300 grammar sentences of certificate B

I. GRAMMAR 
1. The mausoleum is ................. by Thien Thu mountain, two towering columns and a vast expanse of water.
	a. feed	b. feeding 	c. fed	d. feeds
2. Put plants ............... a window so that they will get enough light.
	a. near to 	b. near of 	c. next to 	d. nearly
3. Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree .............
	a. but two years experience	b. also two years experience
	c. but also two-year experience	d. but more two years experience
4. Richard Nixon had been a lawyer and ............... before he entered politics.
	a. served in the Navy as an officer 	b. an officer in the Navy
	c. the Navy had him as an officer	d. did service in the Navy as an officer
5. If one of the participants in a conversation wonders ............... no real communication has taken place.
	a. what said the other person 	b. what the other person said
	c. what did the other person say	d. what was the other person saying
6. The salary of a bus driver is much higher ................ 
	a. in comparison with the salary of a teacher	b. than a teacher
	c. than that of a teacher	d. to compare as a teacher
7. Professional people expect ............... when it is necessary to cancel an appointment.
	a. you to call them	b. that you would call them
 	c. your calling them	d. that you are calling them
8. Sedimentary rocks are formed below the surface of the earth ............... very high temperatures and pressures.
	a. where there are 	b. there are	c. where are there 	d. there are where
9. Farmers look forward to ............... every summer. 
	a. participating in the county fairs	b. participate in the county fairs
	c. be participating in the county fairs	d. have participated in the county fairs
10. Clipper ships were the swiftest sailing ships that . to sea and the most beautiful.
	a. ever were put	b. were ever putted 	c. were ever put	d. ever were putted
11. The ships had their days of . in the 1840s and 1850s.
	a. glorious 	b. glory	c. glorify	d. gloriously
12. Tea loses its flavor quickly  in the hold of a vessel.
	a. when storing 	b. stored	c. when stored 	d. storing
13. Earl was one of the first American artists . landscapes.
	a. painting 	b. painted	c. for painting 	d. to paint
14. The crime rate has continued to rise in American cities despite efforts on the part of both government and private citizens to curb ................
	a. them 	b. him 	c. its	d. it
15. In 1778, he  to London to study with Benjamin West for four years.
	a. has gone 	b. had gone 	c. would go 	d. went
16. No one has been able to satisfactorily explain how or  The Moon sporadically sparks.
 	a. when	b. why 	c. what 	d. which
17. The basic fiber-optics system is called a fiberscope,  Consists of two bundles of fibers.
	a. which	b. in which 	c. where	d. what
18. Physicians can look into the lungs, heart and other areas that were formerly.. to them.
 	a. accessibly	b. access	c. accessible	d. inaccessible
19. ............... his highly individual conceptions of music and chaos, John Cage became a leading figure in avant-garde music.
	a. Such was 	b. Due to	c. Because from 	d. That
20. Sanford Meisner ............... the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.
	a. founding and directing	b. who founded and directed
 	c. founded and directed	d. in finding and directing
21. Experiments in the sonic imaging of moving objects ............... in both the United States and Europe well before the Second World War. 
	a. were conducting	b. have been conducted 	c. had been conducted	d. being conducted
22. ............... billions and billions of stars exist in the vast space beyond our Milky Way galaxy.
	a. That is estimated 	b. An estimate that 
	c. That the estimate 	d. It is estimated that
23. ............... gene-bearing bodies within the nuclei of living organisms.
	a. Chromosomes	b. Chromosomes that are 
	c. Chromosomes are	d. Chromosomes while they are
--> c
24. Abner Doubleday, ..............., was credited with the invention of baseball in 1839.
	a. who become a Union army general	b. which became a Union army general 
	c. who were a Union army general	d. a Union army general
25. ............... photosynthesis were to stop, life would disappear from the planet Earth relatively quickly.
 	a. For	b. However 	c. If	d. Although
26. Each fiber in the bundle .. only a tiny fraction of the total image.
	a. transmit	b. transmitted 	c. transmits	d. to transmit
27. Antonio Gaudi, architect of Barcelona's Holy Family Church, died before seeing ............... the structure.
	a. on completion of 	b. the completion of 
	c. completing of	d. their completing of
28. This is the factory ................................. at work. 
	a. they are	b. where they are 	c. where are	d. in where they are
29. America's first globe maker was James Wilson, who ................... and blacksmith in his earlier life.
	a. a farmer had been 	b. had been a farmer 
	c. farming	d. being a farmer
30. Napoleon ................... the West Indian island of Santo Domingo in 1801.
	a. attacked	b. is attacking	c. has attracted 	d. attacking
31. Modern industrial methods have supplanted individual crafts, ...................
stone carvers, coopers, and cobblers virtually extinct.
 	a. make blacksmiths,	b. made blacksmiths,
	c. making them blacksmiths, 	d. making blacksmiths,
32. Not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes ................... in school for students' future adjustment to society.
	a. when cultivated 	b. cultivated
	c. which need to be cultivated 	d. need to be cultivated
33. On Mercator's maps, the far northern and southern polar regions are....................
	a. greatly exaggerated in area. 	b. exaggerating greatly in area.
 	c. greatly exaggerate in area.	d. great exaggeration in area.
