CONSOLIDATION

Question 1. A. arrive B. suggest C. mistake D. broaden

Question 2. A. interact B. sacrifice C. entertain D. recollect
Question 3. A. explain B. enter C. invent D. attract
Question 4. A. beautify B. consider C. exercise D. decorate
Question 5. A. carry B. admit C. decline D. protect
Question 6. A. courteous B. natural C. effective D. powerful
Question 7. A. visit B. listen C. gather D. pollute
Question 8. A. popular B. disabled C. negative D. accurate
Question 9. A. believe B. happen C. decide D. attract
Question 10. A. acceptance B. arrival C. inclusion D. musical
Question 11: A. parent B. disease C. weather D. paper
Question 12: A. countryman B. stadium C. disaster D. habitat
Question 13: A. control B. contrary C. contour D. constant
Question 14: A. evaluate B. investigate C. exception D. category
Question 15: A. represent B. cultivate C. classify D. emphasize
Question 16: A. selfish B. famine C. police D. target
Question 17: A. replacement B. excellence C. counterpart D. argument
Question 18: A. compose B. offer C. decline D. address
Question 19: A. roughed B. ploughed C. coughed D. laughed
Question 20: A. aches B. topics C. churches D. washes
Question 21: Mike became a father. He felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
A. Were Mike to become a father himself, he would feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his
parents.
B. Only after Mike had become a father himself did he feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his
parents.
C. Had Mike become a father himself, he would have felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his
parents.
D. Not until he felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents did Mike become a father himself.
Question 22: He is short-sighted. Therefore, he has to wear the glasses.
A. If he isn’t short-sighted, he won’t have to wear the glasses.
B. If he hadn’t been short-sighted, he wouldn’t have had to wear the glasses,
C. If he weren’t short-sighted, he wouldn’t have to wear the glasses.
D. Should he not be short-sighted, he won’t have to wear the glasses.
Question 23: Many new roads in my neighborhood ____ by foreign workers next month.
A. have built B. will be built C. build D. built
Question 24: He promises ____ the assignment before 5 p.m.
A. submit B. submitting C. to submitting D. to submit
Question 25: The train arrived at the station. Shortly after that the passengers rushed towards it.
A. Only after the passengers rushed towards the station did the train arrive.
B. Had the train arrived at the station, the passengers could have rushed towards it.
C. Scarcely had the train arrived at the station when the passengers rushed towards it.
D. Not until the passengers had rushed towards the station did the train arrive.
Question 26. They will have finished preparing for the SEA Games ___________.
A. since the opening ceremony took place B. until the opening ceremony took place
C. by the time the opening ceremony takes place D. after the opening ceremony had taken place
Question 27. Modern invention tend ______ small and portable.
A. to be B. be C. being D. to have been
Question 28. ASEAN is _____ to promote economic development and cultural diversity among its member
states.
A. cut down B. set up C. found out D. taken over
Question 29. These foreign tourists _____ on the beach when a big wave swept everything.
A. sunbathe B. were sunbathing C. sunbathed D. had sunbathed
Question 30. The company hopes that their new product _____ by many customers.
A. buys B. will buy C. was buying D. will be bought
Question 31. Lucy really wants to attend the Halloween event. She doesn't have a Halloween costume.
A. Provided that Lucy has a Halloween costume, she can't attend the Halloween event.
B. If Lucy had a Halloween costume, she could attend the Halloween event.
 C. Lucy wishes she had a Halloween costume so that she couldn't attend the Halloween event.
D. If Lucy had a Halloween costume, she could have attended the Halloween event.
Question 32. Minh turned up at the meeting. I noticed that I'd seen her before.
A. Only after Minh turned up at the meeting did I notice that I'd seen her before.
B. No sooner had I noticed that I'd seen Minh before than she turned up at the meeting.
C. Hardly did I notice that I'd seen Minh before when she turned up at the meeting.
D. Only when I noticed that I'd seen Minh before did she turn up at the meeting.
Question 33. Luke will apply for this vacant position __________.
A. as soon as he achieves an 8.0 IELTS band score
B. when he achieved an 8.0 IELTS band score
C. until he will achieve an 8.0 IELTS band score
D. after he had achieved an 8.0 IELTS band score
Question 34: The world work is developing very quickly. If you don't self-learn continuously, we will not
