Level C - Lesson 40

Trình độ C - Bài 40

1. In the jar there was a ________ which looked like jam.
(A) substance
(B) material
(C) solid
(D) powder
2. Because his argument was so confusing, ________ people understood it.
(A) few
(B) clever
(C) less
(D) many
3. We are ________ him to arrive at any moment.
(A) waiting
(B) hoping
(C) expecting
(D) wishing
4. You ________ worry about paying the gas bill - I've already done it.
(A) needn't
(B) daren't
(C) can't
(D) might not
5. I've made an appointment for 10 o'clock. Is that ________ for you?
(A) fit
(B) appropriate
(C) convenient
(D) right
6. You look ________ you've seen a ghost!
(A) so that
(B) as if
(C) that
(D) so as
7. You ________ blame yourself for the accident. It wasn't your fault.
(A) daren't
(B) mustn't
(C) won't
(D) oughtn't
8. Naturally I'm ________ that I didn't pass the examination but I'll do better next time.
(A) deceived
(B) despaired
(C) disappointed
(D) disillusioned
9. Today's newspaper has ________ interesting article on space travel.
(A) quite an
(B) nearly an
(C) a partly
(D) an almost
10. Your brother is much taller ________ you.
(A) as
(B) how
(C) than
(D) from
11. My aunt and uncle always quarrelled about their tea; she liked it strong but he wanted it ________.
(A) feeble
(B) weak
(C) small
(D) poor
12. Getting divorced was a ________ decision for us to make, but I'm sure it was the right one.
(A) hard
(B) firm
(C) strong
(D) large
13. Mr Smith was ________ in a road accident.
(A) wronged
(B) wounded
(C) injured
(D) damaged
14. We expected him at eight but he finally ________ at midnight.
(A) came to
(B) turned out
(C) turned up
(D) came off
15. Buses into town run ________ twenty minutes or so.
(A) each
(B) all
(C) some
(D) every
16. Can you possibly make ________ what he has written here?
(A) for
(B) up
(C) out
(D) up for
17. I can't say what her name is though it is ________.
(A) on the top of my tongue
(B) on top of my tongue
(C) on the tip of my tongue
(D) on my tongue's tip
18. Whether or not to abolish corporal punishment in schools is still ________ in educational circles.
(A) bone of contention
(B) bone of agreement
(C) proposal of contention
(D) a bone of contention
19. I ________ a nice present yesterday.
(A) have been given
(B) am given
(C) was given
(D) would give
20. As bold as ________ = cheeky, impudent.
(A) bones
(B) brass
(C) a bear
(D) a bottle


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Level C - Lesson 39

Trình độ C - Bài 39

1. I'm going to get a new car; I'm tired ________ having to take this one to the garage to get it repaired all the time.
(A) of
(B) in
(C) with
(D) at
2. ________ a computer can help you work much faster.
(A) To have
(B) Having
(C) In having
(D) By having
3. I ________ be delighted to show you round the factory.
(A) ought to
(B) would
(C) might
(D) intend to
4. ________ the wet weather, the football match went ahead.
(A) Although
(B) Owing to
(C) However
(D) In spite of
5. She rang to make an early ________ at the hairdressers.
(A) order
(B) date
(C) assignment
(D) appointment
6. Mike was the ________ in his family; all his brothers were much taller.
(A) lowest
(B) shortest
(C) slightest
(D) littlest
7. Could you buy a cake please ________ John and Mary come this afternoon?
(A) if only
(B) because
(C) on account of
(D) in case
8. One ________ of public transport is its unreliability.
(A) disappointment
(B) disadvantage
(C) disorder
(D) dislike
9. Did you know that Vanessa is ________ a baby?
(A) hoping
(B) wishing
(C) expecting
(D) waiting
10. The main ________ to progress is not technical but political.
(A) prevention
(B) obstacle
(C) clash
(D) reverse
11. The best rooms in that hotel ________ the bay.
(A) view
(B) regard
(C) overlook
(D) examine
12. The by-laws say that all dogs ________ be kept on a lead in the park.
(A) ought
(B) need
(C) must
(D) have
13. Separate the eggs and then beat with a ________.
(A) whip
(B) whisker
(C) wick
(D) whisk
14. He was ________ to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.
(A) attracted
(B) dragged
(C) tempted
(D) brought
15. My father ________ me to learn English when I was a child, but never forced me.
(A) let
(B) persuaded
(C) compelled
(D) heard
16. We are accustomed ________ bad weather.
(A) of
(B) from
(C) for
(D) to
17. I was afraid ________ mentioning it to him.
(A) of
(B) in
(C) at
(D) to
18. I warned him ________ the danger, but he wouldn't listen to me.
(A) of
(B) at
(C) in
(D) on
19. Petrol is feared ________ in price this week.
(A) to go up
(B) to be going up
(C) to have gone up
(D) to have been going up
20. I will ask him to come if I ________ him.
(A) will see
(B) see
(C) saw
(D) have seen


