He _______ me by asking stupid questions while I am working.. Unfortunately, state schools don‟t have much in the _______ of sports facilities compared to private schools.. Beware of ___
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1 We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are _
A out of work B out of stock C out of reach D out of practice
2 The _ listened attentively to every word the vicar said in his sermon
A sightseers B congregation C spectators D audience
3 He had to act immediately; _, it would have been too late
A nevertheless B still C consequently D otherwise
4 I am afraid I know nothing about the fight for independence It was _
A at my time B at the same time C before my time D for the time being
5 A plan has been _ for Viet Nam to host the Asian Sports Games at some point in the future
6 We intend to _ with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one
7 _ they decided not to go to Australia for their holidays but went to American instead
A at the end B In the end C In the least D At least
8 If you don‟t _ smoking, you‟ll never get better
A give off B give out C give from D give up
9 The baby is crying! Will you _ while I prepare his milk?
A look him up B look after him C care about him D make him up
10 When she heard that her grandfather had died in hospital she _ into tears
11 We were really _ with the weather
A disappointed B disappoint C disappointing D disappointment
12 She doesn‟t go to the gym _
13 I studied chemistry at _ university
14 That‟s the house in _ we live
15 I‟ll have a bath _ I get home
A as soon as B so soon as C so soon that D hardly when
16 Would you marry him if he _ you?
17 I can‟t _ to buy a new car
18 They‟ll move to France when their baby _
A will be born B is being born C is born D would be born
19 She speaks English _ than me
A more better B much better C more well D so better
20 Can I _ cheque?
21 He _ me by asking stupid questions while I am working
A annoys B quarrels C damages D interferes
22 I am _ tired to think about that problem at the moment
Trang 2A simply B nearly C far too D much more
23 I don‟t remember _ the door when I left home this morning
24 There was no _ in waiting longer than half an hour so we left
25 The child was told to eat all his vegetables or _ he would get no ice cream
26 _ you have no key, you will have to get back before I go out
27 The question of late payment of bills was _ again at the board meeting
28 _ the time you get to the theater, the play will have finished
29 Since my mother died, my closet _ is my cousin
30 James should have stayed out of the sun as his skin is so _
A sensible B insensible C sensitive D senseless
31 I don‟t like _ coffee or tea
32 I _ get in through the window
A managed to B succeeded to C was able D finished to
33 I‟m tired I _ all day
A study B „ve been studying C „m studying D was studying
34 I _ to the dentist yesterday
A must be B need have gone C must go D should have been
35 That‟s the boy _ parents I met
36 When is that letter _?
A going to be sent B going to send C be sent D to send
37 Is there a tennis _ near here?
38 I refused _ to them
39 Can you tell me where _?
A the post office is B is the post office C the post office D post office
40 He needs to _ a diet
41 He has just bought _ expensive furniture
42 I am so tired that I can‟t take _ what you are saying
43 I avoid _ her
44 If you _ behaving in this way, you will bring yourself nothing but trouble
Trang 345 They decided to _ their original plans for the house and make it smaller
A scale down B shorten C condense D widen
46 The class members told the monitor that she could _ on their support for the party
47 I‟d like to _ this old car for a new model but I can‟t afford it
48 He spent his entire life _ round the world, never setting down anywhere
49 Two weeks _ too long for me to wait
50 Her father smokes cigarettes, and _ does mine
51 Gold is _ in colour to brass
52 _ these mangoes taste _?
