REVIEW FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION( 2010-2011) Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given sentence : 1 : Kate finally managed to get a good job. A.Kate finally succeeded at getting a good job. B.Kate finally succeeded in getting a good job. C.Kate finally succeeded on getting a good job. D.Kate finally succeeded to get a good job. 2 : The noise kept me awake all the night . A. I slept well in spite of the noise . B. I slept well although it was noisy . C. I couldn’t sleep because of the noise . D. The noise didn’t make me awake all the night . 3 : Someone repaired her car last week . A. She wanted to repair her car last week . B. She asked for a repairman last week . C.There was something wrong with her car last week . D. She had her car repaired last week . 4: The mechanic serviced my car last week . A. I had my car service last week . B. I got my car service last week . C. I had a mechanic serviced my car last week . D.I had a mechanic service my car last week. 5 : The man was angry. His car had been damaged . A. The damaged car belonged to the man . B. The angry man had damaged his car . C.The man whose car had been damaged was angry . D.I damaged his car , so the man got angry with me . 6 : The bank will lend you some money if you ask for it . A. The bank is the place where you can borrow money . B. Unless you ask , the bank won’t lend you some money . C. It’s possible for you to borrow some money from the bank . D. If you need money , you can borrow it from the bank . 7 : I don’t think Jerry will win the tennis match . A. In my opinion , Jerry will not be likely to win the tennis match. B. I will never think Jerry will win the tennis match . C. The fact is that Jerry won’t win the tennis match . D. Jerry will win the tennis match, I don’t think that . 8 : After days of searching , the captain found a fine harbor . A. The captain found a fine harbor ; then he searched for days . B. The captain had searched for days before he could find a fine harbor . C. It took the captain some time to search for a fine harbor . D. The captain spent many days on exploring the fine harbor in the new place . 9: It took me a long time to get over the disappointment of losing the match. A.It took me long to stop disappointing you. B. Getting over the disappointment took me a longer time than the match. C. Losing the match disappointed me too much. D. It took me a long time to forget the disappointment of losing the match. 10 : They try to prevent the reader from vocalizing . A. They try to stop the reader from vocalizing . B. The reader tries to prevent vocalizing . C. The reader tries to prevent them from vocalizing . D. They try to prevent vocalizing from the reader . 11: The teacher said to her , “ Don’t write your lesson in red ink”. A. The teacher told her not to write her lesson in red ink. B. The teacher said her not to write her lesson in red ink C.The teacher said that she didn’t write her lesson in ink. D.The teacher told her don’t write her lesson in ink. 12: “ Where are you going ?” Mai asked me . A. Mai asked if I’d go to somewhere . B. Mai told me to go to somewhere . C. Mai is interested in my activities . D. Mai wanted to know where I was going . 13: “ Where do you buy this book ?” , said Mary to John A. Mary asked John where did he buy that book . B. Mary asked John where he buy that book . C. Mary asked John where he bought that book . D. Mary asked John where he bought this book . 14: “ Have you ever been to Singapore ?” he asked me . A. He told me if I have ever been to Singapore . B. He asked me if I had ever been to Singapore . C. He advised me to go to Singapore . D. He told me to go to Singapore . 15: Alice said , “ Why don’t you get a new lock for the front door ?” A. Alice suggested to get a new lock for the front door . B. It’s necessary for Alice to have a new lock . C. Alice wanted to have a new lock . D.Alice suggested getting a new lock for the front door . 16: “ What time is it , Frances ?” said John . A. John asked Frances if it was what time . B. John asked Frances if what time it was . C. John asked Frances what time it was . D. John asked Frances if what time was it. 17: “ Are you coming to the party tonight , Mary ?” said Adam . A. Adam said if Mary was coming to the party that night . B. Adam said if Mary was coming to the party tonight . C. Adam asked Mary if she was coming to the party tonight . D. Adam asked Mary if she was coming to the party that night . 18: Susan said, “ I left my umbrella here 2 days ago.” A. Susan said that she’s left her umbrella there for 2 days . B. Susan said that she left her umbrella here 2 days ago. C.Susan said that she had left her umbrella there 2 days before . D. Susan said to leave her umbrella there 2 days before . 19: John said , “ We have bought these books today.” A.John said they bought those books that day B.John said they had bought those books that day C.John said they have bought those books that day D.John said they bought those books to day 20: I started going to school in 1988 . A.I am a student since 1988 B.I was a student since 1988 C.I am going to school in 1988 D. I have been a student since 1988 21: People say that Mary is a good student . A. Mary is said that she is a good student. B. Mary is said to be a good student. C. It is said to be a good student D. Mary is said that to be a good student. 