Choose the right word or phrase best completes the sentence:

1. Three weeks _______not enough holiday.

A. are B. were C. was D. been

2. Each of you ____ a share in the work.

A. having B. has C. to have D. have

3. A number of students ____ volunteered to the job.

A. have B. has C. to have D. having

4. Linguistics ____ out the ways in which languages work.

A. find B. finding C. to find D. finds

5. The Philippines ____ of more than 7,000 islands.

A. consist B. consisting C. consisted D. consists

6. The United Nations ____ its head quarters in New York city.

A. have B. having C. has D. to have

7. One of my neighbours ____ curious about other people’s private life.

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

8. Tom doesn’t agree but the rest of us ____.

A. does B. done C. do D. doing

9. There ____ a few flowers in this garden last summer.

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

10. A large number of reporters ____ at the meeting yesterday.

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

11. Much progress ____ been made in recent years.

A. have B. has C. having D. to have

12. Collecting old coins and paper notes ____ one of my hobbies.

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

13. The number of pupils getting poor marks since the beginning of the semester ____ appalling.

A. to be B. have been C. are D. is

14. Five thousand pounds ____ stolen in the robbery last night.

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

15. Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children ____ abroad.

A. to be B. have been C. are D. is

16. One of the girls who ____ working in this department ____ my niece.

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

17. The English ____ to drink tea.

A. likes B. to like C. like D. has liked

18. Everybody ____ trying to do their best at present.

A. to be B. have been C. are D. is

19. Jim as well as I ____ always busy doing English homework.

A. am B. has been C. are D. is

20. Neither Daisy nor I ____ glad to do that.

A. am B. has been C. are D. is

21. That you take a computer course ____ very necessary.

A. am B. have been C. are D. is

22. The police ____ come to the site of the accident.

A. have B. has C. having D. to have

23. The pilot along with his passengers ____ rescued last night.

A. am B. have been C. was D. is

24. What we need most ____ books.

A. is B. were C. are D. to be

25. My brother together with his friends often ____ in the park.

A. jogs B. jogging C. jog D. to jog

26. Neither he nor they ____ here yesterday.

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

27. Either John or his children ____ breakfast each morning.

A. make B. makes C. making D. to make

28. I don’t like the hot weather. Thirty degrees ____ too warm for me.

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

29. Not only a dog but also two cats ____ at home in his garage.

A. was B. are C. been D. is

30. Both a poem and a short story ____ been written by the young author.

A. has B. to have C. have D. having

II. Choose the correct answer for each sentence:

1. ___________ she was very hard working, she hardly earned enough to support her family.

a. In spite of b. Because c. Because of d. Although

2. ___________ her absence from the school yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson.

a. Despite b. Because c. Because of d. As

3. ___________ his lack of time, he watches football every night.

a. Although b. Because of c. In spite of d. Because

4. Alan always overeats at lunch ____________ he never eats breakfast.

a. because b. because of c. Even though d. in spite of

5. __________ I told the absolaute truth, no one would believe me.

a. Even though b. In spite of c. Since d. As

6. The goods was never delivered ___________ the promise we had received.

a. since b. as c. because d. in spite of

7. ____________ the meeting’s at 2:00, I won’t be able to see you.

a. Although b. In spite of c. Because d. Because of

8. My mother is always complaining __________ the untidiness of my room.

a. because b. because of c. since d. as

9. I didn’t get the job ____________ I had all the necessary qualifications

a. because b. because of c. although d. despite

10. It’s unsafe to travel in that country __________ the civil war.

a. in spite of b. despite c. due to d. a & b are correct

11. Many people don’t want to live in big cities ________ big cities are often heavily polluted

a. but b. because c. and d. though

12. __________ she heard the door bell ring, she did not answer it.

