Tues,8/10/2024 GENERAL REVISION 1 – GRADE 12A1.1 – D1.

1 - 2007
A. STRESS:
1. A. celebrity B. charitable C. anonymous D. respectable
2. A. overcome B. incident C. dedicate D. currently
3. A. expand B. migrate C. effect D. double
4. A. initiative B. necessary C. discriminate D. authority
5. A. progressive B. congestion C. urbanised D. creation
6. A. populated B. industrialise C. environment D. inhabitant
7. A. emigrate B. immigrate C. advocate D. inhabit
8. A. confide B. comfort C. inflate D. severe
9. A. biology B. environment C. geography D. scientific
10. A. estimate B. prestigious C. proportion D. urbanity
11. A. drawback B. greenhouse C. mindset D. overload
12. A. urbanisation B. population C. revolution D. transformation
13. A. economic B. agricultural C. sustainable D. unemployed
14. A. illustrate B. propose C. centralize D. summarise
15. A. fluctuate B. decrease C. facilitate D. ensure
16. A. downmarket B. multicultural C. conservative D. progressive
17. A. infrastructure B. inhabitant C. sanitation D. phonetician
18. A. habitual B. dramatic C. obvious D. efficient
19. A. kidnapping B. mindset C. prospect D. resource
20. A. compulsory B. voluntary C. initiative D. investigate
21. A. religious B. librarian C. commercial D. Japanese
22. A. technology B. activity C. experience D. presentation
B. INVERSION:
1. Down ………………..
A. fell half a dozen apples B. half a dozen apples fell
C. did half a dozen apples fall D. half a dozen apples fall
2. Not a single word………………..
A. said she B. she says C. did she say D. she said
3. ……………….. me a shelter ……………….. dinner for us
A. Not only they gave/ but did they also prepare B. Not only they gave/ but they also prepared
C. Not only did they gave/ but also prepared D. Not only did they give/ but they also prepared
4. Not until the early 1900s ………….. to vote in the US.
A. women are allowed B. were women allowed
C. they allowed women D. when women were allowed
5. Never before …………… such a disaster.
A. they suffer B. they have suffered C. had they suffered D. they had suffered
6. Never before …………… such a disaster.
A. they suffer B. they have suffered C. had they suffered D. they had suffered
7. Only by practicing …………… English well.
A. we can speak B. can we speak C. we speak D. we cannot speak
8. Many a time ……………this mistake.
A. he makes B. he has made C. did he make D. will he make
9. __________, he has never been out of his hometown.
A. Strange as it may seem B. Strange may as it seem
C. May it seem strange D. As strange it may seem
10. __________ I would give a party.
A. Were she to come next month B. She were to come next month
C. She comes next month D. She would come next month
C. OPPOSITE IN MEANING:
1: Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.
A. failed to pay B. paid in full C. had a bad personality D. was paid much money
2: His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.
A. elicited B. irregular C. secret D. legal
3. During the five- decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects.
A. holding at B. holding back C. holding to D. holding by
holding by/ at/ to = ủng hộ, tiếp tục cho ai làm gì holding back = prevent sb from doing st = ngăn cản ai làm gì
4. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.
A. explicit B. implicit C. obscure D. odd
5. A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work.
A. uncomfortable B. responsive C. calm D. miserable
6. Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.
A. restrain B. stay unchanged C. remain unstable D. fluctuate
7. Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.
A. similar B. different C. fake D. genuine
8. Strongly advocating health foods, Jane doesn’t eat any chocolate.
A. supporting B. impugning C. advising D. denying
9. He decided not to buy the fake watch and wait until he had more money.
A. authentic B. forger C. faulty D. original
10. Her father likes the head cabbage rare.
A. over-boiled B. precious C. scarce D. scare
D. CLOSEST IN MEANING:
1: If we had taken his sage advice, we wouldn’t be in so much trouble now.
A. willing B. sturdy C. wise D. eager
2: A mediocre student who gets low grades will have trouble getting into an Ivy League college.
A. average B. lazy C. moronic D. diligent
3. The politician’s conviction for tax fraud jeopardized his future in public life.
A. rejuvenated B. penalized C. jettisoned D. endangered
4. This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate.
A. situation B. attention C. place D. matter
5. He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting
in May.
A. politeness B. rudeness C. encouragement D. measurement
6. Parents interpret facial and vocal expressions as indicators of how a baby is feeling.
A. translate B. understand C. read D. comprehend
7. He didn’t bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again.
A. didn’t show surprise B. didn’t want to see C. didn’t care D. wasn’t happy
8. The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well- informed.
A. popular B. suspicious C. easily seen D. beautiful
9. I think we have solved this problem once and for all.
A. forever B. for goods C. temporarily D. in the end
10. The use of lasers in surgery has become relatively commonplace in recent years.
A. absolutely B. relevantly C. almost D. comparatively
E. STRUCTURES AND COLLOCATIONS:
1. Beggars are people who beg for a __________in the streets.
A. life B. living C. being D. pay
2. Nowadays, this fashion is ___________as unusual, nor as popular as it once was.
A. no B. nor C. nowhere D. neither
3. The world record for the tallest person is ________by a Chinese man.
A. kept B. made C. held D. reached
4. This orphanage was set up a few years ago, and _________then it has received hundreds of orphans.
A. since B. from C. for D. of
5. The government is trying to look for a cheap __________to the Military uniforms as they are very
expensive now.