22: They made him wait for three hours . A.He is made to wait for three hours B. He was made wait for three hours C. He is made wait for three hours D.He was made to wait for three hours 23: Shall we go for a swim? A. what about go for a swim? B. what about to go for a swim? C.what about we go for a swim? D. what about going for a swim? 24: He felt very tired . He couldn’t wait for them . A. He felt such tired that he couldn’t wait for them . B. He felt too tired that he couldn’t wait for them . C. He felt too tired to wait for them . D. He felt so tired to wait for them . 25: We stayed in that hotel despite the noise . A.Despite the hotel is noisy , we stayed there . B.We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it . C. Although the hotel was noisy , we stayed there . D.Because of the noise , we stayed in the hotel. 26: It is such a hot day that I can’t do anything . A. It is a hot day so that I can’t do anything . B. Because it is so hot I can’t do anything . C. The day is so hot that I can’t do anything . D. What a hot day it is so I can’t do anything . 27: In spite of having a broken leg, he managed to get out of the car. A. In spite of the fact that his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. B. In spite of having broken legs, he managed to get out of the car. C. Despite of the fact that his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. D. Although his leg was broken but he managed to get out of the car. 28: Although it was raining , they played tennis . A. In spite of raining , they played tennis . B. Despite the rain , they played tennis . C. Because of the rain , they played tennis . D. Despite the rain , but they played tennis . 29: The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it . A.The water was not warm enough for the children to swim in it . B.The water was not warm enough for the children to swim in . C.The water was not enough warm for the children to swim in . D.The water was not warm enough for the children swim in . 30: The film was so boring that everybody didn’t stay to see it . A. The film was not interesting enough for everybody to see it. B. The film was not interesting enough for everybody to see . C. The film was not enough interesting for everybody to see it . D. The film was not enough interesting for everybody to see . 31: He had hardly left the office when they came . A. No sooner had he left the office than they came . B. No sooner he had left the office than they came . C. No sooner he had left the office when they came . D. No sooner he left the office than they came . 32. He bought his car four years ago . A. He has had his car four years ago . B. He had his car four years ago . C. He has had his car for four years. D. He has his car four years ago . 33: They know that the owner of the house has gone abroad . A.The owner of the house is known to go abroad . B.The owner of the house is known to have been going abroad. C.The owner of the house is known to have gone abroad D.The owner of the house is known to have go abroad. 34: Peter said he was sorry he had hurt her feelings . A. Peter apologised to hurt her feelings . B.Peter apologised for having hurt her feelings C. Peter apologised for being hurt her feelings . D. Peter apologised for hurting her feelings 35: “ I’m sorry, I was rude to you yesterday.” I said to Tom. A. I appologise of being rude to you yesterday. B. I appologised Tom for having been rude to him the day before. C. I appologise for my rude to you yesterday. D. I appologise to you as I was rude to you yesterday. 36: I’m sorry I was late for work yesterday . A. I was not early at work yesterday. B. I regret to go to work late yesterday. C.I apologize for being late for work yesterday. D.Please forgive me for not being at work yesterday. 37: By the time you get bach , Mary ________ . A. leaves Hanoi for HCM city B. will leave Hanoi for HCM city C.will have left Hanoi for HCM city D. had left Hanoi for HCM city 38: How long have Helen and Peter been married ? A.When did Helen and Peter get married ? D. How long have Helen and Peter get married ? B.How long ago did Helen and Peter first get married? C.When were Helen and Peter’s wedding 39: If people were a little more tolerant, our world ________. A. would have been a better place B. would be a better place C. will be a better place D. will have been a better place 40: If my father had locked his car properly, his car _________. A. would never have been stolen B. will not be stolen C. would not be stolen D. would have never been stolen 41: The first thing I will do is drive to Spain if _____________. A. I would get my driving licence B. I got my driving licence C. I get my driving licence D. I could get my driving licence 42: I would never feel comfortable on a plane if _______________. A. I know it’s the pilot’s maiden trip B. I knew it’s the pilot’s maiden trip C. I would know that it’s the pilot’s maiden trip D. I kew it was the pilot’s maiden trip 43: Unless you leave me alone, ______________. A. I’ll call the police B. I won’t call the police C. I would call the police D. I wouldn’t call the police 44: people say that some Americans are superficially friendly . A. Some Americans are said to be superficially friendly . B. Some Americans are said that they are superficially friendly . C. People are said that some Americans are superficially friendly . D. Some Americans are said as being superficially friendly . 45:. The garden is _________________. A. so small to plat football in . B. too small to play football in C. too small that they can’t play football in . D. very small for them to play football in . 