A Are … sweet B Do … sweetly C Do … sweet D Does … sweet
53 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
54 I will wait here until Mary _ tomorrow
A comes B will come C is going to come D is coming
55 All work is better than _ at all
56 You can stay here _ you keep things in order
57 You may go to the cinema _ you have done all your homework
58 Jack is sure that the news _ true
A may not have been B can‟t be C can‟t have been D might not be
59 His mother‟s promised to reward him _ his good marks at school
60 They talked for three days before finally _ to decision
61 We call the very large group of musicians that includes string and wind instruments a(n) _
62 The police are _ an incident which took place this afternoon
A inspecting B searching C looking out D investigating
63 She used to _ her living by working as a typist
64 My brother is intelligent but he _ common sense
65 It never _ my mind he will lie to me
66 Please ring to make an early _ at the dentist‟s
67 Since 1980, scientists the world over _ a lot of things to fight against AIDS
Trang 4A have done B are doing C did D had done
68 Our government _ a system of private schools in a near future
A was developing B has developed C would develop D is going to develop
69 This is the first time I _ here
70 Last week, my professor promised that he _ today
A would come B comes C is coming D will come
71 My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she _ one before
A had never seen B has never seen C never sees D never had seen
72 I am reading this novel By the time you come back from work I _ it
A shall finish B will finish C shall have finished D have finished
73 What he told me was a _ of lies
74 Well, we did have a terrible row but we‟ve _ it up now
75 We cannot judge a person simply on the _ of his education
76 Mr Brown is looking for his glasses He thinks he _ them behind in the office yesterday
77 There was a small room into _ we all crowded
78 It happened _ we were fast asleep last Friday night
79 It is hot in the daytime but the temperature _ sharply at night
80 I looked everywhere but couldn‟t find _ at all
81 You have a tea for breakfast, _ you?
82 The woman began to _ because her son was late coming home
83 These people are working very _
84 I‟m sure the answer to my letter _ by next Friday morning
A will have come B has come C is coming D was coming
85 “Is David in?” – “No, he‟s out Would you like to leave a _?”
86 The Andersons lived in California _ two or three years
87 “Could I speak to Susie May, please?” – “ _”
88 We are not used to _ in a cold climate
89 “ _ is the next bus to the theater?” – “Seven ten.”
Trang 590 Are there any interesting _ in the paper?
91 George _ he could improve his test scores, but he did not have enough time to study
A knew to B knew how C knew how that D knew how to
92 I suggest _ different kinds of waste in different places
93 All of us were _ that he was successful in the final exam
A surprising B surprisingly C surprise D surprised
94 It‟s the English phrasal verbs _ puzzle me most
95 Did you _ anywhere interesting last weekend?
96 I work as a teacher and my wife _ too
97 What is your hometown _?
98 I‟m afraid I _ here for your birthday party
A have not to be B am not being C will be not D can‟t be
99 He hasn‟t played since he _ the accident
100 This is the best tea I‟ve _ tasted
101 In life _ can make a mistake; we‟re all human
A anyone B some people C not anybody D someone
102 Lam _ that he could meet the aliens from outer space
103 The boys are absorbed _ working in the workshop
104 We‟ve decided to interview only ten _ for the job
A applicants B applicable C appliances D applications
105 Artificial satellites provide a data on atmosphere temperatures, solar radiation and _ the earth‟s surface
A reflect B the reflection C can reflect D reflecting
106 At this moment, the team _ discussing the game among themselves
107 The water is _ You can‟t drink it
A polluted B pollution C polluting D pollutant
108 This year is _ the year of MOUSE
A not any longer B any more C no longer D not any more
109 I don‟t think that film is _
110 What did you have for _ breakfast?
111 Radium was _ by Marie Curie
A discoverer B discover C discovery D discovered
Trang 6112 Several of my friends are _ reporters
A newspapers‟ B newspaper‟s C newspapers D newspaper
113 _ the rain, the stadium was full of football fans
A Because B In spite of C Although D Despite of
114 We have been working hard Let‟s _ a break
115 As you drive down the road, take the _ and you will see his house ahead
A left second B turn second C turn left D left turning
116 He has lost a lot of weight _ he went on that diet
117 We are talking about the writer _ book is best selling
118 _ few species that live on the ground, most monkeys live in trees
119 _ and they are separated from one another by vast distances
A Millions of galaxies C Of the millions of galaxies
B Being millions of galaxies D There are millions of galaxies
120 _ is a person‟s first language besides the first language officially used in a community
A Formal language B Second language C Mother tongue D Foreign language
121 He looked very _ when I told him the news
122 He asked me to tell you that he‟ll be here _ a moment
123 Could you tell me the _ for Southwater?
124 My teacher arrived after I _ for him for ten minutes
A was waiting B have waited C had waited D waiting
125 If anybody _ question, please ask me after class
126 “Which of the two boys is a boy scout?” – “ _ of them is.”
