Our team could have defended the AFC U23 Championship title  ............  the severe weather condition.

The police must now ________ the escape convict in the surrounding countries.

Choose the best answer:
He is expecting …………………….. a trip to Ha Long Bay.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

This chapter is so difficult to digest, I shall have to read it again later.

The number of homeless people after the flood ................  dramatically.

 The children ..........   “thank you” to you when you gave them the gifts.

To solve this problem, it is advisable .............

I know you didn’t see me yesterday because I was in Hanoi. You  ................ me.

Identify the one underlined word or phrase — A, B, C or D — that must be ,— Enged for the sentence to be correct: 

If you don't know the meaning of a word, you can look up it in a dictionary.

Read the book ________ and you can find the information you need.

He's really shy ________ girl.

Most foreign students don’t like American coffee, and .................

Tom was serious when he said he wanted to be an actor when he grew up. We ..............  at him. We hurt his feelings.

I had no sooner lit the barbecue  .............

We may win, we may lose – It just the ................. of the draw.

Sue would suffer obesity if she couldn’t control her .............  overeating.

Choose the best answer:
It’s no use …………………. him. He never allows anybody …………………. advice.

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

The public speaking course presents trainees with opportunities  _________  themselves in front of a group.

Scarcely  ...........  when the fight broke out.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: She cleaned …… all the food she spilled onto the floor.

No one cares about the starving people  ...............