230 CÂU CHIA THÌ/ DẠNG

1. If there aren't any tickets left when we reach the front of the queue, we
(wait)....................................all the time for nothing.
2. I haven't decided yet about whether to buy a new car or a second hand one. But I
(think).........................................about it.
3. There (be)......................................any errors, let me know.
4. We have just got to the top in time. The sun (rise).....................................in a minute.
5. By midnight he (be)..........................................unconscious for forty-eight hours.
6. It (not be).................................Anna who cooked that food. She was out all day yesterday.
7. It is highly desirable that from every product in regular production, samples (withdraw)
………………………………......periodically.
8. The portrait is widely known (paint)..................................by an Italian.
9. Can you keep calm for a moment? You (always make).............................noise in class.
10. You (visit)............................................Aunt Mary while you were in Paris.
11. It's about time the government…………………………………..something about the sewage
system which…………………………..for years (do/ not upgrade)
12. Mr. Nam asked that a trustee………………………….to take control of the company. (appoint)
13. Critics say the mayor is too busy……………………. ………………………his job properly.
(campaign/ do)
14. To perform this operation, the surgeons use a laser with a beam…………………………… 0,1
millimeter (measure)
15. When she found her dog……………………………..her birthday cake, she couldn’t but
………………………….it out. (eat/ kick)
16. If there aren't any tickets left when we reach the front of the queue, we
……………………………..all the time for nothing. (wait)
17. He, (know).............................her a long time before he finally (get) ..................................married
to her.
18. I hope it (not rain)........................................when the bride (leave) ....................................the
church.
19. “ You (forever misunderstand).......................................what I (explain) .................................. to
you! Why don’t you listen while I am speaking to you?”
20. Mike was exhausted because he (work).......................................in the garden all day.
21. On their next anniversary, Doris and Fred (be)................................married for 30 years.
22. Can you be at the station to meet us? We (travel)...........................................on the 10 a.m train,
which (arrive)...............................................in Edinburgh at 15:30.
23. I didn’t do the test well, I (prepare).................................................it very carefully at home.

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24. The cup, which is very old, certainly (lose)............................................its original colour.
25. Were the painting genuine, it (be)........................................worth thousands of pounds.
26. The teller (make).......................................(lie).........................................down on the floor.
27. I don’t mind her (appoint)............................................above me.
28. She feels as though she (sit).........................................on a fire.
29. Look! The rain (spoil).......................................our furniture. You
(close)..................................................the windows last night.
30. He suggested that a petition (draw)...........................................................up.
31. Jimmy was pleased (admit).....................................................to the college.
32. The price of gold (say)......................................(go)....................................up now.
33. Human beings (create).................................equal and (endow)..........................................with
certain inalienable rights (include).........................................life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
34. The fire (fan).............................................by gusty winds (engulf).................................... the
whole village yesterday.
35. On March 11, 2011 Japan (hit).............................................by a
(devastate)...................................earthquake, which triggered a tsunami that measured as high as 10
meters in some places.
36. A mechanic in Binh Duong is said (successfully make) ..................................................... a
helicopter.
37. Whatever you do, don’t let yourself (cheat)........................................................
38. But for the seat belt, I (not be)................................................... alive now.
39. Alan didn’t go to the meeting yesterday. He (forget)..................................................
40. If he had taken my advice, he (not be)................................................in trouble now.
41. Many people claimed (see) .........................................(identify).........................................
(fly)...............................................objects.
42. The tragic (sink)....................................................of the Titanic always
(remember)....................................., for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
43. The noblest and most imperative task of a Government is (defend)..................................... the
sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the Nation.
44. Henry deported for having an expired visa. He (have).............................................his visa
(renew)...............................................
45. It highly desirable that every effort (make).........................................to reduce expenditure.
46. This homework is not as good as usual. I think you (spend).......................................more time on
it.
47. There (be)...................................................any errors, let me know.
48. I apologized for the mistake (make).............................................. by my team. There appears to
(be).............................................a slight misunderstanding.

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49. The medicine made me feel dizzy. I felt as though the room (spin)....................................... around
and around.