127 There may be more cliff falls, and local _ are spending the night in a school
128 Have you made any _ for your journey yet?
A classifications B achievements C arrangements D measurements
129 If you keep _, that dog won‟t hurt you
A slowly a walk B a slow walk C walking slowly D to walking slowly
130 “ _” – “Not now, but I used to.”
A Won‟t you have some tea? C Some more rice?
B Do you watch TV very often? D Are you going to bed?
131 Living on the _ of the city means spending hours commuting to work every day
132 The college decided to _ the old library – most of the furniture was falling apart
Trang 7133 As a student, my father was very poor and had to get _ on the little money his mother sent him from the village
134 The actress was furious about the lies the newspaper had printed, so she decided to them for damages
135 Unfortunately, state schools don‟t have much in the _ of sports facilities compared to private schools
136 Beware of _ if you‟re walking alone at night in the town centre – it‟s quite dangerous
137 People are much more stressful at what they do if they are interested and _
138 They receive a ten–year sentence for _ armed robbery
139 The sign at the entrance to the national part _ visitors against camping due to the danger posed by bears
A cautioned B endangered C threatened D dared
140 The book tells about a young boy who trained _ a witch in a wizard school
141 Boots, the well – known chemist‟s chain in the UK, sells virtually everything On their shelves, you can find products _ from medicine to sandwiches!
142 The little girl tripped and fell, _ her arm against the edge of the brick wall
143 Although not confirmed, there was a _ that the film star had been taken to the hospital seriously ill
144 The necklace was worthless because it turned out to be a(n) _ after all
145 Instinctively, people _ when there is any sudden movement near their eyes
146 Even though we go to school by bus in the morning, our mother insists on _ us in the afternoons
A returning B collecting C gathering D picking
147 The man had a very strange _, so I couldn‟t tell where he was from
148 Rich people often have bodyguards for their children, in case anyone tries to _ them and then demand money for their release
149 I don‟t like _ people – they keep asking questions and embarrassing other people
150 Liz deliberately told Andy some lies about his girlfriend, just to make him feel angry and sad What a _ thing to do!
Trang 8151 All the girls but one _ present yesterday
152 _ it is getting dark, we will not wait for him any longer
153 The students said quietly in the classroom, _ to their teachers
A listening B listen C listened D listens
154 Though she was very tired, she went on _
155 Our class _ of twenty boys and ten girls
A is consist B is composed C contains D contained
156 He had the sofa delivered, _?
A didn‟t he B wasn‟t he C couldn‟t he D shouldn‟t he
157 I‟ll come _ help you
158 “Tell me when you‟re coming to London.” – “Certainly I‟ll _ you before I set off.”
159 He can‟t stand _ in such poor conditions
160 Nobody is ready to go, _?
A are they B isn‟t he C is he D aren‟t they
161 Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window The sun was shining but the ground was very wet It _
A has been raining B rained C had D had been raining
162 Willie Cather, _ a prominent American writer, grew up in Nebraska during the early farming years
A became B who became C she became D it is she who became
163 If I _ wings, I _ take an airplane to fly home
A have/won‟t have to B had/wouldn‟t had to C had/didn‟t have to D have/will have to
164 They have no _ for help
A expectation B expect C expectative D expectancy
165 A new style of jeans _ in the USA
A has just introduced C has just been introduced
B were just introduced D have just been introduced
166 There‟s a law that says you _ throw trash on the street
A don‟t have to B must not C might not D couldn‟t
167 Boys and girls may behave _ in this situation
A difference B differing C different D differently
168 They are trying to _ the problem
169 When he worked here, Simon _ mistakes
A was always making B made always C was making always D always made
170 At school, David was _ anyone else in his class
A as clever as B as clever than C cleverer D cleverest
171 _ the people in our village buy meat every day
A Just a few B Only some C Not much of D Not many of
Trang 9172 Tom works at a garage and so spends _ lying under motor cars
A many time B many times C much time D a lot of times
173 Jack went out, but he didn‟t tell _ where he was going
174 “Do the Smith live next door to you?” – “No, but they _.”