34. On the slope of Long's Peak in Colorado ................... the ruin of a gigantic tree.
	a. that lies 	b. lies	c. where lies 	d. lie
35. ............... ... slow 	b. warn motorists to slow
	c. warn motorists slowing	d. to warn motorists slowing
196. Each of these sounds ............... me sleepy.
 	a. make	b. made 	c. makes	d. has make
197. Either Minh or his friends  going to the beach today.
	a. is 	b. are	c. was	d. were
198. Everyone in the class ................. the novel. 
	a. has read	b. have read 	c. has red	d. have red
199. He often  his dog when he comes home.
 	a. whistles	b. whistle	c. is whistling	d. are whistling
200. One of the golf clubs ....................... in the corner of the room at this moment.
	a. stand 	b. stands	c. is standing	d. are standing
201. One of the rooms .............. an air conditioner.
 	a. contain	b. contains	c. is containing	d. are containing
202. Everyone of the clerks ................ punch the time clock. 
	a. has	b. have 	c. has to	d. have to
203. Each of his assistants ................ the telephone. 
	a. answer	b. answers	c. is answering	d. are answering
204. Each of the girls ........... the piano. 
	a. play	b. plays	c. is playing	d. are playing
205. I wonder why the English .............. on the left hand side of the road.
	a. drive	b. drove	c. has driven 	d. had driven
206. He .............. the custom was grounded in good sense. 
	a. say	b. said	c. has said 	d. had said
207. A horse ............. always mounted from the left. 
	a. is	b. was	c. has been 	d. had been
208. There ................... no rule about the movement of traffic before the Pope came to visit Paris.
	a. is 	b. are	c. was 	d. were
209. Thus a custom ............... born. 
	a. is	b. was	c. has been 	d. had been
210. There ............. only one place in the whole of England where it ........... legal
to drive on the right. 
	a. is / is	b. was / was 	c. are / is	d. were / was
211. The founders of the American nature ..................... the custom after the Revolution. 
	a. reverse 	b. reversed	c. has reversed 	d. had reversed
212. When Bonaparte came along, he ................. it the law of the land.
	a. makes	b. made	c. has made 	d. had made
213. The king just .............. here yesterday. 
	a. comes	b. came	c. has come 	d. had come
214. Many people ............ their jobs because of the firm's collapse.
	a. lose 	b. lost	c. has lost 	d. had lost
215. I ......................... cleaning the floor, and now it's dirty again.
	a. just finish	b. just finished	c. have just finished 	d. had just finished
216. I .................. a ghost in my life. 
	a. never see	b. never saw	c. have never seen 	d. had never seen
217. They ............. dinner before coming here. 
	a. have	b. had	c. have had 	d. had had
218. He waked up and down until he .................. by the returning warmth.
	a. is reassured	b. was reassured	c. has been reassured	d. have been reassured
219. I will wait until you ............... back. 
	a. come	b. came	c. has came 	d. will come
220. We always take out umbrellas with us when it ...............
	a. rains 	b. rained	c. has rained 	d. had rained
221. I sat near the window whenever I ............... a bus. 
	a. take	b. took	c. has taken 	d. had taken
222. It was raining hard when I ............. there.
 	a. get	b. got	c. has got 	d. had got
223. She ................the piano since she was a child. 
	a. plays	b. played	c. has played 	d. had played
224. The sun ............ in the east. 
	a. rise	b. rose 	c. rises	d. has risen
225. How long do you want me to heat the oil?
- Heat it till it ............... to smoke. 
	a. begins	b. began	c. has begun 	d. had begun
226. How long are you going to stay here?
- I'm going to stay here till my brother .............. his exams. 
	a. finishes	b. finished	c. would finish 	d. will finish
227. When will you start the trip?- We'll leave as soon as we .............. our tickets.
	a. get	b. got	c. will get	d. would get
228. - I'm learning English.- Well, when we ............... English fluently, we may find a good job.
	a. speak 	b. spoke	c. has spoken 	d. will speak
229. - By the time you ............. this book, your meal will get cold.
