600 SENTENCES OF CERTIFICATE A

I. GRAMMAR (300 SENTENCES)

1. Is Susan ........... home?

a. in

b. at

c. on

d. under

--> b

2. "Do the children go to school every day?"

"....................."

a. Yes, they go.

b. Yes, they do.

c. They go.

d. No, they don't go.

--> b

3. What ............ now?

a. is the time

b. does the time

c. is time

d. is it

--> a

4. They always go to school ............. bicycle.

a. with

b. in

c. on

d. by

--> d

5. What color ........... his new car?

a. have

b. is

c. does

d. are

--> b

6. Are there many students in Room 12?

- "..................................................."

a. Yes there are.

b. Yes, they are.

c. Some are.

d. No they aren't.

--> a

7. You should do your ................. before going to class.

a. home work

b. homework

c. homeworks

d. housework

--> b

8. Mr. Pike ............ us English.

a. teach

b. teaches

c. teaching

d. to teach

--> b

9. Tom and ............. are going to the birthday party together.

a. I

b. me

c. my

d. mine

--> a

10. Our English lessons are ............... long.

a. many

b. much

c. a lot of

d. very

--> d

11. Bangkok is ............ capital of Thailand.

a. a

b. one

c. the

d. an

--> c

12. Are you free ............ Saturday?

a. on

b. at

c. in

d. into

à a

13. There are .............. girls in our class.

a. no

b. not

c. none

d. none of

--> a

14. Let ............ go for a walk.

a. we

b. us

c. you

d. our

--> b

15. What is your name?

- .......... name is Linda.

a. Your

b. His

c. My

d. Her

--> c

16. What's ............. name?

- His name is Henry.

a. his

b. her

c. your

d. my

--> a

17. I'm a pupil.

- I'm a ................, too.

a. teacher

b. pupil

c. student

d. doctor

--> b

18. Is this your pencil? No, it isn't. It is .......... pencil.

a. his

b. my

c. your

d. hers

--> a

19. Are these your coats?

Yes they are .............

a. their coats

b. ours

c. our coats

d. yours

--> b

20. Are your free ............ Friday evening?

a. in

b. at

c. on

d. from

--> c

21. There are six pencils ........... the box.

a. in

b. at

c. on

d. into

--> a

22. Where is your mother?

She's .......... the kitchen.

a. in

b. on

c. into

d. at

--> a

23. How many pictures are there ........... the wall?

a. in

b. on

c. into

d. at

--> b

24. Are you .............. Vietnam?

- Yes, I am.

a. to

b. on

c. into

d. from

--> d

25. I'm cleaning the floor. Can your help ............?

a. I

b. me

c. my

d. mine

--> b

26. What are you doing? - ............. are planting some trees.

a. we

b. us

c. our

d. ours

--> a

27. Mary is doing her homework and ........... brother is helping her.

a. she

b. hers

c. her

d. she's

--> c

28. Jane's books are on the floor. Please, put ........... on the table.

a. they

b. them

c. their

d. theirs

--> b

29. Please put this pencil in the box.

- I'm putting ......... in the box.

a. it

b. its

c. them

d. they

--> a

30. When's ............ birthday?

a. his

b. he

c. him

d. he's

--> a

31. Whose bicycle is it? It's .............

a. he

b. her

c. hers

d. she

--> c

32. How old is .............?

a. she

b. her

c. hers

d. his

--> a

33. There are .......... eggs on the table.

a. some

b. any

c. many

d. much

--> a

34. Is there .......... cheese on the table?

a. some

b. any

c. many

d. much

--> b

35. How .............. cakes does she want?

a. some

b. any

c. many

d. much

--> c

36. Peter doesn't want ............. eggs, but he wants some soup.

a. some

b. any

c. many

d. much

--> b

37. There is ............ milk in the glass.

a. some

b. any

c. many

d. much

--> a

38. How ............. meat do you want?

a. some

b. any

c. many

d. much

--> d

39. There isn't .............. coffee in the cup.

a. some

b. any

c. many

d. much

--> b

40. They want ............... coffee, but they don't want any bread.

a. some

b. any

c. many

d. much

--> a

41. Is this your pencil? No, it isn't. It's .............. pencil.

a. my

b. her

c. our

d. hers

--> b

42. ................... parents are workers.

