LEXICAL GRAMMAR
1. Mức độ nhận biết
1. He was writing to his friend when he ______ a noise.
A. was hearing
B. heard
C. had heard
D. hears
2. My mother ______ strawberries for years but she has never had such a good crop before.
A. is growing
B. has been growing
C. grew
D. had grown
3. When we arrived, the film ______ for five minutes.
A. has started
B. had started
C. started
D. was starting
4. I know you feel bad now, Tommy, but try to put it out of your mind. By the time you’re an adult, you
______ all about it.
A. will forget
B. will have forgotten
C. will be forgetting D. are forgetting
5. Why ______ at me like that? What’s the matter?
A. do you look
B. have you looked C. did you look
D. are you looking
6. I’m going on holiday on Saturday. This time next week I ______ on a beach in the sea.
A. will lie
B. am lying
C. will be lying
D. should be lying

7. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ______ to bed.
A. had gone
B. have gone
C. went
D. go
8. The teacher encouraged ______ good compositions.
A. us write
B. us to write
C. us writing
D. us to writing
9. Please ask the restaurant clientele ______ in the no smoking area.
A. don’t smoke
B. not to smoke
C. not smoking
D. don’t to smoke
10. Many northerners look forward ______ a garden in the spring.
A. to plant
B. to planting
C. with planting
D. to planting of
11. I got everyone in the family ______ Jane’s birthday card before I sent it to her.
A. sign
B. signed
C. to sign
D. having signed
12. It has become necessary ______ water in the metropolitan area because of the severe drought.
A. rationing
B. ration
C. to have rationed D. to ration
13. Our school basketball team won the championship game by ______ two points in the last five seconds. It

was the most exciting game I have ever attended.
A. being scored
B. to score
C. scoring
D. score
14. My roommate’s handwriting is very bad, so he had me ______ his paper for him last night.
A. to type
B. type
C. to have typed
D. typed
15. Many U.S automobiles ______ in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture
B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
16. Today, many serious childhood diseases ______ by early immunization.
A. are preventing
B. can prevent
C. prevent
D. can be prevented
17. The children’s arm was swollen because he ______ by a bee.
A. stung
B. had stung
C. had been stung
D. had being stung
18. I still cannot believe it. My bicycle ______ some minutes ago.
A. was stolen
B. was stealing
C. stolen
D. stole
19. When I came, an experiment ______ in the lab.
A. was being holding B. has been held

C. was being held
D. has held
20. Dynamite ______ by Alfred Bernard Nobel.
A. have been inventedB. invented
C. was invented
D. was being invented
21. Do you believe that such a problem can ______?
A. solve
B. be solving
C. is solved
D. be solved
22. The university ______ by private funds as well as by tuition income.
A. is supported
B. supports
C. is supporting
D. has supported


23. Peter has been working for 10 hours. He ______ be very tired now.
A. needn't
B. must
C. has to
D. should
24. You ______ take your umbrella along with you today. It ______ rain later on this afternoon.
A. ought to / mustn't B. needn't / will
C. will / must
D. should / might
25. I ______ find my own way there. You ______ wait for me.
A. should / can't
B. have to / must

C. can / needn't
D. might / mustn't
26. I am not deaf. You ______ shout.
A. must
B. mustn't
C. need
D. needn’t
27. You ______ touch that switch, whatever you do.
A. mustn't
B. needn't
C. won't
D. wouldn't
28. We often go to school by ______ bicycle.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
29. We need to protect ______ environment from pollution.
A. some
B. a
C. an
D. the
30. ______ golf is my favourite sport. I play once or twice ______ week if I can, but I’m not ______ very
good player.
A. Ø/ a/ a
B. The/ a/ a
C. The/ the/ the
D. Ø/ a/ the
31. My daughter is learning to play ______ violin at her school.
A. a

B. an
C. the
D. Ø
32. The apartment consists ______ three rooms, a kitchen and bathroom.
A. of
B. about
C. on
D. at
33. Bill and I come from the same town but my accent is different ______ his.
A. with
B. on
C. at
D. from
34. These days everybody is aware ______ the dangers of smoking.
A. on
B. of
C. with
D. about
35. “What time will you arrive?” “I don’t know. It depends ______ the traffic.”
A. of
B. for
C. from
D. on
36. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.
A. under
B. above
C. upon
D. out of
37. Have you read any books ______ Agatha Christie?
A. of

B. from
C. by
D. with
38. I’ll be at home ______ Saturday morning. You can phone me then.
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. by
39. Space vehicles were launched into outer space ______ search of another living planet.
A. to
B. at
C. in
D. for
40. Although they met with many difficulties, I hear they succeeded ______.
A. over all
B. above all
C. after all
D. all in all
41. When you enter the quiet room, be sure ______ the silence.
A. not to break
B. to not break
C. not breaking
D. not to breaking
42. My landlady wanted me to pay the rent in ______.
A. progress
B. advance
C. development
D. ahead
43. _____ the eye, a camera takes in rays of light that are reflected from an object and focuses the rays into
an image.

A. Alike
B. As like
C. Is like
D. Like
44. I am not sure whether we can give the right advice ______ emergency.
A. on account of
B. in case of
C. at the risk of
D. in spite of
45. At the beginning of the 20th century, people made coffee ______ a cloth bag full of coffee grounds into
boiling water.


A. by dumping
B. to dump
C. for dumping
D. that dumped
46. My friends and I enjoy doing many of the same things. In that respect, we have a lot ______.
A. in similar
B. in particular
C. in common
D. in accordance
47. How did they manage to steal the Van Gogh? It was right ______ the security guard’s nose.
A. below
B. before
C. under
D. beside
48. This composition is good ______ some spelling mistakes.
A. except
B. beside

C. except that
D. except for
49. The children lined up and walked out ______.
A. in place
B. in condition
C. in order
D. in private
50. This question is too hard, it is ______ my comprehension.
A. below
B. beyond
C. over
D. without
51. My younger sister is not ______ to study overseas.
A. old enough
B. so old
C. enough old
D. very old
52. In general, my father doesn't mind ______ the housework, but he hates to do the cooking.
A. to do
B. do
C. doing
D. done
53. Many people ______ homeless after the earthquake in Haiti a few months ago.
A. become
B. will become
C. became
D. are becoming
54. Most parents do not allow their children ______ out late.
A. staying
B. to stay

