ON TAP 9

CONSOLIDATION
I. Choose the best answer
Choosing a good pen pal seems -------------- for her.
a. difficult b. difficulty c. difficultly d. hardly
----------- put your dirty clothes on the bed.
a. Not b. No c. Nor d. Don’t
Jeans come from a kind of material that ------------- in Europe.
a. make b. made c. is made d. is making
Its present population ----------- over 22 million.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
---------- Vietnamese people, many people in Southeast Asian countries are Buddhists.
a. As b. Like c. Such d. With
That earthquake, which measured 6.9 on the Richter --------------, completely destroyed the buildings.
a. band b. table c. scale d. plan
Do you believe ------------- UFOs?
a. on b. about c. into d. in
Customers are encouraged to save energy ---------- a shortage of electricity.
a. because b. due to c. so d. therefore
They are coming to Hue to --------- part in a cultural program.
a. take b. get c. have d. attend
What would you do if you ------------- away by aliens?
a. take b. took c. are taken d. were taken
When a student wears a uniform, there is no need for him --------- of what to wear every day.
a. thinking b. think c. to think d. to thinking
Pesticides are chemicals ---------- are used to keep insects away from plants.
a. where b. who c. which they d. that
One of the students who ------------- a scholarship yesterday is my close friend.
a. is awarded b. was awarded c. were awarded d. awarded
Why ----------- more and more people begin wearing jeans in the 1970s?
a. do b. did c. would d. have
Vietnam is famous for its beautiful -------------- and excellent food.
a. scenery b. sightings c. views d. waterfall
The local authorities said that the workers ------- clear up all the trash the following day.
a. can b. shall c. will d. would
We might find life on another planet, ----------?
a. might we b. might not we c. might we not d. mightn’t we
Try not to make noise --------- the baby is asleep.
a. during b. while c. and d. but
All students must study English at school. It is a(n) --------------- subject.
a. optional b. popular c. compulsory d. additional
The Parkers are going to arrive ----------- Singapore tomorrow evening.
a. in b. at c. to d. into
You should wear a ----------- when ridding a motorbike.
a. hat b. cap c. guard d. helmet
They have ----------- this problem in many discussions.
a. talked b. mentioned c. rose d. spoke
-------------- can take inspiration from events in their daily life.
a. Poets b. Poem c. Poetry d. Poetic
He finds his new shirt very ---------------. It will be his favorite one.
a. comfortable b. comfortably c. uncomfortable d. uncomfortably
This is the first time she ---------------- traditional costume.
a. wears b. wore c. is wearing d. has worn
Her house is ------------- situated near the beach. She can go swimming every morning.
a. convenient b. convenience c. conveniently d. inconveniently
When he was your age, he --------------- walk 5 kilometers to school every morning.
a. use to b. used to c. be used to d. used
After two hours traveling by bus, they -------------- a quiet town by the beach.
a. arrived b. got c. went d. reached
Will you join us a ----------- trip to the countryside?
a. two-day b. two days c. two-days d. day-two
I haven’t heard any news of Peter ------------- 2005.
a. in b. since c. before d. on
Not many people think that country life is ---------------
a. bore b. boring c. bored d. boringly
He is too busy ----------- care of her.
a. to take b. taking c. took d. takes
That is the man ------------- mother tongue is Chinese.
a. who b. that c. whose d. whom