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: My mother takes care ............... sick children.

A. about

B. in

C. at

D. of

Câu 2: He couldn’t ____ the thought of leaving his home town for ever. 

A. think

B. bear

C. carry

D. hold

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

A. advised

B. suggested

C. insisted

D. forced

Câu 4:  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 5: In the market, the merchants _______ and joked with their friends and neighbours.

A. bargained

B. gardened

C. bearded

D. changed

Câu 6: 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