phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following question

Dozens of applicants showed up for the vacant position, but only a handful of them were shortlisted for the interview.

A. small amount

B. person

C. hand

D. small number

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answersheet to indicate the word(s)CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the followingquestions

Dozens of applicants showed up for the vacant position, but only a handful of them were shortlisted for the interview 

A. small number

B. hand

C. class

D. small amount

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

My first home

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (28)______a old table and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa (29) ______was also old but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

Outside, there was a small garden behind the house, but in front of it there was only the road. (30)_____, the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (31) ______I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (32) ______sad when we left.

Điền ô số 32

A. spent

B. thought

C. had

D. felt

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

My first home

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (28)______a old table and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa (29) ______was also old but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

Outside, there was a small garden behind the house, but in front of it there was only the road. (30)_____, the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (31) ______I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (32) ______sad when we left.

Điền ô số 28

A. bought

B. sold

C. became

D. brought

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

My first home

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (28)______a old table and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa (29) ______was also old but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

Outside, there was a small garden behind the house, but in front of it there was only the road. (30)_____, the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (31) ______I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (32) ______sad when we left.

Điền ô số 30

A. Luckily

B. Lucky

C. Unluckily

D. Unlucky

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

My first home

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (28)______a old table and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa (29) ______was also old but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

Outside, there was a small garden behind the house, but in front of it there was only the road. (30)_____, the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (31) ______I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (32) ______sad when we left.

Điền ô số 31

A. when

B. after

C. until

D. to

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

My first home

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The kitchen had a sink for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (28)______a old table and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa (29) ______was also old but they covered it with modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.

Outside, there was a small garden behind the house, but in front of it there was only the road. (30)_____, the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to reach the park on the opposite side. We lived there (31) ______I was ten and we were very happy. We had to move house because it was too small when my twin sisters were born. We all (32) ______sad when we left.

Điền ô số 29

A. whom

B. which

C. who

D. where

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.

A leading question among anthropologists is: what exactly led to the development of human cities? Basically, modern humans have existed on earth for over 100,000 years. Yet it is only in the last 8,000 years that they have begun to gather in significant numbers and form cities. Prior to that period, humans existed in small family or tribal groups, generally consisting of fewer than 100 individuals. What, then, led humans to make the dramatic shift from living in small groups to living in large, organized cities? It seems that the development of cities required a particular set of circumstances.

First, it required a minimum population density. For much of their early history, humans existed only in small numbers. This is due to the fact that early humans relied on hunting and gathering wild foods for their survival. Even the most fertile land would only support a relatively small number of predators, so it was not until humans began to practice agriculture that they were able to gather in large enough numbers to form cities.

Furthermore, the development of a city could only be possible if a large number of people shared a common language, culture and religion. Without such unifying factors, a cooperative, peaceful existence among large numbers of people would have been impossible.

Finally, it seems that early humans needed to be faced with a large problem, which one small group of individuals could not solve on its own. Only when large-scale cooperation was needed to overcome a problem would humans come together to form cities

Which of the following is NOT needed for the development of a city?

A. a shared culture 

B. people’s gathering 

C. peaceful existence 

D. large-scale collaboration 

1. ________ cats as faithful as dogs?
a. Be b. Is c. Am d. Are
2. Mathematics _________ the study of numbers, quantities, or shapes.
a. be b. is c. are d. was
3. Each book _________ unique illustrations.
a. have b. has c. having d. haves
4. The people ________ lining up to get on the train.
a. is b. gets c. are d. is being
5. The captain, together with his crew members, _______ struggling to control the ship.
a. was b. were c. has d. becomes
6. Each of our products _____ guaranteed for sixty days.
a. will b. to be c. is d. are
7. A number of researchers ______ expected to attend the conference.
a. be b. is c. are d. become
8. Two thirds of the land _____ already been sold.
a. is b. are c. has d. have

9. Not only the teacher but also the students ______ opposed to the new uniforms.
a. is b. are c. will d. is being
10. Three hours _______ too short for us to talk about this matter.
a. is b. are c. takes d. take
11. He is earning ten dollars an hour, which _____ not a small amount of money.
a. be b. to be c. is d. are