A used to B used to do C used to was D used to did
175 Someone must have taken my bag I clearly remember _ it by the window and now it has gone
176 He _ me by asking me stupid questions while I am working
A annoys B quarrels B interferes D damages
177 The job was more difficult than I _ expected it to be
178 A good friend will stand _ you when you‟re having problems
179 Everything included, the cost of our new living room came to a _ total of £10,000
180 I don‟t hate classical music On the _, I like it very much indeed!
A opposite B contrary C alternative D contrast
181 BARNEY & FRIENDS gave children _ pleasure
A a great deal of B a large quantity C a large deal of D a great number of
182 Do you have any objections _ this new road scheme?
183 Despite a lot of hardship, the Green City Project will go _
184 I‟m sorry! I didn‟t break that vase on _
185 I don‟t feel like _ to the cinema now
186 He has _ money in the bank
A a large number of B a lots of C a lot of D lot of
187 There‟s a good film _ town
188 He isn‟t going to learn Spanish and _
A so isn‟t she B neither is she C she isn‟t too D either she isn‟t
189 The policeman explained to us _ get to the market
190 He‟s always trying _ me
A to avoid to meet B avoiding meeting C to avoid meeting D avoiding meeting
191 Mr Brown _ in the army from 1960 to 1980
A had served B has served C had been serving D served
192 Would you please _ him speak about the new plan?
193 Although she is unkind, I can‟t help _ her
Trang 10194 Although Vicky looked pretty much the same after all those years, I noticed _ changes which made her look even more beautiful than I remembered
195 After hours of bargaining with the salesman, Jake bought the jacket for a _ of the original price
196 The football match tomorrow evening will be broadcast _ on TV and radio
A simultaneously B communally C uniformal D jointly
197 Please fill in your employment history, including your _ employer as well as any previous ones you might have had
198 Most museums in the city _ Day Passes at special rates for both pupils and students
199 The woman _ someone had stolen her purse, but, although they searched everyone in the shop, it wasn‟t found
200 As I was _ of the change in the program, I arrived half an hour late for the rehearsal
A unaware B unconscious C unable D unreasonable
201 The Best Invention _ this year was given to Jackson Meyers
202 On Christmas Eve, the _ family gathers for dinner, usually at my grandmother‟s house
203 When the first Chinese restaurants opened in Greece, it was very difficult to get fresh _
of Chinese vegetables
A provisions B materials C supplies D ingredients
204 I find mending old socks incredibly _ that‟s why I always ask my mother to do it for me
205 Megan solved her computer problem quite _ she happened to mention it to a friend who had had the same problem and told her what to do
A occasionally B clumsily C accidentally D attentively
206 Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful _ in computer software
A pioneer B navigator C generator D volunteer
207 My mother often _ our mistakes, whereas my father is very strict and punishes us for even the slightest one
208 When I joined the army, I found it difficult to _ out orders from my superiors, but I soon got used to it
209 After nine months without rain, the country was facing one of the worst _ in the last fifty years
210 What I like about this restaurant is that there is _ parking space right outside it
211 “Couldn‟t we talk about it again?” – “There‟s nothing left _.”
Trang 11212 It is not _ that he came first He‟s been working very hard
A surprising B surprised C to surprise D to be surprised
213 She doesn‟t like coffee, does she?
A Yes, she doesn‟t B No, she does C Yes, she did D No, she doesn‟t
214 He asked me _ I _ leave for London
A if – will B when – would C whether – will D where – would
215 _ has been no news of him
216 Have you got any seats _ for the Strafford excursion?
217 It‟s _ hot in here!
218 Maria Roberts left her home in Leeds last week and nobody _ her since
219 His father had a nervous _ last year
220 “I don‟t like your attitude.” – “I don‟t care _.”
