Level C - Lesson 15

Trình độ C - Bài 15

1. The shop assistant was ________ helpful, but she felt he could have given her more advice.
(A) entirely
(B) exactly
(C) quite
(D) totally
2. The meal was excellent; the pears were particularly ________.
(A) flavoured
(B) delicious
(C) tasteful
(D) desirable
3. Are there any seats left for this evening's ________ of "Carmen"?
(A) act
(B) acting
(C) opera
(D) performance
4. Having ________ the table, Mrs Roberts called the family for supper.
(A) laid
(B) spread
(C) ordered
(D) completed
5. As I have been ill, I have had no ________ to discuss the plan.
(A) possibility
(B) suitability
(C) opportunity
(D) ability
6. He ________ to turn up for the football match.
(A) omitted
(B) neglected
(C) stopped
(D) failed
7. The shop assistant was ________ helpful, but she felt he could have given her more advice.
(A) exactly
(B) entirely
(C) quite
(D) totally
8. There are three lawyers in our town and I have consulted ________ of them in turn.
(A) each
(B) every
(C) any
(D) other
9. The course was so difficult that I didn't ________ any progress at all.
(A) make
(B) do
(C) create
(D) produce
10. I'm tired of looking at ancient ________. Let's go to somewhere modern.
(A) foundations
(B) remnants
(C) ruins
(D) constructions
11. My car's gone: it must ________.
(A) be stolen
(B) have stolen
(C) have been stealing
(D) have been stolen
12. We'd better hurry. There's a ________ to Uncle Timothy's patience.
(A) top
(B) bottom
(C) border
(D) limit
13. I ________ hands with him when I was introduced to him.
(A) gave
(B) greeted
(C) nodded
(D) shook
14. They had a great ________ of trouble getting through customs.
(A) lot
(B) level
(C) quantity
(D) deal
15. Rose trees need to be ________ regularly.
(A) pruned
(B) cut
(C) snipped
(D) clipped
16. Whatever made you think ________ such a thing?
(A) on
(B) of
(C) at
(D) to
17. I would go to the seaside if the weather ________ good.
(A) were
(B) is
(C) has been
(D) will be
18. I rang you up while Jack ________ his lessons.
(A) was finishing
(B) has been finishing
(C) finished
(D) has finished
19. The bus ________ from High Street to the Station Road is 30p.
(A) cost
(B) fare
(C) payment
(D) charge
20. Before the invention of refrigeration, the ________ of fish and meat was a problem.
(A) keeping
(B) preservation
(C) treatment
(D) maintenance


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Level C - Lesson 14

Trình độ C - Bài 14

1. Buy the new ________ of soap now on sale: it is softer than others!
(A) model
(B) brand
(C) mark
(D) manufacture
2. My uncle took ________ golf when he retired from work.
(A) on
(B) up
(C) over
(D) after
3. There has been a rather worrying ________ ten per cent in our profits this year.
(A) drop of
(B) drop in
(C) fall in
(D) fall with
4. ________ you hurry, you won't catch the bus.
(A) As
(B) Although
(C) Except
(D) Unless
5. The customer, who was shouting at the top of his voice, ________ his money back.
(A) appealed
(B) asked
(C) requested
(D) demanded
6. I ________ him to go to the Lost Property office to see if his umbrella had been found.
(A) advertised
(B) advised
(C) announced
(D) noticed
7. I couldn't resist having another slice of cake even ________ I was supposed to be losing weight.
(A) although
(B) however
(C) otherwise
(D) though
8. These old houses are going to be ________ soon.
(A) laid out
(B) run down
(C) pulled down
(D) knocked out
9. ________ as I like ice-cream, I couldn't eat any more now, thank you.
(A) So
(B) Although
(C) Even
(D) Much
10. You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to ________ is at the desk.
(A) whoever
(B) who
(C) whom
(D) which
11. What do you mean, he's watching television? He's ________ to be washing the car.
(A) supposed
(B) hoped
(C) expected
(D) thought
12. She was angry with me for breaking the plate, but it happened quite ________ accident.
(A) in
(B) by
(C) with
(D) on
13. The hall was very crowded with over fifty people ________ into it.
(A) pushed
(B) packed
(C) stuck
(D) stuffed
14. Beware of the people who appear to be enthusiastic ________ your success.
(A) of
(B) with
(C) about
(D) of
15. They want to watch a football game ________ TV.
(A) on
(B) in
(C) at
(D) by
16. ________ to leave early is rarely granted.
(A) allowance
(B) permission
(C) leave
(D) the privilege
17. ________, they didn't laugh at me.
(A) To my surprise
(B) For my surprise
(C) As to surprise me
(D) At my surprise
18. If you had gone there last year, you ________ my brother.
(A) would have met
(B) would meet
(C) had met
(D) met
19. I never go in lifts because I am terrified of ________ spaces.
(A) contained
(B) constricted
(C) confined
(D) compressed
20. It never ________ to me that he would be here.
(A) recurred
(B) occured
(C) thought
(D) contemplated


