We moved to the countryside because we wanted to be close to __________nature.

• an

• Ø

• the

• a

Michael Hart was the ____ of Project Gutenberg, one of the longest-lasting online library projects.

• founder

• author

• architect

• father

Your computer may go to sleep, ____________ it's still consuming energy.

• but

• even though

• so

• furthermore

Lan __________learning English a few years ago.

• is starting

• started

• starts

• will start

Each ethnic group has its own cultural identities, thus, the Vietnamese culture has both ________ and unity.

• difference

• variety

• similarity

• diversity

I ____________ Lan since she went abroad.

• wasn't met

• hadn't met

• didn't meet

• haven't met

Could you __________me a hand with the washing-up, Kent?

• give

• shake

• hold

• join

In_________ cities, people have access to jobs, healthcare and other facilities.

• year-round

• thought-provoking

• weather-beaten

• fast-growing

The movie ____ by the time we ____ to the theater.

• had already started/ gotten

• already started/ gotten

• had already started/ got

• already started/ had gotten

Mary demanded that the heater ________ immediately. Her apartment was freezing.

• repaired

• be repaired

• being repaired

• been repaired