Choose the best answer:
She couldn’t imagine an ________ with no parents, a clan of brothers who hated him, and no ability to change his nature

Choose the best answer:
Having decided to rent a flat, we _____contacting all the accommodation agencies in our city

The rapid rise in the global population is not expected to start ____ until past the middle of this century, by which time it will have reached 9 billion.

Choose the best answer:
I’ve been meaning to _________repairing that fence for ages

Choose the best answer:
________________ that he burst into tears.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "Television also ______ with family life and communication."

John came in with a very dirty face and I wondered what he_________

Choose the best answer:
He is an intelligent person but always shoots himself in the ______.

 It is thought that traditional marriage _______ are important basis of limiting divorce rates.

Choose the best answer:
We are going to ________ an important exam in June.

I need to get some cash. Do you think we might pass abank___________?

Choose the best answer:
Don’t take it as __________ that you’ll be promoted in your job, other colleagues stand a good chance too

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:

Lunch was in a typical Cuban restaurant and consisted of fruit, rice and chicken.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "My sister works hard to ________ close friendships with the students she studied with in London"

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

 There is fewer (A) rainfall in the central (B) area than (C) in the north of (D) the country.

Choose the best answer:
The trainees helped ________________ out during the seminar.

Rewrite: No one without a good knowledge of English has much chance of succeeding in international finance

Choose the best answer:
Horace found his Magical Bean Maker __________ than he originally thought.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

The federal government recommends that (A) all expectant (B) women will not only refrain (C) from smoking but also avoid places where other people smoke (D).

Choose the best answer:
Many educational institutions have to_____ a tightrope between charging a high tuition fee and facing criticism, and not charging much and depending on grants

Choose the best answer:
He expected that she had run away, _______?