Choose the word or phrase- a, b, c or d- that best completes the sentence 1. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home a. deal with b. manage c. help together d. work together 2. Can you tell me who is responsible…………. checking passports? a. to b. in c. about d. for 3. She is leaving her husband because she can’t put…… his bad temper any longer a. up with b. away c. off d. up 4. They have the ………. Of a good home a. secureb. securely c. security d. securing 5. The team……………. a single match so far this season a. doesn’t win b. didn’t win c. hasn’t won d. hadn’t won 6. They…… in that company for two years- from 2003 to 2005 a. are working b. have worked c. worked d. had worked 7. The number of students……. limited and a numbers of books …….available to them I library a. is- is b. is- are c. are- are d. are- is 8. They……… the job by this time tomorrow a. will finish b. will be finishing c. will have finished d. are finishing 9. I… on the left because I’ve lived in Britain for a long tim a. used to drive b. am used to drive c. get used to driving d. am used to driving 10. A: It seems to me that spring is the most beautiful time of year B: ………It really is lovely! a. you’re exactly right b. you could be right c. you’re dead wrong d. I couldn’t agree less 11. In my opinion, a happy marriage should be based…… love a. in b. to c. on d. of 12. I…… a lot of interesting people while I …… in Norway a. met- worked b. was meeting- was working c. met- was working d. was meeting- worked 13.The teacher says that he…… you in thirteen minutes a. will see b. would see c. saw d. could see 14. … I spoke to him many times, he never paid any attention to what I said a. because b. although c. in spite d. because of 15. A: you’re a great dancer. I wish I could do half as well as you B: …….i’m an awful dancer a. you’re too kind b. that’s a nice complement c. you’re got to be kidding d. oh, thank you very much 16. My mother told me… my books lying about an the living room a. don’t leave b. not leave c. not to leave d. didn’t leave 17. Mai suggested… a suit and tie when he went for the interview a. him to wear b. he should wearc. he must wear d. that he wears 18. “ ?” “ short and dark, pretty, cheerful- looking” a. how is Mai b. How does Mai like c. what does Mai look like d. who does Mai look like 19. i……… there once a long time ago and ………. back since a. was going- didn’t go b. have gone- will not be c. went- haven’t been d. had gone- won’t 20. Students normally enter university from 18 onwards and study for an…… degree a. academy b. academia c. academic d. academically 21. if it…. Tomorrow, I will not have to water the garden a. will rain b. is raining c. rained d. rains 22. Had I known his address, I ……………. Before a. would write b. have written c. had written d. would have written 23. if she…… rich, she would travel around the world a. would be b. is c. had been d. were 24. taking part…. He Advanced Engineering project gave me a chance to use my knowledge to help society a. to b. on c. in d. for 25………… , these students are among the best prepared who have been through this university a. at the whole b. on the whole c. in the general d. in generally 26. it was reported that neither the passengers not the driver…. in the crash a. were injured b. are injured c. was injured d. have been ijured 27.i wish it… raining soon so that we can go out for dinner a. will stop b. would stop c. stops d. had stopped 28. People… can speak English can be understood in many countries a. whoseb. who c. whom d. which 29. Do you remember Mr Lam , …….taught us English Literature? a. who b. whomc. that d. which 30. It may be the most important decision… you will ever take a. which b. what c. that d. of which 31. the season…… he was absent from school is that he had an accident a. why b. in which c. that d. which 32. I’m ….with the job. I feel bored with doing the same things all the time a. fed upb. made for c. taken out d. put over 33. The house….i was born and grew up was destroyed in an earthquake ten years ago a. which b. in thatc. where d. in where 34. the government is aiming 50 % reduction in unemployment a. to b. at c. on d. for 35.Most people you meet will be polite to you …… you are to polite to them a. because b. if c. although d. whereas 36. ……you were all sitting at your desks working hard last week, we were sitting on the plane bound for Hawaii a. despite b. although c. while d. whenever 37. the invention of…. Is normally attributed to the German engineer Gottlieb Daimler a. car b. a car c. the car d. an car 38. I didn’t have time for ……breakfast this morning because I was in… hurry a. ……/ a b. a- the c. the-a d. …/…. 39.A minor earthquake occurred … 2 a.m … January 3 a. at- in b. in- on c. at- on d. from- in 40.She had to pay a fine,………? a. hadn’t she b. doesn’t she c. didn’t she d. mustn’t she 41. you …….tell the news to Margaret. I don’t want her to know a. mustn’t b. needn’t c. mightn’t d. wouldn’t 42.she……… five years ago today; therefore her request for a raise is definitely worth reviewing a. is being promoted b. promoted c. was promoted d. has been promoted 43. “All these photographs…… with a very cheap camera” he said a. have taken b. were taken c. were taking d. had taken 44. AIDS is ………. The government is spending a lot of money to find a cure a. so serious a disease b. a so serious disease c. so a serious disease d. a such serous disease 45. the more we learn,……… a. we become more wise b. we become wiser c. the more wise we become d. the wiser we become 46. Of the two students, Sahah is………. a. the most intelligent b. the more intelligent c. much more intelligent d. the intelligent more 47. I must ring home today nd find out if there’s any… news about my mother and her operation a. farther b. further c. farthest d. furthest 48. He asked them to…… their cigarettes as he is allergic to smoke a. put out b. put off c. put on d. put over 49. they …………. My proposal, which made me upset a. turned off b. turned on c. turned down d. turned out 50. the shoes felt too tight, so I took…and