A. got/ received B. was getting/ was receiving C. got/ had received D.

had got/ had

Choose the best option to finish each sentences: received
1. She was thoughtfully looking at him while he ___________ a newspaper 19. You ____________ your new hat when I ____________ you yesterday.
A. read B. was reading C. has read D. has been reading A. were wearing/ had met B. wore/ had met C. wore/ was meeting D. were wearing/ met
2. While I _____________ the floor, Mrs. Paker began cooking 20. As I ____________ the glass, it suddenly ____________ into two pieces.
A. swept B. was sweeping C. has swept D. has been sweeping A. cut/ broke B. was cutting/ broke C. cut/ was breaking D. was cutting/ had broken
3. When Jack ___________ me, I ___________ a letter 21. A burglar ____________ into the house while we ____________ television.
A. was phoning/ wrote B. phoned/ has been writing A. broke/ were watching B. broke/ watched
C. phoned/ was writing D. has phoned/ was writing C. had broken/ watched D. broke/ had watched
4. I ____________my report when you entered the hall
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
A. made B. have been making C. was making D. have made
1. Did they climb __________?
5. She____________this exercise yesterday at 8o’clock
A. the Rocky mountains B. Rocky mountains C. a Rocky mountains D. A &C are correct
A. wrote B. has written C. has been writing D. was writing
2. ________ is famous for small beautiful islands.
6. She____________some cakes yesterday at 2p.m
A. the Philippines B. Philippines C. the Philippine D. all are wrong
A. make B. has been making C. has made D. was making
3. Your first stop in ________ United States is in ________ San Francisco
7. Miss Brown’s telephone ___________ when she
A. a / the B. the/ a C. the/ no article D. the/ the
A. rang/ dressed B. was ringing/ was dressing
4. Did they drive along ________?
C. was ringing/ dresses D. rang/ was dressing
A. the Pacific Coast B. Pacific coast C. Coast of Pacific D. A &C are correct
8. When he ___________ into the office, the secretary ___________ a crossword puzzle
5. They went to________ last year.
A. came/ was doing B. was coming/ was doing C. was coming/ did D. came/ did
A. the New Zealand B. the New Zealands C. New Zealand D. all are wrong
9. Why___________ to me while I ___________?
6. Are you interested in climbing ________.
A. did you not listen/ was speaking B. were you not listening/ was speaking
A. Mount Phu Si B. the Phu Si C. the Phu Si mount D. the Mount of Phu Si
C. were you not listening/ spoke D. did you not listen/ spoke
7. My brother is studying at ________ Quy Nhon College.
10. She ____________ the picture when I ____________.
A.a B. the C. an D. Ø
A. painted / was coming B. has painted / came C. was painting / came D. have been / come
8. My sister often goes to ________ by bus.
11. They ____________ the new words yesterday from three till seven
A.a B. the C. an D. Ø
A. learnt B. were learning C. have learnt D. have been learning
9. Have you ever visited ________?
12. They______________ supper when the telephone ____________.
A. the Da Nang University B. Da Nang University C. University Da Nang D. University of Da Nang
A. had / was ringing B. have had / rang C. were having / rang D. have been having / was ringing
10. She lives on ________.
13. While she __________, she _____________ the doorbell, then voices
A. Tran Phu Street B. the Tran Phu Street C. Street Tran Phu D. Street of Tran Phu
A. was washing up/ heard_ B. washed up/ has heard
11. They went to ________ last year.
C. has washed/ was hearing D. was washing up/ was hearing
A. Netherlands B. Netherland C. the Netherlands D. a Netherland
14. It was midnight. Outside it ____________ very hard.
12. They took a boat trip on ________.
A. rains B. rained C. had rained D. was raining
A. The Mekong B. Mekong C. Mekong River D. River Mekong
15. When my friend ___________, I ___________ an exercise for an hour
13. We rowed our boat around ________.
A. was coming/ had been doing B. came/ was doing
A. West Lake B. the West Lake C. Lake West D. Lake of West
C. was coming/ has been doing D. came/ had been doing
14. A man and a woman were standing outside my house. ______ man looked English but I think ______
16. We___________ while he ____________._
woman was Asia.