- Oh, I only have a few pages left. 
	a. read	b. will read	c. have read 	d. had read
230. - Are you taking English courses?
- Yes, and my teacher says that when I ................... five courses, I shall be able to speak it quite fluently.
	a. have taken 	b. took	c. has taken 	d. will take
231. - Is your father at home?
- No, he is away on business. If you have a message for him, I ................. it to him as soon as he ............ home.
	a. give / gets	b. give / will get 	c. will give / get 	d. will give / gets
232. - Please tell me how to get to the post office?
- Go till you ................ to a square with a statue in the middle; then turn left and you .................. it on your right.
	a. come / fine	b. come / will find 	c. will come / find	d. will come / will find
233. - What did he say before he left for Paris?
- He said he would give me a ring as soon as he ............... Paris.
	a. reaches	b. reached	c. will reach	d. would reach
234. - I thought you were going to the concert.
- I was. But when I got there, the tickets ............... sold out. So I ........... go back home.
	a. was / had to	b. had been / have to 	c. had been / had to	d. were / had to
235. - How long have you been working in this firm?
- I have been working here for five years. When I .............. here for fifteen years,
I'll be able to get some pension. 
	a. work	b. will be working 	c. has worked	d. has been working
236. Tell us what ............... to you yesterday?
	a. happen	b. happened	c. had happened 	d. has happened
237. We ............ you a telegram as soon as we ............ in Chicago tomorrow.
	a. will send / arrive	b. would send / arrived 
	c. will send / will arrive 	d. send / arrive
238. The druggist .................. for home when we ............ to the store yesterday.
	a. already left / got	b. had already left / got
 	c. already left / had got	d. had already left / had got
239. Mr. Carlson ................ to another man when I .......... him this morning.
	a. is talking / see	b. was talking / saw 	c. had talked / saw 	d. has talked / saw
240. I .............. Mr. Harris your message when I see him tomorrow.
	a. give	b. gave	c. will give	d. would give
241. When George .............. this afternoon, he ................ his friends.
	a. will come / will bring 	b. comes / will bring
	c. comes / brings	d. will come / brings
242. The Andersons .................. into their new apartment last week.
	a. moves 	b. move 	c. moved	d. has moved
243. As I .............. the street, two cars ............... by me at full speed yesterday.
	a. crossed / raced	b. crossed / was racing 	c. crossed / had raced 	d. crossed / were racing
244. Mr. Brink ................ the Atlantic by the time the news reaches him.
	a. cross	b. are crossing	c. will be crossing 	d. crosses
245. If we ............... the news sooner, we would have written to John.
	a. received	b. had received 	c. receive	d. will receive
246. I'm sure they .......... Ellen the information if they had it. 
	a. give	b. will give 	c. gave	d. would give
247. If a policeman ........... an accident, he will take the driver's name.
	a. see	b. will see	c. would see 	d. sees
248. We are going to buy the furniture if we ............... some money.
	a. borrow	b. borrowed 	c. will borrow	d. would borrow
249. What ................. tomorrow if you ............... a millionaire?
	a. are you going to do / are	b. were you doing to do / was 
	c. will you do / was	d. would you do / were
250. If Carl ................... so careless, he wouldn't lose his good job.
	a. wasn't 	b. weren't	c. hadn't been 	d. wouldn't be
251. If you ...................... the instruction, read them again. 
	a. don't understand	b. didn't understand 	c. hadn't understood	d. wouldn't understand