a. However b. Because c. Even though d. As if

13. Despite the storm, the climbers decided to go on

a. In spite of it was storm b. Although there was a storm

c. Because ut stormed d. Due to it storms

14. He stopped working because he was too tired

a. because of his tiredness b. since being tired

c. for tired d. although his tiredness

15. His teacher got angry because he behaved badly

a. so that he behaved badly b. even though he behaved badly

c. because of his bad behaviour d. because of his behaviour

16. Although the traffic was heavy, he managed to get to the office in time.

a. In spite of the traffice was heavy b. Because of the heavy traffice

c. In spite of the heavy traffice d. Due to the traffice was heavy

17. I would have been on time if I hadn’t stopped at the post office

a. I was on time even tough I stopped at the post office b.I wasn’t on time because I stopped at the post office

c. I didn’t stop at the post office, but I was late. D. all of the above

18. I have still got the camera because no one has claimed it

a. because it hasn’t been claimed b. because of not claiming on it

c. because of no claim has been made on it d. because it has been claimed by no one

20. Although he was seriously ill, he was determined to finish his work. In spite of ____________

a. the serious ill, he was determined to finish his work b.be ill seriously, he was determined to finish his work

c.his serious ill,he wasdetermined to finish hiswork d.he wasill seriously,he wasdetermined to finish his work

21. Although they were very poor, the children seemed happy.

a. The children seemed happy because they were very poor b.The children were very poor,so they seemed happy

c.Despite their poverty, the children seemed happy d.he children seemes happy whether they were poor /rich

22. Because of his bad leg, he walked slowly.

a. Because his leg was bad, he walked slowly b. Because his bad leg, he walked slowly

c. If his leg was bad, he walked slowly d. Although his leg was bad, he walked slowly

23. I got to class on time _________ I had missed my bus.

a. even though b. nevertheless c. because d. despite

reading comprehension

William Shakespeare (1564_1616) was an English poet and playwright , widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's outstanding dramatist . He is often called England's national poet. His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long story-telling poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into very major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18 , he married Anne Hathaway, who bore him three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592 , he began a successful career in London as an actor , writer, and part owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613 , where he died three years later.

Shakespeare was a famous poet and playwright in his own day, but his fame did not rise to its present height until the nineteenth century . In the twentieth century, his work repeatedly adopted and rediscoverd by new movements in scholarship and performance . His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied , performed and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world

1. The whole passage mentions.....about Shakespeare

A. The major features B. Plays and poems C. Comments D. Memories

2. The second paragraph is primary about....

A. His personal life B. His childhood

C. His marriage and family D. His retirement and death

3. The third paragraph's main idea is about.....

A. Shakespeare's famous works

B. Shakespeare's famous discoveries

C. Shakespeare's plays and films

D. Shakespeare's culture and political activities

4. The passage points out all of the following EXCEPT....

A. Whether he is economically rich or poor

B. His literary success

C. The translation of his works into foreign languages D. His children

5. The passage that follows this one may talk about

A. The List of Shakespeare's works

B. The definition of poetry

C. The political situation in England now

D. The Montague's family tree

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. Half of the world’s rain forests have already been _______.

A. endangered B. eroded C. found D. destroyed

2. You need warm clothes to _______ yourself from the cold.

A. protect B. take C. destroy D. provide

3. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word.

Contamination is threatening the park and many species of animals living in it.

A. Population B. Pollution C. Elimination D. Distribution

4. Nearly 1,000 of the world's bird species are threatened with__________.

A. appearance B. protection C. extinction D. destruction

5. We really ought to make a start on campaigns to __________ our polluted rivers and seas.

A. clean up B. clear away C. wipe out D. tidy up

6. Wildlife all over the world is in__________.

A. risk B. danger C. threat D. death

7.Thu Le zoo__________ many kinds of wild animals, such as tigers and lions.

A. covers B. includes C. consists D. contains

8. All the different plants and animals in a natural community are dependent upon each other for _______

A. wildlife B. survival C. livings D. life

9. The death of Lenin was a great ________ to the world proletarian movement.

A. lose B. loss C. lost D. loses

10. The __________ was caused by the fire .

A. destruction B. destructive C. destructively D. destroy

11. The new laws __________ wildlife in the area .

A. consist B. conserve C. connect D. contribute

12. My shirt __________ by my sister on my last birthday.

A. gave B. was given C. had been given D. was being given

13. This exercise may __________ with a pencil.

A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write

14. The money__________ to him 2 months ago, but it__________ back yet.

A. was lent/ had not been given B. has been lent/ was not given

C. was lent/ has not given D. was lent/ has not been given

15. Dynamite __________ by Alfred Bernard Nobel.

A. have been invented B. invented C. was invented D. was being invented

16. __________ this work __________ before you went to Moscow?

