is absolute.

D
19. Students are not allowed to handle these chemicals if they are under the super vision of a teacher.
A B C D
20. Taking a trip to the foreign country is a good way to practice a second language, but it is too
A B C D
expensive for many people.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
21. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ________ dinner.
A. finishes B. finish C. will finish D. shall have finished
22. The proposal will go ahead despite strong ________ from the public.
A. objections B. refusals C. resistances D. disagreements
23. The more she practices, ________ she becomes.
A. the most confident B. the more confident
B. the greater confident D. more confidently
24. I am angry because you didn't tell me the truth. I don't like ________
A. to have deceived B. to deceive C. being deceived D. deceiving
25. She went to college to study history, but changed ________ and is now a doctor.
A. horses in midstream B. for a better C. her tune D. hands
26. The social services are chiefly ________ with the poor, the old and the sick.
A. influenced B. related C. suffered D. concerned
27. With only two days of ________ negotiating time left, hope of progress was quickly evaporating
at the climate talks.
A. official B. office C. officially D. officious
28. I saw him talking out something pointed in a ________ box.
A. yellow small plastic B. small yellow plastic
C. small plastic yellow D. plastic small yellow
29. No matter how angry he was, he would never ________ to violence.
A. exert B. resolve C. resort D. recourse
30. The effect of the painkiller is ________ and I begin to feel the soreness again.
A. turning out B. doing without C. fading away D. wearing off
31. ________ more help, I can call my neighbors and my friends.
A. Should I need B. Had I needed C. I have needed D. Needed
32. The picture ________ was beautiful.
A. she was looking B. at which she was looking
C. at it she was looking D. at that she was looking
33. It is a top secret. You ________ tell anyone about it.
A. won't B. needn't C. mustn't D. mightn't
34. -"Did he make any comments?"
-"Yes, he said it was imperative that we ________ on time tomorrow".
A. had been B. be C. have been D. will
35. When the police investigate a crime, they ________ evidence such as fingerprints, hair or clothing
A. look into B. look up to C. look after D. look for
36. It was ________ that he was kept in hospital for nearby a month.
A. so a serious accident B. so serious an accident
C. such serious an accident D. a such serious accident
37. By the end of the 21st century, scientists ________ a cure for the common cold.
A. will find B. will have found
C. will be finding D. will have been finding
38. We looked everywhere but the intruder was nowhere ________
A. to see B. seen C. to be seen D. having seen
39. Linda insisted that the newly-born baby ________ after her husband's father.
A. must be named B. could be named C. be named D. ought to be named
40. We were lucky to be able to finish the project ahead ________ schedule.
A. of B. for C. before D. by
41. It was last night ________ Sue borrowed my bike.
A. when B. at which C. that D. which
42. It is time every student ________ harder for the coming exam.
A. works B. should work C. work D. worked
43. They ________ have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead.
A. could B. must C. can't D. might
44. We ________ for this opportunity for more than three years.
A. were waiting B. have been waiting C. waited D. are waiting
45. ________ dead no longer need ________ help. We must concern ourselves with ________ living.
A. The/the/the B. A/a/a C. A/the/a D. The/.../the
46. This house ________ some years ago, because it looks quite new.
A. is believed to build B. was believed building
C. is believed to have been built O. was believed to build
47. I feel terrible, I didn't sleep ________ last night.
A. a jot B. a wink C. an inch D. an eye
48. The manager charged her ________ irresponsibility and dishonesty.
A. for B. on C. about D. with
49. ________, I decided to stop trading with them.
A. Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealer
B. Though being the biggest dealer
C. Being the biggest dealer
D. Even though they were the biggest dealer
50. Of the two sisters, Thuy Kieu is the ________