Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence:

The woman was too weak to lift the basket.

Police sealed off the town – centre for two hours meanwhile they searched for the bomb.

The central purpose of management is for making every action or decision helping achieve a carefully chosen goal.

The teacher taught her students to look careful to the left and the right at least three times before crossing the highway. 

The number of teaching assistants required meeting undergraduate course needs is rapidly increasing.

In 1984, the world population rose to over 4.7 billion, up almost 85 million from an estimate made the year ago

Hailey’s comet was named after the astronomer Edmund Hailey, who was the first to realize that some comets appear in regular cycle .

Marta being chosen as the most outstanding student of her campus made her parents very happy.

Choose the best option A, B, C or D to make meaningful sentence: " Children must not play football ______ the school yard."

In the sixteenth century, Francois Vieta, a French mathematician, used the vowels “a”, “e”, “i”, “o”, “u” to represent a unknown number.

The capital of the United States, originally New York City, was moved to Philadelphia where stayed until 1800.

A good artist, like a good engineer, learns as much from their mistakes as from successes

The tongue is the principle organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing, swallowed and speaking

The federal government recommends that all expectant women will not only refrain from smoking but also avoid places where other people smoke

Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence:

You have to make up your mind fast, __________ you slip the best opportunity.

Identify the one underlined word or phrase A, B, C, or D that must be changed for the sentence to be correct: 

The homes created by the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright are still viewed as uniquely, innovative, and valuable. 

An octopus has three hearts to pump blood throughout their body.

A factor in the formation of desert are high mountains, which shield the region, from rainfall

The early periods of aviation in the United States was marked by exhibition flights made by individual fliers or by teams of performers at country fairs

Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence:

__________, Joe stays in bed and reads magazines.

I’d rather you _____________a noise last night; I couldn’t get to sleep.