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(1-10) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 1/ Although I am very busy, I try to find time to __________ to my grandparents every weekend. A.take a break B. pay a visit C. look after D. take care 2/ It takes me about three hours __________ the report. A. to suffer B. to succeed C. to complete D. to invent 3/ Most people are interested in the ________ of photographs taken by disabled students. A. population B. environment C. popularity D. exhibition 4/ The deaf and dumb use sign language to __________ . A. speak B. control C. communicate D. speaks 5/ _____ farming is a hard work, I enjoy country life. A. Although B. However C. Because D. Since 6/ Choose the best response: “ Who’s Sam? – “ ___________ .” A. The handsome guy near the door B. I’m afraid I missed him C. I want to see it D. He really likes it 7/ We must learn English at school because it’s a(n) _________ subject. A. optional B. compulsory C. international D. national 8/ What is the __________ of your country? – About over 80 million people. A. separation B. introduction C. impression D. population 9/ The advertisement said Academy of language had many ________ and native English teachers.. A. information B. well-qualified C. experience D. time-consuming 10/ Nobody can deny the __________ of the internet in our life. A. benefits B. inspiration C. information D. reputation
(11-12) Choose the underlined word or phrase(A,B,C, or D) that needs correcting: 11/ His mother is one which -> who taught him the first lesson on kindness. A B C D 12/ My dear friends, I wish you will visit -> would visit us someday this summer. A B C D
(13-16) Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses. 13/ She suggests we should travel by bikes instead of by motorbikes to save energy. (travel) 14/ When it began to rain, the children were playing in the yard. ( play) 15/ My father worked for the telephone company twenty years ago. ( work) 16/ We used to live in Da Lat, but now we live in Ho Chi Minh City. (live)
17-22) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: 17/ The crowd shouted excitedly when Zidane scored the first goal for the French team. ( excite) 18/ Huy Dat was unsuccessful in finding his lost bicycle, so he decided to buy a new one ( succeed) 19/ His new car consumes a lot of fuel. ( consumer) 20/ Tsunami, earthquakes and typhoons are natural disasters . (disastrous) 21/ Their aim was ti free women from domestic slavery . ( slave) 22/ It would be more economical to turn off the air-conditioner before leaving . ( economy)
(23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: About 50 or so kinds of modern plastic are made fromoil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources. We (23)___________ well over three million tones of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or late, most of it is thrown away. A high (24) ________ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic (25) ___________ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (26) ________ is growing fast. The plastic itself has extremely rich energy. It also has higher calorific ( 27) _________ than coal and one (28) __________ of “ recovery” strongly favored by plastic manufacturers is the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel.
23/ A. import B. remove C. consume D. consign 24/ A. rate B. proportion C. portion D. amount 25/ A. goods B. refuse C. rubble D. requirements 26/ A. plant B. manufacture C. industry D. factory 27/ A. value B. degree C. effect D. demand 28/ A. mechanism B. measure C. medium D. method Answer:
(29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet: At high school Sally Ride became interested in science. At the university she studied English and Physics. After completing her study at Stanford University, She worked as a researcher. In 1977 she was one of 1000 women and 7,000 men who applied for the astronaut training program. She was 25. She was one of the 35 women who were accepted to start the program in 1978. As part of her training she learned to be a jet pilot and a flight engineer. She married during her training. Her husband , Hawley, is also an astronaut.
They do not plan to have any children yet. When NASA decided to put a woman into space, none of Sally’s friends were surprised that they choose Sally. She has always been a person who wanted to go further. So when the space suttle Challenger carries her on her first mission into space, Sally did what she had often done before: she left the world behind. ____ 29/ She was the first American woman to go into space. T 30/ Sally was the jet pilot before she entered the space program. F 31/ More men entered the space program. T 32/ Sally and her husband want to have children soon. F (33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
33/ Everyone loves Hong Nhung because she behaves well.
Because of her good behaviour, everyone loves Hong Nhung
34/ Although It rained heavily, we still went to school.
Despite the heavy rain, we still went to school
35/ His father used to tell him what to do.
He used to be told what to do by his father
36/ They said that Gia Hy is the best student in his class.
Gia Hy is said to be the best student in his class
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Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. You _____ much recently.
A. weren’t studying B. don’t study C. haven’t been studying D. didn’t study
2. “Where’s Tony?” “He _____ to the travel agent’s, and he hasn’t come back.”
