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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>ADVERBIAL CLAUSES 1. Mary jogs everyday ______ lose weight. A. so she can B. so that she can C. because she can D. so that to 2. ______ we had got on the plane, it started to rain. A. If B. While C. Before D. As soon as. 3. You should look up the meaning of the new in the dictionary _____ misuse it A. so as to B. to C. so as not to D. so that 4. I am not so good at English, _______ I have to practice more. A. but B. so C. while D. despite 5. I bought this new software _____ Chinese. A. for learning B. learning C. to learn D. learned 6. It was ____ that we went for a hike in the mountains. A. so a nice day B. so nice day C. such nice day D. such a nice day 7. Julie is not _____ to see this film. A. as old enough B. enough old C. enough old as D. old enough 8. We couldn’t sleep last night _____ the noise next door. A. although B. since C. because D. because of 9. They were sacked _____ their carelessness. A. because B. because of C. although D. despite 10. The teacher explained the lesson twice _____ the students understood it clearly. A. as long as B. so that C. because D. as if 11. Your dress is longer than _____. A. I B. me C. my D. mine 12. Prices get ______. A. high and high B. highest and highest C. more and more high D. higher and higher 13. There are ______ diseases being treated by laser beams. A. more or less B. more than C. more and more D. less than 14. “We produce more food. It gets cheap. ”means _______. A. the more food we produce, the cheaper it gets B. the most food we produce, the cheapest it gets C. the least food we produce, the less cheap it gets D. most food we produce, cheapest it gets 15. Bill drives more carelessly than he used to. A. Bill doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to B. Bill doesn’t drive carefully he used to C. Bill doesn’t drive as carefully he used to D. Bill doesn’t drive as carefully as he used 16. I don’t speak English as well as my sister. A. My sister speaks English better than I do. B. I speak English worse than my sister does. C. My sister speaks English more well than I do. D. A and B 17. She can’t have any more children because of her old age. A. She isn’t young enough to have more children. B. She isn’t young to have more children. C. She isn’t so young that to have more children. D. She is too old that to have more children. 18. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad. A. It was so bad a weather that we couldn’t go out. B. It was such a bad weather that we couldn’t go out. C. It was so bad weather that we couldn’t go out. D. It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out. 19. It was such a dull play that he fell asleep. A. The play was not interesting enough that he fell asleep. B. The play was too dull that he fell asleep. C. The play was so dull that he fell asleep. D. The play was very dull that he fell asleep. 20. ______ I was working in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine. A. as soon as B. because of C. while D. until 21. After she _____ at the hospital for 2 years, she_____ to give up the job yesterday. A. had been working/ decides B. had been working/ decided C. working / had decided D. is working/ will decide 22. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____. A. have already begun B. have already begun C. was begun D. will begin 23. Before cars_______ , people ____ horses and bicycles. A. were discovered/ had used B. discovering/ use C. is discovered/ using D. have been discovered / have been using 24. Who ______ when I came? A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C. you were talking to D. you are talking to 25. Our grandfather____ as an engineer for 30 years before he retired in 1980. A. worked B. was working C. has been working D. had been working 26. Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes. A. arrived/ had left B. arrives/ has left C. arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left 27. Of the two sisters, Linda _______ . A. is beautiful B. the most beautiful C. is more beautiful D. is so beautiful as.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 28. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped. A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting 29. She’ll be a millionaire by the time she _____ forty. A. was B. is C. will be D. is going to be 30. He ______ his job last month and since then he ________ out of work. A. has lost/ is B. had lost/ was C. lost / has been D. lost/ had been 31. She started school when she was 6 years old. A. At the year of 6 she started school. B. At the age of 6 she started school. C. At the old of 6 she started school. D. At the time of 6 she started school. 32. They didn’t see each other six months ago. A. They haven’t seen each other six months. B. They haven’t seen each other for six months. C. They haven’t seen each other since six months. D. They haven’t seen each other six months ago 33. This is the most horrible film I have ever seen. A. I already saw this horrible film before. B. I have never seen such a horrible film before. C. This is the most horrible film I saw. D. I have ever seen this horrible film before. 34. I tried to eat the cake, but it was too sweet. A. It was such a sweet cake that I couldn’t eat it. B. It was so sweet cake that I couldn’t eat it. C. The cake was too sweet that I couldn’t eat it. D. The cake was very sweet that I couldn’t eat it. 35. The weather was very cold. They couldn’t go out. A. The weather was very cold and that they couldn’t go out. B. The weather was so cold that they couldn’t go out. C. The weather was not so cold they couldn’t go out. D. The weather was very cold they couldn’t go out. 36. The woman was so beautiful ______. A. that I couldn’t help looking at B. that I couldn’t help looking at her C. for me looking at her D. that for me to look at 37. No one else in the class plays the guitar ______ John. A. as well B. as far as C. so well as D. as soon as 38. Peter is ______ student in my class. A. taller than B. so tall as C. the tallest D. tallest 39. He drives as ______ his father does. A. careful as B. more carefully C. the most careful D. carefully as 40. This one is prettier, but it costs _____ as the other one. A. as much as B. twice as much C. as many D. twice as many 41. The ______ accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway. A. badest B. most bad C. worse D. worst 42. It’s becoming ______ to find a job. A. more difficult and more B. more and more difficult C. most and more difficult D. more difficult than 43. ______ electricity you use, _______ your bill will be. A. more / higher B. the most / the higher C. the more / the high D. the more / the higher 44. She had to have the operation _______. A. unless she would dies B. if she would die C. otherwise she will die D. or she would die 45. I am flying to the States tonight. I ______ you a ring if I can find a phone. A. will give B. would give C. could give D. have given 46. She will be ill ________ she takes a few days’ rest A. unless B. or C. in case D. if 47. We saw several old friends while we ________ in Ho Chi Minh city. A were being B are being C. were D. has been 48. He walked slowly__________. A. because of his bad leg B. in his bad leg C. so his leg was bad D. so that his leg was bad 49. ________ she writes to me, I won't write to her. A. If B. Or C. Unless D. Before 50 Mr. Brown has ________ many patients ________ he is always busy. A. too/that B. very/until C. such/that D. so/that 51. ________ you do better work than this, you won't pass the exam. A. If B. Although C. Unless D. When 52. If you ________ as I told you, you ________ sorry now. A. did/would not be B. had done/had not been C. had done/would not be C. do/would not be 53. If I _______ 10 years younger, I _______ the job. A. am / will take B. was / have taken C. had been / will have taken D. were / would take 54. If you ______ your homework, I _____ you watch TV. A. won’t do/ let B. did/ won’t let C. don’t do/ won’t let D. won’t do/ don’t let.

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