused
C. extorted
D. remained
Some days of rest may help to _______ the pressure of work.
A. reduce
B. lower
C. chop
D. crease
Murder is a serious crime and one rarely ______________ with it.
A. get away
B. go away
C. turn away
D. come away
She used to be very thin but she has __________ a bit now.
A. filled in
B. finished off
C. filled out
D. fired away
The clock was _____ by the Chinese in the 11th century.
A. built
B. kept
C. examined
D. made
My grandfather spends a lot of time _____ care of the plants in the garden daily.
A. to take
B. taking
C. for taking
D. taken
Do you know that _____ longest river in _____ world is _____ Nile?
A. a/the/the
B. the/the/the
C. Ǿ/the/a
D. the/the/ Ǿ
My math teacher is the one who is the most _____ of the staff in the school.
A. respectable
B. respected
C. respective
D. respectful
The government has made a serious attempt to raise the _____ of living.
A. cost
B. standard
C. mode
D. level
Family is a good _____ from which you can join the society with confidence.
A. base
B. basic
C. basis
D. basing