600 SENTENCES OF a. ever were put b.

were ever putted

c. were ever put d. ever were putted
CERTIFICATE B 11. The ships had their days of ……. in the 1840s
I. GRAMMAR (300 SENTENCES) and 1850s.
a. glorious b. glory c. glorify d. gloriously
1.The mausoleum is ................. by Thien Thu 12. Tea loses its flavor quickly………… in the hold of
mountain, two towering columns a vessel.
and a vast expanse of water. a. when storing b. stored
a. feed b. feeding c. fed d. feeds c. when stored d. storing
Put plants ............... a window so that they will get 13. Earl was one of the first American artists
enough light. …………………. landscapes.
a. near to b. near of c. next to d. nearly a. painting b. painted c. for painting d. to paint
3. Employers often require that candidates have not 14. The crime rate has continued to rise in American
only a degree ............. cities despite efforts on the part of both government
a. but two years experience and private citizens to curb ................
b. also two years experience a. them b. him c. its d. it
c. but also two-year experience 15. In 1778, he ………… to London to study with
d. but more two years experience Benjamin West for four years.
4. Richard Nixon had been a lawyer and ............... a. has gone b. had gone c. would go d. went
before he entered politics. 16. No one has been able to satisfactorily explain
a. served in the Navy as an officer how or ………………. The Moon sporadically
b. an officer in the Navy sparks.
c. the Navy had him as an officer a. when b. why c. what d. which
d. did service in the Navy as an officer 17. The basic fiber-optics system is called a
5. If one of the participants in a conversation fiberscope, …………………. Consists of two
wonders ............... no real communication has taken bundles of fibers.
place. a. which b. in which c. where d. what
a. what said the other person 18. Physicians can look into the lungs, heart and
b. what the other person said other areas that were formerly………………to them.
c. what did the other person say a. accessibly b. access
d. what was the other person saying c. accessible d. inaccessible
6. The salary of a bus driver is much higher ................ 19. ............... his highly individual conceptions of
a. in comparison with the salary of a teacher music and chaos, John Cage became a leading
b. than a teacher figure in avant-garde music.
c. than that of a teacher a. Such was b. Due to
d. to compare as a teacher c. Because from d. That
7. Professional people expect ............... when it is 20. Sanford Meisner ............... the Neighborhood
necessary to cancel an appointment. Playhouse in New York City.
a. you to call them b. that you would call them a. founding and directing
c. your calling them d. that you are calling them b. who founded and directed
8. Sedimentary rocks are formed below the surface of c. founded and directed
the earth ............... very d. in finding and directing
high temperatures and pressures. 21. Experiments in the sonic imaging of moving
a. where there are b. there are objects ............... in both the United States and
c. where are there d. there are where Europe well before the Second World War.
9. Farmers look forward to ............... every summer. a. were conducting b. have been conducted
a. participating in the county fairs c. had been conducted d. being conducted
b. participate in the county fairs 22. ............... billions and billions of stars exist in the
c. be participating in the county fairs vast space beyond our Milky Way galaxy.
d. have participated in the county fairs a. That is estimated b. An estimate that
10. Clipper ships were the swiftest sailing ships that c. That the estimate d. It is estimated that
…………………. to sea and the most beautiful.
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23. ............... gene-bearing bodies within the nuclei of c. greatly exaggerate in area.
living organisms. d. great exaggeration in area.
a. Chromosomes 34. On the slope of Long's Peak in
b. Chromosomes that are Colorado ................... the ruin of a gigantic tree.
c. Chromosomes are a. that lies b. lies c. where lies d. lie
d. Chromosomes while they are 35. ........ in Shanghai than in any other city in China.
24. Abner Doubleday, ..............., was credited with the a. More people live b. More people living
invention of baseball in 1839. c. It has more people d. More living people
a. who become a Union army general 36. The earth spins on its axis and ................... 23
b. which became a Union army general hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds for one
c. who were a Union army general complete rotation.
d. a Union army general a. need b. needed c. needing d. needs
25. ............... photosynthesis were to stop, life would 37. ................... on the environment for the
disappear from the planet Earth relatively quickly. gratification of its needs.
