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THẠNH HÓA HIGH SCHOOL 	GRAMMAR REVIEW FOR GIFTED STUDENTS
CLASS: 	ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-2018 
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Question 1: Barbara didn’t wear the raincoat, so she got a cold.
A. If Barbara wore the raincoat, she wouldn’t get a cold.
B. If Barbara had worn the raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold.
C. If Barbara worn the raincoat, she didn’t get a cold.
D. If Barbara has worn the raincoat, she won’t get a cold.
Question 2: Unlike his sister, Bob exercises every day.
A. Bob and his sister exercise every day.	B. Bob’s sister exercises every day, but he doesn’t.
C. Bob exercises every day, but his sister doesn’t.	D. Bob doesn’t like his sister to exercise.
Question 3: John Smith is a farmer. I bought his land.
A. John Smith, who is a farmer, bought his land.	C. John Smith, whose land I bought, is a farmer.	
B. John Smith, whom I bought his land, is a farmer.	D. John Smith, who is a farmer, whose land I bought.
Question 4: The bread was too stale to eat.
A. The bread was not fresh enough to eat.	B. Eating the bread was stale.
C. We cannot eat the bread because it was burnt.	D. It was stale to eat the bread.
Question 5: David drove so fast; it was very dangerous.
A. David drove so fast, which was very dangerous.	B. David drove so fast and was very dangerous.
C. David drove so fast, then was very dangerous.	D. David drove so fast that was very dangerous.
Question 6: The captain to his men: “Abandon the ship immediately!”
A. The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.
B. The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.
C. The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.
D. The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately.
Question 7: The critics undervalued his new book.
A. The critics rejected his new book.	B. The critics were fed up with his new book.
C. The critics had a low opinion of his new book.	D. The critics turned down his new book.
Question 8: “Shall I make you a coffee?” the girl said to the lady.
A. The girl wanted to make a coffee for the lady.	B. The girl offered to make a coffee for the lady.
C. The girl refused to make a coffee for the lady.	D. The girl promised to make a coffee for the lady.
Question 9: No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.
B. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back.
C. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
D. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
Question 10: I can’t help feeling worried about Tom.
A. I cannot help Tom stop worrying.	C. I can do nothing to help Tom.
B. I find it impossible not to worry about Tom.	D. I don’t worry about Tom.
Question 11: Because she was irritated by her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him.
A. Irritated by her husband, she punctually left him.
B. She left her husband because of her irritation with his lack of punctuality.
C. Being irritating by her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him.
D. Irritating with her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him.
Question 12: We were all surprised when she suddenly came back.
A. She was surprised, coming back suddenly.
B. All of us found it surprising that she suddenly came back.
C. The fact that we were surprised made her come back.
D. All of us were amazing to see her come back.
Question 13: She usually drinks a glass of milk before going to bed every night.
A. She used to drink a glass of milk before going to bed every night.
B. She is used to going to bed before drinking a glass of milk every night.
C. She gets accustomed to a glass of milk before going to bed every night.
D. She is used to drinking a glass of milk before going to bed every night.
Question 14: Before we can judge a government’s success, we have to decide the criteria, such as unemployment, defense, or taxation.
A. We should judge a government’s success on the basis of the following criteria: unemployment, defense and taxation.
B. We cannot judge a government’s success without first deciding the relevant criteria, such as unemployment, defense or taxation.
C. Unemployment, defense and taxation are the criteria upon which we can judge a government’s success. 
D. We cannot decide on criteria on unemployment, defense and taxation unless we have judged a government’s success. 
Question 15: We've run out of tea.
A. We have to run out to buy some tea.	C. We didn’t have any tea.
B. There's not much more tea left.	D. There's no tea left.
Question 16: The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
A. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned.
B. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
C. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon.
D. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon.
Question 17: "Why don’t we go out for dinner?” said Mary.
