Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 16: When I got home I found that water...............................down the kitchen walls
A. ran B. was running C. has run D. had been running
Question 17: Up to now, the manager ………………..a lot of information about his secretary.
A. learned B. learns C. had learned D. has learned
Question 18: My mother is the first.................up and the last......................to bed
A. getting- going B. to get- going C. getting- to go D. to get- to go
Question 19: In the 19th century, it.............two or three months to across North America by covered wagon
A. took B. had taken C. had been taken D. was taking
Question 20: When I came to visit her last night, she ________ a bath.
A. is having B. was having C. has D. had
Question 21: My mother takes responsibility ________ running the household.
A. with B. about C. for D. at
Question 22: My family consist ________ five people: my parents, my two younger brothers and I.
A. on B. of C. over D. up
Question 23 : My main responsibility is to look after the boys, who are ________ and mischievous sometimes, but most of the time they are obedient and hard-working.
A. act B. action C. active D. actively
Question 24 : It is generally believed that “men build the ________ and women make it home”.
A. school B. bridge C. hospital D. house
Question 25 : I must thank the man from _____ I got the present.
[FONT="]A. who B. whom C. that D. which[/FONT]
Question 26 : ___ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we’re no longer considering our skiing trip.
A. Due to B. Because C. Since D. Due to the fact that
Question 27: Timmy spent __________ money buying movie tickets that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink.
A. such B. a lot of C. too much D. so much
Question 28 : She left him _______ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
Question 29 : The children ___________ high grade at school.
A. achieve B. achievement C. achievable D. achieving
Question 30: Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _______ once or twice a week at the hospital.
A. solution B. night shift C. household chores D. special dishes
Question 31: We enjoy _______ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard.
A. spending B. caring C. taking D. doing
Question 32: My husband and I both go out to work so we share the………………
A. happiness B. household chores C. responsibility D. employment
Question 33: Family is the place where _______ children is not only tolerated but welcomed and encouraged.
A. taking B. having C. giving D. showing
[FONT="]Question[/FONT] [FONT="]34[/FONT]: [FONT="]People tend to work hard at this_________ of life. [/FONT]
A. distance B. stage C. space D. level
Question 35: Nam: “I’m going to be the manager of my company next week”.
Son: “_________”
A. It’s all right. B. Congratulations! C. Don’t mention it. D. Thank you.