Question 1: Choose the word which best completes each of the following sentences.
1. When there is a traffic jam, it ___________ me a very long time to go home.
A. takes                  B. costs               C. spends          D. lasts
2. Eating a lot of junk food may lead to your____________
A. fitness B. obesity C. pain D. stomachache
3. We should use cloth bags ____________ of plastic bags. A. in spite B. besides C. because D. instead 4. Nick: Don’t forget to buy some fresh bread on your way home. James: _________ A. Not at all. B. I hope so. C. I’ll try not to. D. Good idea. 5. Most cakes in Viet Nam are made __________ butter, eggs and flour A. from B. in C. by D. with 6.My daughter haslearned to play the piano __________she was 5. A. for B. at C. since D. when 7. He was born in Britain. English is his __________ A. mother tongue B. second language C. foreign language D. barrier language 8. It's dangerous __________ the children playnear rivers, lakes without adults. A. let B. to let C. letting D. lets 9. The center building ____________ by a huge earthquake last night. A. destroys B. destroyed C. was destroyed D. is destroyed 10. My sister has a ___________ baby. A. two-month-old B. two-months-old C. two-month-olds D. two-months-olds 11. You can stay here ___________ you don’t make a loud noise. A. as well as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as far as 12. I have to be present at the meeting at eight o’clock and so ___________. A. are you B. have you C. must you D. do you 13. After working on a computers for long hours, you should ________ your eyes and relax. A. wake B. rest C. sleep D. close 14. The _______ of the Rio Carnival is the Samba Parade with thousands of samba performers from all various samba schools. A. best B. importance C. highlight D. performance 15. The news on TV last night______very good. A. was B. has C. were D. be 16. Don't forget ______your teeth before going to bed. A. brushing B. to brush C. not to brush D. about brushing 17. Lan did not know much about the world. Hoa didn’t, ______ A. so B. neither C. either D. too 18. If he eats all that food, he eats ______. A. quite much B. too many C. quite many D. too much 19. The dress Thu made didn't ______ her; it was too small. A. match B. suit C. go with D. fit 20. There are_____ empty apartments near here. Do you want to look at them? A. few B. a few C. little D. a little