a. For b. However c. If d. Although a. Each organism to depend
26. Each fiber in the bundle …………….. only a tiny b. Every organism depends
fraction of the total image. c. All organisms depending
a. transmit b. transmitted d. Many organisms can depend
c. transmits d. to transmit 38. Of Charles Dickens' many novels, expectations
27. Antonio Gaudi, architect of Barcelona's Holy perhaps ................... to many readers.
Family Church, died before seeing ........ the structure. a. the most satisfying one
a. on completion of b. the completion of b. most satisfying one
c. completing of d. their completing of c. more than satisfying one
28. This is the factory ................................. at work. d. the more satisfying than
a. they are b. where they are 39. ..................., the nation's capital remained in
c. where are d. in where they are Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
29. America's first globe maker was James Wilson, a. While designing Washington, D.C.
who ................... and blacksmith in his earlier life. b. Washington, D.C., was designed
a. a farmer had been b. had been a farmer c. While Washington, D.C., was being designed
c. farming d. being a farmer d. Washington, D.C., designed
30. Napoleon ................... the West Indian island of 40. Children learn primarily by ................... the world
Santo Domingo in 1801. around them.
a. attacked b. is attacking a. experiencing directly of
c. has attracted d. attacking b. experience direct
31.Modern industrial methods have supplanted c. directly physical experience
individual crafts, ...................stone carvers, coopers, d. direct physical experience of
and cobblers virtually extinct. 41. It is earth's gravity that .........people their weight.
a. make blacksmiths, a. gives b. give c. giving d. given
b. made blacksmiths, 42. Generally speaking, people should
c. making them blacksmiths, have ................... as their desires will allow.
d. making blacksmiths, a. much education b. as much education
32. Not only knowledge and skills, but also c. education d. for education
attitudes ................... in school for 43. A dolphin six ................... length can move as
students' future adjustment to society. fast as most ships.
a. when cultivated a. foot in b. feet in c. foot of d. feet of
b. cultivated 44. With new technology, cameras can take pictures
c. which need to be cultivated of underwater valleys................... color.
d. need to be cultivated a. within b. for c. in d. by
33. On Mercator's maps, the far northern and 45. ................. the fifth largest among the nine
southern polar regions are.................... planets that make up our solar system.
a. greatly exaggerated in area. a. The Earth is
b. exaggerating greatly in area. b. The Earth being
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c. That the Earth is d. One's diet is helpful in extra fiber
d. Being the Earth 58. Elephants scratch themselves with
46. In mathematics, a variable is a symbol ................. sticks ..................
some element of a set. a. holding in their trunks
a. and representing b. in their trunks holding
b. represents c. hold in their trunks
c. that represents d. held in their trunks
d. represents that 59. Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" .............. $39.9 million,
47. .................. actress's life is in many ways unlike three times the previous record.
that of other women. a. once sold for b. for sale once
a. An b. A c. As the d. That the c. selling for once d. for once sold
48. About 20 miles from Boston, .................. a little 60. Some monkeys, ................., use their tails in a
town named Concord that has a rich history. way similar to a hand.
a. has b. there is c. there are d. where is a. like the spider monkey
49. An advisor to both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and b. spider monkey likes
Harry Truman,...............of Bethune Cookman College. c. to the spider monkey
a. Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune was the founder d. the monkey likes the spider
b. Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune, who was the founder 61. Black, red, and even bright pink
c. the founder was Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune diamonds ......................
d. did the founder Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune a. occasionally to find
50. Warmth, moisture, and oxygen are three b. occasionally found
necessary requirements .................most seedlings. c. have occasionally been found
a. for cultivating b. for cultivate d. have occasionally found
c. as cultivating d. can cultivate 62.Between the California Coast Range and the
51.They share the housework.............. between them. Sierra Nevada .....................
a. equally b. equal a. great Central Valley
c. they are equal d. and equal b. the great Central Valley
52. A well-known large natural lake is Lake c. being the great Central Valley
Tahoe, ................. straddles the California-Nevada d. lies the great Central Valley
border. 63. It is gravity ................. objects toward the earth.
a. and b. which c. since d. for a. pull b. that pulls
53.Before ......., they used horse-drawn wooden carts. c. to pull d. what pulls
a. farmers have had tractors 64. ................. their territories but rather than fight,
b. tractors owned by farmers they howl.
c. having tractors farmers a. Wolves protectively jealous
d. farmers had tractors b. Jealous of wolves
54. Tuna, ................., may weigh up to 1,000 pounds. c. Protection of wolves
a. is the sea giant b. can be giants of the sea d. Wolves jealously protect
c. one of the sea giants d. the sea of the giant 65. ................. strength of 70 horses, a forklift toils
55. Physical fitness exercises can cause all day long in a warehouse lifting great weights.
injuries ................. the participants are not careful. a. Because the b. With the
a. that b. to c. if d. with c. Some d. The
56. Total weight of all the ants in the world is much 66. The growth of two-income families in the United
greater than ................. States ......... of people moving to a new social class.
a. to all human beings a. has resulted in millions b. results of millions
b. all human beings is that c. millions of results d. resulting in millions
c. that of all human beings 67. Using a globe can be ................. it is
d. is of all human beings educational.
