All the countries of the area have _______ to protect their wildlife but they are rarely enforced.

 

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the following word(s). "congestion"

 She forgave her sister for ….... her. 

Choose the best answer:
The drought ________ considerable problems for farmers.

................. had I left my house when they arrived.

I try to be friendly, but it is hard to _____ some of my colleagues.

Nowadays, lifelong learning is facilitated by e-learning platforms. 

Chemical wastes from factories are _______ that cause serious damage to species habitats.

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

It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.

I ________the garden. No sooner had I finished watering it than it came down in torrents.

 He’s finished his work, ………….? 

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The Whitby Town Council recently prepared a brochure recommending ways that residents can play an ---- - - - role in the community.

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.
(38)..............................

_____ you happen to visit him, give him my best wishes.

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: 

She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study.

Abraham Lincolns boyhood home resembled those of many others midwestern pioneers, with its dirt floor, sleeping loft, and crude fireplace.

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Lifelong learners are ____ to learn and develop because they want to: it is a deliberate and voluntary act.

It took Ted a long time to get ____ the breakup of his marriage.

Students sometimes support themselves by _____ of evening jobs.

Sarah’s friends all had brothers and sisters but she was a (n) _____ child.

I made a real_______ in my English when I started practicing listening more often.