STOP AND CHECK

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1. The more you study, ______.
A. the more knowledge you gain B. the more knowledge do you gain
C. you are the more knowledge D. you will gain more knowledge
Question 2. Do you know the beautiful girl ______ is sitting in the car?
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
Question 3. I gave him my e-mail address ______ he could keep in touch with me.
A. in order B. so as C. that D. so that
Question 4. Sarah: Your pictures are beautiful.
Brendon: We ______ more if we had not run out of film.
A. would have taken B. would take C. will have taken D. had taken
Question 5. It was ______ an interesting speech that everyone stayed till the end.
A. too B. very C. such D. so
Question 6. During the flood, army helicopters came and tried to evacuate ______ injured.
A. an B. a C. the D. Ø
Question 7. It is high time we ______ something to protect our environment .
A. do B. to do C. did D. have done
Question 8. This is the second time____________.
A. you are losing your door key B. you've lost your door key
C. you were losing your door key D. your door key was lost by you
Question 9. The man ______ is very friendly.
A. that lives next door B. who live next door
C. which lives next door D. who lives the next door
Question 10. If you do not learn seriously, ________ to understand the subject well.
A. you will never be able B. will you never be able
C. never you will be able D. will never you be able
Question 11. A(n) ________ child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents.
A. active B. hard-working C. obedient D. mischievous
Question 12. Christopher Columbus ________ America more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. discovers
Question 13. The people ________ live in this town are very friendly.
A. who B. where C. which D. when
Question 14. More and more investors are pouring ________ money into food and beverage start-ups
A. an B. the C. Ø D. a
Question 15. The trees ________.
A. were grown by John yesterday in the backyard
B. were grown in the backyard yesterday by John
C. were grown in the backyard by John yesterday
D. in the backyard were grown yesterday by John
Question 16. Can anyone give me _______ hand, please? I have just fallen over.
A. a B. the C. an D. Ø
Question 17. Since he _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. had left B. was leaving C. has left D. left
Question 18. She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting _______. Finally she exploded.
A. more and more angry B. the more angry
C. the most angry D. angrier and angrier
Question 19. Nothing is destroyed after the serious flood in this area, _______?
A. isn’t it B. is it C. aren’t they D. are they
Question 20. It was __________ that he was kept in hospital for nearby a month.
A. so a serious accident B. so serious an accident
C. such serious an accident D. a such serious accident
Question 21. I _______ go on a diet if I was fat , but I’m not.
A. will B. should C. can D. would
Question 22. Buy me a newspaper on your way back, __________?
A. do you B. will you C. have you D. don’t you
Question 23. Of the two sisters, Thuy Kieu is the _______ .
A. eldest B. elder C. eldly D. most eldly
Question 24. All applicants _______ hand in their application forms by Friday at the latest.
A. may B. must C. ought D. might
Question 25. As we wanted to be close to_______nature, we moved to the countryside.
A. Ø B. a C. an D. the
Question 26. Sex before _______ is strongly disapproved in some cultures.
A. get married B. marry C. marriage D. married
Question 27. You were wrong _______ her for something she didn't do.
A. criticizing B. so as to criticize C. to criticize D. that criticizing
Question 28. They said they had com back __________.
A. the previous day B. the next day
C. the following day D. the day after tomorrow
Question 29. They asked me __________ in Los Angeles then.
A. whether my father had been working B. was my father working
C. if my father was working D. whether was my father
Question 30. The woman _________ designed the building is my mother.
A. who B. whose C. when D. what
Question 31. I ________ for this company for more than 30 years, and I intend to stay here until I retire
next year.
A. am working B. am going to work C. work D. have been working
Question 32. I fell in ______ love with him because of his kind nature.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
Question 33. All of us ______ obey the traffic laws.
A. must B. can C. may D. need
Question 34. In some cases, Mary is thought not to be ________ her sister.
A. as much intelligent than C. intelligent more than
B. so intelligent than D. as intelligent as
Question 35. The mother asked her son _____ the day before.
A. where he has been C. where has he been
B. where he had been D. where had he been
Question 36. The more you practise your English, ________.
