Compiled byTran Van Phu –Nguyen Hue high school PRACTICE 1: 1.I shall do the job to the best of my…….. knowledge 2.Are there enough apples for US to have one……..[r]
Trang 1PRACTICE 1:
1.I shall do the job to the best of my……
2.Are there enough apples for US to have one…… ?
3.The judge…….the pedestrian for the accident
4.Let’s just……our differences and be friends
5.There has been a great…… in his English:
6.Even after I washed the coat, it still had some …… marks on it
7.The difference between the cost and the selling price is usually the……
8.The woman said, “This carpet was made…… , so it is expensive.”
9.I was wakened by the sound of someone…… on the door
10.The …… of the poetry competition will be known today
11… of the shop, my friend Roger went in
A.Coming out B.On coming out C.When coming out D.As I can Ỉ out 12.Helen asked me……… the film called Star Wars'
A.have I seen B.have vou seen C.if I had seen D.if had I s en 13……….the fighting stopped, travel across country has been quite safe
14.She is eighteen, so by'law her father cannot…… her nfarriage
15.By raising their weapons the men showed their…… to continue the fight
16 The visit of the president will increase the … between the two countries
17.She had done more work in one day than her husband… in three days
18.You are going to come to the party, …….?
19.David always………over to my house after he had done his homework
20 The librarian went to look in the cupboard……rare books were kept
21 What do you usually ………for delivering things?
22 “ I’ll call …….you at six o’clock” said Jane
23.Have I …….you about how Mary is getting on at college?
24.The plane crashed into a bridge because it was flying too……
25.The film …… several scenes that might upset young children
PRACTICE 2:
1.The car burst into……but the driver managed to escape
Trang 2A.fire B.burning C.heat D flames
2.The vase is definitely not…… , but just a very good imitation
3.Her parents were very……because she was out so late that night
4.I was just…to go out when you telephoned
5.This morning the postman was….down the street by my dog
6.The noise of the traffic prevented me from…to sleep
7.It was very difficult for the inspector to….what recommendations he shou ld
make
8.It’s a good Idea to see'your doctor regularly for a(n)…
9.You can learn as much theory as you like, but you only master a skill by… it a lot
10.The blue curtains began to……after they had been hanging in the sun for two
months
11.After the water workers went on strike there was a ……of water
12.From the hotel there is a good………of the mountains
13.The bank won’t lend you the money without some……that you will pay it Jtck
14.’Shis is the oldest building……… the tillage
15.She can’t get home…… she has no money
16.The losing team were disappointed at the result, but all the players agreed that lit had been a good
17.The three friends all…… for the same job
18.I took someone else’s coat from the cloakroom by……
19.He …….me to take a lawyer to court with me
20.He…….me by asking me stupid questions while I’m working
21 In order to finance the project the Council will have to get a large…… from
the bank
23.He refused to give up work,…….he’d won a million pounds
24.Firemen rescued several people irom the……floor of the blazing building
PRACTICE 3:
1 Employees who have a…… are ftncouraged to discuss it with the management
2.Sparkling pools of water lay trapped among the rocks as the tide……
Trang 33.The police have been ordered not to………if the students attack them.
4.The woman was from hospital yesterday only a week after her operation
5.According to the of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if thiey intend to leave
6.In spite of his poor education, he was a most… speaker
PRACTICE 4 1.Please accept our……… congratulations!
2.It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the nation’s………
3.A part-time job gives me the freedom to………… my own interests
4.She’s interruDting me while I’m talking………
5.In his first game for Newcastle, Keegan …….a goal after 58 minutes
6.Shy people often find it difficult to…… group discussions
A take place in B take part in C get on with D get in touch with 7.It ……….a lot of patience to be a nurse
8.I couldn’t decide between the two records, so I bought……… of them
9.People still haven’t……… how dangerous pollution can be
10.After I …… finished working, I switched off the machine
11.When they got back from holiday, they found their house had been……by burglars
12.His bad behaviour was put…… his upbringing
13.What he told me was a…… of lies
14 Dentists recommend brushing teeth with a fluoride toothpaste to………them from decay
15.In some parts of the world the indigenous population has beer completely
16…… through the attic and see if you can find anything for th jumble sale
17 The rain seems to have set………for the evening
18.The thought of taking such an examination had never for one moment…….my head
19 According to a recent survey, most people are on good…….with their neighbours
20.This young author has already received the sort of…… that many older and wiser heads hav e had to strive a lifetime for
21.I hope this headache……….soon
22 They began constructing the bridge in I960, but several years………before the project was completed
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1.After Mervyn’s accident and his subsequent appearance in court, he was…… from driving for a year
2 When we put up the shelves in the kitchen, it was verv simple We just had to …a few holes in the wall
3 When Mrs Frobisher was taken to hospital, two ambulance men carried her out of the house on a……
4 As a result of the company’s…… policy, there are now 15 Fairdceal supermarkets compared with 10 in 1980
A magnification B increase C intensification D expansion
5.My cousin’s main……… for going abroad was his poor health
6.He parked in the wrong place and the police…… his car away
7.The work keeps ……., and I seem to get very little done
8.I’m not…… to your plan but it needs modifying
9.Luggage may be placed here the owner’s risk
10.He doesn’t…… to take a holiday this summer
11.A coach carrying football ………crashed into a lorry on the motorway
12.He ran down the beach and…… into the sea
13.She was born in Japan but has now….in the United States
14.His business is growing so fast that he must take…….more workers
15.Since he was a boy, one of his………has been stamp-collecting
16.S he has a lot of spare time and wants to know how best to……….it
17.The examiner will test your……to drive under normal conditions
18 It IS dangerous to…… out of the windows of the train
19.He hated his job; ate a…….of fact he has now given it up
20.Fat people should the temptation to eat a lot of sweet things
21.The cows got out of the field through a…… in the fence
22.In thi s job you must………up to the problems and not run away from them
23.Over t he past two years the…….of living has risen considerably
24.In hot weather fresh milk quickly turns…
25.Women workers wear hats in……their hair gets caught in the machinery
PRACTICE 6:
Trang 51.A learner must be………by a qualified driver.
