Exercise 1: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences.

1. That book is by a famous anthropologist. It's about the people in Samoa__________ for two years.

A. that she lived                                                  B. that she lived among them

C. among whom she lived                                D. where she lived among them

2. The missing man's family is desperately seeking anyone__________information about his activities or whereabouts.

A. has                       B. having                       C. who have                        D. have

3. The publishers expect that the new biography of Simon Bolivar will be brought people

in Latin American history.

A. who they are interested                                B. are interested

C. interested                                                          D. they are interested

4. I have always wanted to visit Paris,__________of France.

A. is the capital                                                      B. which the capital is

C. that is the capital                                              D. the capital

5. The chemistry book __________was a little expensive

A. that I bought it                                                  B. I bought that

C. what I bought                                                    D. I bought

6. Have you ever met a man__________over there? - Yes, I do.

A. stands                                                                  B. standing

C. is standing                                                          D. who he is standing

7. Do you have the book__________the teacher? - Yes, I do.

A. that it belongs to                                               B. to which belongs to

C. to which belongs                                               D. that belongs to

8. The voters were overwhelmingly against the candidate__________proposals called for higher taxes.

A. who his                    B. whose                    C. whom he had                     D. that his

9. Do you remember Mr. Goddard,__________taught us English composition? - I certainly do.

A. who                           B. whom                    C. that                                        D. which

10. I have three brothers,__________are businessmen.

A. that all of them                                                   B. who they all

C. all of whom                                                          D. who all of them

11. Were you able to locate the person__________wallet you found? - Luckily, yes.

A. which                        B. that his                  C. whose                                   D. that's

12. Some fish is frozen, but__________is best

A. fish is fresh                                                                  B. fresh fish

C. fish fresh                                                                       D. fresh fish is caught

 13. Why do you get up at 4 AM today? Because it's the only time__________without being interrupted.

A. when I can work on my book                                 B. when I can work on my book at

C. when I can work on my book then                       D.at when I can work on my book

14. You seem so happy today. - I am. You are looking at a person__________has just been accepted into medical school.

A. who                         B. who she                          C. whom she                         D. whom

15. The movie last night was terrific. - What's it about?

A. I went                     B. I went to it                     C. I went to                            D. that I went

16. Many people lost their homes in the earthquake. The government needs to establish more shelters to care for those__________have homes.

A. who doesn't                                                                    B. who don't

C. which doesn't                                                                 D. which don't

17. The problem__________never occurs.                      

A. I had expected it                                                            B. who I had expected

C. I had expected                                                                D. that I had expected it

18. I had to drive to the factory to pick up my brother,__________car wouldn't start

A. who his                  B. who                              C. who's                            D. whose

19. I read a book about Picasso,__________

A. is a Spanish painter                                                        B. a Spanish painter

C. who a Spanish painter is                                               D. that is a Spanish painter

20. The people__________the acrobat tum circles in the air were horrified when he missed the outstretched hands of his partner and fell to his death.

A. watched                 B. watch                          C. watching                      D. were watching

21. My writing has improved a lot in this class. - Mine has, too. All the students

do well in writing

A. whom Mr. David teaches them                                    B. which Mr. David teaches

C. that Dr. David teaches them                                         D. Mr. David teaches

22. Have you seen the place__________the graduation ceremony will be held? Yes. It's big enough to hold 5,000 people,

 A. in that                    B. where                            C. is where that            D. which

 23. How's your class this term? - Great. I have seventeen students, most of__________speak English very well.

A. who                           B. those                         C. whom                            D. which

24. Will everyone like the book? – No. Only people interested in anthropology.

A. are                             B. who are                    C. in whom are             D. that is

25. How did you enjoy your dinner with Mr. Jackson? - It was boring. He talked only

about himself. almost put us to sleep.