A. has been B. has been going C. has gone D. had gone
3. I’m sorry, but the director _____ the office.
A. already left B. has left C. had left D. is leaving
4. For several years his ambition _____ to become a pilot.
A. is B. has been C. was . D. had been
5. She said she met you once at the Hilton last year. _____ since then?
A. Have you met her B. Did you meet her C. Were you met her D. Had you met her
6. We think they _____ all that is necessary.
A. have done B. doing C. had done D. would do
7. I _____ here since last September.
A. am studying B. have been studying C. had been studying D. was studying
8. I think I _____ my door key. I can’t find it anywhere.
A. lost B. am losing C. have lost D. will lose
9. Mr. Kdwards _____ history for 35 years, and is retiring soon.
A. teaches B. is teaching C. taught D. has been teaching
10. I’d like to see that football match because I _____ one this year.
A. don’t see B. can’t see C. hardly see D. haven’t seen
11. Once an animal _____ from the wild, it generally cannot be returned to its place of origin for fear of disease.
A. was taken s B. will be taken C. would be taken D. has been taken
12. I’m tired. I _____ the house since 9 this morning.
A. am cleaning B. was cleaning C. had been cleaning D. have been cleaning
13. I _____ to your excuses carefully, but I _____.
A. listen - do not convince
B. am listening - was not convinced
C. had listened - have not been convinced
D. have listened - am not convinced
14. I _____ (Có thừa ko bạn nhỉ? ) can’t believe that you _____ all the three exercises. You just started five minutes ago.
A. have finished B. have been finishing C. finished D. are finishing
15. Up to now, the discount _____ to children under ten years old.
A. has only applied B. only applies C. was only applied D. only applied
16. Tom often watches TV after his parents _____ to bed.
A. had gone B. have gone C. go D. went
17. This is the third time James _____ the volunteer program to the village.
A. joins B. joined C. has joined D. has been joining
18. “How’s Peter doing?” “I don’t know. I _____ from him for months.”
A. have to hear B. haven’t heard C. didn’t hear D. don’t hear
19. “Susan is still looking for a decent flat.” “How long _____ for?” .
A. was she looking B. is she looking C. had she looked D. has she been looking
20. “Has Tim come to terms with his exam results?” “Yes. He _____ the fact he’ll have to reset.”
A. had accepted B. has been accepting C. accepted D. has accepted
21. “How do you like your sushi?” “Well, it’s really different. It’s the first time I _____ Japanese food.”
A. eat B. am eating C. have eaten D. have been eating
22. Their children _____ lots of new friends since they _____ to that town.
A. have made - moved
B. were making - have moved
C. made - are moving
D. made - have been moving
23. It has been a good year. I _____ two books and several short stories, all of which are now in print.
A. have written B. have been writing C. will have written D. had written
24. You should know that everyone in this office _____ busily planning the dance for a week.
A. is B. has been C. have been D. are
25. Jane is a wonderful singer. Her mother tells me that she _____ professionally since she was four.
A. has been sung B. was singing C. is singing D. has been singing
26. That the committee members could not agree with each other about solving that problem _____ caused a serious problem.
A. is B. was C. has D. have
27. Prices _____ considerably since this time last year.
A. have raised B. rose C. raised D. have risen
28. The number of working women in China _____ from 49% in 1980 to nearly 65% today.
A. has been increasing B. has increased C. is increasing D. have increased
29. She _____ two miles and a half, and now she feels exhausted.
A. runs B. was running C. has run D. has been running
30. Something tells me that you _____ to a single word I _____ in the past ten minutes.
A. haven’t been listening - have said
B. haven’t listened - had said
C. hadn’t listened - said
D. didn’t listen - was saying
31. How many of those chocolates _____ today?
A. did you eat B. do you eat C. had you eaten D. have you eaten
32. This is the latest news from Timbuktu. Two-thirds of the city _____ in a fire.
A. has been destroyed B. were destroyed C. was destroyed D. have been destroyed
33. Our industrial output _____from 2 million in 2011 to 2 million in 2011 to 4 million this year.
A. rises B. rose C. was rising D. has risen
34. The replacement of shops such as the groceries’ and chemist’s by cafes _____ the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.
