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Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets

1. Someone (knock) at the door. Can you answer it? →

2. Tom (work) at the moment, so he can’t answer the telephone. →

3. The river (flow) after last night’s rain. →

4. He (play) for Manchester United this season. →

5. She (study) English at Hanoi university of Education these days. →

6. She is at her best when she (make) big decision. →

7. We (spend) next vacation in London. →

8. Robert (arrive) tomorrow morning on the 10.00 train. →

9. Look! The bus (leave). →

10. Mike (phone) me one hour ago. →

11. Stephen (talk) on the phone when I came in. →

12. Old Ted (smoke) 20 cigarettes a day till he gave up. →

13. Frank (home) since he (be) a boy. →

14. How many languages John (speak)? →

15. What time the next train (leave)? →

16. We (learn) English this time next Monday. →

17. Tuan, is it true that you (get) married next week? →

18. I (read) “Chicken Soup for the Soul” but I haven’t finished it yet. →

19. We (have) a party next week. Would you like to come? →

20. Please don’t make so much noise. My son (sleep). →

21. The moon (move) round the Earth. →

22. Is it raining? No, it isn’t but the ground is wet. It (rain). →

23. Her family (go) to America before 1975. →

24. We (have) our examination next month. →

25. Look that those black clouds it (rain). →

26. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he (finish) dinner. →

27. Oil (float) if you pour it on water. →

28. Almost everyone (leave) for home by the time we arrived. →

29. While her husband was in the army, Janet (write) to him twice a week. →

30. I couldn’t cut the grass because the machine (break) down a few days previously.

31. Does she say she (visit) him tomorrow? →

32. She (study) engineering for 5 years. →

33. At 4 o’clock tomorrow afternoon we (fly) to Paris. →

34. Tom is a freshman. At this time of next year, he (learn) biology as a sophomore. →

35. While the two men (argue), someone (steal) their car at 3 p.m yesterday.

36. Last night Tina (read) in bed when suddenly she (hear) a scream. →

37. We (learn) English this time next week. →

38. It (begin) to rain before you woke up this morning? →

39. My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she never (see) one before. →

40. As soon as he (get) a certificate in English, he will apply for a job. →

Exercise 2: Choose the right word from the brackets

1. Please give (I/ me) some advice.

2. (You/ Me) should submit your résumé by Friday.
3. Do you often contact (he/him) at work?
4. Diana is from the UK. (She/Her) is English.
5. After many years, (they/them) returned to their homeland.
6. I was surprised to see (she/her) at the conference.
7. Do you have (his/him) contact information?
8. Here is my identification, and now I need to see (you/ yours).
9. (That/Those) analysts predicted slower economic growth.
10. There are twenty new articles on (this/ these) list.
11. Dick’s portfolio is better than (that/those) of Lisa’s.
12. (Those/That) editor got an award last year.
13. These results are inconsistent with (that/those) of previous studies.
14. (These/ This) revisions are important to the completion of the proposal.
15. Some proposals got support from the board, but (the other, the others) did not.

Exercise 3: Choose the right answer

1. This is a ……………of recent comments from our product users.

A. Summarize C. summarizes
B. Summary D. summarized
2. Interviewees normally have a fear of ……………
A. Rejection C. rejected
B. Rejecting D. to reject
3. The book was released after it got final ……………from the author.
A. Approved C. approve
B. Approving D. approval
4. Once the ……………of the parking lot is completed, visitors will have no problem parking
their cars.
A. Construction C. constructive
 B. Construct D. constructing
5. The director has asked us to send monthly ……………to Ms. Shriver in the finance.
A. Statements C. states
B. Statement D. state
6. If you have questions regarding your purchase, please provide our staff with the
relevant……………
A. Informed C. inform
B. Information D. informations
7. ……………of labor union met with management to discuss the contract for the next year.
A. Represent C. Representative
B. Representing D. Representatives
8. Recent studies have found that there are a number of ……………why customers prefer
placing orders online.
A. Reasons C. reasoning
B. Reason D. reasoned
9. …………..franchises comply with strict rules on structure or operations.
A. Another C. Most
B. Much D. Little
10. Unfortunately, the ……………is out of order.
A. Copier C. copying
B. Copy D. to copy
11. The R&D Department at Infor Tech is looking for ……………
A. Special C. specializing
B. Specialize D. specialists
12. We are looking for someone with two years of ……………in the marketing field.
A. Experiencing C. experience
B. To experience D. experienced
13. ……………can get a brochure on the second floor.
A. To participate C. Participants
B. Participate D. Participating
14. ……………in computer courses has increased for the past few years.
 A. To enroll C. Enrolls
B. Enrollment D. Enrolled
15. You need to wear protective ……………at the construction site.
A. Cloth C. clothings
B. Clothe D. clothing

