3 August 1998, the day on ........ my sister was born, is the first day I remember.

Nowadays children would prefer history ............... in more practical ways.

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: 

Southeast Asia is a region of diverse cultures.

He owed his success not to privilege but to self-education and a driving desire for _______.

Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected: Why don’t you congratulate our son about passing his final exam?

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: 

Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken. 

These projects have proved to be very effective in dealing with global climate change, which was considered an insoluble problem in the first 30 years of this century.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Production of Peroware’s Lima plant has more than doubled since the introduction of________________assembly.

A teacher is talking to the principal about their school plan.

The teacher: “Why are the renovations being delayed?”

The principal: “  .............   .”

The growing number of vacant housing units on the.................for more than 6 months implies that excessive supply still exists.

 Jack insisted that he didn’t need any help, .............  I helped him anyway.

Choose the correct answer.

In the UK, _______ schools refer to government-funded schools which provide education free of charge to pupils.

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: 

Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness. 

While it is difficult for some people to change unhealthy habits, there are ............... for exercising frequently and eating fewer fatty foods.

Time For A Change Liza Cooke works (1) ________ VSO, a voluntary charity organization. For the last three years she (2) ________ English in a primary school in a small village in Nigeria. Before that she lived with her parents in a (3) ________ house in Croydon, and worked in an office in north London. Her life changed dramatically after she decided to join VSO (4)________ volunteer worker.
I used to travel to work every day by train. The journey would take (5) ________ forty minutes and an hour. Now it only takes me a few minutes. I used to work in a large office with about thirty other people. Now I teach classes of up to fifty children. I still work (6) ________ - well, more of less. The classroom has walls but no windows! I used to hate my office job. It was so boring. But teaching is so different - I really enjoy it. 
Of course, working in an office and living at home (7) ________ that I had a lot of free time. I would go out every night of the week and enjoy myself. I never stayed at home. Now I find I have hardly (8) ________ free time, but I don't mind. I seem to spend most of my free time doing volunteer work
(4)...................................

It's a beautiful photo. I'm going to_________. 

A wife is cooking and talking to her husband. Wife: "The cupboard in our kitchen is broken."

Husband: “  ...............   .”

What _________if you saw a pickpocket steal money from someone in the street? 

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. "Most of us are interested in one kind of sport or another, even if we don't participate _____ it actively"

What chemical is this? It's_______a horrible smell. 

Our company has been selected to renovations the Hempha Library, which is one of the biggest libraies schuduled to be. .................renovations soon, to enhance library services for the community.