FREQUENT TEST

Question 1:______By 8 o’clock yesterday, the spaceship______20 hours around the earth

A. will travel B. has been traveling

C. had been traveling D. will have been traveling

Question 2: They______table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playing C. playD. would play

Question 3: Neither of the restaurants we went to_______expensive.

A. have been B. are C. was D. were

Question 4: The development of popular music through the ages_______by the documentary.

A. was traced B. were traced C. have been traced D. are traced

Question 5: The power failure resulted in many of the underground trains_______

for up to one hour.
A. to delay B. to have delayed C. to be delayed D. being delayed
Question 6:_______all his money, he decided to go home and ask his father for a job.
A. Having spent B. Spent C. Spending D. Have spent
Question 33: I suggested that she______her lawyer before signing the contract.
A. consults B. shall consult C. will consultD. should consult
Question 6: When______about their preferences for movies, many young people say that they are in
favor of science fiction.
A. having asked B. asking C. asked D. are asked
Question 7: My sister______her laptop serviced last weekend.
A. did B. got C. made D. took
Question 8: He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work now.
A. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work now.
B. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work now.
C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work now.
D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work now.
Question 9: Get in touch with me as soon as possible if you change your mind about the trip.
A. Should you change your mind about the trip, contact me as soon as possible.
B. If you changed your mind about the trip, get in touch with me as soon as possible.
C. You would call me whether you changed your mind about the trip.
D. Having changed your mind about the trip, you should get in touch with me soon.
Question 10: You shouldn't have allowed them to watch too much TV.
A. You were wrong to let them watch too much TV.
B. You allowed them to watch too much TV which is wrong.
C. It was not interesting to allow them to watch too much TV.
D. Watching too much TV is not good for them.
Question 11: It couldn't have been Mary that you heard shouting last night, as she is vacationing in
Vermont at the moment.
A. I think Mary is on holiday in Vermont now, so you may be wrong in thinking that you heard her
yelling last night.
B. Right now, she is having a holiday in Vermont, so it is nearly impossible that it was Mary whose
shouting you heard last night.
C. Are you sure it was Mary who shouted to you last night, because, as far as I know, she is on vacation
in Vermont at the moment?
D. If it was Mary that you heard yelling last night, then she can't be taking a vacation in Vermont at the
moment.
Question 12: "If a stranger appeared, what would you do?", he said to his brother.
=> He said to his brother what he would do if a stranger appeared.
Question 13: "Please, please let me come in", he said.
=> He begged me to let him come in.
Question 14: Your mother must have prepared this meal for me,______?
A. hasn’t she B. hasn’t it C. has she D. has it
Question 15: He must be an obedient child,______?
A. isn’t he B. is he C. is it D. isn’t it
Question 16: Mary was given a lot of information. Most of the information was completely inaccurate.
=> Mary was given a lot of information, most of which was completely inaccurate.
(Rewrite the following sentences, using a present participial phrase).
Question 17: Over two hundred people who attended the funeral expressed their grief at her son's death.
=>
Question 18: They are moving house______they can live near their grandparents.
A. even though B. before C. in order that D. since
Question 19:______overfishing, global warming and loss of nesting habitat, sea turtles have become
critically endangered.
A. Due to B. Thanks to C. In the event of D. On account of
Question 20: Maternity leave and the reproductive role may also result______ discrimination against
women in the prospects for promotion.
A. from B. in C. to D. as
Question 21: Nowadays, a number of parents still have preference for boys______ girls.
A. rather B. than C. over D. instead
Question 22: There must be equal opportunity for all,_______ethnicity, gender or religion.
A. regardless of B. nevertheless C. in spite D. besides
Question 23: Generations can be divided_______group's language, technological influences, workplace
attitudes, general consciousness and ways of life.
A. according to B. in response to C. with respect to D. forward to
Question 24: I've been doing this job for twenty years and it's time to_____it in.
A. treasure B. take C. beat D. pack
Question 25: Insurance companies had to_____$10 million in storm damage claims.
A. cough up B. put out C. give away D. squeeze up
- Question 26: The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
=> Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star, the party would have been successful.
Question 27: He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang. 
=> No sooner had he hardly left left the office than the the telephone rang.
Question 28: That is his house which is_______mine.
A. twice as big as B. as twice big as
C. as two times big as D. as big as twice
Question 21: My town is_______this city.
A. more peaceful B. more peacefully than
C. peaceful than D. more peaceful than
Question 29: Our house is located near a(n)______school. I usually go on foot to school.
A. large prestigious international Catholic B. prestigious large international Catholic
C. Catholic prestigious large international D. prestigious catholic international large
Question 30: My daughter likes playing with a(n)______rope to get lean in the early morning.
A. old black leather skipping B. Leather black old skipping
C. Skipping black old leather D. Leather old black skipping
Question 31: The government has announced an ambitious programme to_____the railway network.
A. modem B. modernistic C. modernity D. modernize
Question 32:_____is a person whose job is to connect people using a telephone system.
A. Telephone B. Telephonist C. Telephonic D. Telephony
Question 33: Sorry, I have (little / few) money. I really can't afford to go out.
Question 34:______people killed in traffic accidents has fallen since last month.
A. A mount of B. A great deal of C. A number of D. The number of
Question 35: They were_____in conversation and didn’t notice me leaving the room. When they called
me to ask where I went, I had been at home for 15 minutes.
A. deep B. thoroughly C. solidly D. captivated
Question 36: I was really looking forward to going to the game and I could hardly wait until
the_____day came.
A. major B. important C. big D. huge
Question 37: Many schools have abandoned the policy of_____punishment for children who misbehave
and prefer to give extra work or detention after school instead.
A. corporal B. physical C. strict D. mental
Question 38: The young offender was put on_____because his crime was not serious enough to send him
to prison.
A. probation B. immunity C. consideration D. trial
Question 39: After my brother won a little bit money from lottery, he began throwing _____to the winds
and gambling everything we had.
A. caution B. money C. status D. alertness
Question 40: Lyn was very excited when she saw that bird but her brother told her it wasn’t a rare bird,
just a common or_____sparrow.
A. ordinary B. common C. garden D. strange
Question 41: He doesn’t hit the______often, but when he does, he can be nasty.
A. bottle B. books C. ceiling D. roof
Question 42: One bad interview doesn’t mean you’re struggling to get the job. Don’t ______a mountain
of a molehill.
A. go B. make C. climb D. do
Question 43: My wife promised to eat like a______- to get lean, but she has hardly lost any weight.
A. bird B. horse C. pig D. dog
Question 44: Waiting for the result of my medical tests, I was like a______on hot tin roof.
A. dog B. pig C. cat D. fly
Stress
Question 45: A. com'puter B. tech'nology C. maga'zine D. con'nection
Question 46: A. networking B. 'television C. 'socialize D. communi'cation
Question 47: A. 'digital B. enter'tain C. 'Internet D. 'cyberspace
Pronun
Question 48: A. stomach B. chopstick C. monument D. robbery
Question 49: A. wicked B. reduced C. influenced D. expressed
A. enthusiastic B. smooth C. southern D. trustworthy
A. investigate B. neglect C. gaol D. progress
Question 50: The problem of inadequate salaries for teachers not only exists in
A B
small communities but also in large cities. => exists not only
C D
Question 51: This is equivalent to create an imaginative sphere around each singular
A B => imaginary
point which the measurement points cannot move into during optimization.
 C D
Question 52: She had a chilly quarrel with her husband over some money three years
A B
ago and they haven't spoken to each other since. => bitter
C D
Question 53: "Hi, you look happy. What's going on?” - “_______.”
A. Well, I loved running. B. I have passed the exam.
C. Take yourself at home. D. Oh yes, I enjoyed it very much.
Question 54: “How have you been?” - “_______.”
A. Take care. Bye bye. B. Well, talk to you later.
C. Nice talking to you. D. Pretty good. Thanks.
Question 55: "Would you mind turning down the TV please?” - “_______.
A. Sure. Here you are. B. Sorry. I didn’t know I was disturbing you.
C. What! You must be kidding! D. No, I don’t like it very mueh

