Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best suits the blank in each sentence.

1. Tom’s performance at Christmas was so __________ that everyone stood up to give him an applause.

A. dull                      B. shocking                    C. gripping                  D. boring        

2. Last weekend, we ____________ the beach in our area and we collected 1,000 kilograms of trash. Most of them came from the people who visited the beach.

A. organized             B. planted                      C. recycled                  D. cleaned up
3. In Vietnam, hydropower is one of the largest sources of renewable energy. It __________ about 40% of the total national energy resources.

A. uses                                    B. provides                  C. has                          D. creates

4. When Haruto first came to the UK, he was so __________ about making mistakes, so he didn’t speak English to anyone in his class.

A. delighted                B. nervous                   C. excited                    D. bored

5. I bought some __________ with pictures of the Eiffel Tower to send to my friends.

A. letters                     B. mails                       C. photos                     D. postcards

6. Last year, she __________ house with coloful bulbs.

A. decorate                 B. decorates                C. to decorate             D. decorated

7. Tom was __________ happy because his score was higher than he expected.

A. not                          B. so                            C. less                          D. little

8. She is so pleased __________ she got an A for her English examination.

A. so                            B. because                   C. and             D. although

9.  I bought ________ stick of butter this morning. I used half of___________butter to make cupcakes.

A. a/ some                   B. the/ the                   C. a/ the                       D. a/ -

10. A piece of writing to answer a question or to explain your idea is called __________.

A.an essay                   B. homework              C. a book report          D. presentation

11. People usually wear __________ on special occasions.

A. traditional costumes                                   B. special greetings                

C. traditional games                                        D. interesting activities

12. Vietnam’s largest wind power plant with 45 __________ is in central Ninh Thuận Province.

A. wheels                    B. engines                   C. panels                     D. turbines

13. They are building a nuclear __________ near my town.

A. factory                    B. station                     C. power plant                        D. industry

14. In the future, we will not have any more fossil fuels, ______ renewable energy will always be available.

A. so                            B. but                          C. because                   D. however

15. He didn't study hard, so he __________ some tests.

A. passed                    B. surprised                 C. failed                      D. reported

16. I think people ______________ in 3D-printed houses in the future.

A. live                         B. are living                 C. are going to live      D. will live

17. Make sure you visit Phoenix Park. It’s __________ largest park in ____________ Europe.

A. a/-                           B. the/the                    C. a/the                        D. the/-

18. We can't go to Julia's party ______________ we're going away that weekend.

A. though                    B. but                          C. however                  D. because