Giáo viên: Đinh Đức Nam – English Teacher and Interpreter – Binh Minh Education

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GRAMMATICAL REVISION – Grade 12

Choose the correct answer

1. ________ she was talking to her friends, Anna noticed a man mysteriously staring at them.
A. In case B. While C. Unless D. Even though
2. His parents misunderstood him ________ he had tried hard to explain himself.
A. despite B. before C. though D. unless
3. You shouldn’t have criticized Jennie because you________ her long.
A. don’t know B. wasn't knowing
C. hadn't been knowing D. hadn't known
4. My headached is getting ________. I think I should see the doctor as soon as possible.
A. more worser and worser B. more and more worse
C. worse and worse D. worser and worser
5. Although it was more than an hour late, Chu Bin ________ the end showed up and grabbed the attention of
the audience.
A. on B. in C. by D. at
6. It is no use __________ parents that they should not overcare for their children.
A. convince B. convincing C. to convince D. to convincing
7. Oh the project seems to take forever to finish. We ________________ it for 8 hours.
A. are doing B. have done C. have been doing D. were doing
8. Within 12 months from opening, this eye-cream will go _________.
A. bad B. badly C. best D. well
9. The teacher challenged his students ______ a difficult Math problem in only 10 minutes.
A. not to work out B. work out C. to work out D. working out
10. _________ Gordons are a very interesting family. They like to travel around_________ Australia.
A. A – the B. The - Ø C. A – a D. A - Ø
11. I proposed that we all ________ together so that nobody gets lost along the way.
A. be driving B. drove C. were driven D. driving
12. The Government have implemented different policies to deal ______ young offenders________ a variety of
ways.
A. to - by B. about - to C. with - in D. around - from
13. We_________ our quality time when the unexpected guess_________ .
A. had – came B. were having - came
C. had been having – came D. have had – would have come
14. Lately, I_______ about resigning from this position because I _____ exhausted by the workload.
A. have been thinking - have become B. have been thinking - have been become
C. thought - have become D. have thought - became
15. It is important that she _____ able to show up at the court tomorrow.
A. are B. be C. being D. to be

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16. She abandoned her dream of being a lawyer and settled down at a young age, ______ made her regret for the
rest of her life.
A. whose B. that C. which D. who
17. It was a pity that neither she nor her friends ________ proper credit despite their massive contribution to the
production of the show.
A. gave B. were given C. had given D. was given
18. If I am admitted to Foreign Trade University, my parents will buy me a __________ car.
A. Japaness luxurious sports B. luxurious Japanese sports
C. sports luxurious Japanese D. sports Japanese luxurious
19. I’d rather live on my own __________ cooking is one of my dislikes.
A. because B. due to C. despite D. though
20. The encouragement _______________ has really empowered her.
A. that she could do anything she’d ever dreamt of B. where could she do anything she’d ever dreamt of
C. what could she do anything she’d ever dreamt of D. when she could do anything she’d ever dreamt of
21. The lung cancer mortality rate _________ six-fold in males when mass media started covering the health
risks of smoking.
A. raised B. rose C. raises D. rises
22. This is the highest building ________ they have built in recent years.
A. which B. what C. that D. where
23. You have been using this computer for 5 years. It badly __________ now.
A. needs to repair B. needs repairing C. needn't repairing D. needn't be repaired
24. You ________ brought hangers and hair-dryers as Quynh and I have brought plenty.
A. needn't have B. didn't need C. haven't needed D. needn't
25. __________ you dye your hair, ___________ your hair gets.
A. The more - the better B. The most - the worse
C. The more - the weaker D. The more - the worst
26. By the end of this year, he ___________ 3 books in his latest series Dark Waters.
A. will have written B. will write C. will be written D. will be writing
27. Yesterday An asked me ___________ for his girlfriend.
A. what gift he should buy B. what gift I should buy
C. what gift should he buy D. what gift should I buy
28. Boys Over Flowers was such a ________ popular manga that it has had numerours series adaptions in
various Asian countries ever since its release in 1992.
A. widely B. width C. widen D. wide
29. ______________ abroad before, Eunchae was amazed at the sky and the landscape viewed from the plane.
A. Being not B. Not having been C. Not being D. Having not been
30. ___________ by everyone, Myra burst into tears and ran away.
A. Laughing B. Laughed C. Having laughed D. To laugh
31. They ___________ on this album for 2 years, so everyone is curious and excited about the quality of the
songs.

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A. have been working B. were working C. worked D. are working

32. There’s no way I could paint such an elaborate portrait myself! I __________ by a famous artist
A. had it drawn B. have it to be drawn C. drew it D. had drawn it
33. During the Cherry Blossom Day, Japan has visitors _______ from all over the world.
A. coming B. came C. to have come D. come
34. My phone ran out of power and I couldn’t charge it until I got home. Otherwise, I _______ your call.
A. returned B. would have returned C. had returned D. would return
35. The boys _______ have broken the window pane! They were playing soccer just now.
A. need B. must C. had D. should
36. The land area of California is nearly ________ as that of the UK.
A. as twice as large B. as twice large C. as large as twice D. twice as large
37. “You look tired.” – “I ________ on the treadmill for an hour.”
A. have run B. have been running C. am running D. had been running
38. Alfred, ________ next door, invited me to his grandfather’s ranch.
A. who live B. that lived C. who lived D. which lives
39. Fast fashion brands typically use synthetic fibers, the most common of _____ being polyester..
A. which B. it C. them D. that
40. Francis bought Michelle ___________ as a gift for her birthday.
A. a pretty blue cotton sundress B. a blue pretty cotton sundress
C. a cotton blue pretty sundress D. a pretty cotton blue sundress
41. It was __________ night that we stayed up gazing at the stars.
A. such beautiful a B. so beautiful a C. an very beautiful D. a too beautiful
42. Juan __________ in the van for hours before he arrives.
A. will have been driving B. will be driven C. will have to drive D. will be driving
43. This position is open to....... has appropriate quaifications and experience regardless of age.
A. anyone B. whatever C. whoever D. whom
44. The number of couples who choose pre-marital cohabitation .......from 10% in 1970 to nearly 70% in the
USA today.
A. has increased B. is increasing C. have increased D. has been increased
45. Papers and pens ________ around made her room very untidy.
A. which lied B. lying C. laying D. that lie
46. Many parents recommend that students __________ better care at school.
A. give B. be given C. will give D. should give
47. "You.......have prepared so thoroughly for this presentation. The teacher won’t mark it."
A. couldn’t B. wouldn’t C. needn’t D. oughtn’t
48. Everyone here got a 7.0 or higher in the IELTS test, ________?
A. hasn’t they B. haven’t they C. has he D. hasn’t he
49. The Song of Achilles, ________ was written by Madeline Miller, won the Orange prize for fiction in 2012.
A. that B. which C. what D. whose

