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LEXICO GRAMMAR 3

Total questions: 203

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Question 1: They______the bridge by the time you come back.
a)
A. will finish
b)
B. will have finished
c)
C. will be finished
d)
D. have finished
2.
Question 2: Show me the house______.
a)
A. where they are living in
b)
B. which they are living
c)
C. where they are living there
d)
D. where they are living
3.
Question 3: He______to study harder if he wants to pass the exam. I hear it is going to be very difficult this year.
a)
A. should
b)
B. must
c)
C. need
d)
D. ought
4.
Question 4: A previously unknown scientist from Australia______a way to harvest energy from the ocean waves. Many people are excited by the implication of his discovery.
a)
A. had already discovered
b)
B. is going to discover
c)
C. has been discovering
d)
D. has just discovered
5.
Question 5: We were lucky to be able to finish the project ahead______schedule.
a)
A. by
b)
B. before
c)
C. of
d)
D. for
6.
Question 6: I don’t feel like buying a______in a poke; we’d better check the content.
a)
A. ox
b)
B. pig
c)
C. buffalo
d)
D. cattle
7.
Question 7: I don’t know what it______to be as popular with girls as my brother is.
a)
A. uses
b)
B. takes
c)
C. demands
d)
D. expects
8.
Question 8: Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent______you respond to it.
a)
A. that
b)
B. whether
c)
C. what
d)
D. which
9.
Question 9: I was most______of his efforts to help me during the crisis.
a)
A. appreciative
b)
B. appreciable
c)
C. appreciation
d)
D. appreciate
10.
Question 10: The phone______constantly since Jack won the first prize this morning.
a)
A. had been ringing
b)
B. has been ringing
c)
C. had rung
d)
D. rang
11.
Question 11: The child was______by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street.
a)
A. knocked down
b)
B. knocked out
c)
C. run across
d)
D. collided with
12.
Question 12: To save the Hawaiian condor______extinction, a group of federal, local, and private organizations initiated a rescue program.
a)
A. to
b)
B. from
c)
C. for
d)
D. of
13.
Question 13: Compressed air______the power to drive pneumatic tools.
a)
A. providing
b)
B. to provide
c)
C. which provides
d)
D. provides
14.
Question 14: I asked Angela to run the office while I’m gone______I know I can depend on her.
a)
A. since
b)
B. unless
c)
C. although
d)
D. therefore
15.
Question 15: Why don’t you just say you______calling him a fool and make things up?
a)
A. pity
b)
B. mercy
c)
C. sorry
d)
D. regret
16.
Question 16: Most folk songs are ballads______have simple words and tell simple stories.
a)
A. what
b)
B. that
c)
C. although
d)
D. when
17.
Question 17: Most of the ____________in this workshop do not work very seriously or productively.
a)
A. eager beavers
b)
B. old hand
c)
C. rank and file
d)
D. tooth and nail
18.
Question 18: Amber is a hard, yellowish brown______from the resin of pine-trees that lived millions of years ago.
a)
A. substance formed
b)
B. forming a substance
c)
C. substance has formed
d)
D. to form a substance
19.
Question 19: Many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee ______to investigate the incident.
a)
A. was set up
b)
B. was setting up
c)
C. set up
d)
D. be set up
20.
Question 20: Mr Pike______English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.
a)
A. was teaching
b)
B. has been teaching
c)
C. is teaching
d)
D. had been teaching
21.
Question 21: I used to______reading comics, but now I’ve grown out of it.
a)
A. take a fancy with
b)
B. keep an eye on
c)
C. get a kick out of
d)
D. kick up a fuss about
22.
Question 22: She built a high wall around her garden______.
a)
A. to enable people not taking her fruit
b)
B. so that her fruit would be stolen
c)
C. to prevent her fruit from being stolen
d)
D. in order that her fruit not be stolen
23.
Question 23: You______no trouble at school today if you had done your homework.
a)
A. have
b)
B. will have
c)
C. would have
d)
D. had
24.
Question 24: “These beers are ______!” whispered the grinning tenant to his customers on Sunday
a)
A. on the shelf
b)
B. on the house
c)
C. on the rocks
d)
D. on the carpet
25.
Question 25: When finding a new house, parents should______all the conditions for their children’s education and entertainment.
a)
A. take into account
b)
B. make all the conditions
c)
C. get a measure of
d)
D. put into effect
26.
