1620 CÂU HỎI
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We decided to spend ______ summer in ______ seaside town.
A. a/the
B. the/ 0
C. the/a
D. 0/a
If you don’t try to study harder, you _____ the next exam.
A. will pass
B. can’t fail
C. will fail
D. would fail
Thanks to lifelong learning, people's level of awareness _______ significantly.
A. has improved
B. have improved
C. has been improved
D. have been improved
She walked home by herself _______ she knew that it was dangerous.
A. because of
B. because
C. despite
D. although
_______ for 4 hours, they decided to stop to have lunch at a cheap restaurant.
A. Having been walked
B. Having walked
C. Walking
D. Walked
Thuy Duong appreciated ______ for her excellent study results.
A. praising
B. being praised
C. to praise
D. to be praised
A skilled population is the key ______ a country's sustainable development and stability.
A. for
B. to
C. by
D. in
Two ground-breaking reports on lifelong learning by UNESCO _____ in 1972 and 1996 articulated fundamental principles of lifelong learning.
A. having published
B. publishing
C. published
D. to published
Don't you think you should apply for the job _____ writing?
A. with
B. for
C. at
D. in
They stood for _____ moment, then all together slowly moved towards _____ church.
A. 0/the
B. a/the
C. a/0
D. 0/0
If she had known how awful this job was going to be, she _____ it.
A. wouldn't have accepted
B. would have accepted
C. would accept
D. wouldn't accept
Mary demanded that the heater _____ immediately. Her apartment was freezing.
A. repaired
B. be repaired
C. being repaired
D. been repaired
True Blood is my favourite TV series, _____ I don't have much time to watch it often.
A. although
B. before
C. if
D. yet
The marathon, first staged in 1896, _____ the legendary feat of a Greek soldier who carried news of victory from the battle at Marathon to Athens.
A. commemorates
B. commemorated
C. was commemorated
D. commemorating
Despite recent attempts to prove _____ did indeed reach the North Pole in 1909, the evidence still remains questionable.
A. what Robert Peary
B. that Robert Peary
C. Robert Peary, who
D. which Robert Peary
The local residents suspected the authorities ______ having kept thepollution level secret from the local people.
A. about
B. on
C. of
D. for
The Real Life Super Hero Project is a gathering of men and women who ______forces to better their community.
A. have joined
B. are joining
C. will join
D. are joined
Not until we ______ the school for children with disabilities ______ how they overcome difficulties.
A. had visited/did we know
B. visited/had we known
C. visited/did we know
D. have visited/did we know
I feel very proud_____an important part of the English club.
A. to be
B. of be
C. being
D. is
______ Gordons is a very interesting family. They like to travel around world
A. A - the
B. The - the
C. A - a
D. A-
The more invaluable world heritages are to humanity, __________.
A. the more protected and preserving they are
B. the more they are protected and preserved
C. the more they have people protect and preserve
D. the more people make them protect and preserve
Education is the process ______ we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.
A. which
B. in which
C. that
D. by which
If he had not spent his youth not learning anything, he ______ himself for his lack of knowledge now.
A. will not blame
B. would not blame
C. would not have blamed
D. would blame
He took one of______ books at _____random.
A. 0/0
B.the/0
C. 0/the
D. 0/a
I _____the book about artificial intelligence by tomorrow, then you can borrow it.
A. will finish
B. will be finishing
C. will have finished
D. finish
The government ordered the military ______ robots to access remote areas that are dangerous to the lives of militants.
A. to designing
B. Design
C. to design
D. design
It is unquestionable that the incorporation of artificial intelligence in computer revolution has brought _____ greater impacts into people's lives.
A. in
B. out
C. over
D. about
It is important to keep ourselves clean______ germs can cause infections in parts of our body.
A. although
B. unless
C. While
D. because
The relative size of an insect's wing is much greater than_____
A. of a bird's wing
B. that of a bird's wing
C. a wing of a bird is
D. that wing of a bird
If his family had not been so poor that he did several part-time jobs when he was at university, ______now.
A. he would not be so experienced
B. he will not be so experienced
C. he would not have been so experienced
D. he would be so experienced
It is recommended that proper actions_______ to protect wildlife and wild places.
A. to be taken
B. be taken
C. to be done
D. be done
To absorb more oil from spring rolls, we can use materials like _____ newspaper to wrap them after frying.
A. the
B. any
C.
D. a
I ______ in terrible trouble right now if you hadn't helped me.
A. would have been
B. will be
C. would be
D. am
_________ to the South in the winter is a popular fact.
A. where birds migrate
B. Bird migratings
C. When birds migrate
D. That birds migrate
The first self-sufficient village in Britain _______ the Norman's idea. Theywere some strange invaders who ______ to change the country in a better way.
A. was - hoped
B. is - have hoped
C. have been - were hoping
D. was being - had hoped
The issue ________ question is more complex than you think.
A. in
B. from
C. on
D. at
You have to take the full course of your antibioties even if you feel better, ____ your illness will simply return.
A. otherwise
B. so that
C. such as
D. whereas
We appreciated _________ more opportunities ______ part in the story - telling contest.
A. giving/to take
B. to give/taking
C. given/to take
D. being giveri/to take
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
They attributed the increase in workforce productivity _____ the adoption of Al technologies.
A. in
B. to
C. of
D. for
In the UK approximately 40% of school leavers go on _____ at university, compared with 8% in the early 19805.
A. studying
B. to study
C. to studying
D. study
If your last writing _____ 7, you _____ yourself a place at a university of business administration now.
A. was marked / would secure
B. had marked / would be secured
C. had been marked / would-secure
D. marked / would be secured
_____ UNESCO criteria for outstanding universal value to humanity, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was added to the World Heritage List in 2014.
A. Meeting
B. Met
C. To meet
D. Having met
I _____ my parents at the weekend. I already bought a train ticket.
A. visit
B. am going to visit
C. visited
D. will visit
Smoking is extremely detrimental to health, _____ many people continue to smoke anyway.
A. nor
B. so
C. yet
D. then
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
If Tim _______ so fast, his car wouldn't have crashed into a tree.
A. haven't driven
B. didn't drive
C. drives
D. hadn't driven
________ the distance was too far and the time was short, we decided to fly there instead of going there by train.
A. To discover
B. Discovered
C. To have discovered
D. Discovering
Our teacher encourages us _____ a dictionary whenever we are unsure of the meaning of a word.
A. to use
B. using
C. use
D. being used
1/4 of my income _____ to pay for my university debts.
A. has been used
B. were used
C. has used
D. are used
What did you have for _______ breakfast this morning?
A. x
B. a
C. an
D. the
Oxfam tries to send food to countries where people are suffering _______ malnutrition.
A. by
B. of
C. for
D. from
Only after she _________ from a severe illness did she realise the importance of good health.
A. would recover
B. has recovered
C. had recovered
D. was recovering
The doctor said to Mr. Black that if he ate lots of fatty food, he _____ increase his chance of developing heart disease.
A. will be
B. will
C. would be
D. would
Sarah will be very annoyed if Dave _____ her this evening.
A. won't call
B. not call
C. doesn't call
D. will call
With its thousands of rocks and caves _____ out of the water, Ha Long Bay has won international recognition.
A. emerge
B. to emerge
C. emerging
D. emerged
_____ the email - supposedly from Boyd's Bank - to be genuine, she was tricked into disclosing her credit card details.
A. Believe
B. Being believed
C. To believe
D. Believing
Yesterday, we had a discussion _____ different cultures.
A. about
B. around
C. for
D. from
It is said the Robinhood robbed _____ rich and gave the money to _____ poop.
A. a/ a
B. a/ the
C. the/ the
D. the/ a
He forgot ______ promised to cut down on the carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.
A. to have
B. have
C. having
D. had
New York is not the capital of the USA, _____ is the home of the United Nations.
A. Because
B. Although
C. Otherwise
D. In spite of
Chosen as the nation's capital at the end of the American Civil War, ________ thecity of over a million people.
A. Washington, DC is now
B. for Washington, DC,
C. Washington, DC,
D. now in Washington, DC
Anna thinks she ought to go to the university, _______ she wants to get qualifications for her dream job.
A. and
B. yet
C. for
D. so
Everyone in this company would like _______ to a higher position.
A. to be promoted
B. promote
C. to promote
D. promoting
_______ difficult exercises, Lan always manages to complete them without any help from her teacher.
A. When being assigned
B. Assigning
C. On assignment
D.Having assigned
Recently, a gang of enterprising New Zealanders _______ an incredible scheme to raise awareness of depression and mental health issues.
A. has introduced
B. had introduced
C. introduced
D. was introduced
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
Every year, millions of people descend _____ protected and pristine natural areas to observe rare species.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. to
Last Sunday, Texas-based game-fans The Speed Gamers _____ in a charity activity to donate money to relief organisations.
A. have participated
B. participated
C. had participated
D. were participating
If our team _____ U23 Uzbekistan 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
I told myself that in wartime _____ letters must have been lost.
A. 0
B. the
C. a
D. some
_____ he only started learning English last year, Henry can now speak it like a native.
A. Although
B. Despite
C. Because of
D. Because
The president doesn’t mind _____ by the press.
A. having been attacked
B. being attacked
C. having attacked
D. attacking
English teaching is considered a good example of a volunteer job which often turns ______ a career.
A. off
B. up
C. on
D. into
I ______ for my math textbook all day,but I ______ it yet.
A. have been looking/haven't found
B. have looked/haven't found
C. have been looking/haven't been finding
D. have looked/haven't been finding
There's a pretty little fishing village ______.
A. by the sea
B. on the sand
C. on the beach
D. by the shore
We can also see the stone dragons of Kinh Thien Palace and relics associated with many Vietnamese royal families, ______ during archaeological excav ations.
A. discovered
B. being discovered
C. to discover
D. discovering
The parcel is supposed ______ this evening.
A. being delivered
B. to deliver
C. to be delivered
D. delivering
If I ______ the same problem you had as a child, I might not have succeededin life as you have.
A. have
B. would have had
C. had had
D. had
Businesses will not survive ______they satisfy their customers.
A. or else
B. in case
C. unless
D. if
Joe and I took ______ lunch together once ______week, every Friday;unless he was out of ______town.
A. 0/a/0
B. a/a/the
C. 0/a/the
D. a/a/0
Her husband is very kind. He always cares _____ her and never puts all of the housework her.
A. about - in
B. for - in
C. about - on
D. with - on
Fish, poultry, beans or nuts _____ half of their dinner plate.
A. make of
B. make out
C. make up
D. make up of
People in _____ Western countries are often surprised to learn that _____ Japanese celebrate Christinas.
A.0-0
B. the-the
C.the-0
D.0-the
The Complex of Hue Monuments was the first site in Viet Nam _____ to the World Heritage List.
A. adding
B. to add
C. to be added
D. added
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
_____ the food before, Tom didn't want to eat it again.
A. Having eaten
B. To eat
C. Eaten
D. Eating
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
_____ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement.
A. Instead
B. In place
C. On behalf
D. On account
In Japan, ______ most important holiday of ______ season is New Year’s Day, which comes one week after Christmas.
A. the-the
B. – the
C. the –
D. the - a
The travel industry should work with local councils and government agencies to agree ____________ realistic standards for planning and development in tourist areas.
A. upon
B. with
C. at
D. for
In Viet Nam, you shouldn't ________ at somebody's house on the first day of the New Year unless you have been invited by the house owner.
A. show up
B. get up
C. put up
D. go up
I _______ for the information about the differences between further education and higher education all this morning.
A. had searched
B. have been searched
C. have been searching
D. have searched
______ 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
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
_____ he was waiting for Sam outside the cinema, Jim realized that the street was funnily crowded.
A. So
B. While
C. Unless
D. Even though
We take _____ in doing the washing-up, cleaning the floor and watering the flowers.
A. turn
B. out
C. around
D. turns
Acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine and _____ in China for thousands of years.
A. has been used
B. has using
C. has used
D. has been using
In India, in the old days, _____ girl’s family used to give _____ boy's family a gift like money or jewellery.
A. a-a
B. a-the
C. the-a
D. the-the
The archaeological excavation _____ to the discovery of the ancient city lasted several years.
A. led
B. leading
C. to lead
D. being led
If Mr. David _____ at the meeting, he would make a speech.
A. were
B. had been
C. was
D. has been
Australia is the greenest country in the world _____ the people are environmentally friendly.
A. because
B. therefore
C. however
D. yet
I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he _______.
A. was already left
B. already left
C. had already been leaving
D. had already left
Since moving to another country, some people decide to follow the customs of the new country, while _____ prefer to keep their own customs.
A. another
B. other
C. others
D. the other
My mother said that she would rather ______ to Hoi An than Nha Trang.
A. to travel
B. travelling
C. not to travel
D. travel
Whenever I set out for ______ examination, I always try to avoid crossing ______ path of ______ woman.
A. an - the - a
B. an - a - the
C. an - the - the
D. the - the - a
Most of the air pollution results ______ the burning of fossil fuels, motor vehicles, factories, aircraft and rockets.
A. in
B. to
C. on
D. from
It is no use ______ a girl that she doesn't need to lose any weight.
A. convince
B. convincing
C. to convince
D. to convincing
______ in all parts of the state, pines are the most common trees in Georgia.
A. Found
B. Finding
C. To find
D. Having found
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
When I met Walters about two years before his death he didn’t seem satisfied. He _____no major book since he settled in Uganda.
A. has published
B. could have published
C. published
D. had published
You should stop working too hard _____ you'll get sick,
A. or else
B. if
C. in case
D. whereas
We expect Linh _____ to the airport late as the plane will take off in 15 minutes.
A. to come
B. not to come
C. not coming
D. coming
Befriending can offer volunteers the opportunity to provide support and friendship to a person who may be going _____ a difficult period.
A. up
B. on
C. off
D. through
Christmas Eve is _____ best time for Japanese youngsters to go out for _____ special, romantic evening.
A. a-a
B. the-a
C. the-the
D. a-the
Though _____ many centuries ago, the palace remains practically intact.
A. building
B. to build
C. built
D. people built
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 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
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
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
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
______ being the CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates is also one of the world's greatest philanthropists.
A. Aside from
B. But for
C. Except for
D. In addition
In the U.S, children can choose their own partners even if their parents object ______ their choice.
A. to
B. for
C. against
D. with
Southern Spain's Costa del Sol, ______ from Nerja in the east to Manilva in the west, is one of the most fascinating tourist areas in the world.
A. stretches
B. being stretched
C. stretched
D. stretching
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
I have visited ______ Portugal but I have never been to ______ Netherlands.
A. the-the
B. - the
C. a - the
D. a - a
______ irritating they are, you shouldn't lose temper with small children.
A. No matter how much
B. As much as
C. However
D. Although
If I weren't afraid of travelling by air, I ______ to go to American by ship, which took me much longer time.
A. I hadn't had
B. I wouldn't have had
C. I shouldn't have had
D. I wouldn't have
______ is over your head is just an exaggeration because you have well prepared for it over the years.
A. This entrance exam
B. What this entrance exam
C. That this entrance exam
D. It is this entrance exam
Their massive salaries let them afford to give _____ huge amounts to Charities.
A. off
B. up
C. away
D. back
As well as its beautiful sun-soaked beaches and excellent gastronomy, the region boasts no fewer than thirty golf courses, _____ amateurs and professionals alike with year-round golfing opportunities.
A. provides
B. provided
C. providing
D. to provide
I _____ a bike to school every day but today I _____ to school by bus because it was stolen yesterday.
A. rode - went
B. ride - am going
C. ride - go
D. is riding - am going
She did a funny little curtsy which Josh and Silver couldn't help _____ at.
A. laugh .
B. laughing
C. to laugh
D. to laughing
Every week, his mother goes to _____ university to visit him while my mother has never come to visit me since I went to _____ university.
A. the-0
B. the-the
C. 0-0
D. a-the
Many of the people who attended Major Gordon's funeral _____ him for many years.
A. didn't see
B. wouldn't see
C. haven't seen
D. hadn't seen
Out _____ from its tiny cage.
A. does the bird fly
B. flew the bird
C. did the bird fly
D. fly the bird
______ Japanese manage not to ask direct questions in order not to embarrass person who they are speaking with.
A. A - the
B. A - a
C. The - the
D. The a
______ a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.
A. Finding
B. After finding
C. Having found
D. We found
Nowadays, people ______ social networks with more and more caution.
A. uses
B. are using
C. used
D. use
It is predicted that over the next few decades many species will die ______ as once fertile areas turn to desert,
A. off
B. out
C. up
D. down
The lottery winner was willing to spend a considerable sum of money to ______ to charity to help those in need.
A. give away
B. give in
C. give back
D. give up
Unless you ______ well-trained, you ______ to the company.
A. aren't / will never be admitted
B. aren't / will never admit
C. are / will never be admitted
D. are / will never admit
We ______ today and I got into trouble because l hadn't done it.
A. were checked our homework
B. had our homework checked
C. have our homework checking
D. had checked our homework
______ his poor English, he managed to communicate his problem very clearly.
A. Because
B. Even though
C. Because of
D. In spite of
Tom looks so frightened and upset. He ______ something terrible.
A. must experienced
B. can have experienced
C. should have experienced
D. must have experienced
Hoang ______ his email four times a week in order not to miss anything important.
A. checks
B. will check
C. is checking
D. check
However, some scientists argue that the historical evidence shows that over time the Earth heats ______ and cools ______ naturally.
A. up - away
B. away – down
C. up - down
D. down - up
They ______ your money if you haven't kept your receipt.
A. won't refund
B. didn’t refund
C. no refund
D. not refund
The second-hand car Patrick bought was almost new ______ it was made in the 19905.
A. or
B. because
C. although
D. however
He left on ______ 10 o'clock train yesterday to see his father who was taken to ______ hospital last week when he broke his right leg.
A. the-the
B. the-a
C. a-a
D. the-0
Ann was very surprised to find the door unlocked. She remembered ______ it before she left.
A. to lock
B. having locked
C. to have locked
D. she locks
Mary expected ______ to her dreamy university, but she wasn't.
A. to admit
B. admitting
C. to be admitted
D. being admitted
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If we really _____ to succeed, we must have to work hard.
A. want
B. wants
C. wanted
D. had wanted
My responsibility is to wash the dishes and take ______ the garbage every day.
A. up
B. in
C. on
D. out
The problems of the past few months have _______ their toll on her health and there are shadows under her eyes.
A. taken
B. effected
C. had
D. changed
Most children enjoy _______ with their parents and s iblirigs.
A. play
B. to play
C. playing
D. played
At this time last night She ________and he _______ the newspaper.
A. is cooking / is reading
B. was cooking / was reading
C. has cooked / is reading
D. was cooking /read
The party, ______ I was the guest of honor, was extremely enjoyable.
A. at that
B. at which
C. to that
D. to which
You always share everything with Lan, so she _______ your best friend.
A. must be
B. must have been
C. may be
D. might have been
People believe that men make build the house and women make it home, ______ ?
A. do they
B. don't they
C. will they
D. will you
To show the differences, a survey was among American, Chinese and Indian students to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage.
A. carried on
B. carried out
C. carried away
D. carried off
Affected by the Western cultures, Vietnamese young people’s attitudes _____ love and marriage have dramatically changed.
A. for
B. with
C. through
D. to
We have bought extra food__ our friends stay to dinner.
A. if only
B. whether
C. in case
D. only when
The young are ______ ____ more concerned with physical attractiveness than elderly people.
A. much
B. as
C. many
D. as much as
Celebrities get tired of _____ everywhere they go.
A. recognizing
B. having recognized
C. having been recognized
D. being recognized
I have never seen such a beautiful dress ______ you before.
A. of
B. on
C. for
D. in
The teacher recommended that Torn _____ his composition as soon as possible.
A. finish writing
B. finished writing
C. should finish to write
D. finishes writing
_____advised on what and how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job.
A. Had he been
B. If he had
C. Unless he had been
D. Were he to be
John lost the______bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with
his carelessness.
A. new beautiful blue japanses
B. beautiful blue Japanese new
C. beautiful new blue Japanese
D. Japanese beautiful new blue
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
For many years people have wondered _____ exists elsewhere in the universe.
A. that life
B. life which
C. whether life
D. life as it
_____ the phone rang later that night did Anna remember the appointment.
A. No sooner
B. Only
C. Not until
D. Just before
Jeremy's friends were fond of him_____because of his generosity.
A. at least
B. still less
C. even less
D. not least
The use of computer aids in teaching,_____the role of teachers is still very important.
A. yet
B. unless
C. despite
D. where
After leaving high school, a student can apply for a position either university_____a vocational school.
A. with
B. and
C. nor
D. or
She frequently volunteers_____extra work because she really likes her job.
A. to
B. for
C. with
D. in
Tom looks so frightened and upset. He_____something terrible.
A. may have experienced
B. could have experienced
C. should have experienced
D. must have experienced
Dr. Sales is a person____ .
A. in that I don’t have much confidence
B. whom I don’t have much confidence in
C. in whom I don’t have much confidence
D. I don't have much confidence
A quick look would reveal that France has twice__________________ computers.
A. more televisions than
B. many as televisions as
C. as many televisions as
D. as many as televisions
The instructor blew his whistle and__________________________ .
A. off the runners were running
B. off ran the runners
C. off were running the runners
D. the runners runs off
The festival has many attractions. It will include contemporary orchestra music and an opera. , there will be poetry readings and theatrical presentations.
A. Otherwise
B. Furthermore
C. Nevertheless
D. On the other hand
_________ anyone call, please ask them to call back later?
A. If
B. Should
C. When
D. Unless
The plane would have landed easily___________ the thick fog.
A. unless
B. but for
C. because of
D. due to
The academic year in Vietnam is over________________________ the end_______________________ May.
A. from / in
B. for / on
C. on / in
D. at / of
In ______ most countries, it is compulsory for children to receive primary education.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D.
As it was getting late, the boys decided to the_____ campfire and crept into their sleeping bags.
A. put up
B. put off
C. put out
D. put on
Your brother hardly talks to anyone,___________________ ?
A. does he
B. is he
C. doesn't he
D. isn't he
Unless youwell-trained, you_____________ to the company.
A. aren't / will never be admitted
B. aren't / will never admit
C. are / will never be admitted
D. are / will never admit
I____ Lan since she went abroad.
