— Thanks a lot for offering a great deal of _______ to me in my research.

— It was my great pleasure.

A. ideas B. thoughts

C. suggestions D. advice

A report says that many people in Africa have _______ the Ebola virus so far and new medicine _______ it is being developed.

A. dealt with; for B. come up with; with

C. died from; to D. died of; against

— Can you let me know what you are writing about?

— Sorry, I’m afraid not. It’s _______.

A. difficult B. necessary

C. personal D. valuable

— Don’t _______ too late, or you will feel tired in class.

— I won’t, Dad.

A. get up B. stay up

C. stand up D. wake up

— The team really looks _______ better because the coach had them _______ every night this week.

— Practice makes perfect.

A. a little bit; practise B. a bit; parctising

C. a bit of; to practise D. a little; practiced

— I guess that _______ you _______ Joanna was born in the year of rabbit because you have different animal signs.

— You are right. Joanna was.

A. neither; nor B. either; or

C. not only; but D. both; and

— Which of these two dresses _______, the pink one or the red one, Madam?

— Neither, thanks. I _______ take a look at a light green one.

A. would you rather; prefer

B. would you rather; would rather

C. do you prefer; would rather

D. do you prefer; prefer

In the UK, a woman usually doesn’t like to be asked _______.

A. whether has she got married

B. what is her age

C. where does she come form

D. how much she weighs

We lost the match yesterday, but our coach didn’t get angry. Instead, he ______ us, because we tried our best.

A. was proud of B. was afraid of

C. was worried about D. was unhappy with

— It’s really kind of you to care for my pet dog while I was away for the whole year.

— _______. The dog is loyal. We’ve been close friends.

A. With pleasure B. Never mind

C. Don’t mention it D. It doesn’t matter