57. ................. for overall health. a. enjoyable b. to enjoy as
a. Extra fiber in one's diet is helpful c. as enjoyable d. as enjoyable as
b. Extra fiber is one's helpful diet
c. Helpful one's diet is extra fiber
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68. Each mediocre book we read means one less 78. Generic medications are just as ............., and
great book that we would otherwise have a much less expensive.
chance .................. a. effectively brand-name products
a. to read them b. read b. brand-name products effective
c. reading d. to read c. brand-name products as effective
69. Most accidents in the home can be prevented d. effective as brand-name products
by ................. elimination of hazards. 79. ............. is no way to tell the exact number of
a. that b. that the heroin addicts in the United States.
c. there is a d. the a. It b. There c. What d. Each
70. ................. problems in sailing in tropical seas is 80. Ernest Hemingway is ............. of modern fiction.
the coral reefs. a. one of the molders
a. One of the biggest b. The biggest one b. the molders one
c. Of the biggest one d. There are the biggest c. who is one of the molders
71. The strongest dump trucks work in rock d. the molders who is the one
quarries, ................. tons of rocks and soil at one 81. ............. occasions for congratulations.
time. a. Birthdays that usually considered
a. that they move b. they move b. Usually considering birthdays
c. where they move d. which they move c. Birthdays are usually considered
72. Alice Freeman, ................. to head Wellesley d. That considered birthdays usually
College at age 27, is one of the youngest college 82. Forty-niners ......... to California for gold in 1848.
presidents in history. a. rushed b. are rushed
a. who was appointed b. has been appointed c. have rushed d. rushing
c. that is appointed d. is appointed 83. In order for people to work together effectively,
73. Helen Keller lost both her sight and hearing after a they need ............. each other's needs.
severe illness ................. a. to be sensitive to b. is sensitive for
a. of her age in 19 months c. sensitivity d. sensitive
b. she was 19 months old 84. It is good form to use the name of the
c. when she was 19 months old person ..............
d. when 19 months old she was a. who are greeting
74. Because aluminum is lighter and b. you are greeting
cheaper ............., it is frequently used for high-tension c. which you are greeting
power transmission. d. greeting for you
a. as copper b. than copper 85. ............. the promotion of health and to helping
c. for copper d. more copper people avoid injury and disease.
75. It is only recently that ballets have been based on a. To commit the Red Cross
themes ............. American life. b. The Red Cross to commit
a. reflecting b. reflects c. Committed to the Red Cross is
c. is reflecting d. reflected d. The Red Cross is committed to
76. Poison oak generates irritating poisons ............. 86.People usually can get a sufficient amount of the
even if people merely brush against the plants. calcium their bodies..........from the food they
a. they can affect people consume.
b. that can affect people a. need b. needs c. needing d. to need
c. what can effect people 87. It is possible ............. may assist some trees in
d. which do they affect saving water in the winter.
77. ............. ants live in colonies, keep farms, go to a. the leaves are lost
war, carry off slaves, and have a society somewhat b. when leaves have lost
like human beings. c. that the loss of leaves
a. Studies of ant life show that d. to lose leaves
b. Studies of ant life that 88. Hollywood, the heart of America's motion picture
c. That is studied industry, ............. of Los Angeles a century ago.
d. That the studies of ant life a. was only a quiet suburb
b. only quiet suburb was
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c. quiet suburb only was 98. Cellulose, which ............. for making paper, can
d. suburb was quiet only be found in all plants.
89. Kitchen appliances called blenders a. is used b. uses
became ............. in the 1930s, when Stephen J. c. are used d. is using
Poplawski developed a machine that excelled at 99. ............. , human beings have relatively constant
making his favorite drink. body temperature.
a. establish a. Alike all mammal b. Alike all mammals
b. establishing c. Like all mammals d. Like all mammal
c. established 100. So far there is no vaccine ............. in sight for
d. which establish the common cold.
90. Built at the beginning of the century, the Library of a. or curing b. has cured
Congress houses one of the largest ............. c. or cure d. having cured
collections of books in the world. 101. The Louisiana Territory, an area ............. the
a. and fine size of France, was bought by the United States
b. and finest from France for $15,000,000 in 1803.
c. or finest a. than more four times b. more than four times
d. yet fine c. four times than more d. is four times more than
91. In the preparation of fibrous material for 102. Despite claims that filters and low-tar tobacco
production uses, stiff woody fibers from make smoking somewhat safer, in fact they only
plants ............. fibers from animal sources. marginally reduce, ............. eliminate the hazards.
a. the most heat the a. none b. no c. not d. nor
b. need more heat than 103. ............. many of the designs for the new
c. than more heat needed capital were considered lost forever, Benjamin
d. need the more heat than Banneker helped reproduce the original plans.