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Level C - Lesson 38

Trình độ C - Bài 38

1. People wore ________ they liked to the party: it was very casual.
(A) everything
(B) nothing
(C) anything
(D) something
2. He drives so quickly that I am afraid that one day he will ________ someone crossing the street.
(A) crash down
(B) knock down
(C) turn over
(D) run across
3. Don't worry: the snake is perfectly ________.
(A) tame
(B) harmless
(C) harmful
(D) domestic
4. One of the main advantages ________ the new PCX 232 personal computer is that it is very simple to operate.
(A) for
(B) by
(C) of
(D) on
5. You'd better set off ten minutes early ________ there is a lot of traffic.
(A) so that
(B) as regards
(C) as if
(D) in case
6. When I saw Bill's reaction, I bitterly regretted ________ told him.
(A) to have
(B) have
(C) having
(D) to having
7. The shirt I was wearing today was torn, but I don't think anyone ________.
(A) watched
(B) remarked
(C) mentioned
(D) noticed
8. This is the oldest building ________ the village.
(A) of
(B) by
(C) in
(D) to
9. She was singing an old Spanish folksong, a favourite of ________.
(A) her
(B) hers
(C) herself
(D) her own
10. So ________ people came to the theatre that they had to cancel the performance.
(A) few
(B) a few
(C) little
(D) a little
11. Research scientists are still looking for a cure ________ heart disease.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) against
(D) on
12. Put the salt in the water and let it ________ before adding the vegetables.
(A) dissolve
(B) melt
(C) soften
(D) mix
13. It is far too hot for you ________ the garden.
(A) to dig
(B) digging
(C) for digging
(D) have dug
14. She told Alan ________ for borrowing her guitar without permission.
(A) on
(B) off
(C) of
(D) out
15. If you interfere ________ other people's affairs, you will regret it.
(A) to
(B) with
(C) at
(D) about
16. Are you aware of the difficulties that lie ahead ________ you?
(A) to
(B) for
(C) at
(D) of
17. I left my office after I ________ the last letter.
(A) have been writing
(B) should have written
(C) have written
(D) had written
18. His doctor made him ________ in bed for a few days.
(A) stay
(B) to stay
(C) staying
(D) is staying
19. As quick as ________ = very quick (e.g. in running or seeing through a problem).
(A) a snake
(B) cats
(C) fire
(D) lightning
20. The police have not had time to complete their investigations, but they have concluded ________ that the explosion was caused by a bomb.
(A) temporally
(B) tenuously
(C) tentatively
(D) terminally


