ENGLISH EXERCISES Grade 11 - REVISION
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that bests completes each sentence :
1. Ever since she arrived, she ______ quietly in the corner.
A. Sat B. has been sitting C. sits D. is sitting
2. She listened so attentively that not a word ______.
A. She missed B. she did miss C. she didn’t miss D. did she miss
3. It was necessary that he ______ his father the truth.
A. Tell B. to tell C. must tell D. will tell
4. They treat me as if I ______ their own son.
A. Am B. were C. have been D. has been
5. This is the most difficult class ______.
A. I’ve never taken B. I’m ever taking C. I used to take ever since D. I’ve ever taken
6. I don’t care whether ______ or not.
A. His coming B. he comes C. does he come D. will he come
7. If you feel tired after a busy week of work, ______ into the Plaza Ville for some rest and
relaxation?
A. Why not check B. why you not check C. why not you check D. why don’t check
8. She ______ finished the monthly financial reports yet, but says she should have them by the end
of the day.
A. Isn’t B. wasn’t C. hadn’t D. hasn’t
9. Most of the departments will be holding office parties before the Christmas vacation ______.
A. Begin B. began C. begun D. begins
10. By the time you come back here next year, work on the new subway ______.
A. Will complete B. will be completing C. will have been completed D. has completed
11. This time next week, I ______ across the Pacific Ocean.
A. Would fly B. am flying C. will be flying D. can fly
12. The company thought the shipment ______ in time for the holiday shipping season.
A. Is arriving B. would arrive C. can arrive D. will arrive
13. This time next week I ______ the washing up, I’ll be in a luxury hotel for my holiday then.
A. Don’t do B. won’t be doing C. haven’t done D. won’t have done
14. He promised to send me a postcard, but he ______.

A. Had lain B. had laid C. have lain D. have laid
29. The two friends ______ in the same company for a year before they ______ each other.
A. Has been working / recognized C. were working / had recognized
B. Had been working / recognized D. have been working / had recognized
30. Hurry up or we ______ this first film!
A. Miss B. have missed C. will miss D. had missed
31. The pollution is getting worse. It’s high time we ______ effective action to reduce it.
A. Took B. must take C. will take D. ought to take
32. ______ patient with your children!
A. Do be B. To be C. Being D. To do
33. On my trip to France, I lost a suitcase, ______.
A. Broke my glasses and miss my flight home
B. Breaking my glasses and missing my flight home
C. broke my glasses and missed my flight home
D. break my glasses and missed my flight home
34. The man ______ out the key and ______ the car door.
A. Was taking/opened B. took / opened C. took/would open D. took/had opened
35. We thought Mr. Reese would say something about his business, but he ______ it.
A. Doesn’t mention B. didn’t mention C. hasn’t mentioned D. hadn’t mentioned
36. ______ tired, he decided to leave early.
A. Feels B. Felt C. To feel D. Feeling
37. We were informed of the landslide while ______ along the pass.
A. Drove B. driving C. to drive D. driven
38. Bob ______ so sleepy yesterday morning that he ______ asleep during the math lesson.
A. Fell / fell B. felt / fell C. fell / felt D. felt / felt
39. “This is the third time you ______ the traffic law.” Said the policewoman.
A. Break B. broke C. have broken D. were broken
40. When he reaches Hai Van Pass, he ______ over 1,500 kilometers.
A. Has walked B. will have walked C. will walk D. has been walking
41. By the time he retired from work, all his daughters ______ married.