A. Will/ have been done B. Has/ been done C. Will/ be done D. Had/ been done

17. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word.

Man and animals need a constant supply of water to live.

A. irregular B. instant C. convenient D. chemical

18. Acid rain has caused severe ________ on the hill.

A. erosion B. pollution C. destruction D. floods

19. _________is one of the most effective way to protect the environment.

A. Conservation B. Conservationist C. Conservatory D. Conserve

20. What should we do to reduce the level of environmental________?

A. pollute B. polluting C. pollutes D. pollution

21. A large hydroelectric _______ was built on the River Danube.

A. power B. dam C. bank D. wall

22. We are now facing the possible __________ of several rare species .

A. danger B. variety C. disappearance D. existence

EX1:

1. In most major cities of the United States, the mayor....... by a simple majority

a. is being elected b. is elected c. had been elected d. were being elected

2. The traditions in our family ........ from generation, and I expect this will continue in the future

a. are going to be passed down b. were being passed down c. may have been passed d. have been passed down

3. My passport...... last year while I was on vacation

a. is stolen b. was stolen c. will be stolen d. was being stolen

4. Most of the email accounts at our company ..... by a virus last week

a. affected b. was affected c. were affected d. have been affected

5. Over 400 babies ..... in our community last year

a. born b. be born c. are born d. were born

6. It........that supplies of oil and natural gas may be exhausted in under 100 years

7. Where.........that only men can become president of this club?

a it is written b. is it written c. is it being written d. be believed

8. I think students..... to major in the sciences at this university for the past several years.

a.was being encouraged b. are being encouraged c. should be encouraged d. have been encouraged

9. ...... a tour of the facilities? It is important for you to see everything

a. were you given b. you could be given c, you had been given d, are you given

10. Many issues ....... at the meeting by the time you arrived

a. are raised b. raised c. had been raised d, have been raised

11. Many important but rare species of plants ........ in the Amazon

a, finds b. are finding c. are found d. is found

12. The people in the last row were ..... first

a.seating b, seat c. seated d. been seated

13. Where..............?

a. those photos were taken b, were those photos taken

c, have been taking those photos d. those photos have been taken

14. Details of the accident will........ some time tomorrow

a. release b, be released c. are released d, being released

15. In the past, it was...... that the sun revolved around the Earth

a. thinking b, think c, has thought d, thought

16. Congratulations to Dr. Casey. She has ..... a" first- class sufgeon" by a national journal

a. be named b, being named c, been naming d. been named

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

21. To stay healthy or become stronger, you should __________ regularly.

A. eat B. go C. exercise D. drink

22. When my father was young, he ______ get up early to do the gardening.

A. used to B. was used to C. got used to D. use to

23. Cameron, ______ directed “ The Titanic”, is one of the leading faces in Hollywood.

A. who B. whose C. whom D. that

24. He found a watch when he _____ in the street.

A. was walking B. had been walkingC. had worked D. walked

25. Do you recognize the girls __________ at the school gate?

A. whom are chatting B. which are chatting C. that chatted D. who are chatting

26. The paintings ________Mr Flowers has in his house are worth around 100,000 dollars

A. what B. which C. whom D. whose

27. Last month. Mr. Donald Trump, ______ is the president of the US, visited Vietnam and had a wonderful time in this country.

