1.The Yeti has very rarely been seen at this attitude.
¦ There have been..........................................................................................
2.It is not certain that Jones will get the job.
¦ It is open........................................................................................................
3.Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made.
¦ No sooner................................................................................................
4.As I get older,I want to travel less.
¦ The older................................................................................................
5.After six-year relationship,Martha and Billy have decided to get married.(KNOT)
¦ ………………………………………………………………………………...
6.Tim was always an optimist even when things were going wrong.( SIDE)
¦ Tim invariably………………………………………………………………...
7.The bank manager had apparently found a member of staff stealling money from the till.(RED-HANDED)
¦ A member of staff………………………………………………………………...
8.You should always be grateful for what you are given.(HORSE)
¦ You should………………………………………………………………………………...
9.In summer, the volume of traffic creates problems for local traders(DIFFICULT)
¦ The volume of traffice…………………………………………………………...
10.Uncle August did not suffer from his experience.(WORSE)
¦ He was………………………………………………………………………………...
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1. He _______ this book for 3 months by the end of this week.
A. has been writing B. was writing C. is writing D. will have written
2. It _______ dry here at this time of the year. It _______ much.
A. is usually / does not rain B. has usually been / is not raining
C. will usually be / has not rained D. was usually / will rain
3. Yesterday evening the phone _______ three times while you _______ dinner out with your friends.
A. would have rung / are having B. was ringing / have been having
C. rang / have had D. had rung / were having
4. John _______ lazy but he is certainly not stupid.
A. should be B. maybe C. mustn’t be D. must have been
5. My little brother _______ Japanese and French though he is only ten years old.
A. can speak B. must be speaking
C. should have spoken D. shouldn’t be speaking
6. You _______ to do the homework or the teacher will punish you.
A. mustn’t forget B. needn’t forget C. will be forgetting D. must have forgot
7. Bob sent a report to the Chairman instead _______ the meeting.
A. to attend B. to attending C. of attending D. attended
8. I regret _______ you that you did not pass the test. However, you should try it again.
A. telling / do B. told / doing C. told / done D. to tell / to do
9. It is no use _______ the boss for a pay rise.
A. ask B. to ask C. asking D. asked
10. She does not study very well _______ I think she will pass her exams.
A. but B. so C. and D. or
11. We like games and music, _______ reading.
A. as B. as well as C. but D. therefore
12. She was not in the back yard, _______ was she upstairs.
A. or B. nor C. and D. so
13. Do not add _______ to the machine. Just _______ will be enough.
A. some oil / no drop B. a few oil / a little drop
C. many oils / any drop D. too much oil / some drops
14. Bill spends _______ money on clothes, but on travelling
A. a little / some B. as many / some C. a few / many D. little / much
15. We have _______ to do.
A. few homeworks B. any homework C. a lot of homework D. some homeworks
16. _______ from here to the station? - Only 2 kilometers.
A. How far is it B. How far does it C. How long is it D. How long does it
17. You used to live in London, _______?
A. don’t you B. didn’t you C. weren’t you D. haven’t you
18. _______ the room been cleaned yet?
A. Does B. Has C. Is D. Was
19. Eight dollars _______ the price of a movie these days.
A. are B. is C. have been D. were
20. _______ the news on at 5 or 6 o’clock?
