Read the paragraph and choose the most suitable answer A ,B ,C or D for each of the gaps.

I started (1)_______ English when I was 14 years old after five years of studying Russian. In the (2)_______ I encountered some difficulties learning the language, but I tried my (3)_______ to overcome them. Firstly, my English pronunciation was (4)_______ by the way I spoke Russian. To solve this problem, I practiced by listening to tapes in English every day. I played the tape, stopped after each sentence, and (5)_______ the sentence several times. At school, I joined an English speaking club (6)_______ was organised by a teacher from Britain. She understood my difficulty and helped me very much in improving my pronunciation. Secondly, I found it really hard to learn English vocabulary. In Russian, the way you write the word is the way you pronounce it. However, English spelling is often (7)_______ from its pronunciation. To get over this difficulty I started using the dictionary. Whenever I learnt a new word, I looked it (8) _______ carefully in the dictionary. Then I tried to remember the way to read and write the word. After that, I wrote the word down several (9)_______ in a notebook. Gradually, I got (10)_______ to the spelling system of the language. Now I’m confident that my English has become much better.

Question 1

A. getting

B.learning

C.writing

D.reading

1. If I were you, I would not drive that car until they've repaired it for us.

-> If I were you, I would not drive that car.................................................(had)

2. We think the flight will arrive on time.

-> The flight .....................................................................(expected)

3. I want you to try really hard to pass this exam.

-> I want you ................................................this exam. (effort)

4. Finding our way down the mountain in the dark was not easy.

-> We ................................................................... in the dark (found).

5. There are fewer fish in this river than there were three years ago.

-> There ....................................................... three years ago. ( as)

Make questions for the underlined words or phrases

1. Mary was making a birthday cake for her grandmother

2. He found a silver coin when he was digging his garden

3. When you telephones, I was looking after my sister

4. They were talking with Josh's wife

5. The kids were listening to the radio when I saw them

6. Peter was mowing the lawn while his wife was watering the trees

7. Jane was singing a folk song at this time yesterday

8. Josh was walking slowly when he was hit by a motorbike

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

I was an MBA student in the USA and I lived in the university’s coed dormitory. In my culture, usually, if a woman talks to a man, it is a sign of romantic interest. (23)_____, in the first few days of school, I found it strange that so many women were talking to me and I was under the impression that some women on my dormitory floor were interested in me. To (24)__________ their politeness, I would buy   them flowers or offer small gifts, as is done in my country. However, I was quite surprised to see that these same women now  seemed (25)______around me. One was even quite offended and told me to leave her alone. Eventually I talked to the residence adviser on my floor to see what I was doing wrong, and he explained to me the way men and women usually interact in the USA. I was quite relieved to hear that (26)____ was wrong with me, but rather with the way I was interpreting my conversations with    women. Even though I did not find the love of my life while I was in the USA, I still made many good female friends afterwards (27)______I still maintain contact.

(Source: https://books.google.com.vn)

Điên vào ô 26.

A. nothing

B. something

C. anything

D. everything

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

I was an MBA student in the USA and I lived in the university’s coed dormitory. In my culture, usually, if a woman talks to a man, it is a sign of romantic interest. (23)_____, in the first few days of school, I found it strange that so many women were talking to me and I was under the impression that some women on my dormitory floor were interested in me. To (24)__________ their politeness, I would buy   them flowers or offer small gifts, as is done in my country. However, I was quite surprised to see that these same women now  seemed (25)______around me. One was even quite offended and told me to leave her alone. Eventually I talked to the residence adviser on my floor to see what I was doing wrong, and he explained to me the way men and women usually interact in the USA. I was quite relieved to hear that (26)____ was wrong with me, but rather with the way I was interpreting my conversations with    women. Even though I did not find the love of my life while I was in the USA, I still made many good female friends afterwards (27)______I still maintain contact.

(Source: https://books.google.com.vn)

Điên vào ô 25.

A. uncomfortable

B. comfort

C. comfortably

D. comfortable

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

I was an MBA student in the USA and I lived in the university’s coed dormitory. In my culture, usually, if a woman talks to a man, it is a sign of romantic interest. (23)_____, in the first few days of school, I found it strange that so many women were talking to me and I was under the impression that some women on my dormitory floor were interested in me. To (24)__________ their politeness, I would buy   them flowers or offer small gifts, as is done in my country. However, I was quite surprised to see that these same women now  seemed (25)______around me. One was even quite offended and told me to leave her alone. Eventually I talked to the residence adviser on my floor to see what I was doing wrong, and he explained to me the way men and women usually interact in the USA. I was quite relieved to hear that (26)____ was wrong with me, but rather with the way I was interpreting my conversations with    women. Even though I did not find the love of my life while I was in the USA, I still made many good female friends afterwards (27)______I still maintain contact.

(Source: https://books.google.com.vn)

Điên vào ô 23.

A. However

B. Therefore

C. Moreover

D. Otherwise 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

I was an MBA student in the USA and I lived in the university’s coed dormitory. In my culture, usually, if a woman talks to a man, it is a sign of romantic interest. (23)_____, in the first few days of school, I found it strange that so many women were talking to me and I was under the impression that some women on my dormitory floor were interested in me. To (24)__________ their politeness, I would buy   them flowers or offer small gifts, as is done in my country. However, I was quite surprised to see that these same women now  seemed (25)______around me. One was even quite offended and told me to leave her alone. Eventually I talked to the residence adviser on my floor to see what I was doing wrong, and he explained to me the way men and women usually interact in the USA. I was quite relieved to hear that (26)____ was wrong with me, but rather with the way I was interpreting my conversations with    women. Even though I did not find the love of my life while I was in the USA, I still made many good female friends afterwards (27)______I still maintain contact.

(Source: https://books.google.com.vn)

Điên vào ô 24.

A. pay

B. show

C. return

D. give

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

I was an MBA student in the USA and I lived in the university’s coed dormitory. In my culture, usually, if a woman talks to a man, it is a sign of romantic interest. (23)_____, in the first few days of school, I found it strange that so many women were talking to me and I was under the impression that some women on my dormitory floor were interested in me. To (24)__________ their politeness, I would buy   them flowers or offer small gifts, as is done in my country. However, I was quite surprised to see that these same women now  seemed (25)______around me. One was even quite offended and told me to leave her alone. Eventually I talked to the residence adviser on my floor to see what I was doing wrong, and he explained to me the way men and women usually interact in the USA. I was quite relieved to hear that (26)____ was wrong with me, but rather with the way I was interpreting my conversations with    women. Even though I did not find the love of my life while I was in the USA, I still made many good female friends afterwards (27)______I still maintain contact.

(Source: https://books.google.com.vn)

Điên vào ô 27.

A. whom

B. to whom

C. who

D. with whom