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

11. __________ I was so tired, I walked all the way home.

A. Despite                              B. Although               C. Because                             D. In spite of

12. Your windows need__________ Would you like me __________ them for you?

A. to be cleaned – doing                                         B. cleaning – to do

C. to clean – to do                                                                D. being cleaned - doing

13. I can’t help __________; I caught a cold yesterday from __________ in a draught.

A. to sneeze – to sit                                                              B. sneezing – sitting

C. sneezing – to sit                                                               D. to sneeze - sitting

14. __________ his broken leg in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

A. In spite of                                                                         B. Despite the fact that       

C. Because                                                                                         D. However

15. Stephen Hawking is one of the greatest __________ of all time. His study on the Bing Bang is famous all over the world.

A. physics                              B. physicists              C. physical                            D. physic

16. The number of ..................... in the company has trebled over the past decade.

A. employers             B. employees                        C. employments        D. unemploy

17. What kind of career . __________ do you think is most suitable for you when you’ve just graduated from college?

A. way                                                B. ladder                                C. path                                                D. break

18. You should choose a job that is based on your__________ and your likes.

A. levels                                 B. abilities                             C. rates                                               D. career

19. You can make __________ by starting up your own business.

A. a difference                      B. a fuss                                 C. headway                            D. a bundle

20. “You’re a great dancer. I wish I could do half as well as you.” – “__________”

A. Don’t mention it                                     B. Thank you very much

C. You’re right                                             D. You’re too kind

21. .- John: “I’ve passed my final exam.”

      - Tom:” __________”

A. Good luck!                                              B. It’s nice of you to say so.           

C. That’s a good idea.                                 D. Congratulations !

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

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

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

The minister ________ to say whether all the coal mines would be closed.

A. refused

B. avoided

C. denied

D. bothered

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

Despite being a big star, she’s very                  

A. approachable

B.fashionable

C.acceptable

D.accessible

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me cook dinner

A. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my cook

B. He agreed to help me cook dinner, so he got tired

C. He was too tired to help me cook dinner

D. I wanted him to help me cook dinner as I was tired