II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. Which _________ does your company manufacture?
     a. produce                         b. product                           c. production                      d. productive

7. The morning's work was constantly _________ by phone calls.

     a. made                             b. interrupted                      c. created                            d. changed

8. _________ they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climates.

     a. Even though                 b. In spite of                       c. Nevertheless                   d. Despite

9. People are fleeing the area in panic.

     a. excitement                    b. fear                                 c. gust                                 d. danger

10. Before the plane takes off, passengers must __________ their seat belts.

     a. fasten                            b. flee                                  c. emit                                 d. unbind

11. My morning __________ is to get up at seven, have breakfast, then leave home at eight.

     a. timetable                       b. habit                                c. routine                               d. action
12. He took charge of the firm after his father had resigned, but he couldn’t do the business well because of his lack of __________.
     a. experiment                    b. service                            c. hobby                             d. experience
13. After every semester some best students are always __________ prizes and scholarship.
     a. awarded                         b. devoted                          c. obtained                         d. prevented
14. Vaccinating is the best __________ of some certain infectious disesases.
     a. prevent                           b. prevention                     c. preventing                      d. preventor
15. The course required regular __________. Peter was not allowed to take the examination because of his several absences.
     a. entertainment                 b. compliment                   c. attendance                      d. expectation

13. Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over ____ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool, or silk.

A. that                          B. the one                    C. what                        D. which

14. The government would be forced to use its emergency powers ____ further rioting to occur.

A. should                     B. did                           C. were                        D. had

15. _____we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.

A. For now                  B. Now that                 C. Ever since               D. By now

16. Go on. Tell me the gossips. I'm all ____.

A. full                          B. head                        C. eyes                         D. ears

17. If only motorists ____ drive more carefully.     A. might               B. shall                        C. would          D. should

18. He lost control of his temper and ____ his anger.

A. lost sight of             B. took note of            C. made room for        D. gave way to

19. Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the ____ that the matter was confidential.

A. reason                     B. excuses                   C. grounds                   D. foundations

20. ____ at his lessons, he couldn't catch up with his classmates.

A. Hardly as he worked           B. Hard as he worked              C. Hard as he does       D. Hard as he was

21. ____ is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.

A. That Philip Glass     B. Philip Glass, who    C. Philip Glass D. Because Philip Glass

22. ____ invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.

A. Although is             B. Despite                    C. Even though it         D. Although

23. In fact, the criminals ____ in because the front door was wide open and they just walked in.

A. needn't have broken                                    B. shouldn't have break

C. didn't need to break                         D. couldn't have broken

24. Nam: In my opinion, computer is one of the most wonderful inventions.Lan: ____.

A. There is no doubt about it.              B. Yes. Congratulations!

C. You shouldn't have said that                       D. Pardon?

25. Nga: Would you mind if I closed the door? It's too cold outside.Lan: ____.

A. I'd rather you didn't. It's stuffy.       B. No, I don't like.       C. No, never mind.      D. Why not do it?