A. replacement B. option C. choice D. alternative
6. The scientists _______over three years experimenting with different formulas.
A. used B. tried C. made D. spent
7. Supermarkets buy goods at ___________prices.
A. steady B. fixed C. held D. stuck
8. Peasants are _________to the government’s land reformation.
A. objecting B. protesting C. disagreeing D. arguing
9. You must take the future into your own____________.
A. hands B. heads C. mouths D. shoulders
10. The boy bought a toy gun that is __________to distinguish from a real gun.
A. impractical B. unable C. impossible D. incapable
11. Cosmetics were once used to show a person’s ___________status
A. senior B. society C. social D. communal
12. The sailors came into _________with the island’s native long ago.
A. touch B. communication C. meeting D. contact
13. This popular paper contains __________celebrity interviews.
A. sometimes B. occasional C. often D. seldom
14. Could you do me a(n)______________? One of my bike’s types is flat.
A. help B. favour C. assistance D. support
15 ._________to say, the girl was so happy when she knew the result of the competition.
A. Needless B. Only C. Without D. Doubtless
16. The ship ________sail from the harbour on a stormy day.
A. went B. gave C. set D. made
17. The two boys look_____________, but they are not brothers.
 A. similar to B. same C. alike D. like
18. The thief by __________her purse was stolen is her husband.
A. which B. that C. whose D. whom
19. After his mysterious disappearance, the scientist was never seen__________.
A. later B. again C. once D. more
20. The tanks were _____________for the battle-field.
A. heading B. going C. running D. travelling
F. PREPOSITIONS:
1. Why were you absent ___________ class this morning?
2. In English lessons we always speak ___________ English.
3. When I bought the house, my sister helped me ___________ with a loan.
4. Your father is very kind ___________David.
5. Your plan is similar ___________his.
6. She is accustomed ___________getting up early.
7. This area is rich ___________oil.
8. Are you acquainted ___________this man?
9. It was very nice ____________him to give me a lift.
10. Smoking is harmful ___________our health.
11. Mary always takes good care ___________her children.
12. Our study is very important ___________our future and useful ____________ our country.
13. Why don't you ask ___________a pay increase?
14. Don't shout ___________the child when he makes a mistake.
15. Ken prefers Chinese food ___________French food.
16 How long have they been working ___________the company?
17. He wore a hat, which made him look ___________a spy.
18. I think your mother should let you make ___________your own mind.
19. The pens made ______________ plastic are very cheap
20. The local people are very hospitable ___________strangers.
G. WRITING:
1. If you are not careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
A. Unless you are careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
B. If you are careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
C. Unless you are not careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
D. Unless you were careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
2. Because he doesn’t leave immediately, I call a policeman.
A. If he left immediately, I wouldn’t call a policeman.
B. If he leaves immediately, I won’t call a policeman.
C. Unless he leaves immediately, I will call a policeman.
D. Unless he leaves immediately, I won’t call a policeman.
3. Today isn’t Sunday, so the pupils can’t go swimming.
A. If today were Sunday, the pupils could go swimming.
B. If today is Sunday, the pupils could go swimming.
C. The pupils could go swimming unless today is Sunday.
D. The pupils could not go swimming if today isn’t Sunday.
4. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
A. If you don’t stop talking, you won’t understand the lesson.
B. If you don’t stop talking, you wouldn’t understand the lesson.
C. If you hadn’t stopped talking, you wouldn’t understand the lesson.
D. If you hadn’t stopped talking, you wouldn’t have understood the lesson.
5. If the homework is difficult, I will ask you for help.
A. Unless the homework is easy, I will ask you for help.
B. Unless the homework is difficult, I will ask you for help.
C. Unless the homework is easy, I won’t ask you for help.
D. Unless the homework isn’t difficult, I won’t ask you for help.
6. I’ll let you borrow the book but you must promise to return it next week.
A. If you promise to return the book, I let you borrow it.
B. If you promised to return the book, I’ll let you borrow it.
C. If you promise to return the book next week, I’ll let you borrow it.
D. If you promise to return the book next week, I won’t let you borrow it.
7. You should clean this room every day.
A. This room should be cleaned everyday. B. This room should been cleaned everyday.
C. This room should clean everyday. D. This room should be clean everyday.
8. People must not leave bicycles in the hall.
A. Bicycles must not be left in the hall. B. Bicycles in the hall must not being left.
C. Bicycles in the hall must not left. D. Bicycles must been not left in the hall.
9. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
