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E.11.U7.FURTHER.EDUCATION

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

  How long                     for?

                                 

                                         

a)

A. are you waiting                 

b)

B. have you been waiting

c)

C. have you waited     

d)

D. do you wait

2.

  We                     in this street for twenty years.

                                              

                                                                     

a)

A. are living              

b)

B. have been living

c)

C. live

d)

D. lived

3.

  He                     in the garden since morning.

                                                         

                                                         

a)

A. is working 

b)

B. work

c)

C. worked      

d)

D. has been working

4.

  It                     heavily yesterday.

                                                            

                                                                

a)

A. is raining 

b)

B. has rained

c)

C. rained 

d)

D. has been raining

5.

  I                     this laptop for three years.

                                                    

a)

A. am using

b)

    B. use

c)

C. have been using             

d)

D. used

6.

The workers                     higher wages for a long time.

                 

                                                             

a)

A. has been demanding                         

b)

B. have been demanding

c)

C. demand 

d)

D. demanded

7.

The girl                      her lessons for 2 hours.

                                               

 

a)

A. has been learning

b)

B. have been learning

c)

C. had been learning 

d)

D. is learning

8.

  "You look tired". "Yes, I                     "

                                             

                                              

a)

A. am running            

b)

B. have been running

c)

C. has been running  

d)

D. was running

9.

      Who                     in my bed since 7 o'clock?

                                                          

                                             

a)

A. is sleeping

b)

B. has been sleeping

c)

C. have been sleeping

d)

D. was sleeping

10.

Our kitchen's a mess. We ____ any cleaning for weeks.

                                                         

a)

A. didn't do

b)

    B. haven't been doing

c)

    C. have done

d)

  D. haven't done

11.

I think they are dating. They ____ each other a lot recently.

                                       

a)

A. had seen

b)

B. haven't been seeing

c)

  C. have been seeing

d)

  D. have seen

12.

We've discovered in this great café and we ____ there a lot.

                

a)

A. have been going

b)

B. have gone        

c)

C. are going           

d)

D. have went

13.

How's your Mum? I ____ her for ages.

                                     

a)

A. had seen

b)

B. haven't seen

c)

C. haven't been seeing

d)

D. didn't see

14.

You're covered in paint! What ____ you ____?

                             

a)

A. have / done

b)

B. were / doing

c)

C. did / do           

d)

D. have / been doing

15.

She's gone to the doctor's. She ____ well lately.

                            

a)

A. hasn't felt

b)

  B. hasn't been feeling

c)

  C. has felt

d)

    D. doesn't feel

16.

I ____ for ages now.

                                       

a)

A. have waited

b)

B. waited  

c)

C. was waiting

d)

D. have been waiting

17.

I have to write an essay. I ____ about half of it so far.

                            

a)

A. have written

b)

B. have been writing    

c)

C. wrote  

d)

D. have to write

18.

As well as studying on ____ in the UK, you can also choose to study outside the UK - for example by distance learning.

                                                     

a)

A. department

b)

B. dormitory

c)

C. campus

d)

  D. accommodation

19.

You can choose to study online or on ____, in the UK or even at an overseas site.

                                          

a)

A. the move

b)

B. campus

c)

    C. the ground

d)

D. board

20.

IB students can select subjects so that they specialise in a particular academic field, but mathematics, native language and theory of knowledge are ____ subjects.

                                               

a)

A. compulsory

b)

  B. certain

c)

C. optional

d)

D. elective

21.

In some institutions, A-levels can also be awarded in combination with other ____, such as International Baccalaureate certificates.

                                         

a)

A. courses

b)

B. levels   

c)

    C. examinations

d)

D. qualifications

22.

Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City ____ around 30 undergraduate courses in English since 2000.

                              

                                              

a)

A. have been setting up

b)

   B. have been set up

c)

C. has set up

d)

     D. has been setting up

23.

The International Baccalaureate is also now offered by more schools in the UK as a(n) ____ to A-levels.

                                              

a)

A. alternative

b)

  B. option

c)

     C. choice

d)

D. substitution

24.

Vietnam National University - Ha Noi, the country's largest ___ , has been carrying out a similar project since 2008, setting up six undergraduate, three masters and a PhD programme taught in English.

                                                      

a)

A. school

b)

B. faculty

c)

C. institute

d)

  D. institution

25.

Further education courses are usually described as either ____ or vocational.

                                                      

a)

A. major

b)

B. partial

c)

C. academic

d)

  D. practical

26.

Academic ____ are official copies of your academic work.

