Lesson 1: tenses ( Các thì ) simple present:

1. A. young B. about C. account D. sound

2. A. astronaut B. anchor C. spaceman D. capsule

3. A. Christmas B. anchor C. chemistry D. cheque

4. A. deliver B. different C. diagram D. disease

5. A. hurl B. pull C. June D. would

6. A. allow B. how C. relation D. bank

7. A. value B. change C. actual D. transaction

8. A. holder B. bore C. important D. score

9. A. credit B. service C. letter D. specified

10. A. stammer B. stamp C. stand D. start

11. A. passed B. wanted C. kissed D. asked

12. A. talked B. allowed C. studied D. prepared

13. A. looked B. laughed C. stopped D. called

14. A. gathered B. prepared C. attracted D. robbed

15. A. treated B. looked C. watched D. laughed

16. A. needed B. blended C. united D. smiled

18. A. expanded B. treated C. stopped D. intended

19. A. robbed B. looked C. prepared D. enjoyed

20. A. followed B. examined C. violated D. stayed

21. A. talks B. laughs C. weighs D. misses

22. A. robs B. studies C. learns D. invites

23. A. rents B. lends C. borrows D. calls

24. A. promises B. faces C. stages D. cultures

25. A. teachers B. takes C. beds D. robs

2. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.

1. A. farmer B. farewell C. canal D. cover

2. A. money B. machine C. many D. mother

3. A. borrow B. agree C. await D. prepare

4. A. although B. carnation C. communicate D. different

5. A. government B. condition C. Parliament D. fortunate

6. A. founder B. damage C. answer D. collapse

7. A. reverse B. conflict C. revise D. relax

8. A. accessible B. conspicuous C. convenient D. continental

9 A. intensity B. deficiency C. disadvantage D. associate

10. A. eardrum B. abound C. decree D. account

11. A. applicant B. sulphuric C. odourless D. logical

12. A. deliver B. different C. diagram D. C. science

13. A. astronaut B. anchor C. spaceman D. capsule

14. A. music B. physics C. science D. compare

15. A. geometry B. philosophy C. geography D. economics

1. Are you in working for us ?

A. interest B. interests C. interesting D. interested

2. If I you , I wouldn’t make those mistakes .

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

3. The man is talking to you now is my uncle .

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

4. They often tell us smoking .

A. stop B. stops C. to stop D. stopping

5. She is good mathematics .

A. on B. at C. up D. about

6. I promised on time . I mustn’t late .

A. be / be B. to be / to be C. to be / be D. be / to be

7. Their house is beautiful than mine .

A. more B. as C. so D. much

8. It is no use to him .

A. to talk V. talk C. being talking D. talking

9. They advise me try to give up .

A. smoking B. to smoking C. smoke D. smokes

10. Mr John, you are talking to now, is my uncle .

A. who B. whom C. which D. when

11. Don’t forget me a cable when you arrive in Ha Noi .

A. sending B. sent C. send D. to send

12. English in many parts of the world .

A. is speaking B. speaking C. is spoken D. spoken

13 My parents didn’t permit me last night .

A. gone B. went C. to go D. going

14. He has just gone to his friend’s house , there is a party today .

A. who B. which C. whom D. where

15. Your idea is different mine .

A. in B. on C. from D. about

16. Mai often gets up early the morning .

A. at B. on C. in D. for

17. You look . You can join a beauty contest .

A. beautify B. beautiful C. beauty D. beautifully

18. Phong doesn’t work as work as he last year .

A. was B. did C. didn’t D. wasn’t

19. Try so many mistakes .

A. not to make B. not make C. to make not D. make not

20. I remember you before, but I have forgotten your name .

A. to meet B. met C. meet D. meeting

21. If I had lots of money , I help the poor .

A. can B. will C. would D. would be

22. The book was bought last week belongs to me .

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

23. She always helps her mother the housework .

A. make B. do C. to making D. to doing

24. How since we school ?

A. are you / left B. have you been / had left

C. will you be / left D. have you been / left

25. Don’t go anywhere until I back .

A. come B. will come C. have come D. came

26. I the book by the time you come tonight .

A. will be finishing B. finished C. have finishing D. will have finished

27. Let’s go to the library, ?

A. will we B. shall we C. would we D. should we

28. Mary prefers .

A. sing to dance B. to sing than to dance C. singing to dance D. singing to dancing

29. she couldn’t get into the house because she the key .

