Choose the correct answer to the following questions.
He was offered the job ________his qualifications were poor.
A.despite
B.in spite of
C.even though
D.whereas

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to compete the following passage.
Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main (21)______ It is the grandest and most (22)______ occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar.
On the days of Tet, everyone tries to be nice and (23)______ to each other. People believe that what they do (24)______ the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year. Thus, only positive comments should be (25)______.
(23)______
A.impolite
B.rude
C.polite
D.please

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to compete the following passage.
Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam’s main (21)______ It is the grandest and most (22)______ occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar.
On the days of Tet, everyone tries to be nice and (23)______ to each other. People believe that what they do (24)______ the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year. Thus, only positive comments should be (25)______.
(25)_____
A.done
B.taken
C.had
D.made

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
Mr. Paul hates (A)being kept (B) to wait (C), that’s why he looks (D)very angry.
A.hates
B.kept
C.to wait
D.looks

Read the passage and choose the correct answers
There are many proverbs about friends and friendship, such as “True friendship is like sound health; the value of its seldom know until it is lost”, and “A real friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out”. When you read these quotes, stop and think about your friendship. Do you and your friends act in a caring way towards one another, do you respect them and do they respect you, but most of all do you value the relationship and love spending time together? Friendship is more than just hanging out together and gossiping about other people. True friendship is when two people have mutual respect for one another, and really care about the each other’s feelings and dreams. You need to be able to be honest with your friends. If there is ever a time when you feel that you cannot tell them the truth, for fear that they will be mad or will not understand, then they are not true friends. Friends share with each other important things that they would not share with others. Friends also care about each other, stick up for one another and enjoy spending time together.
Friends________________.

A.should not spend time together
B.should be honest
C.should gossip about others
D.should not care much

Read the passage and choose the correct answers
There are many proverbs about friends and friendship, such as “True friendship is like sound health; the value of its seldom know until it is lost”, and “A real friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out”. When you read these quotes, stop and think about your friendship. Do you and your friends act in a caring way towards one another, do you respect them and do they respect you, but most of all do you value the relationship and love spending time together? Friendship is more than just hanging out together and gossiping about other people. True friendship is when two people have mutual respect for one another, and really care about the each other’s feelings and dreams. You need to be able to be honest with your friends. If there is ever a time when you feel that you cannot tell them the truth, for fear that they will be mad or will not understand, then they are not true friends. Friends share with each other important things that they would not share with others. Friends also care about each other, stick up for one another and enjoy spending time together.
Which of these can be used to describe true friendship?
A.be honest and be mad
B.hang out and gossip
C.have lunch and gossip
D.trust, respect and share

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
"I'm sorry I have to leave so early," he said.
A.He apologised for having to leave early.
B.He apologised to have to leave early.
C.He apologised that he has to leave early.
D.He apologised to have left early.

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
I didn't listen to him, and I didn't succeed.
A.If I listened to him, I would succeed.
B.If I had listened to him, I would succeed.
C.If I listened to him, I would have succeeded.
D.If I had listened to him, I would have succeeded.

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
A.She never went to Paris to buy a new dress.
B.She never went to Paris without buying a new dress.
C.She never bought a new dress without going to Paris.
D.She never bought a new dress when she went to Paris.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
A.children
B.church
C.change
D.scholar