400 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE A

400 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE A 400 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE A 400 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE A 400 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE A 400 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE A 400 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE A 400 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE A

a Yes, they go.

b Yes, they do

a Yes there are.

b Yes, they are

18 Is this your pencil? No, it isn’t It is ……… pencil.

19 Are these your coats?

Yes they are …………

22 Where is your mother?

She’s ……… the kitchen

a in

29 Please put this pencil in the box.

- I’m putting ……… in the box

31 Whose bicycle is it? It’s ………….

66 Is that ruler yours or…………?

- It’s ……… , not mine

76 My father is a doctor Lan’s father is a doctor, too.They are ……… doctors.

77 Oh, look at that cat ……… is very nice …… tail

is very long and nice

79 These are Bob and Boom These books are not

………… ……… are in the desk

101 Are there many students in Room 513?

a Yes, they are

b No, they aren’t

c Yes, there are

d No, there aren’t

103 Let’s play football.

106 Let’s go out to play now

- No, ………… I am doing my homework

d long and small

125 Nam is learning English ………… his room andhis dog is ……… the desk.

129 Rebecca is English but she isn’t ………England She comes to Vietnam ……… Thailand.

130 Look ……… that strange man He is looking

……… Lan but Lan isn’t here

138 Please, put these pencils in …… box.

147 There ………… four seasons in a year.

155 “It’s very painful! ……… I’ve worked for

a long time in my garden,” the woman said

156 The woman has hurt her back ………… for toolong.

a has been working

b have been working

c not having learnt

d b & c are correct

166 They wanted to know why they ………

it for her while she could do it by herself

167 Firemen rescued several people from the

……… floor of the blazing building

c struck

d started

—> c

169 He filled in the necessary forms and

……… for the job

171 The film lasted three hours with ……… of

15 minutes between part one and part two

172 I’m very busy at the moment so it may take a

……… time to answer your letters

a little

b few

c small

181 His promotion to manager was a popular

—> a

198 We’re short ……… staff in our office at themoment There aren’t enough people to do the work thathas to be done

206 You like chocolate, ………

b what I gave you

c which gave you

216 I didn’t realize you were a foreigner Your

………… of English is very good

219 When someone is old he is in his second

c falls in love with

d gets in touch with

d get in touch with

229 Sit here with us We can move over and

……… you on this sofa

a keep an eye to

b pay attention to

c make room for

d get in touch with

232 I met two strangers on the way to work One ofthem greeted me and ………… didn’t.

c the next / the next

d the other / the other

239 I’ve been trying to ……… him all day

a fall in love with

a pollute

b polluted

a gone over

b gone on

c gone down

d unless

—> d

258 It rained, which spoiled our picnic; but if it

……… it ………… a great success

a didn’t rain / would be

b had rained / would have been

c hadn’t rained / would have been

262 Norman E Borlaug was the first agriculturalscientist to ……… the Nobel Peace Prize.

269 Paul, do you think you could ……… me

……… for the night? It’s a bit too late to go homenow

b go grey

c fall out

d let off

—> b

271 Mexico changed from a country with a wheat

……… to one that was a wheat exporter

279 Thank you for bringing me along I neverthought Shakespeare could be so ………… fun.

283 In 1927 Charlie Chaplin received a public

……… from Hollywood in the form of a specialOscar

a apologize

290 Always make sure your luggage has

……… on it when you travel

296 She studied ……… at university.

c economically

d economic

—> c

II FIND THE MISTAKES (300 SENTENCES)

1 What is the higher mountain in the world?

4 The little boy didn’t know how lacing his shoes

a The little boy

b didn’t

c how

d lacing

22 The workers are building a new bridge which is

31 The dentist gave me a check up and then telling

me I needed two fillings

68 They usually took a tree back with them and put it

on the centre of the village

69 The international working class made the one ofMay their day of solidarity.

73 TV provides many more entertainment programs

as any other kind

85 Her family were patriotName=hwd20;HotwordStyle=None; s who supportName=ten;

a employers

b taken

92 The women were indignantName=hwd7;HotwordStyle=None; and decided that they themselveswould do one more effort to drive offName=hwd6;HotwordStyle=None; the enemyName=hwd5;HotwordStyle=None;

b who

c working

d an

—> c

96 He decided to have a holiday in a beautiful place

in the mountains where there were much streams

HotwordStyle=None; and a few men to carry hercamping equipments

99 She adoptName=hwd2; HotwordStyle=None; ed

a fifteen-years-old Sikkimese boy to travel with her

102 The last time I went to London, I didn’t have time

to visit all the place I wanted to see

d to

—> b

108 William H.Harrison, the man who served themost short term, died of pneumoniaName=hwd12;HotwordStyle=None; several weeks after hisinaugurationName=hwd11; HotwordStyle=None;