tried a large size a. away them b. off them c. them away d. them off identify the one underlined word or phrase- A, B, C or D that must be changed for the sentence to be correct 1. the most the relative humidity reading rises, the worse the heat affect us A B C D 2. No sooner had Jame arrived at the office than she remembered not to turn off the A B C D heating 3.the Japanese are accustomed to take their shoes off when they enter A B C D 4. ASEAN established by the five original member countries A B C D 5. I will give you a call on my cell phone as soon as my plane will land A B C D 6. Many young people lack skills, good education, and financial to settle in the urban A B C area, where many jobs are found D 7. Mai studied very hard, so she passed the exam easy A B C D 8. they are not enough old to take part in this program of the World Health Organization A B C D 9. Although I wanted to go the concert tonight,I decided staying home A B C D 10. The teacher whom book I have said that I could keep it A B C D Reading the passage carefully, then choose the word or the phrase One evening Dr. Peterson was at a party. A woman came up to him and began to talk about her back. "Its very painful (1)_______ I've worked for a long time in my garden", the woman said. "You've hurt it by bending for too long", Dr. Peterson replied. He than showed her (2)_______ to do some exercises. However, (3)_______ the woman left he felt very angry. He went up to a friend of his who was a lawyer. He told him about (4)_______ the woman and asked him for his advice. "Do you think I (5)_______ to send her a bill?" he asked. The lawyer thought for a moment and nodded. "How much should I charge (6)_______ giving all that advice?" Dr. Peterson asked. "Change her your usual fee" they lawyer said. The next day Dr. Peterson sent the woman a bill. (7)_______ a few days later he was surprised (8)_______ letter from the lawyer. (9)_______ he opened the letter, he saw the following brief note: "Please find a bill for $50 for the advice (10)_______". 1. A. because B. for C. by D. as soon as 2. A. what B. why C. when D. how 3. A. when B. because C. if D. for 4. A. meet B. meeting C. to meet D. he met 5. A. should B. had better C. ought D. must 6. A. by B. because of C. owing to D. for 7. A. However B. In addition C. Therefore D. Alternatively 8. A. by receiving B. to receive C. for receiving D. receive 9. A. Because B. When C. Until D. For 10. A. gave you B. What I gave you C. when I gave you D. I gave you Reading the following passage and choose the word or phrase- a,b,c or d Mrs. Sand was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it. However the doctor could not find anything wrong with her, so he sent her to the local hospital for some tests. The hospital, of course, sent the results of the tests direct to Mrs. Sand’s doctor, and the next morning he telephoned her to give her a list of the things that he thought she should not eat, as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble. Mrs. Sand carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies' meeting. When she got back home a couple of hours later, she found her husband waiting for her. He had a big basket full of packages beside him, and when he saw her, he said, "Hello, sweetheart. I have done all your shopping for you. " "Done all my shopping?" she asked in surprise. "But how did you know what I wanted?" "Well, when I got home I found your shopping list beside the telephone," answered her husband, "so I went down to the shops and bought everything you had written down. " Of course, Mrs. Sand had to tell him that he had bought all the things the doctor did not allow her to eat! 1. The story is mainly about ____________. A. Mrs. Sand's skin trouble B. Mrs. Sand's husband’s care for her C. her husband's carelessness D. her husband's misunderstanding 2. Her doctor sent her to the local hospital because ____________. A. she was not his patient B. the medical tests there would tell him exactly what her problem was C. the hospital would take good care of her thanks to the tests D. hers was a very serious case 3. The ladies' meeting lasted ____________. A. the whole morning B. exactly two hours C. less than two hours D. more than two hours 4. Perhaps when Mrs. Sand left for the meeting, her husband ____________. A. was working in the garden B. was in the bathroom C. was somewhere in the house D. was out at work 5. Mrs. Sand's husband bought all the things on the list because ____________. A. he wanted to help his wife with the shopping B. he wanted to buy what she was not allowed to eat C. he had nothing to do when he got home D. he himself liked them very much Choose the sentence among A, B, C or D that has the same meaning as the original one: 1. We started working here three years ago. A. We worked here for three years. B. We have no longer worked here for three years. C. We have worked here for three years. D. We will work here in three years. 2. “ John lelf here an hour ago,” said Jane. A. Jane told me that John had lelf there an hour before. B. Jane said John lelf here an hour before. C. Jane told John to have lelf there an hour before. D. Jane told me that John to leave there an hour before. 3. No one has opened this box for a hundred years . A. This box hasn’t been opened for a hundred years. B. This box has been opened for a hundred years. C. This box has belonged to nobody for a long time. D. Someone opened this box a hundred years ago. . before. 3. No one has opened this box for a hundred years . A. This box hasn’t been opened for a hundred years. B. This box has been opened for a hundred years. C. This box has belonged to nobody. d. of 12. I…… a lot of interesting people while I …… in Norway a. met- worked b. was meeting- was working c. met- was working d. was meeting- worked 13.The teacher says that he…… you in thirteen. will rain b. is raining c. rained d. rains 22 . Had I known his address, I ……………. Before a. would write b. have written c. had written d. would have written 23 . if she…… rich, she would travel around