VERB FORMS

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences .
1. We are looking forward _____ you again soon.
A. to see B. to seeing C. see D. seen
2. My mother let the boy _____ out .
A. to go B. go C. going D. gone
3. The boy is too young ______a car .
A. drive B. to drive C. driving D. to driving
4. Remember _____ John a message when you come here .
A. send B. to send C. sent D. sending
5. He objected to ________ early.
A. leave B. be left C. leaving D. to be leaving
6. You should give up _____ or you will die of cancer.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked
7. The driver stopped _____ a coffee because he felt sleepy.
A. have B. to have C. having D. had
8. The book is worth __________ .
A. reading B. being read C. to be read D. to read
9. I have never expected __________ such a strange thing in my life.
A. seeing B. having seen C. to see D. to be seen
10. I remember ______ the post office, but I forgot ________ the letter, which is still in my briefcase.
A. to enter/ to post B. entering/ posting C. entering/ to post D. to enter/ posting
11. She cant stand _________under such terrible condition.
A. working B. to work C. to be working D. work
12. The opposition got the government _________prices.
A. to decrease B. decreasing C decrease D. decreased
13. It is necessary ________ the books on time.
A. to us to return B. for us to return C. to us returning D. for us returning
14. Jill had the roof _______ last week.
A. to repair B. be repaired C. repaired D. repair
15. He got all______ while he was on holiday.
A. his money stolen B. stolen his money C. his money be stolen D. steal his money
16. My brother never _______ me use his laptop.
A. allows B. lets C. gives D. permits
17. The soup isnt hot enough for her ______
A. eat B. eating C. to eat D. to eating
18. Suddenly he stopped the car in order ______.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. has smoked
19. They advised her _____ a lot.
A. not to crying B. not crying C. not to cry D. not cry
20. The teacher is said __________ kind to students in this school .
A. being B. be C. to being D. to be
21. She always encouraged her son _____ .
A. to jog B. jogged C. jogging D. jog
22. Congratulate on your ______ the exam !
A. to pass B. passing C. to be passed D. pass
23. Dont forget _____ the letter I gave you.
A. to post B. posting C. post D. posted
24. I regret _______ you that we cannot approve your application.

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VERB TENSES
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences .
1. By next month, I __________ my first novel.
A. will finish B. am going to finish C. will have finished D. finish
2. Phong ______________ at the university so far.
A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked
3. They _____________ since eight oclock.
A. are talking B. have been talking C. talked D. talk
4. My brother _____________ in the army from 1990 to 1995.
A. served B. has served C. had served D. is serving
5. While she _____________ her homework , her mother came home.
A. was doing B. did C. had done D. were doing
6. She _____________ so hard this week that she doesnt have time to see films.
A. works B. worked C. has been working D. had worked
7. After she ____________ to the market , she came to visit his mother .
A. had gone B. go C. has gone D. will go
8. We _____________ this exercise at 7:00 tomorrow morning.
A. will be doing B. will have done C. has done D. had done
9. When my mother got home , _____________ .
A. I was cooking dinner B. the dinner is being cooked
C. I am cooking dinner D. the dinner be cooked
10. The actress, along with her manager , ______________ going to the party tonight.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
11. It was not until 1990 that I my old teacher again.
A. met B. had met C. have met D. was meeting
12. He .for that company for five months when it went bankrupt.
A. has been worked B. has worked C. had been working D. was working
13. At this time next week, all of the students __________for their examinations.
A. will be sat B. have been sitting C. have sat D. will be sitting
14. Rachel is good at badminton. She.. every game.
A. wins B. winning C. have won D. is able win
15.When the passenger ., will you please give him this package?
A. will arrive B. arrives C. would arrives D. arriving
16. He...............................for 25 years before he retired last year.
A. has taught B. had been teaching C. has been teaching D. was teaching
17. Please send me a postcard as soon as you .......................... in London.
A. will arrive B. is going to arrive C. have arrived D. arrives

18. I saw John yesterday morning while I.............................home from work.

A. walked B. am walking C. was walking D. had been walking
19. As soon as you........................your homework, you will be allowed to go out.
A. are doing B. had done C. did D. have done
20. Can you keep calm for a moment? You ..noise in class!
A. are always made B. always make C. have always made D. are always making
21. The prices of houses ..dramatically in recent years.
A. has risen B. was raising C. rose D. raises
22. When the old school friends met, a lot of happy memories back.