46:. He takes interest in science. A. He is interested in science. B. Interestingly, he is a scientist. C. Science is interesting. D. Science is interesting, so he takes it. 47: They usually have quite a big meal at lunch time. A. They are used to having a big meal at lunch time. B. They are used to have a big meal at lunch time. C. They used to have a big meal at lunch time. D. They used to having a big meal at lunch time. 48: Despite feeling cold, we kept walking. A. Although we felt cold, but we kept walking. B. Although we felt cold, we kept walking. C. However felt we felt, but we kept walking. D. However felt we felt, we kept walking. 49: Mr pike used to jog a lot. A. Mr Pike is accustomed to jogging a lot. B.Mr Pike never jogged in the past. C. Mr Pike jogs a lot now. D. Mr Pike jogged a lot in the past. 50: The music was so loud that we couldn’t hear what you said. A. You didn’t say loud enough for us to hear. B. Because of the loud music, we couldn’t hear you. C. The music was too loud that we couldn’t hear you. D. The music was too loud for us to hear. 51: Kate’s father was unhappy when she decided to quit school. A. Kate’s father was very happy about her decision. B. Kate was not happy about her father’s decision. C. Kate’s father was not happy about her quitting school. D.Kate’s father decided not to send her to school. 52: Mike has eaten a lot of ice-cream and now he has a headache. A. If Mike didn’t eat much ice-cream, he wouldn’t have a headache. B. If Mike hadn’t eaten much ice-cream, he wouldn’t have a headache. C. Mike had a headache because he had eaten lots of ice-cream . D. If Mike hadn’t eaten much ice-cream, he wouldn’t have had a headache. 53: Tom writes French as well as he speaks it. A. Tom is bad at writing French. B. Tom doesn’t speak French so well as he writes it. C. Tom writes and speaks French equally well. D. Even though Tom writes French well, he speaks it better. 54: It’s the first time I’ve been to a flower show. A. I’ve been to a flower show for years. B. It’s the first time I’ve seen so many flowers. C. I haven’t been to a flower show before. D. This is the first flower show I know. 55: There are a lot of people . The people like to do things together. A. There are a lot of people who like to do things together. B. There are a lot of people who like do things together. C. There are a lot of people whom like to do things together. D. There are a lot of people like to do things together. 56: Jane lives in a house. The house is opposite my house. A. Jane lives in a house which is opposite my house. B. Jane lives in a house who is opposite my house. C. Jane lives in a house where is opposite my house. D. Jane lives in a house and which is opposite my house. 57 : “He lost his job three months ago.” A. It is three months ago since he lost his job. B. It is three months since he lost his job. C. They are three months since he lost his job. D. It has been three months since he has lost his job. 58 : I didn’t have an umbrella with me, so I got wet. A. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t get wet. B.If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet. C. If I had had an umbrella, I would have got wet. D.If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet. 59 : The coffee was too hot for me to drink. A.The coffee was so hot that I can’t drink it. B. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink. C.The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it. D.The coffee was so hot that I can’t drink. 60 : The gate is closed to stop the children running into the road. A. The gate is closed that the children cannot run into the road. B. The gate is closed so that the children cannot run into the road. C. The gate is closed to the children cannot run into the road. D. The gate is closed and that the children cannot run into the road. 61 : Hoa is much younger than her husband . A. Hoa is a lot younger than her husband . B. Hoa is younger than her husband . C. Hoa’s husband is much younger than her . D. Hoa’s husband is not as young as her . 62 : The more goals the team scored, ____________. A. the happier the coach looked B. the more happily the coach looked C. the happier the coach looked like D. the more happier the coach is 63 : It’s becoming ________________. A. more and more hard to work B. harder and harder than to find a job C. harder and harder to find a job D. more and more hardly to find a job 64 : One of the greatest scientists of England is Faraday . A. Faraday is one of the greatest scientists of England . B.England has many great scientists, including Faraday C. No scientist of England is as great as Faraday . D. Faraday is the greatest scientist of England . 65: I’ve never met such a famous person before. A. He’s the most famous person I’ve ever met. B. This is the first time I’ve met a famous person. C. He’s one of the famous persons I’ve ever met.D. This is the first time I’ve met such a famous person. . REVIEW FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION( 2010-2011) Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given sentence : 1 : Kate finally managed to get a good job. A.Kate finally. . 62 : The more goals the team scored, ____________. A. the happier the coach looked B. the more happily the coach looked C. the happier the coach looked like D. the more happier the coach. not warm enough for the children to swim in . C .The water was not enough warm for the children to swim in . D .The water was not warm enough for the children swim in . 30: The film was so