                                              

a)

A. transcripts

b)

B. reminds

c)

C. accounts

d)

  D. statements

27.

We ____ him since he ____ married.

                 

a)

A. didn't see/got

b)

      B. haven't seen/got

c)

C. don't/get

d)

    D. hadn't seen/got

28.

I ____ the money yet.

          

a)

A. not received

b)

B. didn't receive

c)

    C. haven't received

d)

D. hadn't received

29.

Today is Thursday and she ____ late twice this week. She ___ late yesterday and on Monday.

                         

a)

A. is/was

b)

  B. has been/is

c)

   C. has been/was

d)

  D. has been/had been

30.

We ____ what to do with the money yet.

                        

a)

A. not decide

b)

B. didn't decide

c)

C. haven't decided  

d)

   D. hadn't decided

31.

My father ____ as a teacher for almost thirty years.

                                  

a)

A. works

b)

      B. is working

c)

C. worked

d)

D. has been working

32.

They ____ to know each other for more than ten years.

                                                

a)

A. get

b)

    B. got

c)

C. have got

d)

    D. had got

33.

I  ____ you for ages.

                         

a)

A. haven't been meeting

b)

B. didn't meet        

c)

C. wasn't meeting

d)

D. haven't met

34.

Tom is still watching television. He ____ television all day.

                

a)

A. has been watching

b)

B. was watching

c)

  C. has watched

d)

D. watched

35.

A Bachelor's degree is a three-year or four-year course you take in undergraduate higher education after you ____ further education.

       

a)

A. has finished

b)

   B. had been finishing

c)

C. have finished

d)

D. have been finishing

36.

At most institutions in the UK, the............starts in September or October and runs until June or July.

                                        

a)

A. leap year         

b)

B. gap year       

c)

C. new year

d)

D. academic year

37.

That university ____ the Advanced Programme with the aim to enrol around 500 international students for a decade.             

                               

a)

A. has been implementing     

b)

B. will be implementing

c)

C. have implemented

d)

  D. will implement

38.

Further and higher education colleges offer courses and qualification wide range of vocational and academic subjects at many ____.

                                              

a)

A. levels

b)

  B. positions

c)

C. standards

d)

  D. qualities

39.

Depending on your nationality, you may be _ for a loan or financial support from the UK government.                                     

a)

A. keen   

b)

B. eligible

c)

    C. legal

d)

D. capable

40.

The UK offers a wide range of work-based ____ for students seeking to build careers in specific industries.                                

a)

A. exercising

b)

  B. practicing

c)

C. learning  

d)

D. training

41.

University ____ in Vietnam can decide their own criteria for enrolling international students.

                                      

a)

A. bosses

b)

   B. leaders

c)

C. principals

d)

D. rectors

42.

A Bachelor's degree is also known as the ____ university degree or an undergraduate degree.

                                              

a)

A. main

b)

    B. ordinary

c)

  C. first

d)

D. major

43.

The teachers at Edinburgh College encourage students to ____ with others, experiment with arts and find their own ideas.

                                 

a)

A. solve     

b)

B. collaborate    

c)

C. support

d)

D. improve

44.

With thousands of UK further education courses on offer, you can choose a course that ____ your goals and interests.                                         

a)

A. watches

b)

    B. appoints

c)

C. fixes

d)

D. matches

45.

I'm very hungry. I ____ all day.

                                 

a)

A. didn't eat

b)

   B. haven't ate

c)

  C. haven't eaten

d)

D. have been eating

46.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

a)

A. degree

b)

        B. doctorate

c)

  C. graduate

d)

D. kindergarten

47.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

                                            

a)

A. bachelor

b)

B. chapter

c)

  C. chemistry

d)

     D. teacher

48.

 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

a)

A. culture  

b)

       B. student 

c)

C. institution

d)

       D. university

49.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

          

a)

A. appreciate

b)

B. psychology

c)

C. programme

d)

      D. respectively

50.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

                                               

a)

A. academic

b)

B. apply 

c)

C. apology 

d)

       D. achieve

51.

Pick out the words whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest

                             

a)

A. biology

b)

  B. geography

c)

C. education

d)

      D. relationship

52.

Pick out the words whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest

a)

A. broaden

b)

B. provide    

c)

C. pursue

d)

D. succeed

53.

Pick out the words whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest

                                                  

a)

A. college

b)

B. degree 

c)

   C. language

d)

   D. subject

54.

Pick out the words whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.

a)

A. analytical

b)

     B. opportunity

c)

           C. qualification

d)

          D. university

55.

