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FIFTEEN - MINUTE TEST

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Choose the best answer:

1). In spite __________, the football match was not cancelled.

A). the rain B). of the rain C). it was raining D). there was a rain

2). Before Doi Moi, our production was ____________ ; therefore we led a poor life.

A). efficient B). slow C). constant D). stagnant

3). Which word has the different stress from the others?

A). reform B). measure C). legal D). happen

4). Find an error in the sentence that needs correcting:

Despite he can't speak Vietnamese, he can understand what I say.

A B C D

5). An economic ______ is a period when there's little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs.

A). improvement B). development C). depression D). mission

6). Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?

A). disappointed B). explained C). prepared D). interviewed

7). It was very cold ____________ she did not put on her coat.

A). but B). though C). in case D). although

8). He was said to have died ___________ an overdose of morphine.

A). from B). by C). on D). of

9). Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labour-saving devices.

A). Official B). Schooling C). Foreign D). Household

10). ___________ summer I spent in ____________ USA was one of ___________ best in my life.

A). The - a - the B). The - the - a C). The - the - the D). A - x - the

11). The President has called for massive investment to rebuild the country's __________.

A). economic B). economy C). economical D). economics

12). _________ milk is often added to __________tea in __________ UK

A). The - the - x B). x - x - the C). A - a - x D). The - the - a

13). Although the traffic was heavy, we arrived ___________ time.

A). at B). of C). on D). to

14). My daughter is learning to play _________ violin at __________ school.

A). the - a B). x - the C). a - x D). the - x

15). Don't forget we're meeting on Friday for __________ dinner.

A). a B). x C). an D). the

16). ___________ they are brothers, they do not look like.

A). Although B). Despite C). In spite of D). Even

17). I'm going away ____________ the end of January.

A). in B). at C). on D). from

18). Michael got married _____________ a woman he met when he was studying at college.

A). with B). to C). for D). of

19). Which word has the different stress from the others?

A). dominate B). terrorist C). solution D). subsidy

20). Someone who is ___________ thinks that bad things are going to happen.

A). optimistic B). hopeful C). threatened D). pessimistic

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