Choose the best answer:

Where have you been? I've been trying _____ you for nearly an hour.

Mosquitoes are such fast breeders that it is almost impossible to control them either by draining areas where they breed or to spary them with pesticides.

Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below:

I___________ there once a long time ago and___________ back since.

Getting to the village is a very ........................ journey

Mark the letter to indicate the correct answer.

The bamboo used to make conical hats must be split into very thin strings and then put into water……………they can avoid tearing and any breakage.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions:

Women liberated from child care can pursue their own interests.

I work in a large office with about thirty other people, most of whom I know quite well enough 

Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D.

Wedding rings are usually made of…………

In its pure State, aluminum is a weak metal, but when combined with elements such as copper or magnesium, it is formed alloys of great strength

The police officer lectured the children for ten minutes about the dangers to throw stones, but then let them off with a warning.

Rice, which it still forms the staple diet of much of the world’s population, grows best in hot, wet land.

To see the statue of Liberty and taking picture from the top of the Empire State Building are two reasons for visiting New York City.

The camp on the inhospitable, mosquito-infested banks of the River Sekonyer, was set up to track the primates and learn from their habitat, diet and behavior.

I am a big ________ of BTS. I listen to all of their songs.

The composer Verdi has written the opera Aida to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal, but the opera was not performed until 1871 

The library at the university is new and has taken her name from the wife of the first president of the university.

Bill was about average in performance in comparison with other students in his class.

It _______ a long time since we were apart, I did not recognize her.

Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. 

Although the journey was_______ with danger, it turned out to be a reward­-ing experience for everyone.

Choose the best answer:

 The flood was responsible _____ the crop.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges

Mary: “Why are there generally so few women in top positions?”
        Peter: “_______”