BÀI TẬP TỔNG HỢP SỐ 1

Choose the best answer.

1._____ apologized, I wouldn't have been so upset at the time.
A. He had B. If he C. Had he D. Would he
2._She didn't marry Peter, because her parents ____.
A. wanted her B. were against C. were against it D. haven't liked him
3._I had to admit ____ completely forgotten our wedding anniversary.
A. to having B. to have C. I have D. having
4._I don't dislike the building. Now as ____ the neighborhood, I do have concerns.
A. about B. well C. regards as regard sth: liên quan đến D. in
5._Please, let me know why ____ the meeting.
A. you didn't attend B. didn't you attend
C. you didn't attend to D. you didn't go
6._I wish you ____ checking my e-mails. You're invading my privacy.
A. will stop B. have stopped C. would stop D. are going to stop
7._They tried to talk her ____.
A. of giving up B. out of giving up C. not to giving up D. not giving up
Talk sb out of doing sth: phản đối ai làm gì
Talk sb in to sth: tiếp tục làm gì

8._The problem with this product is that the designers ____.

A. considered by the users B. haven't considered the users
C. inadequate D. inadequately trained
9._____ any further information, do not hesitate to contact me.
A. Should you need B. You should need
C. Unless you need D. You will need
10. We can't buy a house unless we take out a(n) ____.
A. mortgage B. credit C. overdraft D. investment
11. Of course ____ I meant missed opportunities.
A. losing B. by losses C. for lost D. the losses
12. Do you know how long ____ going to stay in Italy?
A. are Jack and Suzy B. Jack and Suzy is
C. Jack and Suzy are D. Jack and Suzy
13. He’s too ____ person to say no.
A. nice a B. nice C. so nice D. so nice
14. Due to lacking ____, we couldn't open the new store as scheduled.
A. interest rates B. expenses C. shares D. funds
15. Before ____ money, banks have to assess the risks involved.
A. to lend B. borrowing C. lending D. they lent
16. Anyone who was shocked by the atrocities ought to ask himself what ____ to prevent them.
A. had they done B. they must have done
C. they could have done D. did they do
17. You are the only person ____ I can talk.
A. to whom B. with who C. that D. which
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18. Whatever you ____ done to fool Claire, I don't believe a word of what you've said.
A. might B. should have C. will have D. might have
19. I didn't ____ to see Allen when I was in New York.
A. take B. time C. get D. meet
20. The thing ____ I love the most about him is his smile.
A. what B. is C. have D. that
21. First, add some ____ chopped garlic to the tomatoes.
A. small B. finely C. tidily D. neatly
22. ____ had I left the building when they called me on my mobile.
A. just B. As soon as C. Hardly D. After
23. I'm sorry, I can't see what ____.
A. can you mean B. you are meaning C. do you mean D. you mean
24. The fox tries ____ to reach the fruit high up the tree.
A. in fail B. in vain C. in loss D. in hope
25. Passengers are advised ____ their belongings with them at all times.
A. to keep B. to mind C. if they could mind D. if they could keep
26. In 1998 she published the book ____ make Cheryl Dawn a household name in the US.
A. that was to B. which C. would D. that might have
27. Jenny left her husband after a ____ row.
A. burning B. heavy C. crashing D. blazing
28. She always gets away with ____.The boss loves her.
A. she's late B. late C. to be late D. being late
29. Having spotted the burglar behind the curtain, I was scared ____.
A. frozen B. stiff :scared stiff: rất sợ hãi C. hard D. over
30. She doesn't reveal much about herself, and is ____ fascinating for it.
A. as B. the same C. all the more D. the more
31. It ____ to Fred that I secured a place at HarvarD.
A. had been B. had been up C. was down D. helped
32. 'Where shall we go this weekend?"What if we ____ in for a change?'
A. are staying B. will stay C. can stay D. stayed
33. I can't get used to ____.
A. be alone all day B. that I'm alone all day
C. being alone all day D. I was alone all day
34. There was ____ anger in his voice that I had to hang up.
A. as much B. such a lot of C. such much D. so much
35. When I asked him ____ the keys, Bob said he had no idea where they were.
A. if did he see B. if he had seen C. could he see D. that he had seen
36. The concert was postponed, ____ to the lead singer's illness.
A. because B. for C. owing D. causing
37. It's about time you ____ exercising regularly.
A. start B. started C. should start D. will start
38. It took a long time ____ accepted.
A. for the theory to be B. until the theory
C. the theory was D. while the theory became
39. I don't regard her ____ a threat to my marriage.

