Mark the better A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word from the four words or phrases (A, B, C or D) choose the one that best completes the sentence

Greg has, to all intents and _________, finished his degree course, with the exception of his final dissertation

A. reasons 

B. purposes 

C. aims 

D. proposals 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

The minimum _____________ for the post was a degree in education.

A. requiring

B. required

C. require

D. requirement

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (20 pts)

1. One of the organisation’s aims is to ________ information about the disease so that more people know of is symptoms. 

​A. disentangle ​B. deride ​C. dwindle ​D. disseminate 

2. I was kept awake for most of the night by the ________ of a mosquito in my ear. 

​A. moan​B. groan​C. whine​D. screech

3. Please don’t_______ it a miss if I make a few suggestions for improvements. 

​A. think​B. assume​C. take​​D. judge

4.  His English was roughly ________ with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult!

​A. level​B. on a par​C. equal​D. in tune 

5. This insect is completely _______, I’ve never seen anything like that before. 

​A. out of the way​B. out of sight​C. off the way​D. off the track

6. He had a ________ escape since the bullet came within inches of his head. 

​A. slender ​B. close ​C. near ​D. narrow​

7. After she tried to ________ for divorce and the husband did not show up, the court granted her that wish. 

​A. desire ​B. yearn ​C. deputize ​D. sue

8. Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like ________ . It must have been quite a party last night. 

​A. a wet blanket​B. a dead duck ​C. death warmed up   ​      D. a bear with a sore head 

9. She did smile at me several times, but I felt too _______ to ask for a date. 

​A. prevented​B. hindered​C. inhibited​D. deterred

10. As a poet, I think she ________ comparison with the greatest this century. 

​A. makes​B. stands​C. leads​D. matches

11. In his student days, he was as poor as a church ______ 

​A. beggar ​B. miser ​C. mouse ​D. pauper

12. It was very dangerous and I escaped the accident _____________. 

​A. head over heels                                     ​B. at a push 

​C. by the skin of my teeth                              ​D. first hand

13. Those campers are really ______. They have no idea how to set up a tent.  

​A. white ​ B. blue ​C. green ​D. black

14. Because of an unfortunate___________ your order was not dispatched by the date requested. 

​A. hindrance                 B. oversight​C. negligence​D. transgression

15. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ______ this morning. 

​A. slow-witted​B. far-reaching​C. off-hand​D. top-heavy

16. We have been running ________ of fresh water, so be careful not to use it up completely before we get to another village. 

​A. short ​B. low ​C. scarce ​D. limit 

17. If you are going to town, keep your eyes ________ for that book I was telling you about.

  ​A. clean​B. wide​C. fresh​D. peeled

18. That is the girl whose parents are________ about the expulsion. 

​A. up in arms​B. keeping your hair​C. kicking herself​D. giving her a taste

19. The little children watched the performance in __________ amazement. 

​A. wide-eyed​           B. open-eyed ​            C. eagle-eyed​D. hawk-eyed

20. He was absolutely _______  with anger when he found that I had scratched his car. 

​A. burned​B. carmine​C. fickle​D. livid

Your answers

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Jenny and Jimy are talking about university education.

- Jenny: “I think having a university degree is the only way to succeed in life.”

- Jimmy: “_______. There were successful people without a degree.”

A. That’s all right.

B. I don’t quite agree.

C. I can’t agree more.

D. That’s life.

I.       Choose the best answer among a, b, c or d that best completes each sentence.

1.      Do you think jeans will be _____?

a. out of date                b. out of fashion                c. out of work                    d. out of order

2.      In the 18^th century jean cloth was made completely from _____.

a. leather                       b. rubber                            c. cotton                            d. nylon

3.      Don’t wear that dress because it doesn’t _____ your yellow T-shirt.

a. match                        b. like                                c. suit                                 d. fit

4.      The material used to make jeans was very _____ and it didn’t wear out easily.

a. solid                          b. difficult                         c. hardly                            d. strong

5.      Workers like wearing jeans because they don’t _____ easily.

a. wear off                    b. make off                       c. wear out                        d. make out

6.      Some designers have _____ the “ao dai” by printing lines of poetry on it.

a. introduced                b. modernized                   c. made                              d. increased

7.      In the 1960s, it was the _____ for women to wear very short skirts.

a. method                      b. clothing                         c. pattern                           d. fashion

8.      It was not a business appointment, just a _____ meeting with some friends.

a. casual                        b. common                        c. general                           d. average

9.      Wearing casual clothes makes school more colorful and _____.

a. living                         b. lively                             c. alive                               d. live

10.  Miss Brown designs clothes for ladies. She is a _____.

a. cloth maker               b. clothes maker                c. clothing maker              d. fashion designer

11.  That church looks very old. When _____?

a. was it built                b. is it built                        c. has it been built             d. did it build

12.  A lot of guests _____, but few came.

a. was expected                                                      b. were expected              

c. expected                                                             d. have been expected

13.  Television _____ only for the last forty or fifty years.

a. must be existed         b. has been existed            c. was existed                    d. has existed

14.  The club _____ up last year.

a. was started                b. had been started            c. was being started          d. has been started

15.  How many pages _____ so far?

a. do you study             b. did you study                c. have you studied           d. had you studied

16.  Traditionally, the “ao dai” _____ by both men and women.

a. frequently wore                                                  b. was frequently worn    

c. was frequently wearing                                      d. has frequently worn     

17.  We _____ our form teacher since last Monday.

a. didn’t see                  b. haven’t seen                  c. weren’t seeing               d. not saw

18.  This room is very dirty. _____ for ages?

a. Didn’t it use                                                        b. Wasn’t it used              

c. Hasn’t it used                                                     d. Hasn’t it been used

19.  I _____ to Ha Noi three times. The first time _____ ten years ago.

a. have been / has been                                           b. have been / was

c. was / was                                                            d. was / has been

20.  They _____ in Hue _____ a long time.

a. were living / for        b. were living / since         c. have lived / for              d. have lived / since