III. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences
1. They are twins and look very _______.
A. alike B. same C. likely D. identical
2. My brother and I _______ swimming almost every day last summer.
A. went B. had been going C. were going D. had gone
3. I wasn’t sure how Belinda would react because I ______ her long.
A. didn’t know B. wasn’t knowing C. hadn’t been knowing D. hadn’t known
4. Many young people want to be independent _______ their parents nowadays.
A. on B. up C. from D. of
5. He spoke so quickly that I didn’t ______ what he said.
A. receive B. accept C. listen D. catch
6. It’s strange at first, but I’m used to _______ the bagpipes now.
A. play B. played C. playing D. have played
7. “What a lovely dog you have!” – “_______"
A. Thank you. It’s a present from my brother B. Thanks. I’m just fine
C. Don’t worry. That’s what friends are for D. Never mind. I’ll take care of it
8. When we got to the airport, I realized I _______ my passport at home!
A. was left B. had left C. left D. had been leaving
9. When the robbery happened, the security guard _______ !
A. slept B. was sleeping C. had slept D. was slept
10. Jack _______ chess before so I showed him what to do.
A. hadn’t been playing B. didn’t play C. wasn’t playing D. hadn’t played
11. On my present salary, I just can’t________ a car which costs over $3.000.
A. pretend B. elect C. afford D. adopt
12. I went_______ bed early but I couldn’t get _______ sleep because the people_______ the next room were talking so loudly.
A. in/forward B. at/into/at C. to/into/in D. for/to/with
13. We _______ about the upcoming concert when someone _______ at the door.
A. were talking - knocked B. had been talking – knocked
C. talked – were knocking D. were talking – were knocking
14. By the time he died, Beethoven _______ nine symphonies.
A. was writing B. wrote C. had been writing D. had written
15. My cousin and I _______ on the computer when there was a power cut.
A. played B. were playing C. have been playing D. are playing
16. Where _______ when I saw you on the bus last night?
A. are you going B. have you gone C. were you going D. did you go
Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.
17. Every year, this charity organization takes on volunteers to support the needy and the poor.
A. dismisses B. creates C. recruits D. interviews
18. I received housing benefit when I was unemployed.
A. out of order B. out of fashion C. out of work D. out of practice
Choose the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.
19. The Vietnamese consider it rude to interrupt a person while he is talking.
A. bad mannered B. polite C. uneducated D. ignorant
20. Remember not to show your nervousness during a job interview.
A. confidence B. anxiety C. challenge D. creativeness