C. stayed
D. stay
55. Michael ______ water sports when he was younger.
A. is used to playing B. used to playing
C. is used to play
D. used to play
56. My grandfather usually spends two hours ______ around his house in the morning.
A. walking
B. to walk
C. walks
D. walk
57. You’d better ______ to your teacher attentively in class.
A. listening
B. listen
C. to listen
D. listened
58. She suggested ______ for a drink.
A. going
B. being gone
C. go
D. to go
59. He apologized _______ not being able to complete the poem.
A. on
B. for
C. of
D. in
60. She wanted to know if I ______ Paul recently.
A. saw
B. would see
C. have seen

D. had seen
61. _____you at the station if you'd told me you were coming today.
A. I'd meet
B. I was met
C. I met
D. I'd have met
62. There is a good film_____ TV tonight. Will you watch it?
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. from
63. She was ______ angry that she could not say a word.
A. so
B. such
C. too much
D. so many
64. _____ he was tired, he still watched the final match on TV.
A. Despite
B. However
C. Because
D. Though
65. The teacher said that I would be able to speak English fluently____ six months.
A. since
B. by
C. in
D. till
66. His father is a bank manager, _______makes him easy to have a good job.
A. whom
B. who
C. that

D. which
67. Robert said that his father _______ to Dallas the year before.
A. goes
B. went
C. has gone
D. had gone
68. She told the boys _______ on the grass.
A. do not play
B. did not play
C. not playing
D. not to play
69. Every day Mary______ on the computer, but today she ______ a typewriter because there is no power.


A. types / is using
B. is tying / uses
C. has typed / will use D. types / has used
70. These workers _______ on strike to ask for higher salary at present.
A. are going
B. was going
C. have gone
D. had gone
71. In _______ most countries, it is compulsory for children to receive primary education.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
72. English is an important _______ that is required in several national examinations:
A. language
B. test

C. evaluation
D. subject
73. Either you or your friend _______ on charge today.
A. are
B. is
C. was
D. were
74. I would send her a fax if I _______ her number.
A. know
B. knew
C. had known
D. could know
75. February is the month ____ many of my colleagues take skiing holidays.
A. when
B. that
C. in that
D. which
76. That language center has a wide variety _______ subjects for you to choose.
A. at
B. upon
C. of
D. about
77. That is the place _______ there used to be a monument.
A. where
B. that
C. why
D. for which
78. I cannot really imagine what _______ world will be like.
A. a
B. an

C. the
D. Ø
79. According _______ the US Census Bureau the world's population will reach 7.6 billion people by 2020.
A. to
B. in
C. for
D. through
80. Many teenagers are not much ________ in reading books, except for what they are made to read at
school
A. excited
B. important
C. slow
D. interested
81. When was _______ United Nations established?
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
82. Reading books is still one of ______ most popular forms of entertainment.
A. a
B. any
C. the
D. an
83. I am studying hard ______ get a place at a good university.
A. in order that
B. so that
C. so as
D. in order to
84. We first ______ each other in London in 2006.
A. meet

B. have met
C. met
D. had met
85. Most parents do not allow their children ______ out late.
A. staying
B. to stay
C. stayed
D. stay
86. I decided _____ the book you told me about some days ago.
A. buy
B. to buy
C. to buying
D. buying
87. Our flight from Bangkok to London was delayed _____ the storm.
A. since
B. because
C. in spite of
D. because of
88. She had no difficulty ______ at her new school.
A. to make friends
B. make friends
C. to make friends
D. making friends
89. Susan is fond _______ reading comic books in her free time.
A. on
B. at
C. of
D. for
90. At present, the new director _____ to foster a culture of open communication within the company.
A. tries

B. was trying
C. tried
D. is trying
91. If I were you, I ________ for that intensive English course.
A. apply
B. would apply
C. will apply
D. applied
92. She wrote her essay carefully to avoid________ mistakes.
A. make
B. making
C. being made
D. to make


93. We are worried________ the current situation of environmental pollution in our country.
A. about
B. of
C. on
D. at
94. This is the supermarket________ you can buy almost everything.
A. who
B. when
C. that
D. where
95. He managed to keep his job________ the manager had threatened to sack him.
A. therefore
B. although
C. unless
D. despite

96. It has been raining ______ I got up.
A. when
B. since
C. until
D. as
97. “It’s about time you ______ your homework, Mary.”
A. do
B. did
C. must do
D. will do
98. Scarcely had he stepped out of the room ______ he heard a loud laughter within.
A. then
B. until
C. than
D. when
99. Her mother, ______ has been working for thirty years, is retiring next month.
A. who
B. that
C. whom
D. whose
100. She asked me ______ I was looking at.
A. when
B. if
C. what
D. why

II.2. Mức độ thông hiểu
1. The agency will let you know if they have any suitable______.
A. vacancies
B. abilities

C. activities
D. capability
2. She applied for the new______ of training officers
A. job
B. work
C. post
D. play
3. Many species of animals are in danger of ______.
A. extinction
B. destruction
C. pollution
D. development
4. There are two parallel school systems in English, state school and ______ school
A. national
B. public
C. primary
D. secondary
5. In Britain it is ______ for children to attend school between the ages of 5 and 16
A. enforced
B. compulsory
C. obliged
D. made
6. Gestures such as waving and handshaking are ______ forms of communication.
A. direct
B. regular
C. verbal
D. non-verbal
7. It’s ok to use ______ language if you’re speaking to a friend
A. verbal
B. non-verbal

C. formal
D. informal
8. If we have done something to hurt someone’s feelings, we should ______.
A. smile
B. excuse
C. thank
D. apologize
9. Some people think it is ______ to point at someone
A. rude
B. polite
C. easy
D. formal
10. I tried not to draw ______ to the weak points in my argument.
A. attention
B. notion
C. intention
D. attraction
11. An Indian woman has to ______ more in a marriage than a man
A. determine
B. sacrifice
C. effort
D. do
12. ASEAN has a big population and a region of ______ cultures
A. authentic
B. diverse
C. popular
D. identical
13. Don’t you believe in ______ between men and women? – Yes, I do
A. agreement
B. unity

C. legality
D. equality
14. Women have made an enormous ______ to our modern society
A. work
B. effort
C. problem
D. contribution
15. Throughout history, women have had ______ for childbearing and homemaking


