Question 1: They______the bridge by the time you come back.

A. will finish B. will have finished C. will be finished D. have finished

Question 2: Show me the house______.
A. where they are living in B. which they are livingC. where they are living there D. where they are living
Question 3: He______to study harder if he wants to pass the exam. I hear it is going to be very difficult this year. A.
should B. must C. need D. ought
Question 4: A previously unknown scientist from Australia______a way to harvest energy from the ocean waves. Many
people are excited by the implication of his discovery.
A. had already discovered B. is going to discoverC. has been discovering D. has just discovered
Question 5: We were lucky to be able to finish the project ahead______schedule.
A. by B. before C. of D. for
Question 6: I don’t feel like buying a______in a poke; we’d better check the content.
A. ox B. pig C. buffalo D. cattle
Question 7: I don’t know what it______to be as popular with girls as my brother is.
A. usesB. takes C. demands D. expects
Question 8: Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent______you respond to it.
A. that B. whether C. what D. which
Question 9: I was most______of his efforts to help me during the crisis.
A. appreciative B. appreciable C. appreciation D. appreciate
Question 10: The phone______constantly since Jack won the first prize this morning.
A. had been ringing B. has been ringing C. had rung D. rang
Question 11: The child was______by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street.
A. knocked down B. knocked out C. run across D. collided with
Question 12: To save the Hawaiian condor______extinction, a group of federal, local, and private organizations
initiated a rescue program. A. to B. from C. for D. of
Question 13: Compressed air______the power to drive pneumatic tools.
A. providing B. to provide C. which provides D. provides
Question 14: I asked Angela to run the office while I’m gone______I know I can depend on her.
A. since B. unless C. although D. therefore
Question 15: Why don’t you just say you______calling him a fool and make things up?
A. pity B. mercy C. sorry D. regret
Question 16: Most folk songs are ballads______have simple words and tell simple stories.
A. what B. that C. although D. when
Question 17: Most of the ____________in this workshop do not work very seriously or productively.
A. eager beavers B. old hand C. rank and file D. tooth and nail
Question 18: Amber is a hard, yellowish brown______from the resin of pine-trees that lived millions of years ago. A.
substance formed B. forming a substance C. substance has formed D. to form a substance
Question 19: Many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee ______to investigate the incident.
A. was set up B. was setting up C. set up D. be set up
Question 20: Mr Pike______English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.
A. was teaching B. has been teaching C. is teaching D. had been teaching
Question 21: I used to______reading comics, but now I’ve grown out of it.
A. take a fancy with B. keep an eye on C. get a kick out of D. kick up a fuss about
Question 22: She built a high wall around her garden______.
A. to enable people not taking her fruit B. so that her fruit would be stolen
C. to prevent her fruit from being stolen D. in order that her fruit not be stolen
Question 23: You______no trouble at school today if you had done your homework.
A. have B. will have C. would have D. had
Question 24: “These beers are ______!” whispered the grinning tenant to his customers on Sunday
A. on the shelf B. on the house C. on the rocks D. on the carpet
Question 25: When finding a new house, parents should______all the conditions for their children’s education and
entertainment. A. take into accountB. make all the conditionsC. get a measure of D. put into effect
Question 26: Whenever he had an important decision to make, he______a cigar to calm his nerves.
A. would light B. would be lighting C. would have lit D. had lit
Question 27: Gardeners transplant bushes and flowers by moving them from one place to______.
A. other B. others C. another D. each other
Question 28: A: “Do you have a copy of The Last Leaf?” B: “You are______luck. I have just one copy left.”
A. of B. with C. in D. at
Question 29: It is important that he______a gallon of water with him if he wants to hike to the bottom of the Grand
Canyon. A. taking B. takes C. took D. take
Question 30: His financial problems______from the difficulties he encountered in the recession.
A. stem B. flourish C. root D. sprout
Question 31: The more you study during this semester,______the week before the exam.
A. you have to study the less B. the less you have to study
C. the least you have to study D. the study less you have
Question 32: Duy Hieu won the gold medal at the National Examination. His parents ______very proud of him. A.
could have been B. can’t have C. can’t be D. must have been
Question 33: He finds time for them, always being prepared to lend a sympathetic ______or give some friendly
confidential advice. A. ear B. hand C. nose D. heart
Question 34: Only when you become a parent______what true responsibility is.
A. don’t you understand B. will you understandC. you understand D. you will understand
Question 35: We regret to inform you that Ms. Markowitz’s workshop on public speaking______postponed until next
week. A. has been B. were C. would be D. being
Question 36: I don’t think students who volunteer in high school will continue to volunteer throughout their
lives,______? A. don’t theyB. will they C. do they D. won’t they
Question 37: Children are told to be______for the whole week and promised to be rewarded at weekends.
A. obedient B. obedience C. disobedient D. obey
Question 38:______, one tin will last for at least six weeks.
A. Using economical B. Used economicallyC. Used economical D. Using economically
Question 39: The audience,______, enjoyed the performance.
A. they themselves were students B. most of whom were students
C. most of them were students D. they were mostly students
Question 40: It is the organizer’s request that______.
A. everyone arrive here in time B. everyone shall arrive here in time
C. everyone must arrive here in time D. everyone arrives here in time
Question 41: You______into things and breaking them. How can anyone be so clumsy?
A. always bumping B. are always bumpingC. always bump D. always bumps
Question 42: The people awaiting their delayed flight had to spend the night______ on the cold floor.
A. slept B. having slept C. to sleep D. sleeping
Question 43: I never take much on holiday with me, just______clothes and a couple of books.
A. a little B. few C. a few D. little
Question 44: The more you talk about the matter,______.
A. the worse the situation seems B. the worse seem the situation
C. the situation seems worse D. the situation seems the worse
Question 45: That______is the commonest form of color - blindness.
A. red and green are not easily distinguished B. they are not easily distinguished red and green
C. are the red and green not easily distinguished D. are not easily distinguished red and green
Question 46: The eyewitness said that she had seen______the scene of the crime.
A. leaving a tall man B. a tall man to leaveC. a tall man leaving D. leave a tall man
Question 47:______of the tennis players served well in the singles final.
A. Either B. Any C. Neither D. None
Question 48: It was an amazing victory as it was only the second time______in a marathon.
A. she had competed B. for her to compete
C. she competes D. of competing
Question 39: In terms of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), Tokyo is much______ than Paris.
A. more wealthier B. most wealthy C. wealthiest D. wealthier
Question 50: “I think I can find the information on my own.” - “______any help, just call me.”
A. Should you need B. Had you needed C. Were you to need D. In case of you need