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 30:

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

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

Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one from 33 to 35

“Could you please wait here until your name is called?” she said.

I don't enjoy _________ at by other people.

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting

There's hardly no sugar left, so we must get some when we go shopping.

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences

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

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently

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 28:

He apologized _________ not being able to complete the poem.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

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

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

“If we had a map, we could find the street,” Mai said

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

Hoa: “Would you mind if I borrow your bike?” Minh “_________.”