TOEFL - Lesson 1

Trình độ TOEFL - Bài 1

1. Upon hatching, ________.
(A) young ducks know how to swim
(B) swimming is known by young ducks
(C) the knowledge of swimming is in young ducks
(D) how to swim is known in young ducks
2. Some of the rainwater from clouds evaporates before ________.
(A) reaching the ground
(B) to reach the ground
(C) reach the ground
(D) the ground reaches
3. The truck ________ crashed into the back of a bus scattering glass everywhere.
(A) loading with empty bottles
(B) which loading with empty bottles
(C) it was loading with empty bottles
(D) loaded with empty bottles
4. ________ is entirely up to him.
(A) How he travels
(B) How traveling
(C) He travels
(D) How is he traveling
5. ________ he would have come to class.
(A) If Mike is able to finish his homework
(B) Would Mike be able to finish his homework
(C) If Mike could finish his homework
(D) If Mike had been able to finish his homework
6. All of the people at the AAME conference are ________.
(A) mathematic teachers
(B) mathematics teachers
(C) mathematics teacher
(D) mathematic's teachers
7. At an experimental agricultural station, many types of grass are grown ________ various conditions.
(A) under
(B) underneath
(C) below
(D) beneath
8. ________ techniques have been developed in recent years to diagnose (genetic diseases in the developing fetus.
(A) Several
(B) There are several
(C) They are several
(D) Several of
9. With new technology, cameras can take pictures of underwater valleys ________ color.
(A) within
(B) for
(C) in
(D) by
10. _______ are prepared from flour or meal derived from some form of grain.
(A) With bakery products
(B) While bakery products
(C) Bakery products
(D) They are bakery products
11. ________ a sizable geographic area, it constitutes a biome.
(A) That a group of plants and animals occupies
(B) A group of plants and animals occupying
(C) A group of plants and animals occupies
(D) When a group of plants and animals occupies
12. Modern blimps like the famous Goodyear blimps ________ the first ones in that they are filled with helium instead of hydrogen.
(A) differ from
(B) different from
(C) is different from
(D) different
13. Although the Ojibwa Indians fought frequently with the Sioux, they didn't have ________ with early white settlers.
(A) much contact
(B) lots contact
(C) many contact
(D) large contact
14. In a hot, sunny climate, man acclimatizes by eating less, drinking more liquids, wearing lighter clothing, and ________.
(A) skin changes that darken
(B) his skin may darken
(C) experiencing a darkening of the skin
(D) darkens his skin
15. Some forms of mollusks are extremely useful as food, especially the bivalves ________ oysters, clams, and scallops.
(A) such
(B) such as
(C) as
(D) so
16. It is now believed that some damage to tissues may result ________ them to frequent X-rays.
(A) the exposing
(B) from exposure
(C) from exposing
(D) expose
17. Rhododendrons would rather ________ in shady places, and so would azaleas.
(A) to grow
(B) growing
(C) grown
(D) grow
18. Recently, there have been several outbreaks of disease like legionnaire's syndrome, and doctors don't know ________.
(A) what is the cause
(B) the cause is what
(C) is what the cause
(D) what the cause is
19. American author John Updike, ________ spent his boyhood in Shillington, Pennsylvania.
(A) was the only child of a high school mathematics teacher
(B) whom the only child of a high school mathematics teacher
(C) the only child of a high school mathematics teacher
(D) he was the only child of a high school mathematics teacher
20. He entered a university________.
(A) when he had sixteen years
(B) when sixteen years were his age
(C) at the age of sixteen
(D) at age sixteen years old

The sounds in "chip" and "jet"

Both of these two sounds is actually a combination of two different sounds. The "ch" sound like in "chip" is a combination of /t/ as in "tip" and "sh" like in "ship". The "j" sound in "jet" is a combination of /td/ as in "dip" and the sound in the middle of leisure and measure.

They are both made the same way in your mouth. The difference is that "ch" is made without using your voice, and "j" is made by using your voice.