Question 26: Whenever he had an important decision to make, he______a cigar to calm his nerves.
a)
A. would light
b)
B. would be lighting
c)
C. would have lit
d)
D. had lit
27.
Question 27: Gardeners transplant bushes and flowers by moving them from one place to______.
a)
A. other
b)
B. others
c)
C. another
d)
D. each other
28.
Question 28: A: “Do you have a copy of The Last Leaf?” B: “You are______luck. I have just one copy left.”
a)
A. of
b)
B. with
c)
C. in
d)
D. at
29.
Question 29: It is important that he______a gallon of water with him if he wants to hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
a)
A. taking
b)
B. takes
c)
C. took
d)
D. take
30.
Question 30: His financial problems______from the difficulties he encountered in the recession.
a)
A. stem
b)
B. flourish
c)
C. root
d)
D. sprout
31.
Question 31: The more you study during this semester,______the week before the exam.
a)
A. you have to study the less
b)
B. the less you have to study
c)
C. the least you have to study
d)
D. the study less you have
32.
Question 32: Duy Hieu won the gold medal at the National Examination. His parents ______very proud of him.
a)
A. could have been
b)
B. can’t have
c)
C. can’t be
d)
D. must have been
33.
Question 33: He finds time for them, always being prepared to lend a sympathetic ______or give some friendly confidential advice.
a)
A. ear
b)
B. hand
c)
C. nose
d)
D. heart
34.
Question 34: Only when you become a parent______what true responsibility is.
a)
A. don’t you understand
b)
B. will you understand
c)
C. you understand
d)
D. you will understand
35.
Question 35: We regret to inform you that Ms. Markowitz’s workshop on public speaking______postponed until next week.
a)
A. has been
b)
B. were
c)
C. would be
d)
D. being
36.
Question 36: I don’t think students who volunteer in high school will continue to volunteer throughout their lives,______?
a)
A. don’t they
b)
B. will they
c)
C. do they
d)
D. won’t they
37.
Question 37: Children are told to be______for the whole week and promised to be rewarded at weekends.
a)
A. obedient
b)
B. obedience
c)
C. disobedient
d)
D. obey
38.
Question 38:______, one tin will last for at least six weeks.
a)
A. Using economical
b)
B. Used economically
c)
C. Used economical
d)
D. Using economically
39.
Question 39: The audience,______, enjoyed the performance.
a)
A. they themselves were students
b)
B. most of whom were students
c)
C. most of them were students
d)
D. they were mostly students
40.
Question 40: It is the organizer’s request that
a)
A. everyone arrive here in time
b)
B. everyone shall arrive here in time
c)
C. everyone must arrive here in time
d)
D. everyone arrives here in time
41.
Question 41: You______into things and breaking them. How can anyone be so clumsy?
a)
A. always bumping
b)
B. are always bumping
c)
C. always bump
d)
D. always bumps
42.
Question 42: The people awaiting their delayed flight had to spend the night______ on the cold floor.
a)
A. slept
b)
B. having slept
c)
C. to sleep
d)
D. sleeping
43.
Question 43: I never take much on holiday with me, just______clothes and a couple of books.
a)
A. a little
b)
B. few
c)
C. a few
d)
D. little
44.
Question 44: The more you talk about the matter,______.
a)
A. the worse the situation seems
b)
B. the worse seem the situation
c)
C. the situation seems worse
d)
D. the situation seems the worse
45.
Question 45: That______is the commonest form of color - blindness.
a)
A. red and green are not easily distinguished
b)
B. they are not easily distinguished red and green
c)
C. are the red and green not easily distinguished
d)
D. are not easily distinguished red and green
46.
Question 46: The eyewitness said that she had seen______the scene of the crime.
a)
A. leaving a tall man
b)
B. a tall man to leave
c)
C. a tall man leaving
d)
D. leave a tall man
47.
Question 47:______of the tennis players served well in the singles final.
a)
A. Either
b)
B. Any
c)
C. Neither
d)
D. None
48.
Question 48: It was an amazing victory as it was only the second time______in a marathon.
a)
A. she had competed
b)
B. for her to compete
c)
C. she competes
d)
D. of competing
49.
Question 49: In terms of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), Tokyo is much______ than Paris.
a)
A. more wealthier
b)
B. most wealthy
c)
C. wealthiest
d)
D. wealthier
50.
Question 50: “I think I can find the information on my own.” - “______any help, just call me.”
a)
A. Should you need
b)
B. Had you needed
c)
C. Were you to need
d)
D. In case of you need
51.
