A smile can be observed, described, and reliably identify; it can also be elicited and manipulated under experimental conditions.

It is often said that books are always good friends __________ reading is an active mental process.

Secondly raise your left hand, and then, you should repeat after me.

What we know about certain diseases are still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading easily among the population.

The local economy which once used to be in crisis now depends to a great extent on menial jobs provided by the recent development of ecotourism.

The Gray Wolf, a species reintroduced into their native habitat in Yellowstone National Park, has begun to breed naturally there.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences.

 Who made you work so hard yesterday?

A traveler must reach some of the village along the Amazon only by riverboat.

The athlete, together with his coach and relatives, are travelling to the Olympic Games.

_______ raiding for camels was a significant part of Bedouin life has been documented in Wilfed Thesiger’s Arabian Sands.

Choose the best answer:

We walked for ten kilometers and then we stopped ............... a rest.

There is special care for _____ sick and _______ elderly in this medical center. 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.

Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

Alcoholic beverages vary widely in content, ranging from only 2 or 3 percent for some light beers to as high to 60 percent for some vodkas and brandies.

Mercury is not often visible because it is so near the sun to be seen.

I am not sure how old he is but he must be ______ for 70.

Choose the best answer:

She ..................... smoking two months ago.

After a while, the track we have been following became thick undergrowth.

Before she moved here, Arlene had been president of the organization since four years.

The vast majority of the world’s manganese is found in either South Africa but also the countries of the former Russian.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is the name of a set of English qualifications, generally taking by secondary students at the age of 15-16 in England