Chuyên đề tự học Tiếng Anh (theo tham chiếu Châu Âu 6 bậc) - Emphasis - Đỗ Bình

Exercise 1. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.
1. No longer_________ to do all her housework with her husband because our family now owns some new labor-saving devices.
 	A. my mother has	B. has my mother C. does my mother has D. does my mother have
2. No sooner had he sat down to lunch_________ there was a knock at the door.
	A. than	B. that	C. as	D. when
3. They hardly found her number when they called her.
A. They called her sooner or later.	B. They called her as soon as they found her number.
C. They found her number as soon as they called her. D. They found her number sooner or later.
4. Never before_________ such a beautiful girl.	
 A. have I met	B. have I meet	C. I have met	D. did I meet
5. Rarely_________ out after 9.00.	 
	A. does my sister go	B. did my sister go 	C. my sister goes	D. my sister does go
6. Hardly_________ asleep when the phone woke him up.
	A. the doctor fell	B. the doctor had fallen C. did the doctor fall D. had the doctor fallen
7. Edward_________ goes to bed before midnight.	
	A. hardly never	B. seldom never	 C. hardly ever	D. almost ever
8. She had only just put the telephone down when the boss rang.
	A. She put the telephone down and the boss rang.	
	B. Hardly had she put the telephone down when the boss rang.
	C. The boss rang back, but she put the telephone down.	
	D. She had put the telephone down, so she let it ring when the boss rang.
9. No sooner_________ than the boss came in.	
	A. he had left	B. had he left	C. he was leaving	D. was he leaving
10. Not only_________ to take the medicine, but he also hit the nurse.
	A. he refused	B. does he refuse	C. he was refused	D. did he refuse
11. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
	A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.	
	B. He waved his hand and at once she turned away.
	C. She turned away because he waved his hand.	
	D. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
12. Hardly had he left home_________ the telephone rang.	
	A. than	B. that	C. as	D. when
13. Not only_________ the book, but he had seen the film as well.
	A. he had read	B. has he read	C. had he read	D. he did read
14. No longer_________ them to go to the music club.
	A. their parents allow	B. does their parents allow	
	C. do their parents allow	D. has their parents allow
15. Only because she had to support her family_________ to leave school.
	A. that Alice decides	B. did Alice decide	C. does Alice decide 	D. Alice decided
16. Hardly_________ at the bus stop when the next bus came.
	A. they had arrived	B. do they arrive	C. arrived they	D. had they arrived
17. So surprised at the news_________ that he couldn’t say anything.
	A. did he become	B. he became	C. does he become	D. did he became
18. Not only_________ shade and beauty, but they also reduce carbon dioxide.
	A. trees provide	B. provide trees	C. do trees provide	D. trees do provide
19. My grandfather_________ sleeps more than an hour a night.	
	A. hardly never	B. has ever	C. is always	D. hardly ever
20. Not only_________ profits, but it also had to lay off workers.
	A. did the company lose	B. the company lose	C. had the company lose D. lost the company
Exercise 2. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.
1. _________ so many people been out of work as today.
	A. In the past, there never have	B. Never before have	
	C. More than ever before	D. Formerly, there never were
2. It was only then_________ how much I owed to her.	
	A. had I realize	B. that I realized	C. did I realize	D. I did realize
3. Only by booking in advance_________ stay in the room you like.
	A. can you	B. you can	C. you will	D. you
4. As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
	A. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.	
	B. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
	C. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.	
	D. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
5. In no time_________ know the result of the recognition.
	A. the public will	B. will the public	C. the public	D. does the public
6. _________ in medicine relieve distress but they also prevent and cure illness.
	A. Do computers	B. Computers	C. Computers not only	 D. Not only do computers
7. _________ reptiles hunt at temperatures of 120C or below.	 
	 A. Seldom do	 	B. Do seldom	C. Do	D. Seldom
8. _________ learn during their sleep by listening to tape records.
	A. People rarely can	B. Can people rarely	C. Rarely can people	D. Can rarely people
9. _________ continental crust older than 200 million years.
	A. It is nowhere the	B. Nowhere is the	C. Is nowhere the	D. Is the nowhere
10. Not only_________ in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well.
	A. human behavior is studied	B. is human behavior studied	 
	C. is studied human behavior	D. human behavior
11: ____________, he would have learned how to read. 
A. Had he been able to go to school as a child 	B. If he has been able to go school as a child 
C. If he could go to school as a child 	 	D. Were he able to go to school as a child 
12: The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned. 
 	A. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon. 
 	B. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon. 
C. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned. 
 	D. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned. 
13. _________ interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
 A. Were I	B. Should I	C. I was	D. If I am
14. ______ then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the years.
	A. Had I known	B. Did I know 	C. If I know D. If I would know
15. ______________ resigned, we would have been forced to sack him.
	A. Had he not 	B. Hadn’t he C. He had not D. He not had
16. It was______________ who broke the rules.
 A. he	B. him	C. his	D. himself
17. It was in this park______________ we first met.
 A. when	B. where	C. that	D. which
18. It is ________________ that I would like to go to the beach.
	A. such a nice weather 	B. too nice weather C. such nice weather D. such weather nice 
19. Here______________ some accounts that you must check. 	
 A. is	B. are	C. were	 	D. was
20. ________________, I’d have told you the answer.
