EXERCISE

Part 1. Pronunciation:
1. A. song B. one C. long D. gone
2. A. fork B. fall C. wrong D. caught
3. A. deal B. heal C. stealth D. steal
4. A. purple B. thirst C. journey D. there
5. A. too B. food C. soon D. good
6. A. dread B. bread C. bead D. head
7. A. boat B. road C. broad D. coat
8. A. pleasant B. reason C. creature D. feature
9. A. word B. sword C. burn D. world
10. A. main B. gain C. dairy D. laid
11. A. guilty B. busy C. bury D. build
12. A. suit B. pool C. blue D. threw

Part 2. Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences. Circle the option (A,
B, C, or D) as your answer. (37 ms)
13. Does that newspaper ............. the government or oppose it?
A. advantage B. assist C. encourage D. support
14. It’s distressing to see small children ............ in the streets.
A. pleading B. imploring C. begging D. entreating
15. You’ll get a free month’s subscription ............. you renew your membership by the end of January.
A. unless B. however C. were D. provided
16. Most of my friends are ............ reporters.
A. newspapers B. newspaper C. newspaper’s D.
newspapers’
17. The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its .............…….
A. promises B. vows C. aspirations D. offers
18. We ............. to shop off in Singapore but the airplane changed the arrangements at the last minute.
A. was going B. had C. ought D. were going
19. The ship broke .............. and the people were drowned.
A. out B. out of the sea C. into pieces D. to pieces
20. .................. I have a car, I prefer to travel by train.
A. In spite of B. Despite C. Because D. Although
21. My brother sang ..............of all the pupils of the group.
A. more beautifully B. the most beautifully C. less beautifully D. most beautifully
22. I wish he ............ change his minds so often!
A. shouldn’t B. wouldn’t C. mightn’t D. couldn’t
23. Doctors advise people being deficient ............ Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. in B. of C. from D. for
24. Because I am terrified of ............. spaces, I never go in lifts.
A. contained B. compressed C. constricted D. confined
25. In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s .......... hand back on.
A. cut B. grazed C. crushed D. severed
26. Even though I hadn’t spoken English for many years, I picked it .......... again after a few weeks.
A. on B. over C. up D. through
27. “You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday evening. You ............. be really hungry!” “I am.”
A. might B. will C. must D. can
28. Do most of the people who live along the shores of .................. earn a living .......................?
A. the Mediterranean / by farm B. Mediterranean / by farming
C. the Mediterranean / to farm D. the Mediterranean / by farming
29. I like books on literature .......................
A. more than B. most of all C. much more D. not at all
30. It is no use ............... to school if you ................... to work hard.
A. going / do not ready B. to go / do not ready C. going / are not ready D. go / are not
ready

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31. There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down .............. into the
water.
A. each other B. one after another C. one another D. a lot
32. "It seems he's driving more carefully now." "Yes, after ................. three times for speeding."
A. to be arrested B. be arrested C. having been arrested D. have been
arrested
33. But I could not stay on the tree all my life and I began to make a plan ..............get away.
A. for B. of C. in order to D. so that
34. Do your test carefully.
A. Your test might be done carefully. B. Your test must be allowed to do carefully.
C. Let your test be done carefully. D. Be done your test carefully.
35. Last year I was .............. to be invited to visit Hanoi.
A. too lucky B. more fortunate C. less lucky D. fortunate enough
36. Upon returning from class, ......................
A. a letter was in the mailbox B. a letter was found in the mailbox
C. he found a letter in the mailbox D. the mailbox had a letter in it
37. She is not doing .............. in the garden, just walking about the place.
A. anything B. nothing C. something D. a few
38. ……………… recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly into a variety of
subdisciplines.
A. It is since B. When C. Since it is D. In
39. The child always keeps his hands and face ....................
A. cleanly B. clean C. clearly D. carefully
40. He found his trousers but ................... clean.
A. it wasn't B. they wasn't C. they weren't D. it weren't
41. At the party, he drank .....................
A. lemon juice a lot of B. many glasses of beer C. many wine D. much
waters
42. The incidence of anorexia nervosa, ………………, is growing in industrially advanced societies.
A. is an eating disorder B. an eating disorder which C. an eating disorder D. for which an
eating disorder
43. I don’t know how many of .............. books among these are his.
A. a B. yours C. the D. such a
44. On the battlefield of Waterloo, about 45,000 men were left ................
A. dead and wound B. dead and wounded C. to die and wound D. death and wound
45. The old man is both deaf and dumb. He can .............. understand us.
A. harder B. hard C. hardly D. difficult
46. I couldn't make coffee for everybody. There weren't ............
A. cups enough B. enough cups C. cups too D. too cups
47. I read an interesting ............. in the paper the other day.
A. article B. information C. news D. reporting
48. We were made .............. all the cleaning in the house.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. done
49. I’ve only had time to read the ............. in the morning’s paper.
A. columns B. headings C. headlines D. sections
50. ...................., a brick fell on his head.
A. Turning the corner B. Having turned the corner
C. When he turned the corner D. Being turned the corner

Part 5. Most of the sentences contain common errors. Identify and correct the errors.
71. It is worth to point out that this is not the only possible cause of the problem.
72. There has been an increase of interest in classical music in recent years.
73. One of the most important things in life is a good health.
74. Only half the people who responded to the survey were satisfied.
75. In the end of the period in question, imports had increased by ten per cent.
76. It can be true that people are living longer, but what about their quality of life?