252. I .................. it unless I had seen it with my own eyes. 
	a. will not believe	b. would not believe
	c. would not have believed 	d. would not have believe
253. Fred ................ it unless he had your permission. 
	a. will not do	b. would not do 	c. would do	d. wouldn't have done
254. I .................. that job even if the manager offers it to me. 
	a. don't accept	b. will not accept	c. would not accept 	d. didn't accept
255. I was reluctant ................. a decision without ................ all the facts.
	a. to make / to know 	b. to make / knowing 
	c. making / to know	d. making / knowing
256. The man was accused of .................... private property. 
	a. to steal	b. stealing 	c. stolen	d. b & c are correct
257. After we .................. all our exercises, we went to the cinema.
	a. completed	b. has completed	c. has been completing 	d. had completed
258. None of us ................. such a delicious meal like this. 
	a. taste	b. tastes 	c. tasted	d. has tasted
259. The country is very .................., so travelling on the road is difficult.
	a. mountain	b. mountain-high 	c. mountain-side 	d. mountainous
260. The teacher streaked the need for regular ..................... 
	a. attend	b. attendant	c. attendance 	d. attender
261. John's ..................... improved at his new school. 
	a. behave	b. behavioral 	c. behavior	d. behaviorism
262. Jim always does what he says; he's a very .................... person.
	a. rely	b. reliably 	c. reliance 	d. reliable
263. The company is very efficient and gives a ................... service.
	a. speed	b. speeding	c. speedy	d. speediness
264. Dogs are very ...................... pets. 
	a. faith	b. faithful	c. faithfully	d. faithfulness
265. Since ................ has been so poor, the class has to be closed.
	a. attend	b. attendant	c. attendance 	d. attendee
266. Do you have a ................ costume in your country?
	a. national 	b. nation	c. native	d. nationality
267. The weather will be better with ................... showers. 
	a. occasion	b. occasional	c. occasionally 	d. occasionality
268. I had no map. That's why I got lost. If I ................ a map, I ............ all right.
	a. have / will be	b. had / would be
	c. had had / would have been 	d. a & b are correct
269. Most people ................. the Union meeting if they had had longer notice of it.
	a. would have attended 	b. would attend
	c. will attend	d. shall attend
270. The boy with his dog ............... here last night.
 	a. is	b. are 	c. was 	d. were
271. Each of the boy ................ won a prize. 
	a. have	b. has 	c. was 	d. were
272. He's got a lot of books ............... 
	a. read	b. to read 	c. reading 	d. for read
273. I heard the door .............. 
	a. open	b. to open 	c. opening	d. a & c are correct
274. In your office, who is responsible for ............... the mail?
	a. take care of 	b. caring of	c. taking of	d. taking care of
275. There is ................... to believe that he is not prepared for his future work.
	a. reason	b. reasonable 	c. reasonably 	d. a reason
276. This company offers a lot of ................. jobs.
 	a. attractive	b. attracted 	c. attraction 	d. attract
277. The farmers need ................ their crops. 
	a. rotate	b. to rotate 	c. rotating	d. a & b are correct
278. A new road is being ................ in my village.
 	a. build	b. built	c. to build	d. building
279. When the wastes are poured into the atmosphere, the air ............... unpleasant to breathe.
	a. become 	b. becomes 	c. became	d. has become
280. Now farmers are accustomed ................. this fertilizer to their fields.
	a. apply	b. applying 	c. to apply	d. to applying
281. Well, I think that the prices here are ....................... 
	a. reason	b. reasonable 	c. reasonably 	d. a reason
282. Do you feel .................. to this kind of job?
	a. attractive 	b. attracted 	c. attraction 	d. attract
283. American women ...................... independent. 
	a. are used to be	b. are used to being 	c. is used to being	d. is used to be
284. Which would you ................., tea or coffee?
	a. preference 	b. preferential 	c. prefer	d. preferable
285. They are ................. doing the same thing every day. 
	a. bored with	b. fond of 	c. afraid of 	d. like
286. Ask the shop ..................... where the washing powder is.
	a. nurse	b. assistant 	c. barber	d. conductor
287. That ................... sells very good meat. 
	a. baker	b. dentist	c. architect 	d. butcher
288. If my tooth doesn't stop hurting. I'll go and see my .....................
	a. actor	b. dentist 	c. writer 	d. jockey
289. Not many buses have a ................ You usually pay the driver.
	a. manager 	b. farmer	c. conductor 	d. porter
290. Look! The ............... is feeding the lions. 
	a. keeper	b. pianist	c. postman 	d. engineer
291. She is an .................... girl. 
	a. attractive	b. attracted 	c. attraction 	d. attract
292. After your eye test, the .................. will tell you if you need glasses.
	a. dentist 	b. doctor	c. surgeon 	d. optician
293. The .............. wanted to write an article about me in the paper.
	a. agent	b. musician 	c. journalist	d. announcer
294. I hope the ................. can repair our car quickly. 
	a. mechanic	b. reporter 	c. surgeon 	d. engineer
295. He got drunk after drinking some .. drink.
	a. rich	b. strong 	c. clever	d. powerful
296. The ................ of the moon for the earth causes the tides.
	a. attractive 	b. attracted 	c. attraction 	d. attract
297. He was ..................... right when he said that the man was guilty.
	a. reason	b. reasonable 	c. reasonably 	d. a reason
298. Another word for "damage" is ........................... 
	a. wound	b. injury	c. destruction 	d. destroy
299. “To employ” means to ........................ 
	a. borrow	b. buy 	c. hire 	d. work
300. Another word for "entire" is ........................
 	a. whole	b. part	c. strong	d. completed
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