“You're always making terrible mistakes,” said the teacher. This sentence means that

He apologized _________ not being able to complete the poem.

______ for twelve hours, I felt marvelous.

“Is Marsha still here?” “No. She was the first _________”.

Jane is fortunate now _________ a scholarship last month by her government.

Read the following passage and choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) for each blank

If you are invited to someone's house for dinner in the United States, you should bring a gift, such as a (28)_________ of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a (29)_________ gift, he/she may open it in front of you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is considered polite. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you immediately. Even if the host doesn't like it, he/she will tell a “white lie” and say how much they like the gift to (30)_________ the guest from feeling bad. If your host asks you to arrive at a particular time, you should not arrive (31)_________ on time or earlier than the (32)_________ time, because this is considered to be potentially inconvenient and therefore rude, as the host may not be ready.

Question 32:

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

“We need new curtains.” “Okay, let's buy _________ them.”

Read the following passage and choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) for each blank

If you are invited to someone's house for dinner in the United States, you should bring a gift, such as a (28)_________ of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a (29)_________ gift, he/she may open it in front of you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is considered polite. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you immediately. Even if the host doesn't like it, he/she will tell a “white lie” and say how much they like the gift to (30)_________ the guest from feeling bad. If your host asks you to arrive at a particular time, you should not arrive (31)_________ on time or earlier than the (32)_________ time, because this is considered to be potentially inconvenient and therefore rude, as the host may not be ready.

Question 31:

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences

Don't all of us want _________ and needed by other people?

“Let's have a break for lunch,” said Mathew. This sentence means that _________

“I wish I'd asked for his name and address,” Lan said.

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently

At the end of this month, we _________ friends for ten years.

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others from 39 to 40

Tom said that if he _________ me, he _________ that old building.