50. I’d rather (not invite)............................................ to the party with my parents because there was
nothing interesting there.
51. There was no sign (indicate).............................................. that the cottage
(break)................................ into.
52. All the best things (go)........................................... if we don’t get to the sale soon.
53. Samantha (live)............................................ in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she
(live).............................................there when the Berlin wall came down.
54. A: Want to ride on the roller coaster ?
B: No way! I (not ride).............................................. on the roller coaster even if you
(pay)........................................... me a million dollars!
55. Did you remember (give)...................................... him the money?
No, I didn’t, I still have it in my pocket; but I (see)............................................. him tonight
and I promise (not forget)...............................................this time.
56. I’d rather (not have)........................................... anything if you don’t mind.
57. She got very worried and thought we (have).................................... an accident.
58. Tony mentioned (take) ......................................... the bus to school instead of walking.
59. I know I ( not write)........................................... to you before, but I (be)...............................so
busy recently that I (not have).................................................time for writing letters. I
(telephone)..................................................... you instead, but I ( forget)...................................... your
number.
60. As he (stand)................................................. there (try)...................................... (not
sweep)..................................................., he (hear)......................................... someone slowly
(climb)............................................the ladder to his room.
61. “Do you know it’s Maggie’s birthday today?”
“ Yes, she (have)....................................................... a party tonight.”
62. Kate (not go)............................................to the library, as they didn’t have the book for her. She
could have called to ask instead.
63. I think she is a great actress! I saw her (act)...................................................... in a play at the
National Theatre last week. She held the audience spellbound.
64. Rondall (kick)............................................. the ball into the net and it is a goal.
65. Why don’t you ask Clare about the tropics ? She (be)...............................................to Thailand.
66. I didn’t know you didn’t eat meat. You (tell)..............................................me earlier! I would have
prepared something vegetarian then.
67. They were so relieved when they found out the solution. They (look for).........................................
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68. More and more people (shop).........................................online in the last few years.
69. Our consultant (know)...........................................................the results of his advice by the end of
this week.
70. Located in Canada, the Columbia Icefield (cover)...............................................an area of 120
square miles.
71. In her report she mentioned (treat)................................................at a hospital abroad last year.
72. “Thanks a lot, but you (not buy)...................................................... me an expensive present.”
73. A: “Andrew told me he (not invite)..................................................... to this party and
now he has gone away for the weekend already.
B: “ Oh, dear! I’m sure that his invitation (get)................................................. lost in the
post.
74. The train (arrive).................................................. in Dublin at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.
75. The recommendation that we (evaluate)........................................................ has just been
approved.
76. Tom (always talk)............................................... in class and many a time he
(expel)............................................. from class.
77. Carlos appears (lose)................................................some weight.
78. If these machines ( not invent).................................................., we couldn’t live as we do now.
79. I appreciated (invite) ……………………………………… to your home.
80. This old house is said (build)........................................... two hundred years ago.
81. I’d rather you (not tell)...................................................... anyone what I told you.
82. Hardly he………………………………… (take) up the book when the phone rang.
83. I (hope)........................................... to meet you ever since I read your first novel.
84. Sally ! I ( not expect)........................................... to see you here! What ( you
do)............................................. in New York?
85. I……………………………………. (always have) trouble with my carburettor these days.
86. Smoke (pour)............................................. from the windows! People
(stop)..................................... to watch. A policeman (try)................................................. to move
them on.
87. It (be)............................................. very cold this year too. I wonder when it is going to get
warmer.
88. Where you (meet)............................................ them? I (meet)........................................... them at
midnight in the middle of the wood.
89. We have just got to the top in time. The sun (rise)................................... in a minute.
90. By midnight he (be)................................................ unconscious for forty-eight hours.
91. I went with him to show him the way. You (not do)............................................ that. He knows
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92. He usually wears sandals but when I last saw him he (wear)....................................................boots.
93. A: (wait)........................................... for more than two months for my insurance claim regarding
my hospital treatment.
B: I can assure you Madam that our assessors (work).................................................... on your
claim at Ulis very moment. You should have your money soon.
94. So many natural disasters (occur)....................................... so far this year. There
(be).................................................... earthquakes, forest fires, eruptions of volcanoes and floods
already.
