1. _______ is the part of a country with hills and mountains.
A. Highland B. Reef C. Valley D. Bay
2. She asked the guide _______ Phong Nha Cave was the most beautiful
cave in Viet Nam.
A. where B. which C. whether D. what
3. They worked hard _______ they could pass the final examination.
A. since B. because C. although D. so that
4. This is such an important question that we can help _______ it over.
A. to think B. thinking C. be thought D. being thought
5. He found these sentences hard _______ .
A. translate B. translating C. translated D. to be translated
6. The flight to London _______ for half an hour.
A. delayed B. is delayed C. has delayed D. has been delayed
7. The next train _______ at 7 p.m, so get ready now.
A. leaves B. is leaving C. will leave D. has left
8. Justin has just come out of a little junk-shop, and he seems very _______
A. exciting B. in
excitement

C. excited D. excitable

9. He asked me if I _______ cooking.
A. enjoyed B. enjoy C. am enoyed D. would enjoy

10. Thank you! That's _______ gift I've ever received.
A. the nicer B. the nicest C. a nicest D. a nicer
11. Farmers often _______ other work when they need more money
A. look for B. look at C. look after D. look over
12. Customers can shop in _______ the new shopping mall in town.
A. concern B. convenience C. comfort D. community
13. We were held _______ by the traffic.
A. in B. up C. down D. behind
14. At first I could not put _______ with him but then I really grew
fond of him
A. to B. in C. - D. up
15. When he was terrible sick he threw _______ .
A. in B. on C. up D. down
16. _______ is a kind white and gray stone containing calcium, used
for building and making cement.
A. Slop B. Limestone C. Site D. Sand
17. Jone is very shy but his sister is _______ .
A. reserved B. humorous C. hard-working D. sociable
18. Chicago is _______ right on the shore of Lake Michigan .
A. situated B. placed C. but D. laid
19. I smell something _______ in the kitchen now.
A. burn B. is burning C. burning D. is burned
20. 3/4 means _______ .
A. third quarters B. three quarters C. three fourth D. thirth fourth
21. I remember ____ the letter sometime ago but I can’t remember
exactly when.
A. to post B. posted C. posting D. post
22. This shirt is much prettier, but it costs _______ the other one.
A. so much as B. as many as
C. twice as much as D. twice as many
23. Alan is really impressed by the _________ of the city and by the
friendliness of its people.
A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautify
24. Very often the chocolate inside is not as exciting as its ______.
A. coat B. wrapper C. cover D. paper
25. _________ from Bill, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
26. Let’s go to the zoo, _________?
A. shall we B. don’t you C. don’t we D. will you

27. It is high time we _________ something to protect rare animals from extinction.
A. did B. do C. will do D. are doing
28. Hardly _________ at school when it started to rain.
A. did we arrive B. we arrived C. we had arrived D. had we arrived
29. Judo was __________developed in Japan in the late 19th century.
A. origin B. original C. originally D. originated
30. My hands were so cold that I couldn’t______________ my coat buttons.
A. open B. remove C. put out D. undo