USE OF ENGLISH
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
7. Do most of the people who live along the shores of ______ earn a living ______?
A. the Mediterranean // by farm
B. Mediterranean / by farming
C. the Mediterranean // with farmers
D. the Mediterranean / by farming
8. This is such an important question that we can’t help ______ it over.
A. to think
B. thinking
C. be thought
D. being thought
9. Would you stop ______ the bulb, please? I can’t do it, really.
A. fix
B. fixing
C. to fix
D. to be fixing
10. The children shouldn’t be left alone. They are too young to look after ______.
A. them
B. themselves
C. every other
D. their own
11. I’m really annoyed with Helen. She ______ me when I’m doing my work.
A. always disturbs
B. is forever disturbing
C. has disturbed
D. all the time disturbed
12. You’ll get a free month’s subscription ______ you renew your membership by the end of this month.
A. unless
B. although
C. because
D. provided that
13. By the time we will get (A) there, all of them (B) will have left (C) the meeting, I suppose (D).
14. Those tourists (A) were interested in (B) the historic sites (C) in the city such like (D) the tunnel of Cu Chi.
15. At his first ________, Jack Lumber threw the javelin over 100 meters.
A. trial
B. trying
C. attempt
D. time
16. The automobile dealership plays soft music in its showroom to _______ a pleasant atmosphere.
A. put
B. help
C. light
D. create
17. When the news leaked out, many Americans rushed to California by whatever means they could.
A. became known
B. was announced
C. was broadcast
D. was broken
18. I’ve only had time to read the ______ in the morning’s paper.
A. columns
B. pages
C. headlines
D. sections
19. Let’s ______ the matter first before making it publicly known.
A. discuss
B. argue
C. talk
D. speak
20. We ______ everything to make sure we didn’t make even the smallest mistake.
A. took on
B. checked up on
C. went over
D. finished off
Write the correct word form of the word given to make a meaningful sentence.
21. The Prime Minister says that our education must put an end to ________________. (literary)
22. I’ve never met such a strong man. His energy seems _____________. (exhaust)
23. Those rose bushes need protection. Spray them with _____________. (insect)
24. Don’t you know that your good result will make your parents ____________ proud of you? (measure)
25. Be careful. You may be ____________ to put all your eggs in one basket. (advice)
26. The boy watched the performance of the tigers, ____________ with amazement. (breathe)