GENERAL TEST IN ENGLISH
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1. He _________ a bad cold; he sneezes so often.
A. has been having
B. is having
C. has
D. will have
 2. This time next week they _________ to the United States.
A. will be flying
B. will fly
C. are flying
D. have flown











3. Our family ________ in this city for twenty years.
A. lived
B. is living
C. has lived
D. live
 4. My teacher told us that the school _________ in 1946.
A. was building
B. was built
C. has been built
D. is built











5. Susan said she met you once at a conference last May. _________ since then?
A. Have you met her
B. Had you met her
C. Did you meet her
D. Were you met her
 6. Paul and I _________ to the movie at the moment.
A. go
B. are going
C. have gone
D. went











7. If you had come to the party, you _________ her.
A. would meet
B. had met
C. would have met
D. met
 8. She wishes she _________ you the bad news yesterday.
A. didn’t tell
B. wouldn’t tell
C. hadn’t told
D. doesn’t tell











9. If I knew you _________ busy, I wouldn’t disturb you.
A. were
B. had been
C. are
D. would be
 10. “Here’s my phone number.” – “Thanks. I’ll give you a call if I _________ some help tomorrow.”
A. will need
B. need
C. would need
D. needed











11. I wish my father _________ here with me now; he passed away three years ago.
A. is
B. was
C. were
D. are
12. It’s very crowded here. I wish there _________ so many people.
A. aren’t
B. weren’t
C. haven’t been
D. isn’t











13. She has got beautiful eyes, _________
A. isn’t she
B. hasn’t she
C. doesn’t she
D. is she not
 14. Let’s go for a walk, _________?
A. will we
B. shall we
C. don’t you
D. do you











15. Tom invited us to come to his party, _________?
A. hadn’t he
B. couldn’t he
C. wasn’t he
D. didn’t he
 16. No one is in this room now, _________?
A. is one
B. isn’t one
C. is he
D. are they











17. Don’t make the mistake again, _________?
A. do you
B. mustn’t you
C. won’t you
D. will you
 18. You used to live in New York, _________?
A. weren’t you
B. didn’t you
C. don’t you
D. did not you











19. The secretary has been busy _________ all afternoon.
A. to type
B. type
C. typing
D. typed
 20. It’s no use _________ a language if you don’t try to speak it.
A. to learn
B. learn
C. learning
D. learned











21. Have you ever heard this song _________ in Vietnam?
A. singing
B. sang
C. sung
D. sing
 22. The guard must _________ your identification at the gate.
A. checking
B. to check
C. check
D. checked











23. Visitors are reminded _________ name tags at all times.
A. worn
B. to wear
C. wearing
D. wear
 24. It’s very important _________ tooth decay.
A. avoid
B. to avoid
C. avoiding
D. avoided











25. The manager had his secretary _________ the report for him.
A. type
B. typed
C. typing
D. to type
 26. Many US automobiles _________ in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture
B. have manufactured
C. are manufactured
D. are manufacturing











27. Sarah is wearing a blouse. It _________ of cotton.
A. be made
B. are made
C. is made
D. made
 28. We got our mail _________ yesterday.
A. been delivered
B. delivered
C. delivering
D. to deliver











29. Lots of houses _________ by the earthquake last month.
A. are destroying
B. destroyed
C. were destroyed
D. is destroyed
 30. I must have the dentist _________ my teeth.
A. checked
B. to check
C. checking
D. check











31. I disapprove _________ people smoking in public places.
A. with
B. at
C. on
D. of
 32. While studying he was financially dependent _________ his wife.
A. to
B. on
C. of
D. from











33. Mary always keeps her promise, so you can rely _________ her.
A. to
B. for
C. on
D. at
 34. The police are interested _________ knowing more about that man.
A. about
B. in
C. by
D. through











35. The bus was crowded _________ passengers.
A. of
B. with
C. by
D. in
 36. When the explosion occurred last week, many workers passed _________.
A. out
B. off
C. away
D. aside











37. “How old are you?” – “I’m _________ you are.”
A. the same old as
B. as same age as
C. the same age as
D. as same old as
 38. When we reached the top of the hill, it was getting _________.
A. darkest
B. the darker and the darker
C. darker and darker
D. the darkest











39. Everyone looks much _________ today than they did yesterday.
A. happy
B. happily
C. more happily
D. happier
 40. Of the four dresses, which is _________ expensive?
A. the best
B. the most
C. the more
D. the greater











41. The faster we walk, _________ we will get there.
A. the soonest
B. the soon
C. the more soon
D. the sooner
 42. Robert does not have _________ Peter does.
A. money more than
B. as many money as
C. more money as
D. as much money as











43. Either John or his children _________ breakfast at 6 a.m.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have
 44. Both a poem and a short story _________ been written by a famous author.
A. has
B. to have
C. have
D. having











45. Not only Peter but also his parents _________ in the garage.
A. was
B. are
C. been
D. is
 46. The large number of teachers _________ at the meeting last week.
A. being
B. were
C. are
D. is











