600 sentences of Certificate A

600 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE A
I. GRAMMAR (300 SENTENCES)
1. Is Susan ........... home?
a. in
b. at
c. on
d. under
→ b
2. "Do the children go to school every day?"
"....................."
a. Yes, they go.
b. Yes, they do.
c. They go.
d. No, they don't go.
→ b
3. What ............ now?
a. is the time
b. does the time
c. is time
d. is it
→ a
4. They always go to school ............. bicycle.
a. with
b. in
c. on
d. by
→ d
5. What color ........... his new car?
a. have
b. is
c. does
d. are
→ b
6. Are there many students in Room 12?
- "..................................................."
a. Yes there are.
b. Yes, they are.
c. Some are.
d. No they aren't.
→ a
7. You should do your ................. before going to class.
a. home work
b. homework
c. homeworks
d. housework
→ b
8. Mr. Pike ............ us English.
a. teach
b. teaches
c. teaching
d. to teach
→ b
9. Tom and ............. are going to the birthday party together.
a. I
b. me
c. my
d. mine
→ a
10. Our English lessons are ............... long.
a. many
b. much
c. a lot of
d. very
→ d
11. Bangkok is ............ capital of Thailand.
a. a
b. one
c. the
d. an
→ c
12. Are you free ............ Saturday?
a. on
b. at
c. in
d. into
→ a
13. There are .............. girls in our class.
a. no
b. not
c. none
d. none of
→ a
14. Let ............ go for a walk.
a. we
b. us
c. you
d. our
→ b
15. What is your name?
- .......... name is Linda.
a. Your
b. His
c. My
d. Her
→ c
16. What's ............. name?
- His name is Henry.
a. his
b. her
c. your
d. my
→ a
17. I'm a pupil.
- I'm a ................, too.
a. teacher
b. pupil
c. student
d. doctor
→ b
18. Is this your pencil? No, it isn't. It is .......... pencil.
a. his
b. my
c. your
d. hers
→ a
19. Are these your coats?
Yes they are .............
a. their coats
b. ours
c. our coats
d. yours
→ b
20. Are your free ............ Friday evening?
a. in
b. at
c. on
d. from
→ c
21. There are six pencils ........... the box.
a. in
b. at
c. on
d. into
→ a
22. Where is your mother?
She's .......... the kitchen.
a. in
b. on
c. into
d. at
→ a
23. How many pictures are there ........... the wall?
a. in
b. on
c. into
d. at
→ b
24. Are you .............. Vietnam?
- Yes, I am.
a. to
b. on
c. into
d. from
→ d
25. I'm cleaning the floor. Can your help ............?
a. I
b. me
c. my
d. mine
→ b
26. What are you doing? - ............. are planting some trees.
a. we
b. us
c. our
d. ours
→ a
27. Mary is doing her homework and ........... brother is helping her.
a. she
b. hers
c. her
d. she's
→ c
28. Jane's books are on the floor. Please, put ........... on the table.
a. they
b. them
c. their
d. theirs
→ b
29. Please put this pencil in the box.
- I'm putting ......... in the box.
a. it
b. its
c. them
d. they
→ a
30. When's ............ birthday?
a. his
b. he
c. him
d. he's
→ a
31. Whose bicycle is it? It's .............
a. he
b. her
c. hers
d. she
→ c
32. How old is .............?
a. she
b. her
c. hers
d. his
→ a
33. There are .......... eggs on the table.
a. some
b. any
c. many
d. much
→ a
34. Is there .......... cheese on the table?
a. some
b. any
c. many
d. much
→ b
35. How .............. cakes does she want?
a. some
b. any
c. many
d. much
→ c
36. Peter doesn't want ............. eggs, but he wants some soup.
a. some
b. any
c. many
d. much
→ b
37. There is ............ milk in the glass.
a. some
b. any
c. many
d. much
→ a
38. How ............. meat do you want?
a. some
b. any
c. many
d. much
→ d
39. There isn't .............. coffee in the cup.
a. some
b. any
c. many
d. much
→ b
40. They want ............... coffee, but they don't want any bread.
a. some
b. any
c. many
d. much
→ a
41. Is this your pencil? No, it isn't. It's .............. pencil.
a. my
b. her
c. our
d. hers
→ b
42. ................... parents are workers.
