Câu hỏi: He has adopted three orphans ______ his own six children so that, all together, he has nine children to provide for.

A. besides

B. except

C. beside

D. in place of

Câu 1: The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart.

A. beating

B. tapping

C. knocking

D. striking

Câu 2:  In the central region the dry season is long and severe, and the ______ annual rainfall is only about 70 cm.

A. refreshing

B. general

C. average

D. greatest

Câu 3:  The ball ______ two or three times before rolling down the slope.

A. bounced

B. sprang

C. leapt

D. skipped

Câu 4: In the market, the merchants _______ and joked with their friends and neighbours.

A. bargained

B. gardened

C. bearded

D. changed

Câu 5: He couldn’t ____ the thought of leaving his home town for ever. 

A. think

B. bear

C. carry

D. hold

Câu 6: The two scientists disagreed and a _______ argument developed.

A. wet

B. bitter

C. salty

D. sour