______ (57)
A.were
B.have been
C.was
D.had been

______ (59)
A.breaking down
B.staying up
C.giving up
D.coming about

Mike graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A.Mike joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
B.If Mike graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
C.Although Mike graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
D.That Mike graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed

They drove fifteen miles off the main road. Also, they had nothing to eat for the day.
A.Not only did they drive fifteen miles off the main road, they also had nothing to eat for the day.
B.Driving fifteen miles off the main road, they eventually had something to eat for the day.
C.They neither drove fifteen miles off the main road nor had anything to eat for the day.
D.They drove fifteen miles off the main road until they had something to eat for the day.

Everyone was watching the little dog. They were greatly amused at it.
A.Everyone felt great and amused when the little dog was watching them.
B.The little dog was watching everyone with great amusement.
C.Everyone was greatly amused at the little dog they were watching.
D.The little dog was greatly amused by the way everyone was watching it.

A.kitchen
B.mountain
C.fountain
D.maintain

A.diploma
B.financial
C.devastate
D.procedure

___________ (70)
A.facilities
B.supplies
C.conveniences
D.provisions

Câu IX:
Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence.
Playing a major role in the economic life of theUnited States,………….
A.women currently are made up 46 percent by the workforce.
B.46 percent of the workforce is currently made up of women.
C.women currently make up 46 percent for the workforce.
D.women currently make up 46 percent of the workforce.

Câu IX:
Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence.
…………. living in Birmingham, Englandthat the American writer Washington Irving wrote Rip Van Winkle.
A.While he was
B.It was
C.It was while
D.Not until