3500 Sentences of Certificate A

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à a
16. He was living in France when .....................
a. his father has died
b. his father dies
c. his father is dying
d. his father died
à d
17. The ship was ............. around the Mediterranean Sea.
a. running
b. going
c. sailing
d. flying
à c
18. He was unwilling to apologize but in the end ........................
a. I forced him to do so
b. I let him to do so
c. I allowed him to do so
d. I persuaded him to do so
à d
19. My brother is very.............. of music.
a. like
b. fond
c. interested
d. enjoyed
à b
20. Hoa doesn't drink coffee ....................
a. Lan not drink coffee
b. Lan doesn't either
c. Lan doesn't too
d. Neither Lan drinks
à b
21. Would you please ............... him speak about the new plan?
a. let
b. allow
c. ask
d. tell
à a
22. Did she tell you how much .................. ?
a. does the pen cost
b. does the pen costs
c. the pen costs
d. the pen cost
à d
23. Nam was ill, so ......................
a. his father sent the doctor
b. his father sent with the doctor
c. his father sent for the doctor
d. his father sent about the doctor
à c
24. "How wide is this street?" ".................................................."
a. It's 20 meters wide.
b. It's wide 20 meters.
c. It's 20 meters in wide.
d. It's in wide 20 meters.
à a
25. We are talking ............... each other .................. Oliver Twist now.
a. to / about
b. with / on
c. to / on
d. with / of
à a
26. Mrs. Hoa is our physical teacher. He ................ physics since he .................. London in 1990.
a. has taught / left
b. has taught / leaving
c. have taught / left
d. has taught / has left
à a
27. When she was a girl, she used to ............... swimming but now she is used to ................. tennis.
a. going / play
b. go / playing
c. playing / going
d. go / play
à b
28. He .................. four world records in only six months.
a. crashed
b. stroke
c. hit
d. broke
à d
29. Praja returned home as ............... as he could.
a. quick
b. quicker
c. quickly
d. quickily
à c
30. Jim couldn't do it , .................?
a. couldn't he
b. could he
c. did he
d. could Jim
à b
31. There ......... a cat in the kitchen.
a. will
b. are
c. were
d. is
à d
32. I go to Ho Chi Minh city ................ my grandmother is living.
a. when
b. where
c. why
d. which
à b
33. We'd ..................... watch a film than watch a football match.
a. prefer
b. like
c. rather
d. better
à c
34. We take .................... in most social activities of our town.
a. duty
b. part
c. task
d. role
à b
35. I'd like to have a look ............... that book.
a. in
b. into
c. after
d. at
à d
36. All the animals were afraid of the lion because it was so ................
a. rude
b. polite
c. fierce
d. funny
à c
37. Those people are working very ................
a. hardly
b. hard
c. hardness
d. hardnessly
à b
38. When Peter reached his house, he ............ that he had left his keys in his office.
a. discovered
b. created
c. exploded
d. ended
à a
39. There is always a ............. of people waiting at the bus stop.
a. hill
b. stand
c. stream
d. crowd
à d
40. Edison was born ............... February 11,1847.
a. at
b. on
c. in
d. during
à b
41. Why don't you ask someone ................ those curtains?
a. to wash
b. wash
c. washing
d. washed
à a
42. May I have ............... sugar?
a. one
b. a
c. any
d. some
à d
43. Mr. Nam is 55 years old. He'll ............... tomorrow.
a. inherit
b. retire
c. choose
d. type
à b
44. My uncle went out of the house ................. ago.
a. an hour's half
b. a half of hour
c. half an hour
d. a half hour
à c
45. Wedding rings are usually made of ..............
a. gold
b. a gold
c. the gold
d. golds
à a
46. I don't want ............... milk today.
a. some
b. any
c. no
d. many
à b
47. I have drunk .................... today.
a. four beer-bottles
b. four bottles beer
c. beer four bottles
d. four bottles of beer
à d
48. I must introduce you ................ my cousin.
a. for
b. with
c. from
d. to
à d
49. We are having a big party ................ New Year's Eve.
a. to
b. on
c. for
d. at
à b
50. I'm terribly sorry, I seem to have .............. my book at home.
a. lost
b. forgotten
c. left
d. hidden
à c
Test 70:
I. Pronunciation:
1.
a. door
b. floor
c. start
d. small
--> c
2.
a. bread
b. read
c. pence
d. very
--> b
3.
a. work
b. third
c. person
d. hair
--> d
4.
a. meal
b. meat
c. bread
d. reason
c
5.