A. which                        B. that                            C. who                             D. that he

26. My grandfather,__________a wise man, has greatly influenced my life.

A. is                                B. that is                         C. who is                        D. who he is

27. Is Dr. Brown the person__________you wish to speak? - Yes, please.

A. that                           B. whom                         C. to that                        D. to whom

28. In the movie, a teenager________to pursue a singing career meets resistance

from his strong-willed father.

A. wants                       B. wanted                       C. wanting                     D. who want

29. Excuse me, but there is something about__________immediately. - Certainly.

A. which I must speak to you                                    B. which I must speak to you about it

C. that I must speak to you about                            D. that I must speak to you

30. Little Women. in 1868, is my sister's favorite book.

A. is a novel published                                                  B. a novel published

C. a novel was published                                              D. was a novel published

31. Who is eligible for the scholarship? - Anyone scholastic record is above

average can apply for the scholarship

A. who has a                 B. has a                          C. who's a                      D. whose

32. Dr. Sales is a person__________.

A. in whom I don't have much confidence              B. in that I don't have much confidence

C. whom I don't have much confidence in him      D. I don't have much confidence

33. Is April twenty-first the day__________? - No, the twenty-second.

A. you'll arrive then                                                        B. when you'll arrive

C. on that you'll arrive                                                   D. when you'll arrive on

34. The severe drought occurred last summer ruined the com crop.

 A. that it                        B. which it                    C. it                                  D. that

35. Florida,__________the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.

A.is                                   B. known as                C. is known as               D. that is known as

36. The new shopping mall is gigantic. It's as a place__________you can find just about

anything you might want to buy.

A. where                         B. which                       C.in where                     D. in that

37. Lola's marriage has been arranged by her family. She is marrying a man__________.

A. that she hardly knows him                                      B. whom she hardly knows him

C. she hardly knows                                                        D. she hardly knows him

38. People who exercise frequently have greater physical endurance than those__________.

A. who doesn't              B. that doesn't            C. which don't              D. who don't

39. Is this the address to__________you want the package sent?

A. where                         B. that                            C. which                         D. whom

40. Ann quit her job at the advertising agency,__________ surprised everyone

 A. which                         B. that                            C. who                            D. that it

III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence (Quantifiers)

1. They ………………….here for over 10 years.

A. lived                           B. have lived                     C. were lived                  D. to live

2. He made too ______________ mistakes in his writing.

A. a few                        B. much                        C. many                D. a number of

3. I can speak both English and Chinese very…..………………..

A. perfect                         B. well                                C. good                          D. better

4. There wasn't ______________ snow last night.

A. many                        B. much                        C. few                        D. a large number of

5. I couldn’t help Nam with his homework…………………….

A. So is Nga                     B. Neither do Nga            C. Neither could Nga   D. Nga could, either

6. I spent ______________ my spare time gardening last year.

A. most of                        B. most                        C. many of                D. a large number of

7. Your father is a doctor,……………………...?

A. does he                        B. isn’t he                         C. doesn’t he                 D. is he

8. She put so ______________ salt in the soup that she couldn't have it. It was too salty.

A. many                        B. little                        C. much                D. a little

9. I feel sorry for her. She has ______________ friends.

A. many                        B. a few                        C. few                        D. a great deal of

10. The counryside has……………problems than a big city.

A. fewer                           B. more                                 C. less                        D. little

11. She used to……………………………………a lot when she was a little girl.

this year.

A. cried                            B. crying                            C. cry                          D. have cried

12. I ……………………..this toy some days ago.

A. make                           B. made                             C. have make          D. was made

13. This book………………………… to you tomorrow. I promise.

A. will be send                B. will send                       C. is sending            D. will be sent

15. ______________the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities.

