Exercise 3 : Choose the best option to complete the sentence. 1. After his fall, he complained that he couldn’t __________ his back properly. A. cooperation B. bloc C. principle D. bend E. maintain F. economy 2. As I know the European Union is a powerful trading __________ A. cooperation B. bloc C. principle D. bend E. maintain F. economy 3. The agreement would give new solidity to military __________ between the two countries. A. cooperation B. bloc C. principle D. bend E. maintain F. economy 4. ASEAN would rank as the eighth largest __________ in the world if it were a single country. A. cooperation B. bloc C. principle D. bend E. maintain F. economy 5. They find it difficult to __________ such high interest rates. A. cooperation B. bloc C. principle D. bend E. maintain F. economy 6. The general __________ is that education should be available to all children up to the age of 16. A. cooperation B. bloc C. principle D. bend E. maintain F. economy V: Choose the correct form of the verbs. 1. __________ centers for orphans or disabled people is something that I usually do at the weekends. A. Visiting B. Visit 2. The main aim of this cultural exchange program is __________ a lasting friendship between the two nations. A. promoting B. promoted 3. Buying a new home often __________ people great anxiety. A. cause B. causes 4. We spend most of the time __________ at the beach is safe. A. swim B. swimming 5. Paul really __________ being the editor of the yearbook at his high school. A. enjoyed B. forgived 6. Jim’s job involves in __________ complaints from dissatisfied customers. A. take B. taking 7. Peter was rather a lazy student, and he tended to avoid __________ whenever he could. A. playing B. studying 8. Laura keeps apologising for __________ able to hand in her reports on time. A. not being B. being giúp dùm mình cần gấp sáng nay lúc 9h giúp dùm mình cần gấp