1. The famous golf pro joked that he was over the ________ and it was time for him to retire.

A. valley                      B. hill              C. mountain                            D. cliff

2. I was given ________ book on my last birthday.

A. an interesting English new                         B. an English new interesting

C. an interesting new English                         D. a new interesting English

3. The pair of jeans I bought for my son didn’t fit him, so I went to the store and asked for ________.

A. the other ones         B. others ones             C. another pair            D. another jeans

4. Choose the correct answer from A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following question.

- If we act fast, we can once and for all prevent wild animals in Britain from suffering terrible cruelty.

A. completely and finally                               B. at the same time    

C. very rarely                                                  D. one more time

5. Choose the correct answer from A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following question.

- The writer was really hot under the collar when his novel was mistaken for another.

A. calm                        B. curious                    C. angry                      D. worried

6. Many of the pictures ________ from outer space are presently on display in the public library.

A. are sending             B. sent                         C. having sent                         D. were sent

7. Remember that things such as language, food and clothing are simply expressions of our cultural ________.

A. solidarity                B. identity                   C. assimilation            D. celebration

8. Many people are still in ________ habit of writing silly things in ________ public places.

            A. the – the                 B. the - Ø                    C. Ø - the                    D. Ø – Ø

9. Most of the houses in the neighbourhood ________ terrible damage in the fire.

A. persevered              B. perceived                C. sustained                 D. conceived

10. The girl loved her little dog, but showed ________ little emotion when it died.  

A. surprisingly            B. practically               C. responsibly             D. hopefully

11. The company’s business is going so fast that the manager must ________ more workers.

            A. take on                    B. take up                    C. take in                     D. take after

12. Let us hope that ________ a nuclear war, the human race still survives.

A. in relation to                                               B. with reference to          

C. in the event of                                           D. within the realms of

13. – Nam: “How come you didn’t tell me that you would quit the job?”               

– Hoa: “__________”.

A. Because I knew you would make a fuss about it.

B. I would love to. Thank you.

C. I found the job so demanding.

D. Because I’m so bored with it.

14. – Mrs. Susan: “Your speech this morning was just beyond my expectation.”  

– Sam: “__________”.

A. It’s OK.                                                      B. Not at all. It was just OK.

C. It was my pleasure.                                     D. Thanks. Without your help, I couldn’t have.

15. The weatherman ________ on our picnic plan when he forecast it was going to rain.

A. threw a wet blanket                                    B. put all eggs in one basket              

C. looked like death warmed up                     D. look on the bright side