A If you didn‟t like it C do you like it or not
B whether you like it or not D you like it or not
221 we decided to _ Mr Peterson after he refused to pay the rent for the third month in a row
222 Since you have been working all day long, I _ you‟re too tired to go out tonight, aren‟t you?
223 It is still a mystery how the _ of the Mayan villages disappeared
224 Normally, I take the meat out of the freezer and leave it to _ overnight, so I can cook it
in the morning
225 The roof of the living room was made of _ materials to let in the sun and warm the room on winter mornings
A transparent B absorbent C subtle D receptive
226 The school requires all teachers to hand in a detailed _ of each of their students at the end of term
A orientation B assessment C admission D explanation
227 Terry paid _ a price for his silly mistake and had to find another job
228 Well, with a _ of luck and no traffic, we might get home before lunchtime
229 As two schools in the area are closing down, quite a few teachers are going to be made _
230 In Paris, many parks use their surrounding walls or railings to _ paintings or photographs during exhibitions
231 If you could _ some of your time to our problem, we‟d appreciate it very much
Trang 12232 Our teacher stressed that all students should be _ for class, and that she wouldn‟t accept latecomers
233 The cost of a new telephone line is _ low, compared to the huge bills you get once you start using the line!
A extensively B repetitively C inevitably D relatively
234 The day care centre costs $150 per month, and there‟s a $50 _ if the child has lunch at the centre as well
235 As far as I concerned, cooking is a real _ ,but I can‟t afford to eat out every day!
236 When I saw the toys _ all over the boys‟ bedroom, I went downstairs and asked them to
go and tidy it up immediately
237 “And I never come back again!” she shouted and _ the door as she left the room
238 Students who don‟t revise regularly and generally more _ to making the same mistakes again and again
239 If the weather _ any further, we might not be able to get home and we‟ll have to spend the night here
A reinforces B spoils C deteriorates D harshens
240 It‟s common for politicians to _ their speeches before they make them in front of the public
241 “I was so sorry to hear about Jack.” – “If he had made more friends here, he might _.”
A have stayed B have stay C stays D stay
242 That is a _
A French valuable stamp C valuable French stamp
B valuable stamp of France D French stamp valuable
243 We wondered who was going to pay for the _ window
244 Some people are born rich; _ are born poor
245 Although he was not a professional boxer, he knocked _ his opponent in the first round
246 I have drunk _ today
A four beer–bottles B four bottles beer C beer four bottles D four bottles of beer
247 “What would you like to drink?” – “ _”
A Thank you B Tea, please C Yes, please D No, I don‟t
248 The Browns have moved into a huge _
A two–storey house B house of two storey C two–storeys house D house two–storeys
249 I was making my _ home, when I realized I‟d left my glasses at school
250 In of sightseeing, Egypt has some wonderful attractions, but getting around can be difficult
Trang 13251 If you don‟t _ staying in tonight, there‟s a good film on at the Palladium cinema
252 My friend Janet never took any notice of company regulations, which _ led to her dismissal from the job
A momentarily B inevitably C unbearably D thoroughly
253 Your friends might be able to help, but I think you‟d be _ off trying to solve the problem on your own
254 The Athens 2004 Olympic Opening Ceremony was truly spectacular, and all the spectators _ and clapped with excitement
255 Unless you return the money immediately, you risk being _ with theft and getting into serious trouble
256 It is sad how _ some people are nowadays – they don‟t take a minute to think about anyone else except themselves
A inconsiderate B decent C unwise D inadequate
257 Don‟t even think about coming into the house with those _ shoes on, Rob! Take them off before you come into my clean kitchen!
