41. I like ______ trousers ______ are very fashionable.

      A. your / They                  B. yours / Their             C. you / Theirs              D. you / Them

42. John invited David and Gill and two of ______ friends.

      A. they                             B. them                         C. their                          D. theirs

43. The beginning of the Symbolist movement in art ______ having begun in the late 1880’s.

      A. is regarded as              B. is regarded               C. is regarding              D. regarded as

44. The vague and misleading instructions ______ in two entirely opposite ways,

      A. could easily been interpreted                            B. could be easily interpret

      C. could easily be interpreted                               D. could easily interpreted

45. Successful applicants ______ attracting salary, bonus and benefits.

      A. will pay                       B. will be paid              C. will be paying          D. are paying

46. ______ to explain the lesson ______ the classroom.

      A. Hardly the teacher had started / when did the principal enter

      B. Had hardly the teacher started / the principal entered

      C. Hardly had the teacher started / when the principal entered

      D. The teacher hardly had started / when entered the principal

47. ______ most of us got poor results.

      A. So difficult was the test that                             B. Was difficult so the test that

      C. So difficult the test was that                             D. So difficult was the test

48. ______ such a talented singer.

      A. Have we enjoyed seldom                                  B. Seldom we have enjoyed

      C. Seldom have we enjoyed                                  D. Have we seldom enjoyed

49. Mary said that she had been ill ______

      A. yesterday                     B. last day                     C. the day before          D. the next day

50. Anne asked ______ the shopping.

      A. if she had to do                                                 B. that she had to do

      C. if she must do                                                   D. whether she must do

51. Justin asked me ______

      A. what I was doing                                               B. what was I doing

      C. what are you doing                                           D. what you are doing

52. ______ knows no geographic borders, no age limits, and no ethnical boundaries.

      A. Poor                             B. The poor                   C. Poverty                    D. Poorly

53. The contestant hit the target with great ______

      A. accurate                       B. accurately                 C. accuracy                   D. accuration

54. He is very ______ in plants and animals.

      A. interest                        B. interested                 C. interesting                D. interestingly

55. The teacher did not know ______

      A. why he was absent                                            B. why was he was absent

      C. where he was absent                                         D. where was he absent

56. Can you please tell me ______?

      A. what time the next bus arrives                          B. what time arrives the next bus

      C. when arrives the next bus                                 D. when does the bus arrive

57. ______ is a mystery. I wish that I could ask him.

      A. How did it                   B. What he did it          C. How he did it           D. When did it

58. I was too tired to continue my work.

      A. Though I was tired, I would try to continue my work.

      B. I was so tired that I could not continue my work.

      C. My work was continued despite my tiredness.

      D. I was tired enough to continue my work.

59. “I will do it for you, Mary”, Peter said.

      A. Peter advised Mary to do it.                             B. Peter advised Mary not to do it.

      C. Peter promised to do it for Mary.                     D. Peter wanted Mary to do it.

60. This course will take us six months to complete.

      A. In six months’ time, this course will be completed.

      B. We will take a course in six months.

      C. To complete this course will last over six months.

      D. Six months is not enough to complete this course.

21. ______ had he left the room ______ an explosion was heard.

      A. No longer / than          B. Not only / but also    C. No sooner / and       D. Hardly / when

22. ______ the message I gave you?

      A. To who did you pass                                         B. To whom did you pass

      C. To who you passed                                           D. To whom you passed

23. Peter has already come, ______?

      A. doesn’t he                    B. hasn’t he                   C. does he                     D. has he

24. ______ do you meet each other? - Once or twice a month.

      A. How far                       B. How long                 C. How often                D. How much

25. A high percentage of the population ______ for Mr. Pike.

      A. were voting                 B. have voted               C. is voting                   D. vote

26. Either the director or the actors ______ at fault.

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

27. Each of the students ______ responsible for doing his or her work in the library.

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

28. Someone broke ______ when we were on holiday last week.

      A. the window of the room                                    B. the window room

      C. the window’s room                                           D. the window of the room’s

29. Your writing was not so convincing as ______

      A. Peter                            B. of Peter’s                  C. Peter’s                      D. Peter was

30. Presidential elections are due to be held in ______

      A. three days time                                                  B. three days’ time

      C. time of three days                                             D. three days’s time

31. The man ______ is the new manager.

      A. wears a traditional suit                                      B. wearing a traditional suit

      C. that wearing a traditional suit                           D. worn a traditional suit

32. ______, we ate a lot of sashimi.

