How long ………… before Val finally turned up ? 

His letter is full of mistakes. He ________ the mistakes carefully before sending it.

Be careful! The baby (put).................. those keys in his mouth!

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.

Identify the error in each sentence: SEAN has actively worked to improve the socio-economic situation and solve problems among theirs member countries

Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank. 
Divided into two parts, rites and festivals, the ceremony commenced at 19:00 with the song, “Vietnam– our Fatherland”. The surprise appearance of parachutists, carrying the 11 (1)_______flags of the competing Southeast Asian countries, was greeted with thunderous applause from the audience.
All the stadium’s lights suddenly came on, marking the start of the procession of Vietnam’s flag and the 22nd SEA Games; symbol. The 11 sporting delegations then marched past the reviewing stand to excited applause from officials and spectators. { rites: nghi lễ, parachutist: người nhảy dù, delegations; đoàn đại biểu}
The sacred (2) ______, which symbolizes the humanity of the games and desire to compete with burning intensity, was taken from The Ho Chi Minh Museum and passed by some famous Vietnamese athletes and athletes from 10 regional countries to Nguyen Thuy Hien (wushu artist) who gave it to the Prime Minister, who in turn passed it to an athlete dressed like national (3) ______ Giong. { sacred: thiêng liêng}
From this athlete’s hand, the official flame was lit at My Dinh National Stadium and will burn thoughout the course of the Games.
Speaking at the (4) _______ceremony, Minister-Chairman of the Physical Training and Sports Committee, who is also the head of the 22nd SEA Games Organizing Board, warmly welcomed Party and State leaders, delegates, domestic and international guests, and 11 sports delegations (5) ______ southeast Asian countries to the 22nd SEA Games
(3).....................

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

Mr. Thome convinced the committee to adopt his strategy by making a  _____________  argument about its potential advantages.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

_____________Logan Home Appliances' annual promotion is now underway, the store is far busier than usual.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

Airport officials have announced that more------- security checks will be adopted to eliminate any potential threats.

The Red Cross is a organization whose purpose is to help people in war time and                   disasters.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

The human brain is often comparing to a computer, but such an analogy can be misleading.

Did you ____________ early today? 

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The current edition of the employee handbook  __________  detailed guidelines for employee performance reviews.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

Once viewers  __________  about a lack of original content, the Spotlight Network introduced new programs that fall.

Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Laos, Viet Nam, Cambodia and Singapore, were the______ members of the SEA Games.

Jane looked at her book________ before she answered the teacher's question.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

 Strong winds knocked a tree down on the road and created a potential   __________ for speeding motorists.

When you called, I _________________. 

............. back to her hometown, Julia Robert found everything new and attractive.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

The accounting department's current software program is not __________   for the tasks that need to be performed.

............, the meeting stops now. Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions later.