110 James A Garfield was shot during his first year

in office by a man to that he wouldn’t give a job

a much

b but

114 A artistName=hwd4; HotwordStyle=None; went

to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayedwith a farmer

d about

—> c

116 Several members of his family did a great deal

to encourageName=hwd9; HotwordStyle=None; him inthe field of scientific

acousticsName=hwd5; HotwordStyle=None; , his studieseventuallyName=hwd4; HotwordStyle=None;ledName=ten; HotwordStyle=None; to theinventionName=hwd3; HotwordStyle=None; of themultiple telegraph and his greatest invention - thetelephone

cyclingName=hwd9; HotwordStyle=None; is one of thebest all-roundName=one; HotwordStyle=None; forms ofexercise

a in

b cycling

c one

d of

—> a

119 It can help to increase your strongName=hwd8;HotwordStyle=None; and energyName=hwd7;HotwordStyle=None; , giving you more efficientmuscleName=hwd6; HotwordStyle=BookDefault; s and astronger heart

HotwordStyle=None; to coverName=hwd8;HotwordStyle=None; of the tooth.

125 The Transport DepartmentName=hwd12;

campaignName=one; HotwordStyle=None; s every year

in order that reduceName=hwd10; HotwordStyle=None; traffic accidents

a Transport

b safety

c in order that

a Oriental

b where

c almost

133 In England school children do not go to school

on Saturdays with Sundays

a children

b school

c on

d with

135 You can see a lot of childs running and jumping

in the snow or playing with snowballName=hwd2;HotwordStyle=None; s

a her

158 We have searched for some of the books towhich you need.

183 I live in Elgol, is a small village on the west coast of the island.

208 The division between the roles of the motherand the father is no longer very clearly.

a was

220 You may be surprised seeing that there are nobedrooms.

a first

b to learn

c more

d whole

—> c

224 Her mother died early with her father tried hard

to bring upName=2; HotwordStyle=None; the fourchildren

a was having

b at

c when

d was coming

—> d

228 He could understand algebraName=4;HotwordStyle=None; and to speak French when he wassix

234 Some butterflies flies more than 3000 kilometers

on their journeyName=7; HotwordStyle=None; to thesouth

groundName=11; HotwordStyle=None; like acarpetName=12; HotwordStyle=None;

238 Most of the words are the same in American and

in British English, but the American people say anyEnglish words not like people do in England

a Most

b same

c any

-a fishing

246 The Amazon forestName=hw1;HotwordStyle=None; , in Brazil, coverName=hw2;HotwordStyle=None; s five million squarekilometerName=hw3; HotwordStyle=None; s - anareaName=hw4; HotwordStyle=None; as bigger as thewhole of Europe excluding Russia.

251 And the beauty is that there are so little people

to shareName=hw4; HotwordStyle=None; all thismoney

lifelessName=hw18; HotwordStyle=None; bodies ofwater.

a has harmName=hw16; HotwordStyle=None; ed

b to turn

c into

d of

—> b

257 It is not possible to do this on a large enoughscaleName=hw25; HotwordStyle=None; to save all thelake.

d twenty-first

—> a

261 At the intersectionName=hw2;HotwordStyle=None; for Broad Street and Park Avenue,Kim had the green light and drove into the intersection

a tend

b to be

268 She has taken the driven testName=hw2;HotwordStyle=None; three times, but she hadn’t beenable to pass the test yet.

272 Although many believed the “talking leaf” to bethe gift from the Great Spirit but Sequoyah refused toaccept that theory.

276 No awards was presented from 1940 to 1942 atthe beginning of World War II.

279 Elizabeth Blackwell was born on England in

1821 and emigrated to New York City when she was tenyears old

280 She decided that she wanted to become adoctor, who was nearly impossible for a woman in themiddle of the nineteenth century.