Question 1: What will happen when the world______oil?
a)
A. makes off with
b)
B. runs out of
c)
C. loses out on
d)
D. goes through with
52.
Question 2: I would suggest______to your doctor before you diet.
a)
A. you to speak
b)
B. that you speaking
c)
C. you speak
d)
D. to speak
53.
Question 3: Mum was angry because I went out when I______.
a)
A. should have been studying
b)
B. needn’t have studied
c)
C. must study
d)
D. didn’t need to study
54.
Question 4: We had a(n)______opportunity to train with the best coach.
a)
A. unique
b)
B. once
c)
C. only
d)
D. lone
55.
Question 5: The translator______I have told you about has just moved to my neighbourhood.
a)
A. which
b)
B. whose
c)
C. whom
d)
D. where
56.
Question 6: The plane left on time so we______long.
a)
A. didn’t need to wait
b)
B. needn’t have waited
c)
C. mustn’t have waited
d)
D. shouldn’t have waited
57.
Question 7: Susan will graduate in June______she submits her dissertation on time.
a)
A. otherwise
b)
B. unless
c)
C. supposing
d)
D. provided
58.
Question 8: Jane is a sympathetic listener. She lent me a(n)______when I lost my job.
a)
A. eye
b)
B. ear
c)
C. mouth
d)
D. mind
59.
Question 9: ______ school fees may discourage many students from attending university.
a)
A. Raising
b)
B. Improving
c)
C. Gaining
d)
D. Receiving
60.
Question 10: By the end of last June, I______English for five years.
a)
A. studied
b)
B. was studying
c)
C. had studied
d)
D. has studied
61.
Question 11: If she didn’t have to work today, she______her children to zoo.
a)
A. will take
b)
B. takes
c)
C. would have taken
d)
D. would take
62.
Question 12: Tom regrets______too much time______computer games last night.
a)
A. spending - to play
b)
B. spending – playing
c)
C. to spend - playing
d)
D. spend - play
63.
Question 13: You will have a good feeling about yourself and______when you do voluntary work
a)
A. others
b)
B. the others
c)
C. other
d)
D. the other
64.
Question 14: I’ll introduce to you the man______support is very necessary for your project.
a)
A. whose
b)
B. whom
c)
C. that
d)
D. who
65.
Question 15:______interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
a)
A. Were I
b)
B. Should I
c)
C. I was
d)
D. If I am
66.
Question 16: If oil supplies run out in 2050 then we need to find______energy sources soon.
a)
A. alternating
b)
B. alternate
c)
C. altering
d)
D. alternative
67.
Question 17: It's not a good idea to try to sit and study______for a long period of time.
a)
A. continue
b)
B. continuing
c)
C. continually
d)
D. continuously
68.
Question 18: These days more and more people are aware______the importance of protecting endangered species.
a)
A. with
b)
B. on
c)
C. of
d)
D. up
69.
Question 19: The______in my neighborhood are well cared by the authorities.
a)
A. disabilities
b)
B. unable
c)
C. disabled
d)
D. inability
70.
Question 20: We don't know why she continues______all Mr. Nelson's invitations to dinner.
a)
A. turning down
b)
B. passing down
c)
C. closing down
d)
D. looking down
71.
Question 21: It was advisable that he______there alone. It was too dangerous.
a)
A. hadn’t gone
b)
B. didn’t go
c)
C. doesn’t go
d)
D. not go
72.
Question 22: Everybody is tired of watching the same commercials on TV every night,______?
a)
A. aren’t they
b)
B. haven’t they
c)
C. are they
d)
D. don’t they
73.
Question 23: Hundreds of people______to see the stone sculpture at the foot of the mountain.
a)
A. brought out
b)
B. closed down
c)
C. saw through
d)
D. turned up
74.
Question 24: Each of us must take______for our own actions.
a)
A. responsibility
b)
B. possibility
c)
C. probability
d)
D. ability
75.
Question 25: Her fiance is said______from Harvard University five years ago.
a)
A. to have graduated
b)
B. to be graduated
c)
C. being graduated
d)
D. having graduated
76.
Question 26: In spite of all the difficulties the Vietnam team did succeed______ climbing Mt. Everest.
a)
A. of
b)
B. in
c)
C. at
d)
D. with
77.
Question 27: Peter can't decide when______with his parents about his future career.
a)
A. to discuss
b)
B. is discussing
c)
C. will discuss
d)
D. discussing
78.