A. All flights were cancelled because of fog. B. All flights because of fog were cancelled.
C. All flights were because of fog cancelled. D. All flights were cancelled by them because of fog.
10. People should send their complaints to the head office.
A. Complaints should be sent to the head office.
B. Complaints should be send to the head office by people.
C. Their complaints should send to the head office by people.
D. Their complaints to the head office should be sent.
H. PHRASAL VERBS:
1. The airhostess asked the passengers to do …………….the seat-belt before the plane took…………….
A. up/off B. on/away C. over/ in D. for/ up
2. The fireworks went …………….in all their colors and lit …………….the sky
A. off/ up B. upon/ beyond C. among/ in D. up/of
3. I do not remember where I …………….her number down; it is on a little piece of paper somewhere
A. got B. wrote C. kept D. sat
4. The boy …………….off his jacket and …………….it away
A. sent/ took B. hung/ handed C. got/ showed D. took/ put
5. The party kicks off at 8 o’clock.
A. prepares B. cancels C. ends D. starts
6. What time will the train get in?
A. brake B. run C. arrive D. leave
7. I sometimes drop off on the sofa.
A. sleep B. drink C. eat D. buy
8. Professor Pike promised to talk over the exam after he returned the results
A. discuss B. omit C. end D. begin
9. Helen usually___________her childhood with great pleasure.
A. talks back to B. thinks back on C. turns back to D. falls back on
10. One member of the project group_____________the boss and was fired immediately.
A. came up against B. came up with C. talked back to D. put up with
I. CONSOLIDATION:
1. What people__________ Benetton stores is that the quality is always high.
A. like B. like very much C. like about D. like a lot
2. Poverty is a problem in many cities __________ whole families can only afford to live in one room.
A. when B. where C. even D. if
3. The world would be a better place if everyone showed ______cooperation as John.
A. as much B. so much C. too much D. much
4. He turned on the TV, ______I thought was rather surprising.
A. and B. so C. that D. which
5. My car would not start, _______Jenny’s started immediately.
A. whereas B. though C. however D. nevertheless
6. They stayed for hours, which I was very _______ .
A. annoyed B. annoyed about C. annoying D. annoying me
7. That was a very strange question _____ .
A. you ask B. you are asking C. for asking D. to ask
8. ____a movie to be entertaining, it has to have an interesting story.
A. So that B. In order that C. In order for D. In order to
DH - 2006
1: What beautiful eyes _______!
A. does she have B. she has C. has she D. she doesn't have
2: Make exercise a part of your daily _______.
A. regularity B. chore C. routine D. frequency
3: _______ the storm, the ship couldn't reach its destination on time.
A. In case of B. In spite of C. Because of D. But for
4: He completely _______ with what I said.
A. accepted B. complained C. agreed D. argued
5: I finished my homework a few days ahead _______ the deadline.
A. of B. to C. by D. at
6: He hurried _______ he wouldn't be late for class.
A. since B. as if C. unless D. so that
7: If she _______ rich, she would travel around the world.
A. would be B. is C. has been D. were
8: Argentina _______ Mexico by one goal to nil in the match.
A. beat B. scored C. won D. knocked
9: There should be no discrimination on _______ of sex, race or religion.
A. fields B. places C. areas D. grounds
10: The cat was _______ to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole.
A. patient enough B. so patient C. enough patient D. too patient
11: I can't find my purse anywhere; I must _______ it at the cinema.
A. leave . have left C. be leaving D. have been leaving
12: _______ of the workers has his own work.
A. Every B. Each C. Other D. All
13: The numbers add _______ to 70.
A. off B. up C. in D. out
14: The equipment in our office needs _______.
A. moderner B. modernizing C. modernized D. modernization
15: He felt _______ when he failed the exams the second time.
A. discouraged B. annoyed C. undecided D. determined
16: I have bought a present for my mother, and now I need some _______.
A. paper wrapper B. wrap paper C. wrapped paper D. wrapping paper
17: Computer is one of the most important _______ of the 20th century.
A. inventings B. inventories C. inventions D. inventors
18: If they are not careful with their accounts, their business will go _______.
A. poor B. bankrupt C. penniless D. broken
19: It was really kind _______ you to help those poor people.
A. by B. of C. at D. to
20: Do you know _______?
A. what wrong was it with B. what's wrong with it
C. what wrong was with it D. what wrong is it with
21: I wish I hadn't said it. If only I could _______.
A. turn the clock round B. turn the clock down
C. turn the clock back D. turn the clock forward
22: _______, the results couldn't be better.
A. No matter what he tried hard B. No matter how hard he tried
C. Although very hard he tried D. Despite how hard he tried
23: He gave me his personal _______ that his draft would be ready by Friday.
A. endurance B. insurance C. assurance D. ensurance
24: They will stay there for some days if the weather _______ fine.
