II. TRẮC NGHIỆM CÂU

1. In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job.

a. As hard as he work b. Despite he worked hard

c. Though he worked hard d. Although hard work

2.Despite the fact that it rained, we enjoyed our trip.

c. Despite of the heavy rain d. Though it rained

3. Tom went to work although he didn’t feel very well.

a. that he did not feel very well b. despite of the fact not feeling well

c. because he did not feel very well d. despite not feeling very well

4.Although he is very old, he can walk to the station.

a. In spite of his old age b. Despite his old age

c. Despite the fact that he is old d. All are correct

5. I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money.

A. Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.

B. Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.

C. In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.

D. Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.

6. She stayed at home because her mother was sick.

A. Despite her sick mother, she stayed at home.

B. Because of her sick mother , she stayed at home.

C. In spite of her sick mother, she stayed at home.

D. A & C are correct.

7. Although he took a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.

A.Bill arrived late for the concert because he takes a taxi.

B.Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.

C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.

D. Although Bill took a taxi, he can’t come to the concert in time.

8. In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William went to school.

A. Although William suffers from a bad cold, he went to school.

B. Although William suffered from a bad cold, he went to school.

C. William went to school although he is suffering from a bad cold.

D. William went to school; he suffered from a bad cold although.

9. Despite the fact that it was snowing, I felt warm.

A. In spite of snowing, I felt warm. B. In spite of feeling warm, it was snowing.

C. Although it was snowing, I felt warm. D. Although I felt warm, it was snowing.

10. Though he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.

A. Despite he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.

B. In spite of he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.

C. In spite of trying hard, he didn’t succeed.

D. Even though he tried hard, but he didn’t succeed.

12. John is fat because he eats so many chips.

A.John is fat because of the fact that he eats so many chips.

B.John is fat because of eating so many chips.

C. John is fat because of not eating so many chips.

D. A & B are correct.

Exercise 3: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

It was his own fault, but I couldn’t help ____ sorry for him.

A. feeling                    B. to feel                     C. having felt              D. to have felt

The medical authorities warned everyone not to drink the water without first ____ it.

A. being boiled           B. boiling                    C. having boiled          D. having to boil

Most people talk too much and don’t realize how important ____ is.

A. to be listening         B. to be listened          C. have listened          D. listening

If you’ve finished ____ the dictionary, I’d like to borrow it.

A. to have used           B. to use                      C. using                       D. having used

Would you mind ____?

A. that I am reading aloud                              B. explaining it once again, please

C. what causes you a lot of trouble                 D. to bring the books back by tomorrow

On the whole, I enjoy ____ our local club, but I think there are far too many rules and regulations to feel completely at ease.

A. attending                B. attend                     C. to attend                 D. being attended

I deeply regret ____ to her so severely yesterday. She was badly hurt.

A. to be speaking        B. to speak                  C. having spoken        D. being spoken

Smokers generally do know that smoking is extremely harmful, but it’s just that they can’t help ____ it.

A. doing                      B. to do                       C. do                           D. having done

She thanked me for ____ her a lot when she was in trouble.

A. having helped         B. helping                   C. to help                    D. help

____ cigarettes for years, he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

A. Smoking                 B. Having smoked      C. Having been smoked          D. Being smoked

Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which is  closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.

 1. Seeing that he was so angry, she left the office.

a. She didn’t want to make him angry, so she left.

b. She left the office when she saw how angry he was

c. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office.

d. He wouldn’t have been so angry if she hadn’t left.

2. They arrived too late to get good seats.

a. Although they were late, they found some good seats.

b. They got good seats some time after they arrived.

c. When they arrived, the good seats were already taken.

d. They had to stand for the whole show.

3. The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

a. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.

b. The meeting is planned to start in a short time.

c. The meeting began early because all the people had come.

d. There was not enough time to hold the meeting.

4. I would rather read books than  play video games.

a. I  prefer reading books to playing video games.

b. I like playing game better than reading books.

c. I’ll read books if there’s no interesting games to play.

d. I’d like  to play video games and read books.

5. She feels bad when she stays up late.

a. Staying up late is her bad habit.                                     b. She is bad to stay up too late.

c. She is not used to staying up late.                                 d. Feeling bad, she stays up late.

17. “I have something to show you now.”, he said to me.

A. He told me that he has something to show me then.

B. He told me that he had something to show you then.

C. He told me that he had something to show me now.

D. He told me that he had something to show me then.

18. “I’m leaving here for Hue tomorrow,” she said.

A. She said that she is leaving leave there for Hue the day after.

B. She said that she was leaving leave there for Hue the day after

.C. She said that she would leaving leave there for Hue the day after

.D. She said that she is leaving leave here for Hue the day after.

19. “I’ll come with you as son as I am ready.” Tom said to her.

A. Tom said to her that he will come with her s soon as he was ready.

B. Tom said to her that he would come with her s soon as he was ready.

C. Tom said to her that he will come with you as soon as he was ready.

D. Tom said to her that he will come with her s soon as he is ready.

20. “I must go now,” the father said to us.

A. The father said to us that he must go then

B. The father said to us that he had to go now

C. The father said to us that he has to go then

D. The father said to us that he had to go then

21. “Who puts the salt in my cup of coffee?”

A. Peter asked who put the salt in his cup of coffee?

B. Peter asked who put the salt in his cup of coffee.

C. Peter asked who puts the salt in his cup of coffee.

D. Peter asked who put the salt in my cup of coffee.

22. “Why do you come here late?”, she asked me.

