After travelling all day, he was completely______.

What_______you been doing? 

Professor Lockwood recommended that Michael .............. in chemistry.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A. appearance B. ambitious C. performance D. telephone

You have to use a magnifying glass so that to see some of the minute details.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

While the Brows were away on holiday, their house was broke into.

That lecturer, his name I have been forgotten, is very well-known.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: He had the satisfaction of seeing his novel become …..  .

When the Panic of 1857, some us citizens who had been rich or comfortable became poor while a few others, capitalizing on economic shifts, became richer.

The better you are at English, more chances you have to get a job at international organizations.

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

Mary and her sister just bought two new winters coats at the clearance sale.

The Homestead Act of 1862 granted 160 acres of land for any settler who would spend five years on the land.

It is becoming totally difficult to grow enough to feed the world’s rapidly increased population.

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 cultural and historical sites in Kyoto have been given appropriate care and maintenance.

Books in the home are a wonderful ________ of knowledge and pleasure.

Choose the best answer:

It is raining hard. We had better ................ at home tonight.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: It must ….without delay.

Salmon lay their eggs and die in fresh water, although they live in salt water when most of their adult lives.

Three decibel, which is a unit of relative loud, is the smallest amount of change detected by the human ear.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

If he paid a little more attention to his accounting work in the first place, he wouldn’t be in the red now.