26. Our teacher has made a(n) ______ statement that everyone must show up at 6 a.m every Sunday to do volunteer work.

• downright

• categorical

• indubitable

• unstinting

Answer explanation

categorical (adj) = absolute

27. The unity of students and willingness to support each other are considered ______ in my class.

• the mod cons

• the creature comforts

• the birds and the bees

• the vantage points

Answer explanation

the creature comforts (idiom): ăn ngon mặc đẹp = very comfortable

28. Many Japanese people were unconvinced by the idea at first, but after the demonstration, most of them ______.

• caved in

• gave into

• came round

• keeled over

Answer explanation

come round (v) = change one’s mind

29. I have never read ______ before.

• such good article

• so good article

• so good an article

• such good an article

30. My brother won the World Lego Building Championship three years ______.

• running

• passing

• following

• rotating

Answer explanation

time + running (adv) = successively

31. The bank leader, along with her many closest associates, ______ a life sentence.

• was receiving

• was to receive

• were to receive

• were receiving

32. ______ he caught his plane; he hasn’t phoned to say anything went wrong.

• Presumably

• Supposedly

• Assuming

• Granted

Answer explanation

presumably (adv) = I suppose

33. ______ could ever imagine that Tran Thanh would have become a billionaire director.

• Mostly no-one

• Hardly everyone

• Almost anyone

• Just about no-one

34. My brother has been to more than ten interviews, and he now feels like he is banging his head ______.

• on a dead doorway

• on an iron curtain

• against a brick wall

• against a

  stone threshold

Answer explanation

bang one's head against a brick wall (idiom): đập đầu vào tường (cố chấp)

35. The public had to admit a grudging respect for her, although they ______ disliked her.

• energetically

• heartily

• reluctantly

• spectacularly

Answer explanation

heartily (adv) = extremely