To make these sounds, put your tongue on the roof of your mouth, right behind your teeth, then move your tongue back behind your teeth until you are making the "sh" or "measure" sound.

If you are having trouble making these sounds, try these tricks. To say "chip", practice saying "meet ship". Say it faster and faster, and then you will notice that it sounds like you are saying "me chip". If you are having problems with "jet", first, say the word "measure" several times. Now try to add a "d" in the middle of the word, so you are saying "meadsure". Try saying this fast. It will sounds as if you are saying "medjure". Now you've got it!

Watch videos for these sounds! In these video clips, notice how the speaker's mouth moves in a very similar way for both 'church' and 'judge' -- the difference in how she says them is with her voice. (These videos will launch a separate video viewer to play them. Make sure you have a plug-in for video clips.)

• 'church' video clip (200K MPEG file)
• 'judge' video clip (300 K MPEG file)

Now let's listen to some sounds!

"chip" sounds: chip cheap chafe

"jet" sounds: jet judge jello

To practice voiced and voiceless sounds at the end of words, click here.

The sound in "yet"

/j/

/j/, the sound at the begining of "yet", is made by putting your tongue very close to the top of your mouth, as if you are getting ready to say the vowel /i/. That is why this consonant sound is often pron ounced between certain vowel sounds.

Say the phrase "why he" quickly. Native speakers of American English would often pronounce this phrase as "whyje" (/waIji/). Even though it is not spelled that way, we pronounce a /j/ between the /a I/ and /i/ vowels.

Now let's listen to some sounds!

/j/ sounds:

• yet
• you
• he is (/hiyIz/)
• why he (/waIji/)

The sound in "wit"

/w/

/w/ is an interesting sound, because you need to do two different things with your mouth. First of all, you need to make lips round, as if you are getting ready to kiss someone. Next, you need to put the back of your tongue close to the roof of your mouth, almost as if you are going to say g, but DON'T touch the top of your mouth. You must do both of these things at the same time. Use your voice. /w/ is a voiced sound.

Be careful that you do not confuse /w/ with /r/. When you say /w/, your tongue is further back in your mouth and the back of it is close to the top of your mouth. When you say /r/, your tongue is a little bit more towards the front of your mouth, and the tip of your tongue is pointed towards the top of your mouth.

Watch a video clip with the /w/ sound! (This video will launch a separate video viewer to play it. Make sure you have a plug-in for video clips.)

• 'wow' video clip (200 K MPEG file)

Now let's listen to some sounds!

/w/ sounds:

• wit
• what
• where

The sound in "hat"

/h/

/h/ is basically the sound that you make by opening your mouth wide and blowing air.

Now let's listen to some sounds!

/h/ sounds:

• hat
• hate
• hot

Word Final Fricatives - Voiced and Unvoiced

Many students of English have problems pronouncing the consonant sounds at the end of words. On this page, you can hear examples of /f/, /v/, "th" sounds /s/, /z/, "sh" , and the sound in the middle of "measure"

There is actually a small difference in how long we say the vowels before voiced and unvoiced sounds. Listen to these pairs of words or say them out loud. Which ones have the longer vowels?

• leaf
• leave

• breath
• breathe

• seas
• seize

• garage
• rush

Did you notice that the vowels are shorter in "leaf", "breath", "seas", and "rush"? These are the three unvoiced sounds. However, the unvoiced consonants themselves (f, s, sh) are longer than the voiced vowels. So, the difference is not just whether the sounds are voiced or unvoiced, but also how long they last.

The sounds in "git" and "kit"

/g/ /k/

The consonant sounds in "git" and "kit" are both made by putting the back of our tongue up against the roof on the back of our mouths to release a small puff of air.

If we make these sounds the same way, then what is the difference between them? The difference is not what we do with our mouths, but what we do with our voice.

When we make a /k/ sound, we do not use our voice; the sound is quiet. Put your hand on your throat and make the sound /k/. You should not feel any movement in your throat.

