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Language is not the ______ of those who use it.

belonging

property

thing

valuable

She is _______ in asking for bigger salary. She has worked hard.

reason

unreasonable

reasonable
D

unreasonably

This ______ weather makes everything freeze.

cold

subzero

hot

chilly

High school students should be ______ for employment before leaving school.

well-done

B
well-made

well-prepared

well-spoken

Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your ______.

satisfy

satisfactory

satisfaction

satisfactorily

had to ______ many difficulties when I first studied abroad.

A
take

encounter

counted

give

The food in this restaurant was rather ______.

disappoint

disappointing

disappointed

disappointment

The Earth ______ 360 degrees every 24 hours.


A

rotated

rotate

is rotating

rotates

Recent forest destructions have caused ______ erosion.

soil

land

earth
D

water

Solar energy is one of the ______ sources of energy.

alternative

replaced

changed

recycle

The ______ of crops on the same land can prevent soil erosion.

rotate

rotating
C

rotation

rotated

ome large cities have had measures to minimize air ______.

pollution

pollute

polluted

polluting

When wastes are poured into the atmosphere, the air becomes contaminated and ______ to breathe.

unpleased
B

unpleasing

pleasant

unpleasant

The ______ of the water supply caused some infectious diseases for them.

conservation

contamination

concentration

conclusion

Brunch" is combined from ______.


A

breakfast and lunch

break and lunch

breakfast and bunch

break and bunch

NO is the formula of _____.

nitrogen

nitric oxide

nitric acid

D
nitrate

They are trying to clean up the ______ lakes.

dirty

polluted

contaminated

All are correct

The teacher ______ her because her mother had just passed away.

caught sight of

put up with
C

took notice of

made allowance for

He prefers to use his left hand. He is ______.

a left

right-handed

left-handed

left hand

Language is not the ______ of those who use it.

belonging
B

property

thing

valuable

The word "laser" comes from the phrase "light application by stimulated emission of ______."

radio

radius

radiation

radial

There was a power failure, all the lights ______, but she had no candle.
A

went back

went away

went on

went out

Some famous writers such as Charles Dickens and Jack London had to ______ school because of poverty.

quit

fire

sack

D
dismiss

More than 15 years has ______ but I never forget the time when I first met him.

gone on

gone up

gone by

gone out

The orator stopped for a while and then ______ speaking.

went on

went up

C
went off

went away

____ is another language besides the first language officially used in a country.

Mother tongue

Second language

Foreign language

Native language

Gambling is ____ in Vietnam.

legal
B

illegal

suitable

free

I have to try my best to ____ with my classmates.

put up

come up

keep pace

lose touch

Don't ____ what he says. He's a liar.


A

put an end to

take notice of

make fun of

make use of

Conservation also includes ____ for alternative fuels.

finding

searching

examining

D
considering

The custom ____ many years ago.

came into force

came in

came into life

came into being

We should ____ every chance we have to speak English.

make uses of

make a use of
C

make use of

make the use of

Do you feel ____ to this kind of job?

attracted

attract

attraction

attractive

The diseade cancer cells are killed while their healthy neighbours are left ____.

unharmed
B

unharmful

unhealthy

harmless

I usually prefer coffee ____ milk.

to

for

for

at

The legend was ____ to the Middle Age.


A

dated back

sent up

dated up

sent back

Some large cities have had measures to ____ air pollution.

release

minimize

replace
D

recycle

Birthmarks are a mass of blood vessels which _________ the laser beam strongly.

absorb

admit

grasp

realize

If such fearful cold weather still goes _________ in that area, all the species will become extinct.

by

along
C

on

ahead

It is important to build and maintain a fire in Alaska since you will die of cold if the fire goes _________.

out

off

away

down

He was so _________ about his coming exam that he couldn't sleep all night long.
A

overjoyed

overzealous

overconfident

overanxious

UNICEF is the acronym standing for “United Nations Children’s _____.”

Foundations

Funds

Foundation
D

Fund

How long have you attended your _________ training?

militarism

militaristic

militarize

military

3/4 is pronounced as _________.

three quarter

thirds four
C

three quarters

four thirds

After having spent several ________ nights, he was very exhausted.

harmless

restless

careless

childless

We like the reading room because it is ________ furnished.

comfortable
B

comfortably

uncomfortable

uncomfortably

He ________ for London one year ago.

left

has left

leaves

had left
She ________ in Hue for twenty years.

lives

has lived

lived

will live

I ________ to the market with my mother yesterday.

go

went

C
have gone

was going

What ________ you ________, Nam?

do/think

are/thinking

have/thought

were/thinking

How long ________ you ________ her?

do/know

B
are/knowing

have/known

had/known

I usually ________ to school by bus.

went

am going

go

have gone

Yesterday morning I ________ up at 6.30.