A. would be B. was C. is D. will be
25: Many people like the slow _______ of life in the countryside.
A. step B. pace C. speed D. space
26: My cat would not have bitten the toy fish _______ it was made of rubber.
A. if she has known B. if she should know C. had she known D. if she knew
27: If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties.
A. won't be B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. wouldn't have been
28: Hair colour is one of _______ characteristics to be used in identifying people.
A. the most obviously B. most obvious C. obviously the most D. the most obvious
29: I would appreciate it _______ what I have told you a secret.
A. you can keep B. that you kept C. you will keep D. if you kept
J. TENSES:
1. (DH2002) In recent years, more and more people _____for things with credit cards.
A. pay B. paid C. are paying D. have been paying
2. (DH 2003)You smell awful! It’s about time you ___ a bath.
A. have B. will have C. had D. to have
3. Although at that time my knowledge of German was very poor, I _______ most of what they said.
A. did understand B. have understand C. managed understand D. didn’t understand
4. As soon as I shut the front door I realized that I _______ my key in the house.
A. had left B. have left C. left D. was leaving
5. Look at those cars! They ___________!
A. will crash B. are crashing C. will be crashed D. are going to crash
6. My sister ___________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
7. By Christmas, I___________ for you for 6 months.
A. Shall have been working B. shall work
C. have been working D. shall be working
8. According to this newspaper, John is said___________ a new record for the long jump.
A-to have established B. establishing
C-to establish D. established
9. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I___________ to play.
A.try B. tried C.have tried D. am trying
10. I’m going on holiday on Saturday. This time next week I___________ on a beach in the sea.
A. will lie B. am lying C. will be lying D. should be lying
K. VERB PATTERN:
1. Put that cigarette out! You are not allowed _________ here.
A. smoking B. smoke cigarettes C. to smoke D. to cigarette smoke
2. Normally she’s too proud _________ that she’s made a mistake, so it’s incredible that we got her
________ in this case.
A. to admit- to apologise B. to be admitting- apologize
C. to have admitted- apologized D. admitting- having apologized
3. Upon arriving at the flat _________ it, we noticed that it hadn’t been decorated as tastefully as the estate
agent had led us________.
A. to view- to believe B. to be viewing- believed
C. having viewed – believe D. viewing – to have believed
4. His joke isn’t funny enough ___________.
A. that he repeated B. of him to repeat C. for him repeating D. for him to repeat
5. The mother told her son___________ so impolitely.
A. not behaving B. not to behave C. did not behave D. not behave
6. I'll have another key___________.
A. made B. making C. to make D. make
7. He couldn't afford to ___________ his car repaired.
A. pay B. make C. do D. get
8. She may claim ___________ a PhD but nobody’s ever actually seen the certificate.
A. having B. to have C. for having D. if she has
9. (2002)Paolo would like to ____by the time he is 40.
A. travel B. be traveling C. be going to travel D. have traveled
10. Mary was the last applicant _______.
A. to be interviewed B. to be interviewing C. to interview D. to have interviewed
L. ERROR RECOGNITION:
1. In order to do a profit the new leisure centre needs at least 2,000 visitors a month.
2. All commuters use the main highway to get to the centre of the city will face delays of to an hour today.
3. After having dinner in that restaurant last night, I felt badly and my wife had to take me to the hospital.
4. Not one in one hundred children exposed to the disease are likely to develop symptoms of it.
5. If you need to keep fit, then why not take on a sport such as badminton or tennis?
6. When her dog died, she cried very hardly for half an hour.
7. Modern transportation can speed a doctor to the side of a sick person, even if the patient lives on an
isolating farm.
8. Tom's very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless.
9. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.
10. As a scientist my father doesn’t come home until very late at the night.
1.
1. We’re forced to find a substitute teacher because Mrs Johannes is going on maternity __________ soon.
2. Never _______________ your baggage unattended at the airport. Somebody might take it for a bomb.
3. Board games _______________ my children cold. All they are interested in are computer games.
2
1. I prefer jeans and T-shirts. I wear suits only on _______________ occasions.
2. At first Helen just mentioned how unhappy she was. But now she is about to make a _______________
complaint to the respective department.
3. For Jeremy, _______________ education proved insufficient as they needed somebody with practical
skills in the field.
3
1. I can’t tell you more now. You’ll get some more information in _______________ time, so be patient.
2. The president is _______________ to begin to visit a host of Asian countries in 3 days.
3. To his dismay, Morris was turned down _______________ to his lack of experience.
4
1. The place is really convenient. There’s a supermarket and an underground station round the
_______________.
2. Jack Finnan scored a header after a ______________ 3 minutes before the end of the match.
3. A good waiter knows that a pair in love usually takes a _______________table to get some sort of
privacy.