However, when we make a /g/ sound, we do use our voice. Put your hand on your throat and make the /g/ sound. Can you feel the vibrations? Another way to help you learn the difference between these two sounds is that /k/(the voiceless sound) makes a bigger puff of air. Put your hand in front of your mouth and make the /k/ sound. Feel the big puff of air. Now put your hand in front of your mouth again and make the /g/ sound (the voiced sound). Feel only a little puff of air? Good!

Now let's listen to some sounds!

"git" sounds: got get gook

"kit" sounds: cot catch cook

To practice voiced and voiceless sounds at the end of words, click here.

Voiced and Unvoiced

Many students of English have problems pronouncing the consonant sounds at the end of words. On this page, you can hear examples of /b/, /p/, /d/, /t/, /g/ and /k/.

There is actually a small difference in how long we say the vowels before voiced and unvoiced sounds. Listen to these pairs of words or say them out loud. Which ones have the longer vowels?

• nap
• nab

• mat
• mad

• knack
• nag

Did you notice that the vowels are shorter in "nap", "mat", and "knack"? These are the three unvoiced sounds. However, the unvoiced consonants themselves (p, t, k) are longer than the voiced vowels. So, the difference is not just whether the sounds are voiced or unvoiced, but also how long they last.

The sounds in "ship" and "measure"

The consonant sounds in "ship" and "measure" are both made by putting your teeth together, with your top teeth in from of your back teeth, and putting your tongue in the middle of your mouth, scrunched up towards the back of your mouth.

If we make these sounds the same way, then what is the difference between them? The difference is not what we do with our mouths, but what we do with our voice.

When we make a "sh" sound, we do not use our voice; the sound is quiet. Put your hand on your throat and make the sound in "ship". You should not feel any movement in your throat.
However, when we make a "zh" sound, we do use our voice. Put your hand on your throat and make the sound in "measure". Can you feel the vibrations?

There are not many words in English with the sound in "measure", and very few words with this sound at the beginning. This sound is mostly found in words that came into English from other languages in the middle or at the end of the word.

Now let's listen to some sounds!

"ship" sounds:

• ship
• sheep
• shape

"measure" sounds:

• measure
• garage
• pleasure

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To practice voiced and voiceless sounds at the end of words, click here.

Trinh do C - Bai 103

Trình độ C - Bài 103

1. I'm afraid I can't come to dinner on Wednesday. Could we put it ________ until next week?
(A) up
(B) on
(C) away
(D) off
2. When we visited the zoo on Sunday afternoon it was very crowded but on a weekday it's practically ________.
(A) full
(B) clear
(C) empty
(D) uncrowded
3. The ________ of blood always makes him feel sick.
(A) view
(B) scene
(C) form
(D) sight
4. Janet and Peter broke ________ a few months ago and are now living apart.
(A) into
(B) out
(C) up
(D) away
5. What John says ________ true but I very much doubt it.
(A) may be
(B) should be
(C) will be
(D) shall be
6. You ________ try to make you applications a bit neater, or you'll never get a job.
(A) shall
(B) will
(C) ought
(D) should
7. His shoes were so old that his ________ were sticking out of them.
(A) ankles
(B) toes
(C) thumbs
(D) tips
8. The child was made ________ everything on her plate.
(A) eat
(B) to eat
(C) eating
(D) ate
9. You really ________ have come to the party, because all our old friends were there.
(A) must
(B) ought
(C) may
(D) should
10. They didn't sign the contract because there were a number of points they couldn't agree ________.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) into
(D) at
11. You had better keep a box of matches ________ in case the lights go out again.
(A) handy
(B) by hand
(C) in touch
(D) in the way
12. I was shocked ________ his refusal.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) at
(D) with
13. It is rude to stare ________ people.
(A) on
(B) to
(C) at
(D) into
14. Just guess ________ the price of this carpet.
(A) to
(B) at
(C) on
(D) from
15. How can you agree with such an idea when you are ignorant ________ the basic facts?
(A) with
(B) to
(C) in
(D) of
16. I'm surprised ________ you!
(A) with
(B) at
(C) on
(D) to
17. His lesson is going to be ________ Wednesday.
(A) on
(B) in
(C) at
(D) of
18. This hotel has ________ and you'll have to try your luck at some other hotels.
(A) no rooms
(B) not rooms
(C) no space
(D) not a space
19. If I had seen this film on TV, I ________ to the cinema to see it.
(A) don't go
(B) didn't go
(C) wouldn't have gone
(D) wouldn't go
20. What ________ for the last two weeks?
(A) were you doing
(B) have you been doing
(C) did you do
(D) are you doing

