1. The little girl started crying. She ........... her doll, and no one was able to find it for her. A. has lost B. had lost C. was losing D. was lost 2. Next week when there .............. a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher A. will be B. will have been C. is being D. is 3. David and Peter ........... to live next door to each at one time A. had uses B. used C. were used D. have used. 4. It would have been a much more serious accident .......... fast at the time A. he drove B. was he driving C. had he been driving D. he had driven 5. He promised to telephone ........... I have never heard from him again A. but B. except C. although D. because 6. She came in quietly ............... not to wake the baby A. as if B. so as C. such as D. if so 7. I had to get up early, ............ I’d have missed the train. A. despite B. otherwise C. or else D. however 8. Be careful ! Don’t ........... your drink on the table. A. spill B. spread C. flood D. flow 9. ............. of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement A. Instead B. In place C. On behalf D. On account 10. Anne : “ Make yourself at home.” John : “................” A. Yes, can I help you ? B. Not at all. Don’t mention it C. Thanks ! Same to you D. That’s very kind. Thank you 11. The ............ about travelling by train rather than by car is that you can sleep or road during the journey A. enjoyable B. enjoyed C. enjoying D. enjoyment 12. Now, don’t tell anyone else what I’ve just told you. Remember, it is ........... A. confidence B. confident C. confidential D. confidentially 13. I’m afraid the we don’t have any ............ size in stock, madam A. higher B. large C. greater D. taller 14. The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy ............... A. sight B. view C. presence D. appearance 15. ............. amount of money can buy true friendship A. Never B. None C. No D. Not only 16. He was unable to ............... his niece’s wedding as he was ill A. be present B. visit C. attend D. assist 17. You will have to ........... your holiday if you are too ill to travel A. call off B. cut down C. back out D. put aside 18. Leave it in the oven until it ......... brown. A. turns B. colors C. changes D. cooks 19. I can’t possibly lend you any more money, it is quite out of the ................... . A. order B. practice C. place D. question 20. I wonder who drank all the milk yesterday. It ........... have been Maria because she was out all day. A. can’t B. must C. could D. needn’t 21. I’ll show you around the city when you ........... to visit me. A. come B. are coming C. will come D. will be coming 22. I ......... for Mary for the last two hours, but she still hasn’t arrived A. am waiting B. have been waiting C. was waiting D. had been waiting 23. I’m absolutely no good at all ............ any kind of sport A. with B. on C. at D. for 24. I’d have told you if I ............. the book A. had seen B. should have seen C. saw D. would have seen 25. He refused to give up work .......... he’d won a million dollars A. despite B. however C. even though D. as though 26. There was nothing special about his clothes ................... from his flowery tie A. but B. except C. other D. apart 27. You can use my bicycle ................. you bring it back tomorrow. A. as long as B. although C. nevertheless D. in spite of 28. He missed the lecture, so I lent hum my notes .................... . A. after B. afterwards C. at last D. finally 29. Trung: “Why do you think most people learn English?” Phong: ................... A. All of them are B. I heard it was very good C. Very often it’s to get a better job D. Because I like it 30. John: “What kind of job would you like?” Mike: “...........” A. Is there a good chance of promotion? B. I heard it was very good. C. Anytime after next week D. Anything to do with computers 31. Martin was very .................. of what he had done A. shame B. shameful C. ashamed D. ashamed 32. Peter .......... opened the door of the cellar, wondering what he might find. A. cautious B. cautiously C. cautional D. cautionally 33. That large dog is perfectly .................. and has never been known to attack anyone. A. harming B. unharmed C. harmless D. harmful 34. He kindly offered to ............... me the way to the station. A. explain B. direct C, describe D. show 35. Several items of .......... were found on the river bank A. clothes B. dress C. costume D. clothing 36. Nobody knows what the ........... of the explosion A. source B. cause C. reaction D. reason 37. The discovery was a major ........... for research workers A. breakthrough B. breakdown C. break-in D breakout 38. ........... me to phone them before I go out. A. Remind B. Remember C. Mention D. Make 39. Please ............. and see us some time. You ‘re always welcome. A. come to B. come about C. come around D. come away. 40. The police are looking for a man of ................ height A. medium B. extra C. tall D. special 41. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because ............... A. he must to teach a class C. of he will teach a class B. he will have teaching a class D. he will be teaching a class 42. We ............... for three hours and are very tired. A. are walking B. have been walking C. were walking D. had been walking 43. Mary was sacked, .......... wasn't surprising. A. that B. for that C. which D. for which 44. I don't suppose you like pineapples, __? A. do ! B. do you C. don't I D. don't you 45. The severe drought ................... occurred last summer ruined the corn crop. A. it B. that C. that it D. which it 46. I have always wanted to visit Paris,................... of France. A. is the capital B. the capital C. which the capital is D. that is the capital 47. "Have you seen the place ................ the graduation ceremony will be held?" "Yes. It's big enough to hold 5,000 people." A. where B. in that C. is where that D. which 48. "How's your class this term?" "Great. I have seventeen students, most of............. speak English very well." A. who B. whom C. those D. which 49. The city ........... at one time prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization. A. must have been B. can have been C. may have been D. was 50. We .......... out yesterday because it ................. . A. hadn't gone - was raining B. didn't go - rained C. didn't go - was raining D. didn't go - had been raining 51. Let’s wait until the rain .................. A. stops B. will stop C. has stopped D. is stopping 52. Working for 12 hours a day ................... her very tired. A. makes B. made C. make D. making 53. I am right, ...............? A. am not I B. don’t I C. aren’t I D. am I 54. I don’t like hunting. - ................... A. Either do I B. I do, too C. Neither do I D. I don’t neither 55. ............. my hat of the peg, I went out of the room. A. Take B. Taking C. Taken D. Took 56. ............with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all. A If you compare B. Compare them C. When compared D. A comparison 57. I'd prefer to stay at home tonight............. to the cinema A. rather than go B. rather than would go C. rather than will go D. rather than went 58. Near the park is a famous landmark................ the Unification Palace. A. is B. which call C. called D. it is called 59. "Do you mind if I smoke?" A. I'd not rather you do B. I'd rather you won't C. I'd rather you don't D. I'd rather you didn't 60. I remember ............. them somewhere in the city. A. to see B. saw C. seen D. seeing 61. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to .......... A. meet B. beat C. compare D. balance 62. My younger sister is very ........ and so she loves going out but I am much quieter and prefer to stay at home. A. enjoyable B. lively C. pleasing D. funny 63. The ...... were told to fasten their scat belts as the plane began its descent. A. customers B. riders C. passengers D. flyers 64. You don't pronounce ............S" at the end of Arkansas or Illinois. A. an B. such C. that D. the 64. All Mike's friends felt sorry ......... him when he had to give up playing football. A. with • B. about C. for D. at 66. I can .............. with most things but I cannot stand noisy children. A. put up B. put on C. put aside D. put off 67. The new secretary in the sales department is a fast typist but her letters are full of spelling ..................... A. errors B. mistakes C. tricks D. faults 68. It is .......... to wear jeans at a funeral. A. ridicule B. ridiculed C. ridiculous D. ridiculing 69. Mr. Jones is a.................. teacher. A. devote B. devoted C. devoting D. devotion 70. It is necessary for students to listen to their teacher ......... . A. attentive B. attentively C. attention D attend 71. The doctor will not give the patient the test results ............ tomorrow. A. on B. from C. until D. at 72. Have you read this article ..... .........our competitor? A. over B. for C. by D. about 73. Some snakes lay eggs, but .......... give birth to live offspring. A. other B. the other C. others D. the others 74. My father sometimes .............. the washing up after dinner. A. washes B. takes C. makes D. does 75. Your car is ................ more expensive than mine. A. many B. much C. far D. b and c 76. We need to..............the language in this report. A. simplify B. simply C. simple D. simplicity 77. In my opinion, her leaving early was a very..................thing to do. A. children B. childishly C. childish D. child 78. We could call the TV stations and..................the opening of our new store. A. publicity B. publicize C. public D. publish 79. I like my work because I have the .............. to make my own decision. A. freed B. freedom C. freely D. free 80. Our company believes it is the best............... to handle the account A. organizing B. organizational C. organization D. disorganization 81. Children will work hard if the lessons are ............ . A. expressing B. inquiring C. disappointing D. interesting 82. I gave up the job, ........... the attractive salary. A. because of B. although C. because D. despite 83. Don’t ask me anything about sports. I like .......... football ........... tennis. A. either / or B. not only/ but also C. both / and D. neither / nor 84. Life here is very .............. . A. peace B. peacefully C. peaceful D. peacefulness 85: The girl ______ is our neighbor. A. was talking to the lady over there B. talking to the lady over there C. talks to the lady over there D. is talking to the lady over there 85. The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy ............. A. presence B. sight C. appearance D. view 86. .................. Long has finished his work, he will go home. A. As quickly as B. As far as C. As soon as D. As long as 87. My father asked me ... of the film. A. what do you think B. what I think C. what I thought D. what did you think 88. Her eyes were red and puffy ................... she had been crying a lot last night. A. since B. even if C. despite D. because of 89. Lomonosov was not .............. a great scientist but also a very talented poet. A. fairly B. merely C. hardly D. scarcely 90. ........... the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all. A. Since B. Although C. Because D. If 91. My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she ......... 25 years old. A. will be B. has been C. is D. will have been 92. Mr. Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he ............. champagne. A. drinks B. has drunk C. is drinking D. will drink 93. He keeps working .......... feeling unwell. A. in spite of B. although C. because of D. unless 94. The old manager has just retired, so Jack takes ............. his position. A. on B. out C. in D. up 95. All of us are waiting the man ............ son was lost. A. who B. which C. whom D. whose 96. Please don't be so .............. I can't do all the work by myself. A. reason B. reasonable C. unreasonable D. reasonably 97. Ken asked Barbara................ she would like to go to the cinema. A. in case B. regarding C. unless D. whether 98. .........quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn’t want to answer his phone call. A. Having not B. Because having C. Having D. Because hadn’t 99. It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him ........... he wouldn’t get wet. A. in order to B. so as to C. so that D. in order 100. Dogs are good traveling companions. They will go .......... you take them. A. whatever B. whichever C. wherever D. whenever 101. No longer ............. here. A. John works B. John does work C. does John work D. so John works 102. His parents could not help ............... angry when he admitted .................. the exam. A. getting/ failing B. got/ failed C. to get/ to fail D. get/ to fail 103. Hundreds of animals are reported ...................... killed in the forest fire yesterday. A. that to be B. to be C. to have been D. that to have been 104. Her idea about ..................special class for ........... disabled at first met with opposition from their parents. A. a/a B. a/ these C. a/ the D. the/ ü 105. I am always nervous when taking an exam. A. Taking an exam always makes me nervous. B. I am taking a nervous exam. C. The exam I am taking is nervous. D. It is a nervous exam that I am taking. 106. Since the end of the 20th century, English .......... the most widely used language around the world. A. had become B. became C. becomes D. has become 107. Expensive as they are, cars are widely used in the US. A. Because they are expensive B. Due to they are expensive C. They are too expensive D. Although they are expensive 108. Both televisions and computers ........... an enormous impact on our lives. A. have B. had had C. have has D. have had 109. The teacher recommended .......... the book but I do not have enough money ................. it. A. buy/ to buy B. bought/ buying C. buying/ to buy D. to buy/ buy 110. They suggest that beer ........... on TV should be banned. A. advertising B. advertised C. advertise D. to advertise 111. Her natural ........... made this one of the most enjoyable concerts of the year. A. musicality B. musical C. musician D. music 112. A ....... diet includes lots of green vegetables. A. healthful B. healthy C. health D. healthily 113. They ...... believe their children should make choices for themselves. A. strongly B. strength C. strengthen D. strong 114. Dr Fox is a well-known ............ professor. A. learning B. learnt C. learn D. learned 115. ......... the fighting stopped, travel across country has been quite safe. A. After which B. When C. Since D. Unless 116. You can leave the money with him; he's totally .............. A. trusting B. trustful C. trustworthy D. trusty 117. .......... me if I'm wrong, but I think we arranged the meeting for the 12th of December. A. Correctly B. Correction C. Correct D. Corrective 118. The blue curtains began to ......... after they had been hanging in the sun for two months. A. dissolve B. melt C. die D. fade 119. The plane crashed into a bridge because it was flying too ........ . A. narrow B. low C. shallow D. deep 120. The ............. of the poetry competition will be known today. A. decision B. effect C. choice D. result 121. He never expected his prophecy to be .................... A. achieved B. accomplished C. realised D. fulfilled 122. The boy was ............. with a family in the countryside. A reared B. bred C. brought up D. grown up 123. Jane came ......... a beautiful picture when she was tidying the room. a. across b. round c. into d. past 124. Until she was arrested last week, the young woman thought she had ........ the perfect crime. a. committed b. escaped c. got away d. charged 125. ............. it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they would have stayed much longer. a. If b. But c. Should d. Had 126. The ball .................... two or three times before rolling down the road. a. sprang b. bounced c. leap d. hopped 127.The ................. of the pagoda in the water was very clear and beautiful. a. sight b. shadow c. reflection d. mirror 128. When I came, the salesperson was ................ to the customers how to use a new kind of washing machines. a. demonstrating b. proving c. exposing d. teaching 129. Do you think Ms. Brown will ............. for Parliament in the next election? a. sit b. run c walk d. stand 130. A human being is ............... of many, often conflicting, desires. a. made b. made up c. consisted d. created 131. The train accident .......... the other train’s departure by a few hours. a. sent back b. called off c. delayed d. retained 132. The judge ................ the murderer to a lifetime imprisonment. a. convicted b. sentenced c. prosecuted d. accused 133. All the people involved solemnly ........... on the Bible to keep the secret. a. promised b. cursed c. vowed d. swore 134. The lecture hall gradually emptied as the professor ........... on. a. rambled b. kept c. dragged d. passed 135. The little girl was full of .............. towards her wicked stepmother. a. retribution b. resentment c. reprisal d. vengeance 136. The planet Mercury ................. rotations during every two trips around the Sun. a. three complete b. completes three c. the completion of three d. Completing three of the 138. Mountaineers .......... climb Mount Everest must make reservations to do so, often up to seven years in advance. a. want to b. they want to c. who want d. wanting to 139. In economics, “diminishing returns” describes ......... resource inputs and production. a. among b. when it is c. among them d. the relationship between 140. Rarely ............... remove the entire root of a dandelion because of its length and sturdiness. a. can be casual gardener b. the casual gardener c. the casual gardener will d. does the casual gardener’s 141. Professional people expect ............ when it is necessary to cancel an appointment. a. you to call them b. that you would call them c. your calling them d. that you are calling them 142. Frost occurs in valleys and on low grounds ............. on adjacent hills. a. more frequently as b. as frequently than c. more frequently than d. much frequently than 143. In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur ............. a misunderstanding. a. for b. of c. because of d. because 144. ............. unknown quantities is the task of algebra. a. To found b. Find c. The find d. Finding 145. Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have .............. . a. not definite shape b. none definite shape c. nothing definite shape d. no definite shape 146. Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons ................ . a. money beside b. money besides c. beside money d. besides money 147. The horn of the rhinoceros consists of a cone of tight bundles of keratin ............ from the epidermis. a. grow b. grows c. growing d. they grow 148. ......... range in colour from pale yellow to bright orange. a. Canaries which b. Canaries c. That canaries d. Canaries that are 149. It is believed ............. cause insomnia. a. too much caffeine which b. that too much caffeine c. it in too much caffeine d. too much caffeine tha
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