A.short
B.long
C.big
D.a while

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
He might have been joking when he said he was planning to leave home.
A.The idea of leaving home probably amused him a great deal.
B.I don’t know if he was serious when he expressed his intention of leaving home.
C.He could have made a joke about the situation when he left home.
D.He said he was going to leave home, but it turned out to be only a joke.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Sue and Brian met. Shortly after that, he announced they were getting married.
A.As soon as Sue and Brian met, they announced they were getting married.
B.Right at the time Brian met Sue, he announced they were getting married.
C.Scarcely had Sue and Brian met when he announced they were getting married.
D.Until Sue and Brian met, they had announced they were getting married.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
It is not until a Vietnamese girl getting 18 years old that she is allowed to get married legally.
A.A Vietnamese girl is not allowed to get married legally only when she gets 18 years old.
B.A Vietnamese girl is allowed to get married legally only after she gets 18 years old.
C.They never allow a Vietnamese girl to get married legally when she is 18 years old.
D.The legal allowance for a Vietnamese girl to get married will be issued in 18 years.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
John: “I don’t think I can do this.”
George: “ ___________________”
A.Oh, come on! Give it a try
B.Yeah, it’s not easy
C.No, I hope not
D.Sure, no way!

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
Peter: “How do you get to work?”
Mary: “__________________”
A.It is very far
B.I walk, of course
C.about 2 kilometres
D.I was taken there

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
There were ______ few tickets sold that the concert was cancelled.
A.a
B.very
C.so
D.such

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
Who was the first person ______ the South Pole?
A.to reach
B.who reaches
C.reached
D.reaching

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
______ he was lazy, he failed the exam.
A.So
B.Consequently
C.Thus
D.Now that

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
Nobody died in the accident, but 20 people were ______.
A.damaged
B.injured
C.spoiled
D.wounded