92.Partnership is an association of two or more a. When b. During c. If as d. How
individuals who..........together to develop a business. 104. Few natural elements exist in ............. that they
a. worked b. they work c. work d. working are rarely seen in their natural environments.
93. Chosen as the nation's capital at the end of the a. such small quantities
American Civil War, ............. b. so small quantities
a city of over a million people. c. very small quantities
a. Washington, D.C., is now d. small quantity
b. for Washington, D.C., 105. Generally speaking, every person ............. the
c. to Washington, D.C., potential to be a teacher, to some extent.
d. now in Washington, D.C., a. has
94. Within an area of only 100 miles, Death Valley b. to have
sinks to 282 feet below sea level while Mount Whitney c. having
............. to a height of 14,494 feet. d. have
a. soaring b. soar c. soared d. soars 106. ............. business, a merger is a combination of
95. The cosmopolitan flavor of San Francisco is two or more corporations under one management.
enhanced by ............. shops and restaurants. a. The b. At c. On d. In
a. an ethnic b. its many ethnic 107. ............. of commodities by air began in the
c. its ethnicity d. ethnicity 1920s at the same time as airmail service.
96. ............. that increasing numbers of compact-disc a. The shipping
players will be bought by consumers in the years to b. A ship
come. c. The shipped
a. They are anticipated b. In anticipation d. To ship
c. Anticipating d. It is anticipated 108. Jan Malzeliger's invention, the shoe-lasting
97. Birds all over the world ............. in distances up to machine, ............. production but it also cut the cost
thousands of miles. of shoe production by half.
a. migrating b. migrated a. not only increased
c. migrate d. are migrated b. not increased only
c. increased only
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d. only have increased b. the desire to sleep
109. It can sometimes ............. a home. c. to desire sleep is
a. to take months to sell d. the desire to sleep who
b. take several months to sell 118. Although dissimilar in almost every other
c. selling takes several months respect, birds and insects have
d. to sell taking several months both evolved efficient ............. capabilities.
110. Jellyfish are probably ............. on Earth. a. fly
a. most numerous predators b. flying
b. the most numerous predators c. to fly
c. most numerous of predators d. is flying
d. the most predators 119. The wheel, ............. has remained important for
111.In the United States ............. is the most 4,000 years, is one of mankind's first inventions.
concentrated is New Orleans. a. how b. when c. which d. about
a. French influence the city 120. ............. children master the basics, advanced
b. the city where French influence development becomes easier.
c. where the city influences French a. The b. Once
d. where the French influence the city c. That d. Even
112. A log grabber has a long arm ............., which 121. ............. there is a close correlation between
stretches out to pick up logs. stress and illness.
a. calls a jib b. calling a jib a. Some psychologists believe
c. a jib called d. called a jib b. Believed some psychologists
113. A home computer ............. an opportunity for c. Some psychologists to believe
convenient and efficient work d. Some psychologists believing
at home. 122. ............. is often used in soups and sauces.
a. provides a. Parsley, an inexpensive herb,
b. to be providing b. Parsley is an inexpensive herb
c. which provides c. Inexpensive parsley, herb
d. providing it d. An herb is inexpensive parsley,
114. Eli Whitney's milling machine remained 123.Perspiration increases ............. vigorous
unchanged for a century and a half because ............. exercise or hot weather.
was so efficient. a. during
a. it b. when
b. he c. at the time
c. of d. for
d. its 124. Goddard developed the first rocket to fly
115. Some of the rainwater from clouds evaporates faster .............
before .............. a. than sound is
a. reaching the ground b. does sound
b. to reach the ground c. sound
c. reach the ground d. than sound
d. the ground reaches 125. Even if the unemployment rate .............
116. Once an offending allergen has been sharply, the drop may still be temporary.
identified ............. tests, it is possible for the doctor to a. to drop
give specific desensitizing injections. b. dropping
a. means of c. have dropped
b. by means of d. drops
c. of the means by 126. Studies indicate ............. collecting art today
d. by means than ever before.
