Bài ôn tập Ngữ pháp Tiếng Anh Lớp 12

EXERCISE GRAMMAR 1
The mausoleum is ................. by Thien Thu mountain, two towering columns and a vast expanse of water.
A. feed	B. feeding 	C. fed	D. feeds
Put plants ............... a window so that they will get enough light.
A. near to 	B. near of 	C. next to 	D. nearly
Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree .............
A. but two years experience	B. also two years experience
C. but also two-year experience	D. but more two years experience
Richard Nixon had been a lawyer and ............... before he entered politics.
A. served in the Navy as an officer 	B. an officer in the Navy
C. the Navy had him as an officer	D. did service in the Navy as an officer
If one of the participants in a conversation wonders ............... no real communication has taken place.
A. what said the other person 	B. what the other person said
C. what did the other person say	D. what was the other person saying
The salary of a bus driver is much higher ................ 
A. in comparison with the salary of a teacher	B. than a teacher
C. than that of a teacher	D. to compare as a teacher
Professional people expect ............... when it is necessary to cancel an appointment.
A. you to call them	B. that you would call them
C. your calling them	D. that you are calling them
Sedimentary rocks are formed below the surface of the earth ............... very high temperatures and pressures.
A. where there are 	B. there are	C. where are there 	D. there are where
Farmers look forward to ............... every summer. 
A. participating in the county fairs	B. participate in the county fairs
C. be participating in the county fairs	D. have participated in the county fairs
Clipper ships were the swiftest sailing ships that . to sea and the most beautiful.
A. ever were put	B. were ever putted 	C. were ever put	D. ever were putted
The ships had their days of . in the 1840s and 1850s.
A. glorious 	B. glory	C. glorify	D. gloriously
Tea loses its flavor quickly  in the hold of a vessel.
A. when storing 	B. stored	C. when stored 	D. storing
Earl was one of the first American artists . landscapes.
A. painting 	B. painted	C. for painting 	D. to paint
The crime rate has continued to rise in American cities despite efforts on the part of both government and private citizens to curb ................
A. them 	B. him 	C. its	D. it
In 1778, he  to London to study with Benjamin West for four years.
A. has gone 	B. had gone 	C. would go 	D. went
No one has been able to satisfactorily explain how or  The Moon sporadically sparks.
A. when	B. why 	C. what 	D. which
The basic fiber-optics system is called a fiberscope,  Consists of two bundles of fibers.
A. which	B. in which 	C. where	D. what
Physicians can look into the lungs, heart and other areas that were formerly.. to them.
A. accessibly	B. access	C. accessible	D. inaccessible
............... his highly individual conceptions of music and chaos, John Cage became a leading figure in avant-garde music .
A. Such was 	B. Due to	C. Because from 	D. That
Sanford Meisner ............... the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.
A. founding and directing	B. who founded and directed
C. founded and directed	D. in finding and directing
Experiments in the sonic imaging of moving objects ............... in both the United States and Europe well before the Second World War. 
A. were conducting	B. have been conducted 	C. had been conducted	D. being conducted
............... billions and billions of stars exist in the vast space beyond our Milky Way galaxy.
A. That is estimated 	B. An estimate that 
C. That the estimate 	D. It is estimated that
............... gene-bearing bodies within the nuclei of living organisms.
A. Chromosomes	B. Chromosomes that are 
C. Chromosomes are	D. Chromosomes while they are
Abner Doubleday, ..............., was credited with the invention of baseball in 1839.
A. who become a Union army general	B. which became a Union army general 
C. who were a Union army general	D. a Union army general
............... photosynthesis were to stop, life would disappear from the planet Earth relatively quickly.
A. For	B. However 	C. If	D. Although
Each fiber in the bundle .. only a tiny fraction of the total image.
A. transmit	B. transmitted 	C. transmits	D. to transmit
Antonio Gaudi, architect of Barcelona's Holy Family Church, died before seeing ............... the structure.
A. on completion of 	B. the completion of 
C. completing of	D. their completing of
This is the factory ................................. at work. 
A. they are	B. where they are 	C. where are	D. in where they are
America's first globe maker was James Wilson, who ................... and blacksmith in his earlier life.
A. a farmer had been 	B. had been a farmer 
C. farming	D. being a farmer
Napoleon ................... the West Indian island of Santo Domingo in 1801.
A. attacked	B. is attacking	C. has attracted 	D. attacking
Modern industrial methods have supplanted individual crafts, ................... stone carvers, coopers, and cobblers virtually extinct.
A. make blacksmiths,	B. made blacksmiths,
C. making them blacksmiths, 	D. making blacksmiths,
Not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes ................... in school for students' future adjustment to society.
A. when cultivated 	B. cultivated
C. which need to be cultivated 	D. need to be cultivated
On Mercator's maps, the far northern and southern polar regions are....................
A. greatly exaggerated in area	B. exaggerating greatly in area
C. greatly exaggerate in area	D. great exaggeration in area
On the slope of Long's Peak in Colorado ................... the ruin of a gigantic tree.