A. wasn't met
B. hadn't met
C. didn't meet
D. haven't met
It is of great importance to create a good impression ______ your interviewer.
A. on
B. about
C. for
D. at
People are not aware ______ the problem of overpopulation.
A. for
B. of
C. at
D. in
______ the flood has receded, people can move back into their homes.
A. Now that
B. Due to
C. Although
D. So that
John and Karen persuaded me ________ the conference.
A. attending
B. attended
C. to attend
D. to have attended
I wish you ______ me a new one instead of having it _______ as you did.
A. had given/repaired
B. gave/to repair
C. would give/to repair
D. had given/to be repaired
The more you practise your English, _________.
A. Faster you learn.
B. the faster will you learn.
C. You will learn faster.
D. the faster you will learn.
If it had not rained last night, the roads in the city _____ so slippery now.
A. would not be
B. must not he
C. could not have been
D. would not have been
My dog as well as my cats _____ twice a day.
A. eat
B. eats
C. have eaten
D. has eaten
The doctor advised ____ late.
A. me not staying up
B. me not stay up
C. me not to stay up
D. not to stay up
Valentine's Day, ____ from Roman, is now celebrated all over the world.
A. originate
B. originating
C. to originate
D. originated
Mare and more investors are pouring _____ money into food and beverage start-ups.
A. an
B. the
C.
D. a
The better the weather is, ______.
A. the most crowded the beaches get
B. the most the beaches get crowded
C. the more crowded the beaches get
D. the more the beaches get crowded
I my old school teacher last week.
A. visited
B. visit
C. am visiting
D. have visited
If you knew he was ill, why ______ you ________ to see him?
A. didn't / come
B. wouldn't / come
C. should / come
D. would / come
They _______ tired now because they________ in the garden since 8 o'clock.
A. are / worked
B. were / were working
C. are / have been working
D. were / worked
Women no longer have to do hard work nowadays as they used to, _______.
A. are they
B. aren't they
C. do they
D. don't they
You _______ Tom yesterday. He's been away on business for a week now.
A. mustn't have seen
B. could not have seen
C. may have not seen
D. can't have seen
She agreed that all the present paperwork _____ for everyone to have more time to
socialize.
A. stopping
B. be stopped
C. to stop
D. stopped
The speaker fails to get his message _______to his audience.
A. around
B. in
C. across
D. out
Air pollution is getting _______ serious in big cities in the world.
A. more and more
B. the more and the more
C. the most and the most
D. most and most
The authorities _______ actions to stop illegal purchase of wild animals and theirassociated products effectively. However, they didn't do so.
A. needed have taken
B. should have taken
C. had to take
D. must have taken
The scientists _______ on this project try to find the solutions to air pollution.
A. working
B. worked
C. are working
D. who working
if some endangered species ______ in zoos, it would help to ensure their future survival.
A. will be kept
B. are kept
C. had been kept
D. were kept
Susan rarely stays up late,______?
A. is she
B. isn't she
C. does she
D. doesn't she
It is vital that everyone ______ aware of the protection of the environment.
A. is
B. be
C. are
D. were
This is the second time you ______ your door key.
A. are losing
B. lose
C. lost
D. have lost
Not until 1856 ____ across the Mississippi River.
A. the first bridge was built
B. was the first bridge built
C. the first bridge built
D. did the first bridge build
George wouldn't have met Mary ______ to his brother's graduation party.
A. had he not gone
B. hadn't he gone
C. if he has not gone
D. if he shouldn't have gone
“_______ badly you treat him, he'll help you. He's so tolerant.”
A. Even though
B. No matter how
C. As if
D. In addition to
William is an authority ______ medieval tapestries.
A. on
B. with
C. about
D. in
“You _____ have cooked so many dishes. There are only three of us for lunch.”
A. couldn't
B. wouldn't
C. needn't
D. oughtn't
Everyone here has been to London, _____ ?
A. haven't they
B. hasn't he
C. hasn't they
D. has he
Books and magazines _____ around made his room very untidy.
A. that lie
B. laying
C. which lied
D. lying
He decided to make a claim ____ damages to his car.
A. for
B. in
C. about
D. on
I don't think that everyone likes the way he makes fun, _____?
A. don't I
B. do I
C. don't they
D. do they
_____ broken several world records in swimming.
A. She is said to have
B. People say she had
C. It is said to have
D. She is said that she has
Jake, the boy who sat beside me in class, used to wear _____ shirt to school.
A. an old cotton white
B. an old white cotton
C. a white cotton old
D. a cotton old white
_____ the film's director, Ben Affleck, was famously left off the 85th Oscar's Best
Director list of nominees surprised everyone.
A. What
B. Due to
C. Although
D. That
Vietnam reached the semi-finals of the AFC U23 Championship 2018 with a penalty shootout win _____ Iraq on Saturday, January 20th, 2018.
A. over
B. with
C. against
D. in
We arrived home late last night. We _____ to wait half an hour for a taxi.
A. have
B. had
C. ought
D. must
______, I decided to stop trading with them.
A. Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealer
B. Though being the biggest dealer
C. Being the biggest dealer
D. Even though they were the biggest dealer
I'm not sure, but Tony _____ probably get that demanding job.
A. must
B. need
C. ought
D. might
Such _____ that we didn't want to go home.
A. was a beautiful flower display
B. beautiful flower display was
C. a beautiful flower display was
D. a beautiful flower display
I would be very rich now ________ working long ago.
A. If I gave up
B. If I wouldn't give up
C. Were I to give up
D. had I not given up
She has just bought _____
A. a Swiss beautiful brand-new watch
B. a Swiss brand-new beautiful watch
C. a brand-new beautiful Swiss watch
D. a beautiful brand-new Swiss watch
Everybody is tired of watching the same commercials on TV every night, _____?
A. are they
B. haven't they
C. aren't they
D. don't they
I regret going to the cinema. I wish I _____.
A. hadn't gone there
B. haven't gone there
C. didn't go there
D. would not go there
She spent _____ her free time watching TV.
A. a few
B. most of
C. a lot
D. most
You should take regular exercise _____ sitting in front of the television all day.
A. in spite of
B. instead of
C. without
D. even
They asked me whether I was working _____.
A. next day afternoon
B. the afternoon followed
C. the following afternoon
D. tomorrow afternoon
She played _____ confidently, but her timing was not good.
A. a piano
B. piano
C. the piano
D. an piano
Kate didn't enjoy the roller coaster ride because it was _____ experience of her life.
A. the most terrifying
B. the most terrified
C. a most terrified
D. far more terrifying
Despite playing under strength, our football team, U23 Viet Nam, _____ beat their
rivals such as Qatar and Iraq.
A. could
B. couldn't
C. weren't able to
D. were able to
According to FAO, Vietnam is ___ second largest coffee producer in the world after Brazil.
A. a
B. 0
C. an
D. the
When she came home from school yesterday, her mother _____ in the kitchen.
A. cooked
B. was cooking
C. is cooking
D. cooks
We were made _____ hard when we were at school.
A. to study
B. study
C. studying
D. studied
The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) _____ in Hanoi, our beautiful and peaceful capital city, from January 18th to 21st, 2018.
A. was held
B. is held
C. is being held
D. will be held
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said that_____, a large number of women and girls in various areas in the world are being discriminated and subjected to violence.
A. though positive outcomes in gender equality and women empowerment
B. despite of positive outcomes in gender equality and women empowerment
C. in spite positive outcomes in gender equality and women empowerment
D. in spite of positive outcomes in gender equality and women empowerment
Many of the pictures _____ from outer space are presently on display in the public library.
A. having sent
B. sent
C. sending
D. were sent
_____ through a telescope, Venus appears to go through changes in size and shape.
A. It has seen
B. It is seen
C. When seen
D. Seeing
The evidence suggests that single fathers _____ more likely to work than single mothers.
A. should be
B. must be
C. be
D. are
Neil Armstrong was the first man _____ on the moon.
A. walking
B. has walked
C. to walk
D. walked
We need to import _____ from abroad.
A. a great deal of sports equipment
B. a great deal of sport equipment
C. a large number of sports equipment
D. a great deal of sports equipments
Nowhere in the northern section of the United States _____ for growing citrus crops.
A. is there suitability of the climate
B. where the climate is suitable
C. the climate is suitable
D. is the climate suitable
The lake had ice on it this morning. It _____ very cold last night.
A. must have gotten
B. could have gotten
C. would have gotten
D. should have gotten
Florida, _____ the Sunshine state, attracts many tourists every year.
A. is known as
B. that is known as
C. which known as
D. known as
He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he _____ dinner.
A. finishes
B. finish
C. will finish
D. shall have finished
Researchers have discovered 2,000 types of new plants but also say _____ are at risk.
A. many
B. much
C. the other
D. variety
Only three of students in my class are girls, _____ are all boys.
A. the other
B. others
C. other student
D. the others
As we wanted to be close to ______ nature, we moved to the countryside.
A.
B. a
C. an
D. the
He is going to marry a ______ girl next month.
A. tall pretty English
B. pretty tall English
C. pretty English tall
D. tall English pretty
The teacher doled _______ the chocolates to his students for having done well in the examinations.
A. off
B. on
C. out
D. away
Nathalie seems very tough at work. She's a different person at home, _____.
A. though
B. although
C. as though
D. even though
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Hoa asked Nam ______________________________.
A. where he had gone the night before
B. where had he gone the night before
C. where he went the night before
D. where he went last night
You’ll probably come _________the problems of culture shocks when you study abroad.
A. up with
B. up to
C. down with
D. up against
________, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Difficult as the homework was
B. As though the homework was difficult
C. Thanks to the difficult homework
D. Despite the homework was difficult
We like ________ policies.
A. American recent economic
B. recent American economic
C. recent economic American
D. economic recent American
I __________the garden. No sooner had I finished watering it than it came down in torrents.
A. shouldn’t have watered
B. mustn’t have watered
C. can’t have watered
D. needn’t have watered
If Nam had passed the GCSE examination, he __________to take the entrance examination to the university.
A. would have been allowed
B. would have allowed
C. will have allowed
D. would allow
Let’s go to the library, ___________?
A. shall we
B. will we
C. would we
D. should we
If I _______that there was a test yesterday, I would not be punished now.
A. would know
B. have known
C. had known
D. knew
_______ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit it brought.
A. That when discovered
B. Discovered
C. Discovering
D. Which was discovered
The scientists _______ on this project try to find the solutions to air pollution.
A. working
B. worked
C. are working
D. who working
Susan rarely stays up late, _______?
A. is she
B. isn’t she
C. does she
D. doesn’t she
Why not _______ the meeting until Thursday morning?
A. postpone
B. postponing
C. you postpone
D. do you postpone
I must warn you I am not used to _______ so rudely.
A. speak
B. be spoken
C. speak to me
D. being spoken to
I _______ Lan since she went abroad
A. wasn’t met
B. hadn’t met
C. didn’t meet
D. haven’t met
That carcinogenic substances _______ in many common household items is well-known.
A. are contained
B. containing
C. are containing
D. contained
As a small boy, he used to _______ alone in the house for an hour or two.
A. being left
B. leaving
C. be left
D. leave
That style of dress _______ have been designed by Titian, because it wasn’t worn till after his death.
A. must
B. might
C. can’t
D. shouldn’t
_______ here for hours and I feel tired
A. I had been standing
B. I have been standing
C. I have stood
D. I’m standing
We intend to _______ with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one.
A. do in
B. do down
C. do up
D. do away
_______ through a telescope, Venus appears to go through changes in size and shape.
A. It has seen
B. It is seen
C. When seen
D. Seeing
The pair of jeans I bought for my son didn’t fit him, so I went to the store and asked for _______.
A. the other ones
B. others ones
C. another pair
D. another jeans
Due to severe weather condition, we had to wait long hours _______ the airport.
A. in
B. at
C. from
D. on
Where’s that _______ dress that your boyfriend gave you?
A. lovely long pink silk
B. lovely pink long silk
C. long pink silk lovely
D. pink long lovely silk
Not only _______ the exam but she also got a scholarship.
A. has she passed
B. she has passed
C. she passed
D. did she passed
Sam’s uncle, _______ is very rich, came to visit our orphanage.
A. that
B. who
C. whom
D. whose
I have gone to the doctor’s to have a checkup. - You _______. You just had your check-up last week!
A. don’t need to go
B. needn’t go
C. didn’t need to go
D. needn’t have gone
Could you stand _______ for me and teach my English class tomorrow morning, John?
A. up
B. down
C. out
D. in
Many of the pictures_______ from outer space are presently on display in the public library
A. sending
B. sent
C. having sent
D. were sent
Many people are still in _______ habit of writing silly things in _______ public places.
A. the – the
B. the - x
C. x - the
D. x - x
Some snakes lay eggs, but _______ give birth to live offspring.
A. others
B. the other
C. other
D. the others
Billy was the youngest boy _______.
A. joining the club
B. that was joined the dub
C. to be admitted to the club
D. admitted to the club
John congratulated us _______ our exam with high marks.
A. on passing
B. for passing
C. to pass
D. on pass
They'll be able to walk across the river _______.
A. if the ice is thick enough
B. if the ice will be thick enough
C. when the ice will be thick enough
D. unless the ice is thick enough
_______ the distance was too far and the time was short, we decided to fly there instead of going there by train.
A. To discover
B. Discovered
C. To have discovered
D. Discovering
Pumpkin seeds, _______ protein and iron, are a popular snack.
A. that
B. provide
C. which
D. which provide
The authorities _______ actions to stop illegal purchase of wild animals and their associated products effectively. However, they didn’t do so.
A. must have taken
B. had to take
C. needed have taken
D. should have taken
You haven't eaten anything since yesterday afternoon. You _______ be really hungry!
A. can
B. will
C. must
D. might
Students are _______ less pressure as a result of changes in testing procedures.
A. under
B. above
C. out of
D. upon
Mary’s lawyer advised her _______ anything further about the accident.
A. not saying
B. telling
C. not to say
D. not tell
¼ of my income _______ to pay for my university debts.
A. has been used
B. were used
C. has used
D. are used
What did you have for _______ breakfast this morning?
A. x
B. a
C. an
D. the
“Do you know that beautiful lady over there?” - “Yes, that’s Victoria. She’s _______ in her group.”
A. more beautiful than any girl
B. more beautiful than any other girls
C. so beautiful as other girls
D. beautiful more than another girl
_______ Long _______ his brother was at the party last night. They were both busy.
A. Neither/ nor
B. Both/ and
C. Either/ or
D. Neither/ or
I have asked my boss _______ me one day- off to see the doctor.
A. to give
B. that he give
C. giving
D. if could he give
The clown was wearing a _______ wig and red nose.
A. red funny plastic
B. red plastic funny
C. funny red plastic
D. funny plastic red
Oxfam tries to send food to countries where people are suffering _______ malnutrition.
A. by
B. of
C. for
D. from
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It gets _________ when the winter is coming.
A. cold and cold
B. cold and colder
C. more and more cold
D. colder and colder
If people paid more attention to the environment, the Earth _________ greener.
A. would be
B. will be
C. would have been
D. had been
Nobody comes there, _________ ?
A. does he
B. doesn’t he
C. do they
D. don’t they
That book is about the people in Samoa ........................................ for two years.
A. that she lived
B. that she lived among them
C. among whom she lived
D. where she lived among them
When the first child was bom, they .................................... married for three years.
A. have been married
B. had been married
C. will been married
D. will have been married
This girl doesn’t reveal much about herself, and is .............................fascinating for it.
A. as
B. the same
C. all the more
D. the more
They _________ actions to stop the blaze spreading. However, they didn’t do that.
A. must have taken
B. had to take
C. neededn’t have taken
D. should have taken
When Tim was a child, there _________ a park near his house.
A. used to be
B. used to have been
C. used to have
D. used to be being
_________ in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of thelarge profit it brought.
A. That when discovered
B. Discovered
C. Discovering
D. Which was discovered
He has just bought a _________ schoolbag.
A. small plastic blue
B. blue small plastic
C. plastic small blue
D. small blue plastic.
They were extremely tired at the end of the journey because they __________ for more than 24 hours.
A. have travelled
B. have been travelling
C. had travelled
D. had been travelling
The fireworks festival is ____________ event that we all want to watch it.
A. such wonderful an
B. so wonderful an
C. a very wonderful
D. a too wonderful
I thought the party ___________________ really well.
A. came off
B. came up
C. came about
D. came across
He denied ___________________ the window of the classroom.
A. to break
B. break
C. to breaking
D. breaking
The government is aiming _______ a 40% reduction _________ unemployment.
A. to - of
B. at - in
C. on - in
D. for - of
David does not have _________ Peter does.
A. money more than
B. as many money as
C. more money as
D. as much money as
The president came _________ a lot of criticism for the speech he made in atelevision interview.
A. in for
B. about
C. out of
D. off
They will be staying here for _________ few weeks.
A. other
B. another
C. others
D. the others
I think jeans will not go _________ of style soon.
A. down
B. away
C. out
D. off
He joined the English club, _________ were over 50 years old.
A. most of its members
B. most of which
C. most of whom
D. most of whose members
Mr. Huy received a warning for speeding. He _________ so fast.
A. shouldn’t have driven
B. should have
C. would have driven
D. might have driven
The father said to his daughter: “When you’ve finished lunch, I’ll _________ youback to school in the car. When school’s finished I’ll come to the school and _________ youback home.”
A. take - bring
B. bring - bring
C. bring - take
D. take -take
I locked the door of my room all day yesterday to avoid _________.
A. disturbing
B. being disturbed
C. to disturb
D. to be disturbed
He was the last man _________the meeting room.
A. who leave
B. to leave
C. leaving
D. left
Clothing made of plastic fibers has some certain advantages over _________ made of natural fibers.
A. that
B. which
C. the one
D. what
Whenever I visited her, my grandmother _________ my favorite cake for me.
A. would make
B. use to make
C. would have made
D. have made
He was injured after jumping _________ the wall yesterday.
A. over
B. under
C. across
D. through
As a small child, he was used to _________ alone in the house for several hours.
A. being left
B. leaving
C. be left
D. leave
Nowadays, many serious childhood diseases _________ by early immunization.
A. prevent
B. can prevent
C. can be prevented
D. are preventing
_________ winter I spent in _________ USA was one of _________ best in my life.
A. A/ a/ the
B. The/ the/ a
C. The/ - / the
D. The/ the/ the
Kelly and Tim persuaded me _________ the party.
A. attending
B. attended
C. to attend
D. to be attended
There were many politicians at the meeting, several of _________ were very young.
A. that
B. whom
C. who
D. which
Tim didn’t do his homework, so the teacher became very angry. He _________ his homework.
A. must have done
B. should have done
C. might have
D. will have done
Tim was disappointed because he _________ for the train for two hours.
A. was waiting
B. waited
C. has been waiting
D. had been waiting
Everybody thinks that the play last night was very successful, _________ ?
A. don’t they
B. doesn’t he
C. was it
D. wasn’t it
Over the years, he gradually became impervious _________ about his wife’s comments about his chosen profession and in the end she stopped complaining.
A. about
B. for
C. of
D. to
Hoa hoped _________to join the club. She could make friends with many people here.
A. being invited
B. to invite
C. to be invited
D. inviting
An endangered species is a species _________population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct.
A. whose
B. which
C. what
D. who
_________ over long distances is a fact that everyone knows.
A. That electricity transmitting
B. That electricity can be transmitted
C. That electricity
D. That can be transmitted
Your sister seldom cooks meals, _________?
A. did she
B. didn’t she
C. does she
D. doesn’t she
Yesterday, I _________ a serious accident while I _________ on the beach.
A. see / am walking
B. saw / was walking
C. was seeing / walked
D. have seen / were walking
On my birthday, my mother gave me a _________.
A. new blue German car
B. blue German new car
C. new German blue car
D. German new blue car
Tim told Daisy that he _________ he film three times.
A. had seen
B. saw
C. have seen
D. sees
_________, he received a big applause.
A. Finishing his presentation
B. His presentation has been finished
C. After he finishes his presentation
D. When finished his speech
Governments should _________ some international laws against terrorism.
A. bring up
B. bring about
C. bring in
D. bring back
The size and shape of a nail depend primarily on the function _________intended.
A. which it is
B. for which it is
C. which it is for
D. for which is
__________________ we have!
A. What awful weather
B. How awful is the weather
C. How awful the weather
D. What an awful weather
Ithink that married couples should be financially independent _________their parents.
A. to
B. of
C. with
D. on
Many ambulances took _________ injured to a nearby hospital.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D.
All _________ we had been told turned out to be untrue.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. where
_________no taxi, they had to walk home.
A. There was
B. There being
C. Because there being
D. There is
There has been little rain in this region for several months, _________?
A. has it
B. has there
C. hasn’t it
D. hasn’t there
Her car needs _________.
A. be fixed
B. fixing
C. to fix
D. fixed
To _________ should I write if I want to make a complaint?
A. which
B. what
C. who
D. whom
_________ his good work and manners, he didn’t get a promotion.
A. Because of
B. In spite of
C. Even though
D. As a result of
Genetically, the chimpanzee is more similar to humans _________.
A. are than any other animal
B. than any other animal
C. any other animal is
D. and any other animal is
When the weather was very hot in summer, sales of bottles of water went _________the roof.
A. through
B. to
C. above
D. over
If we leave here now, we can drive half the distance before we stop _________lunch.
A. for having
B. having had
C. having
D. to have
He lifted the phone receiver, _________slightly.
A. his hands trembling
B. his hands were trembling
C. his hands trembled
D. with his hands trembling
No matter _________, he was an accomplished composer while still a child.
A. how it seems remarkable
B. how remarkable it seems
C. it seems remarkable how
D. how seems it remarkable
Such a doctor _________retire from his job before the retirement age.
A. as well as
B. may as well
C. so as to
D. as much as
By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi river, _________ were quite luxurious.
A. which many
B. many of them
C. many of which
D. many that
We put his success _________his efforts.
A. up to
B. down to
C. off at
D. up with
Linda had a problem with her finances, so we talked _________.
A. over
B. it over
C. over it
D. over and over
Can you tell me who is responsible _________luggage?
A. to check
B. checking
C. for checking
D. about checking
Not only _________ the exam but she also got a scholarship.
