III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. When a volcanic eruption occurs, the hot _________ pours downhill.
A. ash B. smoke C. dirt D. lava
2. I don't know how we can ____________ with her. She's too far away.
A. keep in touch B. cope C. catch up D. keep pace
3. At 8 a.m. tomorrow, he ____________ with his friends in America
A. are chatting B. will be chatting C. chatted D. chats
4. "What's she doing?" - I wondered what __________.
A. was she doing B. is she doing C. she is doing D. she was doing
5. It was guessed that the fish died _____________ a powerful toxin in the sea water.
A. since B. because C. because of D. as a result
6. _____________ the Di Vinci Code? - It's an interesting book?
A. Have you ever reading B. Have you ever read
C. Has you read D. You have read
7. Which country doesn't speak English as an official language?
A. England B. Australia C. Singapore D. Korea
8. Charles _________ his father in the shop until school ____________.
A. was helping - will start B. helped - was starting
C. is helping - starts D. has helped - is starting
9. Professor Colin Evers, _______ I ask a question about life on Venus?
A. can B. must C. may D. will
10. Working hours will fall to under 35 a week, __________?
A. will they B. won't they C. won't it D. will it
11. What __________ if you saw a UFO?
A. do you do B. will you do C. would you do D. did you do
12. That exercise looks difficult. I _________ you.
A. will help B. am going to help C. helped D. am helping
13. You shrug your shoulders means “__________ ”.
A. I'm happy. B. I don't know. C. I'm angry. D. Sorry. I need to go now.
14. John managed __________ his family in England by using Zalo.
A. contact B. to contact C. contacting D. to contacting
15. They __________ about video conferences at this time next Monday.
A. will talk B. will be talking C. are talking D. are going to talk
16. It's difficult to ___________ what the planet Earth will be like in 100 years' time.
A. imagine B. expect C. remember D. see
17. ________ not to make mistakes, type slowly and carefully.
A. So B. In order C. So that D. To
18. Would you mind ________ the phone for me?
A. to answer B. answer C. answering D. please answer
19. The polluted chemical waste was dumped into the ocean; _____________, the mass of fish died.
A. because B. as C. because of D. consequently
20. What _________ you do if you were President?
A. would B. will C. do D. did
21. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when __________ next.
A. they met B. they to meet C. to meet D. meeting
22. From 1865 to 1875, a remarkable __________ of inventions was produced.
A. diversity B. mixture C. variety D. collection
23. Surely Andrew ___________ in fairies for long enough. Let’s tell him the truth.
A. believes B. is believing C. has believed D. will believe
24. My brother had never been abroad ___________ he joined the army.
A. since B. until C. during D. while
25. Some documents say that people __________ the Glastonbury Festival since the beginning of the 19th century.
A. celebrated B. were celebrating C. have celebrated D. celebrate
26. The flight number 781 to Melbourne __________ at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
A. arrives B. is arriving C. has arrived D. will arrive
27. - How is your holiday in New Zealand? - __________.
A. Really B. Awesome C. Absolutely right D. Sure
28. All the villages ___________ to safe areas before midnight last night.
A. evacuated B. were evacuated
C. had evacuated D. had been evacuated
29. I'd be over the moon if I ___________ a chance to go to Disneyland in California.
A. have B. had C. will have D. would have
30. You should talk to your dad first because that fridge __________ not be suitable for your family.
A. can B. may C. need D. ought
31. She doesn’t have the doctor's telephone number to book a(n) ________ with him.
A. ticket B. appointment C. lunch set D. seat
32. The 21st century has already seen considerable ___________ in computer technology.
A. progress B. progressing C. progresses D. process
33. What are you going to do next summer?" she asked.
A. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
B. She asked us what I was going to do the following summer.
C. She asked us what were we going to do the following summer.
D. She asked us what we was going to do the following summer.
34. A forest fire ________ quickly and ________ many trees.
A. raged/ killed B. burst/ harmed
C. spread/ destroyed D. occurred/ cooked
35. The tornado caused a massive ________ to the town.
A. destruction B. extension C. danger D. mishap
36. Hemp was grown throughout history ________ its versatility; it can be used to make many different things.
A. due to B. because C. since D. as a result
37. Global warming ________ if there weren't too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
A. won’t happen B. didn’t happen
C. wouldn’t happen D. happened
38. Passengers __________ to smoke in the train.
A. are not allowed B. had not allowed
C. has not allowed D. will not allow
39. A powerful __________ off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people.
A. earthquake B. tornado C. tsunami D. landslide
40. I ___________ a cup of tea before I left for my office.
A. have B. have had C. had had D. will have
41. “I'll give you your money back tomorrow.”
A. She promised me to give the money back the next day.
B. She promised to give me back the money the next day.
C. She promised to give me back your money the next day.
D. She promised to give you back your money the next day.
1.D
2.A
3.B
4.D
5.C
6.B
7.D
8.B
9.C
10.B
11.C
12.A
13.B
14.B
15.B
16.A
17.C
18.C
19.D
20.A
21.C
22.A
23.A
24.B
25.C
26.D
27.B
28.B
29.B
30.B
31.B
32.A
33.A
34.C
35.A
36.A
37.C
38.A
39.C
40.C
41.D