A. leave B. have left C. has left D. to have left
35. He_____ (Thiếu chỗ trống rùi nè ) off alone a month ago, and _____ of since.
A. set - hasn’t been heard
B. setted - hasn’t heard
C. set - hasn’t heard
D. setted - hadn’t been heard
36. .You looked tired. _____ hard all day?
A. Have you been working B. Did you work C. Do you work D. Are you working
37. Thousands of antibiotics _____, but only about thirty are in common use today.
A. have developed B. are developing C. have been developed D. have been developing
38. None of the students _____ to class yet.
A. are coming B. hadn’t come C. haven’t come D. have come
39. We _____ for three hours and are very tired.
A. are walking B. have been walking C. were walking D. had been walking
40. I _____ badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play it.
A. have never played - tried
B. have ever played - have tried
C. have played - have tried
D. have never played - have tried
41. “Are you learning your lesson?” “No, I _____ it.”
A. finished B. finish C. have finished D. have been finished
42. lie is tired how. He _____ for a long time.
A. has been learning B. learns C. has been learned D. learned
43. Listen, Donna, I don’t care if you _____ the bus this morning. You _____ late for work too many times. You are fired!
A. have missed have been B. missed - have been C. missed -- were D. were missing - were
44. “Joseph’s English _____, isn’t it?” - “Yes. He _____ American television programs everyday since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent.”
A. is really improving - has been watching
B. has really improved - has watched
C. really improved - watches
D. is really improving - watches
45. For the last ten years, engineers _____ noise levels in Britain’s cities.
A. have been measured . have been measuring C. has measured D. have been measurement
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. He _____ playing with his dog.
A. is loving B. loves C. was loving D. love
Thì Hiện Tại Đơn
2. Oil _____ if you pour it on water.
A. floated B. floats C. will be floated D. float
Câu điều kiện loại 0
3. Water _____ at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boils B. boiling C. is boiling D. boil
Thì Hiện Tại đơn
4. The launch of the first liquid-fuelled rocket in 1926 _____ by flight historians _____ as significant as the Wright Brothers’ flight.
A. has considered - having been
B. was considered - being
C. is considered - to be
D. has been considered - has been
Thì quá khứ đơn
5. I’m afraid John will get drunk at the party no matter what his wife _____ to prevent it.
A. would do B. were doing C. does D. will do
6. “Any news from Vicky?” “Yes. She ____ tomorrow on the 9:15 train.”
A. arrives B. will have arrived C. arriving D. will have been arriving
Thì hiện tại đơn (chỉ lịch trình)
7. “Do you know it’s Barb’s birthday today?” “Yes, she _____ a party tonight.”
A. has B. is to have C. is having D. will have
8. Tom _____ things round the house, which is annoying.
A. always leaves B. has always left C. is leaving D. is always leaving
Hiện tại tiếp diễn với "always" chỉ sự phàn nàn
9. Teenagers _____ photos of pop stars on their bedroom walls.
A. are often sticking B. often stick C. will often stick D. have often stuck
10. At least half of the world’s population _____ more than one language.
A. speak B. speaks C. have spoken D. is speaking
11. “Did you have a good time at the .Browns?” “Not really. I _____ I’ll ever visit them again.”
A. won’t be thinking B. am not thinking C. don’t think D. think not
12. Today, universities _____ of conducting “cruel and unnecessary” tests on animals, _____ banned drugs such as amphetamines.
A. are accused - using
B. have accused - to use
C. have been accused – used
D. are being accused - being used
13. “George is in hospital.” “Yes, I’ve heard he _____ good progress.”
A. makes B. will make C. is making D. would make
14. My neighbor really gets on my nerves. She _____ the washing machine on late at night.
A. has always put B. had always put C. has always been putting D. is always putting
15. The word “Olympic” _____ from Olympian in Greece.
A. has come B. came C. comes D. is coming
16. Three swimmers, Paul, Ed, and Jim, _____ now in the competition for medals.
A. is B. has been C. had been D. are
17. “Could I have a word with you, please?” “Sorry, I’m in a big hurry. My train _____ in 15 minutes.”
A. is leaving B. left C. has left D. will leave
18. I _____ an important phone call from America. Could you tell me when it comes?
A. had expected B. have been expected C. expected D. am expecting
19. The existence of many stars in the sky _____ us to suspect that there may be life on another planet.
A. lead B. leading C. have led D. leads
20. _____, insist on a full refund.
