Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: It is _____ to fail a difficult exam than not to take it at all.

His parents' __________ made him work harder. 

She .............................German for two years. 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

At the Goerlitz Institute, we analyze the performance of advertisements. We also decide whether advertising campaigns are effective.

In short, we…….. the impact an advertising campaign has on the public's spending habits.

 “Are you ready, Ann?” “Yes,I.......................... ” 

Where’s_______ report I left on the table next to the TV in the living room.

Before they _____ for the beach the sun was shining, but by the time they arrived it had clouded over.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

My sister brought her camera into this area illegally so it was_____________.

The product was ________by the car manufacturer because of the faulty accelerator pedal.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Residents of Alberta Falls were.................. notified of the increase in snow- removal fees.

Choose the best answer:

He didn’t stay at home. ………., he went out with his friends.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

My beautiful and (A) intelligent sister turned off (B) TV, sit down (C) and started (D) to cry.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam _________  other ASEAN leaders signed the ASEAN Charter on 20 November 2007 in Singapore.

It is relatively easy for computers to speak. A computer that says 'please' and 'thank you' in the right places is (1) ______ miracle of science , but recognizing the words that make up norm al, continuous human speech is another (2)________
Not until now have computer been programmed to (3) _____to a range of spoken commands. Until recently it was thought that computers would have tobe programmed to the accent and speech hahits of each user, and only then would be able to respond (4) _____to their master's or mistress's voice. Now rapid progress is being made (5) ______ systems programmed to adapt easily to each new speaker.
The IBM Tangora system, under development at the end of 1980s was claimed to (6) ______ a spoken vocabulary of 20,000 words with 95 percent accuracy. The system includes a processor that can make informed guesses as to (7) ______ is a likely sentence. That system has been programmed not only with grammatical rules, but also with an analysis of a vast quantity of office correspondence.
On the (8) _______of this information, the machine can calculate the probability of one particular word following another. Statistical probability is necessary for computers to interpret not only speech but also (9) ______ data.
Security systems can distinguish between faces they have been taught to recognize, but never has a computer been able to match a human's ability to make sense of a three-dimensional scene (10) ______ identifying all objects in it.
(1)......................

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 situation seems to be changing minute by minute.

Choose the best answer:

He ................. being given a receipt for the bill he had paid.

 I’m feeling sick. I ..........................so much chocolate last night. 

He thinks you are ___ your time looking for a job in this town. There’s not much to do here.

_______ consists of thirteen states and three federal territories in Southeast Asia with a total land mass of 329,847 square kilometers

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Visitors should reserve opera tickets well in advance ----- they hope to see a performance while in Westgard City. 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

She will be……for identifying and developing new business opportunities in the region.