a. We

b. They

c. Our

d. I

--> c

43. This is my new shirt. - Oh, .......... color is pretty.

a. it

b. its

c. their

d. they

--> b

44. He is ................. engineer.

a. an

b. a

c. the

d. no article

--> a

45. Your sister is a student and his sister is a student, ................

a. both

b. also

c. and

d. too

--> d

46. My brother is 6.68 m ..............................

a. short

b. tall

c. taller

d. shorter

--> b

47. My mother is 32 and my father is 43. My mother is younger .............. my

father.

a. than

b. as

c. but

d. and

--> a

48. I am ........... teacher.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> b

49. My uncle is ................ good engineer.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> b

50. That is ................ eraser.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> c

51. We are both ................... doctors.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> d

52. This is ................ ink pot.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> c

53. They are ................. tall.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> d

54. Hoa is ................. good pupil.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> b

55. That is a bag. It is on ............ table.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> a

56. We are in ............. same class.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> a

57. Your book is .......... the desk.

a. at

b. over

c. on

d. in

--> c

58. My pens and pencils are ............... the table.

a. at

b. over

c. on

d. between

--> c

59. My family's picture is .......... the wall.

a. at

b. over

c. on

d. opposite

--> c

60. Lan and Lien are ............ the desk.

a. at

b. in

c. on

d. into

--> a

61. No ink is ....... the pot.

a. at

b. in

c. on

d. over

--> b

62. We are ............. work.

a. at

b. in

c. on

d. over

--> a

63. The cat is .............. the dog and the mouse.

a. at

b. over

c. between

d. in

--> c

64. His house is .................. the park.

a. at

b. over

c. between

d. opposite

--> d

65. Tom is not my teacher but he is a friend of ...............

a. me

b. my

c. I

d. mine

--> d

66. Is that ruler yours or............?

- It's ..........., not mine.

a. mine / your

b. mine / yours

c. my / your

d. yours / mine

--> b

67. Who is that? It's ............ sister.

- ............... name is Anne.

a. Mary's / Her

b. Mary / Her

c. Mary / Hers

d. Mary's / She

--> a

68. This is John. He is a friend of ............ His wife is also .............. friend.

a. my / mine

b. me / mine

c. mine / my

d. yours / my

--> c

69. Tom and Paul are ........... good friends. ............ are very kind to us.

a. our / They

b. our / Them

c. our / Their

d. ours / They

--> a

70. The teacher is speaking. We must ............. to her.

a. hear

b. listen

c. work

d. talk

--> b

71. Nam is 1.7 m tall. His brother is 1.4 m tall. His brother is ................

a. short

b. thin

c. tall

d. fat

--> a

72. That book is not mine. It is .............., I think.

a. her

b. she

c. hers

d. your

--> c

73. Who is that? - It is ...............

a. book

b. Mr. Pike

c. ruler

d. me

--> b

74. What is the weather like today? It's ............ today.

a. blue

b. fine

c. sad

d. well

--> b

75. How are you? I am ........., thanks.

a. eleven

b. big

c. well

d. sad

--> c

76. My father is a doctor. Lan's father is a doctor, too. They are .......... doctors.

a. not

b. both

c. or

d. and

--> b

77. Oh, look at that cat. .......... is very nice ........ tail is very long and nice.

a. It / It's

b. It / Its

c. It's / Its

d. It / It

--> b

78. This is our classroom, not Bob's. ............. classroom is over there. ......... isn't

in the classroom now.

a. His / He's

b. His / His

c. He's / His

d. His / He

--> d

79. These are Bob and Boom. These books are not ............ . ......... are in the

desk.

a. their / Theirs

b. theirs / Them

c. theirs / Their

d. theirs / Theirs

--> d

80. ............ house is big but ........... is small.

a. Our / Theirs

b. Ours / Their

c. Our / Their

d. Ours / Theirs

--> a

81. The Bakers ......... English.

a. is

b. are

c. was

d. were

--> b

82. Let us ........... to school.

a. go

b. going

c. goes

d. to go

--> a

83. Where are Kate and Jane? - They ............. English exercises in the

classroom.

a. are doing

b. is doing

c. are going

d. are going to do

--> a

84. Tom and Mary are pupils but Ann ....................

a. isn't

b. are

c. is

d. aren't

--> a

85. What .................... the Bakers .............. at the moment?

a. is / doing

b. are / working

c. are / doing

d. is / working

--> c

86. How ................. your parents?

a. are

b. is

c. was

d. were

--> a

87. What ................ the weather like today?

a. are

b. is

c. were

d. was

--> b

88. It ................ very hot yesterday.

a. are

b. is

c. were

d. was

--> d

89. My daughter is a teacher. My wife is a teacher, too. They ................. both

teachers.

