Exercise 5. Read the following passage and choose the best answer.
There are a lot of things you should follow to be a welcome guest in America. When you are (26) _____to have dinner at your friend’s house, it’s necessary to bring a small present. Flowers are always nice, you may bring a bottle of (27) _______ if you know that your friend likes drinking. You are expected to arrive for dinner on time or just a few minutes late. Don’t get there early. If you are going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them. Try to relax and enjoy yourself at the dinner table. If you don’t know about choosing the (28)______ fork or knife, just watch the other, and follow them. If you still have no idea of (29)________ to do, ask the person next to you. When it comes to the food, if you like it, say so. They are looking forward to hearing your compliments. Of course, you will thank them for the meal and for their kindness. It is also a good idea to send a (30) ______note the day after.
(27) _______
A.juice
B.wine     
C.lemonade
D.Coke

Exercise 3. Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She’s a _____ woman.
A.ambitious
B.strong-willed
C.brilliant
D.humane

Exercise 3. Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
I wish she ______________ to the party yesterday.
A.came 
B.had come  
C.have come  
D.has come

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 24 to 25.
We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by eight o’clock and take good care of their own business.
A.have a good voyage
B.organize things inefficiently
C.run faster than others    
D.manage an inflexible system

He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.
A.He objected to his secretary coming late to work the fact that his secretary also came late to work.
B.He objected to his secretary about coming late to work the fact that his secretary came late to work.
C.He objected to his secretary coming late to work the fact that his secretary came late to work.
D.He objected to his secretary coming late to work

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 10 to 21.
Credit _____ in this semester requires approximately three hours of classroom work.
A.given                      
B.giving                     
C.gave                       
D.give

While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.
A.Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior that I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.
B.Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior that I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I help you this time.
C.Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior that I strong disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.
D.Despite my strong disapproving of your behavior/ the fact that I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.

Nobody has cleaned the streets this week.
A.The streets wasn't cleaned this week.
B.The streets haven‘t been cleaned this week.
C.The streets have been cleaned this week.
D.The streets are cleaned this week.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from working-class _______(1) in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the______ (2) and their working day was usually very long, they often______ (3) on Sundays, too. Once a year, it was usually______ (4) Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and_______ (5) presents for their mothers and for ______(6) members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and then they went_____ (7) to their work. People call that day Mothering Day ______(8) Mothering Sunday.Later workers at the factories and girls_______ (9) worked in the houses of rich families received one free day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is______ (10) last Sunday in March.
_______(10)
A.a
B.an
C.the
D.

Exercise 6. Read the text and questions below, then circle the letter A, B, C or D that you think the best option.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the nineteenth century, and later came to the United States. Several members of his family did a great deal to encourage him in the field of science. His father was most instrumental in supervising his work with the deal. While he dealt with the deaf and investigated the science of acoustics, his study eventually led to the invention of the multiple telegraph and his greatest invention of the telephone. The last quarter century of his life was dedicated to the advance in aviation.
What was considered to be Alexander Graham Bell’s greatest invention?
A.multiple telegraph
B.telephone 
C.aviation
D.acoustics