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

The Ashford Chamber of Commerce invites visitors__________the restaurants, and theaters on the city's waterfront.

Thunderstorm and lightning posted a significant threat to the safety of the performers on stage so they had to ______the show.

Manufacturers add large amounts of sugar to foodstuffs but never more than the ______ required to produce the optimum pleasurable taste.

 He has been selling motorbikes.............................. 

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

He _________ to Hanoi ten days ago.

We .....................Doris since last Sunday. 

The announcement of John Stanton's retirement was not well received by most of the staff members, but Leslie, his long time friend and colleague, was extremely …….to hear that Mr Stanton will now be able to enjoy some leisure time.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence below.

She went on crying, with her head sunk into a pillow, and cried and cried _______ the pillow was wet through.

She has not yet got ______ her recent illness.

Among ASEAN's _______ greatest challenges are the integration of market diversity and the transitional economies of its member countries

Because the federal government provides only limited funds to schools, individual school districts ______ on funds from local property taxes to meet the vast majority of public schools tend to reflect the financial capabilities of the communities in which they are located.

We bought this house at a ………price

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

There is no alternative. The president must approve the bill if the Congress passes it

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: 

The economic crisis caused the downfall of the government.

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: 

The US troops are using much more sophisticated weapons in the Far East.

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:

Nobody knows the origin of the Vietnamese long dress. There was no evidence about where and when it appeared.

_______ for my train the morning, I met an old school friend.

I can’t believe that you ______ three pizzas already! I ______them in fifteen minutes ago!

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

He___________his life to the skill of the surgeons.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (1) _____ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (2) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (3) _____ between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (4) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries. ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (5) _____ of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (6) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei (7) _____ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (8) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (9)__ state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still (10) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
(4)..........................

The tourist industry is (1) ……. to be the largest industry. Before 1950 one million people travelled abroad each year but by the 1900s the figure (2) ….. to 400 million every year. (3) …… large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (4) ….. old tins, tents, and food that have been (5) ……
But at a time when we have (6) ….. freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (7) ….. causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (8) …… called "Holidays That Don't Cost The Earth". It tells you (9) ….. you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (10) ……... you go on holiday.
(8)...............