A parts
B. roles
C. duties
D. responsibilities
16. The shortage of clean water ______ in serious diseases and epidemics
A. brings
B. causes
C. results
D. leads
17. All athletes were ______ to get the best results in competitions
A. tried
B. promised
C. impressed
D. determined
18. Sports enthusiasts from other countries were greatly ______ with the spirits of the 22nd SEA Games held
in Vietnam
A. impressed
B. enjoyed
C. achieved
D. applauded

19. Over 8,300 plant species and 7,200 animal species around the globe are ______ with extinction.
A. threatened
B. carried
C. dealt
D. worried
20. Humans benefit greatly from the many medicines and other products that ______ provides.
A. diversity
B. environment
C. biodiversity
D. habitat
21. The primary causes of species extinction are habitat destruction, commercial ______ and pollution.
A. chance
B. damage
C. production
D. exploitation
22. Different conservation efforts have been ______ in order to save endangered species.
A. give
B. made
C. done
D. take
23. Many species of plants and animals are in ______ of extinction.
A. risk
B. threat
C. danger
D. harm
24. UNESCO hopes to encourage universal respect for justice, laws, human ______, and fundamental
freedoms.
A. rights
B. projects
C. programs

D. protests
25. He has been very interested in doing research on _______ since he was at high school.
A. biology
B. biological
C. biologist
D. biologically
26. The more _______ and positive you look, the better you will feel.
A. confide
B. confident
C. confidently
D. confidence
27. He was the only _______ that was offered the job.
A. apply
B. application
C. applicant
D. applying
28. Many people have objected to the use of animals in _____ experiments.
A. science
B. scientist
C. scientific
D. scientifically
29. If a boss wants to have a well-qualified staff, he should have to pay his employees _____.
A. appropriate
B. appropriately
C. appropriation
D. appropriating
30. Americans and Asians have very ______ ideas about love and marriage.
A. difference
B. differently
C. differ

D. different
31. Be patient! Don’t______ to learn a foreign language in a week
A. expect
B. expectation
C. expectant
D. expected
32. Our health is being ______ by air pollution
A. dangerous
B. dangerously
C. danger
D. endangered
33. “Do you have a reference from your previous______?” asked the interviewer.
A. employ
B. employee
C. employed
D. employer
34. Some scientists believe in the______ of life on the other planets
A. exist
B. existence
C. existing
D. existent
35. A skilled______ will help candidates feel relaxed.
A. interview
B. interviewing
C. interviewee
D. interviewer
36. My teacher gave me a lot of ______ and helped me pass the test
A. encourage
B. encouraged
C. encouraging

D. encouragement
37. Eugenie Clark has a lot of ______ about cultures of many countries in the world
A. know
B. known
C. knowledge
D. knowing
38. The family has a very important role in ______ children.


A. social
B. socialist
C. socializing
D. socialism
39. Despite the fact that he is in his eighties, he still leads an ______ life.
A. act
B. active
C. action
D. acting
40. Different ______ efforts have been made in order to save endangered species.
A. conserving
B. conserved
C. conservation
D. conservative
41. The professor complimented a grade-one pupil ______ his good achievement.
A. about
B. on
C. for
D. due to
42. Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we ______?
A. turn on

B. turn off
C. go on
D. look after
43. Who will ______ the children while you go out to work?
A. look for
B. look up
C. look after
D. look at
44. You can ______ the new words in the dictionary.
A. look for
B. look after
C. look up
D. look at
45. Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _______ his boss.
A. up to
B. on for
C. on well with
D. in with
46. The government hopes to ______ its plans for introducing cable TV.
A. turn out
B. carry out
C. carry on
D. keep on
47. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to ______ the gas supply to the flat.
A. cut down
B. cut out
C. cut off
D. cut up
48. Of the four dresses, which is ______ expensive?
A. the best

B. the most
C. the more
D. the greater
49. The larger the apartment, the ______ the rent.
A. expensive
B. more expensive
C. expensively
D. most expensive
50. The faster we walk, ______ we will get there.
A. the soonest
B. the soon
C. the more soon
D. the sooner
51. She plays the piano ______ as she sings.
A. as beautifully
B. more beautifully C. as beautiful
D. the most beautifully
52. The streets are getting more and ______ these days.
A. crowded
B. less crowded
C. more crowded
D. most crowded
53. The larger the city, ______ the crime rate.
A. highest
B. higher
C. the highest
D. the higher
54. You must explain your problems ______.
A. as clear as you can
B. as clearly as you can

C. as clear than you are
D. as clearly as you are
55. My brother was feeling tired last night, so he went to bed______ usual.
A. more early than
B. as early as
C more earlier as
D. earlier than
56. ______ you study for these exams, ______ you will do.
A. The harder / the better
B. The more / the much
C. The hardest / the best
D. The more hard / the more good
57. Who is responsible ______ the garbage – the husband or the wife?
A. to take out
B. for take out
C. for taking out
D. with taking out
58. We insisted ______ by the manager.
A. to be seen
B. to see
C. on being seen
D. on seeing
59. ______ for director must have surprised you.
A. Your being nominated
B. You nominated
C. Your nominating
D. You’re being nominated
60. “Yes, he was lucky ______ such a good job.”
A. to give
B. about getting

C. to be given
D. to be giving


61. I truly appreciated ______ to give the commencement address, but I wasn’t able to accept the honour
because of a previous commitment.
A. asking
B. to have asked
C. to ask
D. having been asked
62. The municipal authorities advised ______ all drinking water during the emergency.
A. to boil
B. to be boiled
C. boiling
D. boil
63. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop ______ lunch.
A. having
B. to have
C. having had
D. for having
64. I can’t recall ______ that old movie, but maybe I did many years ago.
A. having seen
B. to have seen
C. to see
D. having been seen
65. Let’s leave early, so we’ll be ahead of the rush of commuters. We can’t risk ______ in heavy traffic
during rush hour.
A. holding up
B. being held up
C. having held up

D. to hold up
66. You can’t blame Ralph for ______ to eat that dessert. It looked delicious.
A. to be tempted
B. tempted
C. be tempted
D. having been tempted
67. “Why do the police want to talk to you ?” – “Because we saw the money ______ last night.”
A. stealing
B. been stolen
C. stole
D. stolen
68. “Why are you mad, Katherine?” – “That traffic jam ______ be late.”
A. made us
B. caused us
C. had us to
D. forced us
69. Julie failed the exam ______ of working very hard.
A. despite
B. in spite
C. even if
D. though
70. Despite ______, we knew that he was guilty.
A. denied
B. of denying
C. he denied
D. his denial
71. He went to work ______ his headache.
A. despite
B. although
C. because

