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Choose a, b, c, or d that is the best alternative.
He ______ to make breakfast before his wife ______ up.
has already started / wakes
had already started / woke
will already start / is waking
is already staring / has waken
The musician ______ the guitar for about an hour.
is playing
has been playing
will be playing
was playing
When I ______ home yesterday morning, my son ______ and my wife to work.
have arrived / slept / went
arrived / was sleeping / had gone
had arrived / had slept / has gone
was arriving / would sleep / could go
It is Mary’s new house. It ______ a fortune!
shall cost
needn’t cost
will cost
must cost
In the end Gary’s injury was not very serious. We ______ so much.
could worry
will not have worried
should have worried
needn’t have worried
______ we go out for dinner tonight? - Yes, let’s.
Must
Shall
Should
Need
Although Jack is only ten years old, he is well-known ______ his verse.
for
in
at
on
I do not care ______ card games ______ general.
for / in
of / at
about / with
with / for
The Pikes earn money ______ raising poultry.
by
on
with
through
He promised ______ me some money but he failed ______ his words.
to lend / to keep
lending / for keeping
of lending / keep
to lend / keeping
I think she actually expects me ______ the washing up for her.
do
to do
done
doing
My friends asked me ______ with them but I refused.
to go shopping
for going to shop
going to shop
go shopping
George’s advisor spends ______ with him.
many times
a lot of time
times
a few time
He does not know ______ people in the class.
many
much
a little
some
Johnny does not have ______
many suit
many suits
a lot of suit
much suit
You can ______ your coat if you feel hot.
go off
take off
wear out
go with
The bomb ______ and three people were killed.
got in
put away
went off
stayed up
Though I tried my best, I failed to ______ them.
keep up with
run out of
get together
go away from
They could not find Peter because they knew ______ the name of the street number of his house.
neither / nor
either / or
not only / but also
hardly / than
He could not help, ______ thought of his beloved wife.
and
but
so
however
______ had he left the room ______ an explosion was heard.
No longer / than
Not only / but also
No sooner / and
Hardly / when
______ the message I gave you?
To who did you pass
To whom did you pass
To who you passed
To whom you passed
Peter has already come, ______?
doesn’t he
hasn’t he
does he
has he
______ do you meet each other? - Once or twice a month.
How far
How long
How often
How much
A high percentage of the population ______ for Mr. Pike.
were voting
have voted
is voting
vote
Either the director or the actors ______ at fault.
is
are
has been
that is
Each of the students ______ responsible for doing his or her work in the library.
is
are
seem to be
have been
Someone broke ______ when we were on holiday last week.
the window of the room
the window room
the window’s room
the window of the room’s
Your writing was not so convincing as ______
Peter
of Peter’s
Peter’s
Peter was
Presidential elections are due to be held in ______
three days time
three days’ time
time of three days
three days’s time
The man ______ is the new manager.
wears a traditional suit
wearing a traditional suit
that wearing a traditional suit
worn a traditional suit
______, we ate a lot of sashimi.
When in Japan
When to be in Japan
When was in Japan
Was in Japan
He seems to forget that there are a lot of things ______ before he can graduate.
to do
doing
that doing
did
What was ______ music you were playing when we came in?
a
an
the
Ø
It is ______ best restaurant in ______ Lyon, but it is too expensive to eat there very often.
the / a
a / an
Ø / the
the / Ø
I like ______ weather in Florida in ______ March.
Ø / Ø
the / Ø
a / the
the / a
I think Jane deserved to be fired for her ______
totally behavior irresponsible
behavior totally irresponsible
irresponsible totally behavior
totally irresponsible behavior
______ appeared to be coming from the science lab next door.
The unpleasant odor of burning plastic
The odor unpleasant of burning plastic
The unpleasant odor of plastic bur
The odor unpleasant of plastic burning
Some roses were planted ______
in the garden yesterday by Tommy
yesterday in the garden by Tommy
by Tommy yesterday in the garden
in the garden by Tommy yesterday
The books that are on the desk are ______
my
mine
me
myself
I like ______ trousers ______ are very fashionable.
your / They
yours / Their
you / Theirs
you / Them
John invited David and Gill and two of ______ friends.
they
them
their
theirs
The beginning of the Symbolist movement in art ______ having begun in the late 1880’s.
is regarded as
is regarded
is regarding
regarded as
The vague and misleading instructions ______ in two entirely opposite ways,
could easily been interpreted
could be easily interpret
could easily be interpreted
could easily interpreted
Successful applicants ______ attracting salary, bonus and benefits.
will pay
will be paid
will be paying
are paying
______ to explain the lesson ______ the classroom.
Hardly the teacher had started / when did the principal enter
Had hardly the teacher started / the principal entered
Hardly had the teacher started / when the principal entered
The teacher hardly had started / when entered the principal
______ most of us got poor results.
So difficult was the test that
Was difficult so the test that
So difficult the test was that
So difficult was the test
______ such a talented singer.
Have we enjoyed seldom
Seldom we have enjoyed
Seldom have we enjoyed
Have we seldom enjoyed
Mary said that she had been ill ______
yesterday
last day
the day before
the next day
Anne asked ______ the shopping.
if she had to do
that she had to do
if she must do
whether she must do
Justin asked me ______
what I was doing
what was I doing
what are you doing
what you are doing
______ knows no geographic borders, no age limits, and no ethnical boundaries.
Poor
The poor
Poverty
Poorly
The contestant hit the target with great ______
accurate
accurately
accuracy
accuration
He is very ______ in plants and animals.
interest
interested
interesting
interestingly
The teacher did not know ______
why he was absent
why was he was absent
where he was absent
where was he absent
Can you please tell me ______?
what time the next bus arrives
what time arrives the next bus
when arrives the next bus
when does the bus arrive
______ is a mystery. I wish that I could ask him.
How did it
What he did it
How he did it
When did it
I was too tired to continue my work.