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23. Just as you arrived, I ..ready to go out.
A. have got B. have been getting C. would get D. was getting
24. By the end of the first half of the twenty-first century, women against men in many sports.
A. are competing B. compete C. are going to compete D. will be competing
25. I havent met old English teacher since I left school.
A. I didnt have a chance to meet my old English teacher because I left school.
B. this is the last time I met my old English teacher at school.
C. I last met my old English teacher when I left school.
D. My old English teacher hasnt met me since I have left school.
26. He last had his car repaired 2 weeks ago.
A. He has had his car repaired for 2 weeks. B. He had repaired his car weeks before.
C. He had not repaired his car for 2 weeks then. D. He didn't have any repair to his car in 2 weeks.
24. Ill pay back the money, Gloria, said Ivan.
A. Ivan apologized to Gloria for borrowing her money.
B. Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back.
C. Ivan promised to pay back Glorias money.
D. Ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria.
25. The weather is too hot for us to go out.
A. The weather is so hot that we cant go out. B. The weather is so hot us to go out.
C. The weather is too hot that we cant go out. D. The weather is such hot that we cant go out.
26. Tom began playing the trumpet 3 years ago.
A. Tom has played the trumpet 3 years ago.
B. Tom has been playing the trumpet for 3 years.
C. Tom played the trumpet for 3 years ago.
D. Tom had played the trumpet 3 years ago.
27. Im awfully sorry, Carol, but Ive broken your watch, said Jim.
A. Jim apologized to Carol to breaking her watch. B. Jim apologized to Carol to break her watch.
C. Jim apologized to Carol for breaking her watch. D. Jim apologized for Carol to break her watch.
28. Living in Sydney is strange to her.
A. Shes not used to live in Sydney. B. Shes not used to living in Sidney.
C. She used to live in Sydney. D. She is used living in Sydney.
29. When I heard the telephone ring, I answered it immediately.
A. On hear the phone rang, I answered it immediately.
B. On hear the phone ring, I answered it immediately.
C. On hearing the phone ring, I answered it immediately.
D. On hearing rang, I answered the phone immediately.
30. If you dont wake up early, you cant catch the first bus to the city center.
A. You have to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city center.
B. You dont have to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city center.
C. You have to not wake up early to catching the first bus to the city center.
D. You havent to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city center.
31. The birthday cake is too big for us to eat.
A. The birthday cake is so big for us to eat.
B. The birthday cake is so big that we cant eat it.
C. The birthday cake is enough big for us to eat.
D. The birthday cake is too big for us that eating.
32.The teacher made his students work hard for the exam.
A. The students are made work hard by the teacher.

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C. The students are made to work hard by the teacher.
D. The student was made work hard by the teacher.
PASSIVE VOICE
Choose the word / phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. The meeting __________ because of the directors sudden illness.
A. cancelled B. was cancelled C. were cancelled D. has cancelled
2. The new motorway _______ and built last year.
A. planned B. was planned C. was planning D. had planned
3. The headmaster has decided that three lecture halls ________ in our school next semester .
A. will build B. will be built C. are being built D. will be building
4. I remember __________ to the zoo once when I was a child.
A. to take B. to be taken C. being taken D. taking
5. They spent a lot of money on food and clothes.
A. A lot of money were spent on food and clothes.
B. Money was spent a lot of on food and clothes.
C. A lot of money was spent on food and clothes.
D. A lot of money on food and clothes were spent.
6. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
A. The man is believed to be escaped in a stolen car.
B. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car.
C. The man was believed to escape in a stolen car.
D. They believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
7. That factory is producing more and more pollution.
A. More and more pollution are being produced by that factory.
B. More and more pollution is going to be produced by that factory.
C. More and more pollution is being produced by that factory.
D. More and more pollution are produced by that factory.
8. No one has collected the rubbish this week.
A. The rubbish hasnt been collected this week.
B. The rubbish has been not collected this week.
C. The rubbish isnt collected this week.
D. The rubbish has collected this week.
9. It is said that the thief stole everything in the house .
A. The thief was said to steal everything in the house.
B. The thief was said that steals everything in the house.
C. It was said to steal everything in the house by the thief .
D. The thief is said to have stolen everything in the house.
10. People always laugh at his face , and he dislikes it .
A. He hates being laughed at his face .
B. People hate laughing at his face .
C. People hate being laughed at his face .
D. He hates laughing at his face .
11. It is believed that _________________________
A. Harry Porter by J.K Rowling is the best- selling of the year.
B. Harry Porter by J.K Rowling to be the best- selling of the year.
C. Harry Porter by J.K Rowling the best- selling of the year.
D. the best- selling of the year to be Harry Porter by J.K Rowling.
12. They say that the doctor has made a serious mistake.