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Level C - Lesson 13

Trình độ C - Bài 13

1. ________ goes the bus; now we will have to walk!
(A) On time
(B) At once
(C) There
(D) Early
2. She is very important to him. He wouldn't get ________ without her.
(A) over
(B) by
(C) down
(D) round
3. The Blackhams live in the house ________ the blue door.
(A) with
(B) where
(C) whose
(D) which
4. I phoned the bank to ________ how much money there was in my account.
(A) control
(B) inspect
(C) test
(D) check
5. Her parents give her anything she asks for, and as a result, she's very ________.
(A) ruined
(B) damaged
(C) harmed
(D) spoilt
6. ________ I am studying at university and I hope to get a job very soon.
(A) In a moment
(B) At this instant
(C) At present
(D) In the present
7. The new secretary in the sales department is a fast typist but her letters are full of spelling ________.
(A) wrongs
(B) faults
(C) tricks
(D) mistakes
8. The police have asked that ________ who saw the accident should get in touch with them.
(A) somebody
(B) someone
(C) one
(D) anyone
9. If the greengrocer has some bananas ________ buy some please?
(A) you should
(B) would you
(C) you will
(D) shall you
10. I would like to offer a small ________ to anyone who finds my missing dog.
(A) receipt
(B) repayment
(C) expense
(D) reward
11. The Prime Minister has ________ to win the last three General Elections.
(A) managed
(B) succeeded
(C) achieved
(D) attained
12. You ________ do the washing-up: I can easily do it later.
(A) needn't
(B) daren't
(C) wouldn't
(D) mightn't
13. People demand higher wages because prices are ________ all the time.
(A) rising
(B) progressing
(C) growing
(D) exceeding
14. You must be careful when you wash this ________ silk blouse.
(A) weak
(B) sensitive
(C) delicate
(D) feeble
15. My father always falls ________ in front of the television.
(A) sleepy
(B) asleep
(C) sleeping
(D) sleep
16. You can never rely ________ him to be punctual.
(A) of
(B) with
(C) at
(D) on
17. Are you interested ________ music?
(A) on
(B) in
(C) at
(D) of
18. You must reply ________ his letter.
(A) at
(B) for
(C) to
(D) on
19. I shall certainly act ________ your advice.
(A) with
(B) on
(C) at
(D) to
20. as sound as ________ = healthy, in good condition (also said of machines).
(A) steel
(B) a bell
(C) a white monkey
(D) money


Xem lại bài Level C - Lesson 12

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Level C - Lesson 12

Trình độ C - Bài 12

1. The little girl wouldn't go into the sea ________ her father went too.
(A) except
(B) but
(C) also
(D) unless
2. The ________ part of the week is always busy for me.
(A) front
(B) start
(C) early
(D) near
3. She ________ to take her neighbour to court if he didn't stop making so much noise.
(A) promised
(B) threatened
(C) offered
(D) suggested
4. You mustn't be angry with her. It wasn't her ________ that she was late.
(A) blame
(B) error
(C) mistake
(D) fault
5. He sat there with his arms ________ doing nothing, waiting for us.
(A) folded
(B) flapped
(C) turned
(D) twisted
6. Our neighbours ________ their hedge cut once a year.
(A) make
(B) do
(C) have
(D) fix
7. I could tell he was pleased ________ the expression on his face.
(A) at
(B) for
(C) in
(D) by
8. Tom always calls himself Tom Williams, but his ________ surname is Winterbottom.
(A) natural
(B) present
(C) current
(D) real
9. If you keep trying you might ________ to do it.
(A) succeed
(B) discover
(C) understand
(D) manage
10. Joan's third child was born in the ambulance ________ to the hospital.
(A) in the way
(B) by the way
(C) on the way
(D) a long way
11. The meeting, ladies and gentlemen, is now ________.
(A) at an end
(B) at the end
(C) on end
(D) to the end
12. They promised to write ________ we never heard from them again.
(A) but
(B) except
(C) although
(D) because
13. I ________ to him for my bad behaviour.
(A) apologised
(B) coped
(C) excused
(D) forgave
14. Ever ________ he was in junior school Nicholas has wanted to become a doctor.
(A) after
(B) always
(C) next
(D) since
15. It was on the top shelf, out of ________.
(A) achievement
(B) arrival
(C) attempt
(D) reach
16. Computers are supposed to ________ time, but I'm not so sure they do!
(A) spare
(B) save
(C) spend
(D) waste
17. I didn't mean to do it; it was ________ accident.
(A) by
(B) in
(C) for
(D) on
18. Her acceptance speech was ________, eliciting thunderous applause at several points.
(A) tedious
(B) well-received
(C) cowardly
(D) uninteresting
19. a wild goose chase = ________.
(A) a very pleasant experience
(B) a wild night on the town
(C) a dangerous race in the streets between cars trying to
(D) a search for something that cannot be found
20. You could have avoided risking ________, General Brown.
(A) the life of your soldiers
(B) the lives of your soldiers
(C) your soldiers' life
(D) the life of your soldiers'