A. lost B. had lost C. loses D. has lost

30. Some people think that washing the dishes women’s work .

A. is B. are C. for D. has

31. is said that he will come here tomorrow .

A. He B. She C. They D. It

32. I’m going to a taxi. Three miles too far for me to walk .

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

33. My teacher arrived after I for her for ten minutes .

A. waiting B. was waiting C. had waited D. have waited

34. Nobody is ready to go , ?

A. isn’t B. is he C. are they D. aren’t they

35. Those book cost more than these .

A. have B. are C. do D. were

36. If you are selfish, you the lives of many people .

A. would endanger B. will endanger C. were endangered D. are endangered

37. She says she is always present the meeting on time .

A. on B. at C. to D. for

38. This book to me, it’s my brother’s .

A. isnot belonged B. belongs not C. not belongs D. does not belong

39. Why was Peter absent yesterday? He a bad cold .

A. had had B. was having C. had D. is having

40. I couldn’t buy any fruit because I my purse .

A. forget B. had forgotten C. have forgot D. forgetted

41. We are working hard , so the job by tomorrow evening .

A. has done B. has been done C. will be done D. will do

42. I hope that me when you come to India .

A. you’ll visit B. you are visiting C. you would visit D. you visited

43. You had better if you want to catch the train .

A. to run B. running C. run D. ran

44. You were pleased when you heard the result , ?

A. didn’t you B. weren’t you C. wasn’t it D. didn’t it

45. She told me I would have an accident if I more care .

A. amnot B. haven’t taken C. won’t take D. didn’t take

46. When I was a boy, I tea to coffee .

A. preferred B. was C. had D. have

47. She English since she was a little girl ,

A. has to speak B. spoken C. used to speak D. has been speaking

48. He came into the room while they TV .

A. have watched B. watched C. were watching D. have been watching

49. You aren’t allowed here .

A. smoke B. to smoke C. to smoking D. smoking

50. Mr Smith said that he would come, but he yet .

A. did not come B. had not come C. does not come D. has not come

51. Either Mai or Mary eating beef-pho .

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

52. A number of students in our school foreigners .

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

53. Our teachers are very kind us .

A. in B. up C. to D. about

54. The news bad last night .

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

55. Tim go fishing with his father when he was young .

A. used to B. is use to C. has used to D. was used to

56. I wish .

A. I was at home when you called yesterday.B. I were at home when you called yesterday.

C. I am at home when you call . D. I had been at home when you called yesterday

57. He speaks French, ?

A. does he B. isn’t he C. doesn’t he D. didn’t he

58. If anybody a question , please ask me after class .

A. had B. have C. have the D. has

59. Everyone of us not want to stay there .

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

60. It is no good your father about your failure .

A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. told

61. Peter would early than late .

A. to arriving B. arriving C. arrive D. arrived

62. He will tell you the truth when he back .

A. will come B. would come C. comes D. will have come

63. Please don’t enter the room knocking .

A. except for B. with C. without D. while

64. No one was able to think the noise was going on .

A. during B. while C. since D. because

65. Some people that pythons are not dangerous .

A says B. say C. is said D. are said

66. Don’t ask John money . He hasn’t got any .

A. at B. for C. up D. from

67. The boys are making too noise .

A. many B. much C. little D. a lot of

68. You made so mistakes in your writing .

A. few B. a few C. many D. a large number of

69. I’m very poor . I have money .

A. lots of B. little C. a little D. few

70. How time did he spend on learning English ?

A. much B. many C. little D. few

71. There are a lot of job in this company .

A. attractive B. attracted C. attract D. attraction

72. He felt with the results of his exam.

A. disappointing B. disappointed C. disappointedly D. disapointment

73. Most children are ill-prepared employment .

A. in B. for C. at D. on

74. He had no sooner left it began to rain .

A. when B. because C. than D. before

75. Alice prefers bananas oranges .

A. of B. to C. for D. up

76. Thia is the school I used to study when I was a boy .

A. when B. why C. which D. where

77. the story of Kieu very interesting .