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B. It is said that the doctor has been made a serious mistake.
C. The doctor is said to have made a serious mistake.
D. The doctor is said to make a serious mistake.
13. What will happen if the air_______?
A. was polluted B. be polluted C. is polluted D. has polluted
14. Barbara is said _______ part in the beauty contest next month.
A. to take B. taken C. take D. to have taken
15. All my homework ________ before my father returned last night.
A. was finished B. have been finished C. had been finished D. had finished
16. Vitamin C _______ by the human body. It gets into the bloods stream quickly.
A. absorbs easily B. is easily absorbing C. is easily absorbed D. absorbed easily
17. My father is said _______ from a serious disease last month.
A. to suffer B. to have suffered C. suffered D. suffering
18. The application form _______ to the university before May31st.
A. must send B. must be send C. sent D. must be sent
19. The road to our village _______ next year.
A. will widen B. will be widen C. is widened D. will be widened
20. Marie Curie_______ the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
A. award B. awarded C. was awarded D. has awarded
21. All the main streets in this city _______ now.
A. widen B. are being widened C. were being widened D. are widening
22. When I came, an experiment ________ in the lab yesterday .
A. was being held B. was being holding C. has been held D. has held
23. Gunpowder was said ________ by the Chinese several centuries ago.
A. to have invented B. to be invented C. to have been inventing D. to be inventing
24. We had a porter ________ our luggage when we arrived at the airport yesterday.
A. carried B. carrying C. carry D. to carry
25. This picture ________ by Johnny when I came.
A. had been painted B. was painted C. was being painted D. painted
26. Mr. Ba is going to have his motorbike ________ next week.
A. repair B. to repair C. repairing D. repaired
27. Beethovens Fifth Symphony________ next weekend .
A. is going to be performed B. has been performed
C. will be performing D. will have performed
28. They had a boy ________ that yesterday.
A. done B. to do C. did D. do
29. We got our mail ________ yesterday.
A. been delivered B. delivered C. delivering D. to deliver
30. The old school ______________ before the first semester .
A. needs restored B. needs to restore C. needs to restoring D. needs restoring

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
1. I would have visited you before if there ____________quite a lot of people in your house.
A. arent B. hadnt been C. wouldnt be D. werent
2. If I ____________, I would express my feelings.
A. were asked B. would ask C. had been asked D. am asked
3. I would have got into lots of trouble if ___________________ .
A. you had helped me B. you would have helped me

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4. I wouldnt have to take this course ________________________ .
A. if I can speak better English B. if my English were better
C. unless my English is better D. unless I didnt speak English better
5. Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they ________their student cards.
A. produced B. hadnt produced C. didnt produce D. dont produce
6. If hed had my address with him, hed have sent me a postcard.
A. He sent me a postcard because he had my address with him.
B. He did not send me a postcard because he did not have my address with him.
C. He sent me a postcard because he does not have my address with him.
D. He sent me a postcard although he had my address with him.
7. If you didnt get rid of smoking, _____________ .
A. your health will be affected B. your health wouldnt affect
C. you will affect your health D. your health would be affected
8. Unless you ____________a lot of my questions, I cant do anything to help you.
A. answered B. answer C. dont answer D. had answered
9. I dont know her phone number . If I ___________it , I _____________her.
A. had known / could have phoned B. knew / would have phoned
C. know / can phone D. knew / could phone
10. If he ____________ to the party last night, he _____________tired now.
A. went / would be B. go / will go
C. had gone / would have been D. had gone / would be
11. If I had discovered that yesterday, ____________.
A. I would inform them B. I would have informed them
C. I wouldnt inform them D. I wouldnt have informed them
12. She cant go to the party if he doesnt invite her.
A. If he doesnt invite her , she can go to the party.
B. Unless he invites her, she cant go to the party.
C. Unless he invited her, she cant go to the party.
D. If he didnt invite her, she couldnt go to the party.
13. If you dont have his number, you cant phone him.
A. You can phone him unless you have his number.
B. You cant phone him unless you dont have his number.
C. You can phone him unless you dont have his number.
D. You cant phone him unless you have his number.
14. She doesnt know English, so she cant translate English books.
A. If she knows English, she can translate English books.
B. If she knew English, she can translate English books.
C. If she knew English, she could translate English books.
D. If she had known English, she could have translated English books.
15. Mary didnt wear the raincoat, so she got a bad cold.
A. If Mary wore the raincoat, she wouldnt get a bad cold.
B. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she didnt get a bad cold.
C. If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldnt have got a bad cold.
D. If Mary has worn the raincoat , she wouldnt have got a bad cold.
16. I was not there yesterday, so I could not help you.
A. If I was there yesterday , I could not help you.
B. Had I been there yesterday , I could have helped you .
C. If I had been there yesterday, I could have helped you.