A. She asked me why I came there late.

B. She asked me why I come there late.

C. She asked me why I came here late.

D. She asked me why you came there late.

23. ‘Can you lay the piano?”, he asked the girl.

A. He asked the girl if she can play the piano

.B. He asked the girl if she could play the piano?

C. He asked the girl if she can play the piano.

D. He asked the girl if she played the piano.

24. “I’m having a good time here, said Maryam.

A. Maryam said that she was having a good time there.

B. Maryam said that she is having a good time here.

C. Maryam said that she was having a good time there.

D. Maryam said that she had a good time there.

25. “Do you like popmusic?”, hoa told Maryam.

A. Hoa asked Maryam if she likes pop music.

B. Hoa asked Maryam if she liked pop music.

C. Hoa told Maryam if she likes pop music.

D. Hoa told Maryam if she liked pop music.

26. “Where do you lve the boys?”, asked the man.

A. The man asked the boys where they live.

B. The man asked the boys where they lived.

C. The man asked the boys where they lived?

D. The man asked the boys where did they live.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Last week, he told us that we..... a picnic at the end of the week on Friday.

A. Can have. B. Did have. C. Would have D. Had had

2. Four days ago she promised that she was going to visit me..... but she didn't arrive.

A. Tomorrow. B. Next day C. The day before. D. The next day

3. When I mwh h when I met her, she admitted that she.....to the park the night before.

A. When. B. Had gone. C. Was going. D. Did go

4. When I asked by the teacher, all the students said they.....literature

A. Liked. B. Are liking. C. Were liking. D. Had like

5. When I phoned him, he told me that he..... in the garden reading the newspaper

A. Sat. B. Was sitting. C. Had sat. D. Has sat

6. When I saw her, she told me that she hadn't come to the party......because she has gone to the embassy in London

A. Yesterday. B. Before day. C. The before day. D. The day before

7. He called the school and said that he...... to school because he had an accident

8. My close friend told me that he.....studying in America

A. Likes. B. Liked. C. Had liked. D. Was liking

9. When we asked her about the film, she told us that she......a more interesting film than that.

A. Never saw. B. Never seen. C. Had never seen. D. Did never see

10. Diana told us that she was going to visit.....boyfriend in Rome the next week and wouldn't come to class

A. My. B. Her. C. Your. D. Their

11. He wanted to know where she.....from

A. Come. B. Coming. C. To come. D. Came

12. I asked her.....to pursue higher studies the next year

A. Are you planning. B.If she is planning. C. Was she planning. D. If she was planning

13. I asked her when......

A. The movie began. B. The movie begins C. Does the movie begin D. Did the movie begin

14. I promise I....there before she came back

A. Am going to be B. Was going to be C. Will be D. Can be

15. Peter asked her," Have you got a laptop?"-> Peter asked her... a laptop

A.. If she got B. If she had got C. Whether she got D. Whether had she got

16. My mother told me.... her up at the airport

A. Please pick. B. To pick. C. Should pick. D. I can pick

17. He revealed that they.....married...

A. Were getting- tomorrow. B. Are getting- the next day. C. Were getting- the next day. D. Will getting- the day before

18. He wanted to know when.....

A. Did I arrive. B. Will I arrive. C. I had arrive. D. I can arrive

19. The father said, " I didn't see her "-> The father said..... her

A. He had seen. B. I hadn't seen. C. She didn't see. D. He hadn't seen

20. I wondered......the right thing

A. If I am doing. B. Was I doing. C. Am I doing. D. Whether I was doing

Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you may think. I remember when I went to a big city, I was really scared because so much graffiti on the building's wall. Then I looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head. Although they were not dangerous, I still felt unsafe since I thought they might fall down. These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city.

I also remember the time when I was a student at a university. Once I was so busy with my assignments that I did not tidy my room for two weeks. Looking at the messy room caused me so much stress that I did not want to study. Then I decided to clean the room and put my thing in their proper places. I also bought a small plants and placed it in a corner of the room. These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me to focus on my learning

Questions.

1. How did the author feel when she saw the power lines?

2. Why did she have that feeling?

3. What was she busy with?

4. What happened when she looked the messy room?

5. What did she do for her room?

1 the program was so ............. that half of them fell asleep a boring b bore c bored d boredom 2 last night , i was watching tv ............. my mother was cooking in the kitchen a then b and c when d while 3 the bridge ..............................in 2000 a was built b built c has been built d builds 4 if a disaster ......................in an area , people from the other areas will offer their help a happen b happened c is happened d happens 5 they ......................... in that company for five years a work b have worked c worked d are working 6 she likes watching the stars ........................night a at b on c for d in 7 my father suggests ............................. a trip to the countryside on saturday a to have b had c have d having 8 he loves his parents very much and wants them to be .............................. a happily b happiness c happy d happiest 9 she can not go to the party because she will have to ...............her little sister a look up b look for c look after d look at 10 an : shall we go out to choose a birthday gift for mary ? phuc ; .................................... a good idea b happy birthday c yes , please do d are you sure ? 11 . lan is very tired . ...................... , she has to finish her work before going to bed a so b although c however d therefore 12 we will meet david , ....................... comes from england a whom b that c which d who 13 where is linh now - she ........................... be in the school library a may b should c will d ought