Tues,8/10/2024 GENERAL REVISION 1 – GRADE 12A1.1 – D1.1 - 2007
A. STRESS:
1. A. celebrity B. charitable C. anonymous D. respectable
2. A. overcome B. incident C. dedicate D. currently
3. A. expand B. migrate C. effect D. double
4. A. initiative B. necessary C. discriminate D. authority
5. A. progressive B. congestion C. urbanised D. creation
6. A. populated B. industrialise C. environment D. inhabitant
7. A. emigrate B. immigrate C. advocate D. inhabit
8. A. confide B. comfort C. inflate D. severe
9. A. biology B. environment C. geography D. scientific
10. A. estimate B. prestigious C. proportion D. urbanity
11. A. drawback B. greenhouse C. mindset D. overload
12. A. urbanisation B. population C. revolution D. transformation
13. A. economic B. agricultural C. sustainable D. unemployed
14. A. illustrate B. propose C. centralize D. summarise
15. A. fluctuate B. decrease C. facilitate D. ensure
16. A. downmarket B. multicultural C. conservative D. progressive
17. A. infrastructure B. inhabitant C. sanitation D. phonetician
18. A. habitual B. dramatic C. obvious D. efficient
19. A. kidnapping B. mindset C. prospect D. resource
20. A. compulsory B. voluntary C. initiative D. investigate
21. A. religious B. librarian C. commercial D. Japanese
22. A. technology B. activity C. experience D. presentation
B. INVERSION:
1. Down ………………..
A. fell half a dozen apples B. half a dozen apples fell
C. did half a dozen apples fall D. half a dozen apples fall
2. Not a single word………………..
A. said she B. she says C. did she say D. she said
3. ……………….. me a shelter ……………….. dinner for us
A. Not only they gave/ but did they also prepare B. Not only they gave/ but they also prepared
C. Not only did they gave/ but also prepared D. Not only did they give/ but they also prepared
4. Not until the early 1900s ………….. to vote in the US.
A. women are allowed B. were women allowed
C. they allowed women D. when women were allowed
5. Never before …………… such a disaster.
A. they suffer B. they have suffered C. had they suffered D. they had suffered
6. Never before …………… such a disaster.
A. they suffer B. they have suffered C. had they suffered D. they had suffered
7. Only by practicing …………… English well.
A. we can speak B. can we speak C. we speak D. we cannot speak
8. Many a time ……………this mistake.
A. he makes B. he has made C. did he make D. will he make
9. __________, he has never been out of his hometown.
A. Strange as it may seem B. Strange may as it seem
C. May it seem strange D. As strange it may seem
10. __________ I would give a party.
A. Were she to come next month B. She were to come next month
C. She comes next month D. She would come next month
C. OPPOSITE IN MEANING:
1: Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.
A. failed to pay B. paid in full C. had a bad personality D. was paid much money
2: His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.
A. elicited B. irregular C. secret D. legal
3. During the five- decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects.
A. holding at B. holding back C. holding to D. holding by
holding by/ at/ to = ủng hộ, tiếp tục cho ai làm gì holding back = prevent sb from doing st = ngăn cản ai làm gì
4. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.
A. explicit B. implicit C. obscure D. odd
5. A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work.
A. uncomfortable B. responsive C. calm D. miserable
6. Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.
A. restrain B. stay unchanged C. remain unstable D. fluctuate
7. Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.
A. similar B. different C. fake D. genuine
8. Strongly advocating health foods, Jane doesn’t eat any chocolate.
A. supporting B. impugning C. advising D. denying
9. He decided not to buy the fake watch and wait until he had more money.
A. authentic B. forger C. faulty D. original
10. Her father likes the head cabbage rare.
A. over-boiled B. precious C. scarce D. scare
D. CLOSEST IN MEANING:
1: If we had taken his sage advice, we wouldn’t be in so much trouble now.
A. willing B. sturdy C. wise D. eager
2: A mediocre student who gets low grades will have trouble getting into an Ivy League college.
A. average B. lazy C. moronic D. diligent
3. The politician’s conviction for tax fraud jeopardized his future in public life.
A. rejuvenated B. penalized C. jettisoned D. endangered
4. This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate.
A. situation B. attention C. place D. matter
5. He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting
in May.
A. politeness B. rudeness C. encouragement D. measurement
6. Parents interpret facial and vocal expressions as indicators of how a baby is feeling.
A. translate B. understand C. read D. comprehend
7. He didn’t bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again.
A. didn’t show surprise B. didn’t want to see C. didn’t care D. wasn’t happy
8. The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well- informed.
A. popular B. suspicious C. easily seen D. beautiful
9. I think we have solved this problem once and for all.
A. forever B. for goods C. temporarily D. in the end
10. The use of lasers in surgery has become relatively commonplace in recent years.
A. absolutely B. relevantly C. almost D. comparatively
E. STRUCTURES AND COLLOCATIONS:
1. Beggars are people who beg for a __________in the streets.
A. life B. living C. being D. pay
2. Nowadays, this fashion is ___________as unusual, nor as popular as it once was.
A. no B. nor C. nowhere D. neither
3. The world record for the tallest person is ________by a Chinese man.
A. kept B. made C. held D. reached
4. This orphanage was set up a few years ago, and _________then it has received hundreds of orphans.
A. since B. from C. for D. of
5. The government is trying to look for a cheap __________to the Military uniforms as they are very
expensive now.
