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REVISION 2.1
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. His choice of words ................... very good.
A. is B. are C. be D. being
2. I have ................... good news for you.
A. a B. some C. many D. a lot
3. There …………. a little shop on the corner of my street.
A. used to be B. was used to being
C. got used to being D. use to be
4. Canadians didn’t …………. have a passport to enter the US ………….1862.
A. must/ since B. need to/ before C. had to/ after D. should/ before
5. You have to be …………. your stupidity.
A. ashamed of B. ashamed for C. ashamed over D. ashamed about
6. He lives …………. but he doesn’t feel …………. because he has plenty to do.
A. alone/ lonely B. lonely/ alone C. single/ alone D. alone/ singly
7. My boss wants me to do …………... at the weekend.
A. job B. extra job C. work D. extra work
8. What are you going to do when you …………... your …………...?
A. will finish / studies B. finish / study
C. finished / studies D. finish / studies
9. My company has agreed that I can …………... a training course.
A. go on B. go C. take in D. make
10. I was so happy I got the …………... I applied for - now I’m going to Buenos Aires!
A. work B. job C. career D. working
11. They have considered all the 100 applications, ................... seem suitable for the position.
A. none of them B. none of these C. none of which D. none of whom
12. John lost the ................... bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with him
because of his carelessness.
A. beautiful Japanese blue new B. beautiful new blue Japanese
C. new beautiful blue Japanese D. Japanese beautiful new blue
13. Can you make yourself ................... in French?
A. understood B. understand C. to understand D. understanding
14. …………. had he sat down to lunch …………. there was a knock at the door.
A. No sooner/ when B. No sooner/than
C. Hardly/ than D. Hardly/ that
15. Since 1950 …………. at football matches …………. nearly fifty percent.
A. attention / has fallen by B. attendance / has fallen in
C. attendance / has fallen by D. attention / has fallen in
16. It took Susan two hours ................... this exercise.
A. do B. did C. doing D. to do
17. This book is different ................... the one I had.
A. with B. of C. to D. from
18. He is one of the ................... in the world.

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A. busyest man B. busiest C. much busy man D. most busy man
19. How long will it ................... you to get there? - Half an hour.
A. go B. need C. have D. take
20. He wants to learn ................... to use the computer.
A. what B. how C. why D. who

II. Read the sentence and decide if it is True (T) or False (F) by choosing the answer A or B.
1. Their uncle spent most his time practicing the violin in the music room.
A. T B. F
2. It’s over twenty years since he came last back to his home village.
A. T B. F
3. My father likes living in the countryside better than living in the city.
A. T B. F
4. I’d rather you don’t interrupt me while I am speaking.
A. T B. F
5. There are very large rooms with beautifully decorated walls in her new house.
A. T B. F
6. I can't get used to doing so difficult exercises.
A. T B. F
7. This house is often broken off and a lot of things are taken away.
A. T B. F
8. The lesson that we are learning now is very interesting but difficult.
A. T B. F
9. The children had such difficult time when they began school in their new neighborhood that their
parents decided never to move again.
A. T B. F
10. As more women in the US moved up the professional ladder, more are finding it necessity to
make business trips alone.
A. T B. F

III. Read the doctor’s report below and choose ONE suitable word from the given ones to fill
in each numbered blank.

with including variety channels point

owned watched shown in

China Central Television (CCTV) is (1) ……………… by the Chinese government. It receives some
money from the government but programmes are paid for (2) ……………… advertising money. It
has thirteen different (3) ……………… and these are called CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-3, etc.
Programmes are made (4) ……………… three different languages: Mandarin, Fujian dialect and
English. The most popular programme is the news, which is (5) ……………… by more than 300
million people every day. The English language programmes are (6) ……………… on CCTV-9. It
has a (7) ……………… of programmes, (8) ……………… news, business news, documentaries
and sport. For foreigners it is interesting because current affairs are looked at from a Chinese (9)
……………… of view. CCTV is seen by many viewers in the US.   

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IV. Read the text and choose the answer A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks with missing
information.

On November 8, 2016, Americans elected Donald Trump as the 45 th president of the United States.
Trump’s victory over former secretary of state Hillary Clinton shocked the world and caused
financial market to fall. In the last few weeks before the historic election, many polls and political
analysts had suggested that the Republican candidate, who had no previous experience in
government, had little chance of beating his highly experienced opponent. Trump surprised
everyone, including his own party members, by winning a number of key swing states that were
required to win the election.

1. Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States by …………….
A. Americans B. the American C. American people D. all are correct
2. Hillary Clinton …………….
A. is secretary of state B. is the Republican candidate
C. had previous experience in government D. all are correct
3. …………….caused financial market to fall.
A. Trump being elected as the US president B. Hillary Clinton shocking
C. both A and B are correct D. none is correct
4. According to many polls and political analysts, Hillary Clinton was more likely to beat her
opponent because
A. she was highly experienced B. she was the Republican candidate
C. she had her own party members D. none is correct
5. To be elected as the president of the United States, the candidate must
A. shock the world B. surprise everyone
D. cause financial market to rise D. win a number of key swing states

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REVISION 2.2
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
1. I do not think that purple shirt ................... with your yellow skirt.
A. suits B. fits C. goes D. wears
2. Jane asked me ................... Bill Gate.
A. if I knew B. I knew C. whether I know D. if I know
3. You …………… forget what I told you. It’s very important.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. don’t have to D. can’t
4. She is a …………… girl with …………….
A. green-eyes/ red hair B. green-eyed/ red hairs
C. green-eye/ a red hair D. green-eyed/ red hair
5. For many students, it …………. if they learn British or …………. English.
A. doesn’t matter/ American B. not important/ American
C. not involve/ American D. not necessary/ America
6. Your rudeness brought us ………….
A. sad B. sadly C. sadness D. sadity
7. We wonder …………. the tickets are on sales yet.
A. what B. when C. whether D. where
8. Everyone…………….when there was a sudden explosion.
A. were horrified B. was horrifying C. were horrifying D. was horrified
9. It takes me about two hours …………... to Vung Tau.
A. ride B. to ride C. riding D. rode
10. Today Machu Picchu is also one of the most popular tourist …………. in the world.
A. destination B. destinations C. arrival D. arrivals
11. It’s essential that every student ................... all the lectures.
A. attends B. attend C. has attended D. attended
12. It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver ................... in the crash.
A. are injured B. was injured C. were injured D. have been injured
13. He hates …………. to do something by others.
A. to be asked B. asking C. being asked D. to ask
14. Would you like to go to the cinema? –No, thanks. I’d …………. stay at home.
A. better B. like C. rather D. prefer
15. Such…………...that we didn’t want to go home.
A. was a beautiful flower display B. beautiful the flower display was
C. a beautiful flower display was D. a beautiful flower display
16. The doctor ................... a red car lives near my house.
A. to drive B. driving C. drove D. driven
17. Would you mind if I ................... a photo?
A. take B. took C. taking D. to take
18. Yesterday I ................... a new bike because my old one ................... stolen.
A. bought / was B. bought / were C. buy / were D. bought / is
19. Steve Fossett’s balloon …………. from a town in Western Australia.
A. took off B. took into C. took after D. took up
20. He …………. with his journey after finding out his difficulties.
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A. carried on B. sorted out C. called off D. put off

II. Read the sentence and decide if it is True (T) or False (F) by choosing the answer A or B.
1. Why don't you do something worthwhile with your time instead of just wasting it!
A. T B. F
2. Experiments on animals should be stopped.
A. T B. F
3. Watching television considers the most popular kind of entertainment nowadays.
A. T B. F
4. Because of the heavy storm, the ship moved up and down the water.
A. T B. F
5. Mary regretted not to bring a lot of clothes with her. It was very cold.
A. T B. F
6. He is talented but he’ll never be a professional musician as he doesn’t practice.
A. T B. F
7. Next week when there is an English club is held there, I will give you more information about it.
A. T B. F
8. We were sitting quite by the side of a lake when we had an unpleasant surprise.
A. T B. F
9. He is talented but he’ll never be a professional musician as he doesn’t practice.
A. T B. F
10. Hardly had he got downstairs when the phone stopped ringing yesterday afternoon
A. T B. F

III. Read the text below and choose ONE suitable word from the given ones to fill in each
numbered blank.

launched these reached estimated increasing

by been approximately population

In 1950, five years after the founding of the United Nations, world population was (1)
……………… at around 2.6 billion people. It (2) ……………… 5 billion in 1987 and 6 billion in
1999. In October 2011, the global (3) ……………… was estimated to be 7 billion. A global
movement "7 Billion Actions" was (4) ……………… to mark this milestone. And as of mid-2015
the world population reached 7.3 billion, meaning that the world has added (5) ……………… one
billion people in the span of twelve years.
This dramatic growth has (6) ……………… driven largely by (7) ……………… numbers of people
surviving to reproductive age, and has been accompanied (8) ……………… major changes in
fertility rates, increasing urbanization and accelerating migration. (9) ……………… trends will
have far-reaching implications for generations to come.   

IV. Read the text and choose the answer A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks with missing
information.
A hundred years ago, most people traveled on foot, by train, or on horseback. Railways made
it possible to travel rapidly over long distances. Bicycles were also becoming popular, after the
invention of the air - filled tire, which made cycling a lot more comfortable. Buses, trams and
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underground railways were invented, and cities all over the world already had traffic jams. There
were very few private cars and city streets were still full of horses. Nowadays we have got used
to the problem of private cars, and some cities are so noisy and polluted that in many places vehicles
have been banned from the city center. How will we travel in a hundred years’ time? Perhaps by
then there will be only personal helicopters.

1. There were…………….ways for most people to travel a hundred years ago.

A. one B. two C. three D. four
2. Trains enabled people …
A. to travel rapidly over long distances B. travelling rapidly over long distances
C. both A and B are correct D. none is correct
3. Bicycles were becoming popular because …………….
A. cycling a lot more comfortable
B. the invention of the air-filled tire
C. air-filled tire made cycling a lot more comfortable
D. all are correct
4. Vehicles have been banned from the city center in order to …………….
A. get used to the problem of private car B. reduce noise and pollution
C. both A and B are correct D. none is correct
5. There are ……………. modes of transport mentioned in the passage.
A. three B. four C. five D. six

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