A. Mary suggested a dinner out.	C. Mary ordered a dinner out.
B. Mary requested a dinner out.	D. Mary demanded a dinner out.
Question 18: "I will let you know the answer by the end of this week,” Tom said to Janet.
A. Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
B. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week.
C. Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week.
D. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
Question 19: My friend told me, “If I were you, I would not smoke so much.”
A. My friend advised me not to smoke so much.	B. My friend suggested not smoking so much.
C. My friend prohibited me from smoking so much.	D. My friend warned me against smoking so much.
Question 20: She knows a lot more about it than I do.
A. I know as much about it as she does.	B. She does not know so much about it as I do.
C. I do not know as much about it as she does.	D. I know much more about it than she does.
Question 21: Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?
A. Does your aunt have to meet at the station?	B. Does your aunt have to be met at the station?
C. Was your aunt met at the station?	D. Did your aunt have to be met at the station?
Question 22: Conan said to me, "If I were you, I would read different types of books in different ways."
A. Conan ordered me to read different types of books in different ways.
B. I said to Conan to read different types of books in different ways to me.
C. Conan advised me to read different types of books in different ways.
D. I read different types of books in different ways to Conan as he told me.
Question 23: The boy was not allowed to have any friends, so he felt lonely.
A. Not having friends, they made the boy feel lonely. B. Deprived of friends, the boy felt lonely.
C. Having a lot of friends, the boy felt lonely.	 D. Having no friends, the boy felt so lonely.
Question 24: Unless someone has a key, we cannot get into the house.
A. We could not get into the house if someone had a key.
B. If someone did not have a key, we could not get into the house.
C. If someone does not have a key, we can only get into the house.
D. We can only get into the house if someone has a key.
Question 25: “Why don’t you reply to the President’s offer right now?” said Mary to her husband.
A. Mary ordered her husband to reply to the President’s offer right now.
B. Mary suggested that her husband should reply to the President’s offer without delay.
C. Mary told her husband why he didn’t reply to the President’s offer then.
D. Mary wondered why her husband didn’t reply to the President’s offer then.
Question 26: She said, “John, I’ll show you round my city when you’re here.”
A. She organized a trip round her city for John. 	B. She planned to show John round her city.
C. She made a trip round her city with John.	D. She promised to show John round her city.
Question 27: The film didn’t come up to my expectations.
A. The film was as good as I expected.	B. I expected the film to end more abruptly.
C. The film fell short of my expectations.	D. I expected the film to be more boring.
Question 28: He talked about nothing except the weather.
A. His sole topic of conversation was the weather. 	B. He had nothing to say about the weather.
C. He said that he had no interest in the weather.	D. He talked about everything including the weather.
Question 29: It doesn’t matter to them which film they go to.
A. Whatever films are shown, they never see.	 B. They don’t care about the cost of the films they see.
C. Which film they go to matters more than the cost. D. They don’t mind which film they go to.
Question 30: He survived the operation thanks to the skilful surgeon.
A. He survived because he was a skilful surgeon.
B. Though the surgeon was skilful, he couldn’t survive the operation.
C. He wouldn’t have survived the operation without the skilful surgeon.
D. There was no skilful surgeon, so he died.
Question 31: Peter had very little money but managed to make ends meet.
A. Peter could hardly live on little money.	B. Having little money, Peter couldn’t make ends meet.
C. Peter found it hard to live on very little money.	D. Peter got by on very little money.
Question 32: “Please don’t drive so fast, Tom,” said Lisa.
A. Lisa insisted on Tom’s driving on.	B. Lisa complained about Tom’s driving too fast.
C. Lisa pleaded with Tom not to drive too fast.	D. Lisa grumbled to Tom about driving slowly.
Question 33: James was the last to know about the change of schedule.
A. The last thing James knew was the change of schedule.
B. At last James was able to know about the change of schedule.
C. Among the last people informed of the change of schedule was James.
D. Everyone had heard about the change of schedule before James did.
Question 34: There’s no point in persuading Jane to change her mind.