Question 28: We are going to do a quick quiz______is about the history of English.
a)
A. who
b)
B. where
c)
C. why
d)
D. that
79.
Question 29: It's an hour since he______, so he must be at the office now.
a)
A. is leaving
b)
B. was leaving
c)
C. has left
d)
D. left
80.
Question 30: People should not have children unless they are ______to being responsible parents.
a)
A. promised
b)
B. involved
c)
C. allowed
d)
D. committed
81.
Question 31: Ms. Brown asked me______in my class.
a)
A. were there how many students
b)
B. how many students there were
c)
C. there were how many students
d)
D. how many students were there
82.
Question 32: With greatly increased workloads, everyone is______pressure now.
a)
A. under
b)
B. out of
c)
C. above
d)
D. upon
83.
Question 33: As there were too many participants at the seminar, the main speaker ______them into four smaller groups for discussion.
a)
A. divided
b)
B. submitted
c)
C. enrolled
d)
D. provided
84.
Question 34: Hurry up or you______the first lesson.
a)
A. had missed
b)
B. miss
c)
C. have missed
d)
D. will miss
85.
Question 35: Her first novel has been______acclaimed as a masterpiece.
a)
A. nation
b)
B. international
c)
C. internationally
d)
D. national
86.
Question 36: I______along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.
a)
A. am walking
b)
B. walk
c)
C. was walking
d)
D. walked
87.
Question 37: The families______houses were washed away by the tsunami were given temporary shelter in the school yard.
a)
A. whose
b)
B. where
c)
C. whom
d)
D. that
88.
Question 38: I don't know exactly Mr. Lam's age, but I'm sure he's______than my grandfather.
a)
A. elder
b)
B. more elderly
c)
C. older
d)
D. more older
89.
Question 39: The tradition of having dinner together on the last day of the lunar year has been______from generation to generation.
a)
A. passed down
b)
B. taken off
c)
C. given up
d)
D. broken with
90.
Question 40: The weather was perfect when we______but it was raining when we got back.
a)
A. brought out
b)
B. got on
c)
C. turned up
d)
D. set off
91.
Question 41: I'd rather you______make any comment on the issue for the time being.
a)
A. don't
b)
B. wouldn't
c)
C. didn't
d)
D. shouldn't
92.
Question 42: Youth Unemployment Rate in Vietnam______to 7.29 percent in the third quarter of 2018 from 7.10 percent in the second quarter of 2018.
a)
A. increase
b)
B. was increasing
c)
C. has increased
d)
D. had increased
93.
Question 43: It's no use______make him______his mind.
a)
A. trying to/ change
b)
B. to try/ change
c)
C. trying to/ to change
d)
D. trying to/ changing
94.
Question 44: For centuries people have regarded oceans______an inexhaustible supply of food, a useful transport route, and a convenient dumping ground - simply too vast to be affected by anything we do.
a)
A. with
b)
B. by
c)
C. of
d)
D. as
95.
Question 45:______stress is thought to be linked in some ways to all of the risk factors, intense research continues in the hope of further comprehending why and how heart failure is triggered.
a)
A. By means of
b)
B. Though
c)
C. Despite
d)
D. Due to
96.
Question 46: The poor man was driven from______for justice, but his efforts were of no avail.
a)
A. pillar to post
b)
B. top to bottom
c)
C. stem to stem
d)
D. hand to mouth
97.
Question 47: You should be very glad that he didn't recognize you yesterday. Can you imagine his anger if he______?
a)
A. did
b)
B. would
c)
C. does
d)
D. had
98.
Question 48: It is difficult for present-day readers ______ Sister Carrie was withdrawn from circulation at the turn of the century.
a)
A. to understand the novel
b)
B. why to understand the novel
c)
C. the novel to understand why
d)
D. to understand why the novel
99.
Question 49: - “You have wasted so much time. Why didn't you ask me?" - “I know how to do it. You______me.”
a)
A. shouldn't have shown
b)
B. needn't have shown
c)
C. didn't need to show
d)
D. mustn't show
100.
Question 50: ______ by mosquitoes, we wished that we had made hotel, not campsite, reservations.
a)
A. As eaten
b)
B. Eaten
c)
C. When eaten
d)
D. That we were eaten
101.
Question 1: To be successful, an artist must show great______.
a)
A. origin
b)
B. origins
c)
C. original
d)
D. originality
102.
