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______ the film’s director, Ben Affleck, was famously left off the 85th Oscar’s Best Director list of nominees surprised everyone.
A.What
B.Due to
C.Although
D.That

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Who will _______ your baby when you are at work?
A.take after
B.take on
C.take over
D.take care of

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Not until a few years ago_______ playing football.
A.did he start
B.he has started
C.he started
D.had he started

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When she came home from school yesterday, her mother in the kitchen.
A.cooked
B.was cooking
C.is cooking
D.cooks

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Most young people nowadays believe in ___________ marriage – first come love, then comes marriage.
A.romantic
B.arranged
C.unique
D.contractual

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It’s my wish that he ___________here at this room at 5p.m tomorrow.
A.will be
B.is
C.be
D.is going to be

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Unfortunately, not all candidates can be offered a job, some have to be___________.
A.required
B.rejected
C.remained
D.resigned

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The rise in energy___________ has led to a reduction of fossil fuels that the world must use.
A.redundancy
B.consumption
C.efficiency
D.suitability

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In Vietnam, application forms for the National Entrance Examinations must be ___before the deadline, often in April.
A.issued
B.signed
C.filed
D.submitted

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He walked _______ I could not catch up with him.
A.fast
B.so fast that
C.as fast as
D.faster than