Choose the best answer:

He doesn’t run as fast as he ................

The director informed that no candidate _____ all the criteria for the administrative position.                                          

................. had I left my house when they arrived.

Most novels are divided into several .....................

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Employee assessments are _______________   carried out in December but may be delayed until January.

 Give me ________ minutes and I’ll be ready. 

A ________ problem, feeling, or belief is difficult to change because its causes have been there for a long time. 

We soon got the machine _______ again.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "There wasn't a chair for the headmaster, ____ is a big problem."

Last nights concert did not _______ our expectations.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(35)..............................

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: 

We arrived home safe and sound.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Since the trainees were having difficulty following the instruction manual, the trainer decided to create a  ____________  version.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The supervisor is skilled at managing the ------ balance between the needs of staff and those of upper management.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Health One Hospice's board of directors hopes to  ___________  the institution with a partner that shares similar values.

Choose the best answer:

His parents think it’s time for him ............. married. 

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Don’t be afraid .............. the dog. He’s quite harmless. 

Reading the story of the ................. having her dress torn off in the lift reminded me of my friend’s wedding.

They failed to ___________ the necessary precautions to avoid infection.

Most  ....................  are at senior level, requiring appropriate qualifications.

Women usually don’t shake hands when being  ......................