The local were not very friendly towards us, in fact there was a distinctly _________ atmosphere.

     A. hostile                      B. offensive                  C. rude                          D. abrupt

 Women no longer have to do hard work nowadays as they used to, _________?

     A. are they                    B. aren’t they                C. do they                     D. don’t they

I enjoy _________ busy. I don’t like it when there is nothing _________.

     A. being / to do             B. to be / doing             C. to be / to do              D. being / doing

If you knew he was ill, why _________ you _________ to see him?

     A. didn’t / come           B. wouldn’t / come       C. should / come           D. would / come

The world is becoming more (A) industrialized and the number of animal (B) species that have becoming (C) extinct (D) have increased.

The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is (A) the name of (B) a set of English qualifications, generally (C) taking by secondary students (D) at the age of 15-16 in England.

She wishes that we (A) didn’t send (B) her the candy yesterday (C) because she’s (D) on a diet.

Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.

     A. Difficult as her living condition, she studied very well.

     B. She studied very well thanks to the fact that she lived in difficult conditions.

     C. She studied very well in spite of her difficult living conditions.

     D. Although she lived in difficult conditions, but she studied very well..

My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953. It was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

     A. My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953; however, completely destroying the forest fire.

     B. My grandparents’ lake house, which was built in 1953, was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

     C. My grandparent’s lake house was built in 1953, so it was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

     D. The forest fire destroyed my grandparent’s lake house was built in 1953.

The movie bears little resemblance to the original novel.

     A. The movie and the original novel resemble in many ways.

     B. The movie is very similar to the original novel.

     C. The movie and the original novel differ in some ways.

     D. The movie is completely different from the original novel.