14. Up to now, I _____ a lot of information about her.
learnt
have learnt
will learn
would learn
15. He ______ in London at the moment.
studies
has studied
is studying
will study
16. As soon as we _______work, we’ll go out for a drink.
have finished
will finish
finshed
had finished
17. Jane ______ a letter to apply for the job at present
wrote
has written
is writing
writes
18. I ______ with my aunt when I am on holiday in Ho Chi Minh City next month
will have been staying
will be staying
stayed
will have stayed
19. That pipe ______for ages - we must get it mended.
is leaking
leaks
had been leaking
has been leaking
20. _____ a lot of sweets when you were a child?
Did you eat
Were you eating
Have you eaten
Do you eat
1. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.
A. take after B. take place C. take away D. take on
2. I’ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just want to try out my new tape recorder.
A. resemble B. test C. arrive D. buy
3. She got angry when they started to________her private life.
A. ask for B. enquire after C. ask about D. enquire with
4. She ran in a marathon last week but________after ten kilometers.
A. dropped out B. closed down C. broke up D. made up
5. Gertrude takes________her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair too.
A. in B. up C. after D. down
6. It took him a long time to ________the death of his wife.
A. take away B. get over C. take off D. get through
7. Billy hasn't been working; he won't________his examinations.
A. get off B. get through C. keep up D. keep off
8. They arrived________the airport________good time for the plane.
A. in - on B. to - in C. at - in D. to - for
9. Did Mr. Tan________the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital?
A. take away B. take over C. take up D. take off
10. Paula applied for the post but she was________.
A. turned down B. checked out C. kept under D. pushed ahead
11. If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to________more staff.
10. Maria warned her younger sister ________ too much caffeine. A. to drink B. drinking C. against not drinking D. not to drink
11. Lona is exhausted these days. She ________ too hard recently. A. has worked B. worked C. has been working D. works
12. Let's begin the meeting,_________?
A. don't we B. do us C. won't we D. shall we
13. Animals ___________in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those that are captured in the wild.
A. who were born B. born C. that born D. being born
14. ________ a hotel, they looked for somewhere to have dinner.
A. Having found B. To find C. Found D. Finding
15. If we have solar panels on our roofs, we'll be able to__________ our own electricity.
A. afford B. generate C. manufacture D. light
16. Many city_________, especially those in developing countries, still live in poverty.
A. people B. migrants C. immigrants D. dwellers
17. Most of the students in our country are interested in__________ higher education to get bachelor's degrees.
A. following B. pursuing C. trying D. interrupting
18. People who live in towns and cities live in an____________ environment.
A. remote B. urban C. suburban D. rural
21. ________ my mother nor my aunt likes going shopping.
A. Either B. Most C. Neither D. Both
22. ________ of us wants to remind about that accident.
A. Either B. Both C. Most D. Neither
23. “She doesn’t want to criticize Laura”-”_______ do I.”
A. Neither B. Either C. So D. Too
24. I want some cake, but there was________left.
A. either B. some C. none D. both
25. Have you read________of these books?
A. any B. lot C. some D. every
26. ________ of this money is yours, and half is mine.
A. Any B. Half C. Some D. Another
27. _______ all of my children have visited this pagoda.
A. Almost B. Most C. A great deal D. A wide variety of
28. She has given me________three books.
A. others B. another C. the other D. other
29. You shouldn’t expect________to do your work for you
A. others B. another C. the other D. the others
30. I have two brothers. One is a doctor,________is a singer.
A. others B. another C. the others D. the other
21. ________ my mother nor my aunt likes going shopping.
A. Either B. Most C. Neither D. Both
22. ________ of us wants to remind about that accident.
A. Either B. Both C. Most D. Neither
23. “She doesn’t want to criticize Laura”-”_______ do I.”
A. Neither B. Either C. So D. Too
24. I want some cake, but there was________left.
A. either B. some C. none D. both
25. Have you read________of these books?
A. any B. lot C. some D. every
26. ________ of this money is yours, and half is mine.
A. Any B. Half C. Some D. Another
27. _______ all of my children have visited this pagoda.
A. Almost B. Most C. A great deal D. A wide variety of
28. She has given me________three books.
A. others B. another C. the other D. other
29. You shouldn’t expect________to do your work for you
A. others B. another C. the other D. the others
30. I have two brothers. One is a doctor,________is a singer.
A. others B. another C. the others D. the other
71. Be patient _______ her - she's very young
A. for B. to C. with D. at
72. I feel a little uneasy _______ asking her to do me such a big favor.
A. from B. about C. on D. at
73. Many things make it difficult _______ women to reach the top in US business.
A. from B. with C. for D. at
74. They all made the same comment, quite independent _______ each other
A. from B. in C. on D. of
75. They indulged _______ alcohol and maintained an attitude of defiance to the norms.
A. from B. with C. in D. of
76. In Australia, the prime minister and the Cabinet are responsible _______ the House of Representatives.
A. from B. to C. in D. of
77. We're particularly proud _______ our company's environmental record.
A. from B. with C. of D. at
78. Four groups of ten is equal _______ two groups of twenty.
A. from B. with C. to D. in
79. It's rude _______ you not to say "Thank you" when you are given something.
A. about B. from C. on D. to
80. He's rather keen _______ a girl in his school.
A. from B. with C. on D. at
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in
Question. He was about to do something when his mother suddenly shouted out.
A. He was doing something when his mother suddenly shouted out.
B. He refused to do something about his mother suddenly shouting out.
C. He was on the point of doing something when his mother suddenly shouted out.
D. His mother's sudden shouting out helped him to do something.
41. She was quick _______ understanding what we wanted her to do.
A. from B. on C. to D. at
42. Our neighbors have always been very friendly _______ us.
A. from B. on C. to D. at
43. But to be brilliant _______ it, I have to work hard at it, and I don't actually like it.
A. from B. on C. to D. at
44. There's no money available _______ an office party this year.
A. from B. on C. for D. at
45. If we lose the case we may be liable _______ the costs of the whole trial.
A. for B. on C. to D. at
46. You'll be late _______ your flight if you don't hurry up.
A. for B. on C. to D. at
47. Trains may be subject to delay - we apologize _______ any inconvenience caused.
A. for B. on C. to D. at
48. Contrary _______ all our expectations, he found a well-paid job and a nice girlfriend.
A. from B. on C. to D. at
49. He didn't seem very interested _______ what I was saying.
A. in B. on C. to D. at
50. He became internationally famous _______ his novels.
A. for B. from C. as D. in
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following sentences.
41 Jane is by far the best student in her school.
A Jane lives very far from her school.
B No one can study as well as Jane in her school.
C Jane hasn't studied better so far.
D Everyone including Jane has better results in school
42 Kay would rather stay at home than go out with his friends.
B Kay likes staying at home and going out. C Kay only goes out with those who he likes.
D Kay prefers staying at home to going out.
A Kay doesn't like going out.
43 Unless my father takes me to school, I will be late for class.
A Because my father takes me to school, I'm never late for class.
B If my father doesn't take me to school, I won't go to class on time.
C My father always takes me to school, so I am always early for class.
D My father loves taking me to school so that I am not late for class.
Rearrange the words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.
44 spring/than/much/This year's/last year's. /is/hotter
45 You'd / better/ or /home/go/be/early,/your/angry./might/dad
Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 46 Natalie wanted to go on a tour that had a tour guide.
47. "Can I borrow your laptop for a day?" Martin asked me.
48 New software was installed in Vicky's computer by her brother.
49 If I were you, I would take this wallet to the nearest police station.
50 My twin sister isn't so tall as I am.