A. replacement B. option C. choice D. alternative
6. The scientists _______over three years experimenting with different formulas.
A. used B. tried C. made D. spent
7. Supermarkets buy goods at ___________prices.
A. steady B. fixed C. held D. stuck
8. Peasants are _________to the government’s land reformation.
A. objecting B. protesting C. disagreeing D. arguing
9. You must take the future into your own____________.
A. hands B. heads C. mouths D. shoulders
10. The boy bought a toy gun that is __________to distinguish from a real gun.
A. impractical B. unable C. impossible D. incapable
11. Cosmetics were once used to show a person’s ___________status
A. senior B. society C. social D. communal
12. The sailors came into _________with the island’s native long ago.
A. touch B. communication C. meeting D. contact
13. This popular paper contains __________celebrity interviews.
A. sometimes B. occasional C. often D. seldom
14. Could you do me a(n)______________? One of my bike’s types is flat.
A. help B. favour C. assistance D. support
15 ._________to say, the girl was so happy when she knew the result of the competition.
A. Needless B. Only C. Without D. Doubtless
16. The ship ________sail from the harbour on a stormy day.
A. went B. gave C. set D. made
17. The two boys look_____________, but they are not brothers.
 A. similar to B. same C. alike D. like
18. The thief by __________her purse was stolen is her husband.
A. which B. that C. whose D. whom
19. After his mysterious disappearance, the scientist was never seen__________.
A. later B. again C. once D. more
20. The tanks were _____________for the battle-field.
A. heading B. going C. running D. travelling
F. PREPOSITIONS:
1. Why were you absent __from__ class this morning?
2. In English lessons we always speak _in____ English.
3. When I bought the house, my sister helped me ___out____ with a loan.
4. Your father is very kind __to____ David.
5. Your plan is similar ___to______ his.
6. She is accustomed ___to_____ getting up early.
7. This area is rich ___in_____ oil.
8. Are you acquainted __with__ this man?
9. It was very nice _of__ him to give me a lift.
10. Smoking is harmful _to__ our health.
11. Mary always takes good care __of__ her children.
12. Our study is very important ___for__ our future and useful ____for_ our country.
13. Why don't you ask __for__ a pay increase?
14. Don't shout __at_ the child when he makes a mistake.
15. Ken prefers Chinese food ___to___ French food.
16 How long have they been working ___for____ the company?
17. He wore a hat, which made him look ___like___ a spy.
18. I think your mother should let you make ___up__ your own mind.
19. The pens made __of__ plastic are very cheap
20. The local people are very hospitable __to___ strangers.
G. WRITING:
1. If you are not careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
A. Unless you are careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
B. If you are careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
C. Unless you are not careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
D. Unless you were careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
2. Because he doesn’t leave immediately, I call a policeman.
A. If he left immediately, I wouldn’t call a policeman.
B. If he leaves immediately, I won’t call a policeman.
C. Unless he leaves immediately, I will call a policeman.
D. Unless he leaves immediately, I won’t call a policeman.
3. Today isn’t Sunday, so the pupils can’t go swimming.
A. If today were Sunday, the pupils could go swimming.
B. If today is Sunday, the pupils could go swimming.
C. The pupils could go swimming unless today is Sunday.
D. The pupils could not go swimming if today isn’t Sunday.
4. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
A. If you don’t stop talking, you won’t understand the lesson.
B. If you don’t stop talking, you wouldn’t understand the lesson.
C. If you hadn’t stopped talking, you wouldn’t understand the lesson.
D. If you hadn’t stopped talking, you wouldn’t have understood the lesson.
5. If the homework is difficult, I will ask you for help.
A. Unless the homework is easy, I will ask you for help.
B. Unless the homework is difficult, I will ask you for help.
C. Unless the homework is easy, I won’t ask you for help.
D. Unless the homework isn’t difficult, I won’t ask you for help.
6. I’ll let you borrow the book but you must promise to return it next week.
A. If you promise to return the book, I let you borrow it.
B. If you promised to return the book, I’ll let you borrow it.
C. If you promise to return the book next week, I’ll let you borrow it.
D. If you promise to return the book next week, I won’t let you borrow it.
7. You should clean this room every day.
A. This room should be cleaned everyday. B. This room should been cleaned everyday.
C. This room should clean everyday. D. This room should be clean everyday.
8. People must not leave bicycles in the hall.
A. Bicycles must not be left in the hall. B. Bicycles in the hall must not being left.
C. Bicycles in the hall must not left. D. Bicycles must been not left in the hall.
9. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