A. If you asked me 	B. Had you asked me C. You had asked me D. Unless you asked me
Exercise 3: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.
- Jack: “What’s your________?” 	- Minh: “I’m Vietnamese.”
	A. nation 	B. national 	C. nationality 	D. international
In this course, students receive________ in the English basic grammar.
	A. instruct 	B. instructional 	C. instruction 	D. instructive
I________ him for his honesty.
	A. respective 	B. respectful 	C. respectable 	D. respect
All of the students appreciate the________ of English learning.
	A. import 	B. important 	C. importantly 	D. importance
We can enjoy live program through________ satellites.
	A. communicate 	B. communication 	C. communicative D. communicable
Learning English has become a________ in our country.
	A. necessitate 	B. necessary 	C. necessity 	D. necessarily 
Computers are________ used in schools and universities.
	A. widely 	B. wide 	C. width 	D. widen
He retired at the________ of 60.
	A. age 	B. old 	C. older 	D. elder
My teacher always gives us a clear________.
	A. explain 	B. explained 	C. explanatory 	D. explanation
The________ of the moon for the earth causes the tides.
	A. attract 	B. attracted 	C. attractive 	D. attraction
Your bad result made me________.
	A. disappoint 	B. disappointment 	C. disappointed 	D. disappointing
Getting such a well-paid job is very beyond my________.
	A. expect 	B. expected 	C. expecting 	D. expectation
13. ___ is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger.
A. Wrestling 	B. Bodybuilding 	C. Weightlifting 	D. Badminton
14. He is a great sports ___________. He rarely misses any sport games although he was busy.
A. enthusiast 	B. player 	C. energy 	 	D. programmer
15. In some most Asian countries women are undervalued and they never have the same____ as men.
A. formality 	B. basis 	C. limit 	D. status
16. ____________ is the study or creation of theories about basic things such as the nature of existence, knowledge, and thought, or about how people should live.
A. Politics 	B. Physics 	C. Business 	 	D. Philosophy
17. There's_____________ to be frightened of the dog; he's quite harmless
 A. no fear	B. no need	C. any reason	D. a fear
18. Despite her undoubted ability at tennis, she never became the_________ of the local tennis club.
	A. member	B. winner	C. champion	 D. partner
19. I would like to offer a small_____________ to anyone who finds my missing dog.
 A. reward	B. repayment	C. receipt	D. expense
20. In beach volleyball, Indonesia defeated Thailand in straight sets to take men's gold___________.
A. present 	B. award 	C. medal 	D. reward
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.
1. Not many places at the universities are left, so choice is on a severe___________.
A. limiting 	B. limitation 	C. delimitation 	D. limited 
2. Higher education___________ have risen this year for the first time in more than a decade.
A. applies 	B. applications 	C. applicable 	D. applicants 
3. A letter of___________ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview.
A. recommend 	B. recommended 	C. recommender 	D. recommendation
4. Qualifications and___________ are two most important factors that help you get a good job.
A. politeness 	B. experience 	C. attention 	D. impression
5. Doctors have to assume___________ for human life.
A. responsible 	 	B. responsibly 	C. responsibility 	D. responsibles
6. ___________ is increasing, which results from economic crisis.
A. Employment 	B. Unemployment 	C. Employ 	 	D. Unemployed
7. His work involves helping students to find temporary___________ during their summer vacation.
A. decision 	B. employment 	C. choice 	D. selection
8. She has made an__________ for the job as a nursery teacher because she likes children.
	A. apply 	B. applicant 	C. application 	D. applicator
9. A________ is an official document that you receive when you have completed a course of study or training. A. vocation 	B. subject 	C. certificate 	D. grade
10. An_______ is a student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first degree.
A. undergraduate 	B. application 	C. insurance 	D. exam 
11. Although they are twins, they have almost the same appearance but they are seldom in_________.
A. agree 	B. agreeable 	C. agreement 	D. agreeably
12. My parents will have celebrated 30 years of___________ by next week.
A. marry 	B. married 	C. marriageable 	D. marriage
13. Most of us would maintain that physical__________ does not play a major part in how we react to the people we meet.
A. attract 	B. attractive 	C. attractiveness 	D. attractively
14. Reading the story of the______ having her dress torn off in the lift reminded me of my friend's wedding. A. groom 	B. bride 	C. celibate 	D. groomsman
15. I do not think there is a real______ between men and women at home as well as in society.
A. attitude 	B. value 	C. measurement 	D. equality
16. A recent survey has shown that supporters of equal partnership in marriage are still in the______.
A. crowd 	B. particular 	C. majority 	D. obligation
17. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and____________.
A. communicate 	B. communication 	C. communicative 	D. communicator
18. When you catch someone's______ you do something to attract his attention so that you can talk to him. A. head 	B. hand 	C. eye 	D. ear
19. A whistle is the___________ for the football players to begin the match.
A. communication 	B. instance 	C. attention 	D. signal
20. As an___________, Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile delinquency.
A. educate 	B. education 	C. educator 	D. educative