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

Turn off this machine, please. The harsh sound really ............... me crazy.

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
(2).....................

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

Mr. Rolland’s job performance will gradually improve  _____________  time and continual training.

Most children enjoy ............. with their parents and s iblirigs.

What (you / cook)..................... tonight? 

From the four words or phrases ( A, B, C, or D), choose the one that best completes the sentence.

The ........ asked the judge to impose  a life sentence because of  the severity of the crime.

In Hawaii it is .................. to greet visitors to the country with a special garland of flowers.

. - Nick: "What about stopping by a fishing village for lunch?”

- Linh: “_______________.’

There are too many chiefs and not enough_______in my company.

Inexperienced ..........  , she can know the way of operating that system.

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

Top executives from Home Stock gave members of the local media a tour of the new store  _____________  its grand opening.

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

Branson Pictures produced several low- budget  ____________  successful films.

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:

She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.

The two children tried __________ they could to bring about a reconciliation between their parents

Would you like a coffee? No, thanks. I (already / have)........................ four cups today. 

In view of the way things have improved I now feel confident enough to have another bite at the _______.

I __________________ any classes so far this year.

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

Sommerland Shopping Mall is situated------- ten minutes away from the downtown area.

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

Tel-Corn Corp.'s merger with Voice Messenger Inc  ___________  at a press conference on Monday last week.

.................. is imperative in your new job. The director disapproves of being late.