A. Whatever he will say B. Whatever he said C. Whatever he says D. Whatever he would say
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
21. A star that (A) has used up its (B) energy and has lost its heat (C) became (D) a dwarf. => becomes
22. Mr. Suzuki Wants to know (A) where the supplies are kept (B), in case he need (C) more of them (D) while we’re away. => needs
23. In some areas, it has (A) against the law (B) to ride (C) a motorcycle without (D) a helmet. => is
24. The novel and the short story are the literary forms (A) most commonly called (B) “fiction”, but contemporary narrative (C) poetry and drama were (D) also forms of fiction. => are
25. When the minerals needed for (A) corn to grow (B) are lack (C), the husks may be stunted (D). => lack
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
46. Since ancient times (A), some people wore (B) amulets, objects that are supposed (C) to give the wearer magical (D) powers.
~> have worn
47. I will come to (A) your (B) office as soon as I prepare (C) this (D) report.
~> by
48. Our lifestyle (A) changed (B) since running water (C) came to (D) our village.
~> has changed
49. As soon (A) as he will graduate(B), he is going (C) to return to (D) his hometown
~> bỏ will
50. We haven’t (A) seen each (B) other from (C) we left school. (D)
~> since
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30. They ………. haven't replied to the letter we sent two months ago
A. still B. yet C. already D. ever
31. His face looks …………., but I can’t remember his name.
A. similar B. alike C. memorial D. familiar
32. The fire officer is coming to …………the building tomorrow.
A. look B. inspect C. witness D. watch
33. The boys hurt ……….. when they injured down from the tree.
A. one another B. each other C. himself D. themselves
34. I’m sure they were …………lies
A. making B. telling C. doing D. saying
35. She’d rather die than ………..Peter.
A. she married B. to marry C. marrying D. marry
36. Eric is going to be very lonely living by himself in that remote area.
A. Eric will live by himself in that distant place and he will feel very lonely.
B. Eric enjoys being on his own, so living in that remote place won’t bother him much.
C. That area is very far from the city, so Eric will be alone most of the time.
D. Remote areas are often lonely to live in, but Eric enjoys the solitude.
37. You could hardly have decided on a less secure career than that of a novelist.
A. There are some careers that are not as secure as that of a novelist.
B. If it is security that you are after, you should try being a novelist.
C. In deciding to be a novelist, you have probably chosen the least secure career possible.
D. There are probably better ways of securing your future than becoming a novelist.
38. Only Mike has the expertise to carry out this project.
A. This project can only be carried out by someone with the same knowledge and skills that Mike has.
B. There is only one person with the skill required for this project, and that is Mike.
C. Mike should be the one to do the project because he knows so much.
D. Mike has to be consulted about this project because he knows more than anyone else.
39. If I had known you needed a hand painting your house, I would have helped you.
A. I didn’t help you to paint your house because I had no idea that you were doing it.
B. I am planning to help you to paint your house whenever you are ready.
C. Let me know when you are going to paint your house, and I will lend a hand.
D. You didn’t tell me you needed help painting your house; otherwise, I’d have assisted you.
40. Ellen would trust her mother, but not her sister, with anything.
A. Although Ellen finds her mother completely trustworthy, she does not feel the same about her sister.
B. Ellen felt she could trust neither her mother nor her sister with anything.
C. There was nothing that Ellen would not trust her mother, as well as her sister, with.
D. Neither Ellen nor her sister feel that they can trust their mother with everything.
41. Having prepared for the worst, they were pleasantly surprised to find themselves by
passed by the hurricane.
A. Even if the hurricane had hit them, they wouldn’t have been affected much.
B. It was such a relief when the hurricane did not strike them, though they had prepared for the worst.
C. Had they not made such extensive preparations, they would have suffered even worse damage.
D. While they had made preparations for the hurricane, it was still a relief that they did not suffer much damage.
42. In Nepal, literacy increased by approximately 40 percent from the early 1950s to the end
of the century.
A. 40 percent of the people of Nepal became literate during the latter half of the 20th century.
B. At the end of the 20th century, about 40 percent of the Nepalese were literate, much higher than in the early 1950s.
C. About 40 percent more of the Nepalese population became literate during the second half of the 20th century.
D. From the middle to the end of 20th century, only about 40 percent of Nepalese people could read and write.
43. Though once quite fatal, the threat of pneumonia has been greatly reduced as a result of
antibiotic treatment.
