Question 14: Peter has a separate room for his musical             .

A. instruments              B. equipment                C. tools                         D. facilities

Question 13: She didn’t enjoy her first year at college because she failed to her new friends.

A. come in for               B. look down on           C. go down with           D. get on with

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