A. read/ was eating B. were reading/ ate C. read/ ate D. was reading/ was eating
A. the/a B. a/the C. a/a D. the/the
17. When he_____________, I ______________ in London for a week
15. For breakfast I had ________ sandwich and ________ apple. The sandwich wasn’t very nice.
A. arrived/ was living B. was living/ has been living
A. the/an B. a/the C. a/an D. the/the
C. arrived/ has been living D. arrived/ had been living
16. What is ________ longest river in ________ world?
18. When I ____________ home, I ____________ a phone call.
A. the/a B/ a/the C. a/a D. the/the
17. We often watch ________ television. 35. ________ Mississippi River flows into ________ Gulf of Mexico in ________ state of Louisiana.
A. the B. a C. an D. Ø A. the/a/ the B. the/the/ the C. Ø / the / the D. Ø / Ø / the
18. ________ rose is my favorite color. 36. ________ Gulf of Panama is on ________ Pacific side of ________ Panama Canal.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø A. the / a / the B. a / the / the C. the / the/ the D. Ø / Ø / the
19. Tom is ________ very kind boy. 37. After ________ World War II, ________ United Nations was formed.
A. an B. a C. the D. Ø A. the / a B. a / the C. the / the D. Ø / the
20. She is ________ most intelligent student in my class. 38. People eat chocolate all over _______ world. It is probably ______ most popular candy in ______ world.
A. an B. a C. the D. Ø A. the / a / the B. the / the / the C. Ø / the / the D. Ø / Ø / the
21. What do you often have for ________ dinner? 39. ________ lack of exercise is one of ________ major factors contributing to obesity.
A. an B. a C. the D. Ø A. the / a B. a / the C. the / the D. Ø / the
22. How often do you go to ________ school? 40. ________ Singapore is located on ________ Malay Peninsula.
A. an B. a C. the D. Ø A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. Ø / the
23. Kon Tum is famous for ________ honey in ________ Ngoc Linh Mount. 41. ________ Roman Empire ruled ________ Mediterranean world from about 500B.C. to about 500 A.D.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. Ø / Ø A. the / a B. a / the C. the / the D. Ø / the
24. My father goes to work by ________ bus. He often catches ________ last one to come home. 42. Compared with ________ New Orleans, ________ San Francisco has ________ very cold climate.
A. the/a B. a/the C. no article/ the D. Ø / Ø A. Ø / Ø / a B. a/the/ the C. the / the / the D. the / a / the
25. She isn’t ___ first person I love but ___ last woman I choose to get married. 43. After he left ________ University of Massachusetts, he went to ________ Ball State in Indiana.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. Ø / Ø A. the/a B. a/the C. the / the D. the / Ø
26. I don't like stay at ___ hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at ___ very nice hotel by ___ sea. 44. Probably, ________ most vital application of ________ laser is in ________ field of ________ medicine.
A. the/a/ the B. a/the/ the C. Ø / the/ the D. Ø / Ø / the A. the / Ø / Ø / a B. the/ a / the / the C. the / Ø / the / Ø D. the / a / the / Ø
27. ___ tennis is my favourite sport. I play once or twice ___ week if I can, but I'm not __ very good player. 45. When we visited ________ South, we stopped at ________ Civil War Museum in ________ Atlanta.
