______ her inexperience, her failure to secure the contract was not surprising.

     A. By virtue of             B. With regard to          C. In view of                D. In recognition of

In most ______ developed countries, up to 50% of ______ population enters higher education at some time in their life.

     A. the- a                        B. the-0                         C. 0- the                        D. 0-0

 It was so foggy that the driver couldn’t ______ the traffic signs.

     A. break out                  B. make out                  C. keep out                   D. take out

She has two brothers, ______ are engineer.

     A. whom both               B. both who                  C. both of whom          D. both whom

County legislators called for an update of the safety______for the Darcy Power Plant.

     A. regulate                    B. regulative                 C. regulatory                 D. regulation

OPPOSITE

Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.

     A. cover                        B. conserve                   C. presume                    D. reveal

OPPOSITE

School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.

     A. depended                 B. optional                    C. obligatory                 D. required

The government has passed laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade.

     A. enforced                   B. enabled                     C. ensured                     D. enacted

Yes, we went away on holiday last week, but it rained day in day out.

     A. every single day.      B. every other day        C. every two days.        D. every second day.

My sisters used to get on with each other. Now they hardly speak.

     A. My sisters were once close, but they rarely speak to each other now.

     B. My sisters do not speak to each other much, but they’re good friends.

     C. My sisters rarely speak because they have never liked each other.

     D. Because they have never got on, my sisters do not speak to each other.