Choose the one word or that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part.
The holiday nowadays is not as long as it _______.
A.is used to be
B.was used to be
C.used to be
D.is used tobeing

Tim: Would you mind lending me your dictionary? Paul: ________
A.Yes, let's
B.Great
C.No, of course not
D.Yes. Here you are

I don't remember _________ this machine. Can you show me how?
A.however
B.to operate
C.how to operate
D.whatever

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A.shrine
B.ripe
C.agrarian
D.polite

Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
A.represent
B.exchange
C.receiving
D.prepare

He's a __________ drinker and can nearly always be found in the hotel bar.
A.full
B.strong
C.heavy
D.high

Choose the one word or that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part.
On the first -day of Tet, children _______ their new clothes and make New Year's wishes to their parents.
A.take on
B.pick on
C.put on
D.try on

Choose the one word or that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part.
People believed that what they do on the first day of the year will _______ their luck during the whole year.
A.control
B.influence
C.exchange
D.result

Choose the one word or that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part.
Tet is really a time of fun and _______ throughout the country.
A.holidays
B.celebrations
C.preparations
D.festivals

Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
It is found that endangered species are often concentrated in areas that are poor and densely populated, such as much of Asia and Africa.
A.disappeared
B.increased
C.threatened
D.reduced