IV. Choose the best answer.

1. A large number of students in this school…….English quite fluently.

          A. speaks               B. is speaking                   C. has spoken                    D. speak

2. Beauty as well as health…..failed her this term.

          A. has                              B. have                   C. is                                  D. are

3. Not only John but his brothers……also in debts.

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

4. The quality of these recordings……..not very good.

          A. is                                 B. are                     C. is being                               D. has been

5. To what place……..either the man or his son wish to go?

          A. is                       B. does                   C. do                      D. are

6. We have had……….homework in Mathematics recently.

          A. lots of                B. many                 C. several               D. any

7. The use of credit cards in place of cash……increased rapidly in recent years.

          A. have been                    B. has been                      C. has                          D. have

8. Three years in a strange land…….like a long time for lonely people.

          A. is seeming                   B. are seeming                 C. seems           D. seemed

9. For most of these children, poverty………..them from having enough schooling.

          A. makes                          B. avoids                          C. prevents                 D. refuses

10. If anyone…….., tell him I’ll come back later.

          A. was calling                  B. called                 C. call                               D. calls

11. About 60% of students in this class……from China.

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

12. The writer and poet……at the meeting yesterday.

          A. have been                    B. was                              C. were             D. had been

13. The Browns……..here since 1950.

          A. are living           B. is living             C. have lived                     D. has lived

14. The science classes at this……..difficult.

          A. schools are                   B. school is            C. school are                D. school’s is

15. She isn ’t used to………….in these bad conditions.

          A. work                  B. working             C. worked              D. be working

16. One of the……from Italy.

          A. student is           B. students are                  C. student are                D. students is

17. My mother…………drink much coffee but now she has become addicted to it.

          A. didn’t use to      B. didn’t used to              C. wasn’t used to                   D. used to

18. You have to pay extra if you take too……with you.

          A. much luggages            B. many luggages            C. much luggage        D. many luggage

19. ……in your class have tickets for the lecture series?

A. Do any of the student                      C. Do any of the students

B. Does any of the student                   D. Does any of the students

20. There…..available in his area of specialization.

          A. isn’t a lot of job    B. aren’t a lot of jobs    C. isn’t a lot of jobs    D. aren’t a lot of job.

Choose the best answer A,B,C or D:

1. A large number of students in this school ........... English quite fluently.

a. speaks ; b. is speaking ; c. has spoken ; d. speak

2. A series of lectures ............. being presented at the Central Hall this week.

a. are ; b.will be ; c. has become ; d. is

3. Beauty as well as health .......... failed her this term.

a. has ; b. have ; c. is ; d. are

4. Bread and butter .......... what she asks for.

a. is ; b. are ; c. will be ; d. have been

5. Each student ........... answered the first three questions.

a. has ; b. have ; c. have to ; d. must

6. Either John or his wife ............ breakfast each morning.

a. make ; b. is making ; c. makes ; d. made

7. Everybody who ........... a fever must go home at once.

a. has ; b. have ; c. is having ; d. are having

8. Five dollars ........... all I have on me.

a. are ; b. is ; c. will be ; d.have

9. John, along with twenty friends,........ planning a party.

a. are ; b. is ; c. has been ; d. have been

10. Mathematics ............. the science of quantity.

a. was ; b. are ; c. is ; d. were

III. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate the best answer to fill in the blank.