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77. Four out of five tourists who visit the country arrive by air.
78. The new airport will be only two and quarter kilometres away from the school.
79. Although you can encourage people to stop smoking, you can't force them to.
80. The training scheme was unpopular, and at the end the government had to abandon it.
81. The city has spent a big amount of money on crime prevention.
82. A number of cities has more than ten million inhabitants.
83. A large proportion of people commute to work by car.
84. The major cities have a large level of unemployment.
85. A number of surveys has been carried out.
86. Only a small percentage of the houses has electricity.
87. The number of private cars is increasing rapidly.
88. People are now enjoying a higher level of living.
89. The food supply is not proportion about the size of the country.
90. Comparing with other countries, Libya spends a high percentage of income on education.

Complete the sentences in such a way that each of the sentences means almost the same as
the sentence printed before it.
1. We were very impressed by the new camera but found it rather expensive.
Impressed ______;_________________________________________________________
2. He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain.
He needn't________________________________________________________________
3. "I'm innocent," she said, and the court believed her.
She convinced ____________________________________________________________
4. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
The last __________________________________________________________________
5. I would like, moreover, to choose my own clothes.
What's ___________________________________________________________________
6. The team is the same as it was for last Saturday's match.
There have________________________________________________________________
7. Couldn't you have got a bus to the station?
Wasn't __________________________________________________________________
8. You were so gullible! How could you believe the lies he told you?
Weren't __________________________________________________________________
9. Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications.
The more _________________________________________________________________
10. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
Despite___________________________________________________________________

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ĐÁP ÁN
Part 1. Pronunciation:

1. b 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. d 6. c 7. c 8. a 9. b 10. c 11. c 12. a

Part 2. Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences. Circle the option (A,
B, C, or D) as your answer. (37 ms)
13. d 18. d 23. a 28. d 33. c 38. d 43. c 48. a
14. c 19. c 24. d 29. b 34. c 39. b 44. b 49. c
15. d 20. d 25. d 30. c 35. d 40. c 45. c 50. c
16. b 21. b 26. c 31. c 36. c 41. b 46. b
17. a 22. b 27. c 32. c 37. a 42. c 47. a

Part 5. Most of the sentences contain common errors. Identify and correct the errors.
51. It is worth pointing out that this is not the only possible cause of the problem. (it's worth doing
something; something is worth doing. These phrases take an -ing form, not an infinitive. • worth is
usually used as a preposition, e.g. The car is worth £100. The noun related to worth is value, e.g.
The value of the car is £100.)
52. There has been an increase in interest in classical music in recent years.
53. One of the most important things in life is good health.
54. Only half the people who responded to the survey were satisfied. √ (Don't use the before half except
when talking about a particular half of something, e.g. The second half of the match was pretty
boring. You can say half or half of, but half is more common.)
55. At the end of the period in question, imports had increased by ten per cent. (At the end refers to
the point where something finishes, and it is usually followed by the preposition of. In the end
means 'after a long period of time' or 'eventually’. It is never followed by of.)
56. It may be true that people are living longer, but what about their quality of life?
57. Four out of five tourists who visit the country arrive by air. √ (Use the preposition in to talk about
very small proportions, e.g. one or two in ten. Use the prepositions out of to talk large proportions,
e.g. 99 out of 100.)
58. The new airport will be only two and a quarter kilometres away from the school. (After numbers,
half and quarter take an indefinite article, e.g. two and a half metres; four and a quarter years.)
59. Although you can encourage people to stop smoking, you can't force them to. √
60. The training scheme was unpopular, and in the end the government had to abandon it.
61. The city has spent a large/ considerable/ substantial amount of money on crime prevention.
(Don’t say a big number or a big amount)
62. A number of cities have more than ten million inhabitants.
63. A large proportion of people commute to work by car. √
64. The major cities have a high level of unemployment. (Don’t say a big/ large level or a small level.
Use high/low)
65. A number of surveys have been carried out.
66. Only a small percentage of the houses have electricity.
67. The number of private cars is increasing rapidly. √
68. People are now enjoying a higher standard of living. (When you are talking about the quality of sth,
the usual word is standard.)
69. The food supply is not in proportion to the size of the country.
70. Compared with other countries, Libya spends a high percentage of income on education.
(Use compared with or compared to when comparing two or more things. In comparison (with) or
by comparison (with) can also be used to compare things but these are fairly formal and are most
often used in written English.)
Part 2. Complete the sentences in such a way that each of the sentences means almost the
same as the sentence printed before it.
71. Impressed (by the new camera) as / though we were / might be (by the new camera), we found it
rather expensive.
72. He needn't have brought the umbrella along (because it didn't rain anyway).
73. She convinced the court that she was innocent. / She convinced the court of her innocence.
74. The last thing you can / could do is to phone the police.

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75. What's more, I would like to choose my own clothes.
76. There have been no changes to the team since last Saturday's match.
77. Wasn't it possible for you to get a bus to the station?
78. Weren't you so gullible, you couldn't have believed the lies he told you.
79. The more qualifications you are able to / can amass, the more success you (can / will) make /
successful you become in the academic field. ).
80. Despite my strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time.