Trinh do C - Bai 102

Trình độ C - Bài 102

1. The estate agent spent a ________ deal of time trying to persuade me to buy the house.
(A) large
(B) big
(C) great
(D) wide
2. In the pub she found herself sitting ________ a well-known TV personality.
(A) across
(B) opposite
(C) about
(D) from
3. He has always wanted to see his name in ________.
(A) news
(B) paper
(C) press
(D) print
4. If you ________ to London tomorrow, telephone me first.
(A) are going
(B) were going
(C) will go
(D) had been going
5. There is no ________ in going to school if you're not willing to learn.
(A) reason
(B) aim
(C) point
(D) purpose
6. The expert ________ the painting carefully and then said it was not original.
(A) looked into
(B) examined
(C) watched
(D) investigated
7. Could you hang ________ a minute? I'll be right back!
(A) on
(B) in
(C) up
(D) on to
8. I'm sorry I haven't got any money - I've ________ my wallet at home.
(A) missed
(B) left
(C) let
(D) forgotten
9. Books may be ________ from the library for up to three weeks.
(A) lent
(B) asked
(C) given
(D) borrowed
10. She ________ her parents to let her go to England.
(A) reasoned
(B) made
(C) succeeded
(D) persuaded
11. That's a nice coat, and the colour ________ you well.
(A) fits
(B) matches
(C) shows
(D) suits
12. ________ his flu, he got up and went to work.
(A) Despite
(B) Although
(C) In spite
(D) Even though
13. You're very quiet today. What have you got on your ________?
(A) attention
(B) mind
(C) spirit
(D) mood
14. In some countries, there is a terrible ________ of food.
(A) shortness
(B) shortage
(C) demand
(D) need
15. There is a beautiful ________ of the old city from the terrace of their mountain house.
(A) view
(B) aspect
(C) vision
(D) appearance
16. I don't like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could ________ me a favour.
(A) make
(B) do
(C) find
(D) pick
17. You shouldn't get so angry ________ him.
(A) for
(B) at
(C) to
(D) with
18. Here you are at last! I ________ for you since two o'clock.
(A) look
(B) am looking
(C) was looking
(D) have been looking
19. He has recently ________ golf to provide himself with some relaxation.
(A) take on
(B) taken over
(C) taken with
(D) taken up
20. After several hours on the road they became ________ to the fact that they would never reach the hotel by nightfall.
(A) dejected
(B) resigned
(C) depressed
(D) disillusioned

