Whereas the language barrier, in ________ times, was once an obstacle to trade, that is no longer the case.. A..[r]
(1)WORD FORM Choose (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences:
1 My father helps my mother with the housework He proves to be , especially when my mother is sick
A support B supporting C supportive D supported You give a _ party in your new house to celebrate moving into it
A housekeeping B house guest C housecoming D housewarming
3 Anna made a lot of mistakes because she was
A inattentive B unattentive C imattentive D disattentive Your must be typed into copies to hand in for our company
A applicants B application C applicating D applying Well, I think that the prices in Dong Thap supermarket are _
A reason B reasonable C reasonably D reasoning This company offered a lot of _ jobs
A attractive B attraction C attract D attractively The _ of the moon for the earth causes tides
A attract B attracted C attraction D attractive
8 What are the between women’s in old times and women in modern times? A differs B different C difference D differences
9 In the past people believed that women’s _ roles were as mothers and wives A nature B natural C naturism D naturalist 10 Mr Jones is a teacher
A devote B devoted C devoting D devotion 11 It is necessary for students to listen to their teacher
A attentive B attentively C attention D attend 12 We could call the TV stations and _ the opening of our new store
A publicity B publicize C public D publish 13 I like my work because I have the _ to make my own decision
A freed B freedom C freely D free 14 Our company believes it is the best _ to handle the account
A organizing B organizational C organization D disorganization 15 I felt quite with my day’s work
A satisfy B satisfactory C satisfied D satisfaction 16 _ films should be made for school
A Educational B Educating C Educated D Educate 17 When I’m tired, I enjoy listening to music It’s
A relax B relaxation C relaxing D relaxed 18 We are in regular _with each other by telephone or letter
A communicate B communicative
C communication D communicatively 19 He apologized for the he had caused
A convenient B inconvenient C convenience D inconvenience
20 After the death of her husband, Marie Curie took up his position at the Sorbonne
A tragic B tragedy C tragical D tragically
21 They gave a clear of their intentions
A demonstrate B demonstrative C demonstration D demonstrating 22 What makes a computer such a _device?
A miracle B miraculous C miraculously D wonder 23 My father has bought me an computer
(2)24 Information technology is very to our lives
A useful B useless C use D usefully
25 A computer is a typewriter which allows you to type and print any kind of documents A magically B magical C magic D magician
26 The climb was because of the bad weather
A terrified B terrify C terrifying D terrifies 27 Hue is famous for its spots
A beauty B beautiful C beautify D beautifully 28 The most _thing about listening to music is that you can relax your mind
A enjoyment B enjoyed C enjoying D enjoyable
29 When did the cinema come into _?
A exist B existing C existence D existences 30 “The Spy Returns” is a very _film about a wealthy man who visits Italy
A exciting B excited C excitement D excite 31 Three films are in for the same contract
A compete B competitive C competition D competitor 32 The Amazon is _longer than the Thames
A far B farther C farthest D furthest
33 The blue whale is known animals, reaching a length of more than one hundred feet A the large B the largest C the larger D most largest 34 You must place these events in their context
A history B historical C historic D historian 35 We need information before we can decide
A far B further C farther D farthest 36 _ of fire, many more building were destroyed than the earthquake itself damaged
A Consequence B Consequences C Consequently D As a consequence
37 The more a car costs, it goes
A the faster B so faster C the fastest D faster 38 The use of pesticides is having a _effect on the groundwater
A devastate B devastation C devastated D devastating
39 Because of Lucille’s managerial skills, the family now has an _business A expanse B expand C expanding D expended 40 It was always _ whether the rocket would succeed
A undoubted B doubting C doubtful D doubtless 41 The day was so _ that we decided to take a picnic lunch to the beach
A clear and warmly B clearly and warmly C clearly and warm D clear and warm
42 The newly discovered ore is being extracted by _ of a huge robotic arm A mean B means C meant D meanings 43 Although most people are _ than I am, they are not a healthy or wise
A wealth B wealthy C wealthily D wealthier
44 Health care _ have been rising but so has the quality
A cost B costs C costing D costly
45 Whereas the language barrier, in times, was once an obstacle to trade, that is no longer the case
A earliest B earlier C early on D early to 46 Don’t leave your clothes _ about on the bedroom floor
A lie B lay C lying D laying 47 You’ll have to work very _if you want to finish the project by Friday
(3)48 She is _ to understand the matter A enough intelligent B so intelligent
C intelligent enough D very intelligent 49 What _!
A an exciting story B is an exciting story
C a story exciting D the exciting story 50 How _!
