I still remember  .............   off his extraordinary childhood with lots of hardship.

Why don’t you try praising your students occasionally instead of _________ them all the time?

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentence below: 
Football is the world’s most popular ball game in numbers of participants and …..…. Simple in its principal rules and essential equipment, the sport can be played almost anywhere, from official football playing fields (pitches) to gymnasiums, streets, school playgrounds, parks, or beaches.

_________ do they call it ‘the rush hour’ when nothing moves?

The prices at the restaurant across the road have __________ twice already this year - soon, I won’t be able to afford to eat there. 

Today the move away from rigid rules makes it much easier (1) ________ the right way to behave because there are fewer out and out ‘wrongs’. Of course there are still a few situations where inflexible rules (2) ________, although these are mainly concerned with official functions. But nine times out of ten, the way you choose to behave is (3) ________ you, with one very important proviso: that you keep firmly in (4)________ the basis (5)________ etiquette has grown up; in other words, the need always to consider other people's feelings first. 
Some people, for instance, are very informal and outgoing by (6) ________, while others prefer to be more reserved and formal. Younger people tend to be less formal than their parents. Habits can (7) ________ in different parts of the country. Behaviour which may be commonplace in the capital - like arriving later than the stated time - can often be unconventional (8) ________. Just remember the basic rule of consideration for others, and when in doubt, follow the example of those around you. Etiquette is a skill that is easily learned and it brings the benefits of other people's appreciation whenever you (9) ________ in practice. It's a pleasure to spend time with people who are reliably courteous and (10) ________; it's also pleasant to feel that you will always know what to do or say in any circumstances, mundane or extraordinary
(1).....................

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

The 1923 earthquake in Japan killed about 200,000 people and left countless wounded and homeless.

..............for 4 hours, they decided to stop to have lunch at a cheap restaurant.

The relative size of an insect's wing is much greater than  ...............

It is predicted that over the next few decades many species will die   ......... as once fertile areas turn to desert,

Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

She's a gifted linguist and is able to ........ easily from English to French.

Not until I came home _______I had lost my key.

Everyone in this company would like _______ to a higher position.

I can't wait for the river to ________ so we can do some ice fishing.

Vietnamese athletes performed_______ and won a lot of gold medals. 

Identify the error in each sentence: Paintings of a religious, ceremonial, or history (A) character tend (B) to elevate their (C) subjects above the level of ordinary (D) existence.

'What did you do to your hand?' I___________ when I was chopping vegetables.'

Identify the error in each sentence: The sculptor (A) John Rogers produced many replica (B) of his (C) bronze statues (D)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

(A) Two thousand five hundred dollars a year (B) were the (C) per capita income in Vietnam (D) in 2018.

If he had known her telephone number, he________her.

Her ……... language is Korean.