 A. faster you learn C. the faster will you learn
B. you will learn faster D. the faster you will learn
Question 37. If she ________ a car, she would go out in the evening.
A. have B. has C. has had D. had
Question 38. According to FAO, Vietnam is ________ second largest coffee producer in the world after Brazil.
A. a B. Ø C. an D. the
Question 39. We were made ________ hard when we were at school.
A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied
Question 40. There has been little rain in this area for months, ______?
A. has it B. has there C. hasn’t it D. hasn’t there
Question 41. If he were younger, he ______ a professional running competition now.
A. will join B. had joined C. would have joined D. would join
Question 42. Linda refused ______ in the musical performance because she was sick.
A. to participate B. participate C. participating D. to participating
Question 43. She has two brothers, ______ are engineers.
A. whom both B. both who C. both of whom D. both whom
Question 44. Geoge wouldn’t have met Mary ____ to his brother’s graduation party.
A.has not gone B. had not gone C. had he not gone D. if he shouldn’t have gone
Question 45. By the end of this year, Nam _______ English for 7 years , but he will still need more training and
experience before he masters the language.
A. will have been studying B. has been studying
C. will be studying D. has studied
Question 46. ______ instructed me how to make a good preparation for a job interview.
A. John Robbins, that I spoke to by telephone,
B. John Robbins I spoke to by telephone,
C. John Robbins to that I spoke by telephone,
D. John Robbins, whom I spoke to by telephone,
Question 47. Ann has a lot of books, ______ she has never read.
A. most of that B. most of these C. most of which D. which most of them
Question 48. If some endangered species ______ in zoos, it would help to ensure their future survival.
A. will be kept B. are kept C. had been kept D. were kept
Question 49. We’ve had______ problems with our new computer that we had to send it back to the shop.
A. so B. such C. enough D. too
Question 50. Why not ________ the meeting until Thursday morning?
A. postpone B. postponing C. you postpone D. do you postpone
Question 51. In no way ______ that people will be prevented from organizing peaceful protests.
A. this law means B. means this law C. this law does mean D. dose this law mean
Question 52. This class,_____is a prerequisite for microbiology, is so difficult that I would rather drop it.
A. that B. when C. where D. which
Question 53. By next Saturday, Tom ______ a whole month without smoking a cigarette.
A. will go B. will have gone C. has gone D. has been going
Question 54. The man _______ his car outside hasn’t come back for it yet.
A. whom he left B. who he left C. who left D. whose
Question 55. If I weren’t afraid of travelling by air, I ______ to go to American by ship, which took me
much longer time.
A. I hadn’t had B. I wouldn’t have had
C. I shouldn’t have had D. I wouldn’t have
Question 56. This is the second time you ______ your door key.
A. are losing B. lose C. lost D. have lost
Question 57. They ______ tired now because they ______ in the garden since 8 o’clock.
A. are/ worked B. were/were working
C. are/have been working D. were/worked
Question 58. I enjoy______ busy. I don’t like it when there is nothing ______.
A. being/to do B. to be/doing C. to be/to do D. being/doing
Question 59. He was the last man ______ the ship.
A. who leave B. to leave C. leaving D. left
Question 60. Not only ______ to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil.
A. seismology is used B. using seismology
C. is seismology used D. to use seismology
Question 61. I must warn you I am not used to _____ so rudely.
A. speak B. be spoken C. speak to me D. being spoken to
Question 62. Mary _________ with her dolls when she was younger.
A. used to play B. is used to playing C. used to playing D. is used to play
Question 63. Susan is fed ________ with the housework.
A. of B. up C. at D. on
Question 64. If I were you, I __________ for that English course.
A. would have applied B. will apply
C. would apply D. should apply
Question 65. My sister _________ for you for an hour.
A. was looking B. is looking C. has been looking D. looked
Question 66. She wrote her composition carefully to avoid ________ mistakes.
A. to make B. made C. making D. will make
Question 67. She is __________ than her sister.
A. the most beautiful B. more beautiful C. beautifully D. the beautiful
Question 68.The trainers encourage the animals ______, but the elephants make their own songs; they don’t just copy
their trainers or other people.