284 It is believed that when a she-wolf loses herlitter, she seeking a human child to take its place.

287 We were sitting quiet by the side of a lake when

we had an unpleasant surprise

288 If you are planning to transfer, remember thatyou must to obtain the permission before leaving theuniversity where you are currently studying.

a well

b to encourage

c to learn

d meals

—> a

292 The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth

of the communications industry

I GRAMMAR (300 SENTENCES)

1 The mausoleum is ……… by Thien Thumountain, two towering columns and a vast expanse ofwater

b also two years experience

c but also two-year experience

d but more two years experience

—> c

4 Richard Nixon had been a lawyer and ………before he entered politics

a served in the Navy as an officer

b an officer in the Navy

c the Navy had him as an officer

d did service in the Navy as an officer

—> b

5 If one of the participants in a conversation wonders

……… no real communication has taken place

a what said the other person

b what the other person said

c what did the other person say

d what was the other person saying

a you to call them

b that you would call them

c your calling them

d that you are calling them

—> a

8 Sedimentary rocks are formed below the surface ofthe earth ……… very high temperatures andpressures

a where there are

b there are

c where are there

d there are where

—> a

9 Farmers look forward to ……… everysummer

a participating in the county fairs

b participate in the county fairs

c be participating in the county fairs

d have participated in the county fairs

—> a

10 Clipper ships were the swiftest sailing ships that

……… to sea and the most beautiful

a ever were put

b were ever putted

c were ever put

d ever were putted

a Such was

b Due to

c Because from

d That

—> b

20 Sanford Meisner ……… the NeighborhoodPlayhouse in New York City

a founding and directing

b who founded and directed

c founded and directed

d in finding and directing

—> c

21 Experiments in the sonic imaging of movingobjects ……… in both the United States and Europewell before the Second World War

a were conducting

b have been conducted

c had been conducted

24 Abner Doubleday, ………, was credited withthe invention of baseball in 1839.

a who become a Union army general

b which became a Union army general

c who were a Union army general

d a Union army general

28 This is the factory ……… atwork.

a a farmer had been

b had been a farmer

32 Not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes

……… in school for students’ future adjustment

a greatly exaggerated in area

b exaggerating greatly in area

c greatly exaggerate in area

d great exaggeration in area

—> a

34 On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado

……… the ruin of a gigantic tree

a More people live

b More people living

c It has more people

d More living people

—> a

36 The earth spins on its axis and ……… 23hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds for one completerotation.

a Each organism to depend

b Every organism depends

c All organisms depending

d Many organisms can depend

—> b

38 Of Charles Dickens’ many novels, expectationsperhaps ……… to many readers

a the most satisfying one

b most satisfying one

c more than satisfying one

d the more satisfying than

—> a

39 ………., the nation’s capital remained inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

a While designing Washington, D.C

b Washington, D.C., was designed

c While Washington, D.C., was being designed

d Washington, D.C., designed

—> c

40 Children learn primarily by ……… theworld around them.

a experiencing directly of

b experience direct

c directly physical experience

d direct physical experience of

42 Generally speaking, people should have

……… as their desires will allow

44 With new technology, cameras can take pictures

of underwater valleys ……… color

b The Earth being

c That the Earth is

d Being the Earth

—> a

46 In mathematics, a variable is a symbol

……… some element of a set

a Dr Mary Mcleod Bethune was the founder

b Dr Mary Mcleod Bethune, who was the founder

c the founder was Dr Mary Mcleod Bethune

d did the founder Dr Mary Mcleod Bethune

52 A well-known large natural lake is Lake Tahoe,

……… straddles the California-Nevada border

a and

a farmers have had tractors

b tractors owned by farmers

c having tractors farmers

d farmers had tractors

—> d

54 Tuna, ……… , may weigh up to 1,000pounds

a is the sea giant

b can be giants of the sea

c one of the sea giants

d the sea of the giant

—> c

55 Physical fitness exercises can cause injuries

……… the participants are not careful

a to all human beings

b all human beings is that

c that of all human beings

d is of all human beings

—> c

57 ……… for overall health

a Extra fiber in one’s diet is helpful

b Extra fiber is one’s helpful diet

c Helpful one’s diet is extra fiber

d One’s diet is helpful in extra fiber

—> a

58 Elephants scratch themselves with sticks

………

a holding in their trunks

b in their trunks holding

c hold in their trunks

d held in their trunks

—> d

59 Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” ………… $39.9 million,three times the previous record

a once sold for

b for sale once

c selling for once

d for once sold

—> a

60 Some monkeys, ……… , use their tails in away similar to a hand

a like the spider monkey

b spider monkey likes

c to the spider monkey

d the monkey likes the spider

c have occasionally been found

d have occasionally found

—> c

62 Between the California Coast Range and theSierra Nevada ………

a great Central Valley

b the great Central Valley

c being the great Central Valley

d lies the great Central Valley