21. I must get that letter posted. I must_____.
A. post it | B. have posted it | C. have it posted | D. have got it posted |
22. When Bill retires, he’s going to_____ golf.
A. take after | B. take off | C. take down | D. take up |
23. _____ of the committee, I’d like to thank you for your generous donation.
A. According to | B. On behalf | C. Together | D. In addition |
24. _____ from Bill, all students said they would go.
A. Except | B. Only | C. Apart | D. Separate |
25. The visitor spoke_____ the subject of wildlife in Northern Britain.
A. in | B. from | C. with | D. on |
26. She _____ her neighbor’s child for the broken window.
A. blamed | B. accused | C. complained | D. denied |
27. Hardly ever_____ get a good job these days without a good education.
A. people might | B. do people | C. people can | D. have people |
28. “Do you have any pets?” – “Yes, I have_____ kittens”
A. two small black | B. small two black |
C. black small two | D. two black small |
29. If you_____ my advice, you would not have been in such trouble.
A. take | B. have taken | C. took | D. had taken |
30. There was no_____ in waiting longer than half an hour so we left.
A. good | B. point | C. worth | D. use |
31. The hotel room_____ over a very beautiful park.
A. viewed out | B. faced up | C. opened up | D. looked out |
32. Jane lost her case because it didn’t have_____ with her name on
A. a ticket | B. a poster | C. a label | D. an identification |
33. The trip was very interesting. Jack wishes he_____ enough time to join
A. had | B. had had | C. had been | D. has had |
34. If you put a paper on a fire, it_____ quickly.
A. burns | B. burned | C. burn | D. burning |
1. Nothing will prevent him ____ succeeding.
A. in | B. at | C. from | D. on |
2. We are waiting for the ____ of his plane.
A. arrive | B. arriving | C. arrives | D. arrival |
3. Scientists have made_____ tests on the new drugs.
A. compare | B. comparing | C. comparation | D. comparative |
4. Last month, I read a book about wild animals. This month, _____ a recently published historical novel.
A. I'm reading | B. I'd been reading | C. I've read | D. I was reading |
5. I'd like to make some____ remarks before beginning the lecture.
A. introduction | B. introductive | C. introduce | D. introduced |
6. Parents love and support their children ____ the children misbehave or do foolish things.
A. if | B. since | C. only if | D. even if |
7. Have you ever read anything ____ Earnest Hemmingway?
A. by | B. of | C. from | D. for |
8. I came ____ an old friend while I was walking along the street.
A. across | B. into | C. over | D. for |
9. Everyone ____ Tom was invited to the party.
A. as | B. from | C. but | D. for |
10. From now on, we won't be able to go out as much as we ____.
A. were | B. had | C. used to | D. will |
11. It has been _____ that by the year 2050 some capital cities will be almost uninhabitable because of the effects of air pollution.
A. reported | B. threatened | C. promised | D. predicted |
12. London is the city _____ I have visited several times.
A. in which | B. where | C. in that | D. which |
13. Nobody is ready,_____?
A. is he | B. isn’t he | C. are they | D. aren’t they |
14. The boy_____ next to me is very good at English.
A. is sitting | B. sitting | C. sits | D. sat |
15. Bread is made _____ bread flour and yeast.
A. of | B. by | C. with | D. from |
16. “Shall I do it now?” – “I would rather you _____ it tomorrow”
A. do | B. did | C. will do | D. should do |
17. Either John or his brothers_____ the money.
A. have stolen | B. has stolen | C. stole | D. steals |
18. I remember_____ the letter sometime ago but I can’t remember exactly when.
A. to post | B. posted | C. posting | D. post |
19. Nancy talks as if she_____ every thing.
A. knows | B. had known | C. knew | D. know |
20. I’m not accustomed_____ up so early.
A. to getting | B. to get | C. by getting | D. get |
1. It was so late that nothing could be done.
® It was too __________________________________________
2. I didn’t go out because it rained.
® If _________________________________________________
3. I have fewer books than she has.
® She has ____________________________________________
4. Mary visited us three days ago.
® Mary paid __________________________________________
5. The plumber repaired the leak this morning.
® They had __________________________________________
6. Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German.
® Despite____________________________________________
7. I found a place to live but it was difficult.
® I had difficulty______________________________________
8. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
® They had __________________________________________
9. He’s fat because he doesn’t take any exercises.
® But if _____________________________________________
10. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop.
