As... boy Herbert wanted to study... music. 

The fire ............... to have started in the furnace under the house.

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: 

During the height of the season, tourists arrive in droves to see Shakespeare’s birthdayplace.

 Many  students receive the first two years (freshman and sophomore years) of postsecondary education at community colleges  _______ pursuing a bachelor's degree at a four-year institution.

Fill in the blank with a suitable connector

It was midnight, ______ they closed the restaurant and went home.

The company was strongly criticized for _________ large amounts of waste into the river.

I must tell you about my _     when I first arrived in London.

If you do not learn seriously, ................ to understand the subject well.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

 Please do not contact me over the weekend unless it is absolutely____________.

There’s a lot ................. violent crime in this area than there used to be.

Jane is a  very sociable girl. She likes parties and    _.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

This guidebook offers helpful   _____________ for women planning to travel abroad.

Do you like _______ my new glasses? 

My mother asked me ______

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: A huge cloud of dense smoke stretched …. the horizon.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Due to the  ____________  snowfall in December, the mountain routes have been shut down this winter.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The security personnel  ____________  employees' use of company assets.

At times, it is difficult to tell what sort of greeting  ___________ is followed.

I don't think Peter will reject that job offer,     ?

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Due to the strike at the World Library in Cleveland, the conference that was to be held there has been _____________.

He______ his job last month and then he______ out of work