Choose the best answer:

We had a ................... discussion about football. 

What a heavy fog we have! I’m sure our flight will surely fall behind _____.

I walked away as calmly as I could. ___________, they would have thought I was a thief.

............... had the restaurant opened  ................  people were flocking to eat there

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Strongly advocating health foods, Jane doesn’t eat any chocolate.

Don’t worry. He‘ll do the job as ..................... as possible.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

The saola is also indirectly threatened by insufficient ____ to and investment in its conservation.

Archeological studies have provided evidence that the use of plants for decoration as well as for food developed early in the history.

Some men are concerned with physical .................. when they choose a wife.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 44.
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (35)_____ the joining of two individuals. The event (36)_____ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (37)_____ . Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding. The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (38)_____ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (39)_____ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy. The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (40)_____ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (41)_____ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber. (42)_____ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (43)_____ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (44)_____ the traditions alive.
(40).......................

Greater efforts are needed to reach the goal of universal education.

I’ve got __________ money to lend you now. I think you can ask Lyn for some

Read and choose the appropriate option: 
WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT? Different kinds of animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go extinct because the climate (41)_______ they live changes. The climate may become wetter or drier. It may become warmer or cooler. If the animals cannot change, or adapt, to the new climate, they die. Some animals go extinct because thay cannot (42) _______ with other animals for food. Some animals go extinct because they are killed by enemies. New kinds of animals are always evolving. Evolving means that the animals are changing (43) _______ from generation to generation. Small differences between parents, children, and grandchildren slowly add up over many, many generations. Eventually, a different kind of animal evolves. [evolve: tiến hóa] Sometimes many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the (44) _______ time. Scientists call this a mass extinction. Scientists think there (45) _______ at least five mass extinctions in Earth’s history. The last mass extinction happened about 65 million years ago. This mass extinction killed off the dinosaurs.
(42)..........................

I’m sorry but I assure you that I had no intention ____________ offending you.

 Nature gave these tiny creatures the ability to reproduce quickly when food is abundant.

A ________ problem, feeling, or belief is difficult to change because its causes have been there for a long time. 

It is ............... to cross the sea in a small boat.red

In many countries, prospective university students apply for  ............... during their last year of high school.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The Whitby Town Council recently prepared a brochure recommending ways that residents can play an ---- - - - role in the community.

 I must remind my students that this grammar point needs …........ 

She nearly lost her own life in a(n) ...................  to save the child from drowning.