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C. MULTIPLE CHOICE

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences

1.  His neighbours sometimes wondered              he did for a living.

     A. why                 B. when                C. where                             D. what

2.  Could you please tell me                ?

     A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop

     C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop

3.  Marigold wondered             Kevin and Ruth would be at the party.

     A. that                  B. whether            C. if                                    D. B & C

4.  He asked me “            ?”

     A. How long you have studied English.   B. How long had you studied English

     C. How long you had study English        D. How long you had studied English

5.  While many teachers spend some class time teaching            skills, students often need more social skills.

     A. study                B. studied             C. study’s                           D. studies

6.  I am not sure              I can solve this problem.

     A. how                 B. what                 C. who                                D. by whom

7.  She asked me             the seat                or not.

     A. if – had occupied                           C. whether – was occupied

     C. if– has been occupied                    D. whether – occupied

8.  By the age of 15, teenagers are better able to               a more demanding curriculum.

     A. solve                B. operate             C. handle                            D. deal

9.  My parents asked me to find out                it gave you so much trouble.

     A. what                B. which               C. why                                D. where

10. The policeman asked us               .

     A. had any of us seen the accident happen

     B. if had any of us seen the accident happen

     C. whether any of us had seen the accident happen

     D. that if any of us had seen the accident happen

11. Tom told us that sometimes he had difficulty               his feelings.

     A. expressing        B. communicating C. sending                           D. talking

12.  My teacher told me that I              attend the math course for the higher level programme that I            for.

     A. can’t – apply                                 B. couldn’t – apply

     C. can’t – applied                              D. couldn’t – had applied

13. I asked him       but he said nothing.

     A. what the matter was                      B. what was the matter

     C. the matter was what                      D. what’s the matter was    

14. My closest friend is not very                    and she likes having a small friend group but I like talking with a lot of people and hanging out.

     A. society             B. sociable            C. social                             D. socialist

15. Mi asked what information she                that assignment.

     A. needs to be done                            B. needed doing

     C. need to do                                     D. needed to do

16. James               him up when the bus reached the square.

     A. told me wake                                 B. asked me to wake

     C. said me to wake                             D. requested me waking

17. Ann was raised very             on her parents, and she was                that she wouldn’t live on her own afterwards.

     A. dependent - worry                         B. dependent – worried

     C. independent - worry                      D. independent - worried

18. Susan needs someone to show her how to                    her anxiety and depression.

     A. empathise         B. try                    C. succeed                           D. manage

19. I wonder          we’ll catch the bus                    we’ll take a taxi.

     A. if - and whether                             B. whether - or that

     C. if - or that                                     D. whether - or whether

20. The advice columnist said, “It sounds like the problem is not your appearance but the            you see yourself.”

     A. route                B. distance            C. way                                D. behavior

21. The passenger asked           we landed.

     A. what                B. when                C. if                                    D. why

22. He asked me what              .

     A. time was it        B. time is it           C. time it was                      D. none is correct.

23. He told me to rest for a while.

     “             for a while”, he said.

     A. To rest             B. Rest                 C. Do you rest                     D. Resting

24. He asked “Why did she take my pen?”

     - He asked why                             .                 

     A. she took his pen                            B. did she take his pen

     C. she had taken his pen                     D. she has taken his pen

25. Taking good notes              students to evaluate, organize and summarize information.

     A. requests           B. requires            C. allows                            D. offers

26. Excuse me. Could you tell me                ?

     A. what time is it   B. what is the time C. what time it is                 D. it is what time

27. I suffer from depression and anxiety, but I don’t know                   to get over my problems.

     A. what                B. how                  C. where                             D. which

28. As children move toward                        , they are less likely to ask for advice.

     A. dependent        B. dependence      C. independent                    D. independence

29. We wonder               from his office after that scandal

     A. why did he not resign                    B. why he did not resign

     C. why he not resign                          D. why didn’t he resign

30. Miss Hoa said that unsuccessful test takers didn’t know                 the questions came from.

     A. when                B. where               C. what                               D. why

31. A great way to improve                         skills is to keep trying new things.

     A. reason              B. reasoned           C. reasoning                        D. reasons’

32. Jeff wanted to know           .

     A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing

     C. why his friends were laughing        D. the reason why his friends laughing

33. I want to talk to my teacher about my problems, but I have no idea          to start, or    to talk to him.

     A. what – where    B. where – who     C. why – whom                   D. where – how

34.     Perhaps what you’re reading or hearing is boring, which makes it hard to                on the book or the conversation.

     A. concentrate       B. rely                  C. depend                           D. notice

35. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the                 day.

     A. previous           B. following          C. before                             D. last

36. Mr. Tan told us that the kids who  in tests often                  the others were lucky.

     A. succeed – thought                         B. succeed – had thought

     C. didn’t succeed – were thinking      D. didn’t succeed – thought

37. Pressure                              children to get into top schools has reached a crisis point.

     A. at                     B. under               C. on                                   D. with

38. She                 him whether he liked the steak she cooked.

     A. asks                 B. wondered         C. wanted to know              D. asked

39. “What does she like?” he asked me.

     A. He asked me what she likes           B. He asked me what she liked.

     C. He asked me what do I like.           D. He asked me what did he like.

40. She said, “Don’t tease me, John.”

     A. She said not to tease me to John.    B. She said John not to tease me.

     C. She told John not to tease her.        D. She told John do not tease her.

41. Julia said that she ............... there at noon.

      A. is going to be    B. was going to be     C. will be                                 D. can be

42. He ............... that he was leaving that afternoon.

      A. told me            B. told to me         C. said me                           D. says to me

43. She said to me that she ............... to me the Sunday before.

      A. wrote               B. has written       C. was writing                     D. had written

44. I ............... him to sell that old motorbike.

      A. said to                                          B. suggested                                

      C. advised                                        D. recommended

45. My parents reminded me ............... the flowers.

      A. remember to plant B. plant                C. to plant                                D. planting

46. I asked Martha ............... to enter law school.

      A. are you planning                               B. is she planning

      C. was she planning                               D. if she was planning

47. Nam wanted to know what time ...............

      A. does the movie begin                         B. did the movie begin

      C. the movie begins                               D. the movie began

48. I wondered ___________ the right thing.

      A. whether I was doing                          B. if I am doing

      C. was I doing                                       D. am I doing

49. The scientist said the earth _________ the sun.

      A. goes round                                        B. is going around

      C. went around                                      D. was going around

50. Peter said that if he ______  rich, he _________ a lot.

      A. is – will travel                                   B. were – would travel

      C. had been – would have travelled        D. was – will travel