A. did she pass
B. she passed
C. she has passed
D. has she passed
Rarely have I visited _________ Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
A. as a beautiful city as
B. as beautiful a city as
C. as beautiful as the city
D. as a city as beautiful as
I read the essay again and again _________ avoiding making spelling mistakes.
A. in terms of
B. by means of
C. with a view to
D. in view of
Not until a monkey is several years old _________ to exhibit signs of independencefrom its mother.
A. beginning
B. does it begin
C. and begin
D. it begins
How can the manager act _________nothing had happened?
A. therefore
B. so
C. if
D. as though
She used to work here as a nurse, _________she?
A. did
B. didn’t
C. wouldn’t
D. use
Okay, I _________ the tickets if you buy the drinks.
A. will buy
B. buy
C. would buy
D. bought
If you are _________ with your goods, contact us within a week of receipt, andwe will refund your money in full.
A. not completely satisfied
B. not completely satisfying
C. not completely satisfactory
D. not satisfied completely
I don’t remember _________ of your decision to change our plan.
A. to tell
B. being told
C. telling
D. to be told
I would sooner you _________your phone in the meeting.
A. shouldn’t have used
B. shouldn’t use
C. not to use
D. didn’t use
Never in my life _________ such an intelligent boy.
A. I have met
B. I haven’t met
C. have I met
D. haven’t I met
We have a party tonight and Mary is worried about _________.
A. what to wear
B. which wearing
C. these wearing
D. that she wearing
The girl proposed that their group leader _________a camping trip.
A. organized
B. organize
C. organizes
D. organizing
It was _________we couldn’t stop laughing.
A. such a funny story that
B. so a funny story that
C. a very funny story that
D. so a laughing story that
How well people remember things _________on many different factors.
A. depends
B. depended
C. depending
D. depend
In most _________developed countries, over 50% of _________ population attendshigher education at some time in their lives.
A. 0/0
B. the / 0
C. 0 / the
D. the/a
I walked away as calmly as I could. _________, they would have thought I was athief.
A. If so
B. Or else
C. In case
D. Owing to
After the flood, all the drains were overflowing _________ storm water.
A. with
B. by
C. from
D. for
The total cost to renovate the building was $20 million, _________ double theoriginal estimate.
A. mostly
B. most all
C. the most
D. almost
After my husband ___________________ his work, he went straight home.
A. would finish
B. has finished
C. had finished
D. was finishing
On hearing that she failed the entrance exam, Hanh couldn’t help _______ into tears.
A. bursting
B. burst
C. to bursting
D. to burst
My friend ___________________ for 4 hours before he arrives.
A. will be driving
B. had driven
C. will have been driven
D. will have been driving
My lawyer advised me ___________________ anything further about the accident
A. not saying
B. telling
C. not to say
D. not tell
I have been to Da Nang city ___________________ of time
A. a great deal
B. much
C. a lot
D. little
You won’t pass the exam ___________________ you study hard
A. unless
B. in case
C. so
D. as
Not only ___________________ well but she also dances perfectly.
A. does she sing
B. she sings
C. she can sing
D. can sing
I’d have been able to say goodbye to Peter if only _____________ to the airport in time.
A. I get
B. I got
C. I have got
D. I had got
Although he _____________ to Mark Twain, I think his books are unique.
A. often has been compared
B. has often compared
C. has often been compared
D. has been often comparing
He denied _____________ part in the fighting at school.
A. to take
B. take
C. to taking
D. taking
Had you told me that she was going to drop out of college, I _____________ it.
A. hadn’t believed
B. will never believe
C. would have never believed
D. can’t believe
He’s not breathing. He _____________ .
A. must die
B. must be dead
C. must have dead
D. must not dead
My sister went _____________ the competition and won the first prize.
A. on
B. in for
C. away
D. through
The trip to the UK was very expensive. _____________ , it was worth every penny
A. Whatever
B. However
C. Despite
D. Even though
If I didn’t have a mobile phone, my life _____________ complete.
A. would not have been
B. will be not
C. would not be
D. will not be
I went to university with a very important person, _____________ Bill Clinton.
A. namely
B. however
C. therefore
D. for example
She’d rather I _____________ to the party with her yesterday.
A. had to go
B. to have gone
C. went
D. had gone
Some people _____________ to the party were late because of thick fog.
A. be invited
B. invited
C. were invited
D. Who invited
Mr. Hung ____________ in the army from 1970 to 1980.
A. has served
B. had been serving
C. had served
D. served
There is no answer when I ring him. He _____________ the office already.
A. needn’t have left
B. should have left
C. can’t have left
D. must have left
The last of these reasons is _____________ the most important.
A. so
B. very
C. far
D. by far
They have lived next door to us for years _____________ we hardly ever see them.
A. yet
B. although
C. so
D. and
The more you study during semester, _____________ the week before the exam.
A. you have to study the less
B. the less you have to study
C. the least you have to study
D. the study less you have
I know you feel bad now, Jimmy, but try to put it out of your mind. By the time you’re an adult, you _____________ all about it.
A. forget
B. will be forgetting
C. will have forgotten
D. are forgetting
They live on a busy road. _____________ a lot of noise from traffic.
A. It must be
B. There must be
C. There must have
D. It must have been
Nobody says a word about that accident, _____________?
A. do they
B. don’t they
C. does he
D. doesn’t he
The headmaster says that the laboratory in our school_______ next semester.
A. will be building
B. will build
C. are being built
D. will be built
Mike won five medals at the competition. His parents _____________ very proud of him.
A. could have been
B. can’t have
C. can’t be
D. must have been
My English teacher, Mrs. Brown, was the person _____________ I had great respect.
A. for who
B. for whom
C. that
D. whom
_____________ make a good impression on him.
A. Only by doing so can I
B. Only so doing can I
C. Only by doing so I can
D. Only by so doing I can
The authorities recommend that the meeting _____________ next Monday.
A. be held
B. is held
C. will be held
D. held
_____________ the salesman promised to exchange the detective CD player for a new one, they insisted on getting a refund.
A. And
B. But
C. Although
D. Despite
Many years ago, black children were _____________ to discrimination in many schools.
A. subjective
B. subject
C. subjecting
D. to be subjected
It’s about time Mrs. Brown apologized to me _____________ me a gossip in front of everybody.
A. to have called
B. that she called
C. of calling
D. for having called
He had spent _____________ time writing an essay on his childhood.
A. a few
B. a large number of
C. a great deal of
D. many
He is exhausted. He _____________ around the whole afternoon trying to clean the house before the guests arrive.
A. has been running
B. run
C. be running
D. was running
If you knew he was ill, why _____________ you _____________ to see him?
A. didn’t / come
B. wouldn’t / come
C. should/come
D. would/come
Tim is nearsighted. He _____________ glasses ever since he was nine years old.
A. should have worn
B. must wear
C. need wear
D. has had to wear
As a student, you envied your friends who were working and earning their own money, _____________?
A. were they
B. didn’t you
C. weren’t they
D. were you
Neither Mary nor her sister _____________ to attend the concert.
A. go
B. are going
C. have gone
D. is going
On Sundays, many people take their cars to service stations ____________.
A. to get the oil refilled
B. to get the oil refill
C. to refill the oil
D. to make the oil refilled
_____________ advised on what and how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job.
A. Had he been
B. If he had
C. Unless he had been
D. Were he to be
The more difficult the job is, _____________.
A. the more interesting she finds
B. the more she finds it interesting
C. she finds it more interesting
D. the more interesting it is to her
Let’s take actions to protect the environment, _____________ we?
A. needn’t
B. must
C. shall
D. will
People should eat _____________ and do _____________ to reduce the risk of heart disease.
A. less and less fat / the more exercise
B. less fat / more exercise
C. the less fat / the more exercise
D. the lease fat / the most exercise
Tim would like to specialize _____________ computer science.
A. of
B. to
C. in
D. at
We have bought some _____________.
A. German lovely old glasses
B. German old lovely glasses
C. lovely old German glasses
D. old lovely German glasses
If Bill _____________ a job now, he wouldn’t be so unhappy.
A. has
B. has had
C. had
D. would have
It is not until December 25 _____________ the exam results will be announced.
A. which
B. what
C. that
D. when
She _____________ on her computer for more than two hours when she decided to stop for a rest.
A. has worked
B. has been working
C. was working
D. had been working
It _____________ Susan that you saw last night. She’s abroad with her family.
A. should have been
B. must have been
C. can’t have been
D. needn’t have been
He is a very intelligent boy; _____________ , he sometimes gets bad marks.
A. otherwise
B. so
C. however
D. thus
I _____________ with my uncle when I am on holiday in Ho Chi Minh City next month.
A. will be staying
B. will have stayed
C. will have been staying
D. stay
She started the course two months ago but dropped _____________ after only a month
A. out
B. back
C. of
D. in
_____________ that Columbus discovered America.
A. In 1492
B. That was in 1492
C. There was in 1492
D. It was in 1492
Due to ever more spreading poaching, there _____________ a dramatic decline in the number of elephants recently.
A. is
B. had been
C. was
D. has been
It was no accident that he broke my glasses. He did it _____________ purpose.
A. with
B. on
C. by
D. about
They _____________ tired now because they _____________ in the garden since 7 o’clock.
A. are/ worked
B. were/were working
C. are/have been working
D. were/worked
He daren’t _____________ his boss for a rise just now.
A. asking
B. be asking
C. to asking
D. ask
Only after she had finished the course did she realize she _____________ a wrong choice.
A. had made
B. has made
C. had been making
D. was making
“You should concentrate on _____________ the teacher is saying.”
A. what
B. which
C. that
D. whom
Your brother hardly talks to anyone, _____________ ?
A. does he
B. is he
C. doesn’t he
D. isn’t he
I was bom in New York but I grew _____________ in England.
A. at
B. up
C. about
D. of
I wish everything _____________ so expensive.
A. would be
B. wouldn’t be
C. won’t be
D. could be
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 found
This road is very narrow. It _____________ to be widened.
A. might
B. needs
C. mustn’t
D. may
I don’t think the problem will be serious _____________ ?
A. don’t I
B. will it
C. do I
D. won’t it
Elephants scratch themselves with sticks _____________ .
A. which hold in their trunks
B. are held in their trunk
C. holding in their trunks
D. held in their trunks
We booked a table for dinner. We _____________ a table as the restaurant was empty.
A. should have booked
B. can’t have booked
C. mustn’t have booked
D. needn’t have booked
That secretary, _____________ answered the phone, told me that the director was out.
A. who
B. whose
C. that
D. whom
Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they _____________ their student cards.
A. don’t produce
B. didn’t produce
C. produced
D. hadn’t produced
Changes have been made in our education program. Therefore, young children _____________ do homework any more.
A. couldn’t
B. needn’t
C. oughtn’t
D. haven’t
Although MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) spreads through close contact with sick people, not through the air, many people still avoid _____________ to crowded places.
A. having gone
B. going
C. to go
D. gone
A large number of inventions and discoveries have been _____________ accident.
A. in
B. by
C. at
D. on
After the new technique had been introduced, this factory produced _____________ cars in 2015 as the year before.
A. twice as many
B. twice many as
C. as many twice
D. as twice
Sally really loves the _____________ jewelry box that her parents gave her as a birthday present.
A. wooden brown nice
B. nice wooden brown
C. brown wooden nice
D. nice brown wooden
My boss asked his son _____________ impolitely
A. didn’t behave
B. to behave
C. not behave
D. not to behave
Natural disasters will result _____________ crop failures and famine.
A. in
B. from
C. of
D. to
I enjoy _____________ busy. I don’t like it when there is nothing.
A. being/to do
B. to be/doing
C. to be/to do
D. being/doing
Women no longer have to do hard work nowadays as they used to _____________ ?
A. are they
B. aren’t they
C. do they
D. don’t they
You _____________ Peter yesterday. He’s been on business for a week now.
A. mustn’t have seen
B. could not have seen
C. may have not seen
D. can have seen
She was the first woman _____________ the ship.
A. who leave
B. to leave
C. leaving
D. left
I _____________ to see my girlfriend on my way home.
A. dropped back
B. dropped in
C. dropped out
D. dropped off
My younger sister is not _____________ to drive a car.
A. so old
B. enough old
C. too old
D. old enough
The students _____________ by the teacher yesterday were very rude.
A. punished
B. to punish
C. punish
D. punishing
People are advised to _____________ smoking because of its harm to their health.
A. cut down on
B. cut off
C. cut in
D. cut down
UNESCO was established to encourage collaboration nations in the areas _____________ education, science, culture, and communication.
A. between - in
B. among – in
C. among- of
D. between-of
We live in a large house in _____________ middle of the village.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D.
Ben asked Jane where _____________ the previous Sunday.
A. has she been
B. she had been
C. had she been
D. she has been
When my mother is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives her a hand _________ the housework.
A. on
B. with
C. for
D. about
If my cousin _____________ an alarm, the thieves wouldn’t have broken into his house.
A. installs
B. have installed
C. had installed
D. installed
Although at that time my knowledge of German was very poor, I _____________ most of what they said.
A. did understand
B. managed understand
C. didn’t understand
D. have understood
We can go by _____________ road, because _____________ are normally free from heavy traffic at this time of day.
A. neither - some
B. any - either
C. both - all
D. either – both
We can win only if we remain united, and so we must support them the moment they _____________on strike.
A. will go
B. went
C. will have gone
D. go
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
Before her injury, my sister _____________ tennis professionally.
A. would used to play
B. will play
C. use to play
D. used to play
Not only _____________ to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil.
A. seismology is used
B. using seismology
C. is seismology used
D. to use seismology
Determining the mineral content of soil samples is an exacting process; _____________ , experts must perform detail tests to analyze soil specimens.
A. therefore
B. afterward
C. so that
D. however
John lost the _____________ bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with him.
A. new beautiful blue Japanese
B. beautiful blue Japanese new
C. beautiful new blue Japanese
D. Japanese beautiful new blue
Donald Trump is _____________ President of _____________ United States.
A. the/ the
B. a/ the
C. the/ a
D. the/ an
_____________ 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
She wasn’t feeling very well; otherwise, she _____________ the meeting so early.
A. wouldn’t leave
B. didn’t leave
C. wouldn’t have left
D. hadn’t left
The teacher told the pupils that salt water _____________ at a lower temperature than fresh water.
A. froze
B. would freeze
C. freeze
D. freezes
I’d just as soon _____________ to another restaurant as wait for a table here.
A. go
B. going
C. to go
D. have gone
I wish to pay a visit to the beach this summer, _____________ ?
A. do I
B. don’t I
C. may I
D. am I
_____________ the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.
A. Despite
B. Although
C. Because
D. Because of
He _____________ for an international company before he became a teacher.
A. has been working
B. has worked
C. was working
D. had worked
She decided _____________ up yoga to help her to lose weight and escape from her hectic lifestyle as a graphic designer
A. to taking
B. to take
C. take
D. taking
In the modem Western world parents rarely expect their children to support them financially, _____________?
A. does it
B. doesn’t it
C. do they
D. don’t they
The thieves _____________ by car but we can’t be sure.
A. must have escaped
B. needn’t have escaped
C. should have escaped
D. might have escaped
_____________ 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
The annual production of household wastewater makes up over 30 percent of all wastewater _____________ into the environment in Vietnam.
A. be discharged
B. which discharged
C. was discharged
D. discharged
He _____________ as many boxes of cigars as he could carry home if regulations were tightened on visitors to Cuba again.
A. would have bought
B. will buy
C. had bought
D. would buy
They agreed _____________ implementing signed cooperation agreement.
A. to continuing
B. to continue
C. continue
D. continuing
When Mark comes home, tell him I’m out a bit, _____________ ?
A. does he
B. do you
C. aren’t I
D. will you
If we had finished it before we went on the tour, I think it _____________ a much better record.
A. would have been
B. would be
C. will have been
D. will be
The old woman accused the boy _____________ window
A. in breaking
B. on breaking
D. at breaking
D. of breaking
Neither the students nor their lecturer _____________ English in the classroom
A. have used
B. use
C. are using
D. uses
In order to make the house more beautiful and newer, the Browns had it _____________ yesterday.
A. to be repainted
B. repaint
C. repainted
D. to repaint
Last summer he _____________ to Ha Long Bay.
A. went
B. has been going
C. has gone
D. was going
Many people lost their homes in the earthquake. The government needs to establish more shelters to care for those _____________ have homes.
A. which doesn’t
B. who doesn’t
C. which don’t
D. who don’t
I love _____________ films but I seldom find time to go to the cinema.
A. seeing
B. see
C. saw
D. seen
I saw him hiding something in a _____________ bag.
A. black small plastic
B. plastic small black
C. small plastic black
D. small black plastic
She spent _____________ her free time watching TV.
A. a few
B. most of
C. a lot
D. most
_____________ people in cities now choose to get married later than previous generations.
A. More and more
B. Little by little
C. Less and more
D. Many and many
- ‘You and Tim seem to be good mates.’ - ‘Well, I _____________ for ages.’
A. have known
B. know
C. was knowing
D. knew
_____________ giraffe is the tallest of all _____________ animals.
A. A/ the
B. The/
C. A/
D. / the
Are flights with this company often delayed?’ - ‘No, they _____________ on schedule. ’
A. usually left
B. have usually left
C. are usually leaving
D. usually leave
They held a party to congratulate their son _____________ his success.
A. in
B. with
C. on
D. for
I wish I had someone of my own age _____________ I could trust.
A. in whom
B. in which
C. with whom
D. which
Anna _____________ halfway to the shops when she realized she'd left her purse at home.
A. was getting
B. had got
C. had been getting
D. has got
Only when you grow up, _____________ the truth.
A. you will know
B. you know
C. do you know
D. will you know
I was late for my exam because I _____________ about it all night and didn’t get much sleep.
A. had been worrying
B. worry
C. have been worrying
D. was worrying
Despite their normal cylindrical form, some of the documents _____________ on silk that were found at Mawangdui, an archaeological site in southeastern China, were folded into rectangles.
A. wrote
B. written
C. were written
D. be written
I didn’t see the red light at the crossroads. Otherwise, I _____________ my car.
A. stopped
B. had stopped
C. would have stopped
D. would stop
Tim asked Sally _____________ English so far.
A. how long was she learning
B. how long she has been learning
C. she had been learning how long
D. how long she had been learning
The incident happening last week left him _____________ confused and hurt.
A. feel
B. felt
C. feeling
D. to feeling
“We gave them the money yesterday, but we haven’t received a receipt yet, __________ ?” she asked her husband.
A. didn’t we
B. have we
C. did we
D. haven’t we
You and your big mouth! It was supposed to be a secret. You _____________ her!
A. shouldn’t have told
B. mightn’t have told
C. mustn’t have told
D. couldn’t have told
If I had a typewriter now, I _____________ this report by myself.
A. would have type
B. will type
C. would type
D. typed
The Foreign Ministries of Vietnam and Mexico agreed _____________ measures to boost the bilateral cooperation between the two nations.
A. to take
B. taking
C. to be taken
D. being taken
There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, _____________ ?
A. are they
B. are there
C. aren’t they
D. aren’t there
You look exhausted. You _____________ in the garden all day.
A. must have worked
B. must be working
C. can’t have worked
D. must have been working
Most children enjoy _____________ with their parents and siblings.
A. played
B. play
C. to play
D. playing
It’s too late; you shouldn’t go. Don’t worry! We can _____________ for a night.
A. put you up
B. put you through
C. put you away
D. put you aside
We should make full use _____________ the Internet as it is an endless source of information.
A. of
B. in
C. with
D. from
The Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia was named _____________ Gagarin.
A. to
B. with
C. by
D. after
_____________ taught me how to play the guitar.
A. It was my uncle whom
B. It was my uncle
C. it is my uncle when
D. It was my uncle that
It’s very warm. We _____________ take coats with us.
A. needn’t
B. may
C. mustn’t
D. must
We have just bought some _____________ cups.
A. Chinese old lovely
B. old lovely Chinese
C. lovely old Chinese
D. Chinese lovely old
No one gave you any gift on your birthday, _____________ ?
A. didn’t them
B. did it
C. didn’t they
D. did they
It gets _____________ when the winter is coming.
A. more and more cold
B. colder and colder
C. cold and colder
D. cold and less cold
Is Helen _____________ the hotel reservations for us?
A. being made
B. to be making
C. to be made
D. going to make
Peter _____________ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. has been reading
C. read
D. was reading
The lecture was so boring that John could hardly keep himself _____________ asleep.
A. of falling
B. to falling
C. from falling
D. in falling
He can borrow this CD _____________ he gives it back to me by Thursday.
A. unless
B. in case
C. as long
D. provided
This book provides students _____________ useful tips that help them to pass the coming exam.
A. at
B. about
C. for
D. with
_____________ at school yesterday when we were informed that there was no class due to a sudden power cut
A. We have hardly arrived
B. We had arrived hardly
C. Hardly we had arrived
D. Hardly had we arrived
I _____________ Tom with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along well with each other.
A. didn’t bring
B. won’t bring
C. hadn’t brought
D. wouldn’t have brought
This project _____________ by the end of this month.
A. will have been finished
B. will be finishing
C. will finished
D. will have finished
We are having our wedding invitations _____________ in London
A. to print
B. print
C. printed
D. printing
He _____________ the plants. If he had, they wouldn’t have died.
A. needn’t have watered
B. can’t have watered
C. shouldn’t water
D. couldn’t water
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Michael rarely returns to his hometown, _______?
A. doesn’t he.
B. hasn’t he.
C. does he.
D. has he.
If you didn’t have to leave today, I _______ you around the city.
A. have shown.
B. will show.
C. would show.
D. showed.
He promised _______ his daughter a new bicycle as a birthday present.
A. to buying.
B. buying.
C. buy.
D. to buy.
I’ve been waiting for hours. You _______ to tell me you would come late.
A. needn’t have phoned.
B. must have phoned.
C. oughtn’t to have phoned.
D. should have phoned.
Drastic measures should be taken to tackle the problems _______ child abuse.
A. are involving.
B. to involve.
C. involving.
D. involved.
Only after he _______ the job as a computer programmer did he realise how much he loved it.
A. would leave.
B. was leaving.
C. had left.
D. has left.
If our teacher were here now, he _______ us with this difficult exercise.
