Exercises for reference

Exercises for reference

I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1.Young generation is fond ................. wearing Jeans.
A. in B. at C. of D. on
2.There is always .................. traffic in the city centre at rush hours.
A. strong B. full C. heavy D. many
3. How many people took part .............. the contest?
A. in B. from C. with D. to
4. I want to ask my parents ................... some money.
A. from B. for C. with D. about
5. You are very different ........................ your brother.
A. to B. for C. with D. from
6. I am better ........................ English than Nam.
than B. with C. at D. for
7. You will not pass the exam ......................... working harder.
A. unless B. if C. without D. although
8. It was raining very ......................... so I had to wear my raincoat.
A. wet B. badly C. hard D. heavy
9. Mr Dung said he .............................. 35 the following week.
A. was B. is C. will be D. would be
10- Don’t let the good chance go ........................ .
A. by B. on C. over D. off
11- I wish I ................................. to him .Now it’s too late.
A. listened B. has listened C. had listened D. would have listened
12- In Britain, you’ll be given a key ........... the door when you’re 21 years old.
A. of B. for C. to D. at
13- The man ................. our teacher is taking to is the headmaster of our school.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
14- Noone knows what is happening here ................. Mary and Tom.
A. and B. but C. however D. with
15- What is ............. ,a dog or a cat?
A. intelligent B. more intelligent C. as intelligent D. the most intelligent
16 .............the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. Until B. In C. By D. On
It was .............hot day that we decided to leave work early.
A. so B. such C. a so D. such a
He seldom goes fishing, ...................?
A. doesn`t he B. is he C. does he D. isn`t he
She spoke quietly to him ............nobody else could hear a word.
A. because B. if C. although D. so that
..............weather ! We can`t go out for a walk now.
A. How terrible B. What terrible C. How a terrible D. What a terrible
II. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues.

1. Ann is good-looking and well-behaved.
-> Not only .....................................................
2. I think you should tell the police about the accident.
-> If I .......................................................................
3. "Have you got any free time next week?" Mandy asked.
-> Mandy asked ................................................................
4. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test
-> As long as.......................................................................
5. The children`s singing was really beautiful.
->The children sang ....................................................
6. Who wrote this story?
->By ..................................................................?
7. I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris.
->I think Paris ..............................................................
8. The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours.
->It took..................................................................
9. Henry regretted buying the second-hand car.
->Henry wished......................................................
10. I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money.
->No matter ...............................................................
11. The children were left behind by their parents.
->Their parents…………………………………… ………………………..
12. She said that she went to that shop every morning to buy food.
-> She said to me …………………………………………………..
13. The blue house is not as big as the green one.
-> The green house………………………………………………………….
14. No one in the club sings better than Hoa.
-> Hoa sings…………………………………………………
15. This kitchen is different from mine.
-> This kitchen is not ………………………………………
16. He phoned in order to talk to her.
-> He phoned so ………………………………………………
17. They have lived here for ten years.
-> They started ……………………………………………
18. How long ago did she start dancing?