A. that B. who C. whose D. which

28. Have you ever read any books by the writer ____ the teacher mentioned in class yesterday?

A. which B. whose C. what D. whom

29. These students, ________ come to my night class, are very eager to learn.

A. whose B. who C. that D. which

30. The mother told her son ______ so impolitely.

A. not behaving B. not to behave C. did not behave D. not behave

1. Unfortunately, Simon ______a day off very often.
A. doesn’t get B. isn’t getting C. hasn’t got D. hasn’t been getting
2. I ______for Christine. Do you know where she is?
A. look B. looked C. am looking D. looks
3. The man got out of the car, ______round to the back and opened the boot.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
4. They ________there when their father passed away.
A. still lived B. lived still C. was still living D. were still living
5. She ______very angry when she knows this.
A. shall be B. has been C. will have been D. will be
6. 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
7. ______TV for the last four hours? Turn it off and get some exercises.
A. Do you watch B. Are you watching
C. Watched you D. Have you been watching
8. By the age of 25, he ______two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
9. By Christmas, I ______for you for 6 months.
A. shall have been working B. shall work
C. have been working D. shall be working
10. That’s the first time ______an answer right today.
A. I get B. I’m getting C. I have got D. I have been getting
11. By the end of December, John ________ as a reporter for ten years.
A. will have worked B. will have been working
C. will work D. will be working
12. At last the bus came. We ______for half an hour.
A. waited B. was waiting C. have waited D. had been waiting
13. When the first child was born, they ______married for three years.
A. have been married B. had been married
C. will been married D. will have been married
14. I’m sorry I ______to you for so long, but I’m very busy lately.
A. haven’t written B. am not writing C. don’t write D. didn’t write
15. I’m pretty sure that we ________the exam.
A. will pass B. haven’t passed C. have passed D. are going to pass
16. It's amazing how Jenny acts as though she and Darren ______serious problems at the
moment.
A. aren’t having B. weren’t having C. hadn’t had D. hadn’t been having

17. By the age of ten, Helen ______Braille as well as the manual alphabet and even learned to use

typewriter.
A. mastered B. has mastered C. had mastered D. was mastering
18. The teacher as well as his students ______at the school meeting yet.
A. arrived B. hasn’t arrived C. haven’t arrived D. not
19. Every evening since last Christmas, I ______my dog out of for a walk in the park.
A. take B. took C. have taken D. had taken
20. After John ______a rough outline of the model, he begins painting.
A. had drawn B. has drawn C. drew D. draw
21. I ______the bell three times when he answered the door.
A. would ring B. rang C. had rung D. was ringing
22. It is necessary that I ______here tomorrow.
A. would be B. were C. am being D. be
23. This time next month we won’t be at work; we ______the peaceful atmosphere of the
countryside.
A. will enjoy B. will have enjoyed C. are enjoying D. will be enjoying
24. A number of prisoners ______on the occasion of the Independence Day this year.
A. has been released B. have been released
C. were released D. was released
25. Ian ______a shower at the moment, so could you call back in about half an hour?
A. takes B. is taking C. has taken D. has been taking
26. He fell down when he ______towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
27. After I ______lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
28. Henry ______into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
29. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. shall have finished
30. Almost everyone ______for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

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Read the passage and choose the correct choice. (3 points) Up to about 1915, movies were shot and programs were made up of several works. Then, D.W.Griffith and others began to make longer films that provided the same powerful emotional appeal as did melodrama and presented spectacles far beyond what the theater could offer. Consequently, after World War I increasing numbers of spectators deserted the theater for the movies. This trend was accelerated in the late 1920s as a result of two new elements. In 1927 sound was added to the previously silent film, and thus one of the theater's principal claims to superiority vanished. In 1929 a serious economic depression began. Since audiences could go to the movies for a fraction of what it cost to see a play, theater going became a luxury that few could afford, especially as the depression deepened. By the end of World War II, the American theater had been reduced to about thirty theaters in New York City and a small number of touring companies originating there. 1. One thing that movies could do better than the theater was to ______ A. provide longer programs. B. provide emotional appeal. C. provide more melodrama. D. provide greater spectacles. 2. Up to the 1920s one objection to film was that ______ A. they were too short B. they were silent. C. they were too expensive. D. they did not tell a complete 3. One thing that made people choose the movies over the theater was ______ A. World War I. B. the fact that films were less expensive. C. the fact that films were silent. D. the fact that films were shorter. 4. By the end of the World War II, ________. A. theater had become entertainment for the masses. B. the theater was no longer considered a luxury. C. professional theatrical performances were confined mainly to New York D. There were no theatrical performances outside of New York City. 5. When the author of this paragraph says "this trend was accelerated in late 1920s" he means that ________ A. many more people went to the theater than to the movies. B. the shift away from the movies to the theater was slowed down. C. the popularity of the theater was gradually increasing. D. the shift away from the theater to the movies was speeder up.

Chọn đáp án đúng:
1. As time goes by, he__________more and more eccentric.

