Bài tập ngữ pháp Tiếng Anh nâng cao (Test 11)

1 Advanced level – Test 11 1. We were not happy with the plans … … the architect showed us for our new house. Obviously, he had never designed a home like the one we wanted. A. that B. in that C. in which D. who 2. When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I him. He was very appreciative. A. was helping B. were helping C. helped D. help 3. My wife and I went to Disneyland when we visited Los Angeles last spring. Prior to that time, we ………… to such a big amusement park. It was a lot of fun. A. had never been B. were never been C. never been D. were never 4. Last year I experienced ………. I had flown in an air plane for fairly long distances before, but never as long as when I went to Australia last June. A. how can tedious long plane trips be B. how tedious can long plane trips be C. how long plane trips can be tedious D. how tedious long plane trips can be 5. I don’t want you ……… my arriving late. A. mention B. to mention C. mentioning D. Mentioned 6. If you can’t unscrew the lid, try ………… it with a hammer. A. to hit B. hit C. hitting D. hits 7. I remember …………… him say the grass needed ………… yesterday. A. to hear / cutting B. hearing / to cut C. hearing / cutting D. to hear / to cut 8. I advise you … before deciding ………… the job. A. waiting / accepting B. waiting / to accept C. to wait / to accept D. to wait / accepting 9. We regret ……………. that the lecture was very dull and wasn’t worth ………………… A. to say / to listen to B. saying / listening to C. saying / to listen to D. to say / listening to 10. I couldn’t resist ……… him why he was trying ………. meeting me. A. asking / to avoid B. asking / avoiding C. to ask / to avoid D. to ask / avoiding 2 11. The police suspect him of ………………. stolen goods. A. to try to sell B. try to sell C. trying selling D. trying to sell 12. Peace in the area was elusive as the wind. A. easy B. slow in coming C. difficult to catch D. near 13. 37-year-old Timothy Lindlaw is now designing …………… for offices. A. furniture B. furnitures C. some furnitures D. a furniture 14. After he …………… a highly successful computer business for two years, he started his second business in a small garage. A. has run B. runs C. was running D. had run 15. He …………… his first million pounds by the time he was thirty. A. has made B. used to make C. had made D. would make 16. After …………… with the workers of his company, he suddenly dismissed them. A. quarrel B. quarrelling C. quarrelled D. have quarrelled 17. I had made five million pounds before things …………… to go wrong. A. have begun B. began C. begin D. would begin 18. He said that he …………… to call his new company “Office-Fit” and was already very successful. A. had decided B. was deciding C. decided D. has decided 19. They hope that their plan will be a …… A. succeed B. successful C. succession D. success 20. We asked him what countries he ……… A. had been visited B. had visited C. has been visiting D. visited 3 21. Did they say they …………… me? A. will telephone B. would telephone C. have telephoned D. had telephoned 22. The ……… of coming in time in small. A. possible B. possibly C. possibility D. impossible 23. There was a nasty ………… at Newton crossroads yesterday morning. A. event B. accident C. happening D. emergency 24. A bus overturned, and some of the passengers were badly …………… A. pained B. wounded C. knocked down D. injured 25. Several …………… helped to pull people out of the wreckage. A. bystanders B. spectators C. audience D. supporters 26. Most of the passengers were found to be suffering from severe …………… A. surprise B. shock C. worry D. nervousness 27. The bus had crashed into a brand new car and had completely …………… it, although fortunately there was no one in the car. A. hit B. knocked C. wrecked D. crashed 28. The police took the names and addresses of as many …………… as possible. A. suspects B. witnesses C. viewers D. judges 29. It is believed that the injured passengers have the right to claim …………… A. rewards B. prizes C. refund D. compensation 30. This hat looks …………… on me. A. nice B. well C. beautifully D. pretty 4 KEYS 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. B 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. B 21. B 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A