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THAI NGUYEN 2021 - 601

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If I could speak English, my job ______ a lot easier.
a)
was
b)
would be
c)
will be
d)
were
2.
Please wait here ______.
a)
until the manager returns
b)
when the manager will return
c)
once the manager returned
d)
after the manager had returned
3.
We haven't received any letters from him since he ______to London.
a)
come
b)
came
c)
will come
d)
would come
4.
Your mother didn't come to see you yesterday, ______?
a)
hasn't she
b)
does she
c)
was she
d)
did she
5.
Whenever problems ______ we discuss frankly and find solutions quickly.
a)
make up
b)
turn up
c)
put up
d)
come up
6.
I am well ______ with the problems encountered in starting a business.
a)
acquainted
b)
informed
c)
aware
d)
knowledgeable
7.
Mary was in a difficult situation, so Peter agreed ______ her some money.
a)
lend
b)
lending
c)
to lend
d)
to lending
8.
The scientists broke down as they realized all their efforts had gone to ______.
a)
loss
b)
failure
c)
collapse
d)
waste
9.
My mother decided to dispose of the television ______ yesterday.
a)
breaks
b)
is broken
c)
broke
d)
broken
10.
I have been looking ______ this book for months, and at last, I have found it.
a)
at
b)
to
c)
for
d)
over
11.
I discovered that they were telling lies, but I didn’t want to make a ______.
a)
angry
b)
noise
c)
fuss
d)
sound
12.
The company makes a loss again this year and is in the ______ at the moment.
a)
red.
b)
white
c)
black
d)
blue
13.
This is ______ most interesting film that I’ve ever seen.
a)
the
b)
an
c)
a
d)
Ø (no article)
14.
What do you think about people’s life ______ in the future?
a)
expect
b)
expectancy
c)
expectant
d)
expectation
15.
______ he was sick, he still turned up for his guitar lesson.
a)
Because
b)
Because of
c)
Although
d)
Despite
16.
(CLOSEST )Just by coincidence, I met my old classmate after 20 years.
a)
chance
b)
surprise
c)
sight
d)
luck
17.
(CLOSEST)Salt has been used for centuries as a method of preserving food.
a)
displaying
b)
cooking
c)
seasoning
d)
conserving
18.
(OPPOSITE)She was a very busy manager. Such relaxed days were few and far between.
a)
happening frequently
b)
highly appreciated
c)
becoming irregular
d)
seldom occurring
19.
(OPPOSITE)The young are now far more materialistic than their precedents years ago.
a)
spiritual
b)
honest
c)
industrious
d)
practical
20.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
a)
express
b)
effort
c)
employ
d)
reduce
21.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
a)
deliver
b)
discover
c)
computer
d)
humorous
22.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

games

b)

films

c)

spends

d)

thinks

23.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

part

b)

superstar

c)

harvest

d)

family

24.

Michael comes into the class late while Dr. Jones is giving his lecture.

-Michael: “I do apologize for this interruption, Dr. Jones.”

-Dr. Jones: “______”

a)

No, it’s okay. I can handle it

b)

You’re a liar

c)

It doesn’t matter. Come in and sit down

d)

Look at yourself first

25.

Elena and Sally, two teachers, are talking about their classes.

-Elena: “I think we should encourage students to be more creative in their assignment.”

-Sally: “______. This is a very important skill they need to practice.”

a)

I refuse to believe that

b)

That’s just what I think

c)

I may be wrong, but...

d)

You’re dead wrong

26.
“I will let you know the answer by the end of this week,” Tom said to Janet.
a)
Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of that week.
b)
Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of that week.
c)
Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of that week.
d)
Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of that week.
27.
A tennis ball isn’t as heavy as a cannonball.
a)
A tennis ball is heavier than a cannonball.
b)
A tennis ball is as light as a cannonball.
c)
A cannonball is heavier than a tennis ball.
d)
A cannonball is as heavy as a tennis ball.
28.
I am sure that John is not a thief.
a)
John might not be a thief.
b)
John mustn’t be a thief.
c)
John can’t be a thief.
d)
John isn’t be able to be a thief.
29.

As an avid chef, Antony is skilled at dicing tomatoes, baking a variety of pastries, and how to spice many different cuts of meat.

a)

how to spice

b)

dicing

c)

variety

d)

avid

30.

12 Angry Men are a 1957 American courtroom drama film directed by Sidney Lumet.

a)

drama film

b)

are

c)

American

d)

courtroom

31.

She sticks to the principal that everyone should be treated equally.

a)

treated

b)

sticks to

c)

principal

d)

should

32.
She had only begun to speak. People started interrupting her.
a)
She hardly had begun to speak when people started interrupting her.
b)
No sooner she had begun to speak when people started interrupting her.
c)
Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting her.
d)
Hardly had she begun to speak than people started interrupting her.
33.
Our camping trip is not really wonderful. The hot weather spoils it.
a)
But for the hot weather, our camping trip would be really wonderful.
b)
Provided the weather were not hot, our camping wouldn't be really wonderful.
c)
Our camping trip would be really wonderful if the weather were hot.
d)
Unless the weather is hot, our camping trip won't be really wonderful.