John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.

     A. John needn’t be here yesterday because he was ill.

     B. Because of his illness, John shouldn’t have been here yesterday.

     C. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.

     D. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.

Were it not for the money, this job wouldn’t be worthwhile.

     A. This job offers a poor salary.

     B. This job is rewarding at all.

     C. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money.

     D. Although the salary is poor, the job is worthwhile.

A thrifty buyer chases fruits and vegetables in season.

     A. professional              B. economical               C. careful                      D. extravagant

Your experience with oil well fires will be invaluable to the company in case of trouble

     A. precious                    B. priceless                    C. important                  D. worthless

The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List is a comprehensive catalogue of the conservation status of species.

     A. complete                  B. rational                     C. understandable         D. valuable

During their five-decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects.

     A. going off                  B. going over                C. going by                   D. going ahead

Teddy: “I’m very sorry for letting you wait for so long”
Maria: “_______________”

     A. Don’t apologize. I’ve just arrived here.         B. You’re welcome

     C. It doesn’t matter. Thank you                         D. My pleasure. Don’t worry about it

Mrs Quyen: “Word hard! Otherwise, you may fail the exam”
Anna: “__________________”

     A. Ok, I will                 B. I think you have to   C. I can’t fail it             D. I see

She used to be very thin but she has __________ a bit now.

     A. filled in                    B. finished off              C. filled out                  D. fired away

Murder is a serious crime and one rarely ______________ with it.

     A. get away                  B. go away                    C. turn away                 D. come away