Multiple Choice
1/ Conservation is the safeguarding and preservation of ________ resources.

a. naturism b. natural c. naturally d. naturist


2/ Salt has a ________ effect on food.

a. preserving b. preservation c. preservative d. preserve

3/ The fight against ________ is an important part of conservation.

a. pollution b. solution c. revolution d. evolution

4/ Carbon monoxide is a (n) ______ gas.

a. tasty b. harmless c. colorful d. odourless


5/ Environmental pollution is one of the most ________ problems facing mankind.

a. bad b. serious c. commonly d. good

6/ Reclaiming land consists ________ irrigating deserts, draining swamps and pushing back the sea.

a. with b. about c. of d. in


7/ We can conserve our environment by ________ of waste.

a. prevention b. preventing c. prevented d. prevent


8/ Farmers can protect their land by ________ rotation of crops.

a. year b. yearly c. every year d. each year


9/ Farmers can help ________ the soil by adding fertilizers.

a. enrich b. rich c. enriching d. richly

10/ Preserving natural resources is of great ________.

a. important b. more important c. importantly d. importance

11/ The last time ________ was in 1985.

a. when I saw her b. that I saw her c. I saw her d. all are correct


12/ How ________ that meal was !

a. delicious b. well c. deliciously d. beautifully


13/ More and more pollution ________ by that factory.

a. produced b. produces c. is being produced d. is producing


14/ ________ we leave now, we’ll miss the train.

a. Unless b. If c. Until d. Because


15/ She drives faster and ________ than I do.

a. more careless b. more carelessly c. careless d. carelessly


16/ ________ do you think this building is ?

a. When b. How old c. Why d. How many


17/ He wishes he ________ Jane to his party yesterday.

a. invited b. would invite c. has invited d. had invited


18/ This is ________ that it is not worth keeping.

a. such old furniture b. such an old furniture
c. very old furniture d. an old furniture

19/ We spent five hours ________ London.

a. getting b. getting to c. to get d. to get to

20/ ________ in London, I wrote a letter home.

a. When arrived b. Arrived c. When I arriving d. On arriving


21/ I’m looking forward ________ you at Christmas.

a. to see b. to seeing c. and seeing d. seeing


22/ Never in my life ________ such a mess in my life.

a. have I seen b. I have seen c. I see d. I saw

23/ It’s no use ________.

a. to try to escape b. tried to escape c. trying to escape d. try to escape


24/ You won’t have any difficulty ________ a ticket for the concert.

a. getting b. to get c. will get d. get


25/ ________ is this handbag ?

a. Who b. Whose c. Whom d. When
26/ His father is _______ his mother.

a. tall as b. more tall than c. taller as d. taller than

27/ Neither Tom nor Ann _______ to the party yesterday.

a. didn’t come b. came c. comes d. come


28/ _______ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.

a. Because b. When c. Although d. If


29/ Having a car _______ you to travel around more easily.

a. enables b. makes c. lets d. has


30/ The sudden noise made me _______.

a. to jump b. jumping c. jumped d. jump


31/ My father allowed me _______ his car.

a. use b. to use c. using d. used


32/ She wouldn’t let me _______ the letter.

a. read b. reading c. to read d. will read


33/ Tom has been ill _______.

a. in 3 days b. for 3 days c. 3 days ago d. since 3 days


34/ I wish I _______ smoking now.

a. is giving up b. will give up c. could give up d. can give up


35/ They often write to _______.

a. each other b. together c. again d. as well

36/ The teacher explained the lesson again _______ his students could grasp the main points of this difficult lesson.

a. in order for b. so that c. so as to d. that


37/ There is a _______ of food and water in the refugee camp.

a. shortage b. drainage c. breakage d. marriage

38/ Her hair curls _______.

a. natural b. in natural c. naturally d. in nature


39/ Her husband’s sudden _______ made her life meaningless.

a. dead b. death c. die d. deadly


40/ He soon put on _______ when he stopped playing football.

a. weight b. weightless c. weightlessly d. weigh


41/ The lesson was so _______ that most of them fell asleep in the middle.

a. uninteresting b. interesting c. bored d. exciting

42/ Those pictures are _______ .

a. extreme beautiful b. extremely beautiful
c. extremely beautifully d. extreme beautifully


43/ You are very different _______ your brother.

a. with b. as c. from d. for


44/ Many cultural_______ were held by the government.

a. actions b. activities c. acts d. active


45/ She has a good _______ of science.

a. know b. knew c. known d. knowledge


46/ After making a tour_____ Thailand, he arrived _____ Tan Son Nhat airport yesterday.

a. of / in b. in / in c. in / at d. of / at


47/ The hotel is very famous _____ its pleasant atmosphere.

a. with b. for c. about d. in


48/ She is looking _____ to seeing her sister.

a. backward b. forward c. backwards d. forwards


49/ I’m grateful _____ him _____ a wonderful evening.

a. to / in b. with / in c. to / for d. with / for


50/ Thank you for advising me _____.

a. not smoking b. not smoke c. no smoking d. not to smoke