55. The lift is out of order, ________ is too bad.
A. That B. which C. where D. who
56. The student ________ sits next to me is from England.
A. Which B. who C. whom D. whose
57. Opposite our house there is a large park, ________ there are many beautiful trees and flowers.
A. That B. which C. where D. in that
58. My uncle drank a lot of beer, ________ made him fat.
A. That B. which C. that’s why D. it
59. Peter, ________ I played tennis yesterday, was much fitter than me.
A. Who B. whom C. with whom D. with who
60. ________ is our national anthem composed ?
A. Whom B. By who C. With whom D. By whom
61. “________ football club do you like best, Van ?” – “Chelsea, of course.”.
A. Who B. Which C. Why D. Whom
62. One of the largest cities in the Middle East is Baghdad, _______ is the capital of Iraq.
A. That B. which C. where D.
63. A woman _____ teaches linguistics at the university received an award for outstanding research.
A. Who B. whom C. she D. which
64. That book is by a famous anthropologist. It’s about the people in Samoa ______ for three years.
A. That he lived C. among whom he lived
B. That he lived among them D. where he lived among them
65. Do you have the book ________ the teacher ?
A. That it belongs to C. to which belongs
B. To which belongs to D. that belongs to
66. I have three brothers, ________ are working in Hồ Chí Minh City.
A. That all of them C. all of whom
B. Who they all D. who all of them
67. The aquarium ________ we wanted to visit was shut when we got there.
A. That B. where C. what D. at which
68. The librarian gave us a lot of information, ________ was very useful.

82. The Titanic, ________ sank in 1922, was supposed to be unsinkable.
A. Whose B. that C. which D. who
83. The Newspaper is owned by the Mearson Group,_______ chairman is Sir James Bex.
A. Which B. that C. who D. whose
84. She is one of the few people to ________ I look up.
A. Who B. whom C. that D.
85. The street is very noisy, ________ makes sleeping difficult.
A. That B. what C. which D. it
86. The children saw the actual spacecraft ________ landed on the moon.
A. Who B. that C. it D.
87. Marie, ________ I met at the party, called me last night.
A. That B. who C. which D. whose
88. She’s the woman ________ sister babysits for us.
A. Who B. which C. that’s D. whose
89. He came in and didn’t say anything, ________ worried all of us.
A. That B. who C. he D. which
90. The assembly line, ________ by Henry Ford, has brought about many significant changes in
automobile production.
A. That was invented C. was invented
B. What was invented D. which was invented
91. Somebody forgot this hat. I wonder ________.
A. Whose is this hat B. whose hat this is C. whose hat is D. is this whose hat
92. We only employ people ________ already have computer skills.
A. Whom B. who C. they D. those
93. Students for _______ English is a second language should consider taking the course.
A. Who B. whom C. that D. whose
94. Ann quit her job at the advertising agency, ________ surprised everyone.
A. Which B. that C. who D. that is
95. Whales and sharks are carnivores, ________ means they eat meat.
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109. It would have been a good crop ________ through.
A. If a storm didn’t sweep C. would a storm not have swept
B. Had a storm not swept D. didn’t a storm sweep
110. If it ________ for their good goalkeeper, Liverpool ________ the match.
A. Weren’t/would lose C. weren’t/would have lost
B. Hadn’t been/would have lost D. hadn’t been/would lose
111. If the oceans ____ of fresh water, there ____ plenty of water to irrigate all the deserts on earth.
A. Is/will be C. had been/would have been
B. Were/would be D. would be/were
112. If you ________ to me, you wouldn’t have got so much trouble.
A. Listened B. would listen C. had listened D. would have listened
113. If you don’t know how to spell a word, you ________ look it up in the dictionary.
A. Must B. will C. should D. ought
114. If I ________ the bus this afternoon, I’ll get a taxi instead.
A. Miss B. will miss C. missed D. had missed
115. We’ll have to go without John if he ________ soon.
A. Won’t arrive B. will arrive C. arrives D. doesn’t arrive
116. They ________ your money if you haven’t kept your receipt.
A. Won’t refund B. didn’t refund C. no refund D. not refund
117. If I make some coffee, ________ the cake ?
A. Do you cut B. will you cut C. are you cutting D. don’t you cut
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118. If you ________ your homework, I ________ you watch TV.
A. Won’t do/let B. did/won’t let C. don’t do/won’t let D.won’t do/don’t let
119. If you want to see clearly, you ________ your glass.
A. Wear B. will wear C. would wear D. must wear
120. If you’re scared of spiders, ________ into the garden.
A. Won’t go B. you won’t go C. don’t go D. not go
121. If I ________ time tonight, I ________ the novel I’m reading.