A. will help.
B. would help.
C. has helped.
D. helps.
They were at the stadium with us last night, so they _______ at the threatre then.
A. needn’t have been.
B. might have been.
C. should have been.
D. can’t have been.
Her parents rarely let her stay out late, _______?
A. doesn’t she.
B. don’t they.
C. does she.
D. do they.
The boy denied _______ the cake even though there was some cream left on his chin.
A. to eating.
B. eating.
C. to eat.
D. eat.
The children _______ by social networks are likely to suffer from depression and other health problems.
A. obsessing.
B. obsessed.
C. who obsessed.
D. are obsessed.
Only after the teacher _______ the procedure clearly were the students allowed to go ahead with the experiment.
A. was explaining.
B. would explain.
C. had explained.
D. has explained.
The patients _______ with the new drug showed better signs of recovery than those receiving conventional medicine.
A. treating.
B. having treated.
C. who treated.
D. treated.
Mary rarely uses social networks, _______?
A. isn’t she.
B. does she.
C. doesn’t she.
D. is she.
If Martin were here now, he _______ us to solve this difficult problem.
A. would help.
B. will help.
C. has helped.
D. helps.
There is no excuse for your late submission! You _______ the report by last Friday.
A. must have finished.
B. needn’t have finished.
C. should have finished.
D. mightn’t have finished.
Only after she _______ from a severe illness did she realise the importance of good health.
A. would recover.
B. had recovered.
C. has recovered.
D. was recovering.
Our father suggested _______ to Da Nang for this summer holiday.
A. go.
B. going.
C. to going.
D. to go.
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
It’s important that we _______ this message _______ to young people.
A. go /over
B. get/down
C. get/over
D. go/for
Marketing this new product will be expensive, 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
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 have 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
_______ 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
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
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
_______ 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
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
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
Hyolyn, the former main vocalist for the group SISTAR, has known for being one of the most well-rounded idols, being extremely good at signing, dancing and _______.
A. performed live
B. performing live
C. she also good at performing live
D. for performing live
_______ every major judo title, Mark retired from international competition.
A. When he won
B. Having won
C. Winning
D. On winning
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
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
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
If energy _______ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different.
A. is
B. will be
C. were
D. would be
_______, 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
_______ that she burst into tears.
A. So angry was she
B. Such her anger
C. She was so anger
D. Her anger was so
Do you remember Daisy? I ran _______ her at the Fair yesterday.
A. by
B. down
C. across
D. in
He made me_____________they had left the district
A. to believe
B. believed
C. believe
D. believing
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
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 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
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,__________?
A. were they
B. weren’t they
C. wasn’t it
D. was it
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
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
_________, dolphins have no sense of smell.
A. As known 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
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
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
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
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
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
____________of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement.
A. Instead
B. In place
C. On behalf
D. On account
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
_________ in all parts of the state, pines are the most common trees in Georgia.
A. Found
B. Finding
C. To find
D. Are found
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.
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
“ ___________ 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.
“I can’t remember us ever ___________,” replied the stranger.
A. being met
B. to have met
C. having met
D. cooks
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
___________ ? 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. Have you been cried
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
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
She has seldom received letters from her former students lately, ____________ ?
A. doesn’t she
B. does she
C. hasn’t she
D. has she
They _______ your money if you haven't kept your receipt.
A. won’t refund
B. didn't refund
C. no refund
D. not refund
_________a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.
A. Finding
B. After finding
C. Having found
D. We found
After ancient Greek athletes won a race in the Olympic, they __________ a simple crown of olive leaves.
A. received
B. had received
C. were receiving
D. have received
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
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
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
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 library in the world ________ in the sixth century.
A. to be built
B. built
C. to build
D. to have built
Too many factories dispose _______ their waste by pumping it into rivers and the sea.
A. out
B. of
C. away
D. off
_____________ gene in the human genome were more completely 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
They appreciate ____________ this information.
A. to have
B. having
C. have
D. to have had
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
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
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 who
B. a person that
C. people who
D. who
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
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
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
If the primary candidates _________ been quite different.
A. have focused
B. had focused
C. focused
D. were focused
With its thousands of rocks and caves ___________ international recognition.
A. emerge
B. emerged
C. emerging
D. being emerged
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
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 fire brigade know that it is very difficult to rescue people from the blaze in this fashion shop, __________ they will try their best.
A. but
B. although
C. despite
D. however
I’m sorry, I forgot to tell you the guests drink only water, so you really _________ all that wine. But don’t worry, we’ll keep it for your birthday party.
A. can’t have bought
B. needn’t have bought
C. wouldn’t have bought
D. might not have bought
Everybody in the house woke up when the burglar alarm ___________.
A. went out
B. went off
C. came about
D. rang off
Have a piece of chocolate, __________ ?
A. do you
B. would you
C. don't you
D. haven't you
By the time you come here tomorrow, the work ___________.
A. will have been finishing
B. will be finishing
C. will have been finished
D. will be finished
In the years all the trees will disappear if nothing is done to protect them.
A. come
B. coming
C. to come
D. will come
Mrs. Archer is known the finest collection of twentieth century art in private hands.
A. as have
B. having
C. by having
D. to have
Mark is nearsighted. He glasses ever since he was ten years old.
A. should have worn
B. must wear
C. need wear
D. has had to wear
an emergency arise, call 911.
A. Should
B. Can
C. Does
D. Will
I don’t like this wine. I like .
A. some other
B. another
C. other
D. the other
The house is found down.
A. to bum
B. burning
C. having burned
D. to have been burned
Only in the last few days to repair the swimming pool.
A. anything has been done
B. has done anything
C. has anything been done
D. has there anything been done
The children can stay here_______they don’t make too much noise.
A. whether
B. providing
C. unless
D. until
When Martin_________the car, he took it out for a drive.
A. had repaired
B. has repaired
C. repaired
D. was repairing
Clean the floor________the children slip and fall.
A. provided that
B. unless
C. in case
D. so long as
Left - hand traffic, a custom existing in Britain only,_______back to the days when English people went to and fro on horseback.
A. dated
B. dating
C. dates
D. which dates
They can hardly expect profits to double again this year, ______ ?
A. can’t they
B. do they
C. don’t they
D. can they
My wallet_________at the station while I_______for the train.
A. must have been stolen/was waiting
B. should have stolen/had been waiting
C. will be stolen/am waiting
D. had to steal/would be waiting
The new manager_________very strict rules as soon as he had_______the position.
A. laid down/taken over
B. put down/taken over
C. lay down/taken up
D. wrote down/come over
“I can’t remember us ever_______”, replied the stranger.
A. to meet
B. to have met
C. being met
D. having met
Who was the first person__________the South pole?
A. reaching
B. who reaches
C. to reach
D. reached
_________in the diet is especially important for vegetarians.
A. Enough protein is obtained
B. Obtaining enough protein
C. They obtain enough protein
D. By obtaining enough protein
I hope that by the time our rivals_______ out about this deal, we________all the contracts.
A. found/had been signed
B. will fìnd/are signing
C. have found/will sign
D. find/will have signed
Never say that again,_______?
A. won’t you
B. will you
C. do you
D. don’t you
______my ex would be there, I wouldn’t have agreed to come.
A. If I knew
B. Had known I
C. Had I known
D. I had known
I made sure I had all the facts__________my fingertips before attending the meeting.
A. with
B. at
C. by
D. for
__________in 1937, the Golden Bridge spans the channel at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
A. Completed
B. Completing
C. being completed
D. to be completed
The Browns had gone out for dinner when I arrived, I supposed they __________ I was coming.
A. must have forgotten
B. should have forgotten
C. would have forgotten
D. need have forgotten
_______, the whole family slept soundly.
A. Hot though the night air was
B. Hot though was the night air
C. Hot although the night air was
D. Hot although was the night air
Please don’t tell me what happens in the end because I_________the book yet.
A. haven’t been reading
B. don’t read
C. haven’t read
D. haven’t been read
Without my parent’s support. I____ my oversea study.
A. will not complete
B. did not complete
C. had not completed
D. would not have completed
When I got my case back, it had been damaged__________repair.
A. over
B. further
C. above
D. beyond
The process of______in plants involves a complex series of______reactions.
A. respiration/ chemistry
B. respire/ chemical
C. respiration/ chemical
D. respiration/ chemist
Not only______a good physician but also a talented violist.
A. she is famous as
B. she appears to be
C. is she known as
D. appears as she is
Someone left the messages,___________?
A. didn’t they
B. did they
C. did he
D. didn’t he
______after the World War II, the United Nations has been actively carrying out its convention to stop wars and bring peace to nations worldwide.
A. Established
B. Found
C. To be establised
D. Having been found
Not much happened yet,______?
A. did they
B. didn’t it
C. did it
D. didn’t they
“Which of the two boys is a boy scout?” - “_______of them is.”
A. All
B. None
C. Neither
D. Both
Tom had a lucky escape. He_____killed when a car crashed into the front of his house.
A. could have been
B. must have been
C. should have been
D. would have been
The boy next door fell off his bike yesterday but he was all right. He_______himself badly.
A. should have hurt
B. would hurt
C. could have hurt
D. must hurt
There had been a recommendation that Hilary Clinton_______the president of the country.
A. would be elected
B. be elected
C. were elected
D. was elected
“John should have warned you about that”. “Yes, but______. He’s still my good friend”.
A. moreover
B. despite that
C. although
D. on the contrary
Once used up,__________.
A. these can never be replaced
B. we can never replace these minerals
C. but these minerals can never be replaced
D. can these minerals be never replaced.
The children______“thank you” to you when you gave them the gifts.
A. must have said
B. would have said
C. might have said
D. should have said
If Penny____a place at Oxford University, she___________philosophy and politics.
A. get; is going to study
B. gets; studies
C. will get; is going and politics
D. is getting; will study
What chemical is this? It’s______a horrible smell.
A. giving over
B. giving off
C. giving down
D. giving up
The committee found it very difficult_______a decision.
A. reaching
B. to reach
C. reached
D. reaching
The last half of the nineteeth century_____a steady improvement in the means of travel.
A. has witnessed
B. witnessed
C. was witnessed
D. is witnessed
He was very lucky when he fell off the ladder. He______himself.
A. could have hurt
B. must have hurt
C. should have hurt
D. would have hurt
________her supervisor’s approval, she shouldn’t begin the project.
A. Unless Susan doesn’t get
B. Were Susan to get
C. If Susan gets
D. Unless Susan gets
Modem computer science and artificial intelligence_______in the pre-war work of Goedel, Turing, and Zuse.
A. say to root
B. say to have rooted
C. are said to root
D. are said to have rooted
Students are_______less pressure as a result of changes in testing procedures.
A. under
B. above
C. upon
D. out of
She was tired and couldn’t keep______the group.
A. up with
B. up against
C. on to
D. out of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If she ______ sick, she would have gone out with me to the party.
A. hasn’t been
B. wasn’t
C. weren’t
D. hadn’t been
Prizes are awarded ______ the number of points scored.
A. according to
B. because of
C. adding up
D. resulting in
While southern California is densely populated, ______ live in the northern part of the state.
A. a number people
B. many people
C. few people
D. a few of people
The building has a smoke detector ______ any fires can be detected immediately.
A. so that
B. if
C. such as
D. as if
It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver ______ in the crash.
A. were injured
B. are injured
C. was injured
D. have been injured
Anne persisted ______ her search for the truth about what had happened.
A. at
B. about
C. in
D. on
Ensure there is at least a 3cm space ______ allow adequate ventilation.
A. so as to
B. so that
C. in view of
D. with a view to
Why don’t you ask the man where ______ to stay?
A. he would rather
B. he feels like
C. would he like
D. he would like
My car is getting unreliable; I think I'll trade it ______ for a new one.
A. off
B. away
C. in
D. up
_______ that she burst into tears.
A. Her anger was such
B. So angry she was
C. She was so anger
D. Such her anger was
“What is it?” – “We don’t know until _____ at it under a microscope.”
A. we’re going to look
B. we’ll have looked
C. we’ll be looking
D. we’ve looked
Reports are coming in of a major oil spill in _____ Mediterranean.
A. a
B. the
C. an
D. Ø
Many people feel there’s _____ point in voting, even in a general election.
A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little
It was _____ a victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it.
A. such surprising
B. so surprising
C. too surprising
D. surprising enough
I _____ at the exam paper lying on Mr. Gregson’s desk, but I didn’t want to risk it.
A. could look
B. can have looked
C. can look
D. could have looked
Many lives were saved _____ the introduction of antibiotics.
A. into
B. at
C. with
D. in
Tom doesn’t talk much to his father but he opens _____ his mother.
A. out of
B. up to
C. out for
D. up with
The City Planning Department proposed that the new highway ___ in the fiscal year 2015.'
A. would be built
B. be built
C. is to be built
D. will be built
It’s no use getting _____ him. He won’t change his mind.'
A. on
B. across
C. off
D. around
For the last 20 years, we _______ significant changes in the world of science and technology.
A. witness
B. have witnessed
C. witnessed
D. are witnessing
Housewives find it easier to do domestic chores thanks to _______ invention of labour–aving devices.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. some
Air pollution is getting _______ serious in big cities in the world.
A. more and more
B. the more and the more
C. the most and the most
D. most and most
Ms Brown asked me _______ in my class.
A. there were how many students
B. how many students there were
C. were there how many students
D. how many students were there
Her fiancé is said _______ from Harvard University five years ago.
A. having graduated
B. to have graduated
C. being graduated
D. to be graduated
Many rare and precious species are now _______ the verge of extinction.
A. in
B. from
C. on
D. by
Terry is a very imaginative boy. He always comes _______ interesting ideas.
A. out of
B. down on
C. up with
D. in for
The accident ________ while he was driving to the office.'
A. was occurred
B. occurred
C. has occurred
D. was being occurred
_____ she’s got a job that she likes, she’s a lot happier.
A. Since when
B. Just now
C. Just as
D. Now that
The professor instructed the students _____ the essay without preparing an outline first.
A. to no write
B. not to write
C. to not write
D. do not write
It’s a pity you missed the party. If you _____, you _____ my friends from Hungary.
A. would have come; had met
B. came; would meet
C. had come; would meet
D. had come; would have met
Whereas many people visit Internet sites where products are sold, a great number of them still hesitate _____ purchases online.
A. to actually make
B. actually making
C. making actual
D. actually to make
Michael put his mistake_____ to lack of concentration.
A. down
B. over
C. through
D. up
It was not until the students were seated ______ the proctor realized he had the wrong test booklets.
A. as soon as
B. that
C. and
D. when
Hardly _____ the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet.
A. he had entered
B. had entered
C. had he entered
D. entered
To master the art of fiction writing _____ discipline and practice, as well as studying the works of other great authors.
A. require
B. requiring
C. that requires
D. requires
I couldn’t believe it when Sylvia turned up in the same _____ hat that she wore last time.
A. horrible yellow wide
B. horrible wide yellow
C. wide yellow horrible
D. wide horrible yellow
She went _____ a bad cold just before Christmas.
A through
B. over
C. in for
D. down with
Are there any household chores for _________ men are better _________ than women?
A. whose/suited
B. which/suit
C. that/suit
D. which/suited
Too many factories dispose _________ their waste by pumping it into rivers and the sea.
A. out
B. of
C. away
D. off
Why did Berth ask you _________ a bicycle?
A. that if you had
B. do you have
C. that you had
D. if you had
She wondered if they _________ her jeweler and rather hoped that they had.
A. find
B. have found
C. had found
D. would find
-“Is swimming under water very difficult?”
-“No, it’s just a matter _________ able to control your breathing.”
A. to be
B. of being
C. that you are
D. being
I am going to the dentist’s tomorrow. I hope I don’t need to _________
A. have anything done
B. have nothing done
C. be done anything
D. get him do anything
A young girl came on to the stage with a bouquet _________ to the conductor.
A. Presented
B. and presented
C. for presenting
D. to present
_________ I love you, I can’t let you do whatever you like.
A. Whatever
B. Whether
C. Despite
D. Much as
He _________ alone a month ago, and _________ of since.
A. set off/hasn’t been heard
B. setted off/hasn’t heard
C. set on/hasn’t heard
D. setted on/hadn’t been heard
My father has to work _____ a night shift once a week.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. under
My mother advised me _____ an apple every day to stay healthy.
A. eat
B. ate
C. eating
D. to eat
The computer’s memory is the place where information _____ and calculations are done.
A. are kept
B. is kept
C. kept
D. keep
_____ the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later in the morning.
A. On account of
B. Due to
C. According to
D. Because of
Last year Matt earned _____ his brother, who had a better position.
A. twice as much as
B. twice as many as
C. twice more than
D. twice as more as
Emails are _____ among young people than the elders.
A. more used widely
B. more widely
C. more widely used
D. widely more used
Mary, _____ mother is a doctor, intends to choose medical career.
A. who
B. that
C. whose
D. whom
It is raining hard. We had better _____ at home tonight.
A. staying
B. stay
C. to stay
D. to be staying
_____ classical dance for five years, Akiko finally felt ready _____ in public.
A. Being studied/ having performed
B. Having studied/ to perform
C. Studying/ to be performed
D. To study/ performed
Ken asked Barbara _____ she would like to go to the cinema.'
A. unless
B. in case
C. regarding
D. whether
The old manager has just retired, so Tom takes_____ his position.'
A. in
B. on
C. up
D. out
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
_____ I’d like to help you out, I’m afraid I just haven’t got any spare money at the moment.
A. Even
B. Despite
C. Much as
D. Try as
Hardly _____ of the paintings at the gallery were for sale.
A. none
B. few
C. some
D. any
You are 27 years old so it’s high time you _____ responsibility for your deeds.
A. took
B. have taken
C. had taken
D. take
Only in the Civil War _____ killed or wounded.
A. soldiers in America were
B. so many American soldiers were
C. many soldiers in America were
D. were so many American soldiers
I was angry when you saw me because I _____ with my sister.
A. have been arguing
B. had been arguing
C. argued
D. would argue
The book would have been prefect _____ the ending.
A. had it not been for
B. it had not been for
C. it hadn’t been for
D. hadn’t it been for
Suppose he _____ you stealing, what would you do?
A. has caught
B. catches
C. had caught
D. caught
I used a calculator so it’s impossible I made a mistake with the bill.
=> I _____ a mistake with the bill because I used a calculator.
A. couldn’t make
B. shouldn’t have made
C. mightn’t make
D.can’t have made
My brother asked me _____ of the football match.'
A. what do you think
B. what I think
C. what did I think
D. what I thought
The boy _____ is my cousin.'
A. talks to the lady over there
B. is talking to the lady over there
C. was talking to the lady over there
D. talking to the lady over there
Narcissus bulbs _____ at least three inches apart and covered with about for inches of welldrained soil.
A. must plant
B. should be planted
C. should have been planted
D. should be planting
Who was the first person _____ the South Pole?
A. to reach
B. who reaches
C. reached
D. reaching
Despite its wide range of styles and instrumentation, country music has certain common features _____ its own special character.
A. give it that
B. give which
C. that gives it to
D. that give it
Thank you very much. I haven’t been to _____ party for ages.
A. so enjoyable
B. a so enjoyable
C. the so enjoyable
D.so enjoyable a
The bullet missed me by _____.
A. a hair’s breadth
B. the breadth of a hair
C. a breadth of a hair
D. the hair’s breadth
__________, I still was able to get to the top of the mountain.
A. Even though unfit
B. Unfit as I was
C. While ever out of condition
D. Much as I’m unfit
You are welcome _____ any books in the library.
A. to
B. with
C. for
D. by
Today, many serious childhood diseases _____ by early immunization.
A. prevent
B. can prevent
C. can be prevented
D. are preventing
_____ I’ve cleaned it and polished it, it still doesn’t look new.
A. Because
B. In spite of
C. While
D. Although
The Beauty Contest is _____ start at 8.30 a.m our time tomorrow.
A. due to
B. bound to
C. about to
D. on the point of
The picture, _____, was beautiful.
A. she was looking
B. at it she was looking
C. at which she was looking
D. at that she was looking
Nadine: “I’ve been offered $550 for my stereo. Should I take it or wait for a better one?”
Kitty: “Take the $550. _____”
A. Actions speak louder than words.
B. Kill two birds with one stone.
C. The early bird catches the worm.
D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Jenny: “What did your grammar teacher want to talk to you about?”
Peter: “I did badly on the last test. She _____ studied for it.”
A. said why I hadn’t
B. said why hadn’t I
C. asked why I hadn’t
D. asked why hadn’t I
____ summer I spent in _____ UK was one of _____ best in my life.
A. A/a/the
B. The/the/a
C. The/–/the
D. The/the/the
Whenever a problem ____, we try to discuss frankly and find solutions as soon as possible.
A. comes by
B. comes off
C. comes up
D. comes in
I bought this grammar book _____ I could go over all the things we have studied this year.
A. that
B. with a view to
C. so that
D. in order to
If people paid a little more attention to the environment, the Earth _____ greener.
A. would be
B. will be
C. would have been
D. had been
The accident _____ while he was driving to the office.
A. was occurred
B. occurred
C. has occurred
D. was being occurred
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
The living conditions in the rural areas of the country _____ during the past five years.
A. have been improved
B. had improved
C. had been improved
D. were improved
All his plans for starting his own business fell _____.
A. in
B. through
C. down
D. away
The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes _____ for a cup of coffee.
A. over
B. off
C. on
D. to
_____ hard he has worked, he hardly supports his family of ten people.
A. However
B. Although
C. Despite
D. In spite
You are welcome _____ any books in the library.'
A. to
B. with
C. for
D. by
My supervisor is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I _____ last week.
A. must have done
B. can have done
C. may have done
D. should have done
The Mona Lisa, painted in Florence in 1504 by Leonardo da Vinci, is a name which is perhaps more recognizable to people throughout the world _____ of da Vinci himself.
A. as that
B. than
C. than that
D. more than
Which phosphorus, a substance _____ in matches, is so flammable that it burst into flame upon contact with the air.
A. is common
B. common
C. which being common
D.being common, is
If he _____ harder, he would have passed the exam.
A. studied
B. had studied
C. studies
D. was studying
Among bees _____ a highly elaborate form of communication.
A. it occurs
B. occurs
C. it is an occurrence with
D. occur
As they came under heavy fire, the captain ordered his men to _____.'