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Level C - Lesson 37

Trình độ C - Bài 37

1. ________ you leave for the station very soon, you'll miss the train.
(A) Unless
(B) Although
(C) However
(D) When
2. I haven't met him, but I did once ________ across his wife.
(A) go
(B) get
(C) come
(D) look
3. Tom ________ his next appointment at the doctor's.
(A) cancelled
(B) erased
(C) wiped
(D) ended
4. The wind blew so hard and so strongly that the windows ________ in their frames.
(A) rattled
(B) slapped
(C) flapped
(D) shocked
5. They would ________ go by air than spend a week travelling by train.
(A) always
(B) rather
(C) prefer
(D) better
6. It's all over between Pete and Anne: she's walked ________ on him.
(A) off
(B) away
(C) out
(D) back
7. He has a bad cold and won't be ________ to play in the match tomorrow.
(A) adequate
(B) appropriate
(C) fit
(D) proper
8. He spoke so fast I couldn't understand ________ he was talking about.
(A) what
(B) which
(C) that
(D) how
9. Please go in. Mr Jones is free ________ you now.
(A) see
(B) will see
(C) to see
(D) seeing
10. Everyone felt ________ for Mr Atkins when he lost his job at the factory.
(A) discontent
(B) sad
(C) sorry
(D) unhappy
11. What ________ will this decision have on the future of the club?
(A) result
(B) effect
(C) answer
(D) purpose
12. This year the roses were ________ a month earlier than usual.
(A) in full cry
(B) in full swing
(C) in full bloom
(D) at full blast
13. Everyone shared ________ his happiness.
(A) on
(B) in
(C) at
(D) against
14. The climber failed ________ his attempts to reach the summit.
(A) in
(B) with
(C) at
(D) to
15. I tried to reason ________ him, but he was very rude to me.
(A) on
(B) with
(C) by
(D) for
16. Are you aware ________ the difficulties that lie ahead of you?
(A) of
(B) by
(C) about
(D) on
17. He is not different ________ anyone else.
(A) for
(B) from
(C) of
(D) on
18. The teacher often goes to see new exhibitions in art galleries. Dick usually goes there ________ him.
(A) to
(B) with
(C) at
(D) by
19. She worships the sun and ________ she always spends her holidays in Greece.
(A) nevertheless
(B) accordingly
(C) yet
(D) however
20. I'm afraid I can't come over this afternoon because I'm tied ________ at the office.
(A) in
(B) up
(C) on
(D) down


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Level C - Lesson 36

Trình độ C - Bài 36

1. I am very ________ in information about your company's holidays.
(A) concerned
(B) interested
(C) interesting
(D) bored
2. The meteorologists say we're likely to have a ________ winter.
(A) calm
(B) soft
(C) mild
(D) smooth
3. Do you think Jane and Adam marry ________?
(A) lastly
(B) in the end
(C) at last
(D) by the end
4. You should ________ a lawyer before you sign that document.
(A) counsel
(B) check
(C) consult
(D) communicate
5. You can take a horse to water, but you can't ________ it drink!
(A) make
(B) allow
(C) compel
(D) see
6. He is a little bit ________ in his left ear, but if you speak clearly he will hear what you say.
(A) disabled
(B) deaf
(C) diseased
(D) dead
7. Several of the explorers did not survive the terrible ________ across the desert.
(A) excursion
(B) journey
(C) step
(D) travel
8. Heavy snowfalls have ________ all trains.
(A) cancelled
(B) postponed
(C) delayed
(D) omitted
9. The heavy rainstorms ________ more than five days.
(A) went
(B) took
(C) proceeded
(D) lasted
10. There will now be a ________ interval for refreshments.
(A) small
(B) little
(C) light
(D) short
11. The play was very long, but there were two ________.
(A) intervals
(B) rests
(C) interruptions
(D) gaps
12. The stolen jewels were ________ a lot of money.
(A) valued
(B) cost
(C) priced
(D) worth
13. They had a plan to trick him, but he didn't fall ________ it.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) at
(D) by
14. It is unreasonable to demand this ________ him.
(A) of
(B) in
(C) off
(D) at
15. It took me a long time to get rid ________ him.
(A) of
(B) off
(C) against
(D) from
16. They differ ________ each other so much.
(A) of
(B) from
(C) with
(D) in
17. There is little ________ in this department.
(A) hung around
(B) hanging around
(C) to hang around
(D) having hung around
18. I would not let him go, if I ________ all about this trip.
(A) knew
(B) know
(C) have known
(D) would know
19. They were ________ for smuggling jewelry into the country.
(A) judged
(B) arrested
(C) accused
(D) warned
20. At first, very few people believed Darwin's theory of evolution because it did not seem at all ________.
(A) plausible
(B) creditable
(C) feasible
(D) discernible


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