Question

[trương tấn thanh]

V. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the num­bered blank.

The table tennis match was very enjoyable before someone lit a cigarette and ruined the evening.  After (36) ________ smoking, they let the cigarette fall on the wooden floor. Unfortunately, they dropped it without putting it out but (37) _________ paid any attention to it. Even the^. woman (38) ________ next to the man with the cigarette did not notice. Soon, however, there was a lot of smoke. Suddenly flames (39) ________ up into the air. Someone immediately ran out of the room to phone the fire brigade. Two or three men got some buckets of water to put out the fire, but it was useless. Everyone in the large hut (40) _________ very frightened. The next moment people rushed towards the main doors. Be­fore the fire brigade arrived, the whole building was on fire. On entering the burning building, one of the firemen^. succeeded in rescuing an old woman.

36. a. finish                               b. finishing                            c. finished                            d. finishes

37. a. someone                          b. anyone                              c. no one                               d. everyone

38. a. she was                           b. was                                    c. who was                           d. she

39. a. shoot                               b. shoots                                c. shot                                   d. shooting

40. a. was                   b. were                          c. has                                 d. have

Answer 1

[Khai Hoan Nguyen]

1B

2C

3C

4C

5A