A. fall away
B. fall out
C. fall back
D. fall over
No one knows exactly _____.
A. how did speech begin
B. how speech began
C. how the beginning of speech
D. of how beginning speech
The marathon, first staged in 1896, _____ the legendary feat of a Greek soldier who carried news of victory from the battle at Marathon to Athens.
A. commemorating
B. was commemorated
C. commemorated
D. commemorates
Neither my dad nor my mom _____ of the idea.
A. convinced
B. have convinced
C. was convinced
D. were convinced
Jacobson is often referred to _____ at the factory.
A. be the best engineer
B. as the best engineer
C. by the president to be the best engineer
D. as being the best engineer
He was brave, _____ soldier fought so bravely in that battle.
A. no others
B. no another
C. no other
D. no the others
I’ll never _____ the King of pop music for the first time.'
A. forget meet
B. forget met
C. forget to meet
D. forget meeting
I have never seen _____ festival in my life.'
A. so spectacular a
B. a so spectacular
C. a such spectacular
D. such spectacular
Ken asked Barbara _____ she would like to go to the cinema.
A. unless
B. in case
C. regarding
D. whether
Dogs are good traveling companions. They will go _____ you take them.
A. whichever
B. wherever
C. whatever
D. however
The old manager has just retired, so Tom takes_____ his position.
A. in
B. on
C. up
D. out
As they came under heavy fire, the captain ordered his men to _____.
A. fall away
B. fall out
C. fall back
D. fall over
His grandfather died _____ the age of 90.
A. in
B. of
C. on
D. at
My brother asked me _____ of the football match.
A. what do you think
B. what I think
C. what did I think
D. what I thought
The boy _____ is my cousin.
A. talks to the lady over there
B. is talking to the lady over there
C. was talking to the lady over there
D. talking to the lady over there
Hurry up, or they ……………… serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.
A. stop
B. will have stopped
C. are stopping
D. will stop
Whatever we expect from………………future, it is noted that progress has never moved in straight lines.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. some
The more challenging the exercises are,……………….we feel
A. the less bored
B. the least bored
C. the less boring
D. the least boring
3 August 1998, the day on ………… my sister was born, is the first day I remember.
A. when
B. which
C. that
D. it
If your mobile phone ………………… to get water in it, it’ll stop working.
A. will happen
B. should happen
C. would happen
D. happen
It was lovely ………………… you to invite me to your birthday meal.
A. for
B. of
C. to
D. through to
At first he didn’t agree, but in the end we managed to bring him …… to out point view.
A. Up
B. over
C. round
D. back
His business is growing so fast that he must take ………………… more workers.
A. up
B. over
C. on
D. out
If your mobile phone ………………… to get water in it, it’ll stop working.'
A. will happen
B. should happen
C. would happen
D. happen
It was lovely ………………… you to invite me to your birthday meal.'
A. for
B. of
C. to
D. through to
I'm sure you'll have no ______the exam.
A. difficulties of passing
B. difficulty passing
C. difficulties to pass
D. difficulty to pass
- "Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?"
- "He______ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker."
A. was to attend
B. can have attended
C. may have attended
D. should have attended
The price of fruit has increased recently, ______the price of vegetables has gone down.
A. whereas
B. whether
C. when
D. otherwise
It is blowing so hard. We______ such a terrible storm.
A. never know
B. had never known
C. have never known
D. have never been knowing
The room needs _______for the wedding.
A. to decorate
B. be decorated
C. decorate
D. decorating
When the old school friends met, a lot of happy memories______ back.
A. were brought
B. had been brought
C. had brought
D. brought
I had to pay the fine, _____.
A. didn’t I
B. hadn’t I
C. wouldn’t I
D. don’t I
What a dangerous thing to do! You _____ have been killed.
A. may
B. can
C. must
D. might
Ludwig van Beethoven is considered one of the greatest composers _____.
A. to live
B. when living
C. who ever lived
D. while he was still living
Scarcely _____ when the fight broke out.
A. he arrived
B. he had arrived
C. did he arrive
D. had he arrived
Up _____ and the people cheered.
A. went the balloon
B. did the balloon go
C. had the balloon go
D.has the balloon gone
At first he didn’t agree, but in the end we managed to bring him _____ to our point of view.
A. up
B. over
C. round
D. back
His business is growing so fast that he must take _____ more workers.
A. up
B. over
C. on
D. out
She had to hand in her notice _____ advance when she decided to leave the job
A. with
B. from
C. in
D. to
If you have anything important to do, do it straight away. Don’t put it _____ .
A. on
B. off
C. over
D. up
Housewives find it easier to do domestic chores thanks to_________ invention of laboursaving devices.'
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. some
Air pollution is getting__________ serious in big cities in the world.'
A. more and more
B. the more and the more
C. the most and the most
D. most and most
“Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ______?”
A. will you
B. can’t you
C. do you
D. don’t you
Lora: “Your new blouse looks gorgeous, Helen!”
Helen: “______.”
A. It’s up to you
B. Thanks, I bought it at Macy’s
C. I’d rather not
D. You can say that again
She had to hand in her notice ______ advance when she decided to leave the job.
A. in
B. from
C. with
D. to
There was nothing they could do ______ leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.
A. unless
B. instead of
C. than
D. but
Susan’s doctor insists ______ for a few days.
A. her resting
B. that she rest
C. her to rest
D. that she is resting
“This library card will give you free access ______ the Internet eight hours a day.”
A. to
B. in
C. on
D. from
The United States consists of fifty states, ______ has its own government.
A. they each
B. each of which
C. hence each
D. each of that
Her fiancé is said _________from Harvard University five years ago.'
A having graduated
B. to have graduated
C. being graduated
D. to be graduated
The number of homeless people after the flood _____ dramatically.
A. are increasing
B. has increased
C. increase
D. had increased
John _____ this task yesterday morning, but I did it for him. He owes me a thank-you.
A. must have completed
B. should have completed
C. could have completed
D. may have completed
The man who was driving the truck would not admit that he had been at fault, and _____.
A. neither had the other driver
B. neither would the other driver
C. neither the other driver
D. the other driver neither
No one cares about the starving people _____.
A. whose aid is intended for
B. whom the aid is intended
C. that the aid is intended for
D. for the aid is intended
We couldn’t help laughing when he took _____ his teacher so well
A. up
B. over
C. off
D. out
She went _____ a bad cold just before Christmas.
A. through
B. over
C. in for
D. down with
Hurry up, or they _____ serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.
A. stop
B. will have stopped
C. are stopping
D. will stop
Whatever we expect from _____ future, it is noted that progress has never moved in straight lines.'
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. some
- “I’m going out now.”
- “_____ you happen to pass a chemist’s, would you get me more some aspirins?”
A. Should
B. Had
C. Were
D. Did
By the year 2050, many people currently employed _____ their jobs.
A. have lost
B. will be losing
C. will have lost
D. are losing
Simple sails were make from canvas _____ over a frame.
A. was stretched
B. a stretch
C. it was stretched
D. stretched
I know you didn’t see me yesterday because I was in Hanoi. You _____ me.
A. may not have seen
B. mustn’t have seen
C. shouldn’t have seen
D. can’t have seen
Governments should _____ international laws against terrorism.
A. bring up
B. bring about
C. bring in
D. bring back
“Have you _____ this contract yet?” – “Not yet. I’ll try to read it this weekend.”
A. looked over
B. looked out
C. looked up
D. looked into
We never expected that we would come up _______ so many problems at the very start of our business.
A. with
B. against
C. for
D. to
'_____ Mr. John Smith is old, he still goes jogging everyday.'
A. So that
B. Although
C. In spite of
D. Because
She didn’t tell me why she _____ to school the day before.'
A. didn’t come
B. doesn’t come
C. hadn’t come
D. hasn’t come
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I will return Bob’s pen to him the next time I ______ him.
A. see
B. will see
C. am seeing
D. saw
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
“What if the earth stopped moving?”
A. happened
B. would happen
C. happens
D. will happen
The sky was grey and cloudy. _______, we went to the beach.
A. Consequently
B. Nevertheless
C. Even though
D. In spite of
Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking _____ accepting opinions without questioning them.
A. in addition
B. for instance
C. instead of
D. because of
When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for __________ 15 minutes.
A. another
B. others
C. the others
D. other
We received a call from the teacher _______ charge of the course.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. to
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
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
The pool should not be made so deep ______ small children can be safe there.
A. if
B. so as to
C. though
D. so that
We all agree that she is ______ student in our class.
A. the cleverest
B. a more clever
C. most clever
D. cleverest
There has been a great increase in retail sales, ______?
A. hasn’t there
B. isn’t there
C. isn’t it
D. doesn’t it
Only one of our gifted students _____ to participate in the final competition.
A. has been chosen
B. have been chosen
C. were choosing
D. chosen
The Lake District, ______ was made a national park in 1951, attracts a large number of tourists every year.
A. that
B. where
C. what
D. which
I wonder who drank all the milk yesterday. It ______ have been Jane because she was out all day.
A. can’t
B. must
C. could
D. needn’t
It is no use ______ over split milk.
A. crying
B. to cry
C. to be crying
D. cried
He succeeded _______ getting a scholarship.
A. in
B. about
C. for
D. on
Five thousand dollars _______ big sum of money. It’s worth trying.
A. are too
B. is not
C. aren’t
D. be
It is not _______ the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day.
A. beyond
B. in
C. under
D. over
I must congratulate you ______ your excellent exam results.
A. in
B. on
C. for
D. about
Most foreign students don’t like American coffee, and ______.
A. I don’t too
B. either don’t I
C. neither don’t I
D. neither do I
Michelle would rather that Sheila _____ to work yesterday.
A. come
B. came
C. could come
D. had come
The number of working women in China __________ from 49% in 1980 to nearly 65% today.
A. has been increasing
B. has increased
C. is increasing
D. have increased
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
It is great to watch sportsmen in their national costumes ______ into the stadium.
A. marching
B. marched
C. having marched
D. to march
________ 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
“______ you treat him, he’ll help you. He’s so tolerant.”
A. No matter how
B. In addition to
C. Even though
D. As if
He didn’t want to risk ______ late for the interview.
A. arrive
B. arriving
C. to arrive
D. having arrived
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
My parents lent me the money. ________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
A. Therefore
B. Otherwise
C. Only
D. However
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
______ 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
The building work is still on schedule _________ a problem in digging the foundation.
A. due to
B. despite
C. so as
D. only if
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
John was late this morning because he had trouble ______ his car started.
A. got
B. getting
C. to get
D. gotten
______ you feel thirsty, please help yourself to the drinks over there.
A. Should
B. Because
C. Would
D. Do
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
Summer is one season. Spring is ______.
A. other
B. another
C. the other
D. others
Are you satisfied ______ your record?
A. at
B. from
C. with
D. for
Many companies are suffering ______ a shortage of skilled staff.
A. from
B. in
C. at
D. against
Maria Sharapova became the first Russian __________ a Wimbledon single title.
A. to win
B. that was winning
C. who wins
D. which won
Very __________ people went to the show but it still started on time.
A. much
B. a few
C. little
D. few
__________ 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
If it ______ for the heavy storm, the accident would not have happened.
A. weren’t
B. hadn’t been
C. isn’t
D. were
The house felt terribly cold ______ the fact that the central heating had been on all day.
A. because of
B. in spite of
C. because
D. although
Heavy snowfalls made __________ planes to land or take off.
A. it impossible
B. impossible for
C. impossible
D. it impossible for
Emma got her purse ______ while shopping in the supermarket.
A. steal
B. stole
C. stealing
D. stolen
Because of electronic publishing, ______ will disappear in the next 25 years.
A. a book
B. book
C. the books
D. books
The pictures of seals being killed in the Artic had a tremendous impact ______ public opinion.
A. over
B. with
C. on
D. against
Unless you _______ all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.
A. answered
B. answer
C. don’t answer
D. are answering
He promised ______ his daughter a new bicycle as a birthday present.
A. buy
B. to buy
C. to buying
D. buying
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. are getting/had waited
B. got/waited
C. had got/had waited
D. got/ had been waiting
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 who
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
______ in 1939, the Borne Bridge is one of the many grand projects of the Depression era.
A. Completing
B. Completed
C. Complete
D. Completes
He always did well at school ______ having his early education disrupted by illness.
A. in spite of
B. on account of
C. in addition to
D. even though
“Did you have a good time at the Browns?” – “Not really. I _______ I’ll ever visit them again.
A. won’t be thinking
B. am not thinking
C. don’t think
D. think not
Nobody answered the door, _______?
A. weren’t they
B. were they
C. did they
D. didn’t they
Tom had a lucky escape. He ______ killed.
A. could have been
B. must have been
C. should have been
D. had been
As we walked past, we saw John _____ his car.
A. to repair
B. repaired
C. in repairing
D. repairing
As far as I can judge, she was completely unaware ______ the seriousness of the situation.
A. with
B. about
C. of
D. in
Tom made a serious mistake at work, but his boss didn’t fire him. He’s lucky ______ a second chance.
A. having given
B. having been given
C. to have given
D. to have been given
Standing on top of the hill, ___________.
A. people have seen a castle far away
B. lies a castle in the middle of the island
C. a castle can be seen from the distance
D. we can see a castle in the distance
In most social situations, _______ informality is appreciated.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth. I don’t like _______.
A. to have been deceived
B. to deceive
C. being deceived
D. deceiving
______ my opinion, this problem is worthy of attention.
A. In
B. For
C. With
D. On
The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable _____ his financial situation.
A. with reference to
B. owing to
C. regardless of
D. in terms of
Dr. Sales is a person_______.
A. in that I don’t have much confidence
B. whom I don’t have much confidence in him.
C. in whom I don’t have much confidence
D. I don’t have much confidence
The president, _______ by a reporter, reassured his people that he was in perfect health.
A. who interviewed
B. interviewing
C. interviewed
D. whom was interviewed
This is the latest news from earthquake site. Two-thirds of the city ______in a fire.
A. has been destroyed
B. have been destroyed
C. were destroyed
D. was destroyed
John never comes to class on time and _______.
A. neither does Peter
B. so does Peter
C. so doesn’t Peter
D. neither doesn’t Peter
Professor Miller requires that all papers ______ written in ink.
A. be
B. to be
C. being
D. been
They treat me as if I ______ their own son.
A. am
B. were
C. have been
D. has been
Sorry I don’t feel like _______ this evening.
A. go out
B. going out
C. to go out
D. to going out
The new computer system ______ for the post office will allow accounts to be managed over the Internet.
A. design
B. designing
C. designed
D. which designing
______ excellent art museums, Moscow has a world-famous ballet company.
A. In spite of
B. Because of
C. In addition to
D. Although
After one-month stay with his aunt in the countryside, Linh was accustomed ______ farm life.
A. in
B. on
C. with
D. to
Sir Humphrey has been _______ MP for five years.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
The more you talk about the situation, ______.
A. it seems worse
B. the worse it seems
C. the worse does it seem
D. it seems the worse
_______, 70 percent alcohol is more effective than 100 percent alcohol.
A. An antiseptic used
B. How an antiseptic is used
C. When used as an antiseptic
D. An antiseptic when used
He ______ the plants. If he had, they wouldn’t have died.
A. needn’t have watered
B. can’t have watered
C. shouldn’t water
D. must have watered
________ in the diet is especially important for vegetarians.
A. Enough protein is obtained
B. Obtaining enough protein
C. They obtain enough protein
D. By obtaining enough protein
Luggage may be placed here ______ the owner’s risk.
A. at
B. by
C. under
D. with
Red Ribbon Week, a national campaign to keep young people from using drugs, ________.
A. Annually in October
B. annually in October each year
C. takes place annually in October
D. taking place annually in October
_____ we expected, the new manager failed to do much to change the firm’s financial situations.
A. As
B. That
C. So
D. Such
How ______ sugar do you want? – Not _____, just ______.
A. many/many/little
B. many/many/a few
C. much/ much/ a little
D. much/ much/ few
Not until about a century after Julius Caesar landed in Britain _____ actually conquer the island.
A. the Romans did
B. did the Romans
C. the Romans
D. the Romans had
What a pity I was away! If only the fax _______ me an hour earlier.
A. did reach
B. would reach
C. reached
D. had reached
Carbon dioxide may be absorbed by trees or water bodies, or it may stay in the atmosphere when ______, while it is only in the atmosphere that chloroflouro carbons find their home.
A. by releasing emissions from cars
B. released from car emissions
C. cars that release emissions
D. emissions are released by cars
I’ll give this dictionary to _____ wants to have it.
A. anyone
B. whatever
C. everyone
D. whoever
Though ________, he prefers to teach his children in mother tongue.
A. he was in a foreign country
B. in a foreign country
C. had been in foreign country
D. to be in foreign country
If the weather _______ so bad, we would have gone out.
A. had been
B. weren’t
C. isn’t
D. hadn’t been
I clearly remember _______ to the nearby zoo when I was small.
A. being taken
B. to be taken
C. to be taking
D. taking
Do you have any objections _______ this new road scheme?
A. for
B. with
C. at
D. to
John’s favorite show was on. He reached to turned on the TV _____ he could watch it.
A. because of
B. therefore
C. so that
D. for
I would rather ______ you to school so late last Tuesday.
A. wouldn’t have got
B. wouldn’t get
C. didn’t get
D. hadn’t got
______, others use them in medicine.
A. While some scientists use lasers for military purposes
B. Used for military purposes by some scientists
C. Lasers are used for military purposes by some scientists
D. Some scientists’ using lasers for military purposes
_______ what she prepared for the job interview, Megan didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of
B. In spite of
C. Though
D. However
Why are you always so jealous _______ other people?
A. in
B. of
C. below
D. on
I was enjoying my book, but I stopped ______________________ a programme on TV.
A. reading to watch
B. to read to watch
C. to read for watching
D. reading for to watch
To solve this problem, it is advisable ________.
A. a drastic measure to be adopted
B. that a drastic measure be adopted
C. that a drastic measure is adopted
D. that a drastic measure to be adopted
There are _______ that not only governments but also individuals should join hand to tackle.
A. such a lot of environmental problems
B. too numerous environmental problems
C. so fewer environmental problems
D. such many environmental problems
The incredible thing about telephone _______ across the continents, but that you can recognize the other person's voice.
A. is it provides instant talking to each other.
B. is it allows people to talk instantly
C. is not that people can instantly talk to each other
D. is that people can talk instantly
______, no one was absent from the farewell party last night.
A. As it rained heavily
B. In spite of heavily rain
C. Though it rains heavily
D. Heavily as it rained
I have left my book in _______ kitchen and I would like you to get it for me.
A. the
B. a
C. Ø
D. an
The last time Jimmy ______ a training course was when he was an undergraduate.
A. had attended
B. has attended
C. attended
D. was attending
Once you visit Son Doong Cave in Quang Binh, you ______ amazed at its picturesque beauty.
A. are
B. would be
C. were
D. will be
______ proficiency in German would be of much help, it is not requirement for the advertised position.
A. Despite
B. Otherwise
C. Regarding
D. Although
The French government has discouraged grocery stores ______ providing free plastic bags to customers since 2016.
A. against
B. from
C. with
D. towards
______, Joe was annoyed to find that he had left his key at the coffee shop.
A. After returned to his office
B. To have just returned to his office
C. Upon returning to his office
D. Having been returned to his office
Not until 1856 ______ across the Mississippi River.
A. the first bridge was built
B. was the first bridge built
C. the first building a bridge
D. the bridge building was
Had they listened to their parent’s advice, they ______ happier now.
A. would be
B. am
C. will be
D. would have been
Heavy lifting is ______ action which requires ______ physical strength.
A. Ø – the
B. a – the
C. an – Ø
D. the – an
When ______ the 2018 Oscar for the best Actor in a Supporting Role, Sam Rockwell thanked his mom and dad for inspiring him with the love for movies.
A. was awarded
B. having awarded
C. awarding
D. awarded
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 teacher as well as his students____________ at the school meeting yet.
A. arrived
B. hasn’t arrived
C. haven’t arrived
D. not arriving
Tennis fans _____ tickets have been queuing all night at Wimbledon.
A. who are hoped to buy
B. whom hoped to buy
C. hoping to buy
D. hoped to buy
Students __________ use their dictionaries during the test. It's against the rules.
A. mightn't
B. mustn't
C. oughtn't
D. needn't
Because of his reaction, the problem became _____ than we had thought.
A. a lot more complicated
B. so much complicated
C. much less far complicated
D. more a bit complicated
The chief foods eaten in any country depend largely on ______ best in its climate and soil.
A. what grows
B. it grows
C. does it grow
D. what does it grow
We should participate in the movements _____ the natural environment.
A. organizing to conserve
B. organized conserving
C. which organize to conserve
D. organized to conserve
Below are some pieces of advice that can help you reduce the feeling of pressure and create a good impression _______ your interviewer.
A. on
B. in
C. about
D. over
The leaves of the white mulberry provide food for silkworms, ______ silk fabrics are woven.
A. from cocoons
B. whose cocoons
C. from whose cocoons
D. whose cocoons are from
We ____ our classroom for the upcoming Teachers' Day, but there's still a lot to do.
A. decorated
B. have been decorating
C. are decorating
D. have decorated
When ______ about their preferences for movies, many young people say that they are in favour of science fiction.
A. having asked
B. asking
C. asked
D. are asked
At first I found it difficult to get _______ on the other side of the road.
A. used to drive
B. used to driving
C. use of driving
D. used to be driven
Did you read _____ news about the Sukkoi Superjet crash in Indonesia?
A. a
B. the
C. some
D. 0
Now I know we were just too tired. Even with your help, we ______ it.
A. shouldn’t finish
B. wouldn’t be able to finish
C. wouldn’t have finished
D. wouldn’t finish
She has experience ____ dealing with difficult situations.
A. on
B. in
C. for
D. with
_____ cause extensive damage to Pacific island nations each year.
A. Because of the high tides and winds during hurricanes
B. The high tides and winds of hurricanes
C. The high hurricane tides and winds which
D. That the high tides and winds of hurricanes
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I can’t imagine how anyone .................. clever as he is could make a terrible mistake.
A. even-rather
B. so-as
C. quite-just
D. as-such
What I can’t understand is why he is now pursuing our daughter and why he has not told her that he was once acquainted .................. us.
