Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 1: She helped us a lot with our project. We couldn’t continue without her.

A.  Unless we had her contribution, we could continue with the project.

B.  But for her contribution, we could have continued with the project.

C.  If she hadn’t contributed positively, we couldn’t have continued with the project.

D.  Provided her contribution wouldn’t come, we couldn’t continue with the project.

Question 2: Hemingway developed a very concise writing style. His name is well- known throughout the world.

A.  Hemingway, whose name is well- known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style.

B.  Hemingway, whose is name well- known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style.

C.  Hemingway, his name is well- known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style.

D.  Hemingway, who developed a very concise writing style, his name is well- known throughout the world.

Question 3: I didn’t arrive in time. I was not able to see her off.

A.  I arrived very late to say goodbye to her.

B.  She had left because I was not on time.

C.  I was not early enough to see her off.

D.  I didn’t go there, so I could not see her off.

Question 4: I understand why you detest her. I’ve finally met her.

A.  I understand why you don’t like her due to I’ve last met her.

B.  Now that I have finally met her, I understand why you hate her.

C.  I met her and I know your feeling.

D.  Since I finally met her, I understand why you like her.

Question 5: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.

A.  So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.

B.  He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.

C.  An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.

D.  So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.

Question 6: The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem. He did not offer any solutions.

A.  Though the leader failed to explain the cause of the problem, he did not offer any solutions.

B.  Because the leader failed to explain the cause of the problem, he did not offer any solutions.

C.  The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem nor did he offer any solutions.

D.  Because the leader did not offer any solutions, he failed to explain the cause of the problem.

Question 7: Our products are environmentally friendly. We package all of them in recyclable materials.

A.  Packing our products in recyclable materials, we made them environmentally - friendly.

B.  Our products are packaged in recycled materials to be environmentally friendly.

C.  The recyclable package of our products makes them look environmentally friendly.

D.  Packed in recyclable materials, our products are environmentally friendly.

Question 8: Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment. Others feel that it allows more jobs to be created

A.  Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment, so others feel that it allows more jobs to be created

B.   Arguing that new technology causes unemployment, other economists feel that it allows more jobs to be created

C.   Besides the argument that new technology causes unemployment, some economists feel that it allows more jobs to be created

D.   Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment whereas others feel that it allows more jobs to be created

Question 9. Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of the car. However, cars are the greatest contributor to air pollution.

A.  The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors to air pollution.

B.  However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that among the greatest contributors to air pollution.

C.  Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor to air pollution of air.

D.  Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air.

Question 10: Mr George is a famous author. Mr George is also an influential speaker.

A. Mr George is neither a famous author nor an influential speaker.

B. Mr George likes writing famous books and making speeches.

C. Mr George is a famous author, and he is also an influential speaker.

D. Mr George writes famous books, but he doesn’t know much about speeches.

Question 11: The history of the United States is not long. It is interesting.

A.  The history of the United States is too long to be interesting.

B.  The history of the United States is not long enough to be interesting.

C.  The history of the United States is interesting whereas not long.

D.  The history of the United States is not long but interesting.

Question 12: She is intelligent. She can sing very well.

A.  Intelligent as she is, she also can sing very well.

B.  Not only is she intelligent but she can also sing very well.

C.  She is intelligent, so she can sing very well.

D.  Not only intelligent is she but she also can sing very well.

Exercise 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Nowadays more and more people are moving to live in the cities because of the facilities that they find there. Many people prefer living in cities (1)______ the opportunities of jobs, market places, big houses and buildings including schools and hospitals. But as the population in the city increases, the (2)______of cars, raw materials and others increase too. All this contributes to the pollution of the city and increases the size of the (3)______ faced by individuals. Our problems in the city contribute to the destruction of the city and the spread of corruption. Also, these problems are (4)______an atmosphere of discomfort and the inability of the individual to adapt and live in peace in his home town. However, there are many solutions (5)______can be used and applied to contribute to reducing the number of problems, such as increasing the number of police members, providing employment opportunities and spreading awareness among members of the society.

Exercise 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Clinicians and health care staff work tirelessly to care for their patients in an increasingly complex, inefficient, and stressful environment. (1) _______, the structure, incentives, and culture of the system in which they work are often - perhaps usually - poorly aligned to support their efforts to respond to patients' needs as their core priority. Recognizing the imperative to centre on the patient, a learning health care system is one in (2) _______ patients and their families are key drivers of the design and operation of the learning process. When patients, their families, (3) _______ caregivers, and the public are full, active participants in care, health, the experience of care, and economic outcomes can be substantially improved.