D. because of
72. Our new neighbors are quite nice ______ they are sometimes talkative.
A. despite
B. in spite of
C. though
D. as though
73. ______ they are brothers, they do not look like.
A. Although
B. Even
C. Despite
D. In spite of
74. ______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite
B. Even though
C. In spite of
D. Despite of
75. The children slept well, despite ______.
A. it was noise
B. the noise
C. of the noise
D. noisy
76. ______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite
B. In spite of
C. Despite
D. Although
77. In spite ______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain
B. of the rain
C. it was raining

D. there was a rain
78. In spite of ______, he was determined to finish his work.
A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill
C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill
79. ______ what she prepared for the job interview, Megan didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of
B. In spite of
C. Though
D. However
80. ______ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job.
A. Although
B. While
C. In spite of
D. Despite of
81. ______ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it.
A. However
B. Nevertheless
C. Even though
D. Despite
82. Barbara is motivated to study ______ she knows that a good education can improve her life.
A. because
B. because of
C. due to
D. owing to
83. He could not play in the game ______ his foot injury.
A. because
B. due to the fact that C. because of
D. for



84. Let’s ask our teacher how to solve this problem ______ we can’t agree on the answer.
A. Since
B. because of
C. due to
D. owing to
’
85. We didn t arrive at the lecture on time ______ the bus was late.
A. owing to
B. as
C. because of
D. due to
86. I have lost touch with him ______ he left for London.
A. as soon as
B. after
C. before
D. since
87. My mouth is burning! This is ______ spicy food that I don’t think I can finish it.
A. such
B. so
C. very
D. too
88. The T- shirt in the window was ______ expensive for me to buy.
A. too
B. enough
C. so
D. very
89. She told us ______ story that we all forgot about the time.
A. such an interesting B. such interesting a C. so an interesting D. a so interesting
90. The novel is ______ I have read many times.
A. so boring that

B. so interesting that
C. such an interesting that
D. so interesting that
91. It was ______ a difficult question that I couldn’t answer it.
A. so
B. such
C. too
D. very
92. Most of the students are ______ to pass the examination.
A. good enough
B. enough good
C. too good
D. so good
93. We decided to join the English speaking club ______ improve our English.
A. so that
B. so to
C. in order
D. to
94. He walked silently ______ wake the other people.
A. to not
B. to avoid
C. so as to not
D. in order not to
95. ______ English fluently, we should practise speaking it whenever possible.
A. In order to speak B. To speaking
C. In order speak
D. In order for speaking
96. The boy always does his homework before class ______ be punished by his teacher.
A. so as not to
B. so as to

C. so that not to
D. in order that not to
97. I gave him my e-mail address ______ he could keep in touch with me.
A. that
B. so that
C. such that
D. so as to
98. In order to help human beings live longer and healthier, many scientists are working hard ______ they
can invent new drugs.
A. so that
B. as not to
C. in order that not
D. in other to
99. If______ as I told her, she would have succeeded.
A. she has done
B. she had done
C. she does
D. she did
100. I think he is not at home. If he ______ in, he______ the phone.
A. was / answered
C. were / would answer
B. were / would have answered
D. had been / would have answered
101. My grandmother takes ______ for keeping house.
A. probability
B. ability
C. possibility
D. responsibility
102. Mrs Smith, ______ has a lot of teaching experience, is going to join our school in September.
A. whose

B. that
C. who
D. whom
103. The national football team ______ every effort to win the match yesterday.
A. made
B. held
C. did
D. set
104. The harder you try, ______ you get.
A. the best
B. good
C. the better
D. better
105. The teacher, as well as all his students, _______ by the dancer's performance.
A. was impressed
B. had impressed
C. impressed
D. were impressed
106. Today, most of the work on the farm ______ by machines.


A. is doing
B. is done
C. do
D. did
107. Please remember to ______ the lights as you leave the room.
A. turn off
B. go out
C. get out
D. set off

108. Women all over the world are__________ equal pay for equal jobs.
A. calling on
B. calling for
C. calling off
D. calling about
109. Scarcely had he stepped out of the room ______ he heard a loud laughter within.
A. then
B. until
C. than
D. when
110. There are ________.
A. twice as much cars in this area as there was
B. as twice many cars in this area as they were
C. twice as many cars in this area than there used to be
D. twice as many cars in this area as there used to be
111. If it______ for the heavy storm, the accident would not have happened.
A. weren’t
B. hadn’t been
C. isn’t
D. were
112. “I’d rather you______ home now.”
A. going
B. go
C. gone
D. went
113. Have you got time to discuss your work now or are you______ to leave?
A. thinking
B. planned
C. around
D. about

114. ______ six months for the washing machine to be delivered, I decided to cancel the order.
A. Having waited
B. Waiting
C. Waited
D. Being waited
115. The Lake District, ______ was made a national park in 1951, attracts a large number of tourists every
year.
A. which
B. that
C. where
D. what
116. It was midnight. Outside it ________ very hard.
A. rains
B. rained
C. had rained
D. was raining
117. Parts of the country are suffering water______ after the unusually dry summer.
A. thirst
B. shortage
C. supply
D. hunger
118. They are having their house______ by a construction company.
A. to paint
B. painted
C. being painted
D. painting
119. John _______ a respectful and obedient student.
A. said to be
B. is said
C. is said being

D. is said to be
120. When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.
A. was calling / watched
B. called / have watched
C. called / was watching
D. had called / watched
121. Determining the mineral content of soil samples is an extracting process; _________, experts must
perform detailed tests to analyze soil specimens.
A. so that
B. afterwards
C. therefore
D. however
122. The grass was yellow because it _______ all summer.
A. does not rain
B. has not rained
C. had not rained
D. would not rain
123. The room needs ______ for the wedding.
A. to decorate
B. decorating
C. decorate
D. be decorated
124. The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to _______ her attention.
A. attract
B. pull
C. follow
D. tempt
125. In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by _______ feepaying schools.
A. independent
B. independently

C. depended
D. independence
126. _______ I had brought my laptop to the meeting yesterday.
A. If
B. If only
C. Even if
D. As if


