Choose the best answer
III. Choose the best answer.
1. Goods carried on a ship are called ------A. items B. merchandise C. cargo D. articles
2. Marianne seemed to take --------at my comments on her work.
A. annoyance B. insult C. offence D. indignation
3. ---------the phone rang later that night did Lan remember the appointment.
A. Just before B. Not until C. Only D. No sooner
4. John -----------his friend to go camping with him.
A. attracted B. suggested C. appealed D. persuaded
5. He lost the race because he ----------petrol on the last lap.
A. got out of B. ran out of C. made out of D. put out of
6. By the age of twenty-five he had ----------his ambition of becoming a pianist.
A. obtained B. achieved C. completed D. reached
7. The drunken man was --------crazily from one side of the street to the other.
A. racing B. scrambling C. marching D. staggering
8. A…………….. woman is needed to take care of two small children.
A.confident B. reliable C. confidential D. faithful
9. My landlady is chasing me up -----------the rent, as it’s now three weeks late.
A. of B. about C. for D. with
10. These clothes will be inappropriate for this evening.
A. unsuitable B. unnecessary C. unattractive D. unavailable
11. The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.
A. turn out B. carry out C. carry on D. keep on
12. I’ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just want to ________ my new tape recorder.
A. try out B. try on C. look up D. take up
13. We can communicate with friends by ______of e-mail.
A. means B. paths C. methods D. uses
14. Learning a foreign language also includes learning the ________ of that country.
A. reputation B. scenery C. culture D. nature
15. We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into ________.
A. practice B. reality C. fact D. deed
16. There were 50 ________ in the talent contest.
A. competitors B. examinees C. customers D. interviewees
17. Her job was so ________that she decided to quit it.
A. interesting B. stressful C. satisfactory D. wonderful
18. She ________ her husband’s job for his ill health.
A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
19. Anne: “Make yourself at home.” - John: “__________”
A.Yes, can I help you? B. Don’t mention it.C. Thanks! Same to you. D. That’s very kind. Thank you.
20. Minh: “Do you mind if I borrow a chair?” - Hung: “__________. Do you need only one?”
A. I'm sorry B. Not at all C. Yes, I do D. Yes, I would
1. Goods carried on a ship are called ------A. items B. merchandise C. cargo D. articles
2. Marianne seemed to take --------at my comments on her work.
A. annoyance B. insult C. offence D. indignation
3. ---------the phone rang later that night did Lan remember the appointment.
A. Just before B. Not until C. Only D. No sooner
4. John -----------his friend to go camping with him.
A. attracted B. suggested C. appealed D. persuaded
5. He lost the race because he ----------petrol on the last lap.
A. got out of B. ran out of C. made out of D. put out of
6. By the age of twenty-five he had ----------his ambition of becoming a pianist.
A. obtained B. achieved C. completed D. reached
7. The drunken man was --------crazily from one side of the street to the other.
A. racing B. scrambling C. marching D. staggering
8. A…………….. woman is needed to take care of two small children.
A.confident B. reliable C. confidential D. faithful
9. My landlady is chasing me up -----------the rent, as it’s now three weeks late.
A. of B. about C. for D. with
10. These clothes will be inappropriate for this evening.
A. unsuitable B. unnecessary C. unattractive D. unavailable
11. The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.
A. turn out B. carry out C. carry on D. keep on
12. I’ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just want to ________ my new tape recorder.
A. try out B. try on C. look up D. take up
13. We can communicate with friends by ______of e-mail.
A. means B. paths C. methods D. uses
14. Learning a foreign language also includes learning the ________ of that country.
A. reputation B. scenery C. culture D. nature
15. We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into ________.
A. practice B. reality C. fact D. deed
16. There were 50 ________ in the talent contest.
A. competitors B. examinees C. customers D. interviewees
17. Her job was so ________that she decided to quit it.
A. interesting B. stressful C. satisfactory D. wonderful
18. She ________ her husband’s job for his ill health.
A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
19. Anne: “Make yourself at home.” - John: “__________”
A.Yes, can I help you? B. Don’t mention it.C. Thanks! Same to you. D. That’s very kind. Thank you.
20. Minh: “Do you mind if I borrow a chair?” - Hung: “__________. Do you need only one?”
A. I'm sorry B. Not at all C. Yes, I do D. Yes, I would