A. Reading / am B. Reading / is C. Reading / are D. Reading / was

78. He is young go to school .

A. too / for B. too / to C. very / to D. such / to

79. Two years a long time to wait .

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

80. Farmers can prevent erosion yearlyrotation of crops .

A. with B. by C. without D. from

81. She is of music .

A. interested B. keen C. fond D. excited

82. Do you mind my a suggestion ?

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

83. Betty meeting people .

A. would B. wants C. enjoys D. like

84. She suggests out for a walk .

A. go B. to go C. going D. went

85. Would you for a drink ?

a. care B. like C. have D. look

86. Would you giving me a hand ?

A. mind B. like C. please D. care

87. Farmers can help the soid by adding fertilizers .

A. rich B. richer C. enrich D. richness

88. In the past, most people believed that natural resources could never be used .

A. to B. for C. up D. by

89. Water is necessary for hydropower stationa

A. conservation B. conservative C. prodution D. prevention

90. Some plays are successful that they run for years on end .

A. too b. so C. such D. enough

91. He wasn’t to lift the case .

A. strong too B. too strong C. enough strong D. strong enough

92. Mark is the member of the team .

A. most young B. younger C. more young D. youngest

93. How long is it you Tom ?

A. since / see B. you / sees C. since / saw D. you / seeing

94. Would you like champagne ?

A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

95. A large of vehicles had to be abandoned because of the heavy snow.

A. deal B. number C. amount D. few

96. This house needs .

A. painting B. to be painted C. to paint D. a and b are correct

97. I prefer telephoning to write letters .

98. She was right when she said that the man was guity .

A. reason B. reasonable C. unreasonable D. reasonably

99. You can get treament in this hospital .

A. occupy B. occupies C. occupational D. occupation

100. I can’t read ___________ glasses .

A. by B. in C. without D. from

101. More than 100 people were involved the project .

A. in B. on C. into D. out

102. Would you like tea ?

A. some B. a C. an D. any

103. Could you tell me the reason you were absent yesterday?

A. when B. where C. what D. why

104. Neither Bill nor Mary are going to the party tonight .

105. I had a motorbike last week .

A. paint B. to paint C. painted D. painting

106. Smoke from factories and car exhause fumes are .

A. harmed B. unharmed C. harmful D. harmless

107. Water when it is boiled .

A. vapour B. vaporize C. vaporizes D. vapourizes

108. Clean air provides us a healthy supply of oxygen .

A. in B. with C. on D. at

109. Vehicles also account air pollution in the cities .

A. for B. from C. in D. about

110. When did you start smoking here ?

A. How long is it since you start smoking ?

B. How long is it since you starts smoking?

C. How long is it since you started smoking ?

D. How long is it since you started smoke ?

111. We passed the shops windows were decorated for Chrismast.

A. the B. their C. which D. whose

112. He is the man the police are looking for ?

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

113. We didn’t recognize him. He a lot .

A. changes B. has changed C. was changing D. had changed

114. Roger had hardly left Tom came .

A. where B. when C. than D. before

115. Can you make this old engine ?

A. start B. starts C. started D. to start 116. Sometimes American women ask men help .

A. in B. up C. for D. on

117. It is an expensive house he can’t afford to buy .

A. such / that B. so / that C. too / to D. such / to

118. Mai is used to eat with chopsticks .

119. Jack London born San Francisco .

A. is / in B. was / in C. was / at D. were / to

120. his best- known novels are “ the Call of the Wild ” and “ the Sea Wolf ” .

A. Among b. In C. Over D. On

121. I have learnt English for I was ten years old .

121. I my writing by 3 o’clock this afternoon .

A. finish B. finished C. will finish D. will have finished

123. I the hot weather in Thai land .

A. use to B. used to C. uses to D. am used to

124. “ John began playing the piano 10 years ago . ” means .