_____ social movements.
A. put up with B. keep up with C. get on with D. deal with
Question 35. John and Karen persuaded me ______ the conference.
A. attending B. attended C. to attend D. to have attended
Question 36. Nam is not here. He can't give you any advice.
A. If only Nam had been here, he could have given you some advice.
B. If Nam were here, he couldn't give you some advice.
C. Provided that Nam is here, he can't give you any advice.
D. If Nam were here, he could give you some advice.
Question 37. John certainly can't be held responsible for the accident. Whatever happened.
A. Certainly can't John be held responsible for the accident.
B. In no way can John be held responsible for the accident.
C. For any reason can John not be held responsible for the accident.
D. On no account can John not be held responsible for the accident.
Question 38. Tim was able to finish his book. It was because his friend helped him.
A. If only Tim had been able to finish his book.
B. Without his friend's help, Tim couldn't have finished his book.
C. If it weren't for his friend's help, Tim couldn't have finished his book.
D. But for his friend's help, Tim couldn't finish his book.
Question 39. July told her parents about her result in the final exam. She did it on her arrival home.
A. Only after getting the result in the final exam July informed her parents of it on her arrival home.
B. Not until July told her parents that she would get good results in the final exam did she arrive at the
meeting.
C. Hardly had she informed her parents about her result in the final exam when July arrived at the meeting.
D. No sooner had July arrived home than she told her parents about her result in the final exam.
Question 40. Michael ________ his wet boots and sat by the fire to warm himself.
A. put off B. put on C. took off D. took on
Question 41. Emily had just finished saving all the documents. The computer crashed then.
A. Hardly had Emily finished saving all the documents when the computer crashed.
B. Had it not been for the computer crash, Emily could have saved all the documents.
C. No sooner had the computer crashed than Emily finished saving all the documents.
D. The moment Emily started to save all the documents, the computer crashed.
Question 42. Laura decided to _____ the job offer as she didn't want to move to a new city.
A. turn down B. take over C. go after D. make for
Question 43. They will give a performance ________.
A. when their school organised the prom B. once their school organises the prom
C. before their school organised the prom D. after their school had organised the prom
Question 44. Tony forgot ____ his name on the exam paper.
A. writing B. write C. written D. to write
Question 45. They couldn't afford a meal at a restaurant. They were very poor.
A. If it hadn't been for their poverty, they could afford a meal at a restaurant.
B. Unless they were very poor, they could afford a meal at a restaurant.
C. But for their poverty, they could have afforded a meal at a restaurant.
D. If they had been poor, they couldn't have afforded a meal at a restaurant.
Question 46. He will develop serious diseases if he continues living a sedentary lifestyle. He isn't aware of
that much.
 A. No matter how much he is aware of, he will develop serious diseases if he continues living a sedentary
lifestyle.
B. Not until he stopped living a sedentary lifestyle did he understand how he developed serious diseases.
C. So serious are his diseases that he isn't aware of the danger of living a sedentary lifestyle.
D. So little does he realise that he will develop serious diseases if he continues living a sedentary lifestyle.
Question 47. As Joe's roommate, I find him a fairly nice fellow, even if at times it is not easy to _______ his
noisy behavior.
A. put up with B. look up to C. get on with D. catch up with
Question 48. He doesn't have practical life skills. He can't solve most problems by himself.
A. If he had had practical life skills, he could have solved most problems by himself.
B. He wishes he had practical life skills, he couldn't solve most problems by himself.
C. If he had practical life skills, he could solve most problems by himself.
D. Provided that he has practical life skills, he can't solve most problems by himself.
Question 49. The prime minister was criticised for his sluggish reaction to a new wave of coronavirus
infections. He decided to give up his responsibility then.
A. Not until the prime minister decided to give up his responsibility was he criticised for his sluggish reaction
to a new wave of coronavirus infections.
B. So much was the prime minister criticised for his sluggish reaction to a new wave of coronavirus infections
that he decided not to give up his responsibility then.
