1. I think I_________my door key. I can’t find it anywhere.
A. lost B. have lost C. am losing D. will lose
2. Jim wants to live _________of his parents.
A. dependent B. dependently C. independent D. independently
3. Although they are poor, they still live _________.
A. happy B. unhappy C. happily D. happiness
4. We won’t go out _________it stops raining.
A. if B. unless C. when D. as
5. The phone suddenly _________ when Joan was doing the housework.
A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
1. The weather is too terrible for you to go out.
@ If the weather ________________________________________________________________
2. All the students have to take the final exam.
@ The final exam________________________________________________________________
3. Please don’t repeat what I said.
@ Would you mind______________________________________________________________
4. I can’t swim as well as my friend can.
@ My friend____________________________________________________________________
5. They didn’t have a map, so they got lost.
@ Because_____________________________________________________________________
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. seat B. read C. wear D. meal
2. A. Christmas B. machine C. mechanic D. scholarship
3. A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. watched
Choose the word that has different stress pattern.
4. A. earthquake B. energy C. experience D. exercise
5. A. throughout B. volcanic C. unpleasant D. fashionable
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in each sentence.
6. He had lived _________that farm all his life.
A. in B. at C. on D. with
7. Look_________! There’s a big hole in front of you.
A. at B. out C. on D. down
8. Hurricane Andrew swept through southern Florida_________August 1992.
A. in B. on C. since D. from
9. He was quietly proud _________his literary achievements.
A. on B. of C. at D. in
10. The report_________that thousands of people had seen UFOs.
A. warned B. suggested C. claimed D. blamed
11. These children, _________parents work late, are taken home by bus.
A. their B. that C. whom D. whose
12. You should have a _________check your motorcycle regularly.
A. plumber B. mechanic C. driver D. pilot
13. Are you looking forward _________abroad on your vacation?
A. to go B. going C. to going D. you go
14. Only in the last few years_________to use home computers.
A. have begun people B. have people begun C. when people began D. people have begun
15. It’s an interesting film. I _________it three times.
A. saw B. had seen C. have already seen D. was to see
16. Can’t we do something about the situation?- Something _________right now.
A. is doing B. is done C. is being doneD. has been doing
17. _________it was a formal dinner party, James wore his blue jeans.
A. Since B. Even though C. Despite D. Therefore
18. _________taking me downtown on your way to work this morning?
A. Would you mind B. Can you C. Why don’t you D. Could you please
19. _________to fly if they had feathers instead of hair?
A. Should people able B. Were people able C. Will people ableD. Would people be able
20. I wish you_________making that noise. It’s bothering me.
A. stop B. can stop C. would stop D. will stop
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correction.
21. Manufacturers are now producing such many inexpensive computers that many people can
afford to buy one for their home. A B C D
22. Not untilthe early 1900s women were allowed to vote in the United States.
A B C D
23. I likelying on the beach. Therefore, I always spend my holiday to sunbathe.
A B C D
24. Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is knowingas the ‘Ring of Fire’.
A B C D
25. Don’t forget to come here in time, do you?
A B C D
1. I haven’t seen her when we left school.
A B C D
2. People know that they should save energy, so they still waste it.
A B C D
3. After have a bath, he ate supper.
A B C D
4. Would you mind if I open all of the windows.
A B C D
5. She always wears modern and fashioned clothes when she is at work.
A B C D
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Garbage is what someone leaves behind that they do not want to use anymore. It can also be called (26)______ or rubbish. A definition of garbage is anything left behind at a place (27)______ you used to be, but are not anymore. In modern home and businesses, however, garbage is normally separated and put where it can be (28)______ and taken to a place designed to hold, burn, or recycle garbage.
Smoke is a cloud of very small, solid parts. It is made when (29)______ something. Smoke can be bad because if it goes into the lungs of a person, it can kill them. Most people think that they are always able to see smoke, but it can also be (30)______. (a thing that a person is not able to see)
6. A. waste B. save C. safe D. stone
7. A. it B. that C. which D. where
8. A. wrapped B. organized C. collected D. picked
9. A. firing B. fighting C. burning D. chopping
10. A. invisible B. unmovable C. unspeakable D. insensible
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
In biology and ecology the environment is all of the natural materials and living things on the Earth. This is also called the natural environment. Some people call themselves environmentalists. These people think that harmony with the environment is important. They think we must protect the environment. The important things in the environment that we value are called natural resources. For example fish, sunlight, and forests. These are renewable natural resources because they grow naturally when we use them. Non-renewable natural resources are important things in the environment that do not come back naturally. For example coal and natural gas.