A. Saw/told B. will see/will tell C. see/will tell D. will see/tell
135. I’m not an astronaut. If I ______ an astronaut, I ______ my camera with me on the rocket ship.
A. Am/will take C. were/had taken
B. Was/would taken D. was/would have taken
136. Don’t throw aerosol into fire. An aerosol ________ if you ________ it into a fire.
A. Will be exploded/throw C. explodes/will throw
B. Would explode/threw D. can explode/throw
137. That sounds like a good offer. I ________ it if I ________ you.
A. Had accepted/were C. would accept/were
B. Will accept/am D.accepted/were
138. Nora is using my car right now. If she ________ it back in time, you’re welcome to borrow it.
A. Brought B. would bring C. will brings D. brings
139. If energy ________ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different.
A. Is B. was C. had been D. would be
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140. If you ________ all of my questions, I ________ anything to help you.
A. Don’t answer/can’t do C. wouldn’t answer/can’t do
B. Didn’t answer/won’t do D. wouldn’t answer/couldn’t do
141. If I ________ wings, I ________ take an airplane to fly home.
A. Have/won’t have to C. have/will have to
B. Had/wouldn’t have to D. had/didn’t have to
142. If we ________ serious about pollution, we ________ more money on research.
A. Had been/spent B. were/had spent C. were/would spend D. are/will spend
143. What would Tom do if he ________ the truth ?
A. Would know B. has know C. knows D. knew
144. If someone ________ into the store, smile and say, “May I help you ?”
A. Comes B. came C. will come D. would come
145. If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I ________ in a bank.
A. Work B. will work C. have worked D. would be working

A Get broken B. broke C. got broken D. broken
160. Some film stars ________ difficult to work with.
A Are said be B. are said to be C. say to be D. said to be
161. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ________ everything in its path.
A Has been Destroyed B. was destroyed C. was being destroyed D. destroyed
162. Vitamin C ________ by the human body. It gets into blood stream quickly.
A Absorbs easily B. is easily absorbing C. is easily absorbed D. absorbed easily
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163. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me ? I don’t enjoy ________ at.
A Be laughed B. to be laughed C. laughing D. being laughed
164. John ________________ last week.
A Had his house painted C. had painted his house
B Had his father to paint D. had his house paint
165. Today, many serious childhood diseases ________ by early immunization.
A Are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
166. “________ about the eight o’clock flight to Chicago ?” “Not yet.”
A Has been an announcement made C. Has an announcement made
B Has an announcement been made D. Has been made an announcement
167. “Has the committee made its decision yet ?”
“Not yet. They are still ________ the proposal”.
A Considering B. been considered C. being considered D. considered
168. I might watch this programme. It ________ very funny.
A Supposes to be B. is supposed being C. is supposed to be D. was supposed be
169. Do you get your heating ________ every year ?
A Checking B. check C. be checked D. checked
170. Claude Jennings is said ________ his memory.
A To have been lost B. to be lost C. to have lost D. to lose
171. Every means ________, but without good result.
A Have been tried B. have tried C. has been tried D. has tried

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A. Is said B. is saying C. said D. says
184. He was the second man _____ in this way.
A. Killed B. be killed C. that be killed D. to be killed
185. When I asked for dinner, all the food _____.
A. Has eaten B. had eaten C. has been eaten D. had been eaten
186. The festival was a failure. It was _____.
A. Bad organized B. badly organized C. bad organization D. badly organizing
187. The report _____ by the end of the week.
A. Will be completed C. will have been completed
B. Has been completed D. will have completed
188. Up to now, we _____ enough information about the project.
A. Have collected B. are collecting C. collected D. will collect
189. French _____ in Quebec, Canada.
A. Speaks B. is spoken C. is speaking D. spoken
190. Windmills _____ by the Persians around 1500 years ago.
A. Are invent B. invented C. were invented D. are invented
191. The food _____ by the flight attendants in fifteen minutes.
A. Prepares B. will prepare C. be prepared D. will be prepared
192. It’s hard to believe that my application for the scholarship _____.
A. Denied B. was denied C. was denying D. has denied
193. The boss expects to have the reports _____ by Monday.
A. Doing B. did C. done D. to do
194. The Biro Company was first _____ by two Hungarian brothers.
A. Found B. founded C. find D. founding
195. Picasso’s paintings _____ masterpieces all over the world.
A. Consider B. are considering C. are considered D. have considered
196. The beautiful is _____ to overcome the evil in the end.
A. Believe B. believed C. believing D. to believe