A. A threatening disease which used to be fatal in the past, pneumonia has now been eliminated by antibiotic treatment.
B. Pneumonia was a rather deadly disease in the past, but antibiotic treatment has lessened its dangers very much.
C. Despite its dangers being significantly reduced thanks to antibiotics, pneumonia can still be rather deadly.
D. In order to lessen its deadliness, the threatening disease pneumonia must be treated with antibiotics.
44. The eradication of snakes by humans has resulted in an abrupt rise in rodent populations
in certain areas.
A. The number of rodents living in a certain place is directly connected to how many snakes humans are killing.
B. The rate of elimination by humans not only of snakes but also of rodents has gone up significantly in some areas.
C. Had humans not eliminated the snakes in some areas, there would be much smaller populations of rodents living there.
D. By skilling snakes, humans have caused the numbers of rodents in some places to increase drastically.
45. Few novels offer as sharp a commentary on the injustices faced by Blacks as Richard
Wright’s Native Son.
A. Unlike most novels, Native Son was based on wrongs Richard Wright himself, as a Black, had faced.
B. Native Son, by Richard Wright, is one of his many sharply critical novels about the injustices faced by Blacks.
C. Richard Wright’s Native Son comments more cuttingly than most novels on the unfairness Blacks confront.
D. Quite a few novels, such as Richard Wright’s Native Son, comment cuttingly on the unfairness confronted by Blacks
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UNIT 1 Friendship
I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. machine b. change c. teacher d. choose
2. a. condition b. option c. suggestion d. relation
3. a. believe b. readily c. friend d. pleasure
4. a. good b. gossip c. game d. geometry
5. a. trust b. mutual c. number d. uncertain
II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences or
substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. It was so relaxing to be ________ old friends.
a. in b. between c. among d. around
7. She's made friends ________ a little girl who lives next door.
a. to b. of c. by d. with
8. The children seem to be totally capable ________ working by themselves.
a. on b. of c. in d. for
9. Your friendship should be based on ________ trust.
a. basic b. fragile c. mutual d. blind
10. The company expects ________ from its employees.
a. constancy b. quality c. interest d. loyalty
11. I've got lots of _______, but only a few are really good friends
a. close friends b. acquaintances c. neighbors d. partners
12. Friendship is a two-sided ________, it lives by give-and-take.
a. affair b. event c. aspect d. feature
13. Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.
a. romantic part b. important part c. difficult part d. interesting part
14. They ________ a close friendship at university.
a. created b. became c. promoted d. formed
15. We stayed friends even after we ________ and left home.
a. brought up b. turned up c. grew up d. took up
III. Choose the word or phrase -a, b, c, or d -that best completes the sentence.
16. He finds it ________ lasting friendships.
a. difficult to make b. difficulty in making c. is difficult to make d. difficult making
17. You ________ any friends if you ________ talking like that.
a. will win/ carryon b. won't win/ carryon
c. wouldn't win/ carried on d. would have won/ had carried on
18. The aim of the culture festival is ________ friendship between the two countries
a. promote b. promoting c. to promote d. being promoted
19. People he ________ turned out to be only fair-weather friends.
a. trusted b. has trusted c. was trusting d. had trusted
20. How can you let such a silly incident ________ your friendship?
a. wreck b.to wreck c. wrecking d. that wrecks
21. It has become necessary ________ water in the metropolitan area because of the severe drought.
a. rationing b. ration c. to ration d. to have rationed
22. All the passengers were made ________ their seat belts during the turbulence.
a. buckle b. to buckle c. buckling d. for buckling.
23. ________ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.
a. Make b. Making c. To make d. For make
24. I got my friend ________ her car for the weekend.
a. to let me to borrow b. to let me borrow c. let me borrow d. let me to borrow
25. They _______ good friends, but they've fallen out recently.
a. used to be b. would be c. were d. are
IV. Identify the one underlined word or phase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.
26. Whatever happened, I didn't want to lose friendship of Vera.
A B C D
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27. The basic aims of science and magic are very similar - to understand and to control nature