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 A. to be B. having C. as being D. meaning
40. My sister ____ bought a laptop for her birthday last year.
A. were B. was C. has D. had
41. If it ____, they would have divorced by now.
A. had sold the house B. weren't for the house
C. weren't because of the house D. were sold the house
42. Why on earth ____ have done such a thing?
A. you B. you would C. would you D. if you
43. Avoid ____ questions that are too personal in a job interview.
A. you should answer B. having answered C. to answer D. answering
44. We ____ give up when things took a turn for the better.
A. wanted B. were about to C. considered D. have wanted to
45. Your shirt is dirty. I don't think it will ____ for the wedding.
A. wear B. present C. do D. make
46. If I'd known about it, I ____ you for sure.
A. had told B. should have told C. would have told D. would told
47. I think our house ____ by the end of next year.
A. will have sold B. will have been sold
C. will be sold D. is going to sold
48. My neighbours are so noisy.They ____ always move furniture around first thing in the morning.
A. might B. do C. should D. will
49. Even though John had made a fortune, he ____ working as a consultant.
A. was going on B. went on C. went to D. had gone
50. I'm very sorry that ____ I've betrayed you.
A. you should think B. why you think C. you think so D. I look
51. I think I put my ____ in it when I asked Jane about her ex-husband.
A. thought B. elbow C. foot D. nose
52. Have you met Julie? She is a friend of ____.
A. my B. my mother C. my mother's D. me
53. This time next month, I ____ on a beach in Florida.
A. will lie B. am lying C. lie D. will be lying
54. I think you should let your daughter ____ over at Judy's.
A. sleep B. to sleep C. sleeping D. sleeps
55. He always gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning, ____ on holiday.
A. moreover B. although C. however D. even
56. Prices are too high and they will remain ____ until inflation comes down.
A. so B. there C. that D. as
57. I bet your wife could tell ____ good few stories about vou.
A. some B. a C. so D. much
58. I put down the date in my diary ____ forget it.
A. that I won't B. so as not to C. because D. for not to
59. ____ she meets, they take an instant liking to her.
A. wherever B. whoever C. who D. if
60. Will you ____ the carpet a clean while I'm out?
A. have B. give C. try D. make

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61. She was ____ hang up when I answered the phone.
A. to B. about to C. thinking of D. considering
62. Having such a famous man for a father ____ had an effect on Jason's childhood.
A. must B. have C. having D. must have
63. Rather than ____ about how tired she was, she got on with her job.
A. to complain B. complained C. she complained D. complain
64. Can you help ____ up the mess?
A. clear B. with clear C. to clearing D. me clearing
65. The future of the planet doesn't look too good, but there isn't much ____.
A. lean make about it B. I can do about it
C. can I do about it D. I can't do about it
66. In the course of the meeting, Mr Smith was ____ mishandling funds.
A. praised for B. denied C. accused of D. informed by
67. My grandfather was never ____ apologize to anyone.
A. had to B. known for C. heard to D. believed in
68. I couldn't get in touch with her, even though I'd tried all possible ____ of communication.
A. ways B. thing C. means D. tools
69. Despite deliberately ____ a personal distance from his co-worker, Josh acknowledged the
dangers of working together with such a beautiful woman.
A. was keeping B. keeping C. he kept D. he had been keeping
70. We've got three very ____ cats.
A. alike-looking B. similar-looking C. same D. alike
71. Sally failed all her exams, ____ a big surprise.
A. that was B. was C. which was D. where was
72. There's no point ____ the kids. They're old enough to look after themselves.
A. to worry for B. to worry about C. in worrying for D. in worrying about
73. My husband and I bought ____ last week.
A. some new furniture B. a lot of new furnitures
C. any new furniture D. pieces of new furnitures
74. Could you tell me what ____?
A. is the answer B. the answer is
C. was the answer D. would the answer be
75. If your invitations are met with repeated ____, you should just leave him alone.
A. hypotheses B. negatives C. blunts D. rebuffs
76. Charlie doesn't ____ to grasp that next year's budget may have to be cut.
A. like B. know C. able D. seem
77. Thanks for having me! I've had ____ with you guys.
A. so fun B. such fun C. good time D. so good time
78. We argue all the time, but I just don't have ____ to leave my husband of thirty years.
A. feelings B. decided C. it in me D. to take
79. Do you sell apples ____ the kilo?
A. for B. at C. in D. by
80. I had ____ gone to bed than both kids started crying.
A. already B. yet C. scarcely D. no sooner
81. Although we had tickets, we ____ for an hour.

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 A. have kept waiting B. made waiting
C. had made waiting D. were kept waiting
82. Jim hasn't met the new boss yet, and ____.
A. me too B. neither I have C. neither have I D. I haven't
83. No need to get upset - I was ____ asking.
A. although B. moreover C. merely D. likely
84. Have you seen Gone with the Wind? ____ it's a very good film.
A. Apparently B. Nevertheless C. Despite D. Admittedly
85. What does global warming have ____ overpopulation?
A. to do B. to do with C. made D. made up
86. They had the luck to be present when history ____.
A. had made B. was being made C. made D. about to make
87. We ____ regret that our presentation has been cancelled.
A. very B. would like to C. much D. have
88. He's one of the most hated men in history, despite ____ anything really bad.
A. he didn't do B. he hadn't done C. not having done D. not done
89. I congratulated Jack on ____ given the job.
A. was B. having been C. had been D. that he
90. There is going to be less unemployment this year, or so the newspaper ____.
A. tells B. thinks C. writes D. says
91. If anybody wants to talk to me, tell ____ to call back later.
A. her B. me C. him D. them
92. I wish he ____ that. My mother was so annoyed.
A. would say B. would have said C. hasn't said D. hadn't said
93. If I ____ to feed the dog, it wouldn't be starving now.
A. have had time B. have time C. had had time D. never have time
94. I've broken her favorite vase. I'm ____.
A. taken for B. made for C. called for D. done for
95. The promises you have ____ will have to be kept.
A. been done B. done C. making D. made
96. The kids had cereal for breakfast, and so ____.
A. I did B. did I C. me too D. had I
97. Mrs Brown's death came as no surprise, as she was said ____ ill for a long time.
A. to be B. to have been C. she had been D. she was
98. ____ a large number of people in my life who have always done their utmost to help me achieve my
goals.
A. There was B. They were C. They have been D. There have been
99. ____ at the top of the hill, I could see the whole town.
A. Standing B. Being stood C. I had been standing D. As I stand
100. My grandparents' house ____ pulled down just before I was born.
A. had B. had been C. was D. must have