Chon cau tra loi:

1. My brother will go abroad as soon as he....his passport

A. get B. could get C. gets D. got

2. Mary has lived in this house....1975

A. For B. since C. from D. in

3. He was happy....her mother

A. to meet B. meet C. meets D. will meet

4. Joanna often....playing the piano in her room

A. practise B. practises C. practising D. will pratise

5. We decided not to go out for meal......we were too tired

A. but B. because C. so D. and

6. He repairs his roof to stop it from....

A. leak B. leaking C. leaks D. is leaking

7. Sam as well as her sister.....planning to come to our country next month

A. are B. is C. be D. were

8. My father has just finished.....the magazines

A. read B. reads C. reading D. will read

9. Consumers want products that will not only work.....but also save money

A. effective B. effectively C. effect D. None is correct

10. I have no time....with you

A. play B. plays C. played D. to play

11. The rich.....not always happy

A. are B. is C. was D. were

Chon tu phat am khac:

1. A. s(e)rious B. d(e)ntist C. t(e)der D. h(e)ll

2. A. puse(ed) B. endanger(ed) C. us(ed) D. begg(ed)

3. A. n(a)tive B. c(a)se C. l(a)ter D. (a)chieve

I. Find ONE word only which fits in all THREE sentences.

1. A The young singer is bringing out a new ..................... called "Forever Love".

B The police are keeping a .....................of all cars which entered the area.

C It's difficult for anyone with a criminal................... to get a job.

2. A With one blow he..................... the nail into the plank.

B Failure..................... him to such despair that he could hardly get over.

C The man............ the van up to the front door of the warehouse.

3. A Her family planned to...................her at the Christmas debutante all in New York.

B. She wants to..................... as a pleasant young woman.

C. He gave Brian a..................... with the understanding that he would appreciate it until a later date.

4. A As we round the bend, the first few houses came into

B There is a widespread..................... that too much sugar is bad for you.

C The prize-winning sculpture is on..................... at the National Gallery this week.

5. A The team did so ..................... that they hardly reached the quarter-finals.

B Some of our trees were..................... damaged in the storm.

C The roof has been leaking for some time and is..................... in need of repair.

21. We all rejoiced to hear that the first prize had gone to Willis, who _________ active in this field for longer than any of us.

        A. has been                B. was                                   C. had been                        D. is

22. I ___________ some soup for Cindy but she said she wasn’t hungry.

        A. heat                                         B. hit                                      C. have heatened            D. heated

23. Why should we wait any longer? We’ve been told to act once we __________ the governor’s permission.

        A. received                 B. will have received       C. have received               D. will receive

24. Don’t forget to ring me up if ___________ any changes in the timetable.

        A. they are                                  B. it will be                          C. there will be  D. there are

25. Everything should go on as planned unless the weather ___________ considerably worse.

        A. gets                                          B. got                                    C. will get                            D. had got

Underline the most suitable time expression.
a) I haven t seen Gerry for/since a long time. How is he?
b) It s ages ago/since I last went to a football match.
c) I ve written to Deborah last week/recently.
d) What have you been doing today/yesterday?
e) Have you eaten Italian food before/already?
f) I ve been living here in/since the end of last year.
g) Actually I had dinner with Sue last night/lately.
h) I ve been trying to get in touch with David for ages/for the last time.
i) Terry hasn t been to Edinburgh since/when we went there together.
j) I can t remember how long/when I ve had this watch.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words including the word given.
a) Steve started learning the violin a month ago.
learning
Steve ... has been learning ... the violin for a month.
b) I haven t been to an Indian restaurant for ages.
since
It s ages ................................ an Indian restaurant.
c) When she heard the results Mary began to feel more confident.
become
Since hearing the results ................................ more confident.
d) The last time Nancy came here was in 1986.
since
Nancy hasn t ................................ 1986.
e) This is my first visit to Japan.
time
This is the first ................................ to Japan.
f) How long have Helen and Robert been married?
get
When ................................ married?
g) Jack bought those trousers last month and has been wearing them ever since.
for
Jack has ................................ a month.
h) It s a long time since our last conversation.
spoken
We ................................ long time.
i) Thanks but I had something to eat earlier.
already
Thanks but I ve eat ................................ .
j) This is my first game of water-polo.
played
I ................................ before.