600 sentences of certificate A

 of jewellery were beautifully arranged on a ................ of black velvet.
a. ground
b. vicinity
c. background
d. terrace
17. From 1926 until her death, Margaret Mead ..............New York’s American Museum of Natural History.
a. was associated with
b. associates with
c. is associated with
d. associated
à a
18. In spite of lengthy discussions between the Union and the Management, closure became ................ because of the cancellation of several major orders.
a. irreplaceable
b. inevitable
c. responsible
d. impossible
19. Our neighbours complained to us ............... the noise we made last night.
a. for
b. about
c. on
d. with
20. Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable ................ in our town.
a. characteristics
b. features
c. statements
d. figures
21. He's a ............... and so he always votes for the Labour Party.
a. conservative
b. liberal
c. socialist
d. socialite
22. ............ the Gulf Stream is warmer than the ocean water surrounding it.
a. Whollly
b. Whole
c. As a whole
d. A whole as
23. My doctor ................ me to take up swimming as it is such good exercise.
a. suggested
b. proposed
c. advised
d. said
à c
24. Memorial Day, a holiday set aside to remember the dead, is usually celebrated on ........... in most states.
a. thirtieth May
b. the thirtieth May
c. May thirty
d. the thirtieth of May
25. Phone me before ten; ................ I'll be too busy to talk to you.
a. unless
b. whether
c. otherwise
d. if
26. Fortunately the machine was not ................ when it caught fire.
a. in order
b. in use
c. in progress
d. in ruins
27. In some countries, it is compulsory to vote in a(n) ..................
a. choice
b. constituency
c. election
d. selection
28. I disapprove ................ people smoking in public places.
a. of
b. with
c. at
d. on
29. They haven't ................ replied to the letter we sent two months ago.
a. still
b. yet
c. already
d. ever
30. She found it hard to ................ up to the fact that she would never be famous.
a. come
b. get
c. face
d. keep
31. Please leave this space ................ on the enrolment form.
a. absent
b. blank
c. missing
d. undone
32. Come and see me after you ................ your report.
a. finish
b. will finish
c. had finished
d. having finished
à a
33. The factory .................... my father works in is in the centre of the city.
a. when
b. where
c. which
d. how
34. I never forget the village .................... I was born.
a. that
b. where
c. when
d. who
35. For the first few minutes she was leading the race, then she began to fall ................ 
a. out
b. through
c. back
d. off
36. The passport she carried was ................ 
a. artificial
b. imitation
c. untrue
d. false
37. I'm tired of my neighbours ................ their records at full volumn every night.
a. to play
b. play
c. having played
d. playing
38. The burglar was sentenced to 20 years in ....................
a. dock
b. goal
c. jail
d. trial
39. ................ many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages.
a. Wherever
b. Whatever
c. However
d. Whenever
40. This sort of music was very ................ in the 1940.
a. preferred
b. liked
c. favourite
d. popular
41. They'll never ................ to get here by six - the roads are quite busy today.
a. manage
b. arrive
c. succeed
d. able
42. The instructor warned the students ................ sailing alone on the lake.
a. not
b. from
c. about
d. out of
43. The police have ............... the man who is suspected of committing the murder.
a. arrested
b. captivated
c. imprisoned
d. punished
44. Only a small number of countries possess nuclear ................, thank Goodness.
a. ammunition
b. equipment
c. guns
d. weapons
45. "You look tired." "I ................ all night."
a. have worked
b. had worked
c. have been working
d. had been working
46. Every student tries ................... hard to pass the examination.
a. study
b. to study
c. studying
d. studied
47. ................ the weather is warmer, you can go out.
a. However
b. Now that
c. No matter
d. So that
48. We're late, I expect the film ................ by the time we get to the theatre.
a. have started
b. will start
c. will be starting
d. will have started
à d
49. I'm sure he was ............... lies!
a. telling
b. making
c. doing
d. saying
50. He asked me what the ............ of the explosion was.
a. source
b. cause
c. reaction
d. reason
Grammar and Vocabulary
10. My solicitor has advised ............. take legal action.
a. me to not
b. me not to
c. to me not to
d. me against to
11. ....................... want to visit this part of the town.
a. The most tourists
b. Most of tourists
c. Most tourists
d. Most tourist
12. I must go now. I promised ................................ late.
a. not being
b. not to be
c. to not be
d. not to being
13. "One of these days there'll be a terrible accident on this corner." "I .............................. !"