a. are

b. is

c. were

d. was

--> a

90. Ben and Jim are ....................

a. architect

b. engineer

c. student

d. brothers

--> d

91. What .............. is it? It's half past six.

a. color

b. time

c. name

d. box

--> b

92. How many ................. are there on the ceiling?

a. clock

b. maps

c. lights

d. picture

--> c

93. How many erasers are there on her ...............?

a. desk

b. wall

c. chairs

d. room

--> a

94. What's your sister doing? She's ................ a book.

a. singing

b. reading

c. teaching

d. ringing

--> b

95. The .............. shoes are Peter's.

a. bus

b. blouse

c. both

d. brown

--> d

96. Your ............... are new, Hung.

a. shirt

b. blouse

c. trousers

d. hat

--> c

97. There are ............. boys in our class.

a. no

b. not

c. none

d. no of

--> a

98. Is Susan .................... home?

a. on

b. at

c. in

d. into

--> b

99. Shall ............... go for a walk?

a. us

b. we

c. you

d. me

--> b

100. It is a quarter ................. one.

a. over

b. pass

c. past

d. on

--> c

101. Are there many students in Room 513?

a. Yes, they are

b. No, they aren't

c. Yes, there are

d. No, there aren't

--> c

102. Pupils are learning .............

a. English

b. England

c. in English

d. in England

--> a

103. Let's play football.

- Yes, ...................

a. lets

b. we play

c. let us do

d. let's

--> d

104. Her birthday is ................ November.

a. in

b. on

c. at

d. into

--> a

105. Maria is ............... the radio.

a. looking

b. watching

c. listening to

c. hearing to

--> c

106. Let's go out to play now.

- No, ............. I am doing my homework.

a. all right

b. let's not

c. we don't

d. let's

--> b

107. My young brother can sing but I ...................

a. aren't

b. can

c. can't

d. am not

--> c

108. When's your birthday?

- It's ................

a. in 1990

b. on May 20th

c. in October

d. in May 20th

--> b

109. ................. Mr. Baker want a new raincoat?

a. Does

b. Do

c. Can

d. Must

--> a

110. The weather is hot in Vietnam ...................

a. in winter

b. in summer

c. in spring

d. in autumn

--> b

111. Mr. Dickson is very tall and big. He needs a ........................ raincoat.

a. large size

b. short

c. long and big

d. long and small

--> c

112. George is short. He needs ...........................

a. a large size

b. a medium size

c. a small size

d. a big size

--> c

113. Excuse me! .................. you speak English?

a. Does

b. Are

c. Do

d. Is

--> c

114. .................... do you need, Annette?

a. What

b. When

c. Where

d. Which

--> a

115. Mary ............... me the way to Ho Tay lake.

a. gives

b. shows

c. tell

d. told

--> b

116. That man brings ............... every morning.

a. them milk

b. their milk

c. milk them

d. milk for them

--> a

117. Take these dishes and bowls .............. the kitchen.

a. in

b. on

c. at

d. into

--> d

118. You ............... to the seaside this summer.

a. are going

b. are going to go

c. will go

d. all are correct

--> d

119. I never ............ at home on Sundays.

a. stay

b. stays

c. don't stay

d. all are correct

--> a

120. Listen! My sister ............. in the next room.

a. is singing

b. sing

c. is going to sing

d. will sing

--> a

121. Your son ............... morning exercises everyday.

a. do

b. does

c. is doing

d. are doing

--> b

122. Tomorrow ........... my friend's birthday. I ......... some flowers for her.

a. is / will buy

b. will be / will buy

d. is / buy

d. will be / buy

--> a

123. It's often warm ............ summer and cool ............. autumn.

a. in / on

b. one / in

c. in / in

d. at / in

--> c

124. Her birthday is .......... August the third. She always gets a lot of presents

.......... her birthday.

a. on / on

b. in/ in

c. on / in

d. in / at

--> a

125. Nam is learning English .............. his room and his dog is ........... the desk.

a. at / in

b. at / on

c. in / on

d. in / under

--> d

126. Are you free ................ today, Paul? No, I am very busy ................ the

housework.

