The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for _____(31) are the standard
school-leaver qualifications taken by_____(32) all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK _____ (33) school before you ______(34) the age of 16, you will study towards
GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are _____(35), including English and mathermatics,
and you can select others such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options

Question 33. A. dependence B. independence C. independent D. independently

The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for _____(31) are the standard
school-leaver qualifications taken by_____(32) all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK _____ (33) school before you ______(34) the age of 16, you will study towards
GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are _____(35), including English and mathermatics,
and you can select others such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options .

Question 32. A. similarly B. fortunately C. approximately D. virtually

The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for _____(31) are the standard
school-leaver qualifications taken by_____(32) all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK _____ (33) school before you ______(34) the age of 16, you will study towards
GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are _____(35), including English and mathermatics,
and you can select others such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options

Question 31. A. short B. long C. big D. a while

Sue and Brian met. Shortly after that, he announced they were getting married.
A. As soon as Sue and Brian met, they announced they were getting married.
B. Right at the time Brian met Sue, he announced they were getting married.
C. Scarcely had Sue and Brian met when he announced they were getting married.
D. Until Sue and Brian met, they had announced they were getting married.

My motorbike cannot start in the mornings. I think I will get the garage to repair it.
A. My motorbike cannot start in the mornings, so I will have it repaired.
B. My motorbike which I will have it repaired cannot start in the morning.
C. My motorbike which I will get it repaired cannot start in the mornings.
D. My motorbike I will get it repaired which cannot start in the mornings.

He might have been joking when he said he was planning to leave home.
A. The idea of leaving home probably amused him a great deal.
B. I don’t know if he was serious when he expressed his intention of leaving home.
C. He could have made a joke about the situation when he left home.
D. He said he was going to leave home, but it turned out to be only a joke.

The thief wore gloves so as to avoid leaving any fingerprints.
A. The thief wore gloves so as to not leave any fingerprints.
B. The thief wore gloves so that not leave any fingerprints.
C. The thief wore gloves in order not to leave any fingerprints.
D. The thief wore gloves in order to not leave any fingerprints.

It is not until a Vietnamese girl getting 18 years old that she is allowed to get married legally.
A. A Vietnamese girl is not allowed to get married legally only when she gets 18 years old.
B. A Vietnamese girl is allowed to get married legally only after she gets 18 years old.
C. They never allow a Vietnamese girl to get married legally when she is 18 years old.
D. The legal allowance for a Vietnamese girl to get married will be issued in 18 years.

John: “I don’t think I can do this.”
George: “ ___________________”
A. Oh, come on! Give it a try B. Yeah, it’s not easy
C. No, I hope not D. Sure, no way!

Peter: “How do you get to work?”
Mary: “__________________”

A. It is very far B. I walk, of course C. about 2 kilometres D. I was taken there