127. _______ speaking, I do not really like my present job.
A. Honest
B. Honesty
C. Honestly
D. Dishonest
128. Ms Young, to _______ many of her students are writing, is living happily and peacefully in Canada.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. whose
129. I'd rather you ________ smoke in the office
A. couldn't
B. mustn't
C. shouldn't
D. didn't
130. Washing machines, vacuum cleaners, and dish washers are labor _______ devices which help us do
housework easily and quickly.
A. improving
B. making
C. saving
D. employing

131. You _______ be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I know haven't got a penny to
their name.
A. needn't
B. couldn't
C. mayn't
D. mustn't
132. It is _______ that about 700 deer have been killed in the last few years due to their horns.
A. declined
B. grown
C. damaged
D. estimated
133. According to present law, the authorities can give poachers a severe _______.
A. punish
B. punishable
C. punishment
D. punishing
134. We have to start early ______we’ll be late for school.
A. so that
B. although
C. or else
D. consequently
135. He is only sixteen, and ______, he is not eligible to drive a car.
A. nevertheless
B. but
C. therefore
D. however
136. ______away on business, he would have joined us on the trip.
A. Unless he was
B. If he was not
C. Had he not been D. Having been

137. The longer he waited, ______ impatient he got.
A. the more
B. better
C. more
D. the better
138. This machine is ______ easy to install and cheap to operate.
A. comparatively
B. compare
C. comparative
D. comparison
139. All of our rain forests ______ unless we find some ways to stop people from cutting down trees.
A. will be destroyed B. destroy
C. were destroyed
D. will destroy
140. Please remember to ______ the lights as you leave the room.
A. get out
B. go out
C. turn off
D. set off
141. John ___________ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. reading
C. read
D. was reading
142. Many countries’ cultural ______ is a result of taking in immigrants from all over the world.
A. diversified
B. diversify
C. diverse
D. diversity
143. My students promised that they would hand in their assignments________.

A. yesterday
B. tomorrow
C. the following day D. the previous day
144. The money that I earn is enough to________ my family’s basic needs.
A. take
B. meet
C. give
D. see
145. Jane is a(n)________ girl so she finds it easy to make friends with other students
A. honest
B. sociable
C. kind
D. shy
146. Scientists have proposed a possible ______ to the problem of global warming.
A. solution
B. effect
C. result
D. plan
147. Tony Blair is believed _____ for Liverpool last week.
A. leaving
B. to leave
C. having left
D. to have left
148. This part of the country is famous ______ its beautiful landscapes and fine cuisine.
A. about
B. with
C. of
D. for
149. In a modern family, the husband is expected to join hands with his wife to ______ the household chores.
A. do

B. run
C. take
D. make


150. John has finally found a new job after being ______ for three months.
A. out of order
B. out of mind
C. out of work

D. out of reach

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1. I didn’t mean ______ anything but these apples looked so nice that I wouldn’t resist trying one.
A. to eat
B. eating
C. eat
D. having eating
2. After ______ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.
A. being interviewed B. interviewed
C. interviewing
D. having interviewed
3. ______ after the World War II, the United Nations has been actively carrying out its convention to stop
wars and bring peace to nations worldwide.
A. Established
B. Being found
C. To be established D. Having been established
4. Not ______, the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.
A. obviously
B. surprisingly

C. particularly
D. normally
5. Since she has very high blood pressure, her doctor recommends that she ______.
A. not drink
B. will not drink
C. does not drink
D. not to drink
6. - Look at the heavy rain! ______ it would stop!
A. Only if　　　　
B. Even if　　　　　
C. Ever since　　　　 D. If only
7. An object is said ______ if its temperature is much higher than that of our bodies.
A. to be hot
B. as being hot
C. hot
D. as hot
8. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are ______.
A. out of work
B. out of stock
C. out of reach
D. out of practice
9. His letters indicate that he loved his son and took pride ______ him.
A. for
B. in
C. of
D. on
10. Even at that early stage the school felt that she ______ a good chance of passing her exams.
A. stood
B. gained
C. possessed

D. took
11. When you are learning a language at home, you can work at your own _______.
A. speed
B. way
C. mind
D. pace
12. The candidates' experience and qualifications will be taken into ______ when the decision is made.
A. consideration
B. opinions
C. thoughts
D. review
13. More than a billion people all over the world are ______ threat of desert expansion.
A. in
B. under
C. on
D. with
14. Many students find it difficult to make ______ meet on their small grant.
A. points
B. circles
C. ends
D. edges
15. You must let me have the annual report without ______ by ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
A. failure
B. hesitation
C. trouble
D. fail
16. As a developing country, we must keep ______ with the rapid development of the world economy.
A. move
B. step
C. speed

D. pace
17. He found______ to answer all the questions within the time given.
A. that impossible
B. it impossible
C. it impossibly
D. that impossibly
18. I passed the test. I ______ it without your help.
A. would not pass
B. wouldn't have passed
C. didn't pass
D. had not passed
19. AIDS is ______ that the government is spending a lot of money to find a cure.
A. a so serious disease
B. so serious a diseaseC. so a serious diseaseD. a such serious disease
20. Harry’s new jacket doesn’t seem to fit him very well. He ______ it on before he bought it.
A. must have tried
B. should have tried C. needn’t have tried D. might have tried
21. It is necessary that one ________ a lawyer before signing an important contract.
A. consulted
B. consult
C. consults
D. has consulted


22. It is imperative that the world __________ towards a solution to global warming before the weather
patterns of the world are disrupted irreparably.
A. work
B. to work
C. works
D. is working

23. That machine ought ______ before it left the factory but it apparently was not.
A. to test
B. to be testing
C. to have tested
D. to have been tested
24. ______ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.
A. Ranking
B. To be ranked
C. Being ranked
D. In order to be ranking
25. The city ______ at one time prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
A. must have been
B. can have been
C. there have been
D. was
26. The students is so intelligent ______ all of the questions in the test.
A. to answer
B. for answering
C. so as to answer
D. as to answer
27. I regret going to the cinema last night. I wish I ______.
A. didn’t go there
B. haven’t gone there C. hadn’t gone there D. would not go there
28. ______ the can, my hand was cut.
A. while trying to open
B. Having tried to open
C. Trying to open
D. As I was trying to open
29. I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner you ______ me the whole truth yesterday.
A. tell