Question 2: She was sitting on the grass, out of breath. She______. She shouldn't have run so long.
a)
A. was running
b)
B. had run home
c)
C. had been running
d)
D. ran
103.
Question 3: When you have______what I have said, you will understand.
a)
A. known of
b)
B. thought over
c)
C. thought about
d)
D. made out
104.
Question 4: Linda rarely goes to school by bike, but today she______a bike.
a)
A. rides
b)
B. is riding
c)
C. is going to ride
d)
D. will ride
105.
Question 5: John has worked very late at night these days,______he is physically exhausted.
a)
A. yet
b)
B. hence
c)
C. because
d)
D. so
106.
Question 6: I agree______one point with Chris: it will be hard for us to walk 80km.
a)
A. in
b)
B. of
c)
C. on
d)
D. for
107.
Question 7:______, the ancient place is still popular with modem tourists.
a)
A. Building thousands of years ago
b)
B. It was built thousands of years ago
c)
C. To have built thousands of years ago
d)
D. Built thousands of years ago
108.
Question 8: Once______in the UK, the book will definitely win a number of awards in regional book fairs.
a)
A. is published
b)
B. having published
c)
C. published
d)
D. publishing
109.
Question 9: Your hair needs______. You’d better have it done tomorrow.
a)
A. cut
b)
B. to cut
c)
C. being cut
d)
D. cutting
110.
Question 10: We have to______the total cost before we buy the house.
a)
A. add up
b)
B. work out
c)
C. get at
d)
D. account for
111.
Question 11: The prime minister will impose a tariff______domestic interests are being threatened by a flood of imports.
a)
A. in spite of
b)
B. despite
c)
C. ever since
d)
D. as
112.
Question 12: Daniel______a better understanding of Algebra than we do.
a)
A. makes
b)
B. has
c)
C. takes
d)
D. gives
113.
Question 13: Nowadays women are increasingly involved______the public life.
a)
A. of
b)
B. in
c)
C. with
d)
D. from
114.
Question 14: The food mother is cooking in the kitchen______delicious.
a)
A. is smelling
b)
B. smells
c)
C. is smelled
d)
D. smelling
115.
Question 15: The sight of his face brought______to me how ill he really was.
a)
A. place
b)
B. house
c)
C. life
d)
D. home
116.
Question 16: Don't worry - you'll learn how to use this computer program in no time. It's______.
a)
A. a piece of cake
b)
B. bearing fruit
c)
C. proof in the pudding
d)
D. food for thought
117.
Question 17: You______the washing-up, I could have done it for you.
a)
A. needn’t have done
b)
B. couldn’t have done
c)
C. mustn’t have done
d)
D. hadn’t to do
118.
Question 18: Jim’s______flu again. That’s the third time this year.
a)
A. put up with
b)
B. gone down with
c)
C. led up to
d)
D. come up with
119.
Question 19: Although he was______, he agreed to play tennis with me.
a)
A. exhaustive
b)
B. exhausting
c)
C. exhausted
d)
D. exhaustion
120.
Question 20: -“Do you like the weather here?” - “I wish it______. ”
a)
A. doesn’t rain
b)
B. won’t rain
c)
C. hadn’t rained
d)
D. didn’t rain
121.
Question 21: She______on her computer for more than two hours when she decided to stop for a rest.
a)
A. was working
b)
B. has worked
c)
C. had been working
d)
D. has been working
122.
Question 22:______the weather forecast it will rain heavily later this morning.
a)
A. According to
b)
B. Due to
c)
C. On account of
d)
D. Because of
123.
Question 23: Global warming will result______crop failures and famine.
a)
A. in
b)
B. of
c)
C. from
d)
D. to
124.
Question 24: “Never say that again,______?”
a)
A. don’t you
b)
B. will you
c)
C. do you
d)
D. won’t you
125.
Question 25: Hardly______when the argument began.
a)
A. he had arrived
b)
B. than he arrived
c)
C. when he arrived
d)
D. had he arrived
126.
Question 26: I______my mom by cooking dinner for her.
a)
A. felt like
b)
B. waited for
c)
C. looked up
d)
D. cheered up
127.
Question 27:______has she behaved like that before.
a)
A. Never
b)
B. Only by
c)
C. For
d)
D. When
128.
Question 28: He found______to answer all the questions within the time given.
a)
A. it impossible
b)
B. it impossibly
c)
C. that impossible
d)
D. that impossibly
129.