A. Most of                        B. Most                        C. Many                D. The number of

16. He's always busy. He has ______________ time to relax.

A. much                        B. little                        C. a little                D. plenty of

17. How ______________students are there in your class?

A. little                        B. few                                C. much                D. many

I, Choose the best answer

16. I came to live here three months ago.

A. It was three months since I lived here.

B. I’ve been living here for three months.

C. I lived here for three months.

D. I didn’t live here for three months.

17. She is sitting in a hotel room. Through the window, she sees a fat man.

A. She looks through the window and sees the fat man.

B. She and the fat man are in a hotel room.

C. The fat man wants to open the window and come in.

D. The fat man is looking in through the window.

18. She goes to the shops every Friday.

A. She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday.

B. It’s not Friday, but she’s going to the shops.

C. She always goes to the shops on Friday.

D. She never goes to the shops on Friday.

19. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.

A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.

B. Having taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.

C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water.

D. A & B are correct.

20. We started working here three years ago.

A. We worked here for three years.

B. We have no longer worked here for three years.

C. We have worked here for three years.

D. We will work here in three years.

21. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.

B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.

D. We wish we went to the cinema now.

22. I haven’t finished this book yet.

A. I’m still reading this book.

B. I have read this book before.

C. The book I’m reading hasn’t finished.

D. I will read this book some day.

23. He used to jog every morning.

A. He enjoys jogging every morning.

B. He never fails to jog every morning.

C. He doesn’t now jog every morning.

D. He intended to jog every morning.

24. I have never felt happier than I do now.

A. I felt happier before.

B. I feel happy now.

C. I have never felt happy.

D. I have always felt happy.

25. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.

A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months.

B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.

C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.

D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.

26. Someone knocked on the door during my lunchtime.

A. I had lunch when someone knocked on the door.

B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door.

C. I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door.

D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door.

27. Steve left before my arrival.

A. When I arrived, Steve had already left.

B. Steve left as soon as I arrived.

C. While Steve was leaving I arrived.

D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived.

28. I haven’t been here before.

A. Being here is a pleasant experience.

B. This is the first time I have been here .

C. I have wished to be here for long.

D. Before long I will be here.

29. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.

A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years.

B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.

C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.

D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.

30. When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek”

A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived.

B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived.

C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”.

D. We didn’t arrive until the children played “Hide and Seek”.

Choose the best answer A, B , C, or D  to complete each sentence

14. I don’t like that house. I would hate__________ there.

A. live                            B. living                         C.  lived                D. to have lived

15. I caught her---------- my diary.

A. reading                      B. read                  C. to read              D. have read

16. They spent two months------------- their house.

A. renew                        B. renewed           C. renewing          D. to renew

17. It takes three hours----------- to Paris.

A. getting                       B. get                    C. got                   D. to get

18. I enjoy__________ to the park on summer evenings.

A. to go                          B. going                         C. being gone        D. go

19. I don’t enjoy ----------- at by other people.

A. to laugh                     B. to be laughed      

C. being laughed             D. laughing

20. Did you come here ………….car or on foot?

A. on           B. by           C. in                     D. into

21. Sometimes I’d like__________ to play the piano.

A. to learn                      B. learn                          C. learning            D. to have learned

22. The country air is fresh. .................., it is not polluted.

A. However                    B. Moreover          C. Whenever                  D. Beside
23. ................ she spoke slowly, I couldn't understand her.

A. Since                         B. Although          C. If                      D. As
24. He never goes to bed .................... he finishes his homework.

 A. unless                       B. when                C. while                D. if

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

1. The old __________ it difficult to go out.

 A. find B. finds C. finding D. to find

2. She used to __________ in the countryside.

 A. living B. lives C. lived D. live

3. __________ much time do you take exercise every day?

 A. What B. How C. Why D. Where

4. The key __________ in the fair.

 A. has lost B. loses C. lost D. has been lost

5. The woman __________ you met yesterday is my father.

 A. whom B. which C. when D. her

6. I am __________ to Quang Ngai tomorrow.

 A. go B. to go C. going D. went

Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.

She said “ I have lived here for ten years”. She told me _____ .

A. that she has lived there for ten years

B. she had lived here for ten years.

C. that she had lived there for ten years

D. that she had lived here for ten years