Question 12: Arranging flowers           among my mother’s hobbies.

A. is                              B. are                            C. were                         D. have been

Question 11: On hearing that she failed the entrance exam, Trang couldn’t help         into tears.

A. bursting               B. burst                     C. to bursting              D. to burst

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Question 10:                  his poor English, he managed to communicate his problem very clearly.

A. Because                    B. Even though             C. Because of               D. In spite of

Question 9: Peter: “What ______your flight?”

Mary: “There was a big snowstorm in Birmingham that delayed a lot of flights.”

A. held up                     B. postponed up            C. delayed up                D. hung up

Question 8: During the campaign when Lincoln was first a(n)                 for the Presidency, the slaves on the  far-off  plantations,  miles  from any  railroad  or  large  city  or  daily  newspaper,  knew  what  the  issues involved were.

A. competitor                B. contestant                 C. applicant                    D. candidate

Question 7: This class _______ is a prerequisite for microbiology, is so difficult that I would rather drop it.

A. that                           B. when                        C. where                       D. which

Question 6: Jenny: “Was Linda asleep when you came home?”

Jack: “No. She                  TV.”

A. watched                    B. had watched             C. was watching           D. has been watching

Question 5: By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a                  name.

A. housekeeper             B. housewife                 C. household                 D. house

Question 4: Jack has a collection of                 .

A. old valuable Japanese postage stamps           B. old Japanese valuable postage stamps

C. valuable Japanese old postage stamps           D. valuable old Japanese postage stamps