Question 29:______anything suspicious arise, please let me know at once.
a)
A. Did
b)
B. Should
c)
C. Would
d)
D. Can
130.
Question 30: I am not really______this kind of music. I prefer music you can dance to.
a)
A. in
b)
B. for
c)
C. into
d)
D. with
131.
Question 31:______as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.
a)
A. In order to be ranking
b)
B. Ranking
c)
C. Being ranked
d)
D. To be ranked
132.
Question 32: Eighty kilometers is the______fifty miles.
a)
A. equivalent of
b)
B. equivalent from
c)
C. equal of
d)
D. equal to
133.
Question 33: Smith had a lucky escape. He______killed.
a)
A. shouldn’t have been
b)
B. should have been
c)
C. must have been
d)
D. could have been
134.
Question 34: Neither of the boys came to school yesterday,______?
a)
A. didn’t they
b)
B. does they
c)
C. did they
d)
D. doesn’t they
135.
Question 35: A few days ago, I______a very rare CD while I was looking for a gift to give my friend.
a)
A. came across
b)
B. brought up
c)
C. took off
d)
D. blew up
136.
Question 36: The old man warned the young boys______in the deep river.
a)
A. not to swimming
b)
B. don’t swim
c)
C. to swim
d)
D. against swimming
137.
Question 37: The manager scolded the new employee so fiercely that he______in tears, leaving the room in a hurry.
a)
A. got down
b)
B. went on
c)
C. took over
d)
D. broke down
138.
Question 38: If Tim______so fast, his car wouldn't have crashed into a tree.
a)
A. haven’t driven
b)
B. didn’t drive
c)
C. drives
d)
D. hadn’t driven
139.
Question 39:______, he won the bid for the shopping mall construction.
a)
A. For his business to go bankrupt
b)
B. Whereas his business was good
c)
C. As long as he went up in business
d)
D. Just as the business was about to go under
140.
Question 40: Not only______in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well.
a)
A. is human behavior studied
b)
B. is studied human behavior
c)
C. human behavior
d)
D. human behavior is studied
141.
Question 41: Luckily, the rain______so we were able to play the match.
a)
A. watered down
b)
B. gave out
c)
C. got away
d)
D. held off
142.
Question 42: All nations should______hands to work out a plan to solve the problem of global warming.
a)
A. shake
b)
B. join
c)
C. lend
d)
D. hold
143.
Question 43: He asked me______that film the night before.
a)
A. if had I seen
b)
B. that I saw
c)
C. had I seen
d)
D. if I had seen
144.
Question 44: Paul has just sold his______car and intends to buy a new one.
a)
A. black old Japanese
b)
B. Japanese old black
c)
C. old black Japanese
d)
D. old Japanese black
145.
Question 45: I know we had an argument, but now I’d quite like to______.
a)
A. fall out
b)
B. make up
c)
C. look down
d)
D. bring up
146.
Question 46: In many families the important decisions are______by women.
a)
A. done
b)
B. made
c)
C. arrived
d)
D. given
147.
Question 47: Air pollution is getting______serious in big cities in the world.
a)
A. more and more
b)
B. the most and the most
c)
C. most and most
d)
D. the more and the more
148.
Question 48: If I______that there was a test yesterday, I would not be punished now.
a)
A. knew
b)
B. have known
c)
C. had known
d)
D. would know
149.
Question 49: What______lovely weather we are having! It's such a nice day!
a)
A. a
b)
B. an
c)
C. 0
d)
D. the
150.
Question 50: The students don’t know how to do the exercises______by the teacher yesterday.
a)
A. who given
b)
B. is giving
c)
C. which given
d)
D. given
151.
Question 1: Let's go out for a walk,______?
a)
A. let we
b)
B. don't we
c)
C. do we
d)
D. shall we
152.
Question 2: Scarcely had he stepped out of the room______he heard a loud laughter within.
a)
A. until
b)
B. then
c)
C. than
d)
D. when
153.
Question 3: Anne hoped______to join the private club. She could make important business contact here.
a)
A. to be invited
b)
B. to invite
c)
C. being invited
d)
D. inviting
154.
Question 4: Don’t be late for the class often,______people will think you are a disobedient student.
a)
A. otherwise
b)
B. if not
c)
C. or so
d)
D. unless
155.
Question 5: They did not wish to leave but felt that they______.
a)
A. had to
b)
B. were having to
c)
C. were enforced to
d)
D. had compulsion to
156.