258 Our car is quite old but in excellent _ - it‟s still very reliable
259 I‟m afraid there‟s no _ of improvement in your work – you‟ll need to try harder than this
260 After olive oil is extracted from the olives, it is stored in metal or plastic _
261 I disagree with parents _ their views on their children without giving them the chance
to think for themselves
262 Pollution will _ all of us sooner or later unless we do something about it
263 When we decided to have our block of flats renovated, quite a few of the _ complained about the high cost
264 Before you accuse anyone of lying to you, you must _ any doubts you may have
265 At first I refused to take part in the project, but Jake was so _ that I finally gave in and agreed to help him out
266 He was always arguing with his colleagues, so eventually he was _, but it was entirely his fault
267 As regards the color of our new car, we were only given two _: blue or green
268 Picasso‟s painting „Guernica‟ _ the Spanish Civil War – in a modern style, of course
Trang 14A depicts B features C imitates D establishes
269 Returning to my room, _
A my watch was missing C I found my watch missing
B I found my watch disappeared D the watch was missed
270 Except for the sun, all stars are too far from the Earth for their distances _ in miles or kilometers
A to be conveniently measured C to measure conveniently
B which conveniently measured D conveniently measured
271 Pierre speaks English so well and so _
A Lucille B speaks Lucille C Lucille does D does Lucille
272 Either of the men _ off duty
273 Those men are paid by _
274 _ patient, and you will succeed
275 Susan comes here by bus, doesn‟t she?
A Yes, she does B No, she does C Yes, she will D No, she won‟t
276 You do it your own way _ I‟ll do it mine
277 Always _ honest in whatever you do
278 _ at the corner, a brick fell on his head
A turning B When he turned C Having turned D He turned
279 The train will leave Pennsylvania Station _ twelve minutes
280 I bought _ yesterday
A a trouser B a pair of trousers C a trousers D the trouser
281 The Greek islands are very _ with tourists in the summer
282 The school _ students with the materials they need for artwork classes so you don‟t need to buy anything
283 The discovery of the stream engine was certainly a major _ in science in the eighteenth century
A approach B breakthrough C expectation D outbreak
284 The doctor told us he‟d have to stay in hospital longer because of unexpected _
A aspects B factors C justifications D complications
285 This video _ how you can record CDs using your PC
286 I‟m looking for the _ to open the wine Have you seen it anywhere?
A corkscrew B screwdriver C spanner D lever
287 Walt Disney Productions has made some of the best _ films in the history of cinema
288 The old airport will be _ to a huge park and a playing field
Trang 15A converted B convicted C complemented D turned
289 The government issued a statement _ the use of drugs in sports
A convicting B complaining C condemning D sentencing
290 You can increase your body‟s _ to colds and flu by drinking plenty of fresh orange juice, which is a great source of Vitamin C
291 Despite knowing that it was a bad thing to do, Sam felt a strong _ to steal the money
A obsession B compulsion C exaggeration D outlet
292 The police kept the suspect under _ twenty–four hours a day as they were afraid he would try to leave the country
A observation B treatment C resistance D obsession
293 British Rail apologize for the delay to this service, which is _ to the breakdown of another train on the railway line ahead
294 I can‟t give you an answer on the _ I‟ll have to think about it for a few days
295 It‟s difficult trying to work while you‟re traveling Why don‟t you try buying a laptop – that might do the _
296 I‟m afraid I‟m addicted _ coffee I can‟t wake up nor work without it
297 In the _ of recent research, you should wear sun–cream on your face even in the winter
298 My reaction to his letter was to phone him and complain, but in the end I decided not to
299 I‟m afraid you‟ll have to make a decision at once We have no time to _
300 It took my sister some time to get used to living on an island, but _ she began to like it
A initially B instantly C eventually D constantly
PART II: PRONUNCIATION
2 A information B considerate C explanation D preparation
4 A essential B different C important D negation
6 A intervention B eventually C renovation D confirmation
8 A determine B argument C counterpart D marvellous
9 A compulsory B nursery C primary D maximum
10 A sacrifice B supportive C compliment D maintenance
11 A biology B historical C physicism D security
12 A willingness B contractual C counterpart D residence