A. It’s possible for us to persuade Jane to change her mind.
B. Jane will change her mind though she doesn’t want to.
C. It’s useless to persuade Jane to change her mind.
D. No one wants Jane to change her mind because it’s pointless.
Question 35: It is a basic requirement in the modern world to be able to deal with figures.
A. The world requires us to have a basic understanding of figures.
B. Being able to deal with figures is a basic requirement in the modern world.
C. Dealing with the modern world requires a basic knowledge of figures.
D. Dealing with figures requires a basic knowledge of the modern world.
Question 36: The way to get the best out of me is to make me work very hard.
A. Don't make me work hard or I can’t make the best out of me.	
B. I work best when I am under pressure.
C. My work is under consideration, so I do my best.	
D. If you make me work hard, I can't get the best
Question 37: Their chances of success are small.
A. They have no chances of being successful.	B. It’s possible that they will achieve success.
C. They will certainly be successful.	D. It’s not very likely that they will succeed.
Question 38: I found myself at a loss to understand my closest friend’s words.
A. I found my closest friend's words quite incomprehensible.
B. I understood my closest friend’s words completely.
C. I lost heart and didn't understand my closest friend's words.
D. I found my closest friend's words easy to understand.
Question 39: “Be careful! Don't do that again,” he said.
A. He encouraged me to do that again.	B. He advised me to be careful and do that again.
C. He told me to be careful, so I didn't do that again.	D. He warned me not to do that again.
Question 40: When I arrived, they were having dinner.
A. When they started having their dinner, I arrived.	B. I came in the middle of their dinner.
C. I came to their invitation to dinner.	D. They ate their dinner as soon as I arrived.
Question 41: "Would you like some more beer?" he asked.
A. He offered me some more beer.	B. He asked me if I wanted some beer.
C. He wanted to invite me for a glass of beer.	D. He asked me would I like some more beer.
Question 42: Wealthy as they were, they were far from happy.
A. They were not happy as they were wealthy.	B. Even if they were wealthy, they were not unhappy.
C. Although they were wealthy, they were not happy.	D. They were as wealthy as they were happy.
Question 43: “Stop smoking or you’ll be ill,” the doctor told me.
A. The doctor advised me to give up smoking to avoid illness.
B. The doctor suggested smoking to treat illness.
C. I was ordered not to smoke to recover from illness.
D. I was warned against smoking a lot of cigarettes.
Question 44: It is English pronunciation that puzzles me most.
A. I was not quick at English pronunciation at school.	B. English pronunciation is difficult for me.
C. Pronouncing English words is not complicated.	D. Puzzling me most is how to pronounce English.
Question 45: Slightly more than twenty-five percent of the students in the class come from Spanish-speaking countries.
A. A considerable proportion of the students in the class are Spanish.
B. The percentage of the students speaking Spanish fell by twenty-five percent.
C. A small minority of the students in the class are Hispanic.
D. Seventy-five percent of the students in the class speak Spanish.
Question 46: They couldn’t climb up the mountain because of the storm.
A. The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain.
B. The storm made it not capable of climbing up the mountain.
C. The storm discouraged them from climbing up the mountain.
D. Their climbing up the mountain was unable due to the storm.
Question 47: “We’re having a reunion this weekend. Why don’t you come?” John said to us.
A. John cordially invited us to a reunion this weekend. 
B. John didn’t understand why we came to a reunion.
C. John asked us why we didn’t come to a reunion this weekend.
D. John simply asked us why we wouldn’t come to a reunion.
Question 48: Because they erected a barn, the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field.
A. They erected a barn, and as a result, the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field.
B. They erected a barn so that the cattle would get into the wheat field.
C. They erected a barn in case the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field.
D. In order not to keep the cattle away from the wheat field, they erected a barn.
Question 49: The woman was too weak to lift the suitcase.
A. The woman, though weak, could lift the suitcase.
B. The woman wasn’t able to lift the suitcase, so she was very weak.
C. The woman shouldn't have lifted the suitcase as she was weak.
D. So weak was the woman that she couldn't lift the suitcase.
Question 50: He cannot practice scuba diving because he has a weak heart.