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17. Without transportation, our modern society would not exist.
A. Our society does not exist if there is no transportation.
B. If there were no transportation, our society would not exist.
C. Our modern society will not exist without having traffic.
D. If transportation no longer exist, our modern society will not either.
18. But for your support , my plan would have failed .
A. If you had supported me , my plan would have failed .
B. If you hadnt supported me , my plan would have failed .
C. If you didnt support me , my plan would have failed .
D. If you hadnt supported me , my plan would fail .
19. If you won the lottery , what would you do ?
A. Were you to win the lottery , what would you do ?
B. If you were to win the lottery , what would you do ?
C. Did you win the lottery , what would you do ?
D. A & B are correct .
20. Provided that it _________________ , the party will be held outside.
A. doesnt rain B. wont rain C. didnt rain D. wouldnt rain
21. __________________ , he could answer the questions now.
A. If James studied his lesson last night B. Were James to study his lesson last night
C. If only James studied his lesson last night D. Had James studied his lesson last night
22. The candidate was offered the job because of his excellent answers .
A. The job was offered to the candidate although he couldnt answer the questions .
B. If it hadnt been for the candidates excellent answers , he couldnt have got the job .
C. The candidate answered the questions so excellently that he might get the job .
D. Because it was such a good job , the candidate tried to answer the questions excellently .
23. I didnt pay attention to the teacher . I failed to understand the lesson .
A. Although I paid attention to the teacher , I failed to understand the lesson .
B. I would have understood the lesson if I had failed to pay attention to the teacher .
C. I would have understood the lesson if I had paid attention to the teacher .
D. Unless I failed to understand the lesson , I would pay attention to the teacher .
24. We couldnt have managed our business successfully without my fathers money .
A. Had it not been for my fathers money,we couldnt have managed our business successfully .
B. We couldnt have managed our business successfully with my fathers money .
C. If we could manage our business successfully , my father would give us his money .
D. If we couldnt have managed our business successfully,we would have had my fathers money .
25. Had I studied harder , I _____________________ better in the exam .
A. would do B. would have done C. had done D. wouldnt have done
26. Be careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
A. If you are not careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
B. If you are careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
C. If you are not careful, you wont cut yourself with that knife.
D. If you are not careful, or you will cut yourself with that knife.
27. ______________ , 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
28. Keep silent or you will wake the baby up .
A. If you keep silent , you will wake the baby up .
B. If you dont keep silent and you will wake the baby up .

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D. If you dont keep silent , you will wake the baby up .
WISH SENTENCES
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences .
1. Nam was not at the meeting yesterday. I wish he _____________there.
A. had been B. were C. has been D. is
2. I wish I ____________a bicycle trip to the countryside now.
A. took B. take C. had taken D. would take
3. The little boy wishes he _____________a pilot when he grows up.
A. would become B. becomes C. became D. had become
4. If only I had taken his advice.
A. I wish I followed his advice B. I wish I have taken his advice.
C. I regret not having taken his advice . D. I regret not to take his advice.
5. I regret selling the house in the suburb.
A. I wish I didn't sell the house in the suburb. B. I hope I had not sold the house in the suburb.
C. If only I had not sold the house in the suburb. D. Selling the house in the suburb is regretful.
6. Susan is sorry that she didn't learn the lesson.
A. Susan wishes she didn't learn the lesson. B. Susan wishes she would learn the lesson.
C. Susan wishes she had learned the lesson. D. Susan is sorry for having learnt the lesson.
REPORTED SPEECH

1 She told me that she _________ to me the Sunday before.

A. wrote B. has written C. would write D. had written
2 He asked me _________ the exercises yet.
A. why havent I done B. why I hadnt done C. why hadnt I done D. why I havent done
3. Tom told Janet ________ absent from class the previous Monday because the lessons were very
important.
A. not to be B. to not be C. to be D. to have been
4. He told us that the earth ___________ round the sun .
A. had gone B. was going C. goes D. went
5.Would you like to have dinner with me?, Miss Hoa said to me.
A. Miss Hoa asked me if would I like to have dinner with her.
B. Miss Hoa suggested me if I would like to have dinner with her.
C. Miss Hoa told me to have dinner with her.
D. Miss Hoa invited me to have dinner with her.
6. My mother told me You should visit your grandmother tomorrow.
A. My mother told me I should visit your grandmother tomorrow.
B. My mother invited me to visit my grandmother tomorrow.
C. My mother advised me to visit my grandmother the day after.
D. My mother urged me to visit my grandmother the next day.
7. Where does your father work?, the teacher asked me.
A. The teacher asked me where your father worked.
B. The teacher asked me where my father worked.
C. The teacher asked me where my father works.
D. The teacher asked me where your father had worked
8. Were you at home last night , Mr John ? the police asked
A. The police asked if he was at home the night before.
B. The police asked Mr John if he had been at home the night before.
C. The police asked Mr John whether he had been at home last night.

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9. Im sorry I have to leave so early, he said.
A. He apologized for having to leave early.
B. He apologized for not having to leave early.
C. He apologized that he has to leave early.
D. He apologized for not having left early.
10. You ve passed the final exam. Congratulations! she said to me
A. She warned me against passing the final exam.
B. She congratulated me on having passed the final exam.
C. She congratulated on passing the final exam.
D. She thanked me for passing the final exam.
11. Dont forget to go to the supermarket after work , he said
A. He requested me not forget to go to the supermarket after work .
B. He asked me not to forget to go to the supermarket after work .
C. He told me that I should forget to go to the supermarket after work .
D. He reminded me to go to the supermarket after work .
12. Lan, dont buy a house near the airport! I said
A. I congratulated Lan on buying a new house near the airport.
B. I warned Lan against buying a new house near the airport.
C. I warned Lan against not buying a new house near the airport.
D. I denied buying a new house near the airport.
13. You stole my best cassette , Bob ! said Willy
A. Willy accused Bob for having stolen his best cassette .
B. Willy accused Bob of having stolen his best cassette .
C. Willy accused Bob on having stolen his best cassette .
D. Willy accused Bob to have stolen his best cassette .
14. You cant run out of the garden, Peter ,said the mother
A. Peters mother prevented him from running out of the garden.
B. Peters mother prevented him from not running out of the garden.
C. Peters mother warned him from not running out of the garden.
D. Peters mother warned him from running out of the garden.
15. No, I didnt steal your pen. , he said to me
A. He was sorry for stealing my pen.
B. He denied having stolen my pen.
C. He apologized for stealing my pen.
D. He admitted stealing my pen.
16. How about making a trip to London? ,They said
A. They suggested making atrip to London.
B. They demanded us to make a trip to London.
C. They admitted making a trip to London.
D. They suggested to make a trip to London.
17. Ill pick you up at 6 a.m tomorrow, they said to me
A. They suggested picking you up at 6 a.m tomorrow.
B. They promised to pick me up at 6 a.m the next day.
C. They invited me to pick me up at 6 a.m the next day.
D. They threatened to pick me up at 6 a.m the next day.
18. Could you close the window ? John said to Peter.
A. John asked Peter to close the window. B. John advised Peter to close the door.
C. John encouraged Peter to close the window. D. They promised to close the window.

