Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.

Câu 1: Each of us must take ______ for our own actions.

A. probability

B. ability

C. possibility

D. responsibility

Câu 2: These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.

A. solve   

B. solvable    

C. solutions     

D. solvability

Câu 3: John is _______ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.

A. a    

B. an    

C. the

D. no article

Câu 4: According to the boss, John is the most _______ for the position of executive secretary.

A. supportive

B. caring   

C. suitable   

D. comfortable

Câu 5: She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.

A. came into 

B. went leisurely  

C. went quickly  

D. dropped by

Câu 6: Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.

A. help   

B. prepare  

C. be busy 

D. attempt

Câu 7: Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.

A. happen

B. encounter  

C. arrive  

D. clean

Câu 8: What are the _______ of that country? - I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.

A. drinks   

B. beverages 

C. grains     

D. special dishes

Câu 9: Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first _______.

A. try     

B. attempt    

C. doing 

D. aim

Câu 10: Where is Jimmy? - He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.

A. on / for 

B. in / about     

C. to / through      

D. at / with

Câu 11: With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.

A. under

B. above  

C. upon

D. out of

Câu 12: We are not allowed _______ jeans at school.

A. wear

B. to wear

C. wearing

D. worn

Câu 13: Sometimes I do not feel like _______ to my sibling about my troubles.

A. talk  

B. to talk   

C. talking

D. talked

Câu 14: The worker was _______ his boss expected, so he was offered a raise.

A. more hard-working     

B. as hard-working than

C. more hard-working than 

D. more hard-working as

Câu 15: John _______ a respectful and obedient student.

A. said to be 

B. is said    

C. is said being    

D. is said to be

Câu 16: I love _______ films but I seldom find time to go the cinema.

A. see      

B. saw    

C. seen

D. seeing

Câu 17: In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more comfortable.

A. becomes     

B. has become   

C. became 

D. will become

Câu 18: In the 19^th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.

A. took   

B. had taken  

C. has taken      

D. was taking

Câu 19: In the past the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.

A. was / have changed 

B. is / change

C. had been / will change  

D. has been / changed

Câu 20: Now you _______ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.

A. are flying   

B. would fly   

C. will fly  

D. can fly

Câu 21: When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.

A. was calling / watched    

B. called / have watched

C. called / was watching     

D. had called / watched

Câu 22: By this time next summer, you _______ your studies.

A. completes 

B. will complete

C. are completing  

D. will have completed

Câu 23: Right now, Jim _______ the newspaper and Kathy _______ dinner.

A. reads / has cooked     

B. is reading / is cooking

C. has read / was cooking        

D. read / will be cooking

Câu 24: Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She _______ and he_______  the Newspaper.

A. are doing / is cooking / is reading

B. were doing / was cooking / was reading

C. was doing / has cooked / is reading

D. had done / was cooking /read