A.strongly
B.thickly
C.thinly
D.scarcely

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Our project was successful _____ its practicality.            
A.in terms of             
B.with a view to       
C.on behalf of                        
D.regardless

All/ need/ a cup/ black coffee.
A.All I am needing now is to drink a cup of black coffee.
B.All is needed to be drinking a cup of black coffee. 
C.All of the need now is to drink a cup of black coffee.
D. All I need now is a cup of black coffee.

The radio (play).............. since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
A.has been playing
B.has played
C.played
D.is playing

Do you want to meet Mr. Minh? You spoke to him last night? (to whom)
A.Do you want to meet Mr. Minh to whom you spoke last night?
B.Do you want to meet Mr. Minh to whom you spoke to last night?
C.Do you want to meet Mr. Minh to whom you spoke him last night?
D.

 I last heard this song ten years ago.
A.It is ten years since I have last heard this song
B.It is ten years since I heard this song in the last time.
C.It is ten years since I have heard this song for the last time.
D.It is ten years since I last heard this song

I wish the weather _______ not so hot now.
A.is      
B.be  
C.were   
D.will be

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 43 to 47.
THE GENERATION GAP
People talk about the generation gap as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something which is generally a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results (43) ______ complaints on both side. Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are (44) ______ and disobedient and in addition tend to be irresponsible when spending because they don’t appreciate the (45) ______ of money. Adolescents, on the other hand, complain that their parents don’t understand them.
What has gone wrong? One explanation lies in (46) ______ society has changed. In the past, children would typically continue the way of life of their parents. In today’s world, parents are very (47) ______ for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The problem is that the children often don’t agree with their parents’ plans. Teenagers also reach maturity at an earlier age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting conflict is painful to both sides.
Adapted form Mastering Use of English
(45)
A.worth    
B.value         
C.cost               
D.amount

Exercise 3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 11 to 15.
About 50 or so kinds modern plastic are made from oil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources.  We (11)___ well over three million tons of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away .A high proportion of our animal consumption is in the (12)____ of  packaging and this constitutes  about seven percent by weight, of our domestic (13) ____ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is ,though the plastic recycling industry is growing fast. The plastics themselves are extremely energy - rich – they have a higher calorific (14) ____ than coal and one methodn of “recovery” strongly (15)____ by plastic manufacturers if the conversion  of waste plastic into a fuel.      
(13) 
A.goods
B.refuse
C.rubble
D.requirements

When the visitors arrived, the company gave them the ________ carpet treatment. 
A. blue 
B.red
C.orange
D.green