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19. Ill come here if I have free time, the man said to her.
A. The man said that if he had free time , he will come there.
B. The man said that he would come here if he had free time.
C. The man said that if he had free time he would come there.
D. The man said that he will come here if he has free time.
20. What would you do if you were a billionaire? The boy asked me
A. The boy asked me what you would do if you were a billionaire.
B. The boy asked me what would you do if you were a billionaire.
C. The boy asked me what would I do if I were a billionaire.
D. The boy asked me what I would do if I were a billionaire.
21. Jeans friend wanted to know how often she went to the cinema.
A. How often have you gone to the cinema? asked Jeans friend.
B. How often do you go to the cinema? asked Jeans friend.
C. How often did you go to the cinema? asked Jeans friend.
D. How often had you gone to the cinema? asked Jeans friend.
22. Francois must have gone to the party even though he was exhausted ,said Francoiss mother.
A. Francoiss mother made sure that he had gone to the party despite being exhausted.
B. Francoiss mother asked him to go to the party despite his being really exhausted.
C. Having been exhausted , Francoiss mother asked him not to go to the party.
D. Knowing that he was exhausted , Francoiss mother asked him to go to the party.
23. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
A. Being apart from someone you love makes you love them more.
B. Being apart from someone you love makes you love them less.
C. Absence makes us grow older.
D. Our heart needs absence to grow.
24. The doctor advised me not to sit up until I felt better.
A. You shouldnt sit up until you felt better. B. You shouldnt sit up until you feel better.
C. You had better sit up until you feel better. D. If I were you , I would sit up until I felt better.
25. For a cold, doctors often recommend that you rest and drink lots of fluids.
A. The doctor recommend that you have cold soft drinks.
B. Doctors would rather give advice about colds than about fluids.
C. You were told to come in out of the cold and rest.
D. Rest and liquids are frequently advised for treatment of colds.
26. You are always making terrible mistakes, said the teacher
A. The teacher complained about his student making terrible mistakes.
B. The teacher made his student not always made terrible mistakes.
C. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
D. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
27. If I were you, I would ask the teacher for help, John said to Tom
A. John told Tom to ask the teacher. B. John advised Tom to ask the teacher.
C. John invited Tom to ask the teacher. D. John demanded Tom to ask the teacher.
28. Ill call the police if you dont stop shouting, he said to her
A. He suggested calling the police if she didnt stop shouting.
B. He threatened to call the police if she didnt stop shouting.
C. He asked to call the police if she didnt stop shouting.
D. He promised to call the police if he didnt stop shouting.
29. I hate to be blamed for the mistakes I havent made, The secretary said
A. The secretary objected to being blamed for the mistakes she hadnt made.
B. The secretary looked forward to being blamed for the mistakes she hadnt made.