A. to
B. with
C. for
D. of
The belief that a man in his early twenties ought to have a firm occupational choice reflects .................. that development is complete by the end of adolescence.
A. the prevailing view
B. the prevailed view
C. the view prevailed
D. this view is prevailing
I’m sure you can recognize her; she .................. a purple raincoat.
A. will have worn
B. will be wearing
C. is going to wear
D. will have been wearing
Unlike most modernist poets, .................. based on ordinary speech.
A. Robert Frost’s poems were
B. the works of Robert Frost were
C. Robert Frost wrote poems that were
D. the poetry written by Robert Frost
Peter: “I can’t decide what color I want for my bedroom. What do you think?” Jane: “You should choose .................. color you want. You’re the one who will have to live with it.”
A. whichever that
B. whatever
C. however
D. that what
.................. playing professional basketball, she also enjoys tennis.
A. Besides
B. Moreover
C. Apart
D. Together
I’ve pushed___________with the work because I want to finish it today.
A. up
B. through
C. on
D. out
In order to sustain a snowfall, there must be__________to feed the growing ice crystals.
A. of constant inflow of moisture
B. a constant inflow of moisture is
C. moisture constant flowed in
D. a constant inflow of moisture
Never before________as accelerated as they are now during the technological age.
A. have historical changes been
B have been historical changes
C. historical changes have been
D. historical have changes been
“Did you have a good time at the Jordans”.
“Not really. I__________I’ll ever visit them again.”
A. won’t be thinking
B. think not
C. am not thinking
D. don’t think
Having finished her presentation, the speaker asked___________anyone had any questions.
A. that
B. if
C. what
D. why
Such approaches should be supported and mainstreamed in health interventions in order to____________positive behavior change.
A. put off
B. set off
C. bring about
D. hold up
While it is difficult for some people to change unhealthy habits, there are__________for exercising frequently and eating fewer fatty foods.
A. an excellent reason
B. excellent reasons
C. excellent to reason
D. much excellent reasons
- Tina is still looking for a decent flat.
- How long__________?
A. has she been looking
B. is she looking
C. was she looking
D. had she looked
You know that eating fruit as a snack is_______healthier for us than eating chips, yet_______of us actually do so.
A. so-some
B. much-few
C. very-most
D. as-none
They were travelling on the same train so they_________. But, of course, we don’t know if they did.
A. might meet
B. may have met
C. should probably met
D. could meet
Simon crept into the house very quickly _____his parents would not notice how late he was.
A. in case
B. if
C. in order that
D. for fear that
I can't meet you right now. I_______at the moment.
A. will service my car
B. am having my car serviced
C. am serviced my car
D. am making my car serviced
All_________provided a living for nearly 90 percent of the population of the American colonies.
A. The thing needed
B. that is needed
C. what is needed
D. for our needs
________employees in the postal service has meant slower service in the last two years.
A. Less
B. Fewer
C. Few
D. Least
“What’s wrong with Robert?”-“I don’t know. He________up, slammed the door and stormed out of the building.”
A. has got
B. was getting
C. had got
D. got
They had their baby daughter in June and, since then, they________in restaurants very often.
A. didn’t use to eat
B. weren’t able to eat
C. couldn’t eat
D. haven’t able to eat
You________plenty of time in case the bus__________; otherwise, you’ll risk missing your ferry.
A. must have allowed - delays
B. ought to be allowed - has delayed
C. had better allow - is delayed
D. were allowed - was delayed
Scientists have found a way by which they can convert all blood types into O- type blood,________?
A. can they
B. has it
C. haven’t they
D. have they
“Did you enjoy your graduation ceremony?”
“Oh yes; I didn’t like__________photographed all the time, though.”
A. to have been
B. having been
C. being
D. it to be
Visitors to the park must pay an entrance and boat fee, which is approximately $60 regardless of the number of people__________.
A. on aboard
B. on the board
C. aboard
D. boarding
He admits that quite__________very experienced climbers have died on the West Ridge route.
A. a little
B. a few
C. some
D. few
___________in Central Park every year to commemorate John Lennon’s death and to argue for stricter gun laws.
A. Huge crowds there are
B. There are huge crowds
C. That there are huge clouds
D. Are there huge crowds
“Do you need any help with those grocery bags?” “__________to ask! Thank you!”
A. What kind are you
B. How kind are you
C. What kind of you
D. How kind of you
Only after food has been dried or canned_____________.
A. that it should be stored for later consumption
B. should be stored for later consumption
C. should it be stored for later consumption
D. it should be stored for later consumption
Young children often miss out__________the nutrition needed for their growing bodies, as well as the education necessary for their expanding minds.
A. of
B. on
C. in
D. to
Never_______more people _________ in charity work than now.
A. do/ participate
B. have/ participated
C. did/ participate
D. had/ participated
The A.I. expert wanted to have his assistant _______ the newly made robot.
A. activate
B. activated
C. activating
D. to activater
She__________forher parents’ support during her university education, but she prefered to work part-time and support herself.
A. could have asked
B. should have asked
C. ought to ask
D. must have asked
“What did Maria ask you?”
“She asked me____________I had ever been abroad.”
A. that
B. for
C. whether
D. about
Emma and Karen used to be ______ good friends that I’m surprised they don’t get on now.
A. such
B.enough
C. so
D. too
During the course, you will be given a test_________other week and a final exam at the end.
A. some
B. either
C. several
D. every
Small companies may take their goods abroad for trade show without paying foreign value-added taxes by acquiring________an ATA carnet.
A. a document calls
B. a document called
C. calls a document
D. called a document
Your sister has lost an awful lot of weight. She must have been on a diet,_________?
A. mustn’t she
B. needn’t she
C. haven’t she
D. hasn’t she
The rat population is rapidly_________the increase, bringing with it increased risk of diseases.
A. in
B. on
C. with
D. for
They ______ married for two years or so when Roy employed a very attractive Indian secretary in his Glasgow office.
A. only have been
B. were only
C. have only been
D. had only been
In 1962 the American Telephone and Telegraph Company launched telstar,________communications satellite to transmit telephone and television signals.
A. it was a first
B. that was the first
C. first it was a
D. the first
They can't adequately provide basic necessities for themselves, ________afford to save money for the future.
A. much less
B. not only
C. so to speak
D. regardless of
The lecturer recommended___________a number of books before the exam.
A. to read
B. reading
C. we reading
D. to have read
We’d better leave early tomorrow__________there’s a lot of traffic when we get to London.
A. unless
B. so long as
C. in case
D. if
“What happened to the plane?” “It had hardly touched down__________it burst into flames.”
A. than
B. that
C. while
D. when
“Isn’t your class picnic today?” “No, ourplans for the picnic________”
A. fell through
B. fell down
C. fell off
D. fell over
Although thunder and lightning are produced at the same time, light waves travel faster________, so we see the lightning before we hear the thunder.
A. do sound waves
B. than sound waves are
C. than sound waves do
D. sound waves
_____ was expected, these discussions raised temperatures in the chapter hall.
A. Such
B. So
C. As
D. That
I’d rather you __________say anything to John about his converstion.
A. didn’t
B. don’t
C. hadn’t
D. won’t
Seeing the children playing hide and seek in the school yard,_________.
A. I thought of the times long ago when I did the same thing
B. one of the children hid behind a huge tree
C. it had a lot of fun
D. my friends called me to pick them up at the bus stop
__________the children are staying at their grandmother's, let's go out for the evening.
A. Since
B. When
C. As a result
D. Due to
If I hadn’t stayed up so late last night, I_______so tired this morning.
A. don’t feel
B. felt
C. didn’t feel
D. wouldn’t have felt
His ability_________mathematics in a short time is wholly admirable.
A. to work out
B. not to work out
C. work out
D. working out
Over the next months, he applied himself ________the technique.
A. to improve
B. in improving
C. to improving
D. in improving
It is the recommendation of the consultants that the patient______under medical supervision.
A. treating
B. treated
C. be treated
D. is treated
The washing machine has broken down again. I think I should get ________.
A. a new
B. a new one
C. new
D. new one
The cook made________that some people were not served.
A. so much food
B. so few food
C. so little food
D. too little
“What are you doing here now? You ______ be here for another three hours.”
“I know. We got an early start, and it took less time than we expected. I hope you don’t mind."
A. A.couldn’t
B. had better not
C. might not
D. aren’t supposed to
_________this book by the time it is due back to the library?
A. Will you read
B. Will you have read
C. Will you be reading
D. Have you read
She made a promise to be committed to her husband no matter what________.
A. It can be better or worse
B. Better than worse
C. Either better or worse
D.For better or for worse
One member of the project group_______the boss and was fired immediately.
A. came up against
B. came up with
C. talked back to
D. put up with
Not until we________the school for children with disabilities________how they overcome difficulties.
A. had visited/ did we know
B. visited/ had we known
C. visited/ did we know
D. have visited/ did we know
Congress has decreed that the gasoline tax__________.
A. abolish
B. abolished
C. be abolished
D. been abolished
________I ask him for the money he owes me, he says he will bring it in afew days, but I don’t think he has got it all.
A. Whatever
B. However
C. Whenever
D. Wherever
“Some body forgot this hat. I wonder_________.”
A. whose is this hat
B. whose hat is
C. whose hat this is
D. is this whose hat
By this time next summer, you .................. your studies.
A. completes
B. will complete
C. are completing
D. will have completed
With greatly increased workloads, everyone is .................. pressure now.
A. under
B. above
C. upon
D. out of
Not a word .................. since the exam started.
A. she wrote
B. she had written
C. has she written
D. she has written
Alice didn't expect .................. to Tom's party.
A. asking
B. being asked
C. to ask
D. to be asked
When he realized the police had spotted him, the man .................. the exit as quickly as possible.
A. made off
B. made for
C. made out
D. made up
He .................. not having finished the project.
A. reproached his secretary for
B. allowed his secretary to
C. resented his secretary of
D. was furious with his secretary at
Peter apologized for .................. noise in the class.
A. making
B. make
C. not make
D. to make
.................. by his work, he threw himself on his bed.
A. Being exhausted
B. Having been exhausted
C. Exhausted
D. Exhausting
They have considered ali the 100 applications, .................. seem suitable for the position.
A. none of them
B. none of these
C. none of which
D. none of whom
- I have gone to the doctor's to have a check up.
- You ...................................You just had your check-up last week!
A. didn't need to go
B. needn’t have gone
C. needn’t go
D. don’t need to go
The song .................. by our listeners as their favourite of the week is “Goodbye Baby” by the Tunesmiths.
A. is chosen
B. having chosen
C. chosen
D. was chosen
I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep ..................
A. falling off
B. falling back
C. falling over
D. falling out
You can meet Mr. Pike, who is .................. behalf .................. the university to solve the problems of foreign students
A. on/ of
B. in/ for
C. with/ at
D. for/ at
She was the first in her family .................. a college education.
A. get
B. getting
C. gotten
D. to get
What beautiful eyes..................!
A. does she have
B. she has
C. has she
D. she doesn't have
.................. long, I’m sure you will be speaking English.................. a native speaker.
A. After/ like
B. Before/ like
C. After/ for
D. Before/ for
Fiona is very angry .................. her boss’s decision to sack several members of staff.
A. against
B. by
C. for
D. about
He hurried .................. he wouldn’t be late for class.
A. since
B. as if
C. unless
D. so that
When his parents are away, his oldest brother..................
A. knocks it off
B. calls the shots
C. draws the line
D. is in the same boat
If he had been more careful, he..................
A. won’t fall
B. wouldn’t fall
C. wouldn’t have fallen
D. would have fallen
We should participate in the movements .................. the natural environment.
A. organizing to conserve
B. organized conserving
C. which organize to conserve
D. organized to conserve
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
John paid $20 for his meal,________he had thought it would cost.
A. not much as
B. not so much as
C. less as
D. not so many as
_____over long distances is a fact.
A. That electricity transmitting
B. That electricity can be transmitted
C. That electricity
D. That can be transmitted
_________, sheep were then used for wool.
A. Having first domesticated for milk production
B. Having been first domesticated for milk production
C. Because they had been first domesticated for milk production
D. Although they had first domesticated for milk production
It is a fact that _________form of energy.
A. electricity being the most useful
B. electricity is the most useful
C. the most useful in electricity
D. electricity the most useful
The policeman explained to us __________ get to the market.
A. how
B. how could
C. how we could
D. how could we
Is this the address___________you want the package sent?
A. that
B. where
C. to which
D. which
__________ parents of Thomas claimed that he was at____home at the time of___robbery.
A. X-X-the
B. The -X- the
C. The -the-the
D. X – X - a
Nowadays children would prefer history ________ in more practical ways.
A. be taught
B. teach
C. to be taught
D. to be teaching
In the United States _______ the states but Hawaii is an island.
A. all of
B. neither of
C. none of
D. no of
The doctors know that it is very difficult to save the patient's life, _______ they will try their best.
A. but
B. although
C. despite
D. however
I am sending you my curriculum vitae__________you will have a chance to study it before our interview.
A. so that
B. because
C. for
D. since
He has been selling motorcycles_________.
A. in ten years
B. for ten years
C. ten years ago
D. since ten years
He fell down when he _________towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
Columbus_________America more then 400 years ago.
A. he has gone
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. discovered
We _________there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still living
D. were still living
By Christmas, I_________for you for 6 months.
A. shall work
B. Shall have been working
C. have been working
D. shall be working
My family consist _______five people. my parents, my two younger brothers and I.
A. of
B. over
C. up
D. bright
Now I _____________ Havard University.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
Having finished her degree, __________________.
A. she started to work for an international company
B. It took her 2 years to find a good job
C. the students carried out many experiments
D. her job came up to her expectation.
The United States consists of fifty states, ______ has its own government.
A. each
B. each of which
C. each of them
D. each of that
An endangered species is a species________ population is so small that it is in danger of extinction.
A. what
B. which
C. whose
D. who
Do you know the boy ______ at the party last week?
A. we talked about
B. about him we talked
C. we talk about him
D. who we talked about him
The exercises which we are doing ______ very difficult.
A. is
B. has been
C. are
D. was
The man ______ on the chair behind me kept talking during the film, ______ really annoyed me.
A. having sat/ that
B. sitting/ which
C. to sit/ what
D. to be sitting/ who
More and more investors are pouring _______ money into food and beverage start-ups.
A. an
B. the
C. O
D. a
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
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
_____ taken my parents’ advice, I wouldn't be a teacher now.
A. Had I
B. If I hadn’t
C. If I would have
D. Could I have
He is decorating his house _____ selling it.
A. in order to
B. with a view to
C. in order that
D. so that
On _____ he had won the first prize in the competition, he cried out with joy.
A. being told
B. having cold
C. telling
D. saying
By the end of this March he _____ here for 20 years.
A. has been living
B. will live
C. will have been living
D. will be living
The government is aiming _____ 50% reduction _____ unemployment
A. at /of
B. in/ to
C. on/ at
D. at /in
I am not going to study French and _____
A. so is he
B. neither is he
C. he isn’t too
D. either isn’t he
I believe nobody survived the plane crash _____
A. did I
B. didn’t they
C. did they
D. did he
________they arrived __________they were told to go back.
A. No sooner/when
B. Scarcely had/when
C. Scarcely/when
D. Hardly/when
Yuri Gagarin was the first person _____ into space
A. has traveled
B. traveling
C. traveled
D. to travel
That's no excuse! You know you ______ this report by today.
A. can’t have finished
B. must have finished
C. may not have finished
D. should have finished
Indiana University, one of the largest in the nation, is located in a ____ town.
A. small beautiful Midwestern
B. beautiful Midwestern small
C. Midwestern beautiful small
D. beautiful small Midwestern
I was tired when you saw me because I____for the exam.
A. studied
B. have been studying
C. had been studying
D. would study
The______ on the kitchen table.
A. grocery is
B. grocery are
C. groceries is
D. groceries are
_____ we understand his reasons, we cannot accept his behaviour.
A. As if
B. What if
C. Even if
D. Only if
Tom. “Is there anything interesting _____ the paper today?" Anna. “Well, there’s an unusual picture____ the back page ”
A. on – on
B. in – on
C. in – in
D. on - in
Mrs. Davies asked me to tell you that she would like ___ by Friday at the latest.
A. the orders sent
B. sending the orders
C. sent the orders
D. that you sent
It's ___ unique opportunity to see African wildlife in its natural environment.
A. the
B. no article
C. a
D. an
The book would have been perfect_____ the ending.
A. it hadn’t been for
B. hadn’t it been for
C. it had not been for
D. had it not been for
The marathon, first staged in 1896, ______ the legendary feat of a Greek soldier who carried news of victory from the battle at Marathon to Athens.
A. commemorates
B. commemorated
C. was commemorated
D. commemorating
Football is thought ___________ in the world.
A. to have played the most popular sport
B. to be the most popular sport
C. to play the most popular sport
D. to have been the most po pular sport
The number of unemployed people __________ recently.
A. is increasing
B. has increased
C. have increased
D. increase
I believe that he was concerned __________ all those matters which his wife mentioned.
A. upon
B. over
C. above
D. with
Can you tell me who is responsible _____________ checking passports are?
A. to
B. in
C. for
D. about
When my father was young, he ______ get up early to do the gardening.
A. used to
B. was used to
C. got used to
D. use to
The preparation_________ by the time the guest_________
A. have finished- arrived
B. had been finished- arrived
C. had finished-were arriving
D. have been finished- were arrived
If she had known how awful this job was going to be, she__________it.
A. wouldn't have accepted
B. would have accepted
C. would accept
D. wouldn't accept
Jack asked his sister _________.
A. where would she go the following day
B. where you will go tomorrow
C. where you have gone tomorrow
D. where she would go the following day
The mother told her son __________ so impolitely
A. didn't behave
B. to behave
C. not behave
D. not to behave
Is there_________at all I can help?
A. everything
B. anything
C. something
D. one thing
Only when you grow up, _________the truth.
A. you will know
B. you know
C. do you know
D. will you know
John paid $2 for his meal, _________he had thought it would cost.
A. not as much
B. not so much as
C. less as
D. not so many as
It is very important for a film or a company to keep_________the changes in the market.
A. pace of
B. track about
C. touch with
D. up with
I’m sure you’ll have no_________the exam.
A. difficulty passing
B. difficulties to pass
C. difficulty to pass
D. difficulties of passing
I_________this letter around for days without looking at it.
A. carry
B. must carry
C. have been carrying
D. am carrying
Vietnam’s rice export this year will decrease_________about 10%, compared with that of last year.
A. with
B. at
C. by
D. on
I won’t change my mind_________what you say.
A. whether
B. no matter
C. because
D. although
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
An academic year in Vietnam is divided _____ two terms
A. In
B. into
C. within
D. from
He wanted to know whose car I borrowed _____
A. Yesterday
B. 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
______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
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
______ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know ______ exact number of them.
A. A/the
B. The/an
C. The/the
D. A/an
John forgot ______ his ticket so he was not allowed ______ the club.
A. brought/enter
B. bring/entering
C. bringing/to enter
D. to bring/to enter
It turned out that we ______ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
A. hadn’t
B. should have
C. mustn’t
D. needn’t have
Staying in a hotel costs ______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice as much as
B. as much as twice
C. twice more than
D. twice as
I wish you ______ me a new one instead of having it ______ as you did.
A. had given/repaired
B. gave/to repair
C. would give/to repair
D. had given/to be repaired
On hearing that she failed the entrance exam, Trang couldn’t help _______ into tears.
A. bursting
B. burst
C. to bursting
D. to burst
Arranging flowers_______ among my mother’s hobbies.
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. have been
My aunt gave me a _______ hat on my 16th birthday.
A. nice yellow new cotton
B. new nice cotton yellow
C. new nice yellow cotton
D. nice new yellow cotton
The interviewer asked me what experience _______for the job.
A. do you get
B. did I get
C. I got
D. you got
They have just set off. They _______ on their way there.
A. can’t be
B. must have been
C. should have been
D. must be
Vietnamese students are forced to take _______ entrance examination before being admitted to _______ college or university.
A. an/the
B. an/ a
C. the/ the
D. Ø/ a
Today, the old couple has their family and friends_______ their golden wedding anniversary.
A. attend
B. to attend
C. attended
D. attending
She has two brothers, ___________ are engineers.
A. whom both
B. both who
C. both of whom
D. both whom
In most _____ developed countries, up to 50% of ______population enters higher education at some time in their lives.
A. the –a
B. the –
C. – the
D. -
George wouldn’t have met Mary ___________ to his brother’s graduation party.
A. has not gone
B. had not gone
C. had he not gone
D. if he shouldn’t have gone
___________, I decided to stop trading with them.
A. Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealer
B. Though being the biggest dealer
C. Being the biggest dealer
D. Even though they were the biggest dealer
Mr. Pike _________ English at your school for 20 years before he retired last year.
A. was teaching
B. has been teaching
C. is teaching
D. had been teaching
She has just bought _________.
A. an interesting French old painting
B. an old interesting French painting
C. a French interesting old painting
D. an interesting old French painting
“Jenny’s always wanted to get to get to the top of her career, _________?” “Yes, she’s an ambitious girl”.
A. isn’t she
B. hasn’t her
C. has she
D. hasn’t she
Not only _________ the exam but she also got a scholarship.
A. she passes
B. has she passed
C. she has passed
D. did she pass
She worked here for a while then _________ afternoon she just quit and left.
A. an
B. the
C. one
D. Ø
Dawn's thinking of setting ________ a social club for local disabled people.
A. out
B. up
C. off
D. in
The disadvantaged should be cared for by _______.
A. the wealth
B. wealth
C. wealthier
D. the wealthy
DNA tests ________ accepted in court eases.
A. were used
B. are known
C. will have
D. have been
We like ________ policies.
A. American recent economic
B. economic recent American
C. recent American economic
D. recent economic American
Why not ________ the meeting until Thursday morning?
A. postpone
B. postponing
C. you postpone
D. do you postpone
We've had _________ problems with our new computer that we had to send it back to the shop.
A. enough
B. so
C. such
D. too
The energy ______ from the sun is renewable and environmentally–friendly.
A. harnessing
B. is harnessed
C. which harnessed
D. harnessed
Tom denied ______ part in the fighting at school.
A. to take
B. take
C. to taking
D. taking
Your brother hardly talks to anyone, ______?
