Are you joking? David..............a new car last week. I am sure that he did not have money. 

The government has succeeded in reducing the level of _________ to only 7%.

Choose the word or phrase — a, b, c or d — that best fits the blank space in the following passage. 
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is a (1)_____ agency of the United Nations established on November 16 1945. Its stated (2) _____ is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to(3 )_____ universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms (4) ____ in the UN Charter. It is the heir of the League of Nations' International Commission on Intellectual Cooperation. UNESCO has 193 Member States and 6 Associate Members. The organization is (5) ___ in Paris, with over 50 field offices and many specialized institutes and centres throughout the world. Most of the field offices are "cluster" offices (6) ___ three or more countries; there are also national, and regional offices. UNESCO (7) ____ its objectives through five major programes: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information . Projects (8) ____ by UNESCO include literacy, technical, and teacher-training programes; international science programes; the promotion of independent media and freedom of the press; regional and cultural history projects, the promotion of cultural (9)____; international cooperation agreements to secure the world cultural and natural heritage ( World Heritage Sites ) and to (10) ___ human rights.
(2)...................

They’ve written to each other for years, but this is the first time they’ve met ....................

My sister, together with her two children, ........... to Hawaii at the moment. 

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:

There has been insufficient rainfall over the past two years, and farmers are having trouble.

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 teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.

................. her supervisor’s approval, she shouldn’t begin the project.

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

Psychologists encourage their patient not to get upset about trivial matters.

A penalty shot is ......................  when a major foul is committed inside the 5-meter line.

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

 Charles Kapoor was not considered a suitable candidate for a financial analyst position------- he possessed exceptional investment experience.

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

We are having ________ terrible weather which is quite strange. Usually ______ weather in UK is not this bad.  

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

 They have not made any effort to intergrate with the local community.

The steak looked tender, but it was as tough as......................

As a young man, Darwin showed little promising as a biologist.

Hyolyn, the former main vocalist for the group SISTAR, has known for being one of the most well-rounded idols, being extremely good at signing, dancing and ....................

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

They‌ ‌decided‌ ‌to‌ ‌_________‌ ‌their‌ ‌journey‌ ‌till‌ ‌the‌ ‌end‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌month‌ ‌because‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌epidemic. ‌ ‌ ‌

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence

The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for _______ health.

 Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV.

Choose the best answer:

He dedicated all his life ___________ maintaining global peace.

Their apartment looks nice. In fact, it’s  .................