95. As the service offered at the official departments (deteriorate)...................................................
steadily for the last few years, the government (plan)................................................ a large scale
modernization for this year.
96. Anton (threaten)............................................... Freddie with violence lately, and although he ( not
hurt)......................................................... Freddie physically, the teachers
(think) ................................................... that they (need)............................................... discussions
with Anton’s parents about his behaviour.
97. Hurry up. The train (leave)....................................................
98. When he was a child, he (buy)........................................... his mother a bunch of flowers on her
birthday.
99. I (phone).............................. you yesterday, but I forgot.
100. I haven’t decided yet about whether to buy a new car or a second hand one. But I
(think)...................................... about it.
101. Not only Henry (break)............................................. his leg, but he also injured his shoulders.
102. The school Principal suggested that he (award).................................................. a scholarship.
103. I would rather you (not watch)......................................... television while I am reading.
104. You (visit)............................................... Aunt Mary while you were in Paris.
105. It (be)........................................ Anna who cooked that food. She was out all day yesterday.
106. It’s necessary that he (pay).................................................. more attention to his child.
107. I want to inform you that the number of students (participate)................................... in the
camping (reach)...........................................................700.
108. You don’t remember (tell)...................................................... him how to get here. If you
(have)....................................................... we( miss)....................................................the train.
109. People believe that by the year 2050, computers (replace).......................................................
teachers and (also do)................................................ most of the jobs (do)......................................... by
the police now.
110. We (tell)......................................................... that the workers were repairing an old bridge at that
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111. Why didn’t you tell me you could lend me the money? I ( not
borrow)..................................................... it from the bank.
112. Although (found)................................................. many centuries earlier, Luxor did not reach
preeminence until about 2000 B.C.
113. Before he (walk).............................................................. ten miles, he complained of sore feet.
114. Just inside the outer layer of the earth’s atmosphere (be)...................................................... the
elements necessary to protect it from ultraviolet rays, extreme temperatures, and threatening foreign
substances.
115. I’m sure she’ll do all she can (help)........................................................ us.
116. I don’t remember (lock)................................................. the front door when I left home this
morning.
117. I would like (give)........................................ the chance to explain my point of view, but they
weren’t interested.
118. He got angry for (keep)................................................(wait).............................................
119. I really didn’t expect (introduce)......................................................... to the president.
120. I didn’t do the test well. I (prepare)....................................................... it very carefully at home.
121. My uncle would rather that I (not leave)................................................ yesterday.
122. The small room (fill).................................................with boxes of different sizes which (deliver)
………………………………….. the day before.
123. We were shocked (hear).................................................... the news of your
(fire)..............................................
124. I came late to class. When I (enter)....................................................., the teacher (finish)
………………………………………..going over the previous lesson and
(write)............................................... something on the board.
125. “I (come)............................................ to see you tomorrow unless I (keep)
…………………………… late at the office.”
“Ok. I (wait).................................................... for you around soon.”
126. You should have been more careful. You (avoid)................................................. having had this
accident.
127. Not until later did they discover that the picture (steal)........................................................
128. I waited under the clock! So did I, but I didn’t see you! We (wait)..............................................
under different clocks.
129. She was breathing fast and deep, as if she (run)..........................................
130. It is very cold. Mr.Taylor, who has been ill recently, is walking along the road without a coat. He
(wear)............................................................... a warm coat.
131. He got angry because he hadn’t been accustomed to (make)................................................ fun
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132. The price of gold is said (go up)...................................................... now.
133. A number of students (please)................................................... to be given the rewards by the
headmaster last week.
134. Don’t hesitate (ask)............................................................ me for help when necessary.
135. Most films are made (show).................................................................... in the theatre.
136. I don’t think his article deserves (read)...................................................
137. It was our fault to keep Jane (wait).................................................. so long. We
(inform).............................................................. her in advance.
138. It’s no use (ask)............................................... the students (keep)............................................
quiet. They can’t help (make)................................................................ a noise.
139. I would rather you ( not be)...................................................... absent from class yesterday.
140. Neither industries nor the garbage disposal (account)................................................ for the
pollution in this city.