A B C D
28. It was a period of her life when she made some lifelong friendship.
A B C D
29. Simon finds it hard for making friends with other children.
A B C D
30. Not longer are contributions to the advancement of industry made primarily by individuals
A B C D
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Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. hospital b. mischievous c. supportive d. special
2. a. family b. whenever c. obedient d. solution
3. a. biologist b. generally c. responsible d. security
4. a. confident b. important c. together d. exciting
5. a. possible. b. university c. secondary d. suitable
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
6. You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done.
a. responsible b. responsibility c. responsibly d. irresponsible
7. These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
a. solve b. solvable c. solutions d. solvability
8. John is _______ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.
a. a b. an c. the d. no article
9. According to the boss, John is the most _______ for the position of executive secretary.
a. supportive b. caring c. suitable d. comfortable
10. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
a. came into b. went leisurely c. went quickly d. dropped by
11. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
a. help b. prepared c. be busy d. attempt
12. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
a . happen b. encounter c. arrive d. clean
13. What are the _______ of that country? - I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.
a. drinks b. beverages c. grains d. special dishes
14. Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first _______.
a. try b. attempt c. doing d. aim
15. Where is Jimmy? - He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.
a. on / for b. in / about c. to / through d. at / with
16. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.
a. under b. above c. upon d. out of
17. We are not allowed _______ jeans at school.
a. wear b. to wear c. wearing d. worn
18. Sometimes I do not feel like _______ to my sibling about my troubles.
a. talk b. to talk c. talking d. talked
19. The worker was _______ his boss expected, so he was offered a raise.
a. more hard-working b. as hard-working than
c. more hard-working than d. more hard-working as
20. John _______ a respectful and obedient student.
a. said to be b. is said c. is said being d. is said to be
21. I love _______ films but I seldom find time to go the cinema.
a. see b. saw c. seen d. seeing
22. In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more comfortable.
a. becomes b. has become c. became d. will become
23. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
a. took b. had taken c. had taken d. was taking
24. In the past the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
a. was / have changed b. is / change
c. had been / will change d. has been / changed
25. Now you _______ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
a. are flying b. would fly c. will fly d. can fly
26. When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.
a. was calling / watched b. called / have watched
c. called / was watching d. had called / watched
27. By this time next summer, you _______ your studies.
a. completes b. will complete c. are completing d. will have completed
28. Right now, Jim _______ the newspaper and Kathy _______ dinner.
a. reads / has cooked b. is reading / is cooking
c. has read / was cooking d. read / will be cooking
29. Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She _______ and he the Newspaper.
a. are doing / is cooking / is reading
b. were doing / was cooking / was reading
c. was doing / has cooked / is reading
d. had done / was cooking /read
30. When I _______ home last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
a. had arrived / discovered / prepared
b. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing
c. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared
d. arrived / discovered / was preparing
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
31. They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.
a. Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening.
b. Their parents never let them to go out in the evening.
c. Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.
d. Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening.
32. Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children.
a. My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children.
b. Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children.
c. My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children.
d. My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.
33. His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.
a. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.
b. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup.
c. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.
d. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.
34. She gets up early to prepare breakfast so that her children can come to school on time.
a. Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school on time. .
b. Because she wanted her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to prepare breakfast.
c. If she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.
d. Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on.
35. The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.
a. I have not been to the museum for a year.
b. A year ago, I often went to the museum.
c. My going to the museum lasted a year.
d. At last I went to the museum after a year.
1. The sales team have _____ themselves a series of goals to achieve by the end of the month. A. set B. put C. made D. kept
2. The university has _____ a campus-wide campaign to reduce use of fossil fuels.
A. launched B. published C. made D. invented
3. Our associates are heroes, working _____ hours in a very stressful situation through the Covid lockdown.
A. rush B. ungodly C. earthly D. peak
4. Lily became campany EVP when she was only 27, but that’s an accident of _____ - her father is one of the major stockholders.
A. nasality B. birth C. bearing D. travail
5. She was worried that they would not _____ the deadline and that penalties would be imposed.
A. reach B. meet C. rush D. lose
6. It finally _____ home to me that it was time to buy a place of my own.
A. arrived B. came C. hit D. reached
7. When he couldn’t have the bike, my son was _____ disappointed.
A. considerably B. mainly C. mildly D. bitterly
8. The fact of the _____ is that we have a government that will do what it wants to do for the next two years.
A. matter B. problem C. point D. situation
9. A number of companies have been putting _____ on politicians to ease up on corporate taxes and regulations.
A. weight B. pressure C. burden D. anxiety
10. After years of being looked after by his mother, he didn’t _____ kindly to being told to cook for himself
A. take B. carry C. offer D. move