A. John played the piano 10 years ago. B. John has played the piano for 10 years.

C. John used to play the piano 10 years ago. D. John doesn’t play the piano any more.

125. She is satisfied her present job.

A. on B. up C. with D. from

126. I never forget the time I first met him.

A. which B. whom C. when D. how

127. I’m sure he wouldn’t have sold his car if he any other alternative.

A. had B. has had C. had had D. have had

128. Hue is famous its landscapes.

A. in B. at C. for D. on

129. She is one of the beautiful girls in my class.

A. best B. most C. better D. worse

130. I give him my e-mail address he could keep in touch with me.

A. that B. such that C. so that D. so as to

132. No sooner the game stared last night than the rain began to fall.

A. was B. did C. had D. than

133. The material is easy so be careful how to handle it .

A. for breaking B. to break C. to be broken D. for being broken

134. Everybody thinks that by the end of this month the price of petrol_____ by at least ten cents .

A. is rising B. will be rose C. will have risen D. will have been risen

135. They’ll certainly come them .

A. when calling B. you’re calling C. if you call D. do you call

136. This is the second time that you have been here, ?

A. isn’t B. haven’t you C. don’t you D. wasn’t it

137. This is the best play I have ever seen.

A. where B. what C. that D. when

138. At last she is successful her exam.

A. on B. in C.at D. of

139. I am looking forward to hear from you.

A B C D

140. Uncle Ho was born 19 May , 1890 and died 1969 .

A. on / at B. in / on C. on / in D. in / in

141. I couldn’t see anything it was so dark.

A. before B. when C. though D. because

142. The police a thief for 2 hours .

a. has arrested B. are arrested C. have arrested D. have been arrested

143. John went home he had gone to the store.

A. before B. after C. since D. when

144. “ are they ? ” - “ Oh, the president ‘s daughters .”

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

145. Those people are working very .

A. hardly B. hard C. hardless D. harder

146. the beginning of the day called morning or evening ?

A. Does B. Is C. Can D. Will

147. English is spoken all the world .

A. over B. above C. in D. on

148. Let him it himself .

A. to do B. do C. does D. did

149. He to London several times .

A. go B. goes C. have gone D. has gone

150. You had better harder .

A. work B. to work C. working D. worked

151. She is of the three students .

A. oldest B. old C. the oldest D. older

152. I have heard nothing from him since .

A. he left B. he leave C. he has left D. he had left

153. I’ve got a few questions .

A. for to ask B. asking you C. to ask you D. in order to ask

154. I a letter before he came .

A. wrote B. have written C. had written D. am writing

155. Both he and are students of this university .

A. me B. I C. mine D. us

156. Tom will go out he has finished home work .

A. as long as B. after C. as soon as D. whenever

157. Mary was watching a film Tom was reading a book .

A. although B. because C. if D. while

158. English belongs those who use it .

A. from B. to C. on D. about

159. In the newspaper today there a lot of news about the flood .

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

160. You go to the dentist’s before your toothache gets worse .

A. ought to B. ought C. rather D. defenses

161. Listen ! some one at the door .

A. has knocked B. is knocking C. knocked D. has been knocking

162. He drank as as he could .

A. much B. many C. a lot D. more

163. They have been there a long time .

A. since B. for C. just D. on

164. I wished I on another planet .

A. could live B. live C. living D. am living

165. It us three hours to do these exercises yesterday .

A. take B. takes C. took D. will take

166. You have got a scholarship; you are luckier .

A. as I B. than me C. as me D. than

167. It was lovely weather that we spent a whole day on the beach .

A. such B. such as C. so D. so much

168. I would like you to give me advice on this matter .

A. an B. few C. some D. many

169. Mr Hill is to need a doctor .

A. so ill B. as ill as C. ill enough D. quite ill

170. It was such an difficult question that they couldn’t answer it .

171. It is necessary that she _________ the lessons well .

A. study B. studies C. studied D. has studied

172. You would rather learn than going out .

173. Phong asked , “ What will you do after high school , Mai?

A. Phong asked Mai what she will do after high school .

B. Phong asked Mai what she would doing after high school .

C. Phong asked Mai what she woud be doing after high school .

D. Phong asked Mai what she would do after high school .

174. They left at night no one could see them .

A. to B. so as to C. in order to D. so that

175. In spite his poverty , he still goes to school .

A. in B. on C. of D. at

176. by plane always make me nervous .

