Câu hỏi: After a grueling and busy week at work, the stillness of the river reminded Lara of the silence.

A. uproar

B. tranquility

C. serenity

D. tameness

Câu 1: We have to husband our resources to make sure we make it through these hard times.

A. spend

B. manage

C. use up

D. marry

Câu 2: The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.

A. happiness

B. loss

C. sadness

D. pain and sorrow

Câu 3: They are launching a campaign to promote awareness of environmental issues.

A. encourage

B. publicize 

C. hinder

D. strengthen

Câu 4: The minister came under fire for his rash decision to close the factory

A. was dismissed

B.  was acclaimed

C. was criticized

D. was penalized

Câu 5: Maureen usually felt depressed on Mondays, because she never got enough sleep on the weekends.

A. unhappy

B. cheerful

C. glum

D. understanding

Câu 6: After many months of grueling work and painful injuries to her shoulder and back, Susan realized that her dream of swimming the English Channel was unattainable.

A. impossible

B. unachievable

C. realistic

D. confused