Choose the best answer:

He has been out of work .................. a long time.

 

My parents........they will move to the seaside when my father retires next year

Although he was happily married, he preferred spending lately hours at work to spending evenings lately at home.

It took the mayor over an hour explanation to the other members of the board why he had missed the last meeting.

When she retires in September 1989, tennis champion Christine Evert was the most famous woman athlete in the United States.

Concorde can fly across the Atlantic without re-fueling and carrying 14 tons of freight.

Although there are new drugs on the market, deaths from malaria are being increasing in some parts of the world.

Identify the error in each sentence: Sydney Laniar achieved fame both as a poet or a symphony musician

His illness made him ................. of concentration.

She _______ to refill the petrol tank. 

Identify the error in each sentence: Until the invention of the telephone, skyscrapers were not consider very practical

– “ It’s high time someone tells James how objectionable he is”.

“I wish you wouldn’t criticize James behind his back all the time”

The ancient Romans used vessels equipped with sails and banks of oars to transporting their armies.

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

A prolific writer, even when he was teaching a number of classes, Harry Crews never achieving popularity among the masses.

_______ the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities.

Reading ___________ an integral role in enhancing knowledge and relaxing.

Boy, stop reading. ________ the book down and go to bed.

The world’s rain forests are being cut down at the rate on3000 acres per hour.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

After rising the flag to commemorate the holiday, the mayor gave a long speech. 

A large percent of Canadian export business is with the United States.

His ............... of safety regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.