a. We
b. They
c. Our
d. I
→ c
43. This is my new shirt. - Oh, .......... color is pretty.
a. it
b. its
c. their
d. they
→ b
44. He is ................. engineer.
a. an
b. a
c. the
d. no article
→ a
45. Your sister is a student and his sister is a student, ................
a. both
b. also
c. and
d. too
→ d
46. My brother is 6.68 m ..............................
a. short
b. tall
c. taller
d. shorter
→ b
47. My mother is 32 and my father is 43. My mother is younger .............. my
father.
a. than
b. as
c. but
d. and
→ a
48. I am ........... teacher.
a. the
b. a
c. an
d. no article
→ b
49. My uncle is ................ good engineer.
a. the
b. a
c. an
d. no article
→ b
50. That is ................ eraser.
a. the
b. a
c. an
d. no article
→ c
51. We are both ................... doctors.
a. the
b. a
c. an
d. no article
→ d
52. This is ................ ink pot.
a. the
b. a
c. an
d. no article
→ c
53. They are ................. tall.
a. the
b. a
c. an
d. no article
→ d
54. Hoa is ................. good pupil.
a. the
b. a
c. an
d. no article
→ b
55. That is a bag. It is on ............ table.
a. the
b. a
c. an
d. no article
→ a
56. We are in ............. same class.
a. the
b. a
c. an
d. no article
→ a
57. Your book is .......... the desk.
a. at
b. over
c. on
d. in
→ c
58. My pens and pencils are ............... the table.
a. at
b. over
c. on
d. between
→ c
59. My family's picture is .......... the wall.
a. at
b. over
c. on
d. opposite
→ c
60. Lan and Lien are ............ the desk.
a. at
b. in
c. on
d. into
→ a
61. No ink is ....... the pot.
a. at
b. in
c. on
d. over
→ b
62. We are ............. work.
a. at
b. in
c. on
d. over
→ a
63. The cat is .............. the dog and the mouse.
a. at
b. over
c. between
d. in
→ c
64. His house is .................. the park.
a. at
b. over
c. between
d. opposite
→ d
65. Tom is not my teache ... rolled
b. dashed
c. ambled
d. plunged
→ b
41. Mary promised to write ................ we never heard from her again.
a. but
b. except
c. although
d. because
→ a
42. This is the second time I ............. such a difficult exercise.
a. do
b. did
c. have done
d. would do
→ c
43. They're moving out soon because their house is going to be knocked
..................... when the new supermarket is built.
a. off
b. out
c. down
d. away
→ c
44. He told me that it had taken him only a few hours to ................... the paper off
the wall.
a. paste
b. stroke
c. scrape
d. chip
→ c
45. Her uncle won't ................ her drive his car.
a. allow
b. let
c. leave
d. permit
→ b
46. Humid climate.
a. frigid
b. moist
c. perilous
d. sunny
→ b
47. What will I do if no one ............ me at the airport?
a. meet
b. will meet
c. meets
d. met
→ c
48. Eliminate a problem.
a. perceive
b. wipe out
c. aggravate
d. create
→ b
49. Will his parents be able to ................ all their financial difficulties?
a. defeat
b. overcome
c. dismiss
d. overtake
→ b
50. Although blood ............ a residue in urine and stool samples, it cannot always
be detected without the aid of a microscope.
a. let
b. leave
c. leaves
d. lets
→ c
Test 59
Pronunciation
1.
a. increase
b. inside
c. ink
d. indoor
→ c
2.
a. hook
b. pull
c. brook
d. booth
→ d
3.
a. must
b. busy
c. muscle
d. muscular
→ b
4.