a. don't hope it
b. don't hope so
c. hope not
d. hope no
14. Our teacher makes us ............. very hard.
a. to work
b. work
c. working
d. be work
15. Children are made ............. their breath by the acrobat show.
a. hold
b. to hold
c. holding
d. held
16. You have to let your children ............. their own way in the end.
a. to go
b. going
c. go
d. be going
à c
17. Jean gets very agitated if her daughter .................... her once a week.
a. doesn't ring
b. didn't ring
c. not ring
d. don't ring
18. To be honest, whether he’ll come or not is anybody’s ............. .
a. guess
b. question
c. instinct
d. feeling
19. I bought a ..................... for my mum when I visited Dalat.
a. recollection
b. reminiscence
c. souvenir
d. recall
20. John asked me to marry him but I turned him ............. .
a. over
b. down
c. off
d. aside
21. I separated the quarrelling children and gave each of them a sharp ............. .
a. punch
b. slap
c. poke
d. pinch
22. She wasn’t offered the job by the manager because of her untidy ............ .
a. sight
b. appearance
c. presence
d. view
23. While we’re on vacation, we always ............ lots of photos.
a. make
b. take 
c. catch
d. do
24. He told a ............. because he didn’t want to upset his mother.
a. good lie
b. kind lie
c. black lie
d. white lie
25. Good luck at the interview, Fred, I hope you ........ the job.
a. got 
b. get
c. have got
d. would get
26. If you would like to wait a moment, sir, I will just ........... your file on the computer screen.
a. pull down
b. call up
c. bring in
d. pick up
27. When Grace returned home, he discovered ............. his horror that the pipes had burst and the entire house was flooded.
a. to
b. of
c. at
d. by
28. Before you sign the contract, ............. in mind that you won’t be able to change anything later.
a. bear
b. hold
c. retain
d. reserve
29. All my money is .............. up in the new car I have bought.
a. connected
b. trapped
c. tied
d. limited
30. It was so hot that the ............. in the wood actually dried up last summer.
a. flood
b. bath
c. bowl
d. pond
31. When my younger sister was a child she used to want to ........... to play the piano.
a. know
b. learn
c. make
d. discover
32. The building of the new bridge will …………. as planned.
a. go up
b. go ahead
c. go out
d. go on
33. ................. I ask him for the money he owes me, he says he will bring it in a few days, but I don’t think he has got it at all.
a. Whenever
b. However
c. Whatever
d. Wherever
à a
34. We must tell you about our ........... when we first arrived in Paris.
a. incidents
b. happenings
c. events
d. experience
35. What a nice coat! And the color ............. you.
a. fits
b. matches
c. suits
d. shows 
36. The traffic in town was very ............ and I got home earlier than expected.
a. light
b. weak
c. little
d. few
37. I was ........ to steal the camera when I saw it lying on the table.
a. attracted
b. tempted
c. dragged
d. brought
38. She was furious after the argument she had had, and ........... out of the house, slamming the door behind her.
a. stormed
b. staggered
c. trudged
d. hopped
39. She was forced to get out of the city and had to ............ her children behind.
a. desert
b. leave
c. let
d. abandon
40. We managed to survive a little boy from the burning car in the ............ of time.
a. tick
b. wink
c. nick
d. brink
41. Mike seems very quiet, but it would be a mistake to ............. his intelligence.
a. devalue
b. depreciate
c. minimize
d. underrate
à d
42. Not only ............ visit Korea but they plan to stop off in the UK as well.
a. they plan to
b. they must
c. will they
d. are they paying
43. Joseph had become ............ to scenes of human distress after many years as a doctor.
a. experienced
b. hardened
c. expert
d. unemotional
44. After the meeting, the staff went back to their .......... offices.
a. prospective
b. respected
c. respective
d. perspective
45. Given the present economic situation, it ............ be best to wait before making further wage demands.
a. seemed
b. should
c. might
d. ought
46. Patricia couldn’t be present at the meeting as the date ............ with her holidays.
a. occurred
b. struck
c. opposed
d. clashed
47. I’m going to the launderette because my washing machine has ...........
a. gone out
b. broken down
c. run down
d. worn out
48. David was unhappy ............ his childhood.
a. while
b. for
c. during
d. as
49. Stopping racial ......... simply by legislation is impossible.
a. tendency
b. prejudice
c. obsession
d. seclusion
à b
50. Have we any contingency plans to............. back on if this one fails?
a. fall
b. lean
c. turn
d. come
à a