Exercise 4: Choose the right answer

1. The (new, newly) opened plant will hire more workers.

2. Reading is becoming an (increasing, increasingly) popular hobby.
3. You can buy this product at (significantly, significant) discounted prices.
4. The pilot is (responsible, responsive) for the safety of the passengers.
5. My team had to face the (awesome, awful) results.
6. The employee training was quite (successful, successive).
7. You should be (capable, aware) of the danger of this change.
8. He is (likely, ready) to step down.
9. Ms. Scott is not (able, eligible) for the promotion.
10. This schedule is (subject, capable) to change without notice.
11. Hemingway was a ……………of Fitzgerald.
A. Temporal C. temperature
B. Temporary D. contemporary
12. A ……………amount of money has been spent on books.
A. Considering C. considerate
B. Considered D. considerable
13. The United States is waging a ……………war overseas.
A. Cost-free C. costly
B. Costless D. money
14. There is no ……………evidence that power lines are a health risk.
A. Final C. last
B. Conclusive D. finishing
15. Sea Sapphire Cruises is--------to announce the launch of their newest luxury ocean liner.
 A. pleased C. Pleasure
B. pleasant D. Pleasing
16. Our production team ……………inspects the quality of our products.
A. Through C. thoroughly
B. Thoroughness D. thorough
17. Most interviewers ……………examine applicants’ educational backgrounds.
A. Closely C. close
B. Closer D. closest
18. We are …………..seeking new university graduates to join our sales team.
A. Current C. currently
B. Currency D. currentness
19. Most companies provide ……………low wages to interns.
A. Signified C. significant
B. Significantly D. signify
20. Patient’s private health records will be kept ……………confidential.
A. Completely C. completion
B. Complete D. completed
21. ……………discounted tickets have many restrictions.
A. Heavy C. Heaviness
B. Heavily D. Heavier
22. They worked together on a ……………profitable development plan.
A. Highly C. highness
B. High D. higher
23. I finally get home between 8:00 and 8:30 pm and still have to cook dinner, so we have
been eating quite _____ these days.
A. lately C. later
B. late D. lateness
24. The preliminary sales figures revealed that second-quarter sales had _____ dropped by
around eight percent.
A. evident C. evidently
B. evidence D. evidential
25. Each application for admission is considered _____ in light of the student’s previous
academic record.
A. individual C. individualism
B. individually D. individualist
26. Negotiations between management and the union leaders broke off after the union
rejected the company’s _____ offer.
A. late C. later
B. lately D. latest
27. To generate a performance-oriented work culture, employees need to expand their
skills and knowledge _____.
A. continue C. continual
B. continuous D. continually
28. The new console system is tested _____ to ensure that it is in good condition.
A. lately C. truly
B. frequently D. relatively
29. Although Mega Auto has the safest working environment in the automotive industry, it
maintains the ______ level of recall.
A. higher C. high
B. highest D. highly
30. Fortunately, the poles were assembled _____, and then attached directly the clips on the
tent.
A. ease C. eased
B. easy D. easily

Exercise 5: Given the correct form of the words

1. The cost was ……………………than they had said (high)

2. The meeting finished ……………than we had thought it would. (soon)
3. You should review the report ……………(carefully).
4. The exports increased ……………than we had expected (greatly).
5. The oil prices are going to increase ……………now (fast).
 6. The traffic jam is ……………before (much, serious).
7. The company developed ……………laptop computer in the world.(small)
8. That was ……………presentation (impressive).
9. At least she worked ……………at the company.(much)
10. We had ……………sales record this year. (bad)
11. I think he works ……………(efficiently).
12. They offer ……………quality seafood in the country. (good)
Exercise 6: Choose the right answer
1. …………..the division hired temporary workers to complete the project, the company
saved more money.
A. Even C. Nevertheless
B. However D. Since
2. We thoroughly checked all the figures; ………….., our supervisor found a number of
mistakes.
A. While C. Although
B. However D. As
3. …………..a downturn in the market, considerable downsizing is still needed to ensure
our company’s competitiveness.
A. Because C. Due to
B. Nevertheless D. Thus
4. …………..tourists did not arrive in the designed area on schedule, they missed their
flight.
A. Because C. Owing to
B. Therefore D. Yet
5. …………..concerns over weak sales, the company cannot come up with effective
solutions.
A. Thanks to C. Because
B. Despite D. Even though
6. Ms. Arden thoroughly prepared for the interview,…………..she did not know what
would happen during her job interview.
A. Although C. between
 B. While D. Since
7. …………..several flaws, their proposal for the shopping complex was adopted.
A. Despite of C. Even though
B. Unless D. Because of
8. Meetings were postponed …………..unexpected power failures.
A. Despite C. While
B. As a result of D. Nonetheless
9. The company provides not only reliable information …………..also valuable skills.
A. And C. Or
B. But D. So
10. Please make sure that newspapers should be placed …………..in the black bins or next
to the company machine.
A. Not only C. For
B. Neither D. Either

Exercise 7: Fill in the gap with an appropriate preposition

1. The construction will be finished ……………February
2. The meeting lasted …………5 hours.
3. He founded the organization ……………1999.
4. The National Art Gallery will be open ……………May.
5. Every employee has to come back to the office ……………2:00 p.m.
6. The factory will be closed ……………the Christmas Season.
7. The factory manager sent a memo …………….all of the employees.
8. In 2009, Italian fashion designer Valentino" Garavani announced his retirement
…………….45 years in the fashion business.
9. The meeting about new marketing strategies will be held ……………11 a.m.
10. The manager has asked Mr. Lim to submit his final report on the sales of the new
washing machine……………April 30th.

Exercise 8: Choose the right answer

1. You have to pay a deposit ……………30 days.
A. By C. at
B. Until D. within
2. The annual sales meeting will be held ……………noon.
A. In C. on
B. At D. for
3. The executive officers walked ……………the corridor.
A. Along C. within
B. Among D. over
4. The train ……………Philadelphia will leave in five minutes.
A. Over C. between
B. For D. along
5. The meeting ……………the interest rate will be held this Tuesday.
A. As C. for
B. On D. with
6. We were surprised ……………the news report.
A. In C. at
B. For D. as
7. ……………age and sex, anyone can apply for the job.
A. Regarding C. In spite of
B. Excluding D. Regardless of
8. Ten countries, ……………England, joined the organization.
A. Included C. include
B. Including D. includes
9. All workers must submit their records to the supervisor ……………the end of the
month.
A. For C. in
B. By D. to
10. You will be required to show valid identification prior to processing a refund
request…………… a receipt.
A. Without C. between
B. Along D. outside