A. All flights were cancelled because of fog. B. All flights because of fog were cancelled.
C. All flights were because of fog cancelled. D. All flights were cancelled by them because of fog.
10. People should send their complaints to the head office.
A. Complaints should be sent to the head office.
B. Complaints should be send to the head office by people.
C. Their complaints should send to the head office by people.
D. Their complaints to the head office should be sent.
H. PHRASAL VERBS:
1. The airhostess asked the passengers to do …………….the seat-belt before the plane took…………….
A. up/off B. on/away C. over/ in D. for/ up
2. The fireworks went …………….in all their colors and lit …………….the sky
A. off/ up B. upon/ beyond C. among/ in D. up/of
3. I do not remember where I …………….her number down; it is on a little piece of paper somewhere
A. got B. wrote C. kept D. sat
4. The boy …………….off his jacket and …………….it away
A. sent/ took B. hung/ handed C. got/ showed D. took/ put
5. The party kicks off at 8 o’clock.
A. prepares B. cancels C. ends D. starts
6. What time will the train get in?
A. brake B. run C. arrive D. leave
7. I sometimes drop off on the sofa.
A. sleep B. drink C. eat D. buy
8. Professor Pike promised to talk over the exam after he returned the results
A. discuss B. omit C. end D. begin
9. Helen usually___________her childhood with great pleasure.
A. talks back to B. thinks back on C. turns back to D. falls back on
10. One member of the project group_____________the boss and was fired immediately.
A. came up against B. came up with C. talked back to D. put up with
I. CONSOLIDATION:
1. What people__________ Benetton stores is that the quality is always high.
A. like B. like very much C. like about D. like a lot
2. Poverty is a problem in many cities __________ whole families can only afford to live in one room.
A. when B. where C. even D. if
3. The world would be a better place if everyone showed ______cooperation as John.
A. as much B. so much C. too much D. much
4. He turned on the TV, ______I thought was rather surprising.
A. and B. so C. that D. which
5. My car would not start, _______Jenny’s started immediately.
A. whereas B. though C. however D. nevertheless
6. They stayed for hours, which I was very _______ .
A. annoyed B. annoyed about C. annoying D. annoying me
7. That was a very strange question _____ .
A. you ask B. you are asking C. for asking D. to ask
8. ____a movie to be entertaining, it has to have an interesting story.
A. So that B. In order that C. In order for D. In order to
DH - 2006
1: What beautiful eyes _______!
A. does she have B. she has C. has she D. she doesn't have
2: Make exercise a part of your daily _______.
A. regularity B. chore C. routine D. frequency
3: _______ the storm, the ship couldn't reach its destination on time.
A. In case of B. In spite of C. Because of D. But for
4: He completely _______ with what I said.
A. accepted B. complained C. agreed D. argued
5: I finished my homework a few days ahead _______ the deadline.
A. of B. to C. by D. at
6: He hurried _______ he wouldn't be late for class.
A. since B. as if C. unless D. so that
7: If she _______ rich, she would travel around the world.
A. would be B. is C. has been D. were
8: Argentina _______ Mexico by one goal to nil in the match.
A. beat B. scored C. won D. knocked
9: There should be no discrimination on _______ of sex, race or religion.
A. fields B. places C. areas D. grounds
10: The cat was _______ to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole.
A. patient enough B. so patient C. enough patient D. too patient
11: I can't find my purse anywhere; I must _______ it at the cinema.
A. leave . have left C. be leaving D. have been leaving
12: _______ of the workers has his own work.
A. Every B. Each C. Other D. All
13: The numbers add _______ to 70.
A. off B. up C. in D. out
14: The equipment in our office needs _______.
A. moderner B. modernizing C. modernized D. modernization
15: He felt _______ when he failed the exams the second time.
A. discouraged B. annoyed C. undecided D. determined
16: I have bought a present for my mother, and now I need some _______.
A. paper wrapper B. wrap paper C. wrapped paper D. wrapping paper
17: Computer is one of the most important _______ of the 20th century.
A. inventings B. inventories C. inventions D. inventors
18: If they are not careful with their accounts, their business will go _______.
A. poor B. bankrupt C. penniless D. broken
19: It was really kind _______ you to help those poor people.
A. by B. of C. at D. to
20: Do you know _______?
A. what wrong was it with B. what's wrong with it
C. what wrong was with it D. what wrong is it with
21: I wish I hadn't said it. If only I could _______.
A. turn the clock round B. turn the clock down
C. turn the clock back D. turn the clock forward
22: _______, the results couldn't be better.
A. No matter what he tried hard B. No matter how hard he tried
C. Although very hard he tried D. Despite how hard he tried
23: He gave me his personal _______ that his draft would be ready by Friday.
A. endurance B. insurance C. assurance D. ensurance
24: They will stay there for some days if the weather _______ fine.
