Question 1: Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking______accepting opinions without

questioning them. A. in addition B. for instance C. instead of D. because of

Question 2: When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for______15 minutes.
A. another B. others C. the others D. other
Question 3: We received a call from the teacher______charge of the course.
A. at B. in C. on D. to
Question 4: Factories are not allowed to pump their industrial waste______the sea.
A. out B. into C. for D. onto
Question 5: I must go to the dentist and______.
A. get my teeth to take care of B. take care of my teeth
C. my teeth be taken care of D. get my teeth taken care of
Question 6: “What would you do in my place?” “Were______treated like that, I would complain to the
manager.” A. I to had been B. I to be C. I have been D. to I be
Question 7: Hair color is______characteristics to use in identifying people.
A. one of the most obvious that art B. obviously one of the most
C. one of the most obvious D. most obvious one of
Question 8: Not until a monkey is several years old______to exhibit signs of independence from his mother.
A. does it begin B. beginning C. and begin D. it begins
Question 9: As a child, I had an imaginary friend______Polly.
A. call B. calling C. called D. calls
Question 10: Dick______moustache, but he doesn’t any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn’t like
it. A. got used to have B. is used to have C. used to have D. used to having
Question 11: Neither the students nor their lecturer______English in the classroom.
A. use B. uses C. are using D. have used
Question 12: Jenny is an early riser and she doesn’t object______the trip before 7 a.m.
A. to starting B. against starting C. to have to start D. to start
Question 13: Be sure not to rely too heavily______your mother tongue when you are learning a foreign
language. A. on B. in C. at D. out
Question 14: A few kind words at the right time______all the difference.
A. make B. give C. do D. take
Question 15: I really want to become a pilot when I______.
A. grow up B. talk about C. agree with D. get up
Question 16: If life______predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.
A. is B. would be C. were D. had been
Question 17: Mr.Pike______for this company for more than thirty years, and he intends to stay here until
he______. A. worked/retiresB. works/is retiringC. has worked/retires D. is working/will retire
Question 18: Everybody had heard of Einstein,______ hardly anyone could understand his theory of
relativity. A. and B. but C. so D. or
Question 19: Basically, adolescent development is the different stages we all go______.
A. through B. across C. along D. by
Question 20: Flood______from the heavy rain destroyed the crops in the region.
A. resulted B. to result C. results D. resulting
Question 21: As______out by I.J Good in 1965, designing smarter Al systems is itself a cognitive task
A. point B. pointing C. pointed D. to point
Question 22: She stopped______on TV after the scandal became known.
A. appearing B. to appear C. appeared D. appears
Question 23: We are aware that______, the situation will get worse.
A. unless dealing with carefully B. if dealt not carefully with
C. if not carefully dealt with D. if not carefully dealing with
Question 24: Never before______more foreign tourists to Viet Nam.
A. have there been B. there have been C. were there D. there were
Question 25: I can’t see us beating them at tennis this year. We are so out of______.
A. step B. fitness C. practice D. breath
Question 26: Many young people have objected______contractual marriage, which is decided by the parents
of the bride and groom. A. for B. about C. at D. to
Question 27: When students______the secondary education, they have to take a(n) exam called GCSE.
A. finish B. finished C. had finished D. will finish
Question 28: Tom didn't do his homework, so the teacher became very angry. He ______his homework.
A. might have done B. must have done C. will have done D. should have done
Question 29: That sounds like a good offer. I______it if I______you.
A. would accept - were B. accepted - would beC. accept - will be D. will accept - were
Question 30: The smell of the sea______him______to his childhood.
A. brought - back B. took - back C. reminded - of D. called - off
Question 31: Justin is writing a book about his adventure in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when
he______. A. finished B. has finished C. will finish D. is finishing
Question 32: I didn’t hear you come in last night. You______very quiet.
A. should have been B. could have C. must have been D. must be
Question 33: I wouldn’t like to be a senior manager. You have to______a lot of responsibility.
A. suggest B. carry C. convey D. bear
Question 34: If you have something important______, you’d better say it aloud rather than whispering to
each other. A. saying B. to say C. to saying D. say
Question 35: It is claimed that new nuclear power plants______to be safer than the current ones are soon
built. A. to design B. designing C. designed D. are designed
Question 36: Project-based learning provides wonderful opportunities for students to develop their______.
A. creativity B. create C. creative D. creatively
Question 37: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______.
A. sweets and candy B. biscuit C. piece of cake D. cup of tea
Question 38:______of the financial crisis, all they could do was to hold on and hope that things would
improve. A. On the top B. At the height C. In the end D. At the bottom
Question 39: When he______us go in, we______outside the exam room for over half an hour.
A. let - are standingB. let - have stoodC. let - had been standing D. let - have been standing
Question 40: Modem skyscrapers have got a steel skeleton of beams and columns that forms a three-
dimensional grid,______? A. do they B. do it C. does it D. haven’t they
Question 41: A recent survey identified the UK as______place in Europe to buy a car.
A. an expensive asB. the more expensiveC. the expensiveD. the most expensive
Question 42: If he improved his IT skills, he______a job.
A. will easily get B. would easily getC. will easily have got D. would easily have got
Question 43: While I______at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.
A. was waiting B. waited C. had waited D. were waiting
Question 44: It was the first time I had had visitors______I moved to London.
A. since B. as C. for D. because
Question 45: They advised me______visiting the troubled south of the country.
A. about B. away C. against D. along
Question 46: The work that the students do______the year will count towards their final degrees.
A. during B. for C. by D. in
Question 47: Over the past 30 years, the average robot price______by half in real terms, and even further
relative to labor costs. A. is fallen B. has fallen C. were fallen D. have fallen
Question 48: Janet admitted______the car without insurance.
A. to be driving B. being driven C. to have driven D. having driven
Question 49: He should have his visa______before it expires if he does not want to be deported.
A. extend B. Extending C. extended D. extension
Question 50: Philip dressed in strange clothes and wore a mask on his face for a party. He was
completely______. No one knew who he was.
A. recognizing B. recognizable C. unrecognizable D. unrecognizing