Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 12: When I got home I found that water_______ down the kitchen walls.

             A. ran               B. was running                   C. has run           D. had been running

Question 13: Up to now, the manager_______ a lot of information about his secretary.

      A. learned                B. learns                             C. had learned                 D. has learned

Question 14: My mother is the first_________  up and the last________ to bed

      A. getting- going     B. to get- going                   C. getting- to go               D. to get- to go

Question 15: My mother takes responsibility ________ running the household.

      A. with                    B. about                             C. for                                 D. at

Question 16: My family consist ________ five people: my parents, my two younger brothers and I.

      A. on                       B. of                                   C. over                              D. up

Question 17: It is generally believed that “men build the ________ and women make it home”.

      A. school                 B. bridge                            C. hospital                        D. house

Question 18: ___ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we’re no longer considering our skiing trip.

      A. Due to                 B. Because                        C. Since                   D. Due to the fact that

Question 19: Timmy spent __________ money buying movie tickets that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink.

      A. such                    B. a lot of                           C. too much                      D. so much

Question 20: She left him _______ she still loved him.

      A. even if                B. even though                   C. in spite of                      D. despite

Question 21: People tend to work hard at this_________ of life.

      A. distance             B. stage                            C. space                            D. level

Question 22: Nam: “I’m going to be the manager of my company next week”.

                      Son: “_________”

      A. It’s all right.        B. Congratulations!          C. Don’t mention it.           D. Thank you.

Question 23: Lan: “Hoa, thank you very much for what you’ve done for me”.

                      Hoa: “_______”

      A. No, not at all.     B. What a pity!         C. Yes, you’re welcome.           D. Never mind

Question 24: Members of your family have very close relationship with each other, ________?

      A. do they               B. don’t they                      C. have they                      D. haven’t they

Question 25: We always feel ________ and secure in our family.

      A. safe                     B. safely                             C. safety                            D. safeguard

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D corresponding to the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 26: he / born / 1899 / the family of a doctor

      A. He was born in 1899 in the family of a doctor

      B. He born in 1899 in the family of a doctor

      C. It was said he born in 1899 in the family of a doctor

      D. He was said to born in 1899 in the family of a doctor

Question 27: The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.

      A. I have not been to the museum for a year.

      B. A year ago, I often went to the museum.

      C. My going to the museum lasted a year.

      D. At last I went to the museum after a year.

Question 28: Although she has lived in London for three years, _______.

A. but she cannot speak English                                       B. she cannot speak English

C. but cannot speak English                                             D. and cannot speak English

Question 29: She likes reading a lot of funny stories.

      A. She is reading a lot of funny stories.       

      B. She reading a lot of funny stories.

      C. She is interested in reading a lot of funny stories.  

     D. She interested reading a lot of funny stories.

Question 30: After work, my mother rushes out of work, and hurries home _____________ on the table by the time my father gets home.

      A. so as the dinner is ready                                                B. for the dinner is ready

      C. in order the dinner is ready                                            D. so that the dinner is ready