A. Ø / the/ the B. Ø /the/ the C. a/ Ø / the D. Ø / a / a A. Ø / Ø / a B. the / the / Ø C. the / the / the D. the / a / the
28. I won't be home for ________ dinner this evening. I'm meeting some friends after ________ work and I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
we're going to ________ cinema. 1. A. candy B. sandy C. many D. handy
A. the/a/ the B. a/the/ the C. Ø / the/ the D. Ø / Ø / the 2. A. earning B. learning C. searching D. clearing
29. ____ unemployment is increasing at the moment and it's getting difficult for ____ to find ____ work. 3. A. waited B. mended C. naked D. faced
A. Ø / Ø / Ø B. Ø / the / the C. a / Ø / the D. Ø / a / a 4. A. given B. risen C. ridden D. whiten
30. There was ________ accident as I was going ________ home last night. Two people were taken to 5. A. cough B. tough C. rough D. enough
________ hospital. I think ________ most accidents are caused by ________ people driving too fast. II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
A. the/a/ the/ Ø / Ø B. Ø / Ø / an/the/ the 1. A. designer B. origin C. history D. quality
C. an / Ø / the/ Ø / Ø D. an/ Ø / Ø / Ø / Ø 2. A. capital B. construction C. announcement D. eventful
31. Carol is ________ economist. She used to work in ________ investment department of ________ Loyds 3. A. apartment B. tradition C. different D. expensive
Bank. Now she works for ________ American bank in ________ United States. 4. A. monitor B. organize C. following D. inviting
A. the/a/ the/ Ø / Ø B. Ø / Ø / an/the/ the 5. A. accurate B. discussion C. sentiment D. industry
C. an / the / Ø / an / the D. an / Ø / Ø / Ø / Ø III. Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
32. A: What's ________ name of ________ hotel where you're staying? 1. The impact of the assembly line helped Ford become the dominant firm in the motorcar industry.
B: Imperial. It's in ________ Queen street in ________ city center. It's near ________ station A. most influential B. subservient C. best-selling D. depressive
A. the / a / the / Ø / Ø B. Ø / Ø / an / the / the 2. They all encouraged my creativity and inspired me in many ways.
C. an / the / Ø / an / the D. an / Ø / Ø / Ø / Ø A. overlooked B. motivated C. rejected D. disappointed
33. I have two brothers: ________ older one is training to be ________ pilot with British Airway, ________ 3. She idolizes her artist mother, Ingrid, who is as strong and dangerous as she is beautiful.
younger one is still at ________ schoo. A. impresses B. detests C. worships D. hates
A. the/a/ the/ Ø B. Ø / Ø / a / the C. the / the / Ø / a D. a / Ø / Ø / Ø 4. Clara did not care how low the Phineas fortune had fallen; no proper respectable girl would allow herself
34. ________ atmosphere at ________ party was likely and free. to be a maid.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. Ø / Ø A. disreputable B. unworthy C. paltry D. reputable
5. He was by nature a reserved man but not a cold one. A. about B. for C. with D. on
A. shy B. easygoing C. sociable D. lavish 21. George VI ____ royal duties such as representing his father at coalmines, factories, and rail yards.
6. She was brought up in a well-off family. She can't understand the problems we are facing. A. paid off B. got over C. gave in D. took up
A. poor B. broke C. wealthy D. kind 22. Nelson Mandela is one of the most ____ political leaders of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century.
IV. Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) A. admired B. perfect C. talent D. skilled
1. P.G. Wodehouse's broadcasts attracted the strongest criticism from countrymen who felt it appeared he 23. Emergency crews are ____ progress in fixing the broken levees, but they are in a desperate race to stop
was indifferent to the war. the flooding.
A. attentive B. regardless C. unresponsive D. apathetic A. making B. doing C. getting D. becoming
2. Although many criticized his seemingly over-generous pay. Henry Ford also pointed out that the high 24. The dream of a successful Scotland is capable of ____.
wage helped the workers to be able to afford the cars. A. effort B. achievement C. performance D. realization
A. lavish B. open-handed C. big-hearted D. mean 25. If necessary, part of the responsibility is ____ by the internal security troops.
3. Annie ran Tobin's Café on the Quay for some 30 years where she was known to be a very generous and A. taken on B. taken over C. taken in D. taken up
charitable lady. 26. She is a ____ example of what people with disabilities can achieve.
A. free-handed B. generous C. non-profit-making D. penny-pinching A. shining B. brightening C. glamorous D. gloomy
4. Rich, worldly and sophisticated, he could have been the ideal husband for Gwendolyn but feels 27. He is a captain who leads ____.
compelled to crush her independent spirit and mold her into his perfect wife. A. by instance B. by mirror C. by example D. by sample
A. elegant B. naive C. knowledgeable D. worldly-wise 28. Japan is often quoted as the prime ____ of a modern industrial nation.