11. What does the world “environmentalists” in line 2 mean?
A. living things B. people who protect the environment
C. people who destroy the environment D. people who pollute the environment
12. One example of renewable natural resources is_________.
A. sunlight B. coal C. oil D. natural gas
13. One example of non-renewable natural resources is_________.
A. fish B. tree C. water D. coal
14. All of the following things are renewable natural resources except_________.
A. air B. gas C. silver D. animal
15. What does the word “them” in line 6 refer to?
A. materials B. environmentalists
C. renewable natural resources D. non-renewable natural resources
1. Tom asked me help him while he was doing his homework.
A B C D
2. I enjoy listening to music and go dancing with my friends.
A B C D
3. She hated to be questioned by the police.
A B C D
4. We can’t afford going to the cinema twicea week.
A B C D
5. If you work hard, you could get a day off next week.
A B C D
1.We haven’t seen him _________we left school.
A. for B. since C. when D. while
2.My bicycle_________since last night.
A. has been stolen B. was stolenC. stole D. is stolen
3.I’m returning to England _________the end of this month.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
4.If you _________more slowly, he might understand you.
A. speak B. spoke C. to speak D. speaking
5.You gave him nothing, _________?
A. don’t you B. doesn’t you C. did you D. didn’t you
6.My family live_________ and we always supportive of one another.
A. happy B. happily C. happyly D. happiness
7.Hoa is bad at_________English, but she is good_________ writing it.
A. speak/at B. speaking/at C. speaking/in D. speaking/on
8.I don’t like people _________are never on time.
A. whom B. who C. whose D. which
9.I managed to finish all the work _________I was very tired.
A. so B. but C. although D. because
10.The supermarket _________was completely destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
11.He refused _________with me, but I could at last persuade him to go with me.
A. goB. to go C. going D. having gone
12.He told me _________him some money because he didn’t have enough money to buy a new hat.
A. lend B. lending C. to lend D. having lent
13.The old man went _________across the street.
A. slow B. slowly C. fast D. hard
14.Let’s _________out tonight, shall we?
A. eat B. eating C. ate D. have eaten
15.He suggests that we _________early tomorrow morning.
A. started B. to start C. starting D. should start
16.Mary’s eyes are badly near-sighted. _________, she has to wear glasses.
A Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Also
17._________his old age, Mr. Brown goes jogging every day.
A. In spite B. Although C. However D. Despite
18.One of the reasons _________I couldn’t go on holiday last year was that I was ill.
A. which B. why C. when D. where
19.He is the man _________novel was the best seller last year.
A. who B. which C. whose D. that
20.My mother always picks me _________from school at 5 p. m.
A. up B. out C. off D. in
34. More and more people liked wearing________in the 1970s.
a. uniform B. jeans C. casual clothes D. clothes
35.She wishes she ______ around the world.
A. can travel B. could travel C. travel D. traveling
36.A new hospital_______ next year.
A. will build B. is built C. will be built D. will be build
37. We will go ________a picnic tomorrow.
A. in B. at C. on D. from
38. Nam used to ________ full time, but now he is a part time worker.
A. work B. working C. worked D. works
39.They told their parents that they _______their best to do the test.
A. try B. would try C. will try D. can try
40. Ba said he ________some good marks last semester.
A. gets B. got C.getting D. had got
41.If readers want to look for the titles of the books, they can find them in the_______
A. sheles B. sections C. card catalogue D. corners
42. This magazine is _______ once a week
A. issue B. published C. sold D . found
43. It's very noisy, I can't_______ you.
A. listen to B. hear C. see D. look at
44. The_______ of football team usually wears a coloured armband.
A. Captain B. forward C. goal keeper D. defender
45. I tried hard but I coudn't_______him.
A. take B. gain C. win D. beat
46. They will build some_______across the river.
A. bridges B. cottages C. houses D. monuments
47. You can't swim these because the banks are covered with_______
A. mud B. sand C. ships D. sheep
48. The_______of the sea makes him frightened.
A. great B. greatly C. greater D. greatness
49. That is a mini bus. It can carry only fourteen_______.
A. travelless B. passengers C. drivers D. conductors
50. Unfortunatly my car got stuck in a_______.
A. traffic-jam B. traffic- light C. traffic-sign D.traffic-police
51. What_______when I was away from home ?
A. took on B. set off C. happened D. foined
52. Television, radio, newspaper are means of_______
A. transpostation B. communication C. entertainment D. sports man ship
53. He was_______ because he had done his work well.
A. promted B. raised C. pushed up D. awarded
54. He made an interesting speech in the opening_______.
A. competition B. preparation C. solidarity D. ceremony
55. A_______is a pesson who often has a red nose and a painted face in the circus.
A. manager B. acrobat C. clown D. trapeze
56. She did all the work_______her own.
A. by B. on C. for D. with
57. _______the time you get to the theater, the play will have finished.
A. until B. in C. by D. on
58. As _______as I know, we have not received a bill for the new computer.
A. much B. long C. soon D. far
59. Her father won’t _______her drive his car
A. allow B. let C. leave D. permit
60. His father allowed his ________ the party last week
A. go B. to go C. going D. went