      A. When in Japan                                                   B. When to be in Japan

      C. When was in Japan                                           D. Was in Japan

33. He seems to forget that there are a lot of things ______ before he can graduate.

      A. to do                            B. doing                        C. that doing                 D. did

34. What was ______ music you were playing when we came in?

      A. a                                  B. an                             C. the                            D. Ø

35. It is ______ best restaurant in ______ Lyon, but it is too expensive to eat there very often.

      A. the / a                          B. a / an                         C. Ø / the                      D. the / Ø

36. I like ______ weather in Florida in ______ March.

      A. Ø / Ø                           B. the / Ø                      C. a / the                       D. the / a

37. I think Jane deserved to be fired for her ______

      A. totally behavior irresponsible                            B. behavior totally irresponsible

      C. irresponsible totally behavior                           D. totally irresponsible behavior

38. ______ appeared to be coming from the science lab next door.

      A. The unpleasant odor of burning plastic            B. The odor unpleasant of burning plastic

      C. The unpleasant odor of plastic burning            D. The odor unpleasant of plastic burning

39. Some roses were planted ______

      A. in the garden yesterday by Tommy                  B. yesterday in the garden by Tommy

      C. by Tommy yesterday in the garden                  D. in the garden by Tommy yesterday

40. The books that are on the desk are ______

      A. my                               B. mine                         C. me                            D. myself

Choose a, b, c, or d that is the best alternative.

1.   He ______ to make breakfast before his wife ______ up.

      A. has already started / wakes                               B. had already started / woke

      C. will already start / is waking                             D. is already staring / has waken

2.   The musician ______ the guitar for about an hour.

      A. is playing                     B. has been playing      C. will be playing         D. was playing

3.   When I ______ home yesterday morning, my son ______ and my wife   ............to work.

      A. have arrived / slept / went                                B. arrived / was sleeping / had gone

      C. had arrived / had slept / has gone                     D. was arriving / would sleep / could go

4.   It is Mary’s new house. It ______ a fortune!

      A. shall cost                     B. needn’t cost              C. will cost                   D. must cost

5.   In the end Gary’s injury was not very serious. We ______ so much.

      A. could worry                                                       B. will not have worried

      C. should have worried                                          D. needn’t have worried

6.   ______ we go out for dinner tonight? - Yes, let’s.

      A. Must                            B. Shall                         C. Should                     D. Need

7.   Although Jack is only ten years old, he is well-known ______ his verse.

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

8.   I do not care ______ card games ______ general.

      A. for / in                         B. of / at                        C. about / with              D. with / for

9.   The Pikes earn money ______ raising poultry.

      A. by                                B. on                             C. with                          D. through

10. He promised ______ me some money but he failed ______ his words.

      A. to lend / to keep          B. lending / for keeping     C. of lending / keep         D. to lend / keeping

11. I think she actually expects me ______ the washing up for her.

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

12. My friends asked me ______ with them but I refused.

      A. to go shopping             B. for going to shop      C. going to shop           D. go shopping

13. George’s advisor spends ______ with him.

      A. many times                  B. a lot of time              C. times                        D. a few time

14. He does not know ______ people in the class.

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

15. Johnny does not have ______

      A. many suit                     B. many suits                C. a lot of suit               D. much suit

16. You can ______ your coat if you feel hot.

      A. go off                          B. take off                     C. wear out                   D. go with

17. The bomb ______ and three people were killed.

      A. got in                           B. put away                   C. went off                   D. stayed up

18. Though I tried my best, I failed to ______ them.

      A. keep up with               B. run out of                 C. get together              D. go away from

19. They could not find Peter because they knew ______ the name of the street     number of his house.

      A. neither / nor                 B. either / or                  C. not only / but also    D. hardly / than

20. He could not help, ______ thought of his beloved wife.

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

48. Frank’s wallet is lying on the coffee table. He ______ it here last night.

      A. had to leave                 B. will have left            C. must leave                D. must have left

49. We ______ walk all the way home. We ______ take a taxi.

      A. could not / had to                                              B. needn’t / can

      C. would rather not / must                                     D. ought not to / might

50. I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I never took it out of this room. It ______ around here somewhere. Where ______ it be?

      A. should have been / shall                                    B. could lie / must

      C. must be lying / can                                            D. had to be lying / will