1. Minh wishes he ________ English perfectly well.

            A. spoke                      B. has spoken  C. speaks                     D. is speaking

2. Where ________ before you moved here?

            A. did you use to live                          B. used you to live

            C. did you used to live                        D. do you use to live

3. I ________ a toady bear, but I don’t have one now.

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

4. They ________ go on holiday when they lived in the countryside.

            A. weren't use to                     B. didn't use to            C. not use to                D. hadn't used to

5. The manager told me to pass ________ the message I had just read.

            A. on                           B. in                            C. to                            D. for 

6. I ________ a long hair, but I have short one now.

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

7. They ________ go on holiday when they lived in the countryside.

            A. weren’t use to                    B. didn’t use to           C. hadn’t used to                     D. not use to

8. Many children in our village are still ________. They can’t read or write.

            A. creative                   B. illiterate                  C. traditional               D. unhealthy

9. Tuberculosis ________ incurable before.

            A. used to think           B. used to be thought  C. use to think D. use to be thought

10. I wish I ________ find the time to do more reading.

            A. may            B. can                          C. could                      D. will

SECTION I: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY A. GRAMMAR: Choose the best answer 1. 90% of the world’s rice in Asia. A. were grown B. grew C. is grown 2. English in over 45 countries. A. was spoken B. spoke C. is spoken 3. I at home so I don’t go to school. A. am taught B. taught C. was taught 4. A hundred watches every hour on eBay. A. were sold B. are sold C. sold 5. That book by an eighteen- year-old writer. A. was written B. wrote C. written 6. The competition _ by a a group of people from Liverpool. A. were won B. won C. was won 7. Today, eBay by almost 100 million people. A. uses B. is used C. was used 8. Every 90 seconds someone _ a digital camera. A. is bought B. buy C. buys 9. In 2001 the jeans company, Levis, _ a pair of jeans for $46,532. They in 1880. A. bought/ made B. was bought/ made C. bought/ were made 10. Between 1998 and 2003 over 100 books about eBay. A. are written B. were written C. wrote 11. In the 1950s, lots of new things . A. were invented B. invented C. was invented 12. They phoned the emergency number and came and quickly repaired the lift. A. anyone B. someone C. nobody 13 The police couldn't find him _ . A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere 14. Our favourite restaurant The Lemon Tree. A. called B. is called C. calls 116 15. Things that were owned by famous people by Christie’s every year. A. were sold B. sold C. are sold 16. The Gucci fashion house beautiful bags and shoes. A. designs B. was designed C. is designed 17. I pressed the button but _ happened. A. nothing B. anything C. something 18. The Turkish manager hasn't got _ to say about the teams' terrible performance. A. anything B. nothing C. everything 19. We have got new to play our matches. It is a big park near the town centre. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. somebody 20. Can you answer the phone? is calling. A. Someone B. Everybody C. No one

1: Ten miles ………. a very long distance for us to walk.

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

2: There are small……………………….between British and American English.

A. differences B. difference C. differently D. different

3: The quality of these recordings .................. not very good.

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

4: The number of students in this class …………. limited to thirty.

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

5: Not only the air but also the oceans ..................... been polluted seriously.

A. have B. has C. is having D. are having

6: Working in the factory ................... not what children should do

A. be B. is C. are D. have been

7: A large number of students in this school………. . English quite fluently

A. speaks B. is speaking C. has spoken D. speak

8: Bread and butter ………..... what she asks for

A. is B. are C. will be D. have been

9: Neither Daisy nor I …........... glad to do that.

A. am B. has been C. are D. is

10: Some of the milk I bought last night ..................... not fresh anymore.

A. is B. is being C. are D. are

11: The use of credit cards in place of cash ................ increased rapidly in recent years.

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

12: The police ……….. to interview Fred about a robbery.

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

13: That you take a computer course …............... very necessary.

A. am B. have been C. are D. is

14: Each of the residents in this community ........... responsible for keeping this park clean.

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

15: Anything ........................ better than going to the movies tonight.

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

16: What time ......................... the news on TV?

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

17: The effects of cigarette smoking ................... been proven to extremely harmful.

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

18: Advertisements on TV .......................becoming more competitive than ever before.

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

19: Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children ............… abroad

A. to be B. have been C. are D. is

20: A pair of jeans .................... in the washing machine this morning.

A. is B. are C. have been D. were

1. She ..... met ...... us yesterday

a. is/ by          b. was/ with        c. was/ by        d. didn't/ by

2. English ..... everywhere in the word

a. speaking      b. speaks     c. is spoken       d. spoke

3. Was this house ........ in 2010?

a. build           b. built         c. building        d. to build

4. Let's ..... dinner

a. to cook       b. are cooking      c. cook       d. is cooking

5. What time ..... you go to bed last evening? - It was 10.30 pm

a. do       b. were       c. did        d. was

6. There aren't ...... boys in dancing club

a. much         b. a lot        c. more        d. any

III. Choose the best answer: 1. We have learnt English....................four years. A. in​​​B. during​​C. for​​​D. since 2. This school....................in 2005. A. was built​​B. is built​​C. will be built​D. has been built 3. I’m looking …………………to …………………. from you. A. at - hear B. forward - hear C. forward - hearing D. for - hearing 4.He said that he ………………learning English with you. A. like B. liked C. liking D. to like 5.This school has an excellent…………………….. . A. reputation B. repute C. reputed D. reputable 6.She said that she ………………….. to learn to drive. A. is going B. go C. was going D. goes 7.…………….. we miss the train, we can get the next one. A. When B. While C. If D. Unless