The ____________ year in Vietnam runs from September to May and is divided into two terms.

  

The preparation_________ by the time the guest_________ 

They say that many people are homeless after the tsunami.

Look! She is laughing. She...........something funny or happy. 

.............. you feel thirsty, please help yourself to the drinks over there.

The newcomer has got few friends, ............  ?

Alice _____ for Washington as soon as she had finished her exam.

I think you’d be to leave now. It looks like there’s going to be trouble.

The leaves of the white mulberry provide food for silkworms,  ..............  silk fabrics are woven.

People demand higher wages because prices are ______ all the time.

Marianne seemed to .................. offence at my comments on her work.

Choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:   Parents bring …… their kids the best way they know how.

No sooner _____ at the bus stop ________ the bus came.

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

In Benjamin Franklin's almanac, he warns against making hasty decisions.

Choose the best answer:

Living standard of our residents has been improved a lot in peacetime in comparison _______ war time.

The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private ............... institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The cyclone has ……  many thousands of deaths.

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
UNICEF was created in 1946 to help bring food and medicine to children who suffered during World War II in Europe. It began as a temporary agency, but became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953 (1)_______ the need for its services around the world. UNICEF's primary concern is to help governments of developing countries improve the quality of life for (2)________ one billion children. UNICEF's main office is in the United Nations offices in New York City, but it also has more than 40 offices and 100 programs (3)_______. In 1965, UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize for its work helping children and building brighter future. UNICEF works with governments to provide three kinds of services. First, UNICEF plans and develops programs in developing countries. These programs serve the community (4)_______ providing health care, information about nutrition, basic education, and safe water and sanitationThen UNICEF trains people to work in these programs. UNICEF also provides supplies and equipment that (5)_______ the programs to work.
(2).........................

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

He told us about the hotel that he had stayed the previous summer.

We ...........  our classroom for the upcoming Teachers' Day, but there's still a lot to do.

They talked for three days before finally _____ a decision.