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Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part
that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 201: I'm very disappointed in you. I didn't think you were the sort of person who would
go ____ his word.
A. out on B. back on C. through with D. down with
Question 202: Merlyn: “Do you like that advanced course you are taking, Jenifer?”
- Jenifer: “_________________.”
A. By and large, yes. B. No, not everyone. C. Not me. I‘m still waiting D. No, thanks.
Question 203: Gareth: “Do you have the time, please?”
- Ferdinand: “________________”
A. I‘d rather not. B. Sorry. I don‘t have a watch now
C. No, I haven‘t. I‘m busy. D. Sure, I have plenty of time.
Question 204: The income per _________ of population was under $1500 per annum.
A. mind B. man C. mouth D. head
Question 205: The Babylonians invented a system of written numbers, ________ the Mayan Indians of
Central America
A. so B. as did C. and did D. so did
206. Robert _______in three important water polo games so far.
A. has played B. is playing C. played D. had played
207. The man speaks ________ I cannot understand him.
A. so fast that B. such quickly that C. so fastly that D. slowly enough
208. It is imperative that your facebook password ________ confidential.
A. need keeping B. need to keep C. needs to be kept D. needed keeping
209. You should look up the meaning of the new word in the dictionary________ misuse it.
A. in order to not B. to C. so as not to D. so that
210. The salary of a computer programmer is ________ a teacher.
A. as twice much as B. as much as twice of C. twice as higher as that D. twice as high as
that of
211. Tony didn‘t study hard for the test. His answers ________ from someone else.
A. should have copied B. must have been copied C. can have copied D. would have
copied
212. On the table _____.
A. the disks lay B. did the disks lie C. lay the disks D. lied the disks
213. The girls and flowers ___________ he painted were vivid.
A. who B. which C. whom D. that

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214. He‘d prefer ___________ chicken soup rather than ___________ milk.
A. having / having B. to have / drink C. have / drink D. had / drank
215. There is ____ in my bedroom.
A. a square wooden old table B. an old square wooden table
C. a wooden old square table D. an old wooden square table
216. Our health is being _______ by air pollution.
A. dangerous B. dangerously C. danger D. endangered
217. The 15th Asian Games was a _________ sporting event.
A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully
218. Don‘t expect to be treated _____ in this hospital.
A. preferential B. preference C. preferred D. preferentially
219. Mrs. Jane gave her short speech to express her ________ for the retirement gift.
A. appeasement B. applause C. apportionment D. appreciation
220. I want to take my dogs with me. I need their _____.
A. company B. relation C. relationship D. companion
221. Children should be ________ by their parents on the first day of school.
A. accompanied B. followed C. involved D. associated
222. The __________ cheered when the final goal was scored in the match today.
A. spectators B. onlookers C. viewers D. audience
223. Thanks for lending me your umbrella; it really came in _____.
A. used B. handy C. handful D. needy
224. _____________you‘ll be coming to the meeting next week since you prepared the documents?
A. Likely B. Predictably C. Presumably D. Surely
225. The floor was so rotten that it almost gave _____________ under his weight.
A. way B. up C. back D. away
226. A: “I‘m having some friends over for dinner this evening. Would you like to join us?
B: “_____________”
A. Thanks but I mustn‘t. B. Come one. It‘s your turn.
C. Can I take a rain check? D. As a matter of fact, I do.
227. A: Do you like that advanced course you are taking, John?”
B: “_____________”
A. No, thanks. B. By and large, yes. C. Not me. I‘m still waiting. D. No, not everyone.
228. William is an authority_____________medieval tapestries.
A. on B. with C. about D. in
229. The marathon runner _____________ for nearly one hour and a half when she _____________ to the
pavement.
A. has been running / collapsed B. were running / collapsed
C. had been running / collapsed D. ran / had been collapsing
230. I can't thank enough for your help. - “_____________”
A. I'd rather not. B. My pleasure. C. I don't mind. D. My goodness.
231. John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?"
Laura. " _______"
A. Yes, it‘s an absurd idea B. There‘s no doubt about it
C. Of course not. You bet D. Well, that‘s very surprising
232. If you had asked him, he _________ helped you to solve the problem.
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A. will have B. ought to have C. should have D. would have

233. Henry was really a silly boy when we were at high school. I still remember ____________ very
stupid questions.
A. him asking B. him to ask C. asking him D. his being asked
234. “Today‘s my 20 birthday.” - “_________”
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A. Take care! B. Many happy returns! C. Have a good time! D. I don‘t understand.
235. Luisa does a full-time job and _____________.
A. looks after also the house C. looks after the house either
B. looks after the house too D. also looks after the house
236. On the second level of the parking lot_____________
A. is empty B. are some empty stalls C. some empty stalls are D. are empty
237. Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the_____________that the matter was confidential.
A. reasons B. excuses C. grounds D. foundation
238. They attempted to _____________ the painting to its original condition.
A. restore B. renovate C. repair D. refurbish
239. Can you list the problems ____ poor and ____ countries?
A. facing/ overpopulation B. facing/overpopulated
C. face/ overpopulated D. facing/overpopulating
240. I feel _________ to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with the
decision.
