Revison Test 44 1. When the witness finally went to the police, he was asked if he knew anything about the murder, and he replied that he had seen accused repeatedly shooting a blindfolded man. A. At last the witness decided to talk to the police, and in reply to one of their questions, he said that he saw a few men, including the accused, who were all shooting at a blindfolded man. B. The witness told the police, in response to a question, that what he saw at the time of the murder was a few men, one of them the accused, shooting repeatedly a man whose eyes were covered. C. After at last going to the police, the witness told them, in response to their question, that he had watched the accused firing his gun many times into a man whose eyes were covered. D. After finally going to the police, the witness told them, to answer their question, that it must have been the accused he saw shooting a man whose eyes were covered. 2. Nepal has the highest potential per capita water resources in the world, yet it is unable to provide a reliable water supply to its capital. A. Nowhere in the world has as much water as Nepal, but the problem is getting it to the country's capital. B. Although in theory there is more water per person in Nepal than any other country in the world, the capital is not provided with a reliable water supply. C. The capital of Nepal would not have a reliable water supply were it not for the large amount of water available in the country. D. The people of Nepal enjoy reliable water supplies everywhere in the country, expect in the capital, where the shortage of water is the biggest problem. 3. I see little difference between stealing from the poor and exploiting them for gain. A. In my opinion, exploiting the poor for profit and robbing them is almost exactly the same. B. I'm amazed to see that poor thieves are exploited in a different way for economic advantage. C. I view exploiting the poor for economic advantage as being a little like stealing from them. D. I've noticed that the exploitation of the poor for profit has forced many of them to start stealing. 4. He decided not to take the job after all, as, although the rest of the contract was fine, the holidays were too short. A. After he had made up his mind not to take the job because of the short holidays, he realized that actually everything else in the contract had been quite good. B. As the vacations were not long enough, he finally decided not to accept the contract for work even though he had no problem with anything else in it. C. Although he chose not to accept the job, he admits that the majority of the contract was good, even with the rather short holidays. D. If the holidays had been longer, because the remainder of the contract was good, he might have considered taking the job. 5. We thought of buying the pretty wooden house we saw by the river, but then we gave up the idea, as the roof was too damaged. A. If the roof had been in better condition, we would certainly have decided to buy the attractive wooden house we had viewed by the river. B. Even if the roof of the pleasant wooden house by the river had not been in such a bad condition, we would probably have decided not to buy it once we had really thought about it. C. Because of the poor condition of the roof, we decided not to buy the nice-looking wooden house we had looked at by the river and had considered buying. D. Although the beautiful house next to the river, which was made of wood, had a broken roof, after looking at it, we still considered buying it. 6. In the case of snakebite, if an antidote is given quickly enough after being bitten, the risk to the person of dying is very much reduced. A. When people have been bitten by a snake, their chances of survival are far higher if an antidote is administered soon afterwards. B. After being bitten by a snake, if enough antidote is given, then the risk to that person of speedily dying is considerably lowered. C. The rapidly expanding use of antidotes have made the risk of being killed through snakebites far lower than it used to be. D. Id an antidote is given too quickly after a person has been bitten by a snake, then there is a slight risk of that person dying from it. 7. With each passing year, the number of different plant and animal species on our planet gets smaller. A. There are only a small number of species of plants and animals in any given year on our planet. B. Each year the number of disappearing plant and animal species gets smaller. C. Some species of plants and animals are getting smaller with every passing year. D. Every year on Earth more plant and animal species are becoming extinct. 8. Even though Ian was just as experienced as Jack, he was not the one who got promoted because he was so disliked by the boss. A. Besides being so disliked by his boss, Ian also lacked Jack's experience, and therefore he was not promoted. B. Because the boss really didn't like Ian, Jack was promoted, although the two had the same amount of experience. C. Although they had more or less the same amount of experience, because of the boss's hatred, Jack was promoted and Ian wasn't. D. If the boss hadn't hated Ian so much, he would have promoted him instead of Jack, because he had more experience. 9. Because Tsar Nicholas II of Russia ruled with such incompetence, he was thrown from power in a revolution. A. Tsar Nicholas II lost the power to rule Russia, although the revolution had been badly managed. B. Because the revolutionaries found the Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, to be such an unintelligent ruler, they decided to overthrow him. C. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia would have become able to rule with competence if he hadn't been removed from power in a revolution. D. In Russia, a revolution occurred which removed Tsar Nicholas II from power because he had been running the country so badly. 10. In my opinion, the beatles' White Album is the best album of all time. A. I'm sure many people must realize just how good the Beatles' White Album is. B. I think that the Beatles' White Album is probably one of the most influential albums in musical history. C. As far as I am concerned, there has never been a better album than the Beatles' White Album. D. The Beatles' White Album will go down in history as a ground-breaking record. Answer Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C B A B C A D B D C Các thầy cô có thể xem thêm các dạng bài tập khác tại trang MASTER YOUR ENGLISH HERE: http:/violet.vn/thienhanh_2009 (còn tiếp) . Revison Test 44 1. When the witness finally went to the police, he was asked if he knew anything about