She spoke quietly to him ................nobody else could hear a word
A.because           
B.if
C.although
D.so that

Read  the  following  passage  and  mark  the  letter A, B, C, or D on  your  answer  sheet  to  indicate  the correct   answer  to  each  of  the  questions   from   36  to  42.
American movies create myths about college life in the United States. These stories are entertaining, but they are not true. You have to look beyond Hollywood movies to understand what college is really like.
Thanks to the movies, many people believe that college students party and socialize more than they study. Movies almost never show students working hard in class or in the library. Instead, movies show them eating, talking, hanging out, or dancing to loud music at wild parties. While it is true that American students have the freedom to participate in activities, they also have academic responsibilities. In order to succeed, they have to attend classes and study hard.
Another movie myth is that athletics is the only important extracurricular activity. In fact, there is a wide variety of nonacademic activities on campus such as special clubs, service organizations, art, and theater programs. This variety allows students to choose what interests them. Even more important, after graduation, students’ résumés look better to employers if they list a few extracurricular activities.
Most students in the movies can easily afford higher education. If only this were true! While it is true that some American college students are wealthy, most are from families with moderate incomes. Up to 80% of them get some type of financial aid. Students from middle and lower-income families often work part-time throughout their college years. There is one thing that many college students have in common, but it is not something you will see in the movies. They have parents who think higher education is a priority, a necessary and important part of their children's lives.
Movies about college life usually have characters that are extreme in some way: super athletic, super intelligent, super wealthy, super glamorous, etc. Movies use these stereotypes, along with other myths of romance and adventure because audiences like going to movies that include these elements. Of course, real college students are not like movie characters at all.
So the next time you want a taste of the college experience, do not go to the movies. Look at some college websites or brochures instead. Take a walk around your local college campus. Visit a few classes. True, you may not be able to see the same people or exciting action you will see in the movies, but you can be sure that there are plenty of academic adventures going on all around you!
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Learning is only part of students’ college life.
B.There is a wide choice of extracurricular activities for college students.
C.Extracurricular activities are of no importance to employers.
D.Not all extracurricular activities are students’ academic responsibilities.

The author uses the phrase “never to reemerge” to indicate that the dinosaurs
A.went into hiding
B.became extinct
C.lost their way   
D.never died out.

 According to the passage when did sea level significantly rise? 
A. From 8,000 to 11,000 years ago  
B.In the nineteenth century 
C.In 1946  
D.80 million years ago

Exercise 8. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 36 to 40.
Vietnamese generally shake hands when greeting and parting. Using both hands shows respect as does a (36)              bow of the head. In rural areas, elderly people who do not extend their hand are greeted with a slight bow. Women are more likely to bow the head than to shake hands. Vietnamese names begin with the family name andare (37)               by a given name. People address one another by their given names, but add a title that indicates their perceived relationship to the other person. These titles are family related rather than professional. Among colleagues, for example, the younger of the two might combine the given name with the title of―Anh(OlderBrother). A/n (38)         greeting combined with the given name and titleis “Xin chao” (Hello). Classifiers for gender and familiarity are also combined with the greeting. In formal meetings, business cards are sometimes exchanged on greeting.
Vietnamese have astrong (39)              of hospitality and feel embarrassed if they cannot show their guests full respect by preparing for their arrival. Therefore, it is (40)                  to visit someone without having been invited. Gifts are not required, but are appreciated. Flowers, incense, or tea may be appropriate gifts for the hosts. Hosts also appreciate a small gift for their children or elderly parents.
(37) 
A.continued                
B.chased                     
C.followed                 
D.forwarded

Listen, Donna. I don’t care if you_______ the bus this morning. You_____ late for work too many times. You are fired!
A.have missed - have been
B.missed - have been
C.missed - were
D.were missing - were

Many of the ____________ not used today. They are remnants of the past.
A.railroad tracks around here are
B.railroad ‘s tracks around here is
C.railroad tracks around here is 
D.railroad ‘s tracks around here are.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in the meaning or best combination to each of the following questions.
If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
A.I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.
B.I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
C.In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.
D.I am too tall to reach the top shelf.

It was difficult to guess what her ________ to the news would be.
A.feelings      
B.reaction 
C.capital  
D.opinion

Choose the word or phrase A, B, C, or D  that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
They asked ............ our bags outside the exam room.
A.to leave   
B.us to leave 
C.we leave
D.us leaving