A. my duty B. it my duty C. this my duty D. that my duty
241. I'm sure when you've stopped looking for your keys, they'll _____________up somewhere.
A. take B. look C. turn D. pull
242. To solve this problem, it is advisable__________
A. a drastic measure to be adopted B. that to adopt a drastic measure
C. that a drastic measure be adopted D. that a drastic measure is adopted
243. The organs of taste are the _____________ that are mainly located on the tongue.
A. groups of cells are taste buds B. Taste buds are groups of cells
C. Taste buds, these are groups of cells D. Taste buds, groups of cells
244. On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater.
A. On reflection B. For this time only C. After discussing with my wife D. For the second
time
245. Geogre wouldn‘t have met Mary ______ to his brother‘s graduation party.
A. had he gone B. hadn‘t he gone C. if he had not gone D. if he shouldn‘t have
gone
246. John has a monthly bank ___ sent to him so that he knows how much there is in his account.
A. statement B. overdraft C. cheque D. balance
247. He was sent to _________ prison for _________ six months for _________ shoplifting.
A. x/x/x B. the/x/x C. x/x/the D. a/x/a
248. What do you want to do this summer? I think we should go somewhere ________ has plenty of
sun and sand.
A. who B. where C. when D. that
Question 249: “Has Jenifer ever been to Paris?” “No, but________ , she‘s going next week”
A. interestedly B. interested enough C. interestingly enough D. enough
interesting
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Question 250: I have no patience with gossips. What I told Bill was a secret. He________it to you.
A. mustn‘t read B. shouldn‘t have repeated C. mustn‘t have repeated D. shouldn‘t
read
Question 251: I suppose Jason must be in his________teens.
A. middle B. earlier C. late D. later
Question 252: The accused denied ________ in the vicinity of the murder scene.
A. to have ever been B. have ever been C. having ever been D. ever having
been
Question 253: Mr. Duncan does not know________the lawn mower after they had finished using it.
A. where did they put B. where they did put C. where they put D. where
to put
Question 254: Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and________ .
A. the others is not B. another is inexperienced C. the other is not D. other lacks
experience
Question 255: Losing my job was a great shock, but I think I‘m ________ it
A. seeing to B. putting up with C. standing for D. getting over
Question 256: The hotel was terrible, but the wonderful beach ________ our disappointment.
A. got over B. faced up to C. made up for D. saw to
Question 257: ________is that a chicken stands up to lay its eggs.
A. Many people don‘t realize B. What many people don‘t realize
C. It is that many people don‘t realize D. Because many people don‘t realize
Question 258: I don‘t like Anthony, he seems to take too much________ In criticizing everyone.
A. joy B. fascination C. pleasure D. entertainment
Question 259 : The price of fruit has increased recently, ______ the price of vegetables has gone
down.
A. whereas B. whether C. when D. otherwise
Question 260: ________ that F.W Frohawk made his greatest contribution to the field of natural
history during the Victorian period.
A. It was as a butterfly illustrator B. He was a butterfly illustrator
C. A butterfly illustrator D. When he was a butterfly illustrator
Question 261: Our hotel is ________ walking distance of the sea.
A. close B. inside C. near D. within
Question 262: “Why don‘t we go to the zoo?” – “________”
A. Because we don‘t have enough money B. I couldn‘t agree more
C. That‘s a good idea D. Yes, I‘d love to
Question 263: “ I couldn‘t take the history class I wanted last semester” “Why didn‘t you talk to
your advisor? She________able to help you get in”
A. wasn‘t B. might have been C. might be D. couldn‘t have been
Question 264: ________store information but they also distribute it.
A. Not only computers B. Not computers only
C. Computers do not only D. Computers not only
Question 265: “Are you coming to the party?” – “________”
A. I‘m not sure B. I‘m sorry C. I like but I can D. I will
Question 266: You can‘t just bury your________ in the sand and hope that this problem goes away.
A. book B. hand C. head D. foot
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Question 267: You should bear in mind that children of tender years are notoriously________ .
A. impressive B. impervious C. impersonal D. impressionable
Question 268: The job requires certain______. You have to be good at operating computers and
dealing with people.
A. qualifications B. knowledge C. techniques D. skills
Question 269: “Shall I wait for you?” – “_________________”
A. Why ask such a question B. No need to ask C. No, don‘t bother D. Yes, of course
Question 270: “Excuse me. Where is the _______ office of UNICEF Vietnam located?”
A. leading B. head C. summit D. central
Question 271: He really deserved the award because he performed _________ what was expected of
him.
A. much better which B. the most that C. much more as D. much better than
Question 272: ______it would stop raining for a morning, we could cut the grass.
A. If ever B. If only C. On condition that D. In case
Question 273: ______attention we pay to commercials, we cannot avoid being influenced by the
constant repetition of a brand name or image.
A. However little B. In spite of the C. No matter what D. Only a little
Question 274: _______the phone rang later that night did Anna remember the appointment.