a. opened
b. arrived
c. stopped
d. phoned
--> c
II. Find the mistakes
6. She is too young for getting married.
a. is
b. too
c. for getting
d. married
-> c
7. The child who Mr. Brown is going with comes from Japan.
a. who
b. is going
c. with
d. comes from
-> a
8. How long has you been waiting for him?
a. How long
b. has
c. been waiting
d. for
-> b
III. Grammar and Vocabulary:
9. My sister and I are always quarrelling. We just don't seem to .............. very well.
a. get off
b. get together
c. get on
d. get by
à c
10. Most parents find it difficult to ................. their children nowadays.
a. grow up
b. foster
c. develop
d. bring up
à d
11. The woman began to ................ because her son was late coming home.
a. trouble
b. worry
c. care
d. take care
à b
12. I ................. to inform you that your mother died ten minutes ago.
a. sorry
b. regret
c. apologize
d. pity
à b
13. When students are sixteen, they can ................ school if they wish.
a. escape
b. go out of
c. leave
d. put away
à c
14. It is rude to laugh .................... other people.
a. at
b. to
c. against
d. for
à a
15. It's an hour since he ................ , so he must be at the office now.
a. is leaving
b. was leaving
c. has left
d. left
à d
16. I always try to .................. some money each month for my holidays.
a. save
b. spare
c. spend
d. put
à a
17. I don't have a job. I'm .............
a. lonely
b. sick
c. unused
d. unemployed
à d
18. Excuse me, have you got ........................, please?
a. the fire
b. a light
c. the torch
d. match
à b
19. My little sister is afraid to .............. the dishes after dinner.
a. have done
b. wash
c. make
d. made
à b
20. Is there ...................... for everyone?
a. water enough
b. water of enough
c. enough of water
d. enough water
à d
21. "Do you mind if I open the window?" "......................................................"
a. Yes, of course
b. No, of course not
c. No, thank you
d. Yes, please
à b
22. I've got a very good ................. with the BBC.
a. work
b. profession
c. job
d. seat
à c
23. You ................ dinner in a restaurant yesterday, didn't you?
a. must
b. eat
c. had
d. had eaten
à c
24. We can't go out because it's raining (hard). (Choose the synonym of the word in bracket)
a. a little
b. for a long time
c. heavily
d. all the time
à c
25. Oh dear! My watch has ...............!
a. ended
b. stopped
c. finished
d. completed
à b
26. I still feel to like a cigarette even though I ................. smoking two years ago.
a. gave in
b. gave up
c. gave over
d. completed
à b
27. If you don't know what a word means, you can always look it ................ in a dictionary.
a. on
b. over
c. up
d. in
à c
28. He looked very ..................
a. curious
b. curiosity
c. curiously
d. curiosily
à a
29. He went to bed with ................. bad cold.
a. the
b. an
c. a
d. some
à c
30. The teacher is always strict .............. his naughty pupils.
a. of
b. to
c. about
d. with
à d
31. She went ............................ last week.
a. for shopping
b. for shop
c. to shopping
d. shopping
à d
32. Hasn't ...............................................?
a. come the postman yet?
b. yet the postman come
c. the postman yet come
d. the postman come yet
à d
33. "I don't like salmon." ".............................."
a. Neither do I.
b. So do I.
c. So I don't.
d. Nor I do.
à a
	34. That old man is blind ...................... the left eye.
	a. with
b. of
c. in
d. about
à c
35. He works hard ................... help his family.
a. so as that
b. in order to
c. in order that
d. a and b are correct
à b
36. That small boy was accused ........................... stealing a motorcycle.
a. of
b. in
c. to
d. b and c are correct
à a
37. Having a meaning "importance".
a. significant
b. specific
c. contemporary
d. similar
à a
38. He was .................. terrified to move.
a. enough
b. very
c. too
d. so
à c
39. She ........................ her driving test easily.
a. passed
b. got
c. made
d. succeeded
à a
40. You ..................... stay up late.
a. mustn't
b. don't have to
c. needn't
d. shouldn't
à d
41. My friend has little spare time.
a. free
b. occupied
c. busy
d. filled
à a
42. ........................ to London four times last year.
a. I've gone
b. I've been
c. I've been going
d. I went
à d
43. Are you interested ..................... spiders?
a. for
b. in
c. at
d. on
à b
44. A postman is a man who ..................... letters.
a. gives
b. delivers
c. buys
d. sells
à b
45. What is this tool .....................?
a. from
b. for
c. with
d. of
à b
46. She ate ......................... loaf.
a. whole a
b. all a
c. an all
d. a whole of
à d
47. Little naughty boys like ................... up the trees.
a. climb
b. climbing
c. swing from
d. having a swing
à b
48. .......................... what you are doing!
a. Care
b. Mind
c. Attention
d. Look out for
à b
49. Nowadays the children go to school only 5 days ......................
a. one week
b. a week
c. per week
d. by week
à b
50. Her house is opposite ................... his house.
a. from
b. of
c. to
d. no word is needed
à d