Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences
1. The technical and economic changes of the 19th century had a marked _______ on workers.
A. cause B. effect C. impact D. consequence
2. Teacher: “Do you know anything about the Earth?
Joseph: “Yes, the Earth ______ around the Sun at about 67,000 miles per hour.”
A. travels B. travelling C. is travelling D. to travel
3. Both televisions and computers _______ an enormous impact on our lives.
A. have B. are having C. has had D. have had
4. It’s cold outside, so pit your coat _______.
A. over B. off C. on D. to
5. Those who do not take any exercise at all are _______ to falling ill.
A. prepared B. ready C. waiting D. prone
6. Tom and Linda _______ the subway train to work every day.
A. takes B. took C. take D. have taken
7. “_______. Is it your student card?” – “Let me see… Yes, it’s mine.”
A. Excuse me B. pardon C. Hello D. Oh
8. We _______ cleaning the kitchen.
A. had just finished B. have just finished C. just have finished D. are just finishing
9. The Sun _______ in the east and _______ in the west.
A. rising – setting B. rises – sets C. rise – set D. to rise – to set
10. Shhhhh! Be quiet! The baby _______ now.
A. sleeps B. has slept C. is sleeping D. will sleep.
11. “Do you know Linh, a fair-haired girl in class 9A?” – “Yes, she is my _______ neighbor. What’s up?”
A. indoor B. inside C. next-door D. front-door
12. She didn’t study abroad because she had to care _______ her elderly parents.
A. in B. for C. up D. to
13. The principal will declare the ceremony open as soon as all the graduates and guests _______.
A. will have been sitting B. have been seated C. will be sitting D. have seated
14. The Prime Minister _______ a speech in the television right now.
A. is giving B. gives C. has given D. gave
15. Derek _______ flowers for his mom every Mother’s day.
A. buys B. to buy C. will buy D. is buying
16. Jim ______ for his mother at the airport for nearly three hours.
A. has waited B. is waiting C. waited D. has been waiting
Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.
17. Could you take care of our children while I go away?
A. look like B. look after C. look for D. look at
18. He insisted on listening to the entire story.
A. interesting B. funny C. whole D. part
Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.
19. Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year’s harvest.
A. hungry B. rich C. poor D. full
20. She denied having stolen his mother’s money.
A. refused B. admitted C. insisted on D. reminded
1 - historical
2 - certificate
3 - money-management
4 - vocational
5 - time-management
6 - graduation
7 - restored
8 - academic