A. does he
B. is he
C. doesn’t he
D. isn’t he
Only after she had finished the course did she realize she ______ a wrong choice.
A. had made
B. has made
C. had been making
D. was making
It ______ Sue that you saw last night. She’s abroad with her family.
A. should have been
B. must have been
C. can’t have been
D. needn’t have been
If Paul ______ a job now, he wouldn’t be so unhappy.
A. has
B. has had
C. had
D. would have
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My grandfather_______for this company for over thirty years and then retired.
A. worked
B. works
C. is working
D. has worked
More and more investors are pouring_______money into food and beverage start-ups.
A. an
B. the
C. a
D.
Paul has just sold his_______car and intends to buy a new one.
A. black old Japanese
B. Japanese old black
C. old black Japanese
D. old Japanese black
When asked about their preference for movies, many young people say that they are in favor ______science fiction.
A. for
B. of
C. in
D. with
The larger the area of forest is destroyed,_______
A. the most frequent natural disasters are
B. the most frequently natural disasters occur
C. the more frequent are natural disasters
D. the more frequently natural disasters occur
The rumors go that Jack will be arrested. He is said________a bloody robbery.
A. to have taken part in
B. to have joined in
C. to join in
D. to take part in
They stayed for hours,_______my mother was very annoyed about.
A. that
B. this
C. which
D. whom
She could______in the garden when we came around, which would explain why she didn't hear the bell.
A. work
B. be working
C. have worked
D. have been working
It is essential that Alice______Tome of the meeting tomorrow.
A. will remind
B. must remind
C. reminds
D. remind
I know we had an argument, but now I'd quite like to________.
A. look down
B. fall out
C. make up
D. bring up
Luckily, by the time we got there, the painting________
A.didn't sell
B. hadn't been sold
C. wasn't sold
D. hadn't sold
I remember_______the letter a few days before going on holiday.
A. to receive
B. to have received
C. received
D. receiving
Two grams of butter________in this recipe.
A. is needed
B. need
C. are needed
D. needs
There is one person to ________ I owe more than I can say.
A. whom
B. who
C. that
D. whose
Had you known that the river was dangerous, he_______to swim across it.
A. would have tried
B. would try
C. will not try
D. wouldn't have tried
In the middle of the blue river__________.
A. does a tiny violet flower emerge
B. did a tiny violet flower emerge
C. emerge a tiny violet flower
D. emerged a tiny violet flower
A few animals sometimes fool their enemies________to be dead.
A. have been appearing
B. to be appearing
C. to appear
D. by appearing
On______he had won, he jumped for joy.
A. he was told
B. having told
C. being told
D.get fined
What a stupid thing to do. Can you imagine anyone______so stupid?
A. to be
B. who
C. being
D. that
We bought some________.
A. German lovely old glasses
B. German old lovely glasses
C. lovely old German glasses
D. old lovely German glasses
One's fingerprints are_________other person.
A. different from
B. different from any
C. differ from any
D. different from those of any
The chairman requested that______.
A. the members studied more carefully the problem
B. the problem was more carefully studied
C. with more carefulness the problem could be studied
D. the members study the problem more carefully
I’m having problems with David. He _______ me up in the middle of the night and ______ me his troubles.
A. has called/told
B. has been calling/telling
C. is calling/ telling
D. called/ told
Spider monkeys are the best climbers in the jungle, _____ they do not have thumbs.
A. nevertheless
B. for
C. despite
D. although
A man ______ helping police with their interview.
A. was reported to have
B. was reported to have been
C. reports to be
D. reported to have been
Vietnam is ______ the top exporters of rice.
A. in
B. of
C. between
D. among
_____ in 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
A. It was
B. There was
C. There
D. It
Americans account ______ 12% of the US population.
A. for
B. with
C. of
D. 0
We are _____ no obligation to change goods which were not purchased here.
A. under
B. at
C. with
D. to
Last night's concert did not _________ our expectations
A. catch up with
B. come up to
C. stand in for
D. look up to
In 1736, the number of poor people in Boston receiving public assistance ______ about 4,000
A. was
B. were
C. it was
D. they were
Nine of every ten people in the world ________ in the country in which they were born.
A. living
B. they are living
C. lives
D. live
After seeing the film “Gone With The Wind”,________.
A. the book was read by many people
B. the book made people want to read it
C. many people wanted to read the book
D. the reading of the book interested people
My new neighbor has two children, _______ are very lovely.
A. both of whom
B. all of whom
C. who both of
D. both of that
The TV announcer apologized for the breakdown and said that normal service _____ as soon as possible.
A. would be resumed
B. resumed
C. be resumed
D. would be resuming
I am busy ________ for the lesson.
A. by preparing
B. of preparing
C. preparing
D. to preparing
People who don’t get _______ their coworkers sometimes don’t last long at their jobs.
A. up with
B. along with
C. on to
D. by with
Two boys make self-portraits by looking at _______ in the mirror.
A. each other
B. themselves
C. one self
D. one another
You ______ so politely at the party. Everyone was casually dressed.
A. mustn't have dressed
B. needn't have dressed
C. couldn't have dressed
D. didn't need to dress
This is a picture of a _______ bus.
A. red bright London
B. bright red London
C. London bright red
D. London red bright
I knew they were talking about me _______ they stopped when I entered the room.
A. because
B. so that
C. despite
D. therefore
_______ that the theater is likely to be full ever.
A. Such the popularity of the play is
B. The play is such popular
C. The popularity of the play is so
D. Such is the popularity of the play
You work very hard. I’m sure you’ll have no _______ the exam
A. difficulties of passing
B. difficulty passing
C. difficulties to pass
D. difficulty to pass
Neither Tom nor his brothers ______ willing to help their mother with the housework.
A. are
B. was
C. is
D. has been
“Never say that again, _______?”
A. won’t you
B. do you
C. don’t you
D. will you
Do you know the person _______ next to you in the evening class?
A. whose sitting
B. whom sits
C. sitting
D. who sit
Tony Blair is believed ________ for Liverpool last week.
A. having left
B. to have left
C. to leave
D. leaving
Not until a monkey is several years old _______ to exhibit sign of independence from its mother.
A. it begins
B. does it begin
C. and begin
D. is it begin
He will never forget the day ________ he met his wife
A. where
B. that
C. when
D. which
He often tells the children _______ when they play water sports
A. be careful
B. not be careless
C. to be careful
D. to be careful with
There will be _______ jobs for people because some robots will do the same jobs as people.
A. fewer
B. less
C. much
D. many
Ha Noi is cold this time ______. You need ______ warm clothes if you go there
A. of the year – to pack
B. of year – packing
C. of year – pack
D. of year – to pack
His parents object strongly _______ his playing too much computer games.
A. at
B. to
C. in
D. against
She has worked as a secretary ________ she graduated from college.
A. before
B. until
C. since
D. while
Mr. Pike would scarcely keep track of his business by cell phone when he was in his one-month traveling, ________?
A. wouldn’t he
B. didn’t he
C. would he
D. did he
Some major causes of ocean pollution include oil spills, toxic waste and hazardous materials ________ into the ocean.
A. that dumped
B. dumped
C. which dump
D. are dumped
Every means ________ tried but without much result.
A. is
B. are
C. has been
D. have been
We should make full use _____ the Internet as it is an endless source of information.
A. of
B. in
C. with
D. from
Out _______ from its tiny cage.
A. does the bird fly
B. flew the bird
C. did the bird fly
D. fly the bird
The students in this class were made ________ very hard.
A. learning
B. having learnt
C. to learn
D. learn
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
Jack insisted that he didn’t need any help, ________ I helped him anyway.
A. therefore
B. nevertheless
C. moreover
D. but
Frankly, I'd rather you ______ anything about it for the time being.
A. do
B. didn't do
C. don't do
D. doing
Dien Bien Phu is the place ________ our army won a resounding victory in 1954.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. where
_____ had the restaurant opened ________ people were flocking to eat there.
A. Hardly …than
B. No sooner…when
C. No sooner ...than
D. Hardly …. than
My teacher arrived after I ____________ for him for ten minutes
A. was waiting
B. have waited
C. had been waiting
D. waited
This picture book, the few pages _______ are missing, is my favourite one.
A. for which
B. to which
C. in which
D. of which
The salary of a computer programmer is ________ a teacher.
A. as twice much as
B. as much as twice of
C. twice as higher as that
D. twice as high as that of
About 20 percent of U.S electricity currently _________ nuclear power plants.
A. come from
B. coming to
C. comes from
D. came from
It is imperative that your face book password ________ confidential.
A. need keeping
B. need to keep
C. needs to be kept
D. needed keeping
________, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Difficult as the homework was
B. Despite the homework was difficult
C. Thanks to the difficult homework
D. As though the homework was difficult
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
Tim asked Sarah _______ English so far.
A. how long was she learning
B. how long she has been learning
C. she had been learning how long
D. how long she had been learning
No one enjoys _______ in public.
A. to make fun of
B. to be made fun of
C. being made fun of
D. making fun of
Donald Trump is _______ President of _______ United States.
A. the/ the
B. a/
C. the/
D. the/ an
________ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.
A. A comparison
B. Compare them
C. If you compare
D. When compared
I can’t believe it, Inspector. You mean that Smith _________ money from the till all this time!
A. stole
B. has stolen
C. has been stealing
D. was stealing
A man _____ helping police with their interview.
A. was reported to have
B. was reported to have been
C. reports to be
D. reported to have been
John was praised for his bravery, ________ his colleagues were criticized for their cowardice.
A. whereas
B. therefore
C. however
D. though
It is difficult to find a__________ in the Washington area for less than $1200 a month.
A. two–bedroom apartment
B. two–bedrooms apartment
C. two–bedrooms apartments
D. two–bedroom apartments
They held a party to congratulate their son____ his success to become an engineer.
A. with
B. in
C. on
D. for
By the time human beings become fully aware of the importance of the ozone layer, it ______ seriously damaged.
A. will be
B. will have been
C. is
D. has been
I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but _______
A. I'm not invited
B. I will not be invited
C. I have not been invited
D. I was not invited
The last person __________ will have to turn off the lights.
A. have left
B. left
C. leaving
D. to leave
You will spend at least one year working abroad ________ you can find out how things operate overseas.
A. because
B. so as to
C. so that
D. so long as
When wet, ________ .
A. these old papers give off a bad smell
B. we get a bad smell from these old papers
C. a bad smell comes from these old papers
D. there is a bad smell coming from these old papers
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Peter is _____ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. no article
________, tell him I have gone to London.
A. If Mr. Jones called
B. Unless Mr. Jones calls
C. Should Mr. Jones call
D. If Mr. Jones will call
This time tomorrow ________ on the beach sunbathing and drinking freshly squeezed fruit juice!
A. I’ll have been lying
B. I will lie
C. I will be lying
D. I’ll have lain
We can stay at my brother’s house _____ we are in California.
A. until
B. during
C. while
D. after
He did not share his secrets with many people but he confided ____ her.
A. on
B. about
C. in
D. with
They were discussing enthusiastically when their teacher _____ in.
A. had come
B. was coming
C. will come
D. came
_______ classical dance for six years, Jane finally felt ready to perform in public.
A. Having studied
B. Studying
C. To study
D. Being studied
It is advisable that we should avoid ________ leaded petrol to save the environment.
A. use
B. to use
C. using
D. be used
We called an ambulance as soon as we realised that he seemed to be having ____ heart attack.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Had you told me that this was going to happen, I__________ it.
A. would never have believed
B. don’t believe
C. hadn’t believed
D. can’t believe
The preparations _______ by the time the guests arrived.
A. have finished
B. have been finished
C. had finished
D. had been finished
He promised to telephone,_____________I have never heard from him again.
A. but
B. except
C. although
D. because
I think the company should inform its customers ______ the improvements in their services.
A. on
B. about
C. to
D. with
After ____ ill for over nine days, she appeared to have lost quite a bit of weight.
A. being
B. to be
C. having been
D. to have been
Valentine’s Day, _______ from Roman, is now celebrated all over the world.
A. originate
B. originating
C. to originate
D. originated
She was busy___________a variety of articles to the customers.
A. with introducing
B. introducing
C. for introducing
D. in introducing
At first, she was trained to be an accountant, but later she worked as ____ shopkeeper.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
If you _____ less last night, you ____ so bad today.
A. had drunk – would not have felt
B. drank – would not feel
C. had drunk – would not feel
D. would have drunk – would not feel
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
___________ the country joined the WTO, it has made big economic achievements.
A. After
B. Since
C. When
D. As soon as
Too many factories dispose_____________their waste by pumping it into rivers and the sea.
A. out
B. of
C. away
D. off
_______ of giving away government secrets to the enemy, he has been investigated for days.
A. Suspected
B. Being suspecting
C. To suspect
D. Suspecting
Do you really expect him _________ treated in this way?
A. to not object to be
B. not to object to being
C. not to object to be
D. not object to being
She played ______ piano confidently, but her timing was not good.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
If you ________ in my position, what would you do?
A. was
B. are
C. would be
D. were
Mary did not remember what I _____ her the day before.
A. would tell
B. had told
C. told
D. had been told
She neglected her study during the term,_____she couldn’t pass the exam.
A. although
B. because
C. so that
D. so
Young people have become increasingly committed their time _____social activities.
A. of
B. in
C. to
D. at
The baby can't even sit up yet, ______ stand and walk!
A. but for
B. let alone
C. all but
D. rather than
____ one of the most beautiful forms of performance art, ballet is a combination of dance and mime performed to music.
A. To consider
B. Considered
C. Being considering
D. Considering
We are looking for people with ________experience.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. no article
You’ll feel sorry afterward ________ you do it carefully.
A. unless
B. if
C. when
D. whereas
I haven’t met him again since we _________ school ten years ago.
A. have left
B. leave
C. left
D. had left
The doctors know that it is very difficult to save the patient’s life, _______ they will try their best.
A. but
B. although
C. despite
D. however
The doctor told him to keep ________ sweets and chocolate to lose weight.
A. up
B. at
C. off
D. back
_____________, he becomes angry.
A. Called a liar
B. As be called a liar
C. As called a liar
D. calling a liar
__________, Jose’s dance troupe often toured abroad.
A. The U.S State Department, which sponsored it
B. Sponsored by the U.S State Department
C. The U.S State Department sponsored
D. The sponsorship of the U.S State Department
He regrets ________ school early. It is the biggest mistake in his life.
A. leaving
B. to have left
C. being left
D. to leave
We might be able to catch______ last train if we hurried.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
If I _____ taller, I _____ better at basketball.
A. am – will be
B. were - would have been
C. be – would be
D. were – might be
By the time you come here tomorrow, the work__________.
A. will have been finishing
B. will be finishing
C. will have been finished
D. will be finished
I am sending you my curriculum vitae _________you will have a chance to study it before our interview.
A. so that
B. because
C. for
D. since
Mai said she took ________ golf so that she could meet more interesting people.
A. over
B. up
C. on
D. back
_______ near Hoan Kiem Lake, that restaurant is my favorite place.
A. Located
B. That restaurant located
C. Locating
D. Having located
I have a _________________ skirt.
A. beautiful modern short red silk
B. beautiful red modern short silk
C. beautiful short modern red silk
D. short beautiful modern red silk
Everybody would like ________ to a higher position.
A. promote
B. promotes
C. promoting
D. to promote
Did you read _____ news about the Phuc Long Milk Tea opening in Indochina Plaza Hanoi?
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no artical
If it rains this weekend, we ____________ camping.
A. don’t go
B. won’t go
C. didn’t go
D. wouldn’t go
We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We ______ for more than 10 hours.
A. were traveling
B. have traveled
C. have been traveling
D. had been traveling
He had to act immediately;_______, it would have been too late.
A. however
B. consequently
C. otherwise
D. nevertheless
Has anyone come _______ a better solution to this problem?
A. in for
B. up to
C. up with
D. up against
_____ to Jim myself, I can’t really tell you why he would say such terrible things.
A. Not to be speaking
B. Because of not speaking
C. Not to have spoken
D. Not having spoken
She doesn’t work _______ as my sister.
A. harder
B. more hardly
C. as hardly
D. so hard
She smelt something ______ and saw smoke __________.
A. to burning – to rising
B. burnt- risen
C. burning - rising
D. burn- rise
I think everyone wants to make friends with John. He is _____ honest person.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
If I _______ to him, I wouldn’t have lost my way.
A. would listen
B. listened
C. had listened
D. would listened
I declined the offer as I _______ it was time for me to go for a swim in the sea.
A. have decided
B. decided
C. had decided
D. would decide
The use of computers aids in teaching, _______ the role of teachers is still very important.
A. although
B. yet
C. so that
D. because
Jane enjoyed the party, but as____________ Mark, he was simply bored
A. for
B. by
C. about
D. from
______ of the shop, my friend came in.
A. Coming out
B. On coming out
C. When coming
D. As I came out
_______ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit it brought
A. That when discovered
B. Discovered
C. Discovering
D. Which was discovered
We are considering _______ for the coming New Year.
A. to have redecorated our flat
B. having redecorate our flat
C. to have our flat to be redecorated
D. having our flat redecorated
I lay down on ______ ground and looked up at ______ sky.
A. a - a
B. a - the
C. the – a
D. the – the
_____ 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
By the time the boss comes back from England, the work ________.
A. will have been finishing
B. will be finishing
C. will have been finished
D. will be finished
Bus schedules are updated frequently, ______ check our website for the latest departure and arrival time.
A. so
B. if
C. neither
D. whereas
The government have tried to _____ the price of food, and they finally succeeded.
A. bring on
B. put on
C. get over
D. bring down
My doctor told me _____ice cream.
A. why I eat
B. why not eating
C. why not to eat
D. why not be eaten
______in the UK, the book has won a number of awards in recent regional book fairs.
A. Publishing
B. Published
C. Being published
D. To be published
They couldn’t help _______ when they heard the little boy singing a love song.
A. laughing
B. to laugh
C. laugh
D. laughed
___ poor always need the help from all people in the society.
A. A
B. The
C. Some
D. No article
If the sea biodiversity were not maintained, marine life ____ at stake.
A. would be
B. shall be
C. wouldn’t have been
D. will be
I’m really sleepy today. I wish I _____ Bod to the airport late last night.
A. weren’t taking
B. didn’t take
C. hadn’t had to take
D. didn’t have to take
We all felt cold, wet and hungry; _________________ , we were lost.
A. moreover
B. although
C. however
D. so that
The manager was suspicious ______ the shop assistant.
A. of
B. with
C. in
D. on
__________, no one was absent from the farewell party last night.
A. Heavily as it rained
B. As it rained heavily
C. Though it rains heavily
D. In spite of the heavily rain
___________ is to give strangers your address.
A. What must never you do
B. That must never you do
C. That you must never do
D. What you must never do
Did you accuse Nam of ___________ a plate? Well, I saw him __________ it off the table with his elbow.
A. break/ knock
B. breaking/ knocking
C. to break/ to knock
D. breaking/ knock
In most _____ developed countries, up to 50% of _____ population enters higher education at some time in their lives.
A. the – no article
B. no article - no article
C. the – a
D. no article – the
If I didn’t have exams next week, I ____ camping with you this weekend.
A. will go
B. will have gone
C. would have gone
D. would go
By the end of next year, George _____ English for 7 years.
A. will have learned
B. will learn
C. has learned
D. would learn
I had to get up early,___________I’d have missed the train.
A. despite
B. otherwise
C. or else
D. B and C
The meeting has been put _____ to Friday as so many people have got the flu.
A. up
B. out
C. in
D. back
_____ on several different television programmes, the witness gave conflicting accounts of what had happened.
A. Appears
B. He appeared
C. Who appeared
D. Appearing
_____ does not circle around the earth was proven by Galileo.
A. That the rest of the universe
B. Since the rest of the universe
C. As the rest of the universe
D. The rest of the universe
I’ll try _______ such a foolish thing again.
A. not to cause
B. to not cause
C. not causing
D. to cause not
______ non – verbal language is ______ important aspect of interpersonal comminication.
A. no article – an
B. A – the
C. The – no article
D. The – a
If it ____ for the heavy storm, the accident would not have happened.
A. weren’t
B. hadn’t been
C. isn’t
D. were
David __________ his hands. He just __________ the TV set.
A. is washing – has just repaired
B. washes – repairs
C. have washed – repaired
D. will wash – repaired
We were expecting beautiful weather at the beach, but it was so cold and rainy that, __________ getting a suntan, I caught a cold.
A. compared to
B. just as
C. in case of
D. instead of
She never says anything good about me. She is forever running me _________
A. over
B. down
C. out
D. off
The more you talk about the matter, _____________.
A. the situation seems the worse
B. the situation seem worse
C. the worse seems the situation
D. the worse the situation seems
All commuters __________ the main highway to get to the center of the city will face delays of up to an hour today because of on-going construction.
A. use
B. used
C. using
D. will use
I’m considering ____________ home now.
A. go
B. to go
C. going
D. about going
When we went for a picnic last Sunday, _____ weather turned out to be very good.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no artticle
A lot of people _______ out of work if the factory closed down.
A. will be
B. would be
C. would have been
D. were
Mr. Pike ____ English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.
A. had been teaching
B. has been teaching
C. is teaching
D. was teaching
_______ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we are no longer considering our skiing trip.
A. Due to
B. Because
C. Since
D. Due to the fact that
Don’t let time go ________ without doing anything about the situation.
A. out
B. by
C. off
D. over
__________ in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites in 2003, Phong Nha Ke Bang is noted for its cave and grotto systems.
A. Listing
B. Having listed
C. To have listed
D. Having been listed
She came in quietly_________not to wake the baby.
A. as if
B. so as
C. such as
D. if so
I don’t remember ____ of the decision to change the company policy on vacations. When was it decided?
A. telling
B. being told
C. to tell
D. to be told
He spent part of _____ afternoon telling them ____ news he could not tell them by telephone.
A. the – the
B. the – Ø
C. Ø – Ø
D. Ø – the
Had I studied harder, I _____ better in the last exam.
A. wouldn’t have done
B. had done
C. would have done
D. would do
I regret going to the cinema. I wish I_______________.
A. didn’t go there
B. haven’t gone there
C. hadn’t gone there
D. would not go there
You must always have a good breakfast every morning _____ late you are.
