AN DƯƠNG VƯƠNG HIGH SCHOOL GRAMMAR TEST 9

1. I __ this letter around for days without looking at it. A. am carrying B. will be carrying C. carry D. have been
carrying
2. If you are not Japanese, so what _______ are you? A. nationalized B. nation C. nationality D. national
3. It was not until she had arrived home ______ remembered her appointment with the doctor.
A. that she B. and she C. she D. when she had
4. The manager had his secretary __ the report for him.A. to have typed B. typed C. type D. to type
5. “________ detective stories?” - “In my opinion, they are very good for teenagers.”
A. What do you think about B. Are you fond of C. How about D. What do people feel about
6. “Would you mind lending me your bike?” - “ ___ .”A. Yes. Here it is B. Not at all C. Great D. Yes, let’s
7. They would ______ go by air than travel by train. A. always B. better C. prefer D. rather
8. Don’t worry. He’ll do the job as __ as possible.A. economizing B. economic C. uneconomically D. economically
9. ______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.A. With B. On C. At D. During
10. I’ve just been told some ______ news. A. astonish B. astonishment C. astonished D. astonishing
11. If people _ after their houses properly, the police wouldn’t have so much work to do.
A. looked B. look C. have looked D. should look
12. There were two small rooms in the beach house, ______ served as a kitchen.
A. the smaller of them B. the smaller of which C. the smallest of which D. smallest of that
13. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class. He ______.
A. should study very hard B. must have studied very hard C. must have to study well D. should have studied all the time
14. _______, they would have had what they wanted.
A. If they arrived at the fair early B. Had they arrived at the fair early
C. Unless they arrived at the fair early enough D. Supposing they were arriving at the fair early
15. He agreed to sign the contract ______.
A. so he didn’t know much about that company B. in spite he knew much about it
C. because he didn’t know much about that company’s director D. although he didn’t know much about that company
16. Before we can judge a government’s success, we have to decide the criteria, such as unemployment,
defense, or taxation.
A. We cannot decide on criteria on unemployment, defense and taxation unless we have judged a government’s success.
B. We cannot judge a government’s success without first deciding the relevant criteria, such as unemployment, defense
or taxation.
C. Unemployment, defense and taxation are the criteria upon which we can judge a government’s success.
D. We should judge a government’s success on the basis of the following criteria: unemployment, defense and taxation.
17. I can’t help feeling worried about Tom. A. I find it impossible not to worry about Tom. B. I don’t worry about Tom.
C. I can do nothing to help Tom. D. I cannot help Tom stop worrying.
18. ____ they are delicious, hamburgers and French fries are too high in fat. A. However B. Although C. Because D.
Despite
19. Canned food is not as healthy as fresh food, ______?A. isn’t it B. doesn’t it C. is it D. does it
20. 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
21. The table in the living room should be moved to ______ the new TV set.
A. get rid of B. pave the way for C. make room for D. take hold of
22. The firefighters’ single-minded devotion to the rescue of the victims of the fire was ______.
A. respecting B. respective C. respectful D. respectable
23. I forgot to lock the door before leaving.
A. I didn’t remember whether I locked the door before leaving. B. I remembered that I left the door locked before going out.
C. I locked the door before leaving, but I forgot about it. D. I left without remembering to lock the door.
24. It’s difficult for me to understand what he implies.
A. I find it difficult to understand what he really means. B. To understand what he really means is difficult to
find.
C. Understanding what he implies is found difficult. D. What he implies is not very difficult to understand.
25. This village is inaccessible in winter due to heavy snow.
A. Heavy snow makes it impossible to reach the village in winter.
B. We have no difficulty reaching this village in winter because of heavy snow.
C. Nobody likes to come to this village in winter because of heavy snow.
D. We cannot gain permission to this village in winter because of heavy snow.
26. I had two job offers upon graduation, neither of which was appropriate for my qualifications.
A. Both of the job offers I had prior to my graduation were appropriate for my qualifications
B. I was offered two jobs soon after my graduation, both of which were suitable for my qualifications.
C. The two jobs offered to me after graduation didn’t suit my qualifications.
D. Though I wasn’t qualified enough, two jobs were offered to me upon graduation.
27. The longer the children waited in the long queue, the more impatiently they became.
28. Because of bad weather conditions, it took the explorers three days reaching their destination.
29. The science of medicine, which progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important of all sciences.
30. The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved.
31. He badly suffered cyberbullying himself. He realized the true dangers of social media only then.
A. Such was his suffering of cyberbullying that he didn't realise the true dangers of social media.
B. Only when he had realized the true dangers of social media did he badly suffer cyberbullying himself.
C. But for his terrible suffering of cyberbullying, he wouldn't realise the true dangers of social media.
D. Not until he had badly suffered cyberbullying himself did he realize the true dangers of social media.
32. Mike didn't follow his parents' advice on choosing his career. He regrets it now.
A. Mike regrets having followed his parents' advice on choosing his career
B. Mike wishes he had followed his parents' advice on choosing his career.
C. If only Mike followed his parents' advice on choosing his career.
D. If Mike followed his parents' advice on choosing his career, he would regret it
33. I haven’t met him again since we ______ school ten years ago.A. have left B. leave C. left D. had left
34. A recent survey has shown that ______ increasing number of men are willing to share the housework with their
wives.
A. a B. an C. the D. some
35. John wanted to know ______ in my family.
A. there were how many people B. how many people were there C. were there how many people D. how many people there were
36. Richard, my neighbor, _______ in World War II.
A. says to fight B. says to have fought C. is said to fight D. is said to have
fought
37. Students are ______ less pressure as a result of changes in testing procedures. A. under B. above C. upon D. out of
38. You had better see a doctor if the sore throat does not clear up,‖ she said to me.
A. She reminded me of seeing a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
B. She ordered me to see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
C. She insisted that I see a doctor unless the sore throat did not clear up.
D. She suggested that I see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
39. She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.
A. Although she didn’t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.
B. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn’t pass it.
C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.
D. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.
40. We didn’t want to spend a lot of money. We stayed in a cheap hotel.
A. Rather than spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.
B. In spite of spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.
C. We stayed in a cheap hotel, but we had to spend a lot of money.
D. We didn’t stay in a cheap hotel as we had a lot of money to spend THE END