Pick out the words whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.

                                   

a)

A. bachelor  

b)

B. diploma

c)

C. internship  

d)

D. scholarship

56.

It is not easy at all to get a good job without any ____ qualifications.

                                                         

a)

A. academic

b)

B. social 

c)

   C. great 

d)

D. favourite

57.

At the ____ level, you can join three-year or four-year colleges.

                                          

a)

A. primary

b)

B. secondary

c)

C. postgraduate

d)

D. undergraduate

58.

Hugh is quite worried because he hasn't ____ for the end-of-term test.

                                           

a)

A. examined

b)

  B. researched

c)

C. studied

d)

    D. read

59.

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants ____ degrees at all levels in a variety of subjects.

                            

a)

A. secondary

b)

     B. optional

c)

C. academic

d)

   D. vocational

60.

You have to be highly ____ to do well in these subjects.

                                  

a)

A. competitive  

b)

  B. competitor

c)

C. competition

d)

D. competed

61.

I can't cope well ____ all the homework I've got to do!

                                     

a)

       A. on

b)

     B. of

c)

C. about   

d)

D. with

62.

____ education normally provides undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training.

                                            

a)

A. Intermediate

b)

      B. Primary

c)

   C. Secondary

d)

    D. Tertiary

63.

I wonder if you could tell me who was awarded the ____.

                              

a)

A. scholar

b)

     B. scholastic

c)

      C. scholarship

d)

      D. scholarly

64.

He has got a degree ____ Information Technology from Oxford University.

                                  

a)

    A. in     

b)

B. for     

c)

    C. on  

d)

    D. of

65.

I don't really ____ the point of taking the exam when you are not ready for it.

                                                  

a)

   A. annoy

b)

   B. have 

c)

C. see

d)

D. take

66.

If you're not sure what “something” means, look it ____ in the dictionary.

                                             

a)

A. for       

b)

B. out 

c)

C. at  

d)

    D. up

67.

Mrs Dawson said that we are ____ our lesson in the library next Monday.

                               

a)

A. going

b)

B. having  

c)

C. making

d)

    D. reading

68.

My dad wants me to go to university, but I'm in ____ minds about it.

                                      

a)

A. different

b)

B. my  

c)

C. some

d)

D. two

69.

Yesterday, we had a discussion ____ different cultures.

                                   

a)

A. about  

b)

B. around 

c)

   C. for 

d)

   D. from

70.

Belinda missed a few months of school because of illness and found it difficult to keep ____ with her classmates.                             

a)

A. on

b)

B. off

c)

C. down

d)

    D. up

71.

If you need to ____ the teacher's attention, just put up your hand.

                                     

a)

A. attract

b)

    B. pay  

c)

C. take

d)

    D. pull

72.

Australians and New Zealanders often have a/an ____ year before going to college or after finishing high school to travel overseas independently.

                                                                 

a)

A. gap  

b)

B. new

c)

   C. busy  

d)

D. graduation

73.

It's my ____ ceremony next week; I think my parents are looking forward to it more than I am.

                                    

a)

A. graduation  

b)

  B. graduate

c)

     C. graduating

d)

D. graduates

74.

Going to university is expensive because in addition to the tuition ____, there are expenses for accommodation, books, living costs, etc.

                                                     

a)

A. grants  

b)

B. fees 

c)

C. fares 

d)

D. scholarships

75.

When I got to 16, some of my friends left school to get a job, but most ____.

                                        

a)

A. dropped out

b)

  B. moved back

c)

   C. got in

d)

D. stayed on

76.

The more ____ you have, the more chance you have of finding a better job.

                          

a)

  A. courses

b)

B. contributions

c)

   C. qualifications

d)

       D. qualities

77.

Next year, I have to decide which area of medicine I want to ____ in.

                                            

a)

    A. come

b)

B. focus 

c)

     C. hand 

d)

   D. specialise

78.

I got a diploma in business administration, but still sometimes wish I had been able to go to university and get a ____.

                                  

a)

      A. certificate

b)

  B. diploma

c)

C. degree

d)

  D. scholarship

79.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

When you sit for the exam tomorrow, try to stay calm and relaxed.

                                    

a)

A. answer

b)

  B. take

c)

  C. make

d)

   D. write

80.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

If the examiner can't make sense of what your essay is about, you'll get the low mark.

                                 

a)

A. declare

b)

B. estimate

c)

  C. communicate

d)

D. understand

81.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

If you want to get a high mark on a test, review the material carefully beforehand.