Though I was tired, I would try to continue my work.
I was so tired that I could not continue my work.
My work was continued despite my tiredness.
I was tired enough to continue my work.
“I will do it for you, Mary”, Peter said.
Peter advised Mary to do it.
Peter advised Mary not to do it
Peter promised to do it for Mary.
Peter wanted Mary to do it.
This course will take us six months to complete.
In six months’ time, this course will be completed.
We will take a course in six months.
To complete this course will last over six months.
Six months is not enough to complete this course.
The victims ______ injured in the disaster are recovering in hospital.
were
which were
who were
whose were
A guide is a person ______ tourists around a place.
show
who shows
whom shows
which is showing
Love is a feeling ______
difficult to describe
which is difficult to describe
whom is difficult to describe
is difficult to describe
Ann was waiting for me ______
so I arrived
when I arrived
after I had arrived
since I arrived
Jake will have finished the report ______
for the boss needs it
up to the time the boss will need it
before the boss will need it
by the time the boss needs it
______ we were having the picnic, it started to rain.
While
After
Till
As long as
We can go ______
wherever you like
what you like
you like wherever
how you like
Today is ______ it was yesterday.C
hotter than
as hot than
more hot than
many hotter than
The results are not ______ we have ever expected.
as better as
more better than
better as
as good as
Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most ______ he becomes, ______ he is.
The more rich / the more happy
The richest / the happiest
The richer / the happier
Richer and richer / Happier and happier
The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got ______
more panicked
the more panicked
more than panicked
more and more panicked
______ I had learned harder when I was at university.
If
Provided
Unless
If only
______ he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.
Unless
If only
Even if
If
______ at home, I would enjoy my favorite show.
Suppose I am
Unless were I
Were I
If were I
______, they would not have sold their house.
If they had had financial difficulty
But for their financial difficulty
Unless their financial difficulty
Providing that they did not have financial difficulty
______, she stopped to help the blind woman.
As in a hurry
Even though she hurried
Despite of her hurry
In spite hurrying
______ she was afraid of going out alone at night, she decided she had to find out where he had gone.
Despite the fact that
Despite
In spite of
In spite the fact that
They had a lovely holiday ______
though it rained everyday
even though the rain
as though the rain
in spite it rained everyday
You should behave toward others ______
as you would like to be treated
as would you like to be treated
as being treated
as though being treated
Jack smiled ______ - a private joke.
as though enjoying
as he is enjoying
as if he would be enjoying
as though he had been enjoying
It looks ______ the train would be late.
as
though
as though
although
It was ______ interesting novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.
such an
a such
so an
so
Mary has ______ her phone rings constantly.
so many friends that
so much friends that
such many friends that
many so friends that
Carol wrote her essay ______ carefully ______ she did not make any mistakes.
such / that
very / enough
not only / but also
so / that
Dr Chan adjusted the overhead projector ______ the students would be able to see the chart more clearly.
such that
so as to
in order to
in order tha
Sarah went to the computer lab ______ out her research report.
so that could print
in order printing
as to print
to print
The lecturer finished his lecture five minutes early ______ the students could come and ask him questions.
so that
such that
such as
in order as
They did not tell her the truth ______ they did not want to sadden her.
because
because of
due to
thanks to
He could not understand ______ he did not learn French very well.
for
since
due to
because of
Because ______, they decided to study astronomy.
of the fact that their interest in comets
for their interest in comets
of their interest in comets
their interest in comets
Error Identification
The number of people living in poverty have grown to 1.2 million people.
A B
That is about one in every five people.
C D
living
have grown
one
every
Every second, a hectare of the world rainforest is destroyed. That is equivalent to two
A B C
football fields.
world
destroyed
to
fields
Recycling helps reducing greenhouse gas emissions that affect global climate.
A B C D
Recycling
reducing
that
affect
The Games’ organizers faced significant bed shortages because the record number of
A B C
more than 13,000 athletes and officials who attended the 2006 Games.
faced
shortages
because
who attended
The big grow in the population is affecting the developmental activities and demand
A B C
for foodstuffs.
D
grow
is affecting
developmental
for
As the highest mountain on Earth, the Mount Everest represents the ultimate challenge
A B C
for mountain climbers.
D
As
highes
the
climbers
Coal has provided the majority of our electricity and was a principal source of energy
A B C
since the Industrial Revolution.
Coal
majority
was
Industrial
The symptoms of diabetes in the early stages are too slight that people do not notice them.
symptoms
are
too
do not
Because human eyes are not very good for determining speeds of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearly planes are moving.
for
speeds
how fast
are moving
Not only knowledge and skills or attitudes need to be cultivated for students’ future
A B C
adjustment to society.
knowledge
or
to be cultivated
adjustment