_    it was cold, she didn't wear a coat.

Before he went on vacation, Peter left explicit instructions for the decoration of his office.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

For calculating a calendar, it is convenient to use the tropical solar year.

Players who are skilled at several offensive or defensive roles are called_________ players

The parcel is supposed   ............. this evening.

Windsurfing or _______ is the sport of sailing on water standing on a windsurfer.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: “Why is Tony in prison?” “He …..of robbery.”

The__________ positions include: 1 center, 2 wings, 2 drivers, and 1 "point" man.

My uncle wishes his son  ...........   much time when he grows up.

Identify the error in each sentence: In addition to oil refining (A) and international banking, Panama is also (B) known for growing (C) bananas, pineapples (D), and sugar

Identify the error in each sentence: 

Between all the photographs she showed me, there was only one of her husband.

 It is an ….. program. 

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  Loose clothing gives you greater freedom of….

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  “Whatever happened to that fortune-teller?” “I don’t know. She ….. around here in a long time.”

Are you sure that boys are more _______ than girls? 

Chọn câu có nghĩa tương đồng nhất với câu gốc:

The accident happened because she was careless.

A large number of teachers _    at the meeting last week.

Mai failed _    the first prize in the contest.

Every country has its (1) _________ traditions, some of which have existed for centuries. In my opinion, we should do everything possible to preserve them.
Some people think that in today's high-tech world traditional celebrations are too old-fashioned and (2) _________ to our lives. However, (3) _________ such as Carnival, are important, as they bring communities together and make us think about other people and not just computers. 
(4) _________ argument against traditional festivals is that they are expensive to organise. To some extent this is true, particularly when there are firework (5) _________ or parades. On the other hand, it is a small price to pay for brightening up our lives with entertainment and colour. (6) _________, celebrations like the 'Fallas' in my home town of Valencia (7) _________ many tourists and their money.
Finally, although I agree that some traditional customs (8) _________ their original significance, they can provide an opportunity for us to learn about our past. For example, Bonfire Night teaches British children about a particular period of their country's history.
To conclude, traditional celebrations are (9) _________ great pleasure and interest, and they are certainly (10) _________ keeping.
(7)...............

Thank you for your help. If you _________ me, I _________ the examination. 

If our team  ............ U23 Uzbekistan in the final match, we  ........... the champion now.