Crossing the Quality Chasm underscores patient-centeredness as a core aim of the health care system, yet care often fails to (4) _______ this aim (IOM, 2001). Despite the Quality Chasm's call to action more than a decade ago, patient-centred care still is not the norm, and users continue to find the health care system uncoordinated and stressful to navigate. As the complexity of the system continues to grow with (5) _______ in science (Chapter 2), patient engagement takes on increased importance as a means of ensuring that patients can find the right care for their individual characteristics, needs, preferences, and circumstances.

(Adapted from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books)

1.   A. Consequently         B. Although         C. Therefore          D. However

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

3.   A. others                     B. one                 C. another             D. other

4.   A. meet                       B. merge             C. focus                 D. fracture

5.   A. increases               B. fame                C. promotion         D. advances

1.     Could you_______a moment while I see if Peter is in his office?

        A. Get on well           B. get on                   C. hold on        D. stand on

2.     Extension 286? I’ll_______.

        A. Put you through                             B. get you through                            

        C. come you through                         D. break into you

3.     For me, the film didn’t_______all the enthusiastic publicity it received.

        A. Come up              B. live up                  C. turn up to        D. live up to

4.     Jack and Linda_______last week. They just weren’t happy together.

        A. Broke up              B. broke into             C. finished off        D. ended up

5.     I’m_______Tom’s address. Do you know it?

        A. Looking on           B. finding out            C. looking for        D. getting for

6.     I can_______with most things but I can’t stand noisy children.

        A. Put aside              B. put on                   C. put up        D. put off

7.     If we don’t do something now, the birds are going to_______soon.

        A. Die of                  B. die with                C. die out        D. die on

8.     If you really want to lose weight, you need to_______eating desserts.

        A. Give away            B. give up                 C. put off        D. take off

9.     I had to_______her request for a loan. Her credit was just not good enough

        A. Turn on                B. turn off                 C. turn down        D. turn into

10.   I need to_______from work and take a holiday.

        A. Go away              B. get away               C. relax on        D. run on

1. You will be brought before the disciplinary panel to ______your behaviour.

A. account for         B. go for                   C. get around        D. take in.

2. Higher education ______about 13 per cent of general fund expenditures.

A. breaks down       B. accounts for          C. calls for        D. makes up for

3. I spoke to James today. He was ______you.

A. asking around     B. asking back          C. asking for        D. asking after

4. I have no idea, but I'll ______at work and see if anyone can help.

A. ask in                 B. ask out                  C. ask after        D. ask around

5. After the way you behaved, they'll never ______us ______.

A. ask – in              B. ask - back             C. ask – round        D. ask - after

6. I called them to ______more details.

A. ask out               B. ask round              C. ask for        D. ask back

7. It took Juan a long time to build up the courage to ______Mariella ______, but at last, he did and she said yes.

A. ask – out            B.  ask – round          C. ask – back        D. ask – after

8. They're Bill's friends, so I ______them ______.

A. ask – after          B. asked – in             C. ask – back        D. ask – for

9. They ______from the national union and set up their own local organization.

A. broke off            B. broke up               C. broke down        D. broke away

10. Anna tried to ______, but he held her tight.

A. break away        B. broke out              C. broke in             D. broke in

Exercise:

         Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of our everyday lives. Many people cannot imagine life without them. One of the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Gates.

         Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making money.

         In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.

        Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States. He was the "King of Software". He achieved his success with a lot of hard work. For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour days, seven days a week. He had a dream and the will to succeed. By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States.

1. According to the writer, _______________.

A. people cannot live without personal computers

B. computers play an important part in our lives

C. Bill Gates invented personal computers

D. Bill Gates is the most important people in computer science

2. The phrase "dropped out of" in line 7 and 8 mean __________.

A. graduated from                                        B. got over      

C. took part in                                              D. stopped taking class at 

3. According to the passage, ___________.

A. Bill Gate's parents wanted him to become a computer programmer.

B. Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft because they want to sell their program for personal computers.

C. Paul Allen left Microsoft because he wanted to start his own company.

D. Bill Gates met his business partner at Harvard.

4. How old was Bill Gates when he became the richest man in the United States?

A. 34               B. 51                 C. 42                D. 44

5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. In a few years, Microsoft became a very large company.

B. Bill Gates and Paul Allen first wrote programs for business computers when they were about fifteen.

C. Bill Gates earned his success by working very hard.

D. Bill Gates is the richest man in the United States.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. 

Question 1: The charity aims to _______food and shelter for the underprivileged in the remote areas of the country

A. present               B. assist                    C. provide                 D. offer

Question 2: We need to promote a lifestyle that is _______to the environment.

A. friendly                B. friend                   C. friendship              D. friendliness

Question 3: At school, children learn a lot of _______such as maths, biology, history, geography and English.

A. subjects              B. topics                   C. lessons                  D. objects

Question 4: The child that we caught _______was made to stand in the corner of the classroom.

A. misbehaviour     B. misbehave           C. behaving               D. misbehaving

Question 5: Make sure you _______up the data on your computer, because you might get a virus.