a. with
b. mathematics
c. thank
d. death
→ a
5.
a. obtain
b. obstacle
c. obscure
d. observe
→b
6.
a. bull
b. full
c. pull
d. cull
d
Find the mistakes
7. He has done a valuable contribution to the independence of the country.
a. done
b. valuable
c. to
d. of
→ a
8. While he watched TV last night, a cat ran across the floor.
a. watched
b. ran
c. across
d. the
→ a
9. Children! It’s high time for you should tidy away those toys!
a. ’s high time
b. for you
c. should tidy
d. those toys
→ c
Grammar and Vocabulary
10. His house is ................ at the corner of a shopping street.
a. situated
b. placed
c. stood
d. put
→ a
11. Waitresses and waiters who serve .................. deserve at least a 20 percent
tip.
a. in a courteous manner
b. courteously
c. with courtesy in their manner
d. courteous
→ b
12. The fisher saw the plane crash into the sea when its engines ................ .
a. failed
b. stood
c. struck
d. held
→ a
13. Choose the synonym of “Innocent beyond a shadow of a doubt”.
a. lack of certainty
b. lack of freedom
c. lack of vision
d. lack of courage
→ a
14. He was the last soldier .............. left Vietnam.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
→ a
15. Slender forms.
a. round and curvy
b. bright and shiny
c. colorful and attractive
d. long and thin
→ d
16. All the articles of jewellery were beautifully arranged on a ................ of black
velvet.
a. ground
b. vicinity
c. background
d. terrace
→ c
17. From 1926 until her death, Margaret Mead ..............New York’s American
Museum of Natural History.
a. was associated with
b. associates with
c. is associated with
d. associated
→ a
18. In spite of lengthy discussions between the Union and the Management,
closure became ................ because of the cancellation of several major orders.
a. irreplaceable
b. inevitable
c. responsible
d. impossible
→ b
19. Our neighbours complained to us ............... the noise we made last night.
a. for
b. about
c. on
d. with
→ b
20. Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable
................ in our town.
a. characteristics
b. features
c. statements
d. figures
→ d
21. He's a ............... and so he always votes for the Labour Party.
a. conservative
b. liberal
c. socialist
d. socialite
→ c
22. ............ the Gulf Stream is warmer than the ocean water surrounding it.
a. Whollly
b. Whole
c. As a whole
d. A whole as
→ c
23. My doctor ................ me to take up swimming as it is such good exercise.
a. suggested
b. proposed
c. advised
d. said
→ c
24. Memorial Day, a holiday set aside to remember the dead, is usually
celebrated on ........... in most states.
a. thirtieth May
b. the thirtieth May
c. May thirty
d. the thirtieth of May
→ d
25. Phone me before ten; ................ I'll be too busy to talk to you.
a. unless
b. whether
c. otherwise
d. if
→ c
26. Fortunately the machine was not ................ when it caught fire.
a. in order
b. in use
c. in progress
d. in ruins
→ b
27. In some countries, it is compulsory to vote in a(n) ..................
a. choice
b. constituency
c. election
d. selection
→ c
28. I disapprove ................ people smoking in public places.
a. of
b. with
c. at
d. on
→ a
29. They haven't ................ replied to the letter we sent two months ago.
a. still
b. yet
c. already
d. ever
→ a
30. She found it hard to ................ up to the fact that she would never be famous.
a. come
b. get
c. face
d. keep
→ c
31. Please leave this space ................ on the enrolment form.
a. absent
b. blank
c. missing
d. undone
→ b
32. Come and see me after you ................ your report.
a. finish
b. will finish
c. had finished
d. having finished
→ a
33. The factory .................... my father works in is in the centre of the city.
a. when
b. where
c. which
d. how
→ c
34. I never forget the village .................... I was born.
a. that
b. where
c. when
d. who
→ b
35. For the first few minutes she was leading the race, then she began to fall
................