117. Sometimes ............. wears people out and is a. there are that more people
worse than the lack of sleep b. more people that are
itself. c. that there are more people
a. to sleep the desire d. people there are more
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127. Thieu Tri was a ............... poet who would pen a d. have arrived
verse or two at a moment's notice. 136. This is the best performance of Hamlet that
a. prolific I ............. in years.
b. prolifically a. had seen
c. prolificacy b. saw
d. prolificity c. have seen
128. I've been to the theater ................... of times. d. see
a. much 137. They .......... that you are going to be late.
b. a little a. will know
c. most of b. know
d. few c. knew
129. But ............... of the plays I've seen are modern. d. have known
a. a few of 138. The people that I ................. here have been
b. a little very friendly.
c. most a. to meet
d. many b. meet
130. When I studied Shakespeare, I thought his plays c. have met
were ............... boring. d. had met
a. a great deal of 139. The plug has come out of the .......................
b. few a. sock
c. much b. socket
d. many c. socking
131............ of Shakespeare's plays are about history. d. soccer
a. A few of 140. She says that she ............ ....the bill next week.
b. Many a. pays
c. Much b. will pay
d. A little c. has paid
132. They spent ............. time studying Victorian d. is paying
literature. 141. That is the best book that I ......... on that
a. few subject.
b. many a. had read
c. a large number of b. read
d. much c. have read
133. .................. popular expressions in our language d. am reading
have interesting background. 142. Yesterday I met the woman who ............... us
a. Little with the work next month.
b. Many a. will help
c. A large number b. helps
d. Much c. has helped
134. At the beginning everybody spoke English very d. is helping
quickly and I couldn't 143.That ........... the best movie that I had seen for a
understand ........... But after ................. days, it is long time.
easier and .................. things I a. will be
had learnt came back to me. b. has been
a. much / a few / many c. is
b. a lot / little / a lot d. was
c. much / much / a great number 144. He said that he .............. me there at 4.30 this
d. many / a few / many afternoon.
135. They ................. in New York next week. a. would meet
a. arrive b. met
b. will arrive c. will meet
c. has arrived d. meets
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145. Maxwell .......... three dollars for the tie he bought 154. I'll think about your suggestion while I ..........
at Macy's. for you.
a. had paid a. am waiting
b. paid b. will wait
c. pays c. wait
d. would pay d. waits
146. The salesman was telling me that he ......... ten 155. Before Jack leaves New York, he ............
cars last week. several new plays.
a. sold a. see
b. had sold b. saw
c. would sell c. has seen
d. has sold d. had seen
147. Did Bob say that he....... from Princeton in 1951? 156. They will be very happy when they ...............
a. would graduate the news.
b. graduates a. hear
c. has graduated b. will hear
d. had graduated c. heard
148. We bought a used car that had belonged to an d. has heard
old couple who used the car only when they ............ 157.I always .......... better after I have rested a
shopping. while.
a. go a. feel
b. went b. feels
c. are going c. will feel
d. has gone d. has felt
149. The man who will replace Mr. Stuart ............... 158. We will have learned many new words before
yesterday. we ................ through this course.
a. arrives a. have got
b. will arrive b. got
c. arrived c. get
d. has arrived d. will get
150. We thought that they .............. to Arizona 159. It is two o'clock, and I .................. my
yesterday. homework yet.
a. would move a. haven't finished
b. moved b. didn't finish
c. will move c. hadn't finished
d. had moved d. don't finish
151. We'll wait until she.................. 160. We usually go out to dinner when we...........
a. arrive late.
b. arrives a. work
c. will arrive b. worked
d. shall arrive c. has worked
152. Call Jack as soon as you ............. in town. d. had worked
a. get 161. She will be ready when he ..................... here.
b. gets a. get
c. will get b. gets
d. shall get c. has got
153. He knows he has ……………. when he is asked d. will get
to appear on TV. 162. The child always cries when his mother ...........
a. arrived out of the house.
b. arrives a. go
c. will arrive b. goes
d. shall arrive c. will go
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d. has gone d. had rung
163. They often listen to the radio while they ............ 173. I work so hard that I ................ tired.
in their car. a. am
a. is traveling b. was
b. travel c. be
c. will travel d. has been
d. has traveled 174. I'll return the books to the library if I .............
164. We saw several old friends while we ........... in time.
Baltimore. a. have
a. are b. had
b. were c. will have
c. has been d. would have
d. will be 175. Richard left dirty footmarks wherever
166. Raymond ............ two new shirts when he was he .............
downtown today. a. go
a. buy b. goes
b. bought c. went
c. had bought d. had gone
d. has bought 176. I worked so hard that I ................ tired.
167. After we had had breakfast,we........... the house. a. am
a. leave b. was
b. left c. be
c. had left d. has been
d. has left 177. Don't handle those cups and saucers as if
168. I had heard the news before you ................ me they ................. made of iron.
about it. a. are
a. tell b. were
b. told c. has been
c. has told d. had been
d. had told 178. I am standing where I ................ the game.