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D. The secretary enjoyed being blamed for the mistakes she hadnt made.
30. I must see my lawyer before answering any question, said the man
A. The man insisted on seeing his lawyer before answering any question.
B. The man insisted seeing his lawyer before answering any question.
C. The man denied seeing his lawyer before answering any question.
D. The man admitted seeing his lawyer before answering any question.
COMPARISONS / DOUBLE COMPARISONS
Choose the word / phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. John said that no other car could go _________________ .
A. as fast as his car B. faster like his car C. fastest than his car D. so fast like his car
2. Commercial centers are _____________ they were many years ago .
A. as popular than B. the most popular C. more popular than D. most popular than
3. The rooms in the front ________________ noisier than those in the back .
A. are more B. are littler C. are very D. are much
4. This one is prettier , but it costs _________________ as that one .
A. as much as B. twice as much C. as many D. twice as many
5. Her math result is __________ than her English result.
A. bad B. badly C. worse D. well
6. Peter is the _______ student in my class.
A. taller than B. so tall as C. the tallest D. tallest
7. Jane is not _______ her brother.
A. so intelligent as B. intelligent as C. more intelligent as D. so intelligent that
8. He drives as _______ his father does.
A. careful as B. more carefully C. the most careful D. carefully as
9. Jane is _______ age as Mary.
A. as same B. the most same C. the same D. more same
10. The winter is coming, it is getting __________ .
A. more and more cold B. the more cold C. colder and colder D. the colder
11. The more manufacturers advertise, __________ they sell.
A. the more products B. the most products C. more products D. most products
12. Laura doesnt sing as well __________ .
A. than her sister B. as her sister is C. than her sister is D. as her sister does
13. Their business is getting __________ because of the economic crisis.
A. more and more bad B. badder and badder C. worst and worst D. worse and worse
14. It rained __________ as the match was going on.
A. heavier and heavier B. more and more heavily C. the heavier D. the more heavily
15. The younger you are, __________ it is to learn.
A. easier B. the easily C. the easier D. the easy
16. __________ the Tet holidays come, __________ the children feel.
A. The more near / the more excited B. The nearer / more excited
C. The nearer / the more excited D. Nearer / more excited
17. ________ the time passes, ________ I feel! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just
finished half of it.
A. The faster / the nervous B. The more fast / the nervous
C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous
18. The more she worked , _____________________ .
A. the less she achieved B. the less did she achieve
C. she achieved the less D. the more less she achieved

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19. Last night , Matt earned ____________ his brother , who has a better position .
A. twice as much as B. twice more than
C. twice as many as D. twice as more as
20. ___________ he climbed , _____________ he became .
A. High / more frightened B. The higher / the more frightening
C. The more highly / the more frightened D. The higher / the more frightened
21. His illness was ______________ we thought at first .
A. much serious than B. much more serious than
C. much more seriously than D. much seriously than
22. No one in the class is taller than Dave .
A. Dave is the tallest student in the class . B. Dave is taller student in the class .
C. Dave is the taller student in the class . D. Dave is taller and taller student in the class .
23. As I get older, I want to travel less.
A. The less I want to travel, the older I get. B. The more I get old, the less I want to travel.
C. The older I get, the less I want to travel. D. The more old I get, the less I want to travel.
24. You practise a lot, and you will play well.
A. The more you practise, the weller you play. B. The more you practise , the better you play.
C. The better you play, the more you practise, D. The better you practise, the more you play.
25. I have never seen a better film than that.
A. That is the best film I ve ever seen. B. That is the best film I ve never seen.
C. That is one of the such better film I ve seen. D. That is one of the best films Ive never seen.
26. No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai .
A. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club .
B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.
C. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club .
D. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club .
27. The more he learned about the job, the less interested he got.
A. Though learning that the job is not interesting , he got it.
B. As soon as he learned about the interesting job, he got it.
C. Even though the job is not interesting, he learned about it.
D. After learning more about the job, he lost his interest in it.
28. As he grows older he becomes increasingly cheerful.
A. The older he grows, the more cheerful he becomes.
B. The older does he grow , the more cheerful he becomes .
C. The older he grow , the more cheerful he become.
D. The older he grew , the more cheerful he became.
29. She tried to express her feelings
A. as honestly as she could.
B. more honest than she could.
C. as honest as she could.
D. as honestly as she can.
30. If you practise English more, you will learn it well.
A. The more you practise English, the better you will learn it.
B. The more do you practise English, the better you will learn it.
C. The more you practise English, the well you will learn it.
D. The much you practise English, the better you will learn it.

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1. Describe any activities in ..............you participated for your community.
A. who B. which C. whom D. that
2. He was the youngest president and the first Roman Catholic ever .............. .
A. to be electing B. elected C. electing D. to be elected
3. All commuters ..............the highway to work should be prepared for heavy traffic.
A. using B. used C. to use D. use
4. I saw many houses .............. in the storm .
A. destroyed B. to be destroyed C. destroying D. destroy
5. The man was shot in the bank robbery. The doctors are operating on him.
A. The man was shot in the bank robbery where the doctors are operating on him.
B. The man whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the bank robbery.
C. The man was whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the bank robbery.
D. The doctors are operating on the man who was shot in the bank robbery.
6. The boy .............. went to the hospital to ask for doctors help.
A. whose sick sister B. whose sister was sick C. whose sister sicked D. who his sister is sick
7. He is the postman..............I got this letter.
A. from who B. to whom C. from whom D. with whom
8. Last week, our class went to Ha Long Bay for a picnic, ............... made us very happy then.
A. that B. which C. it D. of which
9. A keystone species is a species of plants or animals...........absence has a major effect on an ecological
system.
A. its B. that is C. whose D. with its
10. It is the only kind of books........... people do not read but are immersed in.
A. which B. that C. whom D. who
11. The United Nations organises large international conferences, ..................people meet to discuss
important world issues.
A. when B. which C. that D. where
12. Thomas Raven is a physicist...................on time and space has been translated into dozens of
languages.
A. whos book B. whose bookC. of who the book D. the book of whom
13. Most of the classmates couldnt come. He invited them to the party.
A. Most of the classmates which he invited to the party couldnt come.
B. Most of the classmates that he invited them to the party couldnt come.
C. Most of the classmates he was invited to the party couldnt come.
D. Most of the classmates he invited to the party couldnt come.
14. Please tell me the reason..........you are so sad.
A. why B. which C. for which D. A and C are correct
15. He tried on three pairs of shoes, .........fitted me.
A. none of them B. none of which C. that D. none of whom
16. Do you remember the day........we first met?
A. when B. which C. that D. where
17. The girls and the flowers.........he painted were vivid.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose
18. The girl................is my neighbour.
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

