Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
Thanks to her father's encouragement, she has made great ______ in her study.
A.contribution
B.progress
C.standard
D.development

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
I can’t stand the car ____________ Therefore, I hate traveling by car.
A.ailment
B.illness
C.sickness
D.disease

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
The Spratly Islands and the Paracel Islands ……………….. Vietnam.
A.name after
B.belong to
C.consist of
D.stand for

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty ______ paintings were destroyed, including two by Van Gogh.
A.priceless
B.valueless
C.worthless
D.worthy

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
After nine months without any rain, the country was facing one of the worst _______ in the last fifty years.
A.droughts
B.floods
C.draughts
D.eruptions

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
_____ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement.
A.In place
B.On behalf
C.Instead
D.On account

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
Business leaders gave an ________ welcome to the proposal.
A.warmly
B.exciting
C.enthusiastic
D.official

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
A recent survey has shown that supporters of equal partnership in marriage are in the _______.
A.crowd
B.obligation
C.majority
D.particular

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
There are some hobbies that I _____ in for a while besides reading and collecting
A.indulge
B.fascinate
C.occupy
D.accomplish

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
We need ________actions and interventions of the local authorities to prevent national parks from being destroyed by pollution.
A.excitedly
B.timely
C.threateningly
D.approximately