169. It ................. when I got up this morning. a. can see
a. rains b. could see
b. rained c. can't see
c. had rained d. couldn't see
d. was raining 179. Use the paint-brush as I .......... you yesterday.
170. Mary was not feeling well when she ............. a. show
down yesterday. b. showed
a. fall c. had showed
b. fell d. has showed
c. has fallen 180. Everywhere I ............ there were dirty
d. had fallen footmarks.
171. He signed the contract after he ............ each a. look
statement carefully. b. looked
a. reads c. has looked
b. read d. will look
c. has read 181. We couldn't play the match because the
d. had read frog ............ too thick.
172. Jim had just turned out the lights when the a. is
doorbell ................ b. be
a. rings c. was
b. rang d. will be
c. has rung 182. We shall come and see you if we...... a holiday.
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a. have a. to tell
b. will have b. tell
c. would have c. telling
d. has had d. to telling
183. I often avoid .................. to parties. 193. It is very difficult ................... a twin from the
a. go b. to go c. going d. c & d are correct other.
184. He enjoys ................ a lot. a. tell
a. smoke b. to tell
b. to smoke c. telling
c. smokes d. to telling
d. smoking 194. He is agreeable ……………… to Nam’s
185. Their mother often suggests ................... with proposal.
some friends. a. about
a. go out b. to
b. to go out c. in
c. going out d. with
d. a & c are correct 195. There are so many signs along that
186. I don't feel like ............. for a walk now. road .................................. down because that road
a. to go is very slippery.
b. go a. warning motorists to slow
c. going b. warn motorists to slow
d. a & c are correct c. warn motorists slowing
187. I'm sorry, I can't remember............ her last week. d. to warn motorists slowing
a. meet 196. Each of these sounds ............... me sleepy.
b. to meet a. make
c. meeting b. made
d. to meeting c. makes
188. Well, I'm interested in ................... English. d. has make
a. learn 197. Either Minh or his friends …………… going to
b. to learn the beach today.
c. learning a. is
d. b & c are correct b. are
189. Certainly, It's worth ........................... the thesis. c. was
a. try to write d. were
b. trying to write 198. Everyone in the class ................. the novel.
c. trying writing a. has read
d. try writing b. have read
190. Now, I think she is accustomed .................. eight c. has red
hours a day. d. have red
a. work 199. He often ………his dog when he comes home.
b. to work a. whistles
c. working b. whistle
d. to working c. is whistling
191. The fabric is .................... a material which catch d. are whistling
fire easily. 200. One of the golf clubs ....................... in the
a. made of corner of the room at this moment.
b. made from a. stand
c. made in b. stands
d. made c. is standing
192. There were signs everywhere ............... people d. are standing
to keep out of the grass in 201. One of the rooms .............. an air conditioner.
the park. a. contain
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b. contains b. was / was
c. is containing c. are / is
d. are containing d. were / was
202.Everyone of the clerks ................ punch the time 211. The founders of the American
clock. nature ..................... the custom after the
a. has Revolution.
b. have a. reverse
c. has to b. reversed
d. have to c. has reversed
203. Each of his assistants ................ the telephone. d. had reversed
a. answer 212. When Bonaparte came along, he ................. it
b. answers the law of the land.
c. is answering a. makes
d. are answering b. made
204. Each of the girls ........... the piano. c. has made
a. play d. had made
b. plays 213. The king just .............. here yesterday.
c. is playing a. comes
d. are playing b. came
205. I wonder why the English .............. on the left c. has come
hand side of the road. d. had come
a. drive 214. Many people ............ their jobs because of the
b. drove firm's collapse.
c. has driven a. lose
d. had driven b. lost
206. He .............. the custom was grounded in good c. has lost
sense. d. had lost
a. say 215. I ......................... cleaning the floor, and now
b. said it's dirty again.
c. has said a. just finish
d. had said b. just finished
207. A horse ............. always mounted from the left. c. have just finished
a. is d. had just finished
b. was 216. I .................. a ghost in my life.
c. has been a. never see
d. had been b. never saw
208. There ................... no rule about the movement c. have never seen
of traffic before the Pope d. had never seen
came to visit Paris. 217. They ............. dinner before coming here.
a. is a. have
b. are b. had
c. was c. have had
d. were d. had had
209. Thus a custom ............... born. 218. He waked up and down until he .................. by
a. is the returning warmth.
b. was a. is reassured
c. has been b. was reassured
d. had been c. has been reassured
210. There ............. only one place in the whole of d. have been reassured
England where it ........... legal 219. I will wait until you ............... back.
to drive on the right. a. come
a. is / is b. came
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c. has came c. has spoken
d. will come d. will speak
220. We always take out umbrellas with us when 229. - By the time you ............. this book, your meal
it ............... will get cold.
a. rains - Oh, I only have a few pages left.
b. rained a. read
c. has rained b. will read
d. had rained c. have read
221. I sat near the window whenever I ............. a bus. d. had read
a. take 230. - Are you taking English courses?
b. took - Yes, and my teacher says that when I ...................
c. has taken five courses, I shall be
d. had taken able to speak it quite fluently.