A. He has a weak heart but he continues to practice scuba diving.
B. The reason why he cannot practice scuba diving is that he has a weak heart.
C. The fact that he has a weak heart cannot stop him practicing scuba diving.
D. Scuba diving makes him suffer from having a weak heart.
Question 51: The test we did last time was more difficult than this one.
A. This time we have to do the most difficult test of all.	
B. This test is not as difficult as the one we did last time.
C. We did an easy test last time and a difficult one this time.
D. The test we have done this time is not difficult at all.
Question 52: “No, it’s not true. I didn’t steal the money!” Jean said.
A. Jean refused to steal the money.	B. Jean admitted stealing the money.
C. Jean did not intend to steal the money.	D. Jean denied having stolen the money.
Question 53: She asked John to repeat what he had said.
A. “Please repeat what you said to John,” she said. B. “Will you please repeat what John said?” she asked.
C. “Please repeat what you said, John,” she said. D. “You have to repeat what you say, John,” she said.
Question 54: People believe that neither side wanted war.
A. Neither side is responsible for the outbreak of war. B. War is believed to be wanted by either side.
C. It is believed that war broke out from both sides.	D. Neither side is believed to have wanted war.
Question 55: “Don’t forget to tidy up the final draft before submission,” the team leader told us.
A. The team leader asked us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
B. The team leader reminded us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
C. The team leader ordered us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
D. The team leader simply wanted us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
Question 56: “My company makes a large profit every year. Why don’t you invest more money in it?” my friend said to me.
A. My friend suggested his investing more money in his company.
B. My friend persuaded me to invest more money in his company.
C. I was asked to invest more money in my friend’s company.
D. My friend instructed me how to put more money into his company.
Question 57: “Mum, please don’t tell dad about my mistake,” the boy said.
A. The mother was forced to keep her son’s mistake as a secret when he insisted.
B. The boy earnestly insisted that his mother tell his father about his mistake.
C. The boy begged his mother not to tell his father about his mistake.
D. The boy requested his mother not to talk about his mistake any more.
Question 58: “You shouldn’t have leaked our confidential report to the press, Frank!” said Jane.
A. Jane accused Frank of having cheated the press with their confidential report.
B. Jane criticized Frank for having disclosed their confidential report to the press.
C. Jane suspected that Frank had leaked their confidential report to the press.
D. Jane blamed Frank for having flattered the press with their confidential report.
Question 59: “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your boy,” the kidnappers told us.
A. The kidnappers pledged to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.
B. The kidnappers ordered to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom.
C. The kidnappers threatened to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom.
D. The kidnappers promised to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom.
Question 60: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
B. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour.
C. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
D. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
Question 61: He cannot lend me the book now. He has not finished reading it yet.
A. Having finished reading the book, he cannot lend it to me.
B. He cannot lend me the book until he has finished reading it.
C. Not having finished reading the book, he will lend it to me.
D. As long as he cannot finish reading the book, he will lend it to me.
Question 62: Crazianna is a big country. Unfortunately, it has never received respect from its neighbours.
A. Crazianna has never received respect from its neighbours because it is a big country.
B. Crazianna is such a big country that it has never received respect from its neighbours.
C. It is Crazianna, a big country, that has never received respect from its neighbours.
D. Though Crazianna is a big country, it has never received respect from its neighbours.
Question 63: His academic record at high school was poor. He failed to apply to that prestigious institution.
A. His academic record at high school was poor because he didn’t apply to that prestigious institution.
B. His academic record at high school was poor as a result of his failure to apply to that prestigious institution.
C. Failing to apply to that prestigious institution, his academic record at high school was poor.
D. His academic record at high school was poor; as a result, he failed to apply to that prestigious institution.
Question 64: Smoking is an extremely harmful habit. You should give it up immediately.
