We were quite impressed by the ______ students who came up with the answer to our question almost instantly.

A. absent-minded

B. big-headed

C. quick-witted

Mr. Pike is certainly a ______ writer; he has written quite a few books this year.

A. prolific

B. fruitful

C. fertile

I am sure your sister will lend you a sympathetic _______when you explain the situation to her.

A. eye

B. ear

C. arm

D. finger

Peter: “Could you fill it up, please?” Ivan: “ _______”

A. Sure. Shall I check the oil as well?

B. Not at all. I’ll fill the oil for you.

C. Certainly. My job is to fill in the application.

D. Where? Of course not.

Mr. Collin is speaking to his student, Brian.

- Mr. Collin: “You’ve been making very good progress. I’m proud of you!” - Brian: “ ______”

A. No problem

B. Don’t worry about it!

C. Everything’s alright. Thank you.

The trouble with James is that he never __________on time for a meeting.

A. turns up

B. takes off

C. takes up

D. turns down

When the kids asked him about his girlfriend, he’d go as red as a __________.

A. tomato

B. chili

C. strawberry

D. beetroot

Silence __________ the theatre as the audience awaited the opening curtain with expectation and excitement.

A. fell in with

B. came between

C. hung over

I’m not going to go ice skating! I’d only fall over and __________ a fool of myself.

A. create

B. show

C. do

A true relationship is thought to be a friendship that may__________through changes in the lives of the friends.

A. entail

B. remain

C. endure

D. continue

Peter and Mary are friends. They have just finished lunch in a restaurant.

- Mary: The food is great. I’ll get the bill. - Peter: _____. 

A. Yes, speak to you soon.

B. No, this is on me.

C. It’s nothing.

D. Don’t mention it.

Sue is phoning Mr. Black but his secretary tells her that he is on vacation.

- Ann: May I leave a message for Mr. Black, please? - Secretary: ______.

A. I’m afraid he is not here.

B. He is taking a message now.

C. Yes. I’ll make sure he gets it.

D. NO, you can’t tell him.

It is said that a drizzle on the Phap Van – Cau Gie expressway caused poor ______ and a slippery road surface, leading to the vehicles, traveling at high speed, unable to respond safely.

A. vision

B. view

C. visibility

D. visionary

I was very sad when the vet said he’d have to _____ Gertie, our lapdog. 

A. put down

B. fell up to

C. pull through

D. wear off

You’re 18! You _____ to be able to look after yourself by now. 

A. are advisable

B. expect

C. suppose

D. are supposed

His work ______  new ground in the treatment of cancer. It is now giving many cancer victims hope of complete recovery.

A. broke

B. found

C. dug

D. uncovered

Mr. Putin won a fourth term as Russia’s president, picking up more than three-quarters of the vote with ______ of more than 67%.

A. an outcome

B. a turnup

C. a turnout

D. an output

Dawn’s thinking of setting ______ a social club for local disabled people.

A. out

B. in

C. up

During the campaign when Lincoln was first a(n)________ for the Presidency, the slaves on the far-off plantations, miles from any railroad or large city or daily newspaper, knew what the issues involved were.

A. competitor

B. contestant

C. applicant

By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ________ name.

A. housekeeper

B. housewife

C. household

D. house

When the Titanic started sinking, the passengers were ________.

A. horrifying

B. apprehensive

C. panic-stricken

D. weather-beaten

I assume that you are acquainted ________ this subject since you are responsible ________ writing the accompanying materials.

A. to/for

B. with/for

C. to/to

I haven’t read any medical books or articles on the subject for a long time, so I’m ________ with recent developments.

A. out of reach

B. out of the condition

C. out of touch

D. out of the question

Jim invited Helen to visit his gardens:

- Helen: "I love your gardens. The plants are well taken care of!"

- Jim : “Thanks. Yes, I suppose I've always ____.”

A. had green fingers

B. let nature take its course

C. made it down on my luck

D. drawn the short straw

In spite of his abilities, Peter has been ______ overlooked for promotion.

A. repeat

B. repeatedly

C. repetitiveness

Please don’t ______ a word of this to anyone else, it’s highly confidential.

A. speak

B. pass

C. mutter

Staying in a hotel costs ______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.

A. twice as much as

B. as much as twice

C. twice more than

D. twice as

Learning Spanish isn’t so difficult once you ______.

A. get away with it

B. get off it

C. get down to it

D. get on it

When I was a child, I loved to splash through the ______ after rain.

A. pools

B. puddles

C. ponds

D. rivers

Her outgoing character contrasts ______ with that of her sister.

A. thoroughly

B. fully

C. sharply

D. coolly

Snow and rain ______ of nature.

A. are phenomena

B. is phenomena

C. is phenomenon

D. are phenomenon

______ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know ______ exact number of them.

A. A/the

B. The/an

C. The/the

All applicants must ________ their university transcript and two reference letters to be considered for this job.

A. permit

B. omit

C. submit

D. admit

I think there’s a picture of the hotel _______the first page.

A. in

B. at

C. on

D. to

“Your kitchen is fantastic! Did you do it all by yourself?” – “No, I ______ by a professional.”

A. had it designed

B. have it to be designed

C. had designed it

D. designed it

I have lived near the airport for so long now that I’ve grown ________ to the noise of the airplanes.

A. accustomed

B. unconscious

C. familiar

We ________ for this opportunity for more than three years.

A. were waiting

B. have been waiting

C. waited

They ________ have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead.

A. could

B. must

C. can’t

D. might

“Can I use your computer?” – “_______.”

A. Well done.

B. No, thanks.

C. Of course

D. Yes, I can

________ here for hours and I feel tired.

A. I have stood

B. I’m standing

C. been standing