Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 7: While mother ___dinner, the phone rang.

A, was cooking           B, has cooked                         C, had cooked                         D, cooked

Question 8: My father usually helps me ___English.

A, with learn               B, learn                                   C, to be learned           D, learning

Question 9: __her poorness, she feels happy.

A, Because                  B, Although                            C, In spite of               D, If

Question 10: Before you asked, the letter ___

A, had been written    B, has been written                 C, was written             D, had written

Question 11: They are ___young ___drive the car.

A, not only/ but also   B, so/ that                                C, enough/ to              D, too/ to

Question 12: Reading helps you learn vocabulary easily as you will ___new words without even realizing it when you read.

A, face up                   B, look up                               C, pick up                   D, give up

Question 13: Lan has been ___nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for ___sick.

A, a/ the                      B, a/ a                                      C, the/ the                   D, a/ ø

Question 14: There was a loud noise which woke everyone up ___midnight.

A, in                            B, at                                        C, for                           D, through

Question 15: If you get ____when speaking, take two deep breaths before you say something.

A, unwilling                B, annoyed                              C, nervous                   D, pleased

Question 16: This car is ___than mine.

A, the most expensive B, as expensive                      C, less expensive        D, not so expensive