B. told
C. have told
D. had told
30. Not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes ______ in school for students' future adjustment to
society.
A. when cultivated
B. cultivated
C. need to be cultivated
D. which need to be cultivated
31. ______, he couldn’t finish that test in 60 minutes.
A. As the boy was intelligent
B. As intelligent the boy was
C. Intelligent as the boy was
D. Intelligent as was the boy
32. She listened so attentively that not a word ______.
A. she missed
B. she did miss
C. she didn’t miss
D. did she miss
33. ______ in the country before, we were initially confused about the value of each coin.
A. Having ever been B. Being ever
C. Never having been D. Being never
34. I’m feeling sick. I ______ so much chocolate last night.
A. needn’t to eat
B. did not eat
C. mustn’t eat
D. shouldn’t have eaten
35. Yesterday I passed by Peter’s house, but the front door was closed. He ______ out
A. went
B. must have gone

C. has gone
D. had gone
36. We didn’t play well. We ______ better.
A. should have played B. should play
C. have played
D. have been playing
37. ______ more susceptible to certain diseases than adults are.
A. Children
B. Children who are C. Children are
D. Children being
38. Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control, ______ and cure diseases.
A. be prevented
B. prevent
C. preventing
D. prevented
39. So little ______ about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.
A. I have known
B. I knew
C. have I known
D. did I know
40. By studying the movements of the Sun and Moon, even early astronomers could ______ eclipses would
take place.
A. predicting when B. when it predicts C. the prediction when
D. predict when
41. A television camera produces an image by convening _____ receives into a series of bright and dark dots.
A. and it
B. it
C. what it
D. that it
42. The seating of musicians in an orchestra is arranged ______ to produce the desired blend of sounds from

the various musical sections.


A. the conductor of B. from the conductor C. the conductor and D. by the conductor
43. ______ choose to live in or near metropolitan areas simply because they like the rapid pace of city life.
A. So large numbers of people to
B. There are large numbers of people
C. Large numbers of people
D. Large numbers of people who
44. ______ a continuous mass of water on the Earth’s surface, all continents are islands in the strictest sense
of the word.
A. The form of the oceans
B. Since the oceans form
C. To form the oceans
D. That the oceans form
45. The skyscraper, ______,is an architectural form that originated in the United States.
A. is a tall commercial structure
B. a tall commercial structure
C. a tall commercial structure which
D. of which a tall commercial structure
46. Exhausted, we went directly to bed, ______.
A. his knocking on our door was ignored by us B. ignored him knocking on our door
C. ignored him knocking with our door
D. ignored his knocking on our door
47. Only ______ one loses freedom ______ know its value.
A. when/ he does
B. when/ does he
C. what/ he did
D. that/ did he
48. It is typical that ______ do I have the car washed, ______ it starts to rain.

A. no sooner/than
B. neither/nor
C. the more/the less D. not only/but also
49. ______ begin their existence as ice crystals over most of the earth seems likely.
A. Raindrops
B. If raindrops
C. That raindrops
D. What if raindrops
50. Sometimes ______ to place physics and chemistry into separate categories.
A. difficult
B. is difficult
C. it is difficult
D. that it is difficult
51. He is disappointed at not being offered the job, but I think he will ______ it.
A. turn off
B. get over
C. fill in
D. take after
52. Some fish can survive only in salt water, ______ others can live only in fresh water.
A. whereas
B. even if
C. so that
D. since
53. Having no money but ______ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.
A. not to want anyone B. wanted no one
C. to want no one
D. not wanting anyone
54. Students should pay ______ to what their teachers say.
A. attention
B. care

C. respect
D. notice
55. This machine is ______ easy to install and cheap to operate.
A. compare
B. comparative
C. comparison
D. comparatively
56. Due to ever more spreading poaching, there ______ a dramatic decline in the number of elephants over
the last decade.
A. has been
B. is
C. was
D. had been
57. No one can avoid ______ by advertisements.
A. to be influenced B. having influenced C. influencing
D. being influenced
58. Only two _____five people believe in the paranormal.
A. from
B. by
C. out of
D. over
59. The party has raised a number of ______ to the reforms in the tax system.
A. problems
B. objections
C. difficulties
D. complaints
60. Unfortunately our local cinema is on the _____ of closing down.
A. verge
B. hint
C. edge

D. threat
61. I ______ all the preparations before you _______ home tonight.
A. have made / will have come
B. am making / came
C. will make I will come
D. will have made / come
62. The bride looked _____ on her wedding than she does as usual.
A. nicer and more attractive
B. more nicer and more attractive


C. more nice and attractive
D. more attractive and nicer
63. He is only sixteen, and ______, he is not eligible to drive a car.
A. nevertheless
B. but
C. therefore
D. however
64. The floor in the room was so dirty as if it ______ for days.
A. hadn't swept
B. wouldn't have swept
C. haven't been swept
D. hadn't been swept
65. Most of _______archaeologists know about prehistoric cultures is based on studies of material remains.
A. these
B. what
C. which
D. the
66. John never comes to class on time and ______.
A. neither doesn't Peter

B. neither does Peter
C. so does Peter
D. so doesn't Peter.
67. I didn't know his address. ______ I would have written to him.
A. Because
B. Therefore
C. Consequently
D. Otherwise
68. It is possible ________ may assist some tree in saving water in the winter.
A. the leaves are lost
B. when leaves have lost
C. that the loss of leaves
D. to lose leaves
69. I almost dropped ______to sleep several times while the professor lectured about painting.
A. away
B. in
C. off
D. out
70. For the past few days I_______ in Jack’s office, as my own office_______.
A. am working/has been redecorated
B. have been working/is redecorated
C. work/is being redecorated
D. have been working/is being redecorated
71. _______should a young child be allowed to play with fireworks without adult supervision.
A. Under no circumstances
B. No sooner than
C. Always
D. Only when
72. Tom walked all the way to the hotel last night; he ______very tired.
A. must be

