Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Jim paid $40 for his meal, ________ he had thought it would cost.

A. not much as

B. not so much as

C. less as

D. not so many as

* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

He didn't achieve much at school in academic terms but he was_________of his elders and listened to them.

A. respectful

B. respective

C. respectable

D. respected

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

He still hasn’t really__________the death of his mother.

A. recovered

B. got over

C. cured

D. treated

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

_____________ Nam Cao is a realistic writer, but he still used a lot of romance in his stories.

A. On my part

B. On the contrary

C. On the other hand 

D. On the whole

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

John lost the _________bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with him because of his carelessness.

A. Japanese beautiful new blue

B. new beautiful blue Japanese

C. beautiful Japanese blue new

D. beautiful new blue Japanese