Alan........... to loud rock music for three hours when her friends arrived.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Everyone at Hammond Construction, Inc. was surprised to find out that the year's greatest cost saving measure was ------- by an intern.

................ me to phone them before I go out.

 She has just bought a new bicycle, ………… she? 

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

He took a vow to abstain from smoking.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "We paid for the meal. We wanted to say sorry _____ what we had done."

. __________ you have thought about where you are at now and where you want to be, you can work on getting to know your skills, interests and values.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(43)..............................

All rubbish and sewage has to be _________ treated before being discharged into seas and rivers.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

_______famous people become, __________privacy they have.

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If you had finished all your homework, you………….. movie now.

When morning came, the scene of where the bomb had fallen was one of utter _____. 

Jason was wearing _____ at the party.

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Studies indicate _________ collecting art today than ever before.

They have  ......... a lot of extensive research into renewable energy sources.

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There is a meeting ............ 9 am and 2 pm.

If you have the right qualifications and are good at English, you are very likely to get promoted.

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I don’t mind .................. if you’re tired. 

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.

I couldn't see what she was doing. It was so dark down there.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions: 

Heavy rain makes driving on the road very difficult.

There should be no discrimination _______ grounds of sex race or religion