1. It is earth's gravity that ................... people their weight.
A. gives B. give C. giving D. given
2. .................. actress's life is in many ways unlike that of other women.
A. An B. A C. As the D. That the
3. Johnny is simply blind ________ his own shortcomings.
A. with B. to C. for D. at
4. He took a taxi ________ he wouldn't be late.
A. less B. unless C. so that D. even so
5. He went to a school which ________ good manners and self- discipline.
A. grew B. cultivated C. planted D. harvested
6. She ________ 20 pounds out of the bank every Monday
A. pulls B. draws C. takes D. removes
7. ___________it was late, we decided to take a taxi home.
A. Because B. Since C. Because of D. Although
8. We couldn’t reach the house ____________ the road was flooded.
A. because B. because of C. if D. though
9. ................. problems in sailing in tropical seas is the coral reefs.
A. One of the biggest B. The biggest one
C. Of the biggest one D. There are the biggest
10. ____________he has a headache, he has to take an aspirin.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
11. The newcomer has few friends, ........... ?
A. doesn’t she B. does she C. hasn’t she D. has she
12. Would you mind _______ more clearly, please?
A. speak B. speaking C. to speak D. spoke
13. The flight had to be delayed ..... the bad weather.
A. because B. Because of C. despite D. when
14. He was _____ he never washed his clothes by himself.
A. too lazy B. so lazy that C. very lazy that D. such lazy that
15. ........he comes to the theater with me, I shall go alone.
A. Because of B. Because C. Unless D. When
16. ..... rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the
football games.
A. Even though B. Because C. Despite D. Because of
17. .......his illness, he had to cancel the appointment.
A. However B. Despite C. If D. Because of
18. Minh had a terrible headache......, he went to school.
A. However B. But C. Although D. Because
19. We met in an ancient building, _______ underground room had been
converted into a chapel.
A. that B. whose C. whom D. which
20. He didn’t answer the s correctly _______.
A. although he isn’t intelligent B. because he is intelligent
C. in spite of his intelligence D. despite his intelligent
21. They would be disappointed if we................
A. hadn’t come B. wouldn’t come C. don’t come D. didn’t come.
22. He kept ________ the same thing again and again.
A. repeat B. to repeat C. repeat to D. repeating
23. They ________ our party at about eleven yesterday.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. have left
24. Paul ________ with us for about nine days.
A. have lived B. has lived C. had lived D. lived
25. Last year I ________ all of my books in my office.
A. keep B. kept C. have kept D. has kept
26. He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes that he
_______ it.
A. watched B. would watch C. had watched D. watches
27. Would John be angry if I ....... ......his bicycle without asking?
A. take B. took C. had taken D. would take.
28. ______, I can’t hear what he is saying.
A. Because of the noise B. Because of the soft music
C. Though the music is noise D. In spite of the noise music
29. ._____, I feel very refresh.
A. Because I work very hard B. Although I get up early
C. Because of getting up early D. Despite getting up late
30. I hate living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I ______ in Spain.
A. lived B. would live C. had lived D. live
31. If she sold her car, she ............ much money.
A. gets B. would get C. will get D. would have got.
32. Is there _____ for everyone?
A. food and drink enough B. enough food and drink
C. enough of food and drink D. enough food and drink enough
33. He was _____ he could not continue to work.
A. very tired that B. such tired that C. too tired that D. so tired that
34. People reported that before help _______ them, a small child _______ of
infantile paralysis.
A. had reached-died B. reached-had died
C. reaches-has died D. has reached-dies
35. “I _______ you at 9 tomorrow morning. Will that be OK?” -“At 9? No, I
_______ shopping with my mother.”
A. phone-will go B. am phoning- have gone
C. will phone-will be going D. have phoned-am going
36. Davis has _____ many patients _____ he is always busy.
A. too / that B. very / until C. such / that D. so / that