C. No sooner was the prime minister criticised for his sluggish reaction to a new wave of coronavirus
infections than he decided to give up his responsibility.
D. Only after the prime minister was criticised for his sluggish reaction to a new wave of coronavirus
infections did he decide to give up his responsibility.
Question 50: She had been depressed all day but she started to ___ after she heard that she was promoted.
A. break up B. cheer up C. take up D. turn up
Question 51: Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced
to alter their eating habits.
A. have raised B. rapidly C. that D. their eating habits
Question 52: The robber was made__________ where he had hidden the money.
A. confess B. confessing C. to confess D. to confessing
Question 53: “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your boy,” the kidnappers told us.
A. The kidnappers ordered to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.
B. The kidnappers pledged to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.
C. The kidnappers threatened to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom.
D. The kidnappers promised to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom.
Question 54: “Don’t forget to tidy up the final draft before submission,” the team leader told us.
A. The team leader reminded us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
B. The team leader asked us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
C. The team leader simply wanted us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
D. The team leader ordered us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
Question 55: “You shouldn’t have leaked our confidential report to the press, Frank!” said Jane.
A. Jane suspected that Frank had leaked their confidential report to the press.
B. Jane accused Frank of having cheated the press with their confidential report.
C. Jane blamed Frank for having flattered the press with their confidential report.
D. Jane criticized Frank for having disclosed their confidential report to the press.
Question 56: “My company makes a large profit every year. Why don’t you invest more money in it?” my
friend said to me.
A. My friend instructed me how to put more money into his company.
B. I was asked to invest more money in my friend’s company.
C. My friend persuaded me to invest more money in his company.
D. My friend suggested his investing more money in his company.
Question 57: “Mum, please don’t tell dad about my mistake,” the boy said.
A. The mother was forced to keep her son’s mistake as a secret when he insisted.
B. The boy begged his mother not to tell his father about his mistake.
C. The boy earnestly insisted that his mother tell his father about his mistake.
D. The boy requested his mother not to talk about his mistake any more.
Question 48: If human beings _______ brains twice their normal size, _______ automatically more
intelligent?
 A. had/ would they be B. have/ will they be
C. have/ are they D. had had/ would they have been
Question 59: Greater use of public transport would cut the amount of pollution from cars.
A. Were more people to use public transport, cars would stop releasing exhaust into the atmosphere.
B. If more people use public transport, it will cut the amount of pollution from cars.
C. If public transport was widely used, people would no longer suffer from pollution from cars.
D. If more people used public transport, there would be less pollution from cars.
Question 60: Mark delayed writing the book until he had done a lot of research.
A. Mark did a lot of research after he finished writing the book.
B. It was only when Mark had written the book that he did a lot of research.
C. Mark delayed writing the book as he had already done any research.
D. Only after Mark had done a lot of research did he begin to write the book.
Question 61: These old houses are going to be _______ soon.
A. laid out B. run down C. knocked out D. pulled down
Question 62: The doctor says I’ll take a long time to get _______ the shock.
A. past B. above C. through D. over
Question 63: She applied for training as a pilot, but they turned her _______ because of her poor eyesight.
A. up B. back C. down D. over
Question 64: He kept his marriage a secret for years, but eventually the truth ______ .
A. went in B. went off C. came out D. came through
Question 65: You’d better buy more champagne _________.
A. in case someone else comes B. otherwise someone else came
C. whether someone else comes D. if someone else came
Question 66: If Simon ______ much at the party this afternoon, he could hardly drive now.
A. drinks B. has drunk C. drank D. had drunk
Question 67: The driver braked the car in time; otherwise, he _________ an accident.
A. had B. has had C. would have D. would have had