2.God never………a mistake
3.Mary is so… that people tell her all their troubles
4.It’s so long since I saw him that I almost failed to…… him
5.The house was burgled while the family was……in a card game
6.The police must now……the escaped convict in the surrounding countries
7.Some of the older villagers prefer to … tobacco rather than to smoke it
8.Now that hi' has retired, he lives partly on his pension and partly on the…… on his post office savings account
9.Newspapers should try to…… printing statements that they cannot check
10.Switzerland is well-known for its impressive mountainous……
11.Her hair was wet from the…… tossed up by the huge waves
12.Most people were no longer listening to his long…… story
13.His speech was careful and …….but his words seemed to make no sense
A distinguished B.distinct C.distinctive D distinguishable
14.One of the problems local authorities have to deal with is the…… of plasth containers
15 I was told that this material would not………… in the wash but it has
16.Before he got marric d, Danny always went out on Saturday nights He never………stay in
17.There's someone at the door…… it
18 What’s wrong with you today? –Did you get out of bed on the wrong………?
PRACTICE 7:
1.If they aren't more careful with their money they'll get into…
2.Do you mean the cinema …… the station?
3.As she didn't understand her question she merely gave him a look
4.She is the most…….manageress we have ever had
5.During the boss's…… his assistant took over
6.The manager will reply to all letters …… are sent to him
7.During the voyage,……the ship’s crew organised many different games
8.The commander gave an………talk to his men
Trang 6A encouraged B.encouragement C.encouraging D.encouragingly 9.The ……of the sugar is of course to sweeten the medicine
10 It was nine years ago Sir Alfred retu med from America
11.Tom said, “Please tell me about it… if I’ve heard the stcry before.”
A I stopped you B I’ll stop you C I’ve stopped you D.I’m stopping you 12.After reading the letter, ………it on the table
13.What a …… that your father is ill again
14.He didn’t go into detail on the subject; he spoke in……
15.The spy was tried…
16 When she saw the clouds, she went back to the house to…… her umbrellas
17.The cost of the hotel room doesn’t usually…… the price of breakfast
18.You must put your name and address on this side of the form, and then sign on the……… side
19 …… ten minutes of the start of the game two players had been sent off
20.They talked for three days before finally……to a decision
21.The teachers at the school went…….with ’flu one after the other
22.If you require any more……about the holiday, please telephone US
23.What John says…….true but I very much doubt it
24.The by-laws say that all dogs………be kept on a lead in the park
25 A wedding is a wonderful opportunity for…………off new clothes
PRACTICE 8:
1.If you want to have a pet you must be ready to look……it for several years
2.He kept his job… the manage had threatened to sack him
3.After alot of difficulty, he…….to open the door
4.You will become ill…… you stop working so hard
5.The child hurt himself badly when he fell …….the bedroom window
6.The train will be leaving in five minutes so you……….better hurry up
7.This is not the right…… to ask for my help; I am far too busy even to listen!
8 I lost too much money betting at the races last time, so you won’t………me to go again
9.Some people think it is…….to use long and little-known words
Trang 7A.clever B.intentional C skilled D.sensitive
10.Learners of English as a fon-ign language often fail to…… between unfamiliar sounds in that language
11 As the street of our city become busier ,people are turning more and moreto the … bicycle
12.I’m sorry, I haven’t got…….change Why don’t you try the bank?
