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GRAMMAR
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: By this time next year, Jonathan ________ in this university for five years.
A. will teach B. will have taught C. has been teaching D. has taught
Question 2: Jane was ________ the operation.
A. a too experienced doctor operated B. a too experienced doctor operating
C. too an experienced doctor operating D. too experienced to operate
Question 3: It is said that it is never too old __________.
A. learn B. learning C. learnt D. to learn
Question 4: In the past three months, the company has already received twice ____________ in the gross
revenues as it earned in the entire preceding years.
A. as much B. more C. as many D. as more
Question 5: Why do they always wear dark clothes at night? If pedestrians ________ light coloured
clothes, drivers _________ them much more easily.
A. wore – saw B. wear – see
C. wore – would see D. had worn – would have seen
Question 6: The report, __________ should have taken an hour, took five hours to be presented.
A. which B. that C. when D. where
Question 7: The doctor insisted that his patient ___________.
A. not work too hard for three months B. is taking it easy for three months
C. taking it easy inside of three months D. to take some vacations for three months
Question 8: ____________ did Tony realize that there was something dangerous.
A. When he entered the store B. After enter the store
C. Upon entering the store D. Only after entering the store
Question 9: The hall was full of doctors, five of ________ were from America and Australia.
A. who B. that C. whom D. which
Question 10: My father asked: “Who is playing the piano in the room?”
Reported speech:__________________________________________.
A. My father asked me who was playing the piano in the room.
B. My father asked me who playing the piano in the room.
C. My father asked me who has been playing the piano in the room.
D. My father asked me who had been playing the piano in the room.
Question 11: “Let’s go to the cinema”, said Nam. “Let’s not”, said Hoa.
A. Nam suggested going to the cinema but Hoa was against it.
B. Nam suggested going to the cinema but Hoa did not go.
C. Nam suggested to go to the cinema but Hoa was against it.
D. Nam suggested to go to the cinema but Hoa did not go.
Question 12: “You had better not leave your car unlocked” said my brother, “There’s been a lot of
stealing from cars”.
Reported speech: __________________________________________.
A. My brother said to me I had better not leave my car unlocked as there had been a lot of stealing form
cars.
B. My brother told me to not leave my car unlocked as there had been a lot of stealing from cars.
C. My brother advised me not leave my car unlocked as there had been a lot of stealing from cars.
 D. My brother warned me not to leave my car unlocked as there had been a lot of stealing from cars.
Question 13: There are many presents to give to homeless children.
Passive voice: ____________________________________________.
A. There are many presents to be given to homeless children.
B. Homeless children are given for many presents.
C. Homeless children are given many presents.
D. Presents for homeless children are given.
Question 14: Mr Evan has had the secretary translate these letters into Japanese.
Passive voice: ____________________________________________.
A. Mr Evan has had the secretary translated these letters into Japanese.
B. Mr Evan has had these letters be translated into Japanese by the secretary.
C. Mr Evan has had these letters translated into Japanese by the secretary.
D. The secretary has had these letters translated into Japanese.
Question 15: __________ a difficult problem can only be tackled over a number of years.
A. Such a B. Such C. So that D. So
Question 16: Up ____________ and all the children cheered.
A. did the balloon go B. had the balloon go
C. the balloon went D. went the balloon
Question 17: “Don’t bathe when the red flag is flying”, said the lifeguard.
A. The lifeguard said that do not bathe when the red flag is flying.
B. The lifeguard told them not to bathe when the red flag was flying.
C. The lifeguard told them not bathe when the red flag was flying.
D. The lifeguard told them should not bathe when the red flag was flying.
Question 18: The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day.
A. Only by training hard every day can you become a good athlete.
B. Only by training hard every day you can become a good athlete.
C. Only when training hard every day that you become a good athlete.
D. Only until training hard every day can you become a good athlete.
Question 19: Everyone approved of the scheme but when I asked for volunteers they all _________.
A. hung on B. hung back C. hung about D. hung up
Question 20: It’s difficult to ___________ luxuries when you are used to having them.
A. cut down into B. cut off on C. cut down at D. cut down on
Question 21: There are a few things we didn’t like about Professor Hwan’s science class, but __________
we enjoyed it.
A. large and by B. big and large C. by and large D. far and large
Question 22: He never lets anything __________ him and his weekend fishing trip.
A. come between B. come on C. come up D. come among
Question 23: Carrie couldn’t get to sleep last night. He was worried about the exam.
A. Carrie was so worried about the exam that he couldn’t get to sleep last night.
B. Carrie was worried enough to get to sleep last night.
C. Carrie was worried about the exam because he couldn’t get to sleep last night.
D. Even though Carrie was worried about the exam, he could get to sleep last night.
Question 24: Of the two boys, Nam is __________.
A. bigger B. the bigger C. the biggest D. biggest
Question 25: She didn't want to go to the dentist, ___________.
A. so she went anyway. B. in order to go away.
C. yet he went anyway. D. that’s why she went anyway.
Question 26: Be careful about the time. If you __________ too long on the first question you _________
enough time to do the others properly.
A. spend – will not have B. spent – did not have
C. spent – would not have D. had spent – would not have had
Question 27: _________ his father’s death, he came ________ a lot of money.
A. Because B. Although C. However D. As a result of
Question 28: Although Billy took a taxi, he arrived late for the concert.
A. Billy arrived late for the concert whether he took a taxi or not.
B. Billy arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.
C. In spite of taking a taxi, Billy arrived late for the concert.
D. Billy took a taxi to the concert, but he couldn’t catch it.
Question 29: ____________ his assistance, I should not have completed my research.
A. But for B. As though C. In case D. As long as
Question 30: It is said the Robinhood robbed ______ rich and gave the money to ______ poor.
A. a – a B. a – the C. the – the D. the – a
II. Fill each gap with an appropriate preposition.
Question 1: The job offer was too good for Amy to turn _________.
Question 2: Mrs Carter told _______ her daughter for getting dirty.
Question 3: I think you need more exercise. How about taking ________ basketball?
Question 4: If you don’t know when that important football match takes place, look at it ________ in the
World Cup timetable.
Question 5: Wendy takes _________ her mother, whereas her sister, Marge, looks quite different.
Question 6: The gun went ________ accidentally while he was cleaning it.
Question 7: After missing two weeks through illness, he had to work hard to catch up ______ the others
in his class.
Question 8: The newspapers congratulated the author _________ producing a very interesting novel.
Question 9: I need to remember to bring a souvenir _________ from Singapore for my parents.
Question 10: Our new coach is popular _________ the whole team.
III. Give the correct forms of the verbs in the blankets.
Question 1: (Be) _________ he on holiday in Japan, he would see many beautiful places.
Question 2: That the rest of the universe does not circle around the Earth (prove) _________ by Galileo.
Question 3: By the end of 1992, over 500 radio stations had begun (broadcast) _________ around the
United States.
Question 4: The girl (scream) _________ while the dentist (pull) _________ out one of her teeth.
Question 5: The more medicine (take) _________, the worse I seem to feel.
Question 6: He predicted that she (get) _________ married the next month but it was wrong.
Question 7: Nadia asked me if I (be) _________ on holiday in Hue City the previous year.
Question 8: (Suffer) _________ a lot of hardship from the last tsunami, the fishermen began to improve
their living conditions.
Question 9: Unluckily, Aly (lose) _________ his job last month and since then he (be) _________ out of
work.
Question 10: Many good students (recruit) _________ to work for the company next August as planned.