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50. You ___________ the book I assigned you to read because you couldn’t answer even the most simple
question about its content.
A. can't have read B. must have read C. could read D. shouldn't read
51. There’s no use coming here now. By the time you arrive, she ___________.
A. has left B. is leaving C. will have left D. will leave
52. Alex, __________ .mother works for the government, intends to be a politician when he grows up.
A. that B. whom C. whose D. who
53. My mother advised me ________ for a medical school to follow her footstep.
A. apply B. applying C. applied D. to apply
54. I thought you would apply to this club, ____________?
A. did I B. didn’t I C. would you D. wouldn’t you
55. _________ on stage before, the group lacked the ability __________ the crowd.
A. Never performing / to hype B. Having never performed / to perform
C. Never to perform / hyped D. Being never performed / having hyped
56. Make sure the plant ___________ properly or else it will die from dehydration.
A. watered B. water C. are watered D. is watered
57. The project-based learning method is ____________ in universities than in highschools.
A. more applied widely B. more widely C. widely more applied D. more widely applied
58. All assignment papers _____________ and put on the teacher’s table before the teacher __________.
A. have been collected - arrived B. had been collected - arrived
C. have collected - arrived D. had collected - arrived
59. Three ________days of working to the writing deadline have drained all energy from me. Right now I just
want a sound sleep.
A. success B. succeeding C. successful D. successive
60. National _________ not only enhances physical security, but also inspires good governance; fosters trust
among citizens; and ultimately makes possible liberal democracy itself.
A. identify B. identity C. identification D. identified
61. ____________ is an obvious fact that I thought everybody knows. Apparently, some don’t.
A. India is in Asia B. India is in Asia which
C. What India is in Asia D. That India is in Asia
62. The students at this school used to have a janitor ___________ the classrooms. Now they have to tidy the
classrooms up themselves.
A. cleaning B. clean C. to clean D. cleaned
63. I worked with 5 other people in this project, ____________.
A. none of whom I knew B. I knew none of who
C. not any of whom I knew D. I did not know any of whom
64. The particular edition of this book ____________ has been out of print, unfortunately.
A. for that you asked B. for you asked C. you asked D. you asked for
65. She is 163cm, which is fairly impressive for an Asian girl, but _________ to other members in the group, she
seems so tiny.

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A. when compared B. compares her C. comparing D. if you compare

66. By the time the police come to this place, the thief ___________ with the jewellery.
A. is making away B. has made away C. will have made away D. will make away
67. The harder you study, _______________
A. your exam result is high B. the higher your exam result will be
C. the high your exam result is D. the highest your exam result will be
68. It is raining so heavily that the road was flooded and my clothes reeked of sewage water. I regret going out
now, I _________ at home.
A. should stay B. may have stayed C. could stay D. should have stayed
69. We all believe, opposed to the manager, that _______ project is problematic.
A. Ø B. a C. an D. the
70. April 30th, 1975, the day on _________ the North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces captured Saigon (now Ho
Chi Minh City), marked the start of the transition period towards reunification, forming the modern-day
Vietnam.
A. that B. it C. when D. which
71. Make sure that by the time your friends ________ here tomorrow, you ___________ your room up.
A. come - will tidy B. come - will have tidied
C. will come - will be tidying D. come - will be tidying
72. When I cleaned the living room I found a smartphone. Mai ____________ it here when she came over an
hour ago.
A. needn't have left B. must have left C. should have left D. mustn't have left
73. By next September, NCIS ____________ for 19 years
A. will have been running B. is running C. has run D. will run
74. Nam will apply for a job______
A. when he is graduating from university B. until he graduated from university
C. after he had graduated from university D. as soon as he graduates from university
75. Linguists say that Russian is a __________ difficult language to learn.
A. comparable B. comparatively C. comparison D. comparative
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76. Grinder, a 35-year military veteran, was named to the post _______ January 13 .
A. on B. in C. of D. with
77. The Titanic, a British steamer, sank in _____ North Atlantic after hitting ____ iceberg.
A. the/ a B. x/ an C. a/ an D. the/ an
78. I remember ________ you somewhere but I'm sorry I forget your name.
A. meet B. meeting C. to meet D. met
79. She was made __________ all the chores while her little brother got to hang out with his friends.
A. do B. to do C. to doing D. doing
80. A Prada sweatshirt is _____________ a Zara’s sweatshirt ($1,520 and $27.99 respectively).
A. a bit less expensive B. as much expensive as
C. not much as expensive as D. much more expensive than