B. ought to be
C. should have been D. must have been
73. It has been suggested that Mary ______ a computer course in preparation for a steady job.
A. would have taken B. was taken
C. have been taken D. take
74. I admit I suffer from a ______of patience with such people.
A. lack
B. shortage
C. emptiness
D. limit
75. Fleming's discovery of penicillin, ______, had a major influence on the lives of people in the 20th
century.
A. awarded the Nobel Prize
B. which awarded the Nobel Prize
C. that he was awarded the Nobel Prize for D. for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize
76. ______ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit
it brought.
A. Discovering
B. which was discovered
C. Discovered
D. That when discovered
77. Completed in 1756, Nassau Hall is the oldest building now ______ on the campus of Princeton
University.
A. standing
B. it stands
C. has stood
D. stood
78. Changes to the taxation system are expected ______.
A. to propose
B. to have proposed

C. to be proposed
D. being proposed
79. They ______ have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead.
A. could
B. must
C. might
D. can’t
80. Were ______ my dad, I would never have started playing tennis in the first place.
A. it for
B. it hadn’t been for C. it to be for
D. it not for
81. Nashville has ______ the capital of country music.
A. as long been known
B. been known as long


C. long been known as
D. long as been known
82. Despite playing under strength, the village team ______ beat the rivals.
A. could
B. were able to
C. couldn't
D. weren't able to
83. Doctors advise people who are deficient ______Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. in
B. of
C. from
D. for
84. It is imperative that this letter ______ immediately.
A. were sent

B. sent
C. be sent
D. send
85. ______have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and the Internet is widely
recognized.
A. It is that computers B. That computers
C. Computers that
D. That it’s computers
86. The school authorities _____the child’s unruly behavior on his parents’ lack of discipline.
A. attribute
B. accuse
C. blame
D. describe
87. To a large extent slavery was _______ during the past century.
A. prevented
B. abolished
C. uprooted
D. removed
88. Next door they are playing music and dancing. They must ________a party.
A. be having
B. have
C. have had
D. to have
89. He was very taken ________by her aggressive attitude.
A. about
B. aside
C. apart
D. aback
90. Everybody is very anxious about the ________of the negotiations
A. outbreak

B. outcome
C. output
D. outlook
91. War is ______as open-armed conflict between countries or factions within countries.
A. delineated
B. declared
C. defaulted
D. defined
92. My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ______ last week.
A. should have done B. may have done
C. need to have done D. must have done
93. The boy always does his homework before class _______by the teacher.
A. so as to be punished
B. so as not to be punished
C. so that not to be punished
D. in order that not to be punished
94. You ______ lunch. We have already eaten.
A. need preparing
B. needn't have prepared
C. should prepare
D. should have prepared
95. Recent EC legislation is aimed at removing trade _______between member states.
A. barriers
B. walls
C. boundaries
D. fences
96. She has just bought ______.
A. an old interesting painting French
B. a French interesting old paint
C. a French old interesting painting

D. an interesting old French painting
97. ______ is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.
A. Disaster
B. Famine
C. Poverty
D. Flood.
98. As a millionaire who liked to show off her wealth, Mrs. Smith paid _____ we asked.
A. four time much as
B. four time much than
C. four times as much as
D. four time as many as
99. High in the sky a _______of birds was flying southward.
A. flock
B. pack
C. swarm
D. herd
100. They are happily married although, of course, they argue _______.
A. most times
B. from day to day
C. every now and then
D. on the occasion
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1. Stars shine because of ______ produced by the nuclear reactions taking place within them.


A. the amount of light and heat is
B. which the amount of light and heat
C. the amount of light and heat that it is
D. the amount of light and heat
2. ______ in the diet is especially important for vegetarians.

A. Enough protein is obtained
B. Obtaining enough protein
C. They obtain enough protein
D. By obtaining enough protein
3. ______ the city lies the famous beautiful mountain.
A. Southeast 40 miles to
B. To 40 miles southeast of
C. 40 miles southeast of
D. To southeast 40 miles of
4. The Internet is an important channel of learning more information, but many people use it for ______
purpose than to send and receive mails.
A. another
B. other
C. the other
D. no other
5. The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighbouring country ______ by the
police each time.
A. had been captured
B. being always captured
C. only to be captured
D. unfortunately captured
6. Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one ______ the most.
A. it influences farmers
B. that influences farmers
C. farmers that it influences
D. why farmers influence it
7. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of ______ reality.
A. what it is conceived
B. that is conceived
C. what is conceived to be

D. that is being conceived of
8. People’s expectations for a higher standard of living increase ______.
A. conditions in their community improve B. since conditions in their improving community
C. conditions improve in their community D. as conditions in their community improve
9. The scholarly interest in perception stems largely from questions about the sources and validity of what
______.
A. it is known as human knowledge
B. is known as human knowledge
C. known human knowledge
D. is human knowledge known
10. ______ of caffeine can result in restlessness, insomnia, and even delirium.
A. Consuming in excess
B. Excessive consumption
C. To consume excessively
D. The consumption excessive
11. Considered one of the leading poets in America today, ______.
A. a number of books and plays have also been written by Sonia Sanchez
B. Sonia Sanchez has also written a number of books and plays
C. A number of Sonia Sanchez books and plays have been written
D. There have been a number of books and plays written by Sonia Sanchez
12. ______ by transferring the blame to others is often called scapegoating.
A. Eliminate problems
B. The eliminated problems
C. Eliminating problems
D. Problems are eliminated
13. In the eastern part of New Jersey ______, a major shipping and manufacturing center.
A. lies the city of Elizabeth
B. the city of Elizabeth lies there
C. around the city of Elizabeth lies
D. there lies the city of Elizabeth around

14. Abstraction goes into the making of any work of art, ______ or not.
A. whether the artist being aware of it
B. the artist is being aware whether
C. whether the artist is aware of it
D. the artist is aware whether
15. The small greenish flowers of the American elm tree appear in the spring, ______.
A. is grown long before the leaves
B. long before the leaves grow
C. the leaves before growing long
D. the growth of leaves before long is


16. Geysers are found near rivers and lakes, where water drains through the soil ______.
A. surface below the deep
B. deep below the surface
C. the deep below surface
D. the deep surface below
17. Green ______ have the power to make food from substances found in the air and soil.
A. only plants
B. plants alone
C. the only plants
D. plants are alone
18. Genes determine ______ the shape of a leaf and the sex, height, and hair color of a child.
A. such as features B. such features as
C. as such features
D. features as such
19. In general, the simpler plants appeared on the Earth before those ______.
A. are structurally complicated
B. more complicated structure
C. have a complicated structure