A. to play B. play C. playing D. that play
Question 69. Neil Armstrong was the first man _______ on the moon.
A. walking B. has walked C. to walk D. walked
Question 70. It was not until he took off his dark glasses _______ I realized he was a famous film star.
A. as B. that C. though D. since
Question 71. Margaret would prefer ______ books rather than see their screen adaptations.
A. to read B. reading C. read D. having read
Question 72. Nobody was harmed in the fire, _____?
A. was he B. wasn't he C. were they D. weren't they
Question 73. The doctor advised ______ late.
A. me not staying up B. me not stay up C. me not to stay up D. not to stay up
Question 74. You ______ use your dictionary during the language test. It’s prohibited.
 A. mustn’t B. oughtn’t C. mightn’t D. needn’t
Question 75. Don’t waste time _______ for a cheap hotel when you arrive. They are all about the same price.
A. look B. looked C. looking D. to look
Question 76. I haven’t seen Kathy since we both ______ school in 1990.
A. have left B. were having C. had left D. left
Question 77. Who was the first person ______ the South Pole?
A. who reaches B. reaching C. to reach D. reached
Question 78. Mary hardly ever cooks, ______?
A. did she B. didn’t she C. does she D. doesn't she
Question 79. Tom seldom drinks coffee, ______?
A. does he B. does Tom C. doesn’t he D. doesn’t Tom
Question 80. We've had to postpone ______ to France because the children are ill.
A. be gone B. to go C. going D. go
Question 81. The bed-ridden old man objected _____ as a burden on his family. (NB)
A. to being regarded B. at his being regarded
C. with his regarding D. for regarding
Question 82. “Why did you waste your money on going to see that movie?”
“I know. It’s the ____ film I’ve ever seen.”
A. worse B. baddest C. worst D. bad
Question 83. Did you manage the book you were looking for?
A. finding B. to finding C. find D. to find
Question 84. He could spend hours _____ foreign films.
A. watched B. watches C. watching D. to watch
Question 85. The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) ______ in Hanoi, our beautiful
and peaceful capital city, from January 18th to 21st, 2018.
A. was held B. is held C. is being held D. will be held
Question 86. National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said that ______, a large number of women and
girls in various areas in the world are being discriminated and subjected to violence.
A. though positive outcomes in gender equality and women empowerment
B. despite of positive outcomes in gender equality and women empowerment
C. in spite positive outcomes in gender equality and women empowerment
D. in spite of positive outcomes in gender equality and women empowerment
Question 87. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May was the first world leader ______ Trump at the White House after his
inauguration last year.
A. visited B. visiting C. visit D. to visit
Question 88. Let’s begin our discussion now, ________?
A. shall we B. will we C. don’t we D. won’t we
Question 89. In a formal interview, it is essential to maintain good eye ________ with the interviewers.
A. link B. connection C. touch D. contact
Question 90. Working as a volunteer gives her a chance to develop her interpersonal skills, promote friendship, and
_______ her own talent.
A. discovering B. discover C. discovered D. to discover
Question 91. Tom denied _______ part in the fighting at school.
A. to take B. take C. to taking D. taking
Question 92. Your brother hardly talks to anyone, _______?
A. does he B. is he C. doesn’t he D. isn’t he
Question 93. If Paul _______ a job now, he wouldn’t be so unhappy.
A. has B. has had C. had D. would have
Question 94. If he _____ the lesson yesterday, he could do the test better today.
A. has reviewed B. had reviewed C. will review D. reviewed
Question 95. Their children _____ lots of new friends since they _____ to that town.
A. made/ have been moving B. made/ are moving
C. have made/ moved D. were making/ have moved
Question 96. Jane cooks well _____ she hates washing up afterwards.
A. however B. therefore C. so D. but
Question 97. Tom’s eyes were red _____ he had been swimming in a chlorinated pool.
A. so B. but C. because D. in case
Question 98. She asked me _____ I was looking at.
A. when B. if C. what D. why
Question 99. My father always has the builder ________ the roof of our house.
A. repaired B. to repair C. to be repaired D. repair
Question 100. It is time every student ________ harder for the coming exam.
A. worked B. should work C. works D. work