Cooper was the first metal (used) by man and is still (of) strong demand (because) it is a good conductor (of) electricity

………… on the floor of the ocean is a big farming industry
A. Oysters raising
B. Oysters are raised
C. the raising of Oysters
D. the Oysters raised

The first clock, made nearly a thousand years ago, had neither a
face nor hands,
………….that rang each hour
A. it had bells
B. rather than bells
C. though bells
D. but it had bells

Baby animals (imitate) their parents tìm từ đồng nghĩa
A. desire
B. copy
C. disrupt
D. arouse

You need to cut ___________the onions into small pieces before
cooking them
A. up
B. down
C. through
D. into

Mary wanted to give Nigel a present that was a little bit out of the
___________
A. normal
B. ordinary
C. average
D. everyday

The two trains came ___________ten metres of collision
A. just
B. within
C. near
D. almost

It was very important for Jill to go home to see her sister’s new
baby girl, whatever the cost of the ticket
A. Even though Jill wanted very much to fly home and meet her sister’s baby girl, the fare was too much for her
B. Jim didn’t care about the cost the ticket, since the only thing she wanted was to get home to meet her sister’s new born daughter
C. Because Jill doesn’t have a lot of money, flying home to meet her sister’s new daughter was less
important to her than the cost of the ticket
D. Knowing how important it was for Jill to meet her new niece, Jill’s sister took care of the cost of the
ticket so that she could fly home and do so

The opinions of the teaching staff were divided as to whether they should change the course book or follow the old one
A. Some members of the teaching staff were in favour of following a new course book, while others thought they should continue with the old one
B. There were different opinions among the teaching staff about the new more book, and in the end, those who were against choosing a new one won
C. The teaching staff could not agree upon a new course book, so they decide to continue with the old one
D. There was no general agreement among the teaching staff about which they should choose as their

(The) rice yields more food per acre than (any) other (grain), and more people depend on (it) than any other foodstuff