Trinh do C - Bai 101

Trình độ C - Bài 101

1. Have I ________ you about how Mary is getting on at college?
(A) said
(B) explained
(C) answered
(D) told
2. "The Sting" is by ________ the best Robert Redford film I have seen.
(A) long
(B) far
(C) much
(D) way
3. Many elderly people have to live on the money they ________ when they were working.
(A) laid up
(B) put back
(C) set up
(D) put aside
4. You shouldn't call your superior ________ his first name.
(A) in
(B) with
(C) by
(D) under
5. I've had replies to our invitations from everyone ________ from Jane.
(A) apart
(B) only
(C) but
(D) without
6. I had to get up early, ________ I'd have missed the train.
(A) otherwise
(B) if not
(C) but
(D) so that
7. I ________ you to drive carefully today. The roads are icy.
(A) propose
(B) recommend
(C) refer
(D) regard
8. I wanted to go home but my girlfriend ________ on going to a nightclub.
(A) persisted
(B) insisted
(C) demanded
(D) intended
9. The house ________ beside the lake.
(A) rested
(B) reposed
(C) sat
(D) stood
10. After the revolution, the people of Haiti ________ revenge on the secret police.
(A) made
(B) took
(C) had
(D) brought
11. Much stricter ________ must now be taken at all airports.
(A) precautions
(B) alarms
(C) warnings
(D) protections
12. Betty dances really ________, doesn't she?
(A) beautiful
(B) most beautiful
(C) beautifully
(D) beauty
13. The decision is yours, but I'd prefer you not ________ home until you're older.
(A) leave
(B) to leave
(C) to leaving
(D) leaving
14. The accident was terrible, because there was no doctor ________ to help.
(A) in hand
(B) on hand
(C) by hand
(D) out of hand
15. ________ is known about the side-effects of the new drug.
(A) all but nothing
(B) next to nothing
(C) next to everything
(D) next to anything
16. If I got his letter, I ________ his address.
(A) know
(B) knew
(C) will know
(D) would know
17. Well we did have a terrible row but we've ________ it up now.
(A) turned
(B) cleaned
(C) sorted
(D) made
18. It was ________ that he happened to walk in just as we were discussing him.
(A) miserable
(B) unfortunate
(C) wretched
(D) contemptible
19. In ________ of rage he tried to kill his own brother.
(A) temper
(B) period
(C) fit
(D) mood
20. He was in his late fifties, with staring eyes and a ________ hairline.
(A) straggling
(B) receding
(C) bushy
(D) curly

Trinh do C - Bai 100

Trình độ C - Bài 100

1. Her ________ is getting worse and worse. She seems too afraid to speak to anyone.
(A) happiness
(B) tiredness
(C) weakness
(D) shyness
2. The doctor gave the patient ________ examination to discover the cause of his collapse.
(A) a thorough
(B) a universal
(C) an exact
(D) a whole
3. That dress looks lovely: red really ________ you!
(A) likes
(B) suits
(C) fits
(D) pleases
4. I ________ the bell-push several times but there was no-one at home.
(A) pulled
(B) pressed
(C) squeezed
(D) knocked
5. If you eat a lot of chocolate, your teeth will begin to ________.
(A) decay
(B) collapse
(C) fall
(D) drop
6. I'm afraid that it won't be possible ________.
(A) that I will come
(B) that I come
(C) for my coming
(D) for me to come
7. The campers put their tent ________ in a field.
(A) out
(B) in
(C) on
(D) up
8. I disagree ________ you about that film you praised so much.
(A) from
(B) with
(C) to
(D) for
9. We were so busy we had to ________ going on holiday for a month.
(A) put out
(B) put away
(C) put down
(D) put off
10. They ________ understand the teacher, as he spoke too fast.
(A) wouldn't
(B) shouldn't
(C) can't
(D) couldn't
11. I don't think she could ever give ________ smoking. She's a real addict.
(A) up
(B) in to
(C) away
(D) out
12. ________ scientists have observed increased pollution in the water supply.
(A) Late
(B) Later
(C) Latter
(D) Lately
13. Do you approve ________ hunting?
(A) on
(B) of
(C) in
(D) to
14. She preferred to wait ________ you.
(A) to
(B) on
(C) at
(D) for
15. I refuse to comment ________ his work.
(A) about
(B) on
(C) in
(D) of
16. Their walking-tour through Lapland never came ________.
(A) on
(B) off
(C) out
(D) round
17. I ________ for that job before I passed my final exams at the university.
(A) applied
(B) have applied
(C) had applied
(D) applies
18. As James had scored distinctions in Chemistry and Biology in his Higher School Certificate Examination, he hoped to ________ one of these subjects at university.
(A) abandon
(B) discover
(C) specialize in
(D) take part in
19. I'm really angry with Sue. The next time I see her, I'll give her an ________.
(A) rip
(B) earful
(C) feathers
(D) bend
20. Many years ago in a faraway land there lived ________ wise old man.
(A) the
(B) one
(C) a
(D) some