Question 68: You will get the refund for the broken box. Make sure you can show us the receipt.
A. We will give you the refund for the broken box so long as you can show us the receipt.
B. We will give you the refund for the broken box in case you can’t show us the receipt.
C. We will give you the refund for the broken box unless you can show us the receipt.
D. We won’t give you the refund for the broken box if you can show us the receipt.
Question 69: “I called the police but by the time they arrived, the two men _________”, said the witness.
A. were disappearing B. have disappeared C. disappeared D. had disappeared
Question 70: We couldn’t get a babysitter. That’s why we couldn’t join you at the restaurant.
A. If we could get a babysitter, we would have joined you at the restaurant.
B. We could have joined you at the restaurant, but we couldn’t get a babysitter.
C. The reason for our absence at the restaurant was not that we could get a babysitter.
D. We couldn’t get a babysitter so that we couldn’t join you at the restaurant.
Question 71: The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis. He did not offer any solutions.
A. The president couldn’t explain the cause of the crisis, nor did he offer any solutions.
B. The president was not able to explain the cause of the crisis as well as any solutions.
C. The president’s solution was not offered because he couldn’t give any explanation for the crisis.
D. The president’s explanation for the crisis was such a failure that he couldn’t offer any solutions.
Question 72: “You must never play truant again,” said their mother.
A. Their mother forbade them from playing truant again.
B. They are not allowed to play truant ever again by their mother.
C. Their mother commanded that they should not play truant again.
D. Never would their mother allow them to play truant again.
Question 73: Her experience in teaching (A) small children (B) have earned (C) her a good reputation (D).
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1. The snow was getting quite deep. I had ____ hope of getting home that night.
A. much B. little C. a great deal of D. a little
2. I don't think Jill would be a good teacher. She's got _____ patience.
A. some B. few C. little D. all
3. Would you like milk in your coffee? - Yes, please _____.
A. little B. a little C. a few D. some
4. Have you seen ____ good films recently? - No, I haven't been to the cinema for ages.
A. any B. some C. a few D. most of
 5. Can I have _____ coffee for my breakfast?
A. any B. few C. little D. some
6. ____ the Vietnamese people make their living by farming.
A. Most B. Most of C. Some of D. Many of
7. Don't drink ____ wine. It's bad for your health.
A. many B. a few C. so much D. little
8. He spent _____ time writing an essay about his childhood.
A. a large number of B. a great deal of C. a few
9. In spite of the heavy storm, some villagers were planning to rescue the injured climbers, but ____
refused to do so.
A. many of them B. most of people C. few of farmers D. many of a number
10. The government is ___ worried about the increase of the youth unemployment rates.
B. much B. many C. a great deal of D. no
11. You talk too ____ and you often do too ____ tricks in class.
A. much / many B. little / much C. little / much D. many / much
12. ____ the countries in that area of the world, perhaps Nigeria has the most potential.
A. Of all B. All of C. Most D. A great deal of
13. After doing the shopping, she had got ____.
A. a few money left B. little money left C. some left of money D. several of money left
14. The examination was not very difficult, but it was _____ long.
A. so much B. too much C. very much D. much too
15. Increasing _____of fruit in the diet may help to reduce the risk of heart disease.
A. the amount B. an amount C. the number D. a number
16. While Southern California is densely populated, _____ live in the northern part of the state
A. a number of B. many people C. few people D. a few of people
17. Nowadays, due to the increasing unemployment rate, young graduates have ____ opportunities to
find jobs.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
18. ______ of Asian students reject the American view that marriage is a partnership of equals.
A. The majority B. The many C. The number D. A great deal
19. In ______ people, the areas of the brain that control speed are located in the left hemisphere.
A. mostly of B. most C. almost of D. the most of
20. The _____ boy is very interested in football, but it is actually not good at playing it.
A. most of B. little C. some D. few
21. They knew ______ about him but they said they didn't.
A. many B. a lot of C. much D. little
22. Although the government has taken certain measures to protect elephants, numerous threats
remain for them.
A. too much B. a lot of C. some D. a few
