1. John reminded me _____________ his motorbike by 8 o’clock.
 A. please return B. not forget to return
 C. remember to return D. to return
 2. Copper is the favored metal for electricians’ wire because of _______________________.
 A. its excellent conductivity B. it is excellent conductor
 C. excellent conductivity of it D. so conductive it is
 3. I’d love _________ to the party tomorrow, but it may be impossible.
 A. to going B. go C. going D. to go
 4. He was often made __________ milk by his mother.
 A. drink B. drinks C. to drink D. drunk
 5. We strongly recommend ________ your luggage when you travel.
 A. to insure B. you insuring C. your insurance D. you to insure
 6. She was the first in her family ____________ a college education.
 A. get B. getting C. to get D. gotten
 7. “You got home late last night.” “The Morgans insisted _________ for dinner.”
 A. on our staying B. for us to stay C. that we were staying D. about us staying
 8. Peter was the winner, and he was _________ a set of CDs for studying English.
 A. awarded B. announced C. welcomed D. responded
 9. The teacher said “Time is up!”. It means “Time is __________.”
 A. started B. increased C. shortened D. finished
 10. More and more people are taking part in the struggle ________ illiteracy.
 A. for B. against C. with D. about
 11. We were made _________ hard when we were at school.
 A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied
 12. Stacey seems to be a bright student. She’s always the first one__________ her work.
 A. to finish B. finishing C. being finished D. to be finish
 13. A (n) ______________ is a person who is killed because of his / her political beliefs.
 A. invalid B. soldier C. veteran D. martyr /ma:tê/
 14. It was difficult to ___________ a date which was convenient for everyone.
 A. agree B. organize C. arrange D. provide
 15.At first, I found it difficult __________ on the left-hand side of the road.
 A. to get used to drive B. to get used to driving
 C. being used to drive D. in getting used to driving
 16. The factory is said ______________in a fire two years ago.
 A. being destroyed B. to have been destroyed
 C. to have destroyed D. to destroy
 17. He had a portrait ___________ as a birthday present for his daughter.
 A. painting B. paint C. painted D. to be painted
 18. He apologized to_________ able to finish the project on time.
 A. his colleagues not being B. his colleagues for not being
 C. his colleagues not to be D. his colleagues for being
 19. Nowadays, young men with a technical education __________ because of the great demand for highly skilled workmen.
 A. is well-paid B. should pay well C. are well-paid D. could pay well
 20. She was worried about __________________.
 A. being robed B. robbing C. being robbed D. be robbing
 21. This test ______________ of multiple-choice questions.
 A. consists on a number B. consists in a number
 C. consists to a number D. consists of a number
 22. While they were ______________ tables, he was _________ the radio.
 A. arranging/listening to B. arranging/hearing
 C. laying/listening to D. making/hearing
 23. I suddenly remembered that I _______________ to bring my keys.
 A. having forgotten B. have forgotten
 C. had forgotten D. forgot
 24. By the year of 2010, many people currently employed __________ their jobs.
 A. will have lost B. will be losing C. have lost D. are losing
 25. Jack made me __________ him next week.
 A. to promise to call B. to promise calling
 C. promise calling D. promise to call
 26. I can’t find my umbrella. I ___________ it in the restaurant last night.
 A. must have left B. had left C. left D. might leave
 27. I wish everything ______________ so expensive.
 A. wouldn’t be B. would be C. won’t be D. could be
 28. The injured man couldn’t walk and had to ___________________.
 A. be carried B. carry C. being carried D. be carrying
 29. The prisoner _______________ to have escaped by climbing over a wall.
 A. thought B. is thought C. is think D. has thought
 30. In England, there is an old story about a man called Robin Hood. It’s said that he took money from ________ and gave it to the poor.
 A. rich peoples B. the rich C. rich person D. a rich people
 31. We visited Canada and __________ United States.
 A. one B. a C. an D. the
 32. It is earth’s gravity that _______________ people their weight.
 A. gives B. give C. giving D. given
 33. Birds make nests in trees ___________ hide their young in the leaves and branches.
 A. can where they B. where they can C. where can they D. where can
 34. Children learn primarily by ________ the world around them.
 A. experiencing directly of B. experience direct
 C. directly physical experience D. direct physical experience of
  
  
 35. America’s first globe maker was James Wilson, who _____ and blacksmith in his early life.
 A. a farmer had been B. had been a farmer
 C. farming D. being a farmer
 36. “Our business is _________.” –“Really? Now we have to make a report on it.”
 A. doing B. done C. made D. making
 37. ________ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.
 A. Had you arrived B. If you hadn’t arrived
 C. Were you arrived D. If you arrived
 38. The conical leaf hat is one of the typical features of the Vietnamese _______________.
 A. education B. culture C. society D. language
 39. _________ I moved in my new apartment my neighbors have come to my house twice.
 A. Because B. Since C. When D. After
 40. Is Amy married ? ______________________________________.
 A. I think B. I think not C. I don’t think so D. I don’t think that