Question 55: Shelly disagreed with the board's decision. She                 and went to work for another company.

A. pursued                    B. resigned                    C. abandoned                D. retained

Question 54: His reply was so                    that I didn't know how to interpret it.

A. explicable                 B. assertive                   C. explanatory              D. ambiguous

Question 53: Is that the man                   .

A. whom you lent the money                             B. whom did you lend the money

C. you lent the money                                        D. you lent the money to

Question 52: With its thousands of rocks and caves                  out of the water, Ha Long Bay has won

international recognition.

A. being emerged         B. emerged                   C. emerging                  D. emerge

Question 51: If the prisoners attempt to escape from prison,                   immediately.

A. they will have caught                                     B. they will catch

C. they will be caught                                        D. they would be caught

Question 50: We missed the ferry yesterday morning. It                       by the time we arrived at the pier.

A. has already gone      B. was already going    C. had already gone      D. already went

Question 49:                   , the town does not get much of an ocean breeze.

A. Locating near the coast                                  B. Despite location near the coast

C. Though located near the coast                       D. In spite having location near the coast

Question 48:               they've already made their decision, there's nothing much we can do.

A. Seeing that               B. On grounds that       C. Assuming that          D. For reason that

Question 47: Most people indulge                   harmless fantasies to relieve the boredom of their lives.

A. of                              B. in                              C. to                              D. for

Question 46: When he came to the counter of pay, he found that he had                cash                his credit card with him.

A. either/or                  B. neither/nor                C. both/and                  D. not/neither