HSG 9
Câu I: Choose the best answer:
1. The time you spend practising English ...... command of it you will have ( the fewer, the better, the good, the less ) 2. If you spend too much money ...... travelling , you will be broke ( for , of , at , on) 3. Excuse me ! I`m doing my homework . ................turning down your radio a bit ? ( would you please , can you , could you , would you mind ) 4. The boy decided to go out .............. it was raining very heavily outside (because ,despite, even if , although ) 5. English is spoken ........................ the world now ( through , round , over , across ) 6. When I was younger , I ......... to smoke or drink ( wasn`t used, didn`t used , never used , not used ) 7. There`s nothing better to do ; we .......... watch play on TV . ( may , could have to, must , might as well ) 8. I can carry only one of these two bottles . Please carry ............. ( another , the other, the others , others ) 9. He`s a good guitarist , but he plays the piano ……….. ( more better , more well , far good , far better ) 10. ...................she confined herself to her room , no one knows ( why , How come , Reason , What for ) 11. S1: Could I go out for a little while ? S2: ...........( Yes , you go ; Yes ,you can : Yes , you could ; Yes , you will) 12. Lan , what would you ........to do this eveming ? ( like , rather , better , ought to ) 13. They look ..............than a month a go ( much taller , more tall , as tall, more taller) 14. I had to get up early ........ I`d have missed the train ( otherwise, if not, but, so that) 15. A: Shall we go to the theater this evening ? B: ..................( We shall go , We go , Yes , let`s : You are going ) 16. She was ........breath after running all the way upstairs ( under , out of , without , away from) 17. This test is taking place ................a week`s time ( in , at , for , on ) 18. The teacher doesn`t let her students .............loudly in her class ( to speak , to speaking , speaking , speak) 19. That little boy has no difficulty ...............on his own ( to get dressed , getting dressed , to get dressing , getting dressing ) 20. Jane is a beautiful but very arrogant girl . She always looks ..........other people ( into, up to, after , down upon ) 21. What we heard ................( encouraged , was encouraging , encouraging , was encouraged ) 22. She`d prefer to go out ..... home ( than to stay , than staying , rather than stay , rather than to stay) 23. Report it to .........you see at the police station ( whoever , whenever , however , whatever ) 24. Your is very long . are you going to ...........? ( have it cut , havecut it , be cutting it, have it cutting ) 25 . They ...............impossible to communicate with her ( find , find that , find it that`s , find it) Câu II: Fill in the each blank with the correct form of the words given 1. The ( break ) of the bird flu is worrying 2. He is in the government ; he is a well- known ( speak ) 3. Congratulations ! You have made .............( remark ) progress in your study so far 4. It is my great ( please ) to meet you at this important meeting 5. It was another ( succeed) ; they had to try it again 6. No ( far ) details about the celebration have been given 7. He has spent many ( sleep ) nights examining the question. 8. The result was , however , (satisfy ) . What a shame ! 9. Travelling to the countryside is becoming ( increase ) popular nowadays . 10. The local ( entertain ) are listened in the newspaper . Câu III : Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets 1. It`s about time we ( start ) work 2. If I ( not meet) him yesterday , I would have to come back tomorrow 3. I think she has no objection to ( go ) there 4. He missed the flight because when he got to the airport , the plane ( take ) off 5. I`d rather you ( not tell ) him what I told . 6. Neither my husband nor my my children ( meet) my uncle
7. The news about the storm " Katrina" in the USA( already broadcast