A. even if
B. whatever
C. no matter
D. however
Learning English doesn’t difficult once you get ______ it.
A. on
B. off
C. down to
D. down with
_____ not to come late, the applicant set out for his job interview.
A. Being advised
B. People advised him
C. Advised
D. Advising
_____Ann by phone, James decided to email her.
A. Having failed to contact
B. Having failed contacting
C. He failed to contect
D. That he failed contacting
I deeply regret ____ to her so severely last night. She was badly hurt.
A. to speak
B. being spoken
C. having spoken
D. to be speaking
This morning I bought _____ book and a pencil. The pen is in my bag, but I don’t know where ____ book is.
A. a – a
B. a – the
C. the – the
D. the – a
If you had taken your dad’s advice, you ______ such a silly mistake.
A. would have avoided
B. would have avoid
C. would avoid
D. have avoided
By the end of last March, I ____ English for five years.
A. have been studying
B. will have been studying
C. had been studying
D. will have studied
She made a list of what to do __________ forget anything.
A. in order to
B. so as not to
C. so that
D. to not
The Prime Minister congratulated the team _________ winning the match.
A. for
B. in
C. on
D. into
A quick look would reveal that France has twice ______ computers.
A. more televisions than
B. many as televisions as
C. as many as televisions
D. as many as televisions
We ______ today and I got into trouble because I hadn’t done it.
A. have our homework checking
B. had checked our homework
C. were checked our homework
D. had our homework checked
It was a nasty memory. Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to avoid ______ by the supervisors?
A. to recognize
B. to be recognized
C. recognizing
D. being recognized
In most _______ developed countries, up to 50% of ______ population enters higher education at some time in their lives.
A. the –a
B. the – Ø
C. Ø – the
D. Ø – Ø
We _____ won the game if we’d had a few more minutes.
A. have
B. will
C. had
D. could have
They were discussing enthusiastically when their teacher _____ in.
A. had come
B. was coming
C. will come
D. came
____ 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
The meeting has been put _____ to Saturday as so many people have got the flu.
A. up
B. in
C. out
D. back
In our shop, there are different styles in classical music, _____ on when the music was composed.
A. depend
B. depending
C. being depended
D. depended
The progress _____ in space travel in the early 1960s is remarkable.
A. which made
B. be made
C. made
D. making
We are not allowed _____ jeans at school.
A. wear
B. to wear
C. wearing
D. worn
According to FAO, Vietnam is ________ second largest coffee producer in the world after Brazil.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. Ø
If I were you, I _____ my holidays on Phu Quoc Island.
A. spent
B. will spend
C. would spend
D. could have spent
Neither the twins nor their friend _______ in the party now.
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. have been
He didn’t drink beer _______________ he was really thirsty.
A. in spite of
B. even though
C. because
D. since
Too many factories dispose _____ their waste by pumping it into rivers and seas.
A. out
B. of
C. away
D. off
Marie Curie was the first woman _______ two Nobel prizes.
A. who awarded
B. to be awarded
C. awarding
D. that was awarding
_____cheat on the exam have to leave the room.
A. Those
B. Whose
C. Those whom
D. Those who
Can you imagine _______alone in a very strange country?
A. travel
B. to travel
C. traveling
D. having travelling
I have bought _____ new scarf which matches ____ sweater Hoa gave me as birthday presents last Sunday.
A. some – a
B. the – a
C. a – the
D. a – a
______more time, my essay would be better.
A. Did I have
B. Should I have
C. Were I to have
D. Had I had
He will tell us the truth when he ______.
A. will arrive
B. would arrive
C. arrives
D. will have arrive
_____ hard he has worked, he hardly supports his family of ten people.
A. However
B. Although
C. Despite
D. In spite
The completion of the bridge has been held _____ owing to a strike.
A. off
B. up
C. up
D. over
The patients ______ with the new drug showed better signs of recovery than those receiving conventional medicine.
A. treated
B. having treated
C. treating
D. who treated
Peter asked me _____in English.
A. what does this word mean
B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean
D. what that word meant
The room is too dark. You’d better need ____ a bright color.
A. to be painted
B. painting it
C. to have it painted
D. to have it paint
It is said the Robinhood robbed______ rich and gave the money to ______ poor.
A. a/ a
B. a/ the
C. the/ the
D. the/a
_____ advised on what and how to prepare for an interview, he might have got the job.
A. If he had
B. Unless he had been
C. Had he been
D. Were he to be
I’d rather you ______ to the English-speaking club with me this Sunday.
A. will come
B. came
C. come
D. to come
_______ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement.
A. Instead
B. In place
C. On behalf
D. On account
Instead of staying around the house all day, you should be out there looking ______a job.
A. for
B. after
C. into
D. at
The principal wanted to know the student ________________ the highest mark for the test in geography last month.
A. got
B. getting
C. who not
D. is getting
___________one day by a passing car, the dog never walked proper again.
A. Having injured
B. Injuring
C. Injured
D. To be injured
Our father suggested ______ to Da Nang for this summer holiday.
A. to going
B. going
C. go
D. to go
Richard Byrd was ____ first person in history to fly over ___ North Pole.
A. the - a
B. the - Ø
C. the - the
D. Ø - Ø
If I’m tired in evenings, ___________.
A. I went to bed early
B. I go to bed early
C. I’d go to bed early
D. I’d have gone to bed early
This is the latest news from earthquake site. Two- thirds of the city ____ in a fire.
A. has been destroyed
B. have been destroyed
C. were destroyed
D. was destroyed
The festival has many attractions. It will include contemporary orchestra music and an opera. _______, there will be poetry readings and theatrical presentations.
A. Otherwise
B. Furthermore
C. Nevertheless
D. On the other hand
He gave ______ his job in order to go back to university.
A. up
B. in
C. away
D. out
Books and magazines ______ around made his room very untidy.
A. lie
B. laying
C. lied
D. lying
You ______ Tom yesterday. He’s been on business for a week now.
A. mustn’t have seen
B. could not have seen
C. may have not seen
D. can’t have seen
This carpet really needs ______. Can you do it for me, son?
A. being cleaned
B. cleaned
C. clean
D. cleaning
When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker _________ speaking and the audience _________ .
A. had just finished - were clapping
B. had just finished - had clapped
C. just finished - were clapping
D. just finished - had clapped
I come from a city _________ is located in the southern part of the country.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. whose
John said that if he _________ rich, he _________ a lot.
A. is - will travel
B. were - would travel
C. had been - would have travelled
D. was - will travel
The boy always does his homework before class _________ be punished by his teacher.
A. so as not to
B. so as to
C. so that not to
D. in order that not to
Instead _________petrol, cars will only run _________ solar energy and electricity.
A. of / on
B. for / by
C. in / over
D. from/ upon
The schoolboys are in a hurry __________ they will not be late for school.
A. so as to
B. to
C. for
D. in order that
________ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them.
A. In spite
B. In spite of
C. Despite the fact that
D. Despite
Hundreds of species of Hawaiian flowers have become extinct or rare __________ land development and the grazing of wild goats.
A. now that
B. due to
C. because
D. for
The teacher said Columbus ________ America in 1942.
A. discovered
B. had discovered
C. was discovering
D. would discover
"Are you still going to Florida for vacation?” "Yes, but I really ______ because I don’t have much money.”
A. shouldn’t
B. can’t
C. mustn’t
D. won’t
If you have ever watched television, you have seen plenty ________ drug ads.
A. with
B. of
C. for
D. about
When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker …………. speaking and the audience ……
A. just finished - were clapping
B. had just finished- had clapped
C. had just finished - were clapping
D. just finished - had clapped
Mary put on her scarf _________ she _________ not get cold.
A. so that / will
B. to /would
C. so as to / will
D. so that / would
________ who you are, I still love you.
A. No matter
B. However
C. whomever
D. If
I wonder who drank all the milk yesterday. It can t have been Susan ________ she was out all day.
A. because of
B. because
C. due to
D. owing to
He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why ________ the final exam.
A. she took
B. did she take
C. she hadn’t taken
D. she had taken
Why didn t you give me a call yesterday? We _______ discuss everything together.
A. can
B. may
C. must
D. could
The boy insisted on ___________ a break after lunch.
A. having
B. to have
C. not to have
D. have
By 2015, it will be widely accepted that schools and pre-schools have _________ extremely important role to play in _______ future of our world.
A. an / a
B. an / the
C. the / the
D. Ø / Ø
The success of shared holidays depends on ______ you shared it with.
A. whose
B. who
C. whom
D. which
By September next year I _________ here for ten years.
A. will be working
B. work
C. will have been working
D. have been working
_________ English fluently, we should practise speaking it whenever possible.
A. In order to speak
B. To speaking
C. In order speak
D. In order for speaking
_________ , he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired
B. Although to be tired
C. In spite being tired
D. Despite tired
______ our apartment building has had two robberies in the last month, I m going to put an extra lock on the door and install a telephone in my bedroom.
A. Since
B. For
C. because of
D. owing to
John said he ________ her since they _______ school.
A. hasn’t met – left
B. hadn’t met - had left
C. hadn’t met - left
D. didn’t meet — has left
“Did Peter go downtown by car or by train?” “He _______ by train because his car was in the mechanics.”
A. must go
B. has to go
C. had gone
D. must have gone
I told you _______ the computer, didn’t it?
A. to switch off
B. don’t switch off
C. not switch off
D. switch off
They arrived _________ that train station late because their taxi had broken ___________.
A. at / down
B. for / off
C. on / over
D. on / up
When Carol __________ last night, I _________ my favorite show on television
A. was calling- watched
B. called- have watched
C. called- was watching
D. had called- watched
The road is _______ .
A. so slippery that we drove fast
B. so slippery for us to drive fast
C. too slippery for us to drive
D. too slippery that we can't drive fast.
Daisy s parents dont let her go to late- night disco. She ________ be at home at 9 o clock in the evening.
A. must
B. may
C. can
D. has to
The trees ____ have the beautiful flowers grow near the gate of the garden.
A. whose
B. whom
C. who
D. which
She phoned me __________ .
A. so that she invites me to her party
B. that she invited me to her party
C. to invite me to her party
D. for she wanted to invite me to
If I _______ as young as you are, I _________ in a boat round the world.
A. were- would sail
B. would be - would sail
C. were- will sail
D. would- would sail
Why hasn’t Sue arrived yet? She promised not _______ late
A. come
B. to come
C. coming
D. came
Is Miss Wilson very fond _____ French food? - No, she is not used ______ having French food.
A. over / with
B. of / to
C. off / for
D. in / about
Every day I up at 6 o’clock, ________ breakfast at seven o’clock and ______ for work at 8 o’clock
A. get- eat- leave
B. have got- eating- leaving
C. got- ate- left
D. will get- have eaten- left
I can t ride my bike__________there isn t any ah in one of the tires.
A. because
B. because of
C. due to
D. owing to
He asked, "Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why______the final exam.
A. she took
B. did she take
C. she hadn’t taken
D. she had taken
The line is busy; someone_________the telephone now.
A. must be using
B. must have used
C. must use
D. must have been using
______English fluently, we should practise speaking it whenever possible.
A. In order to speak
B. To speaking
C. In order speak
D. In order for speaking
Tom went to work despite__________.
A. that he did not feel very well
B. of the fact not feeling well
C. he did not feel very well
D. not feeling very well
Most of my friends enjoy ___________football on television.
A. watch
B. to watch
C. watching
D. watched
Barbara is motivated to study_________she knows that a good education can improve her life.
A. because
B. because of
C. due to
D. owing to
Peter said that if he ______rich, he_____alot.
A. is - will travel
B. were - would travel
C. had been - would have travelled
D. was - will travel
I’d rather_____in the field than________home.
A. to work- to stay
B. work - stay
C. working - staying
D. worked- stayed
Mary put on her scarf _______she_______not get cold.
A. so that / will
B. to / would
C. so as to / will
D. so that / would
Despite_____, we arrived on time.
A. the traffic
B. of the traffic
C. there was heavy traffic
D. of the was heavy traffic
Don’t forget__________the door before_______to bed.
A. to lock/ going
B. locking/ going
C. to lock / to go
D. look / going
They argued_______us_________th problem last night, but we could not find ________the solution.
A. with / about / out
B. on / for / off
C. upon / with / in
D. to / on I up
I suddenly remembered that I __________ to bring my keys.
A. having forgotten
B. have forgotten
C. had forgotten
D. forgot
Let’s ask our teacher how to solve this problem _________ we can’t agree on the answer.
A. Since
B. because of
C. due to
D. owing to
He wanted to know _________shopping during the previous morning.
A. if we had been going
B. that if we had been going
C. we were going
D. that we were going
Mr. Thompson is learning Vietnamese _________ to read Kim Van Kieu.
A. so that not
B. so as to
C. in order not to
D. so as not to
He advised them _________ in the class
A. to not talk
B. not to talk
C. to talk not
D. don’t talk
Williams is working _______ an export company. He intends to apply _______ another job because he is not satisfied _______ the salary.
A. in / on / at
B. for / for / with
C. at / out / into
D. from/ on/ for
By the end of 2010 we_______ in Ho Chi Minh City for 30 years.
A. work
B. will work
C. have worked
D. will have worked
In spite _________ , the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain
B. of the rain
C. it was raining
D. there was a rain
Hundreds of species of Hawaiian flowers have become extinct or rare _________ landdevelopment and the grazing of wild goats.
A. now that
B. due to
C. because
D. for
Nam wanted to know what time _________.
A. does the movie begin
B. did the movie begin
C. the movie begins
D. the movie began
You ___ ring the bell; I have a key.
A. mustn’t
B. needn’t
C. couldn’t
D. shouldn’t
Would you mind __________ me how __________ the lift?
A. to show/ to work
B. show/ work
C. showing/ to work
D. showing/ working
I have a message for people __________ by the traffic chaos.
A. to delay
B. who delay
C. delayed
D. who delaying
In the last hundred years, travelling _________ much easier and more comfortable
A. become
B. has become
C. became
D. will became
He does morning exercises regularly _________ improve his health.
A. so as to
B. and
C. to
D. so as not to
_________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite
B. In spite of
C. Despite
D. Although
_________ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we re no longer considering our skiing trip.
A. Due to
B. Because
C. Since
D. Due to the fact that
He asked the children _________ too much noise.
A. not to make
B. not making
C. don’t make
D. if they don’t make
"Are you still going to Florida for vacation?” “Yes, but I really _________ because I don’t have much money.”
A. shouldn’t
B. can’t
C. mustn’t
D. won’t
My mother made me _________ at home at night.
A. staying
B. to stay
C. stayed
D. stay
Boys! Put your toys _________. It is time to go to bed. Don't stay _________ late.
A. off / on
B. away / up
C. down / off
D. around/ for
The picture was painted by Laura, _________ is being shown in an exhibition.
A. which
B. whose
C. who
D. whom
Instead _________ petrol, cars will only run _________ solar energy and electricity.
A. of / on
B. for / by
C. in / over
D. from/ upon
If you hadn’t watched that late movie last night, you _________ sleepy now.
A. wouldn’t have been
B. wouldn’t be
C. might have not been
D. wouldn’t have been being
_______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired
B. Although to be tired
C. In spite being tired
D. Despite tired
Josh couldn’t open the door _________ the lock was broken.
A. Because
B. because of
C. due to
D. owing to
The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1942.
A. discovered
B. had discovered
C. was discovering
D. would discover
‘Do you like to play tennis?” “I _________, but now I prefer golf”
A. used to
B. used to do
C. used to played
D. used to playing
Ann offered _________ after our children while we were out.
A. look
B. to look
C. looking
D. look to
Alaska, _________ my brother lives, is the largest state in the United States.
A. which
B. where
C. who
D. All are correct
While my mother _________ a film on TV, my father was cooking dinner. It was March8th yesterday.
A. watched
B. was watching
C. had watched
D. watches
Tom is saving up _________he can buy a new car.
A. so that
B. as not to
C. in order that not
D. so as that
_________ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanesecompanies are run by men.
A. But
B. Even if
C. If
D. As though
_________ our apartment building has had two robberies in the last month, I’m going to pt anextra lock on the door and install a telephone in my bedroom.
A. Since
B. For
C. because of
D. owing to
He asked me _________ Robert and I said I did not know _________.
A. that did I know / who were Robert
B. that I knew /who Robert were
C. if I knew / who Robert was
D. whether I knew /who was Robert
Daisy’s parents don’t let her go to late- night disco. She _________ be at home at 9 o’clock in theevening.
A. must
B. may
C. can
D. has to
He reminded me _________to give the book back to John
A. not forget
B. not to forget
C. forgot
D. forgeting.
By 2015, it will be widely accepted that schools and pre-schools have _________extremely important role to play in _________future of our world.
A. an / a
B. an / the
C. the / the
D. ∅/∅
Mexico City, _________has a population of over 10 million, is probably the fastestgrowing city in the world.
A. which
B. whose
C. that
D. Who
He reminded me _________ to give the book back to John
A. not forget
B. not to forget
C. forgot
D. forgeting.
He began to feel ill while _________.
A. he is doing the exam
B. he did the exam
C. he would do the exam
D. he was doing the exam.
It was _________ that we had gone for a walk.
A. such a beautiful weather
B. such a nice weather
C. so nice a weather
D. so beautiful a night
John often says he _________ boxing because it _________ a cruel sport.
A. does not like / is
B. did not like / were
C. not liked / had been
D. had not liked / was
“It rain this evening. Why don t you take an umbrella?”
“That s a good idea. May I borrow yours?”
A. had better
B. could be
C. must
D. might
She refused _________ back again
A. not to come
B. is coming
C. coming
D. to come
Due to industrialization, we have to cope _________ the fact that many species are danger _________ extinction.
A. over / at / for
B. at / upon / over
C. for / on / with
D. with / in / of
The plane from Dallas _________ two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London.
A. took on
B. took in
C. took over
D. took off
The schoolboys are in a hurry _________ they will not be late for school.
A. so as to
B. to
C. for
D. in order that
We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _________ we must also think ofour environment.
A. despite
B. though
C. as though
D. but
I knew they were talking about me _________ they stopped when I entered the room.
A. because
B. because of
C. owing to
D. due to
She asked me _________ my holidays _________.
A. where I spent / the previous year
B. where I had spent / the previous year
C. where I spent / last year
D. where did I spend / last year
It could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz. It _________ tell the difference between Indian music and jazz.
A. might not
B. may not
C. mustn’t
D. wasn’t able to
She refused _________ back again
A. not to come
B. is coming
C. Coming
D. to come
Thanks _________ the inventions _________ labor-saving devices, women have more freetime to take part _________ social work.
A. through / over / for
B. on /from/ with
C. forward / for / from
D. to / of / in
I come from a city _________ is located in the southern part of the country.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. whose
John said that if he _________ rich, he _________ a lot.
A. is - will travel
B. were - would travel
C. had been - would have travelled
D. was - will travel
The boy always does his homework before class _________ be punished by his teacher.
A. so as not to
B. so as to
C. so that not to
D. in order that not to
Instead _________petrol, cars will only run _________ solar energy and electricity.
A. of / on
B. for / by
C. in / over
D. from/ upon
The schoolboys are in a hurry __________ they will not be late for school.
A. so as to
B. to
C. for
D. in order that
________ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them.
A. In spite
B. In spite of
C. Despite the fact that
D. Despite
Hundreds of species of Hawaiian flowers have become extinct or rare __________ land development and the grazing of wild goats.
A. now that
B. due to
C. because
D. for
The teacher said Columbus ________ America in 1942.
A. discovered
B. had discovered
C. was discovering
D. would discover
"Are you still going to Florida for vacation?” "Yes, but I really ______ because I don’t have much money.”
A. shouldn’t
B. can’t
C. mustn’t
D. won’t
If you have ever watched television, you have seen plenty ________ drug ads.
A. with
B. of
C. for
D. about
When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker …………. speaking and the audience ……
A. just finished - were clapping
B. had just finished- had clapped
C. had just finished - were clapping
D. just finished - had clapped
Mary put on her scarf _________ she _________ not get cold.
A. so that / will
B. to /would
C. so as to / will
D. so that / would
________ who you are, I still love you.
A. No matter
B. However
C. whomever
D. If
I wonder who drank all the milk yesterday. It can t have been Susan ________ she was out all day.
A. because of
B. because
C. due to
D. owing to
He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why ________ the final exam.
A. she took
B. did she take
C. she hadn’t taken
D. she had taken
Why didn t you give me a call yesterday? We _______ discuss everything together.
A. can
B. may
C. must
D. could
The boy insisted on ___________ a break after lunch.
A. having
B. to have
C. not to have
D. have
By 2015, it will be widely accepted that schools and pre-schools have _________ extremely important role to play in _______ future of our world.
A. an / a
B. an / the
C. the / the
D. Ø / Ø
The success of shared holidays depends on ______ you shared it with.
A. whose
B. who
C. whom
D. which
By September next year I _________ here for ten years.
A. will be working
B. work
C. will have been working
D. have been working
_________ English fluently, we should practise speaking it whenever possible.
A. In order to speak
B. To speaking
C. In order speak
D. In order for speaking
_________ , he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired
B. Although to be tired
C. In spite being tired
D. Despite tired
______ our apartment building has had two robberies in the last month, I m going to put an extra lock on the door and install a telephone in my bedroom.
A. Since
B. For
C. because of
D. owing to
John said he ________ her since they _______ school.
A. hasn’t met – left
B. hadn’t met - had left
C. hadn’t met - left
D. didn’t meet — has left
“Did Peter go downtown by car or by train?” “He _______ by train because his car was in the mechanics.”
A. must go
B. has to go
C. had gone
D. must have gone
I told you _______ the computer, didn’t it?
A. to switch off
B. don’t switch off
C. not switch off
D. switch off
They arrived _________ that train station late because their taxi had broken ___________.
A. at / down
B. for / off
C. on / over
D. on / up
When Carol __________ last night, I _________ my favorite show on television
A. was calling- watched
B. called- have watched
C. called- was watching
D. had called- watched
The road is _______ .
A. so slippery that we drove fast
B. so slippery for us to drive fast
C. too slippery for us to drive
D. too slippery that we can't drive fast.
Daisy s parents dont let her go to late- night disco. She ________ be at home at 9 o clock in the evening.
A. must
B. may
C. can
D. has to