® All the switches _____________________________________
11. “You’d better not go out without a raincoat.”He said.
® He advised__________________________________________
12. You will miss the train if you don’t hurry.
® Unless you_________________________________________
13. That factory is producing more and more pollution.
® More and more pollution ______________________________
14. My brother is not tall. I am not tall.
® Neither ____________________________________________
15. Although his leg was broken, managed to get out of the car.
® In spite ____________________________________________
16. The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”
® The driver asked the passengers _________________________
17. He repaired the bicycle in two hours.
® It took _____________________________________________
18. I have never heard him shout at his children.
® He ________________________________________________
19. The enemy used to attack this place.
® This place __________________________________________
20. Someone almost certainly broke the window on purpose..
® The window must ___________________________________
21. It is possible that one of the climbers died on the mountain.
® One of the climbers may ______________________________
22. “Why don’t you close the door, John ?”, Nam asked.
® Nam asked _________________________________________
23. We have been doing our work since 8 o’clock.
® Our work __________________________________________
24. They didn’t leave the house early. They were so late for the play.
® If _________________________________________________
25. She won’t stay with us.
® I wish _____________________________________________
26. “Get out of here or I’ll scream.”, she said to the stranger
- She threatened ________________________________________
27. I regret speaking to him so severely yesterday.
- I wish ______________________________________________
28. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.
- If __________________________________________________
29. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
- If __________________________________________________
30. We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice.
- If __________________________________________________
31. The sky was so clear that I could see millions of stars.
- It was ______________________________________________
32. It was such long homework that I couldn’t finish it.
- The homework _______________________________________
33. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.
- I haven’t ____________________________________________
34. The last time I saw Dick was in 1995.
- I haven’t ____________________________________________
35. We had lunch and then went for a walk by the river.
- After we ____________________________________________
36. He said to his wife,”Are you cooking in the kitchen now?”
- He _________________________________________________
1. You should go to the lecture”
- The teacher advised us _________________________________
2. You must hurry or we’ll miss the train.
- Unless we ___________________________________________
3. It’s not difficult to make bread.
- Bread is _____________________________________________
4. Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.”
- Jack told_____________________________________________
5. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it.
- If__________________________________________________
6. The workers repaired the bridge last week, therefore, we can now drive on it
- If__________________________________________________
7. No one could open the door of the house.
- The door ____________________________________________
8. We were born in a city. It is very small.
- The city in ___________________________________________
9. She has studied French for five years.
- She began____________________________________________
10. They left very early in the morning. They didn’t want anybody to see them.(so that)
-____________________________________________________
11. He collects old coins. He is likes it.
- He is fond___________________________________________
12. She said, “ Do you have a new car, Jack ?”
- She asked____________________________________________
13. He said to her, “ Give my regards to your parents.”
- He told______________________________________________
14. “Don’t talk to that man, Jenny”, she said.
- She ________________________________________________
15. I didn’t understand the lesson because I didn’t go to school yesterday.
- If__________________________________________________
16. Jane can’t go to your party because you don’t invite her.
- If__________________________________________________
17. They haven’t finished their homework yet because it is too long and difficult.
- If _________________________________________________
18. Jim was absent because he was ill.
- Because of___________________________________________
19. We were late for the play because of the long line at the ticket-window.
- Because there ________________________________________
20. I couldn’t see anything because it was so dark.
- Because of___________________________________________
21. Because the weather is warm and damp, rice grows very well here.
- Because of___________________________________________
22. Jane never says a hard word to Tom because of her love for him.
- Because Jane_______ _______________________________________________________________________________________
23. Nobody could solve this mathematical problem.
® This ______________________________________________
24. They believe that he will pass the final exam.
® He ________________________________________________
25. She was too old to carry that heavy case.
® She was so _________________________________________
26. He seldom keeps his promise.
® Seldom____________________________________________
27. I have never travelled by plane in my life.
® Never
10. What _____________ does TV bring about to people’s life?
A. benefits B. program C. events D. information
16. Your car ___________ in “No parking” area.
A. mustn’t park B. must park C. must be parked D. mustn’t be parked
Question 33-36: Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (2ms)
33. The weather was bad, so we didn’t go out.
=> Because ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
34. They built this hospital 20 years ago.
=> This hospital…………………………………………………………………………………………….
35. “Does Miss White live here?” the postman asked the boy.
=> The postman asked ……………………………………………………………………………………..
36. I am short, so I can’t play volleyball.
=> If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….