141. All the lights are on. You (forget)................................................... (turn)..................................
the lights off before going to bed last night.
142. Hello! You (be)............................................. Helen. I’m Peter’s brother, George.
143. We (help)........................................................... but you didn’t tell us that you were in trouble.
144. For some years now Samantha (believe)................................................ strongly in reincarnation
and (try)................................................. to persuade her friends to come round to her way of thinking
but they ( still not convince ).............................................
145. You (be)................................................ sure the answer (be)...............................................what it
(be)...............................................? In my opinion, it isn’t right. Surely you
(forget)........................................ (include).............................................. something essential ?
146. I hope you (not / wait).......................................... too long. I'm afraid the lift (break
down)................................................. I (must)............................ walk
down the stairs from the 24th floor.
147.I (work)..................................... hard on my novel all day and when this page
(finish)...................................., I (write) ………………………………..three whole chapters.
148. We (buy)........................................ tickets for the film in advance, but as the cinema is half
empty, we (not /need/ do) ………………………………..so.
149. It was extraordinary! In fact, if I (not/see) …………………………..it with my own eyes, I
(never / believe)......................................... it.
150. I'd rather you (not / smoke)..................................... if you (not mind).........................................
Cigarette smoke (always/make) ………………………………..me feel ill.
151. The aeroplane in which the football team (travel)...................................... crashed soon after
taking off.
152. It is essential that he (arrive)............................................ before seven.

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153. We regret (inform)....................................... you that your application (turn).................................
down.
154. She spoke about her daughter, then she went on (talk) ……………………………..about her
son.
155. In a few minutes' time, when the clock (strike)........................................... six, I
(wait)................................. here three-quarters of an hour.
156. The weather (be).................................................bad, they couldn't but
(cancel)....................................the camping trip.
157. The huge damage (now report).....................................(cause)................................................by
the recent violent earthquake.
158. I approve of people (smoke)....................................................public places.
159. If you don't mind, I'd sooner you (practice)......................................your violin
somewhere else.
160. They were fortunate (rescue)......................................from the fire before the building collapsed.
161. She regretted (not learn)......................................how to ride a bicycle when she was young.
162. The US postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of
identification (present)..........................................................
163. (Make)..............................................the same mistake twice is unforgivable.
164. The uneaten breakfast was still on the table. She (must/ call).............................................away in
a hurry.
165. I wish his mother ……………………............ (witness) the sight of his
……………………………...(award) the prize. She………………………………..(not/ regret)
devoting all her youth to……………………………………(bring) up her only son after her
husband's death. She ………………………………….(attend) the celebration.
166. You ……………………………..(be) more careful. You……………………………(avoid)
having had this accident.
167. You ………………………………………..(speed) then; otherwise, the
policeman…………………………....(stop) you.
168. I………………………………......(help) with the performance, but I got flu the day before.
169. Helen (type).......................................... all day and still (not finish).................................... the
report.
170. For some years now Samantha (believe)........................................ strongly in reincarnation and
(try) ………………………………….to persuade her friends to come round to her way of thinking
but they (be).............................................................. still not convinced.
171. By the end of next year, sixty houses (build)........................................................ on this site.
172. Someone (try).......................................... to get in through the kitchen window during the night.
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173. The impact of the postal strike began (feel)............................................. after only three days.
174. The little boy had a lot of trouble (convince)..................................everyone that he
(see)..................................................a mermaid.
175. I was terribly disappointed (discover)...............................................that he
(lie)..............................................to me.
176. I really didn't expect (introduce)..........................................to the president.
177. The sunlight (come)...........................................through the window
(wake)............................................me up early every morning.
178. The girl got into a lot of trouble. She (not, tell).....................................................a lie.
179. I appreciate (tell)......................................................the news.
180. The anthropologist (leave)........................................the village when she
(collect)..........................................enough data.
181. He saves £500 a year. By the time he (retire).................................................he
(save)...............................................£20.000.
182. The fog (come)...............................................down suddenly and I suppose they (not,
know)....................................which way (turn)....................................................If only they
(have)................................a map and compass with them, 'they (not,
drown).....................................................
