Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each numbered blank (from 26 to 30).

Students at the age of 18 always have to face a difficult decision to make. Some want to go on with their study (26)_______ college or university, others prefer to start work immediately. Many school leavers are eager to go to work in order to make money to live (27)_______ and help their parents. They always (28)_______ their best to overcome any obstacles they may encounter. Unfortunately, owing to the guidance (29)_______ is poor and biased from their parents and teachers, most boys and girls are ill-prepared for employment. Therefore, they often feel worried and build up all sorts of fearsome prospects in their mind as the time to start work gets nearer. It is the duty of the school and family (30)_______ these young people for their future jobs.

Peter: “What________ your flight?”

Mary: “There was a big snowstorm in Birmingham that delayed a lot of flights.”

During the campaign when Lincoln was first a(n)________ for the Presidency, the slaves on the far-off plantations, miles from any railroad or large city or daily newspaper, knew what the issues involved were.

By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ________ name.

When the Titanic started sinking, the passengers were________.

Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is _____; if it was destroyed no amount of money could ever replace it.

The elaborate bridal costumes of the coastal Indians are ____ from mother to daughter.

As the years passed, Joe’s memories of his terrible experience _____ away, and he began to lead a normal life again.

It is said that a drizzle on the Phap Van - Cau Gie Expressway caused poor______ and slippery road surface, leading to the vehicles, traveling at high speed, unable to respond safely.

I was very sad when the vet said he'd have to ________ Gertie, our lapdog.

You're 18! You ________ to be able to look after yourself by now.