A. back                   B. store                     C. save                     D. copy

Question 6: Population explosion seems to surpass the ability of the earth to _______the demand for food.

A. make                  B. need                     C. have                     D. meet

Question 7: My parents will have celebrated 30 years of _______by next week.

A. marry                  B. married                C. marriageable        D. marriage

Question 8: The singer was _______on the piano by her sister.

A. discarded           B. accompanied       C. performed             D. played

Question 9: He did not share his secrets with other people, but he _______in her.

A. confessed           B. concealed            C. confided               D. consented

Question 10: Great _______should be given to the conservation of endangered species.

A. diversity              B. priority                 C. opportunity            D. condition

Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the bold word(s) in each of the following questions.

1.  I think we should not throw trash onto the water. It is very dirty.

A.  garbage                  B. paper                      C. money                 D. candy

2.  What aspect of learning English do you find the most difficult?

A.  searching                B. enjoying                 C. doing                   D. studying

3.  If we had taken his sage advice, we wouldn’t be in so much trouble now.

A.  willing                      B. sturdy                     C. wise                    D. eager

4.  The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well- informed.

A.  popular                   B. suspicious               C. easily seen         D. beautiful

5.  He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of the crime.

A.  complain                B. exchange                 C. explain               D. arrange

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the bold word(s) in each of the following questions.

1.  Today, young generation is still fond of wearing jeans.

A.  like                         B. enjoy                        C. love              D. dislike

2.  We should reduce the electricity we use to save money and natural resources.

A.  use                          B. earn                        C. waste            D. keep

3.  The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.

A.  look down on                                             B. put up with

C. take away from                                          D. give on to

4.  She had a cosy little apartment in Boston.

A.  uncomfortable                                            B. warm

C. lazy                                                             D. dirty

5.  Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

A.  large quantity                                             B. small quantity

C. excess                                                         D. sufficiency

1. All of the homework (A) given by our teachers (B) are  (C) useful to every (D) student.

2. When Helen (A) was a child, she (B) has worked in a factory (C) for (D) more than three years.

3. The tourist guide only (A) has a (B) twenty-dollars bill with her (C) when she landed (D) at the airport.

4. After Mrs Wang (A) had returned (B) to her house (C) from work, she (D) was cooking dinner.

5. Elizabeth I (A) has reigned (B) as (C) Queen of England (D) from 1558 to 1603.

6. Caroline refused (A) taking the job (B) given to her (C) because the salary (D) was not good.

7. I (A) finished college last year, and I (B) am working here for (C) only eight months (D) now.

8. If you think (A) carefully before (B) making your decision, you will avoid (C) to get into trouble (D) later.

9. Each of the (A) members of the group (B) were made (C) to write a report every (D) week.

10. Last week Mark (A) told me that he (B) got very bored with his present job and (C) is looking for a (D) new one.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

Question 1: Tom: “I won the gold medal in the race.” You: “___________”

A. Cheers! All the best.                          B. That’s all right. Don’t mention it.

C. Well done! I knew you could do it.    D. Good luck! Better luck next time.

Question 2: Tom: “________ the film we watched last night?” Mary: “It is very interesting.”

A. How do you think of                            B. What is your opinion about

C. How about your thoughts on               D. What about your feelings with

Question 3: Cynthia: "Hi, Victor. Do you think it's possible for us to have a talk sometime today?" Victor: "I'd love to, but_________"

A. I've got a pretty tight schedule today.       B. I'm fine now

C. is tomorrow OK.                                       D. I'm pretty tight schedule today.

Question 4: – Kate: “ How lovely your cats are!” – David: “______________”

A. Thank you, it is nice of you to say so.      B. Really? They are.

C. Can you say it again?                              D. I love them, too.

Question 5: Kelly: “I think that people are buying more than they actually need. What do you think?”

Jack: ________, especially in this time of economic crises.”

A. I don’t think so.                                           B. I think the other way

C. I don’t, either.                                             D. I think the opposite.

Question 6: Peter: "Is it important? " Tom: ________

A. not on your life                                           B. It's a matter of life and death

C. No worry, that's nothing                             D. It's ridiculous

Question 7: Hoang: “Let’s go to my place for a coffee." Nam: “________”

A. Done!               B. It’s fine.             C. Can’t be better.       D. Sounds great.

Question 8: Jack: “I think the food in the restaurant is really delicious.” Janny: “________”

A. Neither do I                                                   B. You can say that again

C. You’re welcome.                                           D. That's why I am here

Question 9: Joanne: “You should have flown with the earlier flight!”

Alex: “___________”

A. Why not?                                               B. Yes. I did.

C. Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.                     D. It was fully booked.

Question 10: Stephanie: “Huong, this is Nick.”

Huong: “___________”

A. Really?            B. Nice to meet you       C. An honour            D. My dear