a. out
b. through
c. back
d. off
→ c
36. The passport she carried was ................
a. artificial
b. imitation
c. untrue
d. false
→ d
37. I'm tired of my neighbours ................ their records at full volumn every night.
a. to play
b. play
c. having played
d. playing
→ d
38. The burglar was sentenced to 20 years in ....................
a. dock
b. goal
c. jail
d. trial
→ c
39. ................ many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone
messages.
a. Wherever
b. Whatever
c. However
d. Whenever
→ c
40. This sort of music was very ................ in the 1940.
a. preferred
b. liked
c. favourite
d. popular
→ d
41. They'll never ................ to get here by six - the roads are quite busy today.
a. manage
b. arrive
c. succeed
d. able
→ a
42. The instructor warned the students ................ sailing alone on the lake.
a. not
b. from
c. about
d. out of
→ c
43. The police have ............... the man who is suspected of committing the
murder.
a. arrested
b. captivated
c. imprisoned
d. punished
→ a
44. Only a small number of countries possess nuclear ................, thank
Goodness.
a. ammunition
b. equipment
c. guns
d. weapons
→ d
45. "You look tired." "I ................ all night."
a. have worked
b. had worked
c. have been working
d. had been working
→ c
46. Every student tries ................... hard to pass the examination.
a. study
b. to study
c. studying
d. studied
→ b
47. ................ the weather is warmer, you can go out.
a. However
b. Now that
c. No matter
d. So that
→ b
48. We're late, I expect the film ................ by the time we get to the theatre.
a. have started
b. will start
c. will be starting
d. will have started
→ d
49. I'm sure he was ............... lies!
a. telling
b. making
c. doing
d. saying
→ a
50. He asked me what the ............ of the explosion was.
a. source
b. cause
c. reaction
d. reason
→ b
Test 60
Pronunciation
1.
a. break
b. sweater
c. bread
d. dread
→ a
2.
a. health
b. length
c. thus
d. thumb
→ c
3.
a. project
b. progress
c. provide
d. pronounce
→ b
4.
a. pronounce
b. cough
c. amount
d. ground
→ b
5.
a. hob
b. cob
c. comb
d. grab
→ c
6.
a. prefer
b. better
c. labour
d. doctor
→ a
Find the mistakes
7. How about taking some time off, Jim? You were working too hard lately. Take
a short vacation.
a. about
b. some time off
c. were working
d. Take
→ c
8. Unless his candidate had won the election, he would be happy now.
a. Unless
b. had won
c. would be
d. now
→ a
9. Alfred’s eyes burned and his shoulders ached. He has been sitting at the
computer for 6 straight hours. Finally, he took a break.
a. burned
b. ached
c. has been sitting
d. took
→ c
Grammar and Vocabulary
10. My solicitor has advised ............. take legal action.
a. me to not
b. me not to
c. to me not to
d. me against to
→ b
11. ....................... want to visit this part of the town.
a. The most tourists
b. Most of tourists
c. Most tourists
d. Most tourist
→ c
12. I must go now. I promised ................................ late.
a. not being
b. not to be
c. to not be
d. not to being
→ b
13. "One of these days there'll be a terrible accident on this corner." "I
.............................. !"