A
got

get

was getting

had got

Please don't make so much noise. I ________.

studying

study

am studying

D
studied

Water ________ at 100 degrees Celsius.

boils

boiled

is boiling

will boil

It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it ________ for two hours.

rains

is raining

C
has rained

rained

________ you ________ out last night?

Did/go

Do/go

Have/gone

Were/going

This house ________ 35,000 pounds in 1980.

costs
B

cost

had cost

was cost

While Tom ________ tennis, Ann ________ a shower.

played/took

playing/taking

was playing/was taking

was play/was take

Mike is playing chess. How long ________ he ________?


A

did/play

is/playing

has/play

has/been playing

When they ________ in the garden, the phone ________.

worked/was ringing

were working/rang

worked/rang

D
work/rings

After they ________ their breakfast, they ________ shopping yesterday.

have/go

had had/go

had/had gone

had had/went

They ________ tea when the doorbell ________.

have/is ringing

were having/rang
C

had had/ rang

having/ringing

Father ________ his pipe while mother ________ a magazine.

smoked/read

had smoked/read

was smoking/was reading

smoking/reading

When I ________ into the office, my boss ________ for me.

came/was waiting
B

was coming/waited

had come/waited

came/waiting

When I ________ into the office, my boss ________ for me.

came/was waiting

was coming/waited

had come/waited

came/waiting

When I ________ Brian, he ________ a taxi.


A

see/drives

see/was driving

saw/was driving

saw/is driving

When he ____, we ____ dinner.

arrived/having

arrived/were having

was arriving/had

D
had arrived/had

While they ____ chess, we ____ the shopping.

playing/doing

were playing/doing

played/did

were playing/were doing

They ____ football when the lights in the stadium ____ out.

were playing/went

played/was going

C
were playing/ was going

playing/went

While George and John ____ their room, she ____ the ironing.

cleaning/doing

were cleaning/was doing

were cleaning/doing

cleaning/was doing

Today is Thursday and she ____ late twice this week. She ____ late yesterday and on Monday.

is/was

B
has been/is

has been/was

has been/had been

He ____ in the same house since 1975.

has lived

is living

lived

had lived

It ____ for two hours and the ground is too wet to play tennis.

A
is raining

had rained

has rained

was raining

Neither the animals nor their keeper ________ prepared for the storm.

was

were

be

are
When Mr.Pike was young, he was keen ________ playing football.

on

of

at

with

My father ________ as a teacher for thirty years.

works

is working

C
worked

has worked

He ________ to New York three times this year.

had been

was

has been

is

I ________ how to dance when I ________ six years old.

don't know / was


B

didn't know / am

didn't know / was

haven't known/was

Last month my brother ________ me his photos. He ________ me his photos every year.

sends/sent

sent/sends

sent/sent

sends/sends

Tom is a careful driver but yesterday he ________ carelessly.


A

drove

had driven

drives

was driving

Do you like swimming, Matt? – I ____ when I was a child but not now.

do

did

have done
D

had done

I ________ her at the school gate yesterday.

met

meet

had met

am meeting

She ________ English when she was six years old.

learned

B
has learned

is learning

had learned

I don't remember where and when I ________ her.

meet

had met

met

have met

They ________ to know each other for more than ten years.
A

get

got

have got

had got

________ you ________ that film yet?

Do/see

Have/seen

Did/see

D
Had/seen

He ________ up at five every morning.

is getting

got

gets

was getting

________ she ________ in NewYork at the moment?

Does/live

Is/living

C
Did/live

Was/living

________ she ________ in NewYork at the moment?

Does/live

Is/living

Did/live

Was/living

I ________ the film with my friends last week.

watched
B

watch

have watched

had watched

He usually ________ her at weekend but now he ________ in bed because of his severe illness.

visits/stays

visits/staying

visited/stays

visits/is staying

Don't make noise, children! Parents ________.


A

sleep

are sleeping

were sleeping

slept

Why ________ you often ________ so much noise in the house?

do/make

did/make

are/making

were/making
What ________ he ________ before you came?

does/do

had/do

had/done

has/done

While mum was watching TV, I ________ my homework.

am doing

was doing

had done

has done
At this time yesterday I ________ to music.

A listened. B had listened. C was listening. D am listening

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