A. When you give up smoking immediately, you will affect your health with this harmful habit.
B. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful habit.
C. Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful habits.
D. As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately.
Question 65: Take this route and you will get to the village.
A. Unless you take this route, you will get to the village.
B. Certainly, you will get to the village if you take this route.
C. Although this route may lead you to the village, you cannot take it.
D. There is no doubt that this route will never lead you to the village.
Question 66: I have never used a more fascinating MP3 player than this one.
A. This is the most fascinating MP3 player I have ever used.	
B. This MP3 player does not fascinate me much.
C. I am very fascinated by the MP3 player I am using.	
D. Like the other MP3 players, this one is fascinating to me.
Question 67: I think it is more enjoyable to play a sport than to watch it on TV.
A. In my view, playing a sport is as enjoyable as watching it on TV.
B. I think watching a sport on TV is more enjoyable than playing it.
C. In my opinion, to play a sport is more enjoyable than to watch it on TV.
D. As far as I know, more people watch a sport on TV than they play it.
Question 68: “Trust me! Do not invest all your money in one company,” said my friend.
A. My friend ordered me to invest all my money in one company.
B. My friend encouraged me to invest all my money in one company.
C. My friend persuaded me not to invest all my money in one company.
D. My friend offered to help me to invest all my money in one company.
Question 69: “May I see your passport, Mrs Scott?” said the customs officer.
A. The customs officer promised to show Mrs Scott his passport.
B. The customs officer suggested seeing Mrs Scott’s passport.
C. The customs officer asked Mrs Scott to see his passport.
D. The customs officer asked to see Mrs Scott’s passport.
Question 70: “I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer.
A. The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager.
B. The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager.
C. The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager.
D. The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving.
Question 71: Soil erosion is a result of forests being cut down carelessly.
A. Soil erosion contributes to forests being cut down carelessly.
B. Soil erosion results in forests being cut down carelessly.
C. That forests are being cut down carelessly results from soil erosion.
D. That forests are being cut down carelessly leads to soil erosion.
Question 72: “Please accept my apology for arriving late,” said Janet to her employer.
A. Janet quickly made an apology and the employer accepted it.
B. Janet apologised to her employer for her late arrival.
C. Janet thought she would apologise to her employer for arriving late.
D. Janet had to make an apology because her employer demanded it.
Question 73: She prefers going to the library to staying at home.
A. She does not like either going to the library or staying at home.
B. She stays at home instead of going to the library.
C. She likes nothing better than going to the library.
D. She would rather go to the library than stay at home.
Question 74: She did not study hard enough to win the scholarship.
A. It was very hard for her to win the scholarship.
B. Winning the scholarship did not make her study harder.
C. She studied hard but she could not win the scholarship.
D. She could have won the scholarship if she had studied harder.
Question 75: The situation was so embarrassing that she did not know what to do.
A. She did not know what to do, though it was not an embarrassing situation.
B. It was such an embarrassing situation; however, she did not know what to do.
C. So embarrassing the situation was that she did not know what to do.
D. So embarrassing was the situation that she did not know what to do.
Question 76: Fiona has been typing the report for an hour.
A. Fiona will finish typing the report in an hour.	B. It took Fiona an hour to type the report.
C. Fiona finished the report an hour ago.	D. It is an hour since Fiona started typing the report.
Question 77: To my surprise, the stranger knew my name.
A. I was surprised that the stranger knew my name.	B. It surprised the stranger that I knew his name.
C. What surprised me most was the stranger’s name.	D. My name was the only thing the stranger knew.
Question 78: No matter how hard Fred tried to lose weight, he did not succeed.
A. However hard Fred tried, he could not lose weight.
B. Fred tried very hard to lose weight and succeeded.
C. It was hard for Fred to lose weight because he never succeeded.
D. It did not matter whether Fred could lose weight.
Question 79: Walking on the grass in the park is not permitted.
A. You can walk on the grass in the park if you want to.	B. People like walking on the grass in the p