23. The room is almost empty. There are very ______ people there.
A. few B. a few C. some D. several
24. The teacher gave us ____ difficult exercises. We could do only _____ of them and ____ of them
couldn't be done.
A. many / a few / most B. a lot of / a little / some
C. some/ one / many D. a great number of / one / some
25. We have to delay this course because there are _____ students.
A. a large number of B. few C. some D. many
26. Hardly anybody applied for the job.
A. Nobody applied for the job because it was hard. B. Anybody found it hard to apply for the job.
C. There were very few applicants for the job D. Anybody applied hardly for the job.
27. The majority of the students in this college are from overseas.
A. Everyone in this college is from overseas.
B. No one in this college is from overseas.
C. Few students in this college are from overseas.
D. Most of the students in this college are from overseas.
28. The tourists were unharmed after the train crash.
A. All the tourists were injured in the train crash. B. None of the tourists were injured in the train crash.
C. The train crash was not harmful for the tourists. D. The tourists were very afraid after the train crash.
29. Had the announcement been made earlier, more people would have attended the lecture.
A. Not many people came to hear the lecture because it was held so late.
B. Since the announcement was not made earlier, fewer people came to hear the lecture.
C. The lecture was held earlier so that more people would attend.
D. Fewer people attended the lecture because of the early announcement.
30. Most of the students ignored what the teacher was saying.
A. The teacher was ignored what she was saying by most of students.
B. The majority of the students ignored the teacher's saying.
C. Most of the students didn't hear the teacher saying.
D. Few students paid attention to what the teacher was saying.
31. The Prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general election.
A. It's likely that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.
B. The likelihood is that the Prime Minister will call an early general election
C. There is little likelihood of the Prime Minister calling an early general election
D. The likelihood is great that the Prime Minister will cal an early general election
32. Had he known more about the internet, he would have invested in some computer companies
A. Knowing about the internet would help him invest in some computer companies.
B. He didn't know much about the internet and he didn't invest in any computer companies
C. Knowing about the internet, he would have invested in some computer companies
D. He would have invested in some computer companies without his knowledge of the internet
33. Some children give a great deal of thought to their future work.
A. Some children think a great deal of their given work. B. Some children's future work is given to them.
C. Some children think a great deal of their future work.
D. Some children thought a lot of their future work.
34. They have no knowledge of what to expect when they start their work.
A. They know little about what to expect when they start their work.
B. They don't have little knowledge of what to expect when they start their work.
C. When they start their work, they think about their knowledge that they expect.
D. They hardly know of what to expect when they start their work.
35. He gave us and his classmates a lot of help in the study.
A. He gave many help to us and his classmates in the study.
B. He helped us and his classmates a lot in the study.
C. He offered much help in the study to us and his classmates.
D. They were given a lot of help in the study by him.
36. It was disappointing that almost of the guests left the wedding too early.

37. He has a great deal of books most of which are on science and technology.

38. John had made several spelling mistake in his assignment so he didn't get good marks.

39. In the early days of the development, cars used a large number of fuel, and now cars are more
economical.

40. A number of the participants in the survey was 250 students for Oxford University.

41. He had smoked so a lot of cigarettes that he died of cancer.

42. There is only a few food for dinner. I think you should buy some more to eat.

43. Although Mary has been in Viet Nam for 10 months, she knows a little Vietnamese.

44. There's so many news on social media that it's hard to tell what's real and what's fake.

45. Unless neither of you takes a vacation now, we won’t be able to finish the work.

46. Because the students had spent lot of time considering the new contract, they lost the opportunity
to rent the apartment.

47. Some the plants in this store require very little care, but this one needs much more sunlight than
the others.