Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the opinion that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Mary and Jane are talking about John.
- Mary: “I was so disgusted by his accusations that I packed up my things and left right then and there.”
- Jane: “______. No one can put up with his selfishness.”
       
A.Why?
B.I don’t blame you  
C.Are you serious?  
D.I doubt that

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Jane has such bewitching smile that almost everyone seems to dote on her.
      
A.exquisite                 
B.hostile                     
C.disgusting               
D.inscrutable

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A.So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B.An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C.He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D.Such intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
There can be no _____ fixes or magic solutions to the problem of unemployment.
   
A.quick                      
B.sudden                    
C.speedy                    
D.fast

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
______ busy she is, she manages to pick her children up after school every day.
A.Despite                   
B.Because                  
C.Although                
D.However

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting.
A.Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.
B.Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting.
C.Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.
D.No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Tom had a lucky escape. He ______ killed.
A.could have been
B.must have been  
C.should have been 
D.had been

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Everyone expected Clement’s party to be a disaster. It was exactly the opposite.
A.Clement didn’t expect his party to go badly, but everybody else did.
B.Completely contrary to everyone’s expectations, Clement’s party was really good.
C.The expectation was that Clement’s party wouldn’t be successful, and it wasn’t.
D.Just as everyone had predicted, Clement’s party was not a disaster.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
They report that soil pollution has seriously threatened the livelihood of many local farmers.
A.The livelihood of many local farmers was reported to be seriously endangered by soil pollution.
B.It is reported that the livelihood of many local farmers has led to serious soil pollution.
C.Soil pollution is reported to have posed a serious threat to the livelihood of many local farmers.
D.It has been reported that soil pollution has actually put many local farmers' lives at risk.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
My (A) classmates is (B) going on a (C) trip to Cuc Phuong National Park this weekend (D).
A.My 
B.is 
C.a 
D.this weekend