a. don't hope it
b. don't hope so
c. hope not
d. hope no
→ c
14. Our teacher makes us ............. very hard.
a. to work
b. work
c. working
d. be work
→ b
15. Children are made ............. their breath by the acrobat show.
a. hold
b. to hold
c. holding
d. held
→ b
16. You have to let your children ............. their own way in the end.
a. to go
b. going
c. go
d. be going
→ c
17. Jean gets very agitated if her daughter .................... her once a week.
a. doesn't ring
b. didn't ring
c. not ring
d. don't ring
→ a
18. To be honest, whether he’ll come or not is anybody’s ............. .
a. guess
b. question
c. instinct
d. feeling
→ a
19. I bought a ..................... for my mum when I visited Dalat.
a. recollection
b. reminiscence
c. souvenir
d. recall
→ c
20. John asked me to marry him but I turned him ............. .
a. over
b. down
c. off
d. aside
→ b
21. I separated the quarrelling children and gave each of them a sharp ............. .
a. punch
b. slap
c. poke
d. pinch
→ b
22. She wasn’t offered the job by the manager because of her untidy ............ .
a. sight
b. appearance
c. presence
d. view
→ b
23. While we’re on vacation, we always ............ lots of photos.
a. make
b. take
c. catch
d. do
→ b
24. He told a ............. because he didn’t want to upset his mother.
a. good lie
b. kind lie
c. black lie
d. white lie
→ d
25. Good luck at the interview, Fred, I hope you ........ the job.
a. got
b. get
c. have got
d. would get
→ b
26. If you would like to wait a moment, sir, I will just ........... your file on the
computer screen.
a. pull down
b. call up
c. bring in
d. pick up
→ b
27. When Grace returned home, he discovered ............. his horror that the pipes
had burst and the entire house was flooded.
a. to
b. of
c. at
d. by
→ a
28. Before you sign the contract, ............. in mind that you won’t be able to
change anything later.
a. bear
b. hold
c. retain
d. reserve
→ b
29. All my money is .............. up in the new car I have bought.
a. connected
b. trapped
c. tied
d. limited
→ c
30. It was so hot that the ............. in the wood actually dried up last summer.
a. flood
b. bath
c. bowl
d. pond
→ d
31. When my younger sister was a child she used to want to ........... to play the
piano.
a. know
b. learn
c. make
d. discover
→ b
32. The building of the new bridge will . as planned.
a. go up
b. go ahead
c. go out
d. go on
→ b
33. ................. I ask him for the money he owes me, he says he will bring it in a
few days, but I don’t think he has got it at all.
a. Whenever
b. However
c. Whatever
d. Wherever
→ a
34. We must tell you about our ........... when we first arrived in Paris.
a. incidents
b. happenings
c. events
d. experience
→ d
35. What a nice coat! And the color ............. you.
a. fits
b. matches
c. suits
d. shows
→ c
36. The traffic in town was very ............ and I got home earlier than expected.
a. light
b. weak
c. little
d. few
→ a
37. I was ........ to steal the camera when I saw it lying on the table.
a. attracted
b. tempted
c. dragged
d. brought
→ b
38. She was furious after the argument she had had, and ........... out of the
house, slamming the door behind her.
a. stormed
b. staggered
c. trudged
d. hopped
→ a
39. She was forced to get out of the city and had to ............ her children behind.
a. desert
b. leave
c. let
d. abandon
→ b
40. We managed to survive a little boy from the burning car in the ............ of
time.
a. tick
b. wink
c. nick
d. brink
→ c
41. Mike seems very quiet, but it would be a mistake to ............. his intelligence.
a. devalue
b. depreciate
c. minimize
d. underrate
→ d
42. Not only ............ visit Korea but they plan to stop off in the UK as well.
a. they plan to
b. they must
c. will they
d. are they paying
→ c
43. Joseph had become ............ to scenes of human distress after many years
as a doctor.
a. experienced
b. hardened
c. expert
d. unemotional
→ b
44. After the meeting, the staff went back to their .......... offices.
a. prospective
b. respected
c. respective
d. perspective
→ c
45. Given the present economic situation, it ............ be best to wait before
making further wage demands.
a. seemed
b. should
c. might
d. ought
→ b
46. Patricia couldn’t be present at the meeting as the date ............ with her
holidays.
a. occurred
b. struck
c. opposed
d. clashed
→ d
47. I’m going to the launderette because my washing machine has ...........
a. gone out
b. broken down
c. run down
d. worn out
→ b
48. David was unhappy ............ his childhood.
a. while
b. for
c. during
d. as
→ c
49. Stopping racial ......... simply by legislation is impossible.
a. tendency
b. prejudice
c. obsession
d. seclusion
→ b
50. Have we any contingency plans to............. back on if this one fails?
a. fall
b. lean
c. turn
d. come
→ a