Xem lại bài Level C - Lesson 11

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Level C - Lesson 11

Trình độ C - Bài 11

1. The explorers walked all the way along the river from its mouth to its ________.
(A) cause
(B) well
(C) source
(D) outlet
2. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realised that he was a man of considerable ________.
(A) ability
(B) possibility
(C) future
(D) opportunity
3. It is ________ knowledge in the village that Mr and Mrs Thorne quarrel violently several times a week.
(A) common
(B) complete
(C) normal
(D) usual
4. After Joe's mother died, he was ________ up by his grandmother.
(A) brought
(B) taken
(C) grown
(D) drawn
5. Why don't you do something worthwhile with your time instead of ________ it!
(A) spending
(B) using
(C) wasting
(D) passing
6. The police have issued ________ to local shopkeepers to be on the lookout for thieves.
(A) complaints
(B) warnings
(C) advice
(D) information
7. If you require any more ________ about the holiday, please telephone us.
(A) description
(B) information
(C) news
(D) fact
8. Wait ________ you get home before you unpack your parcel.
(A) to
(B) until
(C) when
(D) after
9. The students ________ names appear on the list all passed the exam.
(A) which
(B) their
(C) who
(D) whose
10. When the police appealed for witnesses, several people came ________.
(A) forward
(B) out
(C) across
(D) on
11. Before you take on the job, will you give me a rough ________ of how much it will cost?
(A) esteem
(B) estimate
(C) realisation
(D) value
12. I do play squash, but I ________ tennis.
(A) like
(B) would rather
(C) choose
(D) prefer
13. The travel agent gave me ________ useful information.
(A) a
(B) one
(C) the
(D) some
14. One of the ________ has fallen off the church clock.
(A) arms
(B) fingers
(C) pointers
(D) hands
15. How old do you have to be ________ you can drive a car?
(A) when
(B) before
(C) until
(D) since
16. I'll let you have it back next Monday without ________.
(A) doubt
(B) fail
(C) miss
(D) neglect
17. ________ I ask him for money he owes me, he says he will bring it in a few days, but I don't think he has got it at all.
(A) Whatever
(B) However
(C) Whenever
(D) Wherever
18. I ________ to inform you that we cannot exchange articles once they have left the shop.
(A) regret
(B) resent
(C) respect
(D) sense
19. Don't blame him for this; I am responsible ________ what has happened.
(A) with
(B) for
(C) to
(D) by
20. He has to arrange for the ________ of his furniture before he goes abroad.
(A) sale
(B) sole
(C) seal
(D) veil