A. Becomes B. is becoming C. has become D. has been becoming

2. I__________ the living room by the time Dad comes home. He__________ so surprised.

A. Will paint/will be B. will be painting/is C. will have painted/will be D. will have painted/is

3. It's the coldest winter we__________ in Greece.

A. Ever experience B. ever experienced C. were ever experiencing D. have ever experienced

4. When he___________ was younger, he the cinema every week.

A. Was used to going B. used to go C. was going D. had gone

5. They________for a mile when they___________that someone___________missing.

A. Had walked/ had realized/ was B. had been walking/ realized/ had been

C. had been walking/ realized/ was D. had walked/ had realized/ had been

6. As part of my job, I_________ abroad a lot, so I_______ to improve my English.

A. Travel/ need B. am travelling/ need C. am travelling/ am needing D. travel/ am needing

7. I_________ at my mother's house this week because I__________ my house painted.

A. Sleep/ have B. am sleeping/ have C. sleep/ am having D. am sleeping/ am having

8. I you should buy him a tie. He___________to dress formally.

A. Am thinking/ likes B. think/likes C. think/ is liking D. am thinking/ has liked

9. As a teenager, I_________ things my parents__________ of.

A. Would do/ didn't approve B. used to do/ weren't approving

C. used to do/ didn't approve D. would do/ weren't approving

10. "Hurry up! We're waiting for you. What's taking you so long?"

"I________ for an important phone call. Go ahead and leave without me."

A. Wait B. will wait C. am waiting D. have waited

11. Robert is going to be famous some day. He_________in three movies already. ~ I'm sure he'll be a star.

A. Has been appearing B. had appeared C. has appeared D. appeared

12. Where's Polly? ~She_________.

A. Is in her room studying B. in her room is studying

C. studies in her room D. has in her room studied

13. Hello? Alice? This is Jeff. How are you? ~ Jeff? What a coincidence! I_________ about you when the phone rang.

A. Was just thinking B. just thought C. have just been thinking D. was just thought

14. What___________ about the new simplified tax? ~It's more confusing than the old one.

A. Are you thinking B. do you think C. have you thought D. have you been thinking

15. When is Mr. Fields planning to retire? ~ Soon, I think. He________ here for a long time. He'll probably retire next year or the year after that.

A. Worked B. had been working C. has been working D. is working

16. Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate? ~ I_________a delicious dessert for dinner tonight.

A. Make B. will make C. am going to make D. will have made

17. Let's go! What's taking you so long? ~ I'll be there as soon as I__________my keys.

A. Found B. will find C. find D. am finding

18. Next week when there______ a full moon, the ocean tides sill be higher.

A. Is being B. is C. will be D. will have been

19. While I______TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.

A. Watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching

20. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish__________ on earth for ages and ages.

A. Existed B. are existing C. exist D. have existed

21. The phone ________constantly since Jack announced his candidacy for president this morning.

A. Has been ringing B. rang C. had rung D. had been ringing

22. The earth_________on the sun for its heat and light.

A. Is depend B. depending C. has depended D. depends

23. I don't feel good. I________ home from work tomorrow.

A. Am staying B. stay C. will have stayed D. stayed

24. Today there are weather satellites that beam down information about the earth's atmosphere. In the last two decades, space exploration_________ great contributions to weather forecasting.

A. Is making B. has made C. made D. makes

25. On July 20th, 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong_________ down onto the moon, the first person ever to set foot on another celestial body.

A. Was stepping B. stepped C. has stepped D. was step

26. The plane's departure was delayed because of mechanical difficulties. When the weary passengers finally boarded the aircraft, many were annoyed and irritable because they___________ in the airport for three and a half hours.

A. Are waiting B. were waiting C. have been waiting D. had been waiting

27. If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate in another fifty years, this beach_______anymore.

A. Doesn't exist B. isn't going to exist C. isn't existing D. won't be existing

28. Homestead High School's football team_______a championship until last season, when the new coach led them to take first place in their league.

A. Has never won B. is never winning C. had never been winning D. had never won

29. To be able to qualify as an interpreter, many years of intensive language study are required for non-native speakers. By the end of this year, Chen________English for three years, but he will still need more training and experience before he masters the language.

A. Will be studying B. has studied C. will have been studying D. has been studying

30. In our hospital, patients________ every morning.

A. Are examined B. have examined C. can examine D. were examining