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19. The song says about the love of two young students. She is singing the song.
A. The song which she is singing it says about the love of two young students.
B. The song she is singing says about the love of two young students.
C. The song says about the love of two young students which she is singing.
D. The song says about the love of two young students that she is singing it.
20. The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.
A. The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.
B. The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.
C. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.
D. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.
VERB AND SUBJECT AGREEMENT, TAG QUESTIONS
1. Swimming is good for our health, ..?
A. doesnt it B. does it C. is it D. isnt it
2. Many young people want to work for a humanitarian organization, ?
A. doesnt it B. didnt they C. does it D. dont they
3. Your father cant speak English, ?
A. can he B. cant he C. does he D. doesnt he
4. I think she has finished the reports ?
A. has she B. hasnt she C. do I D. dont I
5. Nobody was injured in the accident, .?
A. was he B. was she C. were they D. werent they
6. Lets go for a walk,.................?
A. will we B. shall we C. dont you D. do you
7. Do it right now, ................?
A. will you B. shall you C. do you D. dont you
8. There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, ................?
A. are they B. are there C. arent they D. arent there
9. Im a bit late, ................?
A. am not I B. arent you C. are you D. arent I
10. She has to study harder, ................ she?
A. hasnt B. has C. does not D. doesnt
11. That she has good marks .her parents glad.
A. make B. makes C. is D. are
12. The captain as well as the passengers.........very frightened by the strange noise.
A. is B. were C. was D. have been
13. Each of you...........a share in the work.
A. to have B. have C. having D. has
14. Can you see anybody in that room?
- Yes. There ............fifty students there.
A. have been B. are C. is D. has been
15. Every man, woman, and child..................protected under the law.
A. is B. have C. has D. are
16. Washing the dishes...............the childrens job.
A. have been B. were C. are D. is
17. Ten minutes ..............more than enough time to complete this exercise.
A. have been B. is C. are D. has been
18. None of the students............late for the last meeting.
A. have been B. were C. are D. was
19. The old in my country............cared for by their children and grandchildren.

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 A. are B. is C. have D. has
20. Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, .................... proposed some changes
of the rules.
A. is B. have C. are D. has
21. Half of this money...........to you.
A. are belonging B. is belonging C. belongs D. belong
22. The couple..........racing their horses through the meadow.
A. have B. has C. are D. is
23. Either John or his brothers..............going to the beach today.
A. have been B. were C. are D. is
24. My old friend and my colleague, George .................in town now.
A. is B. has been C. are D. have been
25. Japanese..............very difficult for English speakers to learn.
A. was B. were C. are D. is
26. The subjects you will be studying in this course...........listed in the syllabus.
A. was B. were C. are D. is
27. One of the countries I would like to visit................Italy.
A. have been B. were C. are D. is
28. Two plus two ..........four.
A. have been B. were C. are D. is
29. Not only John but also his brothers...............to blame.
A. have B. will C. are D. is
30. The number of students in this class....................limited to thirty.
A. have been B. were C. are D. is
INVERSION
1. Rarely . out after 9.00.
A. does my sister go B. did my sister go C. my sister goes D. my sister does go
2. Hardly . asleep when the phone woke him up.
A. the doctor fell B. the doctor had fallenC. did the doctor fall D. had the doctor fallen
3. No sooner had I started off it began to rain.
A. then B. than C. that D. as
4. My uncle didn't recognize me until I spoke.
A. My uncle recognized me not until I spokeB. Not until I spoke did my uncle not recognize me.
C. Not until I spoke did my uncle recognize me. D. Only when my uncle recognized me did I speak.
5. Jenny is so creative that we all can rely on her for original ideas.
A. Creative as Jenny is, we can rely on her for original ideas.
B. Being creative, we can all rely on Jenny for original ideas.
C. So creative is Jenny that we all can rely on her for original ideas.
D. Jenny is such creative girl that we all can rely on her for original ideas.
6. In no circumstances on campus.
A. smoking should be allowed B. should allow smoking
C. we should allow smoking D. should smoking be allowed.
7. Wealthy as they were, they were far from happy.
A. Even if they were wealthy, they were not unhappy.
B. They were not happy as they were wealthy.
C. They were as wealthy as they were happy.
D. Although they were wealthy, they were not happy.

