I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

11. Thuy: “If only I hadn’t said that to her.”

Linh: “________.”

A. Ah, well, that is life

C. Don’t worry, that’s nothing

B. Yes, you mustn’t have done like that

D. No, you’ve done a very good job

12. Minh: “I apologize to you for not keeping my promise.”

     Quang: “________.”

A. Well, that’s out of question.

C. I am grateful to that.

B. Your apology is accepted.

D. That was very sweet of you.

13. Peter: “How come you didn’t tell me that you would quit the job?”

Tom: “________.”

A. Because I knew you would make a fuss about it

C. I found the job so demanding

B. I would love to. Thank you

D. Because I am so bored with it

14. My friend has been ________ since she won the competition last year.

A. an MC

B. the MC

C. a MC

D. MC

15. After the flash flood, all the drains were overflowing ________ storm water.

A. with

B. by

C. from

D. for

16. If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable ________, because it seems too good to be true.

A. reservation

B. disbelief

C. suspicion

D. doubt

17. “Your parents must be proud of your result at school.”    - “ ________ .”

A. Sorry to hear that

D. Of course

B. I am glad you like it

C. Thanks. It’s certainly encouraging

18. He was given a medal in ________ of his service to the country.

A. gratitude

B. recognition

C. knowledge

D. response

19. I wouldn’t like to have ________ a snake or a spider as a pet.

A. neither

B. both

C. nor

D. either

20. That famous book ________ of five chapters.

A. comprises

B. makes

C. has

D. consists

21. Julia is marring a man ________.

A. that she hardly knows him

C. she hardly knows

B. whom she hardly knows him

D. she hardly knows him

22. Nothing is wrong, ________?

A. is it

B. are they

C. isn’t it

D. aren’t they

23. The school principal suggested that he ________ a scholarship.

A. was awarded

C. be awarded

B. would be awarded

D. must be awarded

24. Chung usually wears uniform at school. At home, he wears ________ clothes.

A. formal

B. national

C. occasional

D. casual

25. Check the bottles carefully to make sure they have not been ________.

A. broken into

B. taken out

C. touched up

D. tampered with

26. The company refused to offer him the job because of his untidy ________.

A. sight

B. view

C. presence

D. appearance

27. The manager ________ that all the customers should be searched.

A. predicted

B. insisted

C. obliged

D. told

28. After a short holiday, he ________ himself once more to his studies.

A. applied

B. converted

C. engaged

D. exerted

29. People become less ________ to new ideas as they grow older.

A. receptive

B. available

C. hospitable

D. attractive

30. “Can you wait while I run into the library?” “Ok, ________ you hurry.

A. even though

B. as long as

C. when

D. unless