A. travel B. travels C. travelled D. travelling

177. “ ” “ I go out once or twice a week .”

A. How many do you go out ? B. How much do you go out ?

C. How often do you go out ? D. when do you go out ?

178. He didn’t seem me .

A. noticing B. to notice C. of noticing D. for noticing

179. the sea is usually cold , swimmers cover their bodies with grease (dầu nhờn ).

A. Although B. in order that C. sothat D. because

180. They told me that man .

A. to not obey B. not to obeys C. not to obey D. not obey to

181. “ He lost his job three months ago .”

A. They are three months since he lost his job .

B. It is three months since he lost his job .

C. It has been three months since he has lost his job .

D. It is three months ago since he lost his job .

182. These exercises which we are doing not easy .

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

183. Tom’s garden is not as large as Bill’s .

A. Bill’s garden is less large than tom’s. B. Bill’s garden is as small as Tom’s .

C. Bill’s garden is larger than Tom’s . D. Bil’s garden is the largest of the two .

184. I haven’t been to Ha Long Bay .

A. It is my first visit to Ha Long Bay . B. It is my first visit in Ha long Bay .

C. It is my first visiting to Ha Long Bay . D. It is my first visit for Ha Long Bay .

185. She asked me , “Did you come to see your uncle last week ? ”

A. She asked me if I have come to see my uncle last week.

B. She asked me if I have came to see my uncle last week .

C. She asked me if I had come to see my uncle the week before.

D. she asked me if I had come to see my uncle the week after.

186. he was writing a letter, the telephone rang.

A. While B. Since C. Because D. During

187. It is difficult me to tell you the truth .

A. in B. for C. up D. on

188. When he was young, he was very keen …….. playing sport to keep himself fit.

A. at B. on C. in D. of

189 ………… the traffic was bad, he arrived on time.

A. although B. in spite of C. despite D. because

190. He said that he …………..his homework since 7 o’clock.

A. did B. had done C. has done D. was doing

191. He left the room ………….he had finished his exam.

A. after B. before C. since D. so

192. He isn’t ……………….to drive car.

A. enough old B. old enough C. older D. older than

193. This is …………an interesting film that we have seen it three times.

A. such B.so C.too D. very

194. The weather is ……….bad for us……….go swimming.

A. very / to B. too / for C. too / to D. so / to

195. The car was …………..expensive that I didn’t buy it.

A. too B. very C. such D. so

196. English is spoken in many countries all………….the world.

A. in B. over C. at D. from

197. Ba prefers reading newspapers short stories .

A. than B. to C. more than D. better than

198. I’ m sure I clocked the door . I remember it .

A. to clock B. locking C. to have clocked D. had left

199. My mother told me …………hope.

A. not to give up B. not give up C. not giving up D. not to giving up

200. He is very successful ………..his job.

A. for B. with C. in Dd. of

B. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence.Find the mistakes (A,B, C, or D ).

1. Frank hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournament.

A B C D

2. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large.

3. They have been living in Leeds since ten years before moving to their present house.

A B C D

4. We are suppose to read all of chapter seven and answer the questions for tomorrow’s class.

5. The explanation that our instructor gave us was different than the one yours gave you.

A B C D

6. The test administrator ordered we not to open our books until he told us to do so.

7. I haven’t seen my grand parents since a quarter of a year.

A B C D

8. A new shop was opening on main street last week.

9. His teacher encouraged him taking part in the competition.

A B C D

10. My family used to be having dinner at 7 o’clock in the evening.

11. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend.

A B C D

12. Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren’t they?

13. I’d like to go with you, but I don’t feel like to eat out tonight.

A B C D

14. My brother didn’t wear that uniform since he left school.

15. Nam asked Mai what can he do to help her.

A B C D

16. If there will be too much exhaust fume in the air, our breathing will be badly affected.

17. When we go on vacation, we prefer swim and active sports to sightseeing and lying on the beach.

A B C D

18. Before to go elsewhere for new staff, we always try to hire in house.

19. Because it was unsafe and too expensive to repair, the 70-years-old building had to be demolished.

A B C D

20. The museum director was neither friendly or professional in his approach to us.