Question 6: She quit her job because she was not______with her salary.
a)
A. contented
b)
B. delicate
c)
C. serious
d)
D. grateful
157.
Question 7: My father continued______although the doctor advised him______ the habit several times.
a)
A. to smoke/ quit
b)
B. for smoking/ of quitting
c)
C. smoke/ quitting
d)
D. smoking/ to quit
158.
Question 8: The ground is wet. It______heavily.
a)
A. rained
b)
B. has rained
c)
C. has been raining
d)
D. had been rained
159.
Question 9: Why not look up the new word in a dictionary______you don’t know it?
a)
A. though
b)
B. that
c)
C. if
d)
D. whether
160.
Question 10: John would be taking a great risk if he______his money in that business.
a)
A. invested
b)
B. had invested
c)
C. invests
d)
D. would invest
161.
Question 11: Children are fond of balloons______different sizes and colors.
a)
A. for
b)
B. of
c)
C. on
d)
D. at
162.
Question 12: Words cannot always give the measure of one's feelings. The depth of one's feelings is sometimes______.
a)
A. measurable
b)
B. unmeasured
c)
C. measuring
d)
D. immeasurable
163.
Question 13: “Do you think that reducing class sizes would______standards in our school?”
a)
A. pull
b)
B. boost
c)
C. rise
d)
D. raise
164.
Question 14: We are having a surprise party for Susan next Saturday, so don’t______ the secret away by saying anything to her.
a)
A. throw
b)
B. give
c)
C. put
d)
D. pass
165.
Question 15: By the time their baby arrives, the Johnson hope______painting and decorating the new nursery.
a)
A. having been finished
b)
B. to have finished
c)
C. to have been finished
d)
D. having finished
166.
Question 16: The traffic jam is______thousands of daily commuters into Hanoi.
a)
A. putting back
b)
B. holding up
c)
C. doing up
d)
D. owning up
167.
Question 17: Such approaches should be supported and mainstreamed in health interventions in order to______positive behavior changes.
a)
A. put off
b)
B. bring about
c)
C. hold up
d)
D. set off
168.
Question 18: They continued waving until the train was______.
a)
A. out of mind
b)
B. out of sight
c)
C. in order
d)
D. off road
169.
Question 19: No matter______people come tonight, we'll have a great time!
a)
A. how many
b)
B. whoever
c)
C. what kind
d)
D. how much
170.
Question 20: Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no______ to speed up deliveries.
a)
A. comment
b)
B. action
c)
C. attempt
d)
D. progress
171.
Question 21: You really dropped______the other day when you told Brian you’d seen his wife at the cinema. He thought she was at her mother’s.
a)
A. a plank
b)
B. a log
c)
C. a brick
d)
D. a stone
172.
Question 22: I can’t possibly lend you any more money; it is quite out of the______.
a)
A. place
b)
B. question
c)
C. order
d)
D. practice
173.
Question 23: There are very large rooms with______walls in this house.
a)
A. beautiful decorated
b)
B. beautifully decorated
c)
C. beautiful decorating
d)
D. beautifully decorating
174.
Question 24:______only in the Andes, the plant is used by local people to treat skin diseases.
a)
A. Finding
b)
B. Found
c)
C. Having found
d)
D. Founded
175.
Question 25: If the world’s tropical forests continue to disappear at their present rate, many animal species______extinct.
a)
A. would become
b)
B. would have become
c)
C. became
d)
D. will become
176.
Question 26: Half the way of the trip, we stopped______and let the others______ up with us.
a)
A. to rest/catch
b)
B. resting/catch
c)
C. resting/to catch
d)
D. to rest/to catch
177.
Question 27: The weather in the far north is not______it is near the Equator.
a)
A. like humid as
b)
B. humid than
c)
C. so humid that
d)
D. as humid as
178.
Question 28: My mother______strawberries for years but she has never had such a good crop before.
a)
A. had grown
b)
B. is growing
c)
C. grew
d)
D. has been growing
179.
Question 29: With the rapid development of artificial intelligence nowadays, in the near future, human beings can soon have all their household chores______by the robots.
a)
A. done
b)
B. to be done
c)
C. did
d)
D. to do
180.
Question 30: It was not until the end of the nineteenth century______.
a)
A. did plant breeding become a scientific discipline
b)
B. that plant breeding became a scientific discipline
c)
C. that a scientific discipline was plant breeding
d)
D. did a scientific discipline become plant breeding
181.
