Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best 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 whole     

C. On the contrary            

D. On the other hand

Mark Twain, the author of the The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is one of America's best loved storytellers. He (grow up) in a small town on the Mississippi River. As a young boy, he (admire, greatly) the pilots of the riverboats and dreamed about being a riverboat pilot on the mighty river. He pursued his dream, and by the age of 22, he himself (become) a riverboat pilot. Later in life, when he (become) a writer, many of his stories (contain) elements of his own experiences. He wrote many humorous stories and articles about life on the Mississippi River before he (die)in 1910 at the age of 74. Sadly, Twain (work) on a new story for several months before his death, but he (finish, never) it. Over the years since his death, his boyhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, (become) a favorite place for Americans to visit to learn about Twain and life on the Mississippi at the turn of the 19th century

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

Viet is a student and he lives in a bed-sit on the suburb of Hanoi. It’s a part ________ (6) an old house. He ________ (7) one room and a kitchen and share a bathroom with three other people. In his room, there is a bed on the left hand side. There is ________ (8) armchair beside the bed. The desk is opposite the bed and there is a closet on the right side of the room. Above the desk, there is a bookshelf ________ (9) above the bed there is a clock. He has a TV and a Wi-Fi, too. In the kitchen, there is a cooker on the right hand side. The sink is ________ (10) the cooker. There’s a small table and two chairs in the center. The kitchen is small, but it’s ok. Viet like his room very much

Question 9:

A. and

B. so

C. but

D. however

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

Viet is a student and he lives in a bed-sit on the suburb of Hanoi. It’s a part ________ (6) an old house. He ________ (7) one room and a kitchen and share a bathroom with three other people. In his room, there is a bed on the left hand side. There is ________ (8) armchair beside the bed. The desk is opposite the bed and there is a closet on the right side of the room. Above the desk, there is a bookshelf ________ (9) above the bed there is a clock. He has a TV and a Wi-Fi, too. In the kitchen, there is a cooker on the right hand side. The sink is ________ (10) the cooker. There’s a small table and two chairs in the center. The kitchen is small, but it’s ok. Viet like his room very much

Question 10:

A. next

B. between

C. to

D. near