Trinh do C - Bai 99

Trình độ C - Bài 99

1. There are a lot of ________ beaches on the South Pacific islands.
(A) abandoned
(B) alone
(C) left
(D) deserted
2. - Cecilia: I feel another dizzy spell coming on. - Margery: I do wish ________ get round to seeing a doctor.
(A) you are going to
(B) you will agree to
(C) you would
(D) you will
3. He had to go to the bank to ________ some money for his holiday.
(A) pay up
(B) pay back
(C) draw out
(D) draw in
4. When we came back from holiday our suitcases were ________ by the Customs Officers.
(A) guarded
(B) tested
(C) corrected
(D) examined
5. ________ you get to the Red Lion pub you will have to stop and ask for directions.
(A) While
(B) Where
(C) When
(D) There
6. Your husband is very rude. If I were you, I wouldn't stand ________ it.
(A) by
(B) to
(C) at
(D) for
7. My brother had his camera ________ from his car in the office car-park.
(A) robbed
(B) missed
(C) lost
(D) stolen
8. The two brothers don't get ________ with each other very well; they're always fighting.
(A) up
(B) by
(C) over
(D) on
9. Teresa's father began to lose his ________ when he was in his sixties.
(A) view
(B) sight
(C) look
(D) vision
10. When he spoke over the telephone, his voice was so ________ that I could hardly hear him.
(A) faint
(B) dim
(C) dull
(D) unnoticeable
11. I'll see ________ the cooking tonight.
(A) at
(B) to
(C) on
(D) for
12. At what time will you call ________ me?
(A) for
(B) at
(C) to
(D) with
13. I can assure you ________ my support.
(A) on
(B) of
(C) from
(D) at
14. She wanted to borrow the record from me but she was shy ________ asking.
(A) of
(B) with
(C) to
(D) for
15. He is a mechanic and his wife works ________.
(A) domestically
(B) as a domestic
(C) as domestic
(D) domestic
16. My parents moved to California when I was 8. I really didn't want us to move there, but I was a child, I had ________.
(A) no say in the matter
(B) no say on the matter
(C) no say about the matter
(D) no say in matter
17. If I had been to that meeting, I ________ about it.
(A) would have spoken
(B) had spoken
(C) will speak
(D) will have spoken
18. Come to see me at five o'clock. I ________ ready with my work by that time.
(A) should have been
(B) would have been
(C) have been
(D) had been
19. As pretty as ________ = very pretty.
(A) a fair haired girl
(B) a picture
(C) a swan
(D) a white dove
20. She was ________ out of 115 applicants for the position of Managing Director.
(A) short-changed
(B) short-listed
(C) short-sighted
(D) short- handed