Question 56: Warm-blooded animals have metabolic rates about five to ten times higher than those of
similarly sized cold-blooded ones.
A. Cold-blooded animals have lower metabolic rates than warm-blooded ones which have similar
size.
B. Cold-blooded animals are about five to ten times as small as warm-blooded ones.
C. Cold-blooded animals’ metabolic rates are about five to ten times as low as those of warm-
blooded ones.
D. With the similarly sized animals, the metabolic rates of cold-blooded animals are about five to ten
times lower than those of warm-blooded ones.
Question 57: Steve said to Mike, “Don’t touch the electric wires. It might be deadly.”
A. Steve warned Mike about not touching the electric wires as it might be deadly.
B. Steve warned Mike against touching the wires as it might have been deadly.
C. Steve warned that Mike not touch the electric wires as it might be deadly.
D. Steve warned Mike not to touch the electric wires as it might be deadly.
Question 58: I’m sure it wasn’t Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.
A. It couldn’t be Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.
B. It can’t have been Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.
C. It mustn’t have been Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.
D. It mightn’t be Ms. Katie you saw because she is in Norway.
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s)/ phrase(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s)/ phrase(s) in each of the following sentences
 Question 59. They didn’t plan to go away for the weekend. They decided to go to the mountain on
the spur of the moment.
A. abruptly B. naturally C. intentionally D. deliberately
Question 60. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or
asking you.
A. be related to B. be interested in C. express interest in D. pay all attention to

Sentence transformation:
a. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. “Why don’t you ask the teacher for help?” Hung said to me.
Hung advised me to ask the teacher for help.
2. As people grow older, they become more and more forgetful.
The older people are, the more and more forgetful they become
3. They were unable to finish their game of badminton because of the heavy rain.
The heavy rain prevented them from finishing their game of badminton
4. Tom passed the exam because he revised thoroughly for it.
Because of his revision thorough for the exam, Tom passed it.
5. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
As long as

b. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the given
word. Do not change the given word.
1. I don’t normally go into town by car. USED
I isn't used to going into town by car.
2. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me. THANKFUL
I’d like to say am for everything you have done for me.
3. They share a lot of hobbies and interests. COMMON
They have a lot of hobbies and interests in common
4. You must never let anyone use your Identity Card. SHOULD
Under no circumstance should you let someone use your Identity card
5. I couldn’t stop thinking about the exam despite playing badminton with Bin. MIND
Playing badminton with Bin didn’t mind stopping me from thinking about the exam.