1. The mausoleum is ................. by Thien Thu mountain, two towering columns and a vast expanse of water. a. feed b. feeding c. fed d. feeds 2. Put plants ............... a window so that they will get enough light. a. near to b. near of c. next to d. nearly 3. Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree ............. a. but two years experience b. also two years experience c. but also two-year experience d. but more two years experience 4. Richard Nixon had been a lawyer and ............... before he entered politics. a. served in the Navy as an officer b. an officer in the Navy c. the Navy had him as an officer d. did service in the Navy as an officer 5. If one of the participants in a conversation wonders ............... no real communication has taken place. a. what said the other person b. what the other person said c. what did the other person say d. what was the other person saying 6. The salary of a bus driver is much higher ................ a. in comparison with the salary of a teacher b. than a teacher c. than that of a teacher d. to compare as a teacher 7. Professional people expect ............... when it is necessary to cancel an appointment. a. you to call them b. that you would call them c. your calling them d. that you are calling them 8. Sedimentary rocks are formed below the surface of the earth ............... very high temperatures and pressures. a. where there are b. there are c. where are there d. there are where 9. Farmers look forward to ............... every summer. a. participating in the county fairs b. participate in the county fairs c. be participating in the county fairs d. have participated in the county fairs 10. Clipper ships were the swiftest sailing ships that ...................... to sea and the most beautiful. a. ever were put b. were ever putted c. were ever put d. ever were putted 11. The ships had their days of ...................... in the 1840s and 1850s. a. glorious b. glory c. glorify d. gloriously 12. Tea loses its flavor quickly ........................ in the hold of a vessel. a. when storing b. stored c. when stored d. storing 13. Earl was one of the first American artists ...................... landscapes. a. painting b. painted c. for painting d. to paint 14. The crime rate has continued to rise in American cities despite efforts on the part of both government and private citizens to curb ................ a. them b. him c. its d. it 15. In 1778, he .................. to London to study with Benjamin West for four years. a. has gone b. had gone c. would go d. went 16. No one has been able to satisfactorily explain how or ............ The Moon sporadically sparks. a. when b. why c. what d. which 17. The basic fiber-optics system is called a fiberscope, ............ Consists of two bundles of fibers. a. which b. in which c. where d. what 18. Physicians can look into the lungs, heart and other areas that were formerly................. to them. a. accessibly b. access c. accessible d. inaccessible 19. ............... his highly individual conceptions of music and chaos, John Cage became a leading figure in avant-garde music. a. Such was b. Due to c. Because from d. That 20. Sanford Meisner ............... the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. a. founding and directing b. who founded and directed c. founded and directed d. in finding and directing