Choose the best word/phrase to complete the sentences.
After a decade of economic liberalization, Vietnam has seen a dramatic rise in living _______ in urban areas.
A.standards
B.backgrounds
C.levels
D.surface

This town is__________like my hometown.
A.the same
B.as
C.more
D.a bit

The new policies include cutting _______ subsidies and trade barriers.
A.agriculture
B.agricultural
C.agriculturalist
D.agriculturally

I was brought _______ in the countryside by my aunt after my parents had pass _______.
A.for / on
B.on / off
C.up / away
D.on / over

Due to industrialization, we have to cope _______ the fact that many species are _______ danger _______ extinction.
A.for / on / with
B.with / in / of
C.at / upon / over
D.over / at / for

The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the _______ is.
A.creativity
B.technology
C.history
D.terrorism

Choose the word/phrase that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined one.
In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.
A.eradicated
B.erased
C.escalated
D.threatened

Constant _______ of attack makes everyday life dangerous here.
A.threaten
B.threateningly
C.threat
D.threatening

No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______.
A.expectedly
B.expected
C.unexpected
D.unexpectedly

It is often a good idea to start with small, easily _______ goals.
A.achievement
B.achievable
C.achieve
D.achiever