183. You (telephone)...........................................for ages. You (not, finish)......................................?
184. There (be) .....................................nothing else to say, he (declare).......................................the
meeting close.
185. The man (enter) ………………………...... the small inn, his right arm
(wound)................................ supposedly by a bullet. He stared into me and then made his way for the
table in the far corner.
186. It's a pity that you (not ask)............................................, for I
(help) ........................................................ you.
187. The manager (move)................................................ that the meeting…………………………...
(adjourn).
188. It's a great pity you (not come) ………………………………….. to Brighton with us last
Saturday. As you have never seen the sea before, it (be) ............................................... a new
experience for you.
189. Whatever happens, I (meet).........................................you here in a week's time.
190. Don't worry. We (finish) ……………………………………the report by 11.
191. He looked frightened as if he (see)...................................................a ghost.
192. It has been suggested that the government (assist) …………………………………the poor in
improving their living conditions.
193. I would rather (not be)........................................ absent from class yesterday.

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194. He can't but (accept).....................................the judge's decision as final.
195. He pretended (forget)........................................the man's name.
196. You must tell me the truth. I insist on (tell)..............................................the truth.
197. Were I (know) ……………………………the answer, I (tell).........................you right away.
198. The faulty goods had better (return)..........................................to the shop by Friday.
199. This castle (must/build)..............................................over 200 years ago.
200. Recent advances in human embryology and genetic engineering
(raise)................................................the issue of how this knowledge ought to be used.
201. There are two main areas in which such research (regard).....................................................as
being beneficial, and the first of these is in the field of conception.
202. The second area is that of research into genetically
(transmit) ............................................diseases.
203. I'm on the island for my two-week vacation and I (love).............................................every minute
of it.
204. This time next week, he (attend)...................................................a press conference in Geneva.
205. They (should/let)...........................................us know they were changing their plans.
206. He is exhausted because he (ski)..................................................... all day.
207. He was the first suspect (question).....................................................
208. We begin to reproach ourselves for (not/be) ……………………………….more careful.
209. Whatever doubts he (have)................................................ about Ingrid were all over now.
210. He hesitates before leaving, almost as though he…………………………. (hope) for
conversation.
211. The council is said (overpay)................................................ for repairs made by its housing
department.
212. Although the causes of cancer (uncover)...................................................., we do not yet have
any practical way to prevent it.
213. The world will be different, and we (prepare)................................................... to adapt to the
change.
214. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he (express).................................................. it
differently.
215. It looks as though a compromise agreement (now/reach)...................................................
216. Regardless of the money……………………………………(spend) by the other competing
nations in the final round of the Asian qualifiers, Iran will be tough challengers.
217. Without a context, I…………………………………….(assume) it was written by a man.
218. "You (be)..........................................to the Tower of London?"

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 "Not yet. I (want).................................to go ever since I (arrive).....................................in London,
but something always (come)...................................up. I (hope) .....................................
(go)............................................sometime soon. Perhaps you (like).....................................(come)
…………………………………….. with me.
219. You (be).................................................president of the country, what changes you
(want).............................................(introduce).........................................?
220. I wish I (not eat)............................................so many cakes. They
(make)........................................ me (feel)..................................................quite ill.
221. I (go)...........................................to see the fill last night but at the last minute I
(receive)...............................................an important phone call and (have).......................................... to
stay at home and finish some urgent work. I (not regret).................................... it since I
(hear).......................................from my friends who (go)..........................................that it (not be)
…………………………….very good.
222. They (not, invent)........................................... satellites, we couldn’t watch live programmes on
TV.
223. I distinctly remember (pay) …………………………….. him. I gave him two dollars.
224. All the evidence suggests that he (steal)........................................the money before he left here.
225. Mary isn’t here – but she (not take)....................................the car because there’s no petrol in it.
226. This building (finish) ………………………………….by the end of next month.
227. There are just five awards, (consist)........................................... of 50,000 Swiss Francs.
228. (Leave)..................................... uncovered , the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.
229. I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner you (tell) …………………..me the whole
truth yesterday.
230. It is only recently that ballets have been based on the themes (reflect)
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