13.Don’t hurry! There’s no need……
14.These figures show a ……in the number of unemployed people in England and Wales
15.The water company wi* have to off water supplies while repairs to the
pipes are carried out
16.The students were skr to catch……, but gradually they began to understand •
17.My doctor… me to ike up swimming as it is such good exercise
18.The situation has….considerably since the New Year
19.The burglar….to open a window at the back of the house
20.Dave and I have…….to meet at the bus station at 9 o’clock
21 She isn’t……well with the new manager
22.J am…….tired to think about that problem at the moment
23.Newspapers vary greatly in their…….to the government
24.I have no…….for people that can't look after themselves
25.The football match was so dull that most of the……left at half-time
PRACTICE 9:
1.John’s father ordered………not to stay out late again
2 There is…….to be a fortune on the seabed nearby
3 They were for smuggling jewellery into the country
4.When the electricity failed, he … a match to find the candles
5.Nobody knows what the…… of the explosion was
6.When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to cut……the gas supply to the flat
7.She refused to eat meat under any ……
8 It was difficult to guess what her…….to the news would be
9.The company directors asked the government to…… in the dispute and prevent a strike
Trang 810.After a long and exhausting journey, they arrived home……
11.Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually … to its original splendour
12 I should be most grateful if you’d give me a…….of this new typewriter
13.£507 £707 Let’s…… the difference and say £607
14.Visitors are…….to beware of pickpockets
15.He didn’t know anyone at the wedding…….than the bride and groom
16.A relief…… has been set up to help earthquake victims
17.By going in person to the office which…… the forms she was able to get what she wanted
18.On……to power the new President announced a programme of social
reforms
19.Our salesmen normally………their travel expenses from the cbmpany once a month
20.This travel guide is very useful, but it does not…….to cover every aspect of the country
21 The purpose of the survey was to…….the inspectors with local conditions
PRACTICE 10:
1.The chances of a repetition of these events are…… indeed
2.That picture is somewhat …… of Picasso's early work
3.There will of necessity be a…….to the amount of money put at the new
manager’s disposal
4.Charles had very little interest in the museum: he gave each exhibit no more than a(n) glance
5.Ben's wife is a terrible snob She … almost all his friends because they have north country accents
A looks up to B looks forward to C looks out on D looks down on
6 The … of the Titanic was caused by an iceberg
7 When you are an old age pensioner, you have to learn to… a very small income
8.The police stopped me the other day as I was driving home, because I was …… the speed limit
9.You c an buy an iron at any shop
10.The volcano on the island is still
11.A great……of bees settled on our apple tree during a stọnn
12.She…….for lost time by studying at weekends
13.Mr Adams found time had begun to after six months of retirement
Trang 914.She arranged a party to help put the strangers at their
15.We are……your request and will shortly reply to it
16.Although it was… jewellery, it looked real enough
17.As I felt so much better, my doctor…… me to take a holiday by the sea
18.They all thought he was guilty, but no one could…….anything against him
19.The…….of Brian’s furnished room is ten pounds a week
20.Having lost the match, the team travelled home in…… spirits
21.He is under sixteen,… he should not drive a car
22.It was my first attempt; I……….to do better next time
23.Judy does not…… for Peter nearly enough to think of marrying him
24.When Jane won the prize, I…….her on her success
25.When we had finished dinner, George asked the waiter to bring him the……
PRACTICE 11:
1.The car skidded to a halt after…… its headlights smashed in the crash
2 There were no lifeboats on the ship because it was… to be unsinkable
3.He said that the plane had already left and that I…… arrived an hour earlier
4.You have to be rich to send a child to a private school because the fees are………
A.astronomical B.aeronautical C.astrological D atmospherical 5.The mysterious case of the missing millionaire has become the….of considerable interest in the press over the last few weeks
6.Try and……on the bright side - the worst may never happen!
7.It’s distressing to see small children…… in the streets
8.Conversations you strike up with traveling acquaintances usuailly tend to be………
9.Being described by the Americans as a homemaker seems i nfinitely preferable to
being referred to as a(n)……housewife
10.The small box……… a tinv live terrapin
11.In some countries there have been widespread demands for the…… of seal hunting
12.Several of my friends are…… reporters
13.The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfil its……
Trang 1014.Alice didn't expect……… to Bill's party.
15.I finally finished………at 7:00 p.m and served dinner
16.Gloria never seems to get tired I sure wish I………… her energy
17.A good teacher makes her students………the world from new perspectives
18.We ……have been married for twenty-three years on our next anniversary
19.There are several means of mass communication The newspaper is one.Television is……
20.News items are…… to a stringent process of selection
21.I wish they…….change their minds so often!
22.Many of the jobs which have been created in this area can be directly ……to tourism
23 Thousands of people use the … of footpaths across these hills
24 Surprisingly, the frontier guards seemed…… at our presence
A.unconcerned B.uninterested C.unconscious D.uncritical
PRACTICE 12:
1.Despite the bad weather, he… get to the airport in time
2 Alan and Susie……an argument They are not speaking to each other
3.The assistant suggested…… the next day when the manager would be therce
A.we are coming back B.to come back C we will come back D we came back
4.There's been no… the weather for nearly three days now It's rained nonstop
A.improvement of B.improvement in C.improving D improvement for
5.When British people go abroad, it takes them several days to get used to… on the right-hand side of the road
6.The car is old but reliable; so far it hasn't let me……
7 The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it's worth … a packed lumch
8.The gun went…….as he was cleaning it but luckily he wasn't hurt
9.When the alarm went off, Mick just turned and went back to sleep
10.I really like Joe's dad but I don't get…….with his mother at all
11.Young children often express their anger by having temper……
12.He should have phoned the police However angry he was, he shouldn't have the laws into his own hands
13.He…… all his money, then closed the account
14.Why don't you both come…… for dinner on Thursday? Kate and Bill are coming