222. It was raining hard when I ............. there. a. have taken
a. get b. took
b. got c. has taken
c. has got d. will take
d. had got 231. - Is your father at home?
223. She ................the piano since she was a child. - No, he is away on business. If you have a
a. plays message for him, I ................. it to him as soon as
b. played he ............ home.
c. has played a. give / gets
d. had played b. give / will get
224. The sun ............ in the east. c. will give / get
a. rise d. will give / gets
b. rose 232. - Please tell me how to get to the post office?
c. rises - Go till you ................ to a square with a statue in
d. has risen the middle; then turn left and
225. How long do you want me to heat the oil? you .................. it on your right.
- Heat it till it ............... to smoke. a. come / fine
a. begins b. come / will find
b. began c. will come / find
c. has begun d. will come / will find
d. had begun 233. - What did he say before he left for Paris?- He
226. How long are you going to stay here? said he would give me a ring as soon as
- I'm going to stay here till my brother .............. his he........Paris.
exams. a. reaches
a. finishes b. reached
b. finished c. will reach
c. would finish d. would reach
d. will finish 234. - I thought you were going to the concert.
227. When will you start the trip? - I was. But when I got there, the tickets ...............
- We'll leave as soon as we .............. our tickets. sold out. So I ........... go back home.
a. get a. was / had to
b. got b. had been / have to
c. will get c. had been / had to
d. would get d. were / had to
228. - I'm learning English. 235. - How long have you been working in this firm?
- Well, when we ............... English fluently, we may - I have been working here for five years. When
find a good job. I .............. here for fifteen years,I'll be able to get
a. speak some pension.
b. spoke a. work
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b. will be working a. cross
c. has worked b. are crossing
d. has been working c. will be crossing
236. Tell us what ............... to you yesterday? d. crosses
a. happen 245. If we ............... the news sooner, we would
b. happened have written to John.
c. had happened a. received
d. has happened b. had received
237.We ............ you a telegram as soon as c. receive
we ............ in Chicago tomorrow. d. will receive
a. will send / arrive 246. I'm sure they .......... Ellen the information if
b. would send / arrived they had it.
c. will send / will arrive a. give
d. send / arrive b. will give
238.The druggist .................. for home when c. gave
we ............ to the store yesterday. d. would give
a. already left / got 247. If a policeman ........... an accident, he will take
b. had already left / got the driver's name.
c. already left / had got a. see
d. had already left / had got b. will see
239. Mr. Carlson ................ to another man when c. would see
I .......... him this morning. d. sees
a. is talking / see 248. We are going to buy the furniture if
b. was talking / saw we ............... some money.
c. had talked / saw a. borrow b. borrowed
d. has talked / saw c. will borrow d. would borrow
240. I .............. Mr. Harris your message when I see 249. What ................. tomorrow if you ............... a
him tomorrow. millionaire?
a. give a. are you going to do / are
b. gave b. were you doing to do / was
c. will give c. will you do / was
d. would give d. would you do / were
241. When George .............. this afternoon, 250. If Carl ................... so careless, he wouldn't
he ................ his friends. lose his good job.
a. will come / will bring a. wasn't
b. comes / will bring b. weren't
c. comes / brings c. hadn't been
d. will come / brings d. wouldn't be
242. The Andersons .................. into their new 251. If you.............. the instruction, read them again.
apartment last week. a. don't understand
a. moves b. didn't understand
b. move c. hadn't understood
c. moved d. wouldn't understand
d. has moved 252. I .........it unless I had seen it with my own eyes.
243. As I .............. the street, two cars ............... by a. will not believe
me at full speed yesterday. b. would not believe
a. crossed / raced c. would not have believed
b. crossed / was racing d. would not have believe
c. crossed / had raced 253.Fred ................ it unless he had your
d. crossed / were racing permission.
244. Mr. Brink ................ the Atlantic by the time the a. will not do
news reaches him. b. would not do
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c. would do 267.The weather will be better with ...................
d. wouldn't have done showers.
