I/ Multiple-choice Questions

1. Cong Phuong is believed _____ one of the most skillful football players of Vietnam
A. to be B. to have been C. to being D. being

2. _____ to rent a flat, we set about contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city
A. Deciding B. Having decided C. To decide D. Decided

3. “You seem to know this area very well”

- “Yes, I _____ here.”
A. used to live B. used to living C. am used to living D. had used to live

4. ______makes the desert beautiful is that it hides a well somewhere.

A. Which B. That C. What D. Where

5. Nothing is valuable for her _____?

A. isn’t it B. aren’t they C. is it D. are nothing

6. ______as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to

7. He wondered______his sister looked like, because they hadn’t seen each other for a long time.
A. why B. which C. how D. what

8. Jen says: “I like drawing sketches.”

A. Jen says that she liked drawing sketches.
B. Jen said that she has liked drawing sketches.
C. Jen says that she likes to draw sketches.
D. Jen said that she likes drawing sketches

9. Not only a dog but also two cats _____ in his garage
A. was B. are C. been D. is

10. Most of the classmates couldn’t come. He invited them to the birthday party.
A. Most of the classmates he invited to the birthday party couldn’t come.
B. Most of the classmates he was invited to the birthday party couldn’t come.
C. Most of the classmates that he invited them to the birthday party couldn’t come.
D. Most of the classmates which he invited to the birthday party couldn’t come

11. __________ you to be offered that job, would you have to move to another city?
A. Provided that B. Should C. Were D. Had

12. I’d rather you _____ anybody this secret

A. don’t tell B. won’t tell C. not to tell D. didn’t tell

13. Liam told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.
A. had done / following B. will do / previous
C. would do/ following D. was going / previous

14. Many smartphones ______ every day

A. are said to steal B. are said to be stolen C. are said to been stolen D. are said being stolen

15. If you ___ the dictionary yesterday, I ___ to translate the article today.
A. had given - would be able B. give - am able
C. gave - will be able D. will have - am able
16. The mother asked her son _______.
A. where he has been B. where he had been
C. where has he been D. where had he been

17. They assumed he had done it on purpose.

A. He was assumed to have done it on purpose.
B. He is assumed to have done it on purpose.
C. He was assumed to had done it on purpose.
D. He was assumed to do it on purpose.

18. By the end of next week, the costs involved in the construction of the bridge _____ by the Ministry
A. would have been announced
B. have been announced
C. are being announced
D. will have been announced

19. _______ by his hurtful remarks, she slammed down the phone
A. Having angered B. Angered C. Angering D. Being angered

20. You mustn’t come late, ______ you?

A. do B. be C. must D. should

21. It was not until I came home ________ I had lost everything.
A. did I realize B. that I realized C. I did realize D. I realized

22. It is imperative that this machine _______

A. is repaired B. repair C. be repaired D. should repair

23. _______ that film before, I knew what was going to happen
A. Seeing B. Having been seen C. Having seen D. Seen

24. Only half of the exercises ____ so far, but the rest ____ by Saturday.
A) have done / will be finished
B) were done / are going to be finished
C) done / have been finished
D) have been done / will have been finished

25. What a long river, _______ ?

A. are they B. is it C. isn’t it D. aren’t they

26. The orders were that we _______ the area within hours to prevent further loss of life
A. had evacuated B. have to evacuate C. will have evacuated D. had to evacuate

27. “What will you do this evening, John?” Mark asked.

A. Mark asked John what he would do that evening.
B. Mark asked John what John did that evening.
C. Mark wanted to know what she and John would do that evening.
D. Mark wanted to know what John would do that evening.

28. Not having written about the required topic, ______a low mark.
A. my presentation was given B. the teacher gave
C. the teacher gave me D. I was given
29. On being told about her sack, _____
A. her boss felt sorry for Mary B. Mary was shocked
C. Mary’s face turned pale D. all are correct

30. I think they failed to reach the top, ________?

A. did they B. don’t I C. didn’t they D. do I

31. The person _______ you should be registering your complaint is the manager, but he’s unavailable at the
moment
A. whom B. that C. about whose D. with whom

32. Had I not stayed up late last night, I _________ tired now.
A. wouldn't be B. wouldn't have been C. won't be D. can't be

33. One of the three people ______ yesterday has been released
A. was arrested B. arresting C. arrested D. being arrested

34. He wants to know whether I ______ back tomorrow

A. come B. came C. will come D. would come

35. The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of the pond, ______, and
the pond’s location.
A. what the quality of the water is B. how is the water quality
C. the quality of water D. what is the water quality

36. Peter said that if he ______ rich, he ______ a lot

A. is - will travel C. had been - would have traveled
B. were - would travel D. was - will travel

37. They claim elephants never forget anything.

A. Elephants are claimed to forget never anything.
B. Elephants are claimed to have never forget anything.
C. Elephants are claimed to never forget anything.
D. Elephants are claimed to never forgets anything.

38. Lan said that her parents were going to HCM City the next Friday, ______ ?
A. weren’t they B. didn’t she C. hadn’t she D. didn’t they

39. To love and to be loved______the greatest happiness on Earth.

A. are B. is C. were D. are being

40. The______horse began to run as fast as he could.

A. frightening B. frightened C. frighten D. frightful

41. You can refuse to answer my question in no way.

A. In no way you can refuse to answer my question.
B. In no way can you refuse to answer my question.
C. In no way do you refuse to answer my question.
D. In no way you refuse to answer my question.

42. Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one _____ the most
A. that influences farmers C. why farmers influence it
B. farmers that is influences D. it influences farmers
43. I’ve got a week to finish this, ________ is just about long enough
A. that B. which C. what D. why

44. ​Only after he had arrived at the airport.... .. for his passport
A. he did look B. did he look C. he looked D. he did looked

45. It is only your own actions ____ you may take responsibility and credit.
A. that B. for which C. what D. in which

46. I remember _____ at that restaurant when I was a child

A. have eaten B. having eaten C. to eat D. to have eaten

47. He said, “I must get going. Otherwise, I’m going to be late“.

a) He told me he had to get going. Otherwise, he was going to be late.
b) He told me he had to get going. Otherwise, I was going to be late.
c) He told me he has to get going. Otherwise, he was going to be late.
d) He told me he had to get going. Otherwise, he was going to be late.

48. ________that I could hardly hear her.

A. She spoke so quiet B. So quietly did she speak
C. So quite did she speak D. So quietly spoke she

49. Mr Smith was talking to his friends and_______.

A. on a perch beside him sat a blue parrot
B. on a perch beside him did a blue parrot sit
C. did a blue parrot sit on a perch beside him
D. a blue parrot did on a perch beside him sit

50. In front of us______with a beard and blue eyes.

A. is a big man standing B. stand a big man
C. is standing a big man D. a big man is standing

51. ________improperly, the device doesn’t work.

A. Being installed B. Having installed
C. Installed D. Installing

52. Jane is the______of the two sisters.

A. more beautiful B. most beautiful
C. beautiful D. as beautiful as

53. ______in our town this year.

A. Many a new house has been built B. Many a new house was built
C. Many a new houses have been built D. Many a new houses were built

54. He asked me, “Have you finished reading the newspaper”?

a) He asked me if had I finished reading the newspaper.
b) He asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.
c) He asked me if I finished reading the newspaper.
d) He asked me if I finish reading the newspaper

55. In his anxiety to make himself________, he spoke too loudly and too slowly.
A. understand B. understanding C. understood D. to understand
56. The part _____ repair the car was ordered today
A. needing B. needing to C. needs to D. needed to

57. Michael ______ an accident while he ______ to school this morning

A. saw/ was walking B. saw/ walked C. was seeing/ walked D. see/ walks

58. How long _____ here by the end of next year?

A. have your worked
B. have you been working
C. will you have been working
D. will you work

59. ________for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project.
A. If it hadn’t been B. If it had been
C. Had it been D. Hadn’t it been

60. ______to the South in the winter is a popular fact.

A. Where birds migrate B. Birds migrating
C. When birds migrate D. That birds migrate

61. We spent nearly 3 hours waiting outside the station, then out __________
A. the star came B. did the star come
C. came the star D. under

62. Have you seen the girl______?

A. that I told B. I told you of
C. I told you about D. I told you of her

63. I________with the performances but I got the flu the day before.
A. was to have helped B. helped
C. was to help D. had helped

64. Not only____________in the project, but he also wanted to become the leader.
A. did Jack involve B. had Jack been involved
C. was Jack involved D. Jack was involved

65. ____________that he burst into tears.

A. His anger was such B. So angry he was
C. He was so anger D. Such his anger was

66. ________chair the meeting.

A. John was decided to B. It was decided that John should
C. There was decided that John should D. John had been decided to

67. In fact, the criminals______into because the front door was wide open and so they just walked in.
A. needn't have broken B. didn't need break
C. didn't need to break D. needn't to have broken

68. A plane with an engine on fire approached the runway. ______ was frightening. There could have been a
terrible accident.
A. Watch it land B. Watching it land
C. To watch it land D. Watching to it land
69. She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; however______.
A. she hadn't many sugar B. there was not a great amount of the sugar
C. she did not have much sugar D. she was lacking in amount of the sugar

70. There ______ lots of furniture ______ in the furniture department

A. is/ on display B. is/ displaying
C. are/ displayed D. are/ to display

71. It was____________that he was kept in hospital for nearly a month.

A. so a serious accident B. so serious an accident
C. such serious an accident D. a such serious accident

72. The new school complex cost________the city council had budgeted for.
A. just twice as much as B. twice more by far than
C. twice much more than D. almost twice as much as

73. ______as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.
A. Ranking B. To be ranked C. Being ranked D. In order to be ranking

74. The noise of the airplanes______from the airport over our house was unbearable at times.
A. which is taking off B. taking off
C. which are taking off D. taken off

75. Taylor must be exhausted. She ______ all the afternoon

A. is gardening B. have gardened C. has been gardening D. had been gardening

76. She______aside her book and went to answer the phone.

A. lied B. lay C. laid D. lain

77. James is always lazy. He failed a test last week.

A. If you weren’t so lazy, you would pass that test.
B. If you hadn’t been so lazy, you would pass that test.
C. If you weren’t so lazy, you would have passed that test.
D. If you wasn’t so lazy, you will pass that test

78. The accident______was the mistake of the driver.

A. causing many people to die B. caused great human loss
C. to cause many people die D. which causes many people to die

79. Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over______ made of natural fibers.
A. that B. which C. the one D. what

80. The boy who failed the exam has to take another one,______?
A. did he B. hasn't he C. didn’t he D. doesn't he
II/ Rewrite the sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one (using given words)
81. I thought the trip would be interesting, but it wasn’t (BORING)
= The trip

82. We knew that you were in town on the night of the crime
= You were

83. It is found that she drove through the town at 50 miles an hour
= She is
84. I have had Peter wash my car already (using passive)
= I have

85. “I will arrive before my brother comes to the airport”, Peter told her
= Peter told her

86. “Were you reading this book at 8 last Sunday evening?” she asked Ba
= She asked

87. Thu didn’t learn English in high school, so she doesn’t have many job opportunities now
= Had Thu

88. I couldn’t understand the woman. I talked to her on the phone (using relative clause)
= I couldn’t

89. As soon as Alice registered for the course, she received the scholarship
= No sooner

90. The government should really do something about air pollution

= It’s time