Choose the correct answer A,B,C or D to complete the sentences:
1. Do you mind ...... in here? peaking is not allowed in the library.
A. no taliking            B. not talking           C. not talk          D. not to talk
2. My parents are never pleased with my grades ..... I get nothing less than a "B".
A. even though         B. despite               C. because        D. because of
3. We've decided to go on a vacation ....... all the financial problems we are going through.
A. although               B. since            C. in spite of        D. however
4. He has recieved several scholarships ......... his academic and artistic ability.
A. though                  B. because of           C. despite         D. for
5. I hope ...... in time for my trip to Australia next month.
A. recover           B. recovering      C. to recover      D. to be recovered 
6. I always put off ......... my homework until the last possible moment.
A. doing                     B. to do               C. do               D. in doing
7. ........ riding a bicycle is a good leg exercise, it does not use up a lot of calories.
A. As                   B. Because            C. If                 D. Although
8. I expect to get high marks in this exam ........ I put in a lot of work for it.
A. even though        B. whereas           C. so that           D. because
9. ......... working for the company for six months now, he never seems to know what to do.
A. Since                  B. Although              C. Despite          D. Because of
10. Are you going to make your daughter ........ part time in the store this summer?
A. work                   B. to work               C. working           D. worked
11. ....... he had read the instructions several times, he knew what to do.
A. Whereas             B. Until                  C. After                 D. Although
12. Patricia encouraged me .......... to Stanford, and I got in.
A. applying              B. to apply            C. apply                 D. applied
13. I feel like ........... to the movies this evening - want to come?
A. go                          B. to go               C. to going            D. going    
14. Our company is surviving ......... the fact that the economy has gone into recession.
A. although             B. because of        C. despite          D. whereas
15. It's no use ......... on the telephone. The line is always busy.
A. try to call        B. trying calling      C. to try calling     D. trying to call

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct 

1. I (A) painted my car (B) myself (C) so that I didn't want (D) to take it to the garage.

2. We (A) must not go (B) to school tomorrow (C) because the teachers (D) are having a meeting.

3. It (A) is (B) dangerous not (C) to cover (D) electricity sockets.

4. Police (A) were there (B) to make (C) sure there (D) be no violence.

5. He decided (A) to visit a friend who (B) lived very (C) next to where he was (D) at that moment.

C. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

21. He always eats eggs for breakfast and drink some milk.
                         A           B                            C                D               

22. When he is four, Michael came to London with his parents.
          A        B                                 C                 D                        

23. You won’t pass the examination if you don’t work hardly enough.
                 A                                       B           C                       D

24. The instructions were’t clear enough for me understand
                    A                       B                  C              D

25. Last year, Tim comes to the school for the first time.
                                  A          B              C                  D

VIII. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. (1)
1. She actually(A) prefers (B) do C) things by (D) herself.

2. Is (A) the (B) boat C) from Hai Phong arriving on (D) 10.30?
3. She is (A) a famous (B) musician so C) well as being (D) a photographer.

4. He worked hard (A) in order (B) to getting C) good (D) grades.

5. The shop assistant (A) asked (B) Helen whether (C) the shoes was (D) too
small for her.

6. We must act now (A) before it is too late (B) doing (C) anything about
(D) the problem.

7. Can (A) you tell me (B) what you have done (C) at 8 o’clock yesterday
evening (D)?
8. We are (A) looking (B) forward to seeing (C) you on April.

9. I am interesting (A) in the rice - cooking (B) contest (C) you organized
(D) yesterday.

10. Humans can(A) even die(B) if they will drink C) contaminated (D) water.

Choose the correct completion in the brackets. 1. Is this (your/yours) pen? 2. Please give this dictionary to Mary. It is (her/hers) 3. A: don not forget (your/yours) hat here B: no that's not (my/mine) hat . (my/mine) hat is green 4. A:please take this wood carving as a present from me. Here you are. It's (your/yours) 5.A: isn't that Smith's car? That one over there. The blue one B: no, that not (their/theirs). (their/theirs) car is dark blue