a. in / with

b. on / of

c. no word / with

d. at / to

--> c

127. Bob, would you like to go .......... the zoo ........... us on Sunday.

- I'd love to, but I am afraid not because I have a lot of exercises to do.

a. with / to

b. to / with

c. to / to

d. no word / with

--> b

128. Thanks ............ ringing. I am going to see you at half ............. seven.

a. of / to

b. for / to

c. for / past

d. of / over

--> c

129. Rebecca is English but she isn't ......... England. She comes to Vietnam

.......... Thailand.

a. from / in

b. from / for

c. for / from

d. from / from

--> d

130. Look ........... that strange man. He is looking ......... Lan but Lan isn't here.

a. for / at

b. at / for

c. at / at

d. after / at

--> b

131. Count ....... one ........ one hundred, please.

a. on / to

b. to / on

c. from / to

d. to / to

--> c

132. Tom is .......... engineer.

a. the

b. an

c. a

d. one

--> b

133. There is .......... ink - pot on the desk.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. some

--> c

134. What is ........ color of your pen?

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. any

--> a

135. Kate and Mary are going to ............. cinema.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> a

136. My parents are always at ......... home on Sundays.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> d

137. What's ............ weather like in winter in your country?

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> a

138. Please, put these pencils in ....... box.

a. an

b. the

c. a

d. no article

--> b

139. Listen to .......... teacher, please. Don't talk in class.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

--> a

140. After dinner, I always wash ............. dishes.

a. an

b. a

c. the

d. no article

--> c

141. I never .......... to school on Sundays.

a. go

b. goes

c. went

d. don't go

--> a

142. Mrs. and Mr. Pike ............ dinner at the moment.

a. is having

b. are having

c. are eating

d. b & c are correct

--> d

143. He ........... eggs, bread and butter.

a. is wanting

b. doesn't want

c. do want

d. didn't want

--> b

144. What time .......... he .............. lunch?

a. does / have

b. do / have

c. is / having

d. does / has

--> a

145. I need a book but she ............

a. needn't

b. doesn't

c. needs not

d. don't

--> b

146. ............... the Pikes ............. in the garden now?

a. Is / working

b. Doesn't / working

c. Are / working

d. Do / work

--> c

147. There .............. four seasons in a year.

a. are

b. be

c. is

d. am

--> a

148. There ........... any sugar in the jar.

a. isn't

b. aren't

c. is

d. are

--> a

149. Mrs. Mary ................ me English.

a. teaching

b. teaches

c. teach

d. doesn't teaches

--> b

150. We have much ............... in the rainy season.

a. rainy

b. rain

c. raining

d. rains

--> b

151. The Bakers ................ lunch

a. having

b. is having

c. are having

d. has

--> c

152. I don't have ............... money

a. much

b. many

c. no

d. a few

--> a

153. ................. is the best football team in our school.

a. Our

b. Ours

c. We

d. Our’s

--> b

154. Many retirers feel useless because they ........................................

a. do volunteer work

b. have limited incomes

c. aren't working

d. can't help themselves

--> c

155. "It's very painful! .................... I've worked for a long time in my garden," the

woman said.

a. because

b. for

c. by

d. as soon as

--> a

156. The woman has hurt her back ............. for too long.

a. to bend

b. by bending

c. for bending

d. owing to you bend

--> b

157. A lot of passengers who ................... in the ship crash are still suffering from

shock.

a. is

b. are

c. was

d. were

--> d

158. "How many ships ...................... there in our merchant fleet?" Mr Pike asked

me.

a. had been

b. have been

c. had been

d. are

--> d

159. I .................. in this garage as a car mechanic for 15 years.

a. has been working

b. have been working

c. had worked

d. worked

--> b

160. The person who ................ in charge of a car is the conductor.

a. is

b. are

c. was

d. were

--> a

161. She regretted ....................... how to ride a bicycle when she was young.

a. not to learn

b. not learning

c. not having learnt

d. b & c are correct

--> d

162. The doctor showed the patient .................. to do some exercises.

a. what

b. why

c. when

d. how

--> d

163. The doctor told his friend all about ................ the woman and asked him for

his advice.

a. meet

b. meeting

c. to meet

d. he met

--> b

164. If I had taken your advice, I ................ a better life.

a. will have

b. shall have

c. would have

d. would have had

--> d

165. We have got high inflation. That's why prices keep .............. up.

a. go

b. to go

c. going

d. to going

--> c

166. They wanted to know why they ....................... it for her while she could do it

by herself.