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Level C - Lesson 9

Trình độ C - Bài 9

1. I can't understand how your father managed to ________ that man. He had deceived all the rest of us.
(A) see against
(B) see through
(C) see to
(D) see out
2. Our car is much older ________ than yours.
(A) model
(B) pattern
(C) manufacture
(D) form
3. I ________ in bed all night thinking about it.
(A) laid
(B) lay
(C) led
(D) lied
4. According to the doctor, there's absolutely nothing the ________ with you.
(A) wrong
(B) problem
(C) matter
(D) illness
5. I looked everywhere but I couldn't find ________ at all.
(A) anyone
(B) no one
(C) someone
(D) somebody
6. It was ________ a simple question that everyone answered it correctly.
(A) so
(B) such
(C) much
(D) too
7. I'm sorry, but I like my eggs soft ________, not hard.
(A) cooked
(B) steamed
(C) boiled
(D) watered
8. John was amazed when the train arrived exactly ________ time.
(A) at
(B) in
(C) on
(D) by
9. I'd like to take this ________ of wishing you all the best of luck with your exams.
(A) chance
(B) possibility
(C) occasion
(D) opportunity
10. Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to ________ between unfamiliar sounds in that language.
(A) separate
(B) differ
(C) distinguish
(D) solve
11. ________ my opinion, French cheese is better than English cheese.
(A) In
(B) To
(C) By
(D) For
12. Father would not ________ us to go there for the weekend.
(A) let
(B) permit
(C) agree
(D) consent
13. Every day the old man's dog goes to the shop to ________ him a newspaper.
(A) carry
(B) fetch
(C) take
(D) bring
14. - Rex: It's already half-past six. - Hal: Good heavens, so it is! It's time we ________.
(A) are gone
(B) are going
(C) were gone
(D) shall go
15. I drove around the town for half an hour but couldn't find a car ________.
(A) park
(B) garage
(C) plan
(D) parking
16. The smell was so bad that it completely ________ us off our food.
(A) set
(B) took
(C) got
(D) put
17. Although he hasn't said anything he ________ to be upset about it.
(A) acts
(B) shows
(C) behaves
(D) seems
18. It's strange. His sister are blonde, ________ he is very dark.
(A) therefore
(B) in order to
(C) whereas
(D) however
19. We very much ________ that you will come to dinner next Friday.
(A) wish
(B) want
(C) like
(D) hope
20. Crops are often completely destroyed by ________ of locusts.
(A) bands
(B) troupes
(C) swarms
(D) flocks


Xem lại bài Level C - Lesson 8

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Level C - Lesson 8

Trình độ C - Bài 8

1. They have ________ the old castle and it is now a luxury hotel.
(A) transformed
(B) undone
(C) remade
(D) constructed
2. I ________ so much last night: I feel terrible.
(A) shouldn't have eaten
(B) mustn't have eaten
(C) needn't have eaten
(D) didn't have to eat
3. He stole one of the officers' uniforms and managed to escape by passing himself ________ as a guard.
(A) by
(B) out
(C) through
(D) off
4. ________ we set off in the next few minutes, we'll be there in time.
(A) Provided
(B) Supposing
(C) In case
(D) So long
5. If he drinks any more beer, I don't think he'll be ________ to play this afternoon.
(A) skilled
(B) capable
(C) possible
(D) fit
6. My employer's ________ of my work does not matter to me at all.
(A) meaning
(B) belief
(C) opinion
(D) expression
7. The recent ________ violence is worrying the police.
(A) increase with
(B) increase of
(C) increase in
(D) increase about
8. We're in good time; there's ________ to hurry.
(A) unnecessary
(B) no purpose
(C) no need
(D) impossible
9. The police ________ the kidnapper from escaping by blocking all exits.
(A) prevented
(B) encouraged
(C) allowed
(D) avoided
10. This meat isn't suitable ________.
(A) the grill
(B) to grilling
(C) for grilling
(D) being grilled
11. A railway bridge is already ________ over the river.
(A) been erected
(B) erecting
(C) in construction
(D) being built
12. The pictures is ________; the thief will be most disappointed when he tries to sell it!
(A) priceless
(B) invalid
(C) unprofitable
(D) worthless
13. Even though he is thirty-five, he lives ________ his mother and is completely dependent on her.
(A) at
(B) by
(C) on
(D) from
14. It should be obvious ________ you that if you persist in bothering him, he will get angry with you.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) at
(D) on
15. He often forgets to do what he has been told and is scolded for being ________.
(A) disobedient
(B) rebellious
(C) impertinent
(D) malicious
16. The room is quite hot. The oil heater gives ________.
(A) out a good heat
(B) off a good heat
(C) out good heat
(D) off good heat
17. In the middle of our trip we stopped ________ a rest on the river bank.
(A) have
(B) had
(C) having
(D) to have
18. The judge, after ruling that the article had unjustly ________ the reputation of the architect, ordered the magazine to ________ its libelous statements in print.
(A) praised...communicate
(B) injured...retract
(C) sullied...publicize
(D) damaged...disseminate
19. When he heard the news he went completely ________.
(A) roof
(B) fuse
(C) spare
(D) thunder
20. I won't ________ those children making a noise in my house!
(A) allow
(B) have
(C) let
(D) permit


