Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 16: When I got home I found that water...............................down the kitchen walls        A. ran                     B. was running                  C. has run                        D. had been running Question 17: Up to now, the manager ………………..a lot of information about his secretary.       A. learned               B. learns                            C. had learned                D. has learned Question 18: My mother is the first.................up and the last......................to bed       A. getting- going    B. to get- going                  C. getting- to go              D. to get- to go Question 19: In the 19th century, it.............two or three months to across North America by covered wagon       A. took                    B. had taken                     C. had been taken            D. was taking Question 20: When I came to visit her last night, she ________ a bath.       A. is having            B. was having                   C. has                                D. had Question 21: My mother takes responsibility ________ running the household.       A. with                   B. about                            C. for                                 D. at Question 22: My family consist ________ five people: my parents, my two younger brothers and I.       A. on                       B. of                                   C. over                             D. up Question 23: My main                                           responsibility is to look after the boys, who are ________ and mischievous sometimes, but most of the time they are obedient and hard-working.       A. act                      B. action                            C. active                           D. actively Question 24: It is generally believed that “men build the ________ and women make it home”.       A. school                B. bridge                           C. hospital                        D. house Question 25: I must thank the man from _____ I got the present.       A. who                    B. whom                            C. that                               D. which Question 26: ___ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we’re no longer considering our skiing trip.       A. Due to                B. Because                        C. Since                             D. Due to the fact that Question 27: Timmy spent __________ money buying movie tickets that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink.       A. such                    B. a lot of                           C. too much                      D. so much Question 28: She left him _______ she still loved him.       A. even if               B. even though                  C. in spite of                     D. despite Question 29: The children ___________ high grade at school.      A. achieve               B. achievement                 C. achievable                    D. achieving Question 30: Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _______ once or twice a week at the hospital.       A. solution              B. night shift                      C. household chores         D. special dishes Question 31: We enjoy _______ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard.       A. spending            B. caring                            C. taking                           D. doing Question 32: My husband and I both go out to work so we share the………………       A. happiness           B. household chores         C. responsibility               D. employment Question 33: Family is the place where _______ children is not only tolerated but welcomed and encouraged.       A. taking                 B. having                          C. giving                            D. showing Question 34: People tend to work hard at this_________ of life.       A. distance             B. stage                            C. space                            D. level Question 35: Nam: “I’m going to be the manager of my company next week”.                       Son: “_________”       A. It’s all right.        B. Congratulations!       C. Don’t mention it.         D. Thank you.   Question 36: Lan: “Hoa, thank you very much for what you’ve done for me”.                       Hoa: “_______”       A. No, not at all.    B. What a pity!                 C. Yes, you’re welcome.          D. Never mind Question 37: Long: “Will you lend me your cell phone for a moment, please?”                      Sang: “________”       A. Thank you         B. Take care                     C. Yes, here you are        D. Good bye Question 38: Tom: “Would you like to join our picnic?”                       Mai: “________”       A. No. I’ m a student B. It’s careless of you  C. Never mind                 D. Yes, I’d love to Question 39: Members of your family have very close relationship with each other, ________?       A. do they               B. don’t they                     C. have they                     D. haven’t they Question 40: We always feel ________ and secure in our family.       A. safe                    B. safely                            C. safety                           D. safeguard