254. I .................. that job even if the manager offers it a. occasion b. occasional
to me. c. occasionally d. occasionality
a. don't accept 268. I had no map. That's why I got lost. If
b. will not accept I ................ a map, I ............ all right.
c. would not accept a. have / will be
d. didn't accept b. had / would be
255. I was reluctant ................. a decision c. had had / would have been
without ................ all the facts. d. a & b are correct
a. to make / to know 269. Most people ................. the Union meeting if
b. to make / knowing they had had longer notice of it.
c. making / to know a. would have attended
d. making / knowing b. would attend
256. The man was accused of .................... private c. will attend
property. d. shall attend
a. to steal b. stealing 270. The boy with his dog ............... here last night.
c. stolen d. b & c are correct a. is b. are c. was d. were
257. After we .................. all our exercises, we went to 271. Each of the boy ................ won a prize.
the cinema. a. have b. Has c. was d. were
a. completed b. has completed 272. He's got a lot of books ...............
c. has been completing d. had completed a. read b. to read c. reading d. for read
258. None of us .......... such a delicious meal like this. 273. I heard the door ..............
a. taste b. tastes c. tasted d. has tasted a. open b. to open
259. The country is very .................., so travelling on c. opening d. a & c are correct
the road is difficult. 274. In your office, who is responsible for ...............
a. mountain b. mountain-high the mail?
c. mountain-side d. mountainous a. take care of b. caring of
260. The teacher streaked the need for c. taking of d. taking care of
regular ..................... 275. There is ................... to believe that he is not
a. attend b. attendant prepared for his future work.
c. attendance d. attender a. reason b. Reasonable
261. John's ..................... improved at his new school. c. reasonably d. a reason
a. behave b. behavioral 276. This company offers a lot of ................. jobs.
c. behavior d. behaviorism a. attractive b. attracted
262. Jim always does what he says; he's a c. attraction d. attract
very .................... person. 277. The farmers need ................ their crops.
a. rely b. reliably c. reliance d. reliable a. rotate b. to rotate
263. The company is very efficient and gives c. rotating d. a & b are correct
a ................... service. 278. A new road is being ................ in my village.
a. speed b. speeding a. build b. built c. to build d. building
c. speedy d. speediness 279. When the wastes are poured into the
264. Dogs are very ...................... pets. atmosphere, the air ................unpleasant to
a. faith b. faithful breathe.
c. faithfully d. faithfulness a. become
265. Since ................ has been so poor, the class has b. becomes
to be closed. c. became
a. attend b. attendant d. has become
c. attendance d. attendee 280. Now farmers are accustomed ................. this
266.Do you have a ............ costume in your country? fertilizer to their fields.
a. national b. nation a. apply
c. native d. nationality b. applying
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c. to apply d. attract
d. to applying 292. After your eye test, the .................. will tell you
281. Well, I think that the prices here if you need glasses.
are ....................... a. dentist b. doctor
a. reason b. reasonable c. surgeon d. optician
c. reasonably d. a reason 293. The .............. wanted to write an article about
282. Do you feel .................. to this kind of job? me in the paper.
a. attractive b. attracted a. agent
c. attraction d. attract b. musician
283. American women ...................... independent. c. journalist
a. are used to be d. announcer
b. are used to being 294. I hope the ................. can repair our car
c. is used to being quickly.
d. is used to be a. mechanic
284. Which would you ................., tea or coffee? b. reporter
a. preference b. preferential c. surgeon
c. prefer d. preferable d. engineer
285. They are .......... doing the same thing every day. 295. He got drunk after drinking some……….. drink.
a. bored with b. fond of a. rich
c. afraid of d. like b. strong
286. Ask the shop ..................... where the washing c. clever
powder is. d. powerful
a. nurse 296.The ................ of the moon for the earth causes
b. assistant the tides.
c. barber a. attractive
d. conductor b. attracted
287. That ................... sells very good meat. c. attraction
a. baker d. attract
b. dentist 297. He was ..................... right when he said that
c. architect the man was guilty.
d. butcher a. reason
288. If my tooth doesn't stop hurting. I'll go and see b. reasonable
my ..................... c. reasonably
a. actor d. a reason
b. dentist 298. Another word for "damage" is ...........................
c. writer a. wound
d. jockey b. injury
289. Not many buses have a ................ You usually c. destruction
pay the driver. d. destroy
a. manager 299. “To employ” means to ........................
b. farmer a. borrow
c. conductor b. buy
d. porter c. hire
290. Look! The ............... is feeding the lions. d. work
a. keeper 300. Another word for "entire" is ........................
b. pianist a. whole
c. postman b. part
d. engineer c. strong
291. She is an .................... girl. d. completed
a. attractive
b. attracted
c. attraction
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