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

A. beating

B. tapping

C. knocking

D. striking

Câu 1: She began to feel nervous when the train pulled up at the _____ between Austria and Yugoslavia.

A. edge

B. bar

C. border

D. division

Câu 2: Before you sign anything important, pay careful _____ to all the conditions.

A. notice

B. attention

C. regards

D. reference

Câu 3: The doctor _________me not to stay up too late at night.

A. advised

B. suggested

C. insisted

D. forced

Câu 4: The bicycle was moving so fast that its rider could not ______ an accident.

A. leave

B. avoid

C. miss

D. overtake

Câu 5: 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 6:  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