A the room is dirty B is the room dirty
C dirty the room is D the dirty room is
51 The love for books is helpful in _the pupils’ knowledge
A developing B development C developed D being developed 52 At school, David was anyone else in his class
A cleverer as B as clever than C as clever as D cleverest 53 I pulled the handle I could
A so hardly as B as hardly as C so hard as D as hard as
54 Platinum is harder than copper and is almost as pliable _ A gold B than gold C as gold D gold is 55 _, Shirley thought Bill was Carol’s husband but later she realized that he wasn’t
A First B At first C Firstly D First of all 56 Sport is sometimes used by governments as a tool of foreign _
A political B policy C politics D politician 57 She got so while watching the game that she began shouting
A exciting B excited C excitingly D excitedly 58 He’s left his book at home; he’s always so
A forgetting B forgettable C forgetful D forgotten 59 That was a very story about the adventure in the tropical forests
A excitement B excited C excitingly D exciting
60 The _ of the request made us all laugh
A absurdness B absurd C absurdity D A or B
61 The of the company’s president in all matters made for a miserable working environment
A contentiousness B contention
C contentious D contentiously 62 The job was done , and we were extremely displeased
A uncompetence B in competency C incompetence D incompetently
63 It’s a plan, and I believe it should be instituted at once
A feasibility B feasible C feasibleness D feasibly 64 He spoke to her, and she began crying immediately
A insensitivity B insensitiveness C insensitively D insensitive 65 The bird guarded he young ones _, swooping down on the cat again and again
A tenaciously B tenacity C tenacious D teneciousness
66 When the automobile salesman described the car so _, we became very uneasy about buying it
A ambiguity B ambiguousness C ambiguous D ambiguously
67 The meeting was , and all left satisfied
A harmony B harmoniousness
C harmonious D harmonize
(4)A reluctance B reluctantly C reluctant D A or B 70 _ speaking, his life was a blessing to all
A Philosophically B Philosopher C Philosophize D Philosophy 71 Scientists in their opinions of how snow crystals originate
A difference B differ C differentiate D different 72 Opera singer Maria Callas was known for her _, powerful voice
A intensity B intensify C intense D intensely 73 Writer Ernest Hemingway is known for his language and his lively dialogue
A simplification B simple C simplistic D simplicity
74 Many readers will disagree with the selection and the assessments as any guide will inevitably be _
A subject B subjected C subjective D subjectivism
75 An eccentric is by definition someone whose behavior is _someone who refuses to conform to the accepted norms of his society
A abnormal B abnormality C abnormally D abnormalities 76 Students flocked to the new _ where free medical supplies were handed out
A dispensary B dispense C dispenser D dispensation 77 The to the message was tacked on at the last moment
A appendix B append C appendicitis D appendage
78 The company was _ and made a tremendous amount of money
A progress B progressive C progression D progressively
79 The _ account given by the witness convinced the jury of the plaintiff’s right to a settlement A description B describing C descriptive D describe
80 Clarence on the piano, delighting the guests
A improvised B improvident C improvidence D, improvisation 81 We drove at five miles an hour because the _ was so poor
A visible B visual C view D visibility
82 They praised her for her
A dishonest B honestly C honesty D honest 83 Have you got some kind of _ on you?
A identification B unidentified C identify D identified 84 They said my illness was Don’t they realize I’m in a lot of pain
A imaginary B imagination C imagine D imaginative 85 She was a much less _ student than her sister
A industrial B industrious C industrialist D industrialized 86 She’s got a job as the _ of a dress shop
A manager B management C managing D manageress
87 If he isn’t Spanish, what is he?
A nationality B nationalized C nation D national 88 It was very of you to notice that
A observant B observatory C observation D observe 89 He couldn’t give a explanation for his actions
A satisfactory B dissatisfied C satisfactory D satisfy 90 There is no _ explanation for what happened
A scientist B scientific C scientifically D science 91 There is a of carrots because of the bad weather
A shortly B shorten C shortage D short
92 Politicians _blame the media if they don’t win the election They’re so predictable A variable B variety C various D invariably
93 This is very ! Can’t you practise your violin somewhere else?
(5)94 I would like to show you my latest , which I have called “Boats on a Lake” A creativity B creator C create D creation
95 Why does everybody _him all the time?
A criticize B critic C criticism D critical 96 They’re going to announce their _ tomorrow
A decision B indecisive C decide D decidedness 97 During the festival were hanging from every tree
A decorator B decorations C decorative D decorativeness 98 He offered to give me a _ of how the machine worked
A demonstrator B demonstration C demonstrate D demonstrative 99 We are _ on other countries for most of our food
A dependent B independence C dependable D dependability 100 My new car is more _ than the one I had before
A economize B economics C economical D economically