                                           

a)

  A. performance

b)

     B. score

c)

C. figure

d)

    D. note

82.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

Some students only cram for tests when there is little time left, so their results are not satisfactory.   

                                                         

a)

A. prepare in a short period

b)

  B. prepare in a long time

c)

C. prepare well 

d)

D. prepare badly

83.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

My application for the scholarship has been turned down because the transcript of marks is not satisfactory enough.

                                           

a)

A. cancelled   

b)

  B. postponed

c)

  C. reduced

d)

D. rejected

84.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning

Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of optional courses in the university.

                                                  

a)

   A. mandatory

b)

B. selective

c)

  C. free

d)

   D. limited

85.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning

Tom did miserably on the final test, which caused a shock to everyone in the class.

                                          

a)

      A. took

b)

B. sat for

c)

  C. failed 

d)

    D. passed

86.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning

Schools are more relaxed nowadays as discipline is less tough than before.

                                          

a)

        A. accurate

b)

B. severe

c)

C. strict

d)

D. loose

87.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning

Well, Mrs Baker, you'll be pleased to hear that George has made a dramatic improvement in geography.

                                   

a)

A. meaningful

b)

B. important

c)

C. insignificant

d)

    D. steady

88.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning

Most of the students in our country are interested in pursuing higher education to get bachelor's degrees.                 

a)

A. following

b)

B. giving up

c)

C. trying

d)

D. interrupting

89.

I ____ English for five years. I study it at school.

                    

a)

A. have been learning

b)

B. have learnt

c)

C. learnt 

d)

    D. am learning

90.

You can have your book back now. I ____ it.

          

a)

    A. have been reading

b)

  B. have read

c)

   C. had read 

d)

    D. read

91.

How many times ____ you ____ that international conference?

                   

a)

A. did – attend

b)

B. do - attend

c)

C. have - been attending    

d)

D. have - attended

92.

I ____ for my math textbook all day, but I ____ it yet.

         

     

a)

A. have been looking/haven't found  

b)

     B. have looked/haven't found

c)

C. have been looking/haven't been finding

d)

D. have looked/haven't been finding

93.

Mum ____ all morning. She ____ lots of Christmas presents.

                           

               

a)

A. has shopped/has bought

b)

  B. has been shopping/has bought

c)

C. has been shopping/has been buying

d)

        D. has shopped/has been buying

94.

Kevin ____ his homework, but he ____ it yet.

                     

                  

a)

A. has been doing/hasn't been finishing

b)

B. has done/hasn't finished

c)

C. has been doing/hasn't finished

d)

D. has done/hasn't been finishing

95.

Pete ___ at Midfield Secondary School since 2006, but he ____ music in his lessons twice.

    

a)

A. has been teaching/has only played

b)

B. has been teaching/has only been playing

c)

C. has taught/has only been playing

d)

D. has taught/has only played

96.

I ____ the biography of Robbie Williams, but I'm on page 50.

                  

a)

A. have read 

b)

   B. have been reading

c)

C. had read

d)

   D. was reading

97.

Jimmy can go out when he ____ for the exam.

               

a)

A. has been studying

b)

   B. has been studied

c)

C. has studied 

d)

   D. studied

98.

I ____ the latest Harry Potter book all day. I'm dying to know what happens in the end!

             

a)

A. am reading

b)

  B. have been reading

c)

C. have read

d)

    D. had read

99.

So far I ____ any of the exams at school.

                     

a)

A. haven't been failing

b)

B. hadn't failed

c)

    C. didn't fail

d)

   D. haven't failed

100.

We ___ our classroom for the upcoming Teachers' Day, but there's still a lot to do.

                    

a)

A. are decorating

b)

B. decorated

c)

C. have been decorating

d)

D. have decorated

101.

Margaret ____ in the school marathon for charity before.

               

a)

A. has never run

b)

B. never runs

c)

C. never ran

d)

D. has never been running

102.

My brother graduated from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology last month and ____ for a job since then.

                

a)

A. has been looking

b)

B. has looked

c)

  C. was looking

d)

D. had looked

103.

Tim ____ for the scholarship to study abroad in the USA at least twice.

                   

a)

A. applied

b)

B. is applying

c)

  C. has been applying

d)

  D. has applied

104.

All the students ____ for their academic transcripts all this week, but they ____ them yet.

                 

a)

A. have waited/haven't received    

b)

B. have been waiting/haven't received

c)

C. have waited/haven't been receiving

d)

D. have been waiting/haven't been receiving

105.