A. Not until B. Just before C. Only D. No sooner
Question 275: Only______research has been carried out in this field.
A. a few B. a little C. very little D. not much
Question 276: The small,______farms of New England were not appropriate for the Midwest.
A. self-supporting B. supporting themselves C. self-supported D. they supported
themselves
Question 277: Hurry up! They‘ve only got ________ seats left.
A. a little B. a few C. a lot of D. plenty
Question 278: The computer has had an enormous_______on the way we work.
A. change B. alteration C. influence D. impression
Question 279: I don‘t think Mike will reject that job offer, ______?
A. do I B. will he C. won't he D. don't I
Question 280: The wet weather has ______ three weeks now; It has rained every single day
A. lasted B. gone C. run D. existed
Question 281: _______on several different television programs, the witness gave conflicting
accounts of what had happened.
A. Appearing B. Appears C. He appeared D. Who appeared
Question 282: I phoned the company, who______me that my goods had been dispatched.
A. guaranteed B. assured C. reassured D. confirmed
Question 283: He's the only child in his family and so he can hardly enjoy______.
A. brothers B. brother C. brotherhood D. brotherly
Question 284: It‘s no use __________ a language if you don‘t try to use it.
A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn
Question 285: When the car was invented, I don‘t think anyone could have predicted______it would
change the world.
A. how B. what C. why D. when
Question 286: You have to study hard to______your classmates.
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A. keep pace with B. get in touch with C. catch sight of D. look out for
Question 287. By tomorrow, the car _____ by me.
A. will have been bought B. will be bought C. was being bought D. was bought
Question 288. “_____” is used to express disagreement.
A. I couldn‘t disagree with you any more. B. That‘s not a good idea.
C. That‘s the way I see it. D. That‘s what I‘m not thinking of.
Question 289. The meeting has been put _____ to Friday as so many people have got the flu.
A. up B. in C. out D. back
Question 290. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader
than _____.
A. the domestic marketer has B. the domestic marketer does
C. those of the domestic marketer D. that which has the domestic marketer
Question 291. I am wrong, _____?
A. aren't I B. are I C. are not I D. am I
Question 292. - A: “John got married again.” - B: “Really? Who _____?”
A. with B. at C. to D. about
Question 293. The child was told to _____ for being rude to his uncle.
A. excuse B. apologize C. forgive D. confess
Question 294. Mai: “Wow, I‘ve never seen such a nice cell phone, Nam” - Nam: “_____”.
A. Oh, I don‘t know. B. Thank you. I‘m glad you like it. C. You‘re welcome. D. I agree
with you.
Question 295. - A: “Are you interested in scuba diving?” - B: “A lot. Undersea life is _____.”
A. fascinating B. fascinate C. fascinates D. fascinated
Question 296. "_____ anyone ring while I‘m away, please take a message."
A. Will B. May C. Should D. Would
Question 297. She had to pass all her exams, or _____ she would not have a holiday.
A. instead B. else C. though D. therefore
Question 298. The meeting has been brought _____ to Monday due to the seriousness of the situation.
A. on B. out C. down D. forward
Question 299. If you want your son to do better on his exams, I suggest he _____ harder.
A. will study B. studies C. will study D. study
Question 300. My uncle was _____ ill last summer; however, fortunately, he is now making a slow
but steady recovery.
A. seriously B. deeply C. fatally D. critically
Question 301.The chief foods eaten in any country depend largely on _____ best in its climate and
soil.
A. what grows B. it grows C. does it grow D. what does it grow
Question 302. She made a list of what to do ______ forget anything.
A. in order to B. so as not to C. so that D. not to
Question 303. A: “Can I smoke in here?” - B: “I‘d rather you _____.”
A. don‘t B. didn‘t C. won‘t D. can‘t
Question 304. The grape is the _____, juicy fruit of a woody vine.
A. skin which is smooth B. skinned is smooth C. smooth-skinned D. smooth
skin

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Question 305. The _____ collar workers received a rise, but the workers on the shop-door were told
they had to wait.
A. blue B. black C. grey D. white
Question 306: _____, we couldn‘t have continued with the project.
A. If you hadn‘t contributed positively B. Even if you didn‘t like to contribute
C. Provided your contribution wouldn‘t come D. Unless we had your contribution
Question 307: The more you talk about the situation, ______
A. it seems worse B. the worse does it seem C. the worse it seems D. it seems the
worse
Question 308: Those boys took a long ladder______.
A. in order to get the ball from the roof B. so they will get the ball from the roof
C. so that the ball from the roof can be gotten D. and then get the ball from the roof
Question 309: She regretted to tell him that______.
A. she was leaving the tickets at home B. she had left the tickets at home
C. the tickets at home would be left D. she would have left the tickets at home
Question 310: Alexander Fleming, ______, received the Nobel Prize in 1945.
A. that discovered penicillin B. who discovered penicillin
C. which discovered penicillin D. he discovered penicillin
Question 311: The doctor advised Robert ______ to lose weight.
A. to take more exercise so that he could B. to take more exercise if he wanted
C. that he takes more exercise D. that he should take more exercise in order that

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