A. Is B. Are C. Have D. Were
21. Seeing films _______ my favorite hobby.
A. is B. are C. were D. were used to be
22. I have just bought a cottage by _______
A. the lake side B. the lake’s side C. the side of the lake D. the side’s lake
23. I think your proposals are the same as _______
A. Peter B. Peter’s C. it of Peter D. this of Peter
24. All of them hope that everything will be ready in _______
A. three day time B. three days’ time C. three-day’s time D. time three days
25. Peter was not always so hopeless.
A. Peter never had a hope for anything. B. Peter was used to being hopeless.
C. Peter gave up his hope. D. Peter did not use to be so hopeless.
26. The number of people who approved of his ideas exceeded his expectations.
A. He had expected that nobody would disapprove of his ideas
B. He had expected that everybody would approve of his ideas.
C. Less people approved of his ideas than he had expected.
D. More people approved of his ideas than he had expected.
27. Julie and Anne had not met each other before the party.
A. Julie and Anne got acquainted when they were at the party.
B. The party prevented Julie and Anne from meeting each other.
C. The party was the place where Julie and Anne could not meet each other.
D. Julie and Anne used to meet each other for the party.
28. Mountain gorillas are an endangered species _______ habitats are being destroyed.
A. Its B. His C. Her D. Their
29. John admitted that he _______ would take any blame.
A. itself B. himself C. themselves D. ourselves
30. When _______ lived in the village, _______ only light was candles and an oil lamp.
A. we / ourselves B. we / our C. our / ours D. ourselves / we
Answer C
Kỹ năng: Đọc
Giải thích:
Thành ngữ “ once in a blue moon – năm thì mười họa” đã tồn tại khoảng hơn 100 năm. Thông tin ở câu 3 đoạn 1: “ this expression has been around for at least a century and a half …” (Thành ngữ này đã có khoảng 1 thế kỷ rưỡi…) Các chọn lựa còn lại không chính xác:
A: khoảng 50 năm
B: dưới 100 năm
D: 200 năm
Complete the sentences. Put “for” or “since” into each gap.
1. It has been raining SINCE lunch time.
2. My boss will go away FOR the next ten days.
3. I’m staying in England FOR a year.
4. She has lived in London SINCE 1985.
5. Please hurry up! We have been waiting FOR an hour.
6. I have known her SINCE January.
7. Nam’s father has worked in this company FOR 20 years.
8. Have you learned English FOR a long time?
9. I haven’t seen Tom SINCE Monday.
10. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it FOR ages.
11. She has been sick SINCE Wednesday.
12. John has worked in that firm FOR six years.
13. He has been in the hospital FOR almost a month.
14. They haven’t sent him any money SINCE last summer.
15. She has not eaten anything FOR two days.
16. They have been friends SINCE high school.
17. They have lived with her parents SINCE they were married.
18. We’ve lived here FOR 1999.
19. I haven’t seen Linh SINCE my birthday party.
20. That building has been there SINCE the 19th century.
1 you can eat as much as you like for $ 5 at the new luch bar => there
-> There is no limit on how much you eat for $5 at the new lunch-bar.
2 The Yei has very rarely been seen at this altitude => There
-> There have been very few sightings of the Yei at this altitude.
3 She is a student good at mathematics ( FIGURES) => She
-> She is a student having a head for figures.
4 I think we ought to permit him to do whatever he chooses ( HAND) => I think
-> I think we ought to give him a free hand.
5 You'll just have to take a chance (POT)=> YOU'LL
-> You'll just have to take pot luck.
1 you can eat as much as you like for $ 5 at the new luch bar => there is no limit on how much you eat for $5 at the new lunch bar.
2 The Yei has very rarely been seen at this altitude => There have been very few sightings of the Yei at this altitude.
3 She is a student good at mathematics ( FIGURES) => She is a student having a head for figures.
4 I think we ought to permit him to do whatever he chooses ( HAND) => I think we ought to give him a free hand.
5 You'll just have to take a chance (POT)=> YOU'LL just have to take pot luck.
Answer A
Kỹ năng: Đọc
Giải thích:
Nội dung của đoạn văn nói về một cách diễn đạt thành ngữ. Thông tin ở câu đầu đoạn 1: “ There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon.” (Có một thành ngữ phổ biến trong Tiếng Anh nhắc tới mặt trăng xanh.
Các chọn lựa còn lại không phù hợp:
B: Một màu sắc hiếm
C: Một tháng trong lịch
D: Một tuần trăng
Answer B
Kỹ năng: Đọc
Giải thích:
Trong một thế kỷ, có thể có 35 trăng xanh. Thông tin ở câu cuối đoạn 2: “ this does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade.” (Điều này không xảy ra thường xuyên, chỉ 3 hoặc 4 lần trong một thập kỷ.) Do đó, trong mọt thế kỷ, sẽ có khoảng 30 – 40 trăng xanh. Đáp án B là hoàn toàn phù hợp.