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8. Only when you become a parent what true responsibility is.
A. you will understand B. dont you understand
C. will you understand D. would you understand
9. Not until darkness fell he hadnt done half of his work.
A. that he realized B did he realize C that he didnt realize D didnt he realize

10. As soon as he approached the house, the policeman stopped him.

A. No sooner had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him.
B. Hardly had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him.
C. No sooner had he approached the house when the policeman stopped him.
D. Hardly he had approached the house when the policeman stopped him.

11. his advice, I would have succeeded in the final exam.

A. Had I taken B. I had taken C. Had I take D. If I take
12. I the judge, I would sentence him to death.
A. Were B. Was C. Be D. Am
13. you see Frank at the conference, give him my regards.
A. Should B. Would C. Might D. Could
14. She spoke so fast that nobody understood her.
A. So fast did she speak that nobody understood her.
B. Such fast she spoke that nobody understood her.
C. So fast she spoke that nobody understood her.
D. Such fast did she speak that nobody understood her.
15. Never before has so many people in the U.S been interested in soccer.
A B C D
16. Little . what he has caused to others.
A. does he know B. he knows C. he can know D. he will know
17. We cannot clean up all the polluted seas and rivers. Nor we can stop the disappearance of plants
A B C D
and animals.
18. a higher concentration of people than in Tokyo and Mexico City.
A. Nowhere there is B. Nowhere is C. Nowhere is there D. Nowhere there isnt
19. She only felt relaxed after a few months working for him.
A. She used to feel relaxed working for him a few months.
B. A few months ago, she didnt find it relaxed working for him.
C. Only after a few months working for him did she feel relaxed.
D. It was not until a few months working for him did she feel relaxed.
CONJUNCTIONS/ ARTICLES
1. There are ..................... planets in the universe that we cant count them.
A. so much B. such a lot of C. so a lot of D. such
2. Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed.
A. Mary was too disappointed to keep calm.
B. Disappointed as she was, Mary tried to keep calm.
C. Mary lost her temper because of her disappointment.
D. Feeling disappointed, Mary tried to keep calm, but she failed.
3. He hurried to the station. He didnt want to miss the train.
A. He hurried to the station so that he couldnt miss the train.
B. He hurried to the station in order that he couldnt miss the train.
C. He hurried to the station not to miss the train.
D. all are correct.
4. She weighed herself know the pull of the earth exerting on her.
A. for B. so that C. in order D. to
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5. The woman was so beautiful
A. that I couldnt help looking at B. that I couldnt help looking at her
C. for me looking at her D. that for me to look at
6. He I was scrared.
A. drove too fast that B. drove so fastly that C. drove so fast that D. drove such fast that
7. Because they made too many mistakes, they failed in the exam.
A. They made so many mistakes that they failed in the exam.
B. They made so many mistakes as they failed in the exam.
C. They made so much mistakes that they failed in the exam.
D. They made too many mistakes that they failed in the exam.
8. The story is short enough for her to read.
A. It is such a short story that she can read it. B. It is such a short story that she can read.
C. The story is too short for her to read D. It is such a short story for her to read.
9. He got an excellent grade in his exam the fact that he had not worked particularly hard.

A. on account of B. in spite of C. because of D. even though

10. The woman was too weak to lift the basket.
A. She was so weak that she couldnt lift the basket.
B. The woman shouldnt have lift the basket because she was so weak.
C. Although she was very weak, she could lift the basket
D. The woman lift the basket, so she wasnt very weak.
11. The thief wore gloves so as to avoid leaving any fingerprints.
A. The thief wore gloves so as to not leave any fingerprints.
B. The thief wore gloves so that not leave any fingerprints.
C. The thief wore gloves in order not to leave any fingerprints.
D. The thief wore gloves in order to not leave any fingerprints.
12. sugar is used that there is none left in the pot.
A. Too many B. So many C. So few D. So much
13. Nam never comes to class on time and.
A. neither doesnt Huy B. so doesnt Huy C. so does Huy D. neither does Huy

14. Any child has the right to an education of sex, creed, race or nationality.

A. regardless B. providing C. despite D. because

15. the salesman promised to exchange the detective CD player for a new one, they
insisted on getting a refund.

A. Unless B. because C. Although D. Despite

16. Billy has been seriously ill, and he was taken to hospital yesterday
A. a B. an c. the D. X
17. Paul was disappointed with his results that he was sad all week.
A. too B. enough C. so D. such
18. Would you like to have coffee?
A. little B. many C. some D. few
19. He spoke English, so it was difficult to communicate with him.
A. little B. many C. a little D. few
20. . air pollution comes from industry.
A. A large amount of B. A large number of C. A great number of D. A number of
21. Do you mind if I ask you questions?
A. little B. a little C. a few D. few
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22. Many people still think that women should stay at home and do housework.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
23. According to the Red Cross 1998 had been worst year for natural disasters in modern times.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
24. I want apple from that basket.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
25. Take a map with you you lose your way.
A. so B. because C. although D. in case
26. I have left my book in ..........................kitchen and I would like you to get it for me.
A. a B. an C. the D. X

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