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Level C - Lesson 7

Trình độ C - Bài 7

1. - Grace: I wish your parents invite us for holiday. - Monty: They can't. They have ________ to accommodate us and the children too.
(A) such a small house
(B) a too small house
(C) very small a house
(D) too small a house
2. When they had ________ the new carpet, the workmen went back to the office.
(A) laid
(B) lain
(C) lied
(D) been lying
3. It will ________ be Christmas.
(A) soon
(B) fast
(C) quick
(D) next
4. Do be careful not to ________ your coffee on this white rug, Bill.
(A) drip
(B) spill
(C) filter
(D) leak
5. She had to leave her family ________ when she went abroad to work.
(A) at a loss
(B) behind
(C) out
(D) at all costs
6. Metal ________ at high temperatures.
(A) grows
(B) increases
(C) enlarges
(D) expands
7. Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have ________ in the last six months.
(A) grown up
(B) gone up
(C) jumped up
(D) sprung up
8. I'm ________ worried about Jane; she always seems to be tired.
(A) as
(B) so
(C) such
(D) too
9. I have difficulty ________ without glasses these days.
(A) to read
(B) in reading
(C) read
(D) of reading
10. Our guest of honour arrived rather late. The party was already ________.
(A) in full swing
(B) at full tilt
(C) in full bloom
(D) to the full
11. My brother plays his records ________ in his room at night, and nobody can get enough sleep.
(A) at full tilt
(B) in full swing
(C) at full blast
(D) in full cry
12. It's most unwise to ________ in a quarrel between a man and his wife.
(A) involve
(B) poke
(C) mix
(D) interfere
13. I will ________ the idea with the other teachers and see what they think about it.
(A) explain
(B) argue
(C) discuss
(D) talk
14. The farmer was very angry ________ the dogs chasing his sheep.
(A) for
(B) with
(C) because
(D) about
15. I think he's quite honest ________ his intentions.
(A) about
(B) with
(C) in
(D) on
16. Dick will be waiting ________ them at the entrance door.
(A) for
(B) on
(C) to
(D) at
17. It's no use complaining ________ the cold.
(A) on
(B) in
(C) from
(D) of
18. Furniture manufacturers are now ________ of the latest credit restrictions.
(A) feeling the pinch
(B) smelling the rat
(C) cooking the books
(D) feeling the smell
19. Jazz is an American art form which is now ________ in Europe through the determined efforts of ________ in France, Scandinavia, and Germany.
(A) foundering...governments
(B) diminishing...musicians
(C) waning...novices
(D) flourishing...expatriates
20. She was ________ disappointed when she learned that she had not got the job.
(A) gravely
(B) fully
(C) highly
(D) bitterly


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Level C - Lesson 6

Trình độ C - Bài 6

1. Her husband treated her badly. I'm surprised she ________ it for so long.
(A) put up with
(B) put off
(C) put through
(D) put up
2. The bank manager ________ me to open a deposit account as soon as possible.
(A) warned
(B) advised
(C) suggested
(D) approved
3. Oxfam tries to send food to countries where people are suffering ________ malnutrition.
(A) for
(B) by
(C) from
(D) of
4. If students are to understand the notice, the instructions must be ________ clearer.
(A) wrote
(B) made
(C) got
(D) done
5. ________ you like what I want to do or not, you won't make me change my mind.
(A) Whether
(B) When
(C) Because
(D) If
6. Doctors usually have to study for at least seven years before becoming fully ________.
(A) tested
(B) qualified
(C) examined
(D) proved
7. The weather was warm and pleasant with ________ a gentle wind to cool us down.
(A) but
(B) just
(C) almost
(D) nearly
8. I wish you wouldn't ________ your clothes all over the floor.
(A) stray
(B) sprawl
(C) scatter
(D) straggle
9. ________ he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home.
(A) For
(B) Thus
(C) So
(D) As
10. He didn't want to make up his mind until he had heard Pamela's ________ of the story.
(A) side
(B) angle
(C) aspect
(D) edge
11. It is strange that Lucy is as ________ as her mother is beautiful.
(A) dull
(B) plain
(C) humble
(D) raw
12. Since the accident he has walked with a ________.
(A) slope
(B) limp
(C) lame
(D) strain
13. We flew to the island, then ________ a car for three days and visited most places of interest.
(A) lent
(B) bought
(C) hired
(D) charged
14. In America, surgeons have given a man a(n) ________ heart.
(A) unreal
(B) false
(C) pretend
(D) artificial
15. The examiners had to ________ half the candidates.
(A) fire
(B) fail
(C) foil
(D) fall
16. The company made a record ________ last year.
(A) benefit
(B) earn
(C) profit
(D) wage
17. We must economize ________ fuel.
(A) with
(B) from
(C) on
(D) in
18. When he finally understood what she was saying, everything ________.
(A) fell into place
(B) fell in place
(C) fell into the place
(D) fell off the place
19. I had to give a full ________ of my camera when I reported it stolen.
(A) account
(B) detail
(C) information
(D) description
20. Jim's version of the facts doesn't ________ with the version I heard from Jules.
(A) argue
(B) amount
(C) accord
(D) arrive


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