A. that lies 	B. lies	C. where lies 	D. lie
................... in Shanghai than in any other city in China
A. More people live	B. More people living 	C. It has more people 	D. More living people
The earth spins on its axis and ................... 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09
seconds for one complete rotation. 
A. need	B. needed 	C. needing 	D. needs
................... on the environment for the gratification of its needs.
A. Each organism to depend 	B. Every organism depends 
C. All organisms depending	D. Many organisms can depend
Of Charles Dickens' many novels, expectations perhaps ................... to many readers.
A. the most satisfying one 	B. most satisfying one
C. more than satisfying one 	D. the more satisfying than
..................., the nation's capital remained in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
While designing Washington, D .C . 
Washington, D.C., was designed
While Washington, D.C ., was being designed 
Washington, D .C ., designed
Children learn primarily by ................... the world around them.
A. experiencing directly of 	B. experience direct
C. directly physical experience 	D. direct physical experience of
It is earth's gravity that ................... people their weight.
A. gives	B. give	C. giving 	D. given
Generally speaking, people should have ................... as their desires will allow.
A. much education	B. as much education 	C. education	D. for education
A dolphin six ................... length can move as fast as most ships.
A. foot in 	B. feet in 	C. foot of 	D. feet of
With new technology, cameras can take pictures of underwater valleys................... color. 
A. within	B. for 	C. in 	D. by
................. the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system.
A. The Earth is	B. The Earth being 	C. That the Earth is 	D. Being the Earth
In mathematics, a variable is a symbol ................. some element of a set.
A. and representing 	B. represents	C. that represents 	D. represents that
.................. actress's life is in many ways unlike that of other women.
A. An 	B. A	C. As the	D. That the
About 20 miles from Boston, .................. a little town named Concord that has a rich history.
A. has	B. there is	C. there are 	D. where is
An advisor to both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, .................of Bethune Cookman College.
Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune was the founder
Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune, who was the founder 
the founder was Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune
did the founder Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune
Warmth, moisture, and oxygen are three necessary requirements ................. most seedlings.
A. for cultivating 	B. for cultivate	C. as cultivating 	D. can cultivate
They share the housework ..................... between them.
A. equally 	B. equal	C. they are equal 	D. and equal
A well-known large natural lake is Lake Tahoe, ................. straddles the California-Nevada border.
A. and	B. which 	C. since 	D. for
Before ................., they used horse-drawn wooden carts. 
A. farmers have had tractors	B. tractors owned by farmers
C. having tractors farmers	D. farmers had tractors
Tuna, ................., may weigh up to 1,000 pounds. 
A. is the sea giant	B. can be giants of the sea 
C. one of the sea giants	D. the sea of the giant
Physical fitness exercises can cause injuries ................. the participants are not careful.
A. that 	B. to	C. if	D. with
Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than .................
A. to all human beings	B. all human beings is that 
C. that of all human beings 	D. is of all human beings
................. for overall health.
A. Extra fiber in one's diet is helpful 	B. Extra fiber is one's helpful diet
C. Helpful one's diet is extra fiber	D. One's diet is helpful in extra fiber
Elephants scratch themselves with sticks .................. 
A. holding in their trunks	B. in their trunks holding
C. hold in their trunks	D. held in their trunks
Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" .............. $39.9 million, three times the previous record .
A. once sold for	B. for sale once	C. selling for once 	D. for once sold
Some monkeys, ................., use their tails in a way similar to a hand .
A. like the spider monkey 	B. spider monkey likes
C. to the spider monkey	D. the monkey likes the spider
Black, red, and even bright pink diamonds ...................... 
A. occasionally to find	B. occasionally found
C. have occasionally been found 	D. have occasionally found
Between the California Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada .....................
A. great Central Valley	B. the great Central Valley
C. being the great Central Valley 	D. lies the great Central Valley
It is gravity ................. objects toward the earth. 
A. pull	B. that pulls 	C. to pull	D. what pulls
................. their territories but rather than fight, they howl. 
A. Wolves protectively jealous	B. Jealous of wolves
C. Protection of wolves	D. Wolves jealously protect
................. strength of 70 horses, a forklift toils all day long in a warehouse lifting great weights.
A. Because the 	B. With the	C. Some 	D. The
The growth of two-income families in the United States .................. of people moving to a new social class.
A. has resulted in millions 	B. results of millions
C. millions of results	D. resulting in millions
Using a globe can be ................. it is educational. 
A. enjoyable	B. to enjoy as	C. as enjoyable	D. as enjoyable as
Each mediocre book we read means one less great book that we would otherwise have a chance ..................
A. to read them 	B. read	C. reading 	D. to read
Most accidents in the home can be prevented by ................. elimination of hazards.
A. that	B. that the	C. there is a 	D. the
................. problems in sailing in tropical seas is the coral reefs.
A. One of the biggest 	B. The biggest one
C. Of the biggest one	D. There are the biggest