Question 31: “Did you have______nice holiday?” - “Yes, it was______best holiday I have ever had.”
a)
A. a - the
b)
B. the - the
c)
C. the - a
d)
D. a - a
182.
Question 32: Archimedes, the distinguished Greek physicist, discovered the Archimedes principle while he______a bath.
a)
A. had
b)
B. was having
c)
C. has
d)
D. is having
183.
Question 33: This survey is to find out the young people’s attitudes______love.
a)
A. into
b)
B. with
c)
C. for
d)
D. toward
184.
Question 34: I have to give talk about history so I spent the weekend reading______ on the Second World War.
a)
A. up
b)
B. over
c)
C. into
d)
D. out
185.
Question 35: You should sit down and______stock of your life and decide whether this is the right thing to do.
a)
A. get
b)
B. take
c)
C. carry
d)
D. make
186.
Question 36: Just as you arrived, I______ready to go out.
a)
A. have got
b)
B. would get
c)
C. have been getting
d)
D. was getting
187.
Question 37:______a spoken language dies, it leaves no archaeology, the scientific study of material remains such as tools, pottery, stone walls and monuments.
a)
A. After
b)
B. As long as
c)
C. When
d)
D. As a result
188.
Question 38: In 1944, the airport was handed over to the government and was developed for civilian use,______after a small village that was removed to create space, Health Row.
a)
A. was named
b)
B. having been named
c)
C. when it has been named
d)
D. which had been named
189.
Question 39: Kylie Jenner is ______ that she became the world’s self-made billionaire two years younger than Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg.
a)
A. too successful
b)
B. so successful an entrepreneur
c)
C. such a successful business
d)
D. a very success entrepreneur such
190.
Question 40: The more pollutants the factories discharge into the air, the______ global warming becomes.
a)
A. bad
b)
B. worse
c)
C. worsen
d)
D. worst
191.
Question 41: There is reported to have been a record amount of pollution in many big cities in developing countries last year,______?
a)
A. isn’t there
b)
B. isn’t it
c)
C. haven’t there
d)
D. hasn’t it
192.
Question 42: The poor describe ill-being as not only lack of material things-food especially, but also lack of______, money, shelter and clothing.
a)
A. employee
b)
B. unemployment
c)
C. employers
d)
D. employment
193.
Question 43: Every attempt should be made to prevent people from being______ with crimes that they did not commit.
a)
A. accused
b)
B. alleged
c)
C. blamed
d)
D. charged
194.
Question 44: You should apply for a job with a friendly working environment in which you can______your colleagues.
a)
A. get on well with
b)
B. put up well with
c)
C. go through well to
d)
D. get over with
195.
Question 45: The river is______polluted that it smells terrible.
a)
A. such
b)
B. so
c)
C. very
d)
D. too
196.
Question 46:______in Fortune’s recent survey of successful working women, 30 percent had house-husband.
a)
A. There were 187 participants
b)
B. 187 participants
c)
C. All the 187 participants
d)
D. Of the 187 participants
197.
Question 47: The couple were so busy with their careers that they had no time for each other, that’s when they started to______.
a)
A. drift away
b)
B. drift out
c)
C. drift off
d)
D. drift apart
198.
Question 48: Kate intends to have a discussion with her father about his decision ______her grandparents to nursing home. She does not want to live far away from them.
a)
A. to take
b)
B. to fetch
c)
C. to send
d)
D. to bring
199.
Question 49: “Why is your street such a mess?” - “Oh, the council______up the road, but they should finish this weekend.”
a)
A. is digging
b)
B. had been digging
c)
C. dug
d)
D. have been digging
200.
Question 50: He______have watered the plants. If he had, they wouldn’t have withered.
a)
A. mayn’t
b)
B. can’t
c)
C. shouldn’t
d)
D. needn’t
201.
Question 51: Not until he had suffered from diabetes______the importance of a balanced diet.
a)
A. did he realize
b)
B. had he realized
c)
C. he realized
d)
D. he had realized
202.
Question 52:______for a second interview will be informed by mail.
a)
A. Who chosen
b)
B. All chosen
c)
C. If you are chosen
d)
D. Those are chosen
203.
Question 53: Kate and Jane often had arguments with each other over trivial things. They are______.
a)
A. cat and dog
b)
B. chalk and cheese
c)
C. rain and sun
d)
D. heat and fire