a. did

b. have done

c. should do

d. have to do

--> c

167. Firemen rescued several people from the ................ floor of the blazing

building.

a. high

b. top

c. basement

d. low

-->b

168. When the electricity failed, he ................ a match to find the candles.

a. rubbed

b. scratched

c. struck

d. started

--> c

169. He filled in the necessary forms and ................. for the job.

a. appealed

b. asked

c. requested

d. applied

--> d

170. She is traveling to work by train today because her car is being ..................

a. stopped

b. broken

c. serviced

d. rented

-->c

171. The film lasted three hours with ................ of 15 minutes between part one

and part two.

a. an interval

b. a pause

c. a stop

d. an interruption

--> a

172. I'm very busy at the moment so it may take a ............... time to answer your

letters.

a. little

b. few

c. small

d. some

-->a

173. He was wearing a heavy overcoat to ............. himself against the cold.

a. conceal

b. protect

c. cover

d. wrap

--> b

174. It took Michael a long time to find a pair of shoes that .............. him.

a. liked

b. fitted

c. agreed

d. matched

--> b

175. ................. the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.

a. Although

b. In spite of

c. Despite

d. Even

--> a

176. He was unwilling to explain the reason ................. his absence.

a. for

b. why

c. of

d. that

--> a

177. John Jameson is a famous ................. who stole five million pounds from a

bank.

a. crime

b. criminal

c. criminally

d. criminality

--> b

178. ................... your own business can cause a lot of financial worries.

a. Manage

b. Managing

c. Manager

d. Manageable

--> b

179. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation

was ........................

a. unsuccessfully

b. successful

c. successfulness

d. unsuccessful

-->d

180. I understand ............... what you are saying.

a. perfect

b. perfectly

c. perfection

d. imperfect

--> b

181. His promotion to manager was a popular ……………………………….

a. appoint

b. appointed

c. appointment

d. appointee

--> c

182. A holiday in America can be ....................... cheap.

a. surprise

b. surprised

c. surprising

d. surprisingly

--> d

183. My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager was a little ................

a. unfriendly

b. friendly

c. friendship

d. friendless

--> a

184. I .................. this morning, and was late for school.

a. sleep

b. slept

c. overslept

d. oversleep

--> c

185. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are a ................. couple but they are very kind to their

neighbors' .................

a. child / children

b. children / children

c. childish / child

d. childless / children

--> d

186. The air is naturally ...................... by foreign matter such as plant pollens

and dust.

a. contaminated

b. contaminate

c. contamination

d. contaminating

--> a

187. The heavily ................... atmosphere in some industrial regions is called

"smog", a word derived from "smoke" and "fog".

a. pollute

b. polluted

c. pollution

d. pollutant

--> b

188. Why are you always jealous ............... other friends?

a. with

b. of

c. for

d. to

--> b

189. The form-master was suspicious ................. my intention.

a. about

b. of

c. on

d. a & b are correct

--> d

190. He is confident .............. his success in the final examination.

a. about

b. of

c. on

d. a & b are correct

--> b

191. I was angry ..................... myself for making such a stupid mistake.

a. with

b. of

c. for

d. to

--> a

192. They were furious ................ me for not telling them the truth.

a. with

b. of

c. for

d. to

--> a

193. This chemical is harmful .................. us.

a. with

b. of

c. for

d. to

--> d

194. The monitor is responsible .................. our form-master .............. the class.

a. with / for

b. for / to

c. to / for

d. with / to

--> c

195. We were surprised ................ the way he behaves. It was quite out of

character.

a. about

b. with

c. at

d. b & c are correct

--> c

196. These days everybody is aware ................ the danger of smoking.

a. about

b. of

c. on

d. for

--> b

197. Are you still upset .................. what I said to you yesterday?

a. about

b. of

c. on

d. for

--> a

198. We're short ............... staff in our office at the moment. There aren't enough

people to do the work that has to be done.

a. in

b. of

c. at

d. with

--> b

199. Scientists and engineers have invented filters and other methods of

removing ................. from industrial wastes.

a. pollute

b. polluted

c. pollution

d. pollutants

--> d

200. I'm sorry .................... the smell in this room. It's just been painted.

a. about

b. of

c. on

d. with

--> a