D. their structure is complicated
20. ______ depends on the density of both the object and the water.
A. An object floats whether or not
B. Whether or not an object floats
C. Floating an object whether or not
D. Whether or not a floating object
21. I'll stay behind after the party and help you _______.
A. turn on
B. give in
C. give up
D. wash up
22. Nowadays more and more women go out to work, and they become more ______ than they used to.
A. independent
B. dependence
C. independently
D. dependent
23. She passed the National High School Graduation Exam with ________ colours.
A. bright
B. flying
C. red
D. true
24. She started the course two months ago but dropped ________ after only a month.
A. back
B. out
C. off
D. in
25. Without your help, I ______ the technical problem with my computer the other day.
A. wouldn’t solve
B. couldn’t have solved
C. could solve

D. can’t solve
26. Books and magazines ______ around made his room very untidy.
A. that lie
B. laying
C. which lied
D. lying
27. We must push the piano to the corner of the hall to ______ our party tonight.
A. make place for
B. take up room to
C. make room for
D. give place to
28. They attempted to ______ the painting to its original condition.
A .restore
B. repair
C. renovate
D. refurbish
29. The two children tried as hard as they could do to _____ a reconciliation between their parents.
A. bring up
B. bring about
C. bring in
D. bring together
30. “Are you ill? You look terrible!” “Well, I am a bit ______. The doctor says I must rest.”
A. run-down
B. run-off
C. run-out
D. run-up
31. He was _______more and more impatient as the time passed.
A. showing
B. developing
C. seeming

D. growing
32. As many as ten-million children _______ with the virus by the end of this decade.
A. have been infected B. will be infecting C. had been infected D. will have been infected
33. No one can function properly if he or she is ______adequate sleep.
A. took away
B. deprived of
C. derived from
D. got rid of
34. If the size of the work force can be easily and rapidly altered ______market fluctuations, profits will be
maximized.
A. in terms of
B. in response to
C. in reply to
D. with respect to
35. According to the opinion polls, over 20% of voters in the _______General Election have yet to make up
their minds.
A. forthcoming
B. future
C. impending
D. incumbent
36. To what extent will future scientific discoveries make possible the ______ of the human life span.
A. increase
B. expansion
C. prolongation
D. growth
37. He’ll never be able come _____with his failure to win the tournament.


A. down
B. round

C. to terms
D. up
38. He’s on his own now- he’ll have to _____his own canoe!
A. row
B. steer
C. paddle
D. ride
39. The U.S. postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of identification
______.
A. be present
B. presented
C. must presented
D. for presentation
40. We should take care not to be _______by someone’s beautiful appearance.
A. taken up
B. brought in
C. turned in
D. taken in
41. Four miles off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts ______, a popular summer resort.
A. lies the island of Martha's Vineyard
B. the island of Martha's Vineyard lies there
C. does lie the island of Martha's Vineyard
D. where the island of Martha's Vineyard lies
42. Many people like the slow _______ of life in the countryside.
A. step
B. pace
C. speed
D. space
43. Terry is an old _______of mine. We split up nine years ago but we’ve stayed friends.
A. fire

B. spark
C. flame
D. blaze
44. It was _______ a victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it.
A. such surprising
B. so surprising
C. too surprising
D. surprising enough
45. The students requested that the test ________, but the professor decided against a postponement.
A. be postponed
B. must be postponed C. postponed
D. could be postponed
46. Many communities are dependent oil groundwater _____ from wells for their water supply.
A. that obtained
B. obtained
C. is obtained
D. obtain it
47. This magazine is very good. If you like reading, you should
to it.
A. contribute
B. enrol
C. buy
D. subscribe
48. I’ll let you have it back next Monday without ________.
A. doubt
B. miss
C. fail
D. neglect
49. I haven’t got time to come with you. You can see that I’m_________.
A. all ears

B. out on my ears
C. up to my ears
D. by ears
50. You shouldn’t have criticized him in front of his friends. It was extremely______ of you.
A. unfortunate
B. insensitive
C. insensible
D. unconscious
51. The evidence that carbon dioxide levels are rising is _______.
A. inevitable
B. unavoidable
C. indelible
D. undeniable
52. Down into the cave _______.
A. did the rescue party go
B. the rescue party went
C. went the rescue party
D. did go the rescue party
53. The latest crisis was brought _______ by the mishandling of the economy.
A. over
B. in
C. about
D. down
54. I was _______in a month in autumn 18 years ago.
A. taken up
B. put up
C. given to
D. brought forth
55. ________of half-starving wolves were roaming the snow-covered countryside.
A. Flocks

B. Herds
C. Packs
D. Swarms
56. The hotel was terrible, but the wonderful beach _______our disappointment.
A. got over
B. faced up to
C. saw to
D. made up for
57. "A lot of money goes for AIDS research."
"Yes, because it's _______ the government is spending a lot to find a cure."
A. a so serious disease
B. such serious disease that
C. so a serious disease
D. so serious a disease that
58. Ken _______ his doctor's advice and continued to overwork.
A. disregarded
B. disassociated
C. disowned
D. disappointed


59. He decided to go ahead with the new business although he was _______aware of the risk.
A. most
B. gravely
C. seriously
D. fully
60. Tax ______deprives the state of several million pounds a year.
A. retention
B. desertion
C. escapism

D. evasion
61. His speech _______ little or no relation to the topic given.
A. gave
B. reflected
C. bore
D. was
62. The weather was fine, and everyone was _______the coast.
A. going in for
B. making for
C. joining in
D. seeing about
63. Many of the earliest _____ into the United States established large plantations.
A. immigrants
B. exiles
C. migrants
D. emigrants
64. After a long day at work many people felt ______.
A. broken down
B. worn out
C. knocked out
D. turned down
65. I slept badly last light and am feeling particularly_________ this morning.
A. slow-witted
B. far-reaching
C. off-hand
D. top-heavy
66. The policeman caught the thief ________.
A. red-handed
B. in the red
C. true blue

D. in black and while
67. The press puts ______ on the police forces who were unable to cope with the crowd of savage hooligans.
A. faults
B. charge
C. blame
D. guilt
68. She’s got a new job. She’s been put in _______of the Loans Department in the bank.
A. control
B. authority
C. power
D. charge
69. She is _______ to fits of uncontrollable laughter for no apparent reason.
A. likely
B. prone
C. open
D. prompted
70. With such qualifications, I doubt if he is ______ for the post.
A. in demand
B. in the running
C. in his element
D. in good form