I ____ for the information about the differences between further education and higher education all this morning.

                         

a)

A. had searched 

b)

B. have been searched

c)

    C. have been searching

d)

     D. have searched

106.

It's the first time you ____ an online course, isn't it?

a)

A. had ever taken      

b)

B. have ever been taking

c)

  C. ever took

d)

D. have ever taken

107.

The teacher ____ the speaking task on the board, so now the students are discussing it.

                      

                                       

a)

A. has already been writing

b)

     B. has already written

c)

  C. already wrote 

d)

    D. had already written

108.

Sandy ____ his sister since she ____ to university in 2014.

                      

                    

a)

    A. hadn't seen/went  

b)

B. hasn't been seeing/went

c)

C. didn't see/has gone 

d)

     D. hasn't seen/went

109.

They _ to Spain for an educational exchange and won't be back until the end of this month.

                                     

a)

  A. have gone

b)

  B. went

c)

C. have been going

d)

   D. is going

110.

Poor Tracy! She ____ that essay for hours now and she still ____.

                      

               

a)

    A. has written/hasn't finished

b)

B. has been writing/didn't finish

c)

C. has been writing/hasn't finished

d)

  D. has written/hasn't been finishing

111.

Tom and Mary are still discussing the math exercise with each other because they ____ how to do it.

                   

            

a)

  A. aren't working out   

b)

   B. haven't worked out

c)

  C. haven't been working out

d)

D. didn't work out

112.

I ____ reading a wonderful book about space travel.

a)

A. just finish

b)

B. just do finish

c)

  C. have just finished

d)

    D. have just been finishing

113.

As a rule, you shouldn't argue with your hosts unless they ___ something openly offensive.

                      

a)

A. had said 

b)

B. have been saying

c)

   C. have said

d)

D. would say

114.

Noah Webster an American Dictionary of the English Language ..............in two volumes in 1828, and since then it ____ the recognised authority for usage in the United States.

                                    

               

a)

A. published/became  

b)

B. has published/has become

c)

        C. published/was becoming

d)

    D. published/has become

115.

She ____ of great help to us because she ____ for such a long time with us.

a)

A. has been/had lived

b)

B. has been/has been living

c)

   C. has been/lived 

d)

D. was/has lived

116.

I ____ the book yet so I can't tell you what happens.

       

a)

A. haven't finished 

b)

B. haven't been finishing

c)

   C. didn't finish

d)

    D. hadn't finished

117.

Peter has been a junior clerk for three years. Lately he ____ for a better post but so far he ____ anything.

                                  

               

a)

  A. looks/hasn't found

b)

  B. have looked/haven't found

c)

     C. has been looking/hasn't found

d)

D. has looked/hasn't found

118.

My brother has applied for that scholarship for months, but he has never succeeded yet.

a)

has applied

b)

for

c)

for months

d)

yet

119.

I have been unable to make out what the lecturer was saying because we were right at the back of the hall.

a)

have been

b)

make out

c)

because

d)

at the back

120.

I have found a lot of informations about the history of English language teaching recently.

a)

have found

b)

informations

c)

about

d)

of

121.

Although there were a number of significant differences between the two systems, both countries share a commitment to high quality education.

a)

were

b)

differences

c)

both

d)

to

122.

I have never been understanding why such a lot of people want to study abroad.

a)

have never been understanding

b)

such

c)

want

d)

abroad

123.

It is the first time the Internet has ever applied in English teaching and learning in this remote district.

a)

the first

b)

has ever applied

c)

and

d)

in

124.

Due to the geographical barrier, he has been deciding to choose distance education in order to get his university degree.

a)

Due to

b)

geographical

c)

has been deciding

d)

distance education

125.

Lily couldn't answer any questions in the end-of-term examination this morning, but she thinks she has failed.

a)

couldn't

b)

any questions

c)

but

d)

has failed.

126.

I have started doing my homework when I got home from school, but I stopped to watch my favourite music show.

a)

have started

b)

when

c)

watch

d)

music

127.

Prof. Daniel, who has been working in our faculty for almost 15 years, is giving a seminar on further education to students on next Friday.

a)

has been working

b)

almost

c)

seminar on

d)

on next Friday.

128.

    Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

a)

A. French

b)

B. school

c)

C. mechanic

d)

D. chemistry

129.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

                                           

a)

A. thousand

b)

   B. Thailand

c)

C. theatre

d)

   D. think

130.

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

                                

a)

A. facility

b)

   B. minority

c)

   C. necessary

d)

  D. priority