Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences

1. The walls of the house are covered _____ a rain paint.

            A. with            B. by               C. in                            D. under

2. I remember___ you. I dsitinctively gave you 100,000 dong last month.

            A. pay             B. to pay         C. paying                     D. paid

3. The book was written by a famous writer. It’s worth ____.

            A. to read        B. reading       C. read                        D. have read

4. The house ____ last year is being repainted.

            A. was built                 B. built            C. was building           D. has built

5. “ Would you like to drink coffee or something different?” – “____”

            A. Anything will do      B. I don’t mind          C. Never mind          D.Yes, please

6. She was very sad   ______ good marks in the final test.

                        A. not get        B. not to get                C. to not get                            D. not getting               

7. My sister has decided to lose weight, so she is living  ______ oranges for a week.

                        A. with               B. on                        C. in                D. by              

8. When I ______ school, I am going to work in a factory .

                        A. begin                      B. study            C. leave         D. learn    

9. What can we do to prevent people  ______ throwing drink cans away?.

A. in                B. of                C. on               D. from

10. We have not seen each other    ______last Sunday.

A. for              B. since           C. on               D. in

11. Excuse me! I am doing my homework.   ______ turning down your radio a bit?.

A. Would you please              B. Can you                  C. Could you              D. Would you mind

12. You should work   ______ for the coming exam.

A. hard            B. hardly         C. more hardly            D. more hard

13. He found a watch when he     ______ in the street.

A. walked                   B. has been walking                C. was walking           D. has walked

14. My uncle used to live ______ a farm when he was young.

A. in                B. at                C. during                     D. on

15. Millions of Christmas cards  ______every year.

A. send                        B. are sent                   C. are sending                         D. was sent

            16. Our new car is smaller, so it uses………………petrol

A.  more                      B. ewer                        C.  less             D.  little

17. Do you know the girl.................. to Mrs. Lien?

A.  . is talking              B. talked                     C. talking                    D.  he talks

          18. I am not familiar_______ his novels and not very keen ___________.

                   A. to/ at               B. with/ on                      C. for/ in                              D. on/ to

          19. I left at 6 a.m______late.

                A. so as not to be    B. so as not being           C. so as to be                       D. so as not being

          20. The journey was rather long but really_________

A. enjoy          B. enjoying                  C. enjoyed                               D. enjoyable