A. would be B. was C. is D. will be
25: Many people like the slow _______ of life in the countryside.
A. step B. pace C. speed D. space
26: My cat would not have bitten the toy fish _______ it was made of rubber.
A. if she has known B. if she should know C. had she known D. if she knew
27: If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties.
A. won't be B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. wouldn't have been
28: Hair colour is one of _______ characteristics to be used in identifying people.
A. the most obviously B. most obvious C. obviously the most D. the most obvious
29: I would appreciate it _______ what I have told you a secret.
A. you can keep B. that you kept C. you will keep D. if you kept
J. TENSES:
1. (DH2002) In recent years, more and more people _____for things with credit cards.
A. pay B. paid C. are paying D. have been paying
2. (DH 2003)You smell awful! It’s about time you ___ a bath.
A. have B. will have C. had D. to have
3. Although at that time my knowledge of German was very poor, I _______ most of what they said.
A. did understand B. have understand C. managed understand D. didn’t understand
4. As soon as I shut the front door I realized that I _______ my key in the house.
A. had left B. have left C. left D. was leaving
5. Look at those cars! They ___________!
A. will crash B. are crashing C. will be crashed D. are going to crash
6. My sister ___________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
7. By Christmas, I___________ for you for 6 months.
A. Shall have been working B. shall work
C. have been working D. shall be working
8. According to this newspaper, John is said___________ a new record for the long jump.
A-to have established B. establishing
C-to establish D. established
9. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I___________ to play.
A.try B. tried C.have tried D. am trying
10. I’m going on holiday on Saturday. This time next week I___________ on a beach in the sea.
A. will lie B. am lying C. will be lying D. should be lying
K. VERB PATTERN:
1. Put that cigarette out! You are not allowed _________ here.
A. smoking B. smoke cigarettes C. to smoke D. to cigarette smoke
2. Normally she’s too proud _________ that she’s made a mistake, so it’s incredible that we got her
________ in this case.
A. to admit- to apologise B. to be admitting- apologize
C. to have admitted- apologized D. admitting- having apologized
3. Upon arriving at the flat _________ it, we noticed that it hadn’t been decorated as tastefully as the estate
agent had led us________.
A. to view- to believe B. to be viewing- believed
C. having viewed – believe D. viewing – to have believed
4. His joke isn’t funny enough ___________.
A. that he repeated B. of him to repeat C. for him repeating D. for him to repeat
5. The mother told her son___________ so impolitely.
A. not behaving B. not to behave C. did not behave D. not behave
6. I'll have another key___________.
A. made B. making C. to make D. make
7. He couldn't afford to ___________ his car repaired.
A. pay B. make C. do D. get
8. She may claim ___________ a PhD but nobody’s ever actually seen the certificate.
A. having B. to have C. for having D. if she has
9. (2002)Paolo would like to ____by the time he is 40.
A. travel B. be traveling C. be going to travel D. have traveled
10. Mary was the last applicant _______.
A. to be interviewed B. to be interviewing C. to interview D. to have interviewed
L. ERROR RECOGNITION:
1. In order to do a profit the new leisure centre needs at least 2,000 visitors a month.
2. All commuters use the main highway to get to the centre of the city will face delays of to an hour today.
 using
3. After having dinner in that restaurant last night, I felt badly and my wife had to take me to the hospital.
 bad
4. Not one in one hundred children exposed to the disease are likely to develop symptoms of it.
 is
5. If you need to keep fit, then why not take on a sport such as badminton or tennis?  up
6. When her dog died, she cried very hardly for half an hour.  hard
7. Modern transportation can speed a doctor to the side of a sick person, even if the patient lives on an
isolating farm.  isolated
8. Tom's very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless.  which
9. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.  so
10. As a scientist my father doesn’t come home until very late at the night.  at night
1. LEAVE
1. We’re forced to find a substitute teacher because Mrs Johannes is going on maternity __________ soon.
2. Never _______________ your baggage unattended at the airport. Somebody might take it for a bomb.
3. Board games _______________ my children cold. All they are interested in are computer games.
2 FORMAL
1. I prefer jeans and T-shirts. I wear suits only on _______________ occasions.
2. At first Helen just mentioned how unhappy she was. But now she is about to make a _______________
complaint to the respective department.
3. For Jeremy, _______________ education proved insufficient as they needed somebody with practical
skills in the field.
3 DUE
1. I can’t tell you more now. You’ll get some more information in _______________ time, so be patient.
2. The president is _______________ to begin to visit a host of Asian countries in 3 days.
3. To his dismay, Morris was turned down _______________ to his lack of experience.
4 CORNER
1. The place is really convenient. There’s a supermarket and an underground station round the
_______________.
2. Jack Finnan scored a header after a ______________ 3 minutes before the end of the match.
3. A good waiter knows that a pair in love usually takes a _______________table to get some sort of
privacy.