47. Much progress _________ been made in recent years.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have
 48. Advertisements on television _________ becoming more competitive than ever before.
A. has
B. have
C. are
D. is











49. There are small _________ between British and American English.
A. differences
B. different
C. difference
D. differently
 50. You must get the washing _________ fixed as soon as possible.
A. mechanic
B. machinery
C. mechanical
D. machine











51. There is a _________ of water because it hasn’t rained for a long time.
A. short
B. shortage
C. shortest
D. shorter
52. You can _________ knowledge by reading newspapers.
A. richly
B. enrichment
C. rich
D. enrich











53. The industrial _________ has made many changes in our country.
A. develop
B. developing
C. develop
D. development
54. Peter _________ opened the door of the cellar, wondering what he might find.
A. cautions
B. cautiously
C. cautional
D. cautionally










55. A good clock always keeps _________ time.
A. certain
B. true
C. accurate
D. serious
 56. She has _________ a lot of money in her new job.
A. gained
B. earned
C. found
D. done











57. What he says makes no _________ to me.
A. reason
B. truth
C. sense
D. matter
 58. It was difficult to _________ a date which was convenient for everyone.
A. organize
B. arrange
C. make
D. provide











59. We will always _________ the wonderful winter holidays we had in Australia.
A. remind
B. rethink
C. reflect
D. remember
 60. When you want to go by train, you go to a (n) _________.
A. gas station
B. underground
C. railway station
D. stop











61. My uncle John, _________ you met the other day, is one of the best lawyers in the city.
A. whose
B. who
C. whom
D. which
 62. Tell me the reason _________ you were absent yesterday.
A. which
B. where
C. why
D. that











63. I don’t like the stories _________ have unhappy endings.
A. who
B. which
C. why
D. what
 64. The students _________ don’t have library cards can’t borrow books from the library.
A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. whose











65. I’ll see you near the post office _________ we met the other day.
A. which
B. where
C. when
D. why
 66. The last time _________ I saw her, she looked very beautiful.
A. who
B. that
C. where
D. when











67. The librarian arranges the books according to their content ________ people can find them easily.
A. so that
B. since
C. when
D. while
 68. _________, Lucy stays in bed and reads magazines.
A. Whenever raining
B. As it will be raining
C. When it will rain
D. Whenever it rains











69. _________ Tony has a headache, he has to take an aspirin.
A. How
B. Where
C. Because
D. Although
 70. _________ the traffic was very heavy, they went to school on time.
A. Even
B. Though
C. Despite
D. In spite of











71. The fire alarm rang _________ Ned was working in his office yesterday.
A. while
B. as soon as
C. until
D. before
72. It’s raining hard, _________ we can’t go to the beach.
A. so
B. although
C. however
D. because











73. My uncle wore a _________ tie to the wedding.
A. blue Italian silk
B. blue silk Italian
C. Italian silk blue
D. Italian blue silk
 74. The students received _________ because they had studied hard.
A. on their exam high marks
B. high marks on their exam
C. their marks on high exam
D. their exam on high marks











75. The children often play football _________.
A. on the garden in Sundays
B. in Sundays on the garden
C. on Sundays in the garden
D. in the garden on Sundays
 76. She didn’t _________.
A. run enough fast to win
B. run to win fast enough
C. run fast enough to win
D. run to win enough fast











77. _________ this kind of machine before?
A. Have ever you repaired
B. Have you repaired ever
C. Ever have you repaired
D. Have you ever repaired
 78. Ann _________ one of the best students we have.
A. always has considered been
B. has been always considered
C. has been considered always
D. has always been considered











79. Nam wanted to know what time _________.
A. does the movie begin
B. did the movie begin
C. the movie begins
D. the movie began
80. I asked Martha _________ to enter law school.
A. are you planning
B. is she planning
C. was she planning
D. if she was planning











81. Peter asked me who _________ the editor of that book.
A. was
B. were
C. is
D. has been
 82. John asked me _________ in English.
A. what does this word mean
B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean
D. what that word meant











83. Thomas asked me _________ interested in any kind of sports.
A. if I was
B. if was I
C. if am I
D. if I am
 84. Peter asked why _________ the final test.
A. Lucy took
B. did Lucy take
C. Lucy hadn’t taken
D. Lucy had taken











85. Hardly ever _________ far from home.
A. she traveled
B. has she traveled
C. did she travel
D. she did travel
86. Only when you grow up _________ the truth.
A. you will know
B. will you know
C. you know
D. do you know











87. No longer _________ as he used to.
A. he collects stamps
B. does he collect stamps
C. does he collects stamps
D. doesn’t he collect stamps
 88. Not until darkness fell _________ he hadn’t done half of his work.
A. that Peter realized
B. did Peter realize
C. that Peter didn’t realize
D. didn’t Peter realize











89. Under no circumstance _________ John any money.
A. should you lend
B. you should lend
C. you could lend
D. you might lend
 90. I cannot swim very well and _________.
A. neither my sister can
B. neither can my sister
C. so my sister can
D. so can my sister
















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