5. There has been insufficient rainfall over the past two years, and fanners are having trouble. A. example B. performer C. instructor D. pioneer
A. abundant B. adequate C. unsatisfactory D. dominant 29. Some argue that the intellectual life of Bulgarians in the nineteenth century was ____ influenced by
6. We strongly believe that he's innocent of the crime. We do not think that he did it Russian culture.
A. crimeless B. skillful C. clean D. guilty A. superficially B. mightily C. terribly D. strongly
7. The situation seems to be changing minute by minute. 30. Peter is an artist himself and has some of his own very interesting ____ on sale in the shop.
A. from time to time B. time after time C. again and again D. very slowly A. create B. creators C. creations D. creativity
8. Jose had a hard time comparing the iPhone to the Samsung phone because to him they were apples and 31. We must continually evaluate the ____ of each change on the product as a whole.
oranges. A. performing B. possibility C. impact D. affect
A. containing too many technical details B. very similar 32. A couple who gave their 50th blood ____ were presented with awards to mark their achievement.
C. completely different D. very complicated A. deficiency B. adequacy C. plenty D. donation
15. Oprah Winfrey has been an important role model for black American women, breaking down many
invisible ____. XII. Indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
A. trends B. gaps C. obstacles D. barriers 1. Even if the job market is not stable, those who persist will be able to land jobs eventually.
16. It was on Oprah that Armstrong finally made a dramatic ____ that he had used performance-enhancing A. When it's hard to find a job, jobs on land are even harder.
drugs during his cycling career. B. Patient people will secure jobs even in an instable job market.
A. encouragement B. confession C. receipt D. acceptance C. Only persistent job seekers can find jobs.
17. In 2004, Barack Obama was elected to the US Senate where he ____ a reputation as one of rising stars D. In land jobs are only available to persistent jobs applicants.
in the Democrat Party. 2. Only their own mother can tell Simon and Mike apart.
A. acquired B. refrained C. gained D. highlighted A. No one other than their own mother can separate Simon and Mike.
18. Michael Porter has ____ as the strategic adviser to many successful U.S. companies and other B. Simon and Mike bear some resemblance to each other.
international companies. C. It's very difficult to distinguish Simon and Mike.
A. served B. employed C. described D. appointed D. Except for their own mother, no one can talk to Simon and Mike.
19. Gia Long had to ____ many difficulties in his early life, as he became the target of rival groups 3. "How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!" Peter said to Mary.
attempting to wipe out the Nguyen clan completely A. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.
A. deal B. cope C. encounter D. surpass B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
20. A year into his presidency, Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (2009) ____ his promise C. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.
to promote world peace. D. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.
4. Those who are riding a motorbike are not allowed to take off their helmet.
A. People must never take their helmet off while they are riding a motorbike.
B. Those who are wearing a helmet are not allowed to ride a motorbike.
C. It is the helmet that one needn't wear when he is riding a motorbike.
D. You should not wear a helmet when you are riding a motorbike.
XIII. Indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of the following sentences.
1. The soccer team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. Not only did the soccer team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
B. No sooner had the soccer team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
C. As soon as they blamed each other, the soccer team knew they lost the match.
D. Hardly had the soccer team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
2. We have been friends for years. It is quite easy to share secrets between us.
A. Being friends for years, we find it quite easy to share secrets.
B. We find it quite easy to share secrets, being friends for years.
C. We have been friends so that it is quite easy to share secrets between us.
D. Having been friends for years, we find it quite easy to share secrets between us.
3. The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon.
A. Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.
B. The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action soon.
C. The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action soon.
D. The government knows the extent of the problem or else it needs to take action soon.
4. He didn't notice anything. We might have been in trouble otherwise.
A. If he noticed anything, we would be in trouble.
B. If he hadn't noticed anything, we couldn't have been in trouble.
C. If he had noticed anything, we could have been in trouble.
D. If he noticed anything, we could have been in trouble.