Trinh do C - Bai 98

Trình độ C - Bài 98

1. It is usually better not to ________ things, in case they are not returned.
(A) lend
(B) offer
(C) borrow
(D) lose
2. It's six years now since the Socialists came to ________ in that country.
(A) power
(B) force
(C) control
(D) command
3. He was killed in a car ________.
(A) blow
(B) crash
(C) flash
(D) hit
4. It's nearly two years since I last ________ to a dentist.
(A) have been going
(B) have gone
(C) went
(D) had gone
5. The civil servant ________ his post because he disagreed with the Minister.
(A) gave in
(B) gave out
(C) gave off
(D) gave up
6. I don't know where he lives now; he left this area many years ________.
(A) before
(B) for
(C) away
(D) ago
7. There was a sudden loud ________ which made everyone jump.
(A) bang
(B) strike
(C) split
(D) stroke
8. The bill came to over a thousand dollars ________.
(A) at all
(B) in all
(C) to all
(D) of all
9. The junior Minister's remarks on television about the strike ________ the Prime Minister so much that he was sacked.
(A) disordered
(B) disliked
(C) disagreed
(D) displeased
10. The police have issued a full ________ of the murderer.
(A) notice
(B) information
(C) detail
(D) description
11. A lot of people find ________ art very difficult to understand.
(A) actual
(B) current
(C) contemporary
(D) present
12. He was ________ of understanding anything which involved numbers.
(A) unable
(B) useless
(C) impossible
(D) incapable
13. If there's ________ for complaint, please inform the manager.
(A) cause
(B) fear
(C) intention
(D) opportunity
14. There was ________ enough cake for all of us to have a very small slice.
(A) just
(B) quite
(C) really
(D) hardly
15. He was bitten by a mosquito, but he made things worse by ________ the bite all the time.
(A) stroking
(B) scratching
(C) rubbing
(D) scraping
16. Contrary ________ my expectations there was no need to be uneasy about the results of the match.
(A) against
(B) from
(C) to
(D) for
17. She prides herself ________ her clean house.
(A) with
(B) on
(C) of
(D) in
18. Your conclusions are not consistent ________ the facts.
(A) with
(B) of
(C) to
(D) against
19. The coin was too small ________ in the grass.
(A) for John to see it
(B) for John can see it
(C) for John not to see it
(D) as for John see it
20. This journal ________ in Poland for more than twelve years by now.
(A) is published
(B) was published
(C) is being published
(D) has been published

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1. The new factory must be finished ________ as the profitability of the company depends on it.
(A) on time
(B) in times
(C) at time
(D) for a time
2. The colour of the handle does not ________ so long as it is the right size.
(A) worry
(B) affect
(C) concern
(D) matter
3. We went to the railway station to ________ our friends ________.
(A) see off
(B) see out
(C) set out
(D) tell goodbye
4. He shouldn't be allowed to play in the club. He's not a ________.
(A) belong
(B) member
(C) partner
(D) representative
5. After a day of housework I am totally ________.
(A) weak
(B) dull
(C) strained
(D) exhausted
6. There is no reason to ________ his honesty; he is absolutely sincere.
(A) search
(B) doubt
(C) inquire
(D) ask
7. The constant ________ on their hands causes injury.
(A) grip
(B) pressure
(C) hold
(D) movement
8. The League of Nations was set ________ after the First World War.
(A) up
(B) off
(C) out
(D) down
9. All good things must come to ________ end.
(A) one
(B) the
(C) their
(D) an
10. The evening performance had to be cancelled ________ of the illness of the leading actress.
(A) because
(B) due
(C) owing
(D) according
11. Buses and trains are the most important forms of public ________ in this country.
(A) traffic
(B) travel
(C) transfer
(D) transport
12. You should have told me you were married, ________?
(A) didn't you
(B) shouldn't you
(C) weren't you
(D) isn't it
13. The books I borrowed are overdue. I'll have to take them back to the ________.
(A) bible
(B) bookshop
(C) library
(D) magazine
14. The actor enjoys giving ________ of poems by his favourite poets.
(A) recitations
(B) rehearsals
(C) repetitions
(D) pronouncements
15. The phone is ringing. Could you ________, please?
(A) pick it up
(B) take it up
(C) hang it up
(D) hang it down
16. The pilot said that with one engine of the plane out of action, it had been ________ over the Channel.
(A) touch and go
(B) start and return
(C) touch and break
(D) fly and sit
17. All the travel arrangements ________ before we received a letter from him.
(A) were being made
(B) had been made
(C) have been made
(D) are being made
18. The last meeting of our section ________ on 15th September.
(A) has been held
(B) was held
(C) had been held
(D) held
19. You are still working on your essay. I think you ________ it by six o'clock.
(A) should have finished
(B) have been finishing
(C) have already finished
(D) must have finished
20. sharp practices = ________.
(A) reality as it really is, not embellished to look better
(B) unprofitable business transactions
(C) dishonest methods in business
(D) aggressive marketing techniques