287. It is not true that the British talks about the weather more than any other nation. a. is b. talks c. more than d. any other → b 288. When I heard the telephone ring, I will answer it immediately. a. When b. ring c. will answer d. immediately → c 289. I study English so that to improve my knowledge. a. study b. so that c. to improve d. my knowledge → c 290. Jane was standing outside a shop when I was seeing her. a. was standing b. outside c. when d. was seeing → d 291. The mother smiled happy and took the baby in her arms. a. mother b. happy c. took d. in → b 292. We are going to invite a person who has special skill showing you how to control this machine. a. to invite b. who c. showing d. to control → c 293. Amanda finally managed to get a good job, and so does Nancy. a. finally b. to get c. and d. so does → d 294. How much times did Lan and Mai have to do the experiment? a. How much b. did Lan and Mai c. have to d. do → a 295. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not appeal to all of the students. a. A b. of soup c. do not d. appeal to all of → c 296. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities. a. with her cousins b. from c. are d. to attend → c 297. How long is it since they buy the house? a. How long b. is c. since d. buy → d 298. We won’t get to the airport in least than 30 minutes. a. won’t get b. to c. in d. least than → d 299. Despite knowing the area well, I got be lost. a. Despite b. knowing c. be d. lost → c 300. The men continued to feel unsafely until he crossed the border. a. men b. continued c. unsafely d. crossed → c 800 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE C I. GRAMMAR (400 SENTENCES) 1. every child in the school passed the swimming test. a. Near to b. Near of c. Next to d. Nearly → d 2. She can look back on her career with great …………… a. satisfied b. satisfaction c. satisfactory d. satisfactorily → b 3. The captain as well as the passengers …………… frightened. a. be b. been c. was d. were → c 4. Ann has got two sisters. Both of them …………… married. a. has b. have c. is d. are → d 5. Each learner of English …………… a good dictionary. a. needs b. need c. is d. are → a 6. Money, nor fame, nor wealth …………… brought happiness to everybody. a. has b. have c. is d. are → a 7. They …………………… at this school before they became interpreters.