I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)
1. I don't think we have very much _____; we have very different opinions.
A. together B. in common C. the same D. similar
2. There's no point in telephoning him. He's certain _____ by now.
A. to leave B. to have left C. left D. having left
3. She _____ $20 out of the bank every Monday.
A. pulls B. draws C. moves D. removes
4. _____ the weather, _____ I feel.
A. The warm ... the better B. The warmer … the better
C. Warm … better D. Warmer … better
5. I'm _____ such a low score.
A. ashamed getting B. ashamed to get
C. ashamed of getting D. ashamed of getting
6. _____ she can't drive, she has bought a car.
A. Even B. Even though C. Even if D. Even when
7. When Jane came to Britain, she had to get used _____ on the left.
A. driving B. to driving C. to drive D. drive
8. Suddenly _____ hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate.
A. felt B. having felt C. feeling D. feels
9. What John says _____ true but I very much doubt about it.
A. may be B. should be C. will be D. shall be
10. Browns Ltd will have to _____ sales during the coming year.
A. expand B. enlarge C. increase D. extend
11. Why don't you do something worthwhile with your time instead of just _____ it!
A. spending B. using C. wasting D. passing
12. If no one _____ to the plan, we will start next week.
A. minds B. avoids C. objects D. argues
13. Despite the bad weather, he _____ get to the airport in time.
A. could B. couldn't C. was able to D. almost
14. Unfortunately, the ring I had thought was gold turned out to be _____.
A. valuable B. priceless C. invaluable D. worthless
15. Nick, close the door, _____?
A. do you B. won’t you C. will you D. don’t
16. I’d like to exchange this blouse I bought yesterday, but I’m afraid I can't find the _____.
A. receipt B. bill C. ticket D. note
17. I _____ ever go to the theatre.
A. rarely B. not C. sometimes D. hardly
18. We had expected more than 3 hundred, but only a _____ of students attended the lecture.
A. little B. group C. band D. handful
19. _____ spotted owl is in danger of soon becoming extinct.
A. A B. That C. The D. This
20. The boy was ashamed _____ he had broken the window.
A. admit B. admitted C. to admit D. admitting
15. A. nose B. leather C. cheek D. skin
16. A. like B. such as C. likely D. such
17. A. with B. for C. about D. of
18. A. talking B. to talk C. talked D. to talking
19. A. but B. though C. because D. and
20. A. are B. were C. will be D. was
I have a best friend named Linh, we have been together since we were just little kids. She has beautiful bright (15) ______ and brown eyes. We have a lot of things in common, (16) _____ we love the same band, food and books. She and I even share the same name, and it is a small surprise for anyone who has talked to us. Linh is not my classmate, but we always help each other (17) _____ the homework and school projects. We spend every minute in our break time (18) _____ about all the things that happen in class, and people usually ask what can even makes us laugh that hard. Sometimes I think it is like we have been best mates since forever, (19) _____ I hope that we (20) ______ happy like this for a very long time.
15. A. nose B. leather C. cheek D. skin
16. A. like B. such as C. likely D. such
17. A. with B. for C. about D. of
18. A. talking B. to talk C. talked D. to talking
19. A. but B. though C. because D. and
20. A. are B. were C. will be D. was