Choose the best answer:

You can pass the exam by ................ harder.

Today successful farmers are experts not only in agriculture, but also in market, finance, and accounting.

It is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to feed the world’s rapidly increased population.

With cable broadband, you can go from one web page to another much quickly than you can. With a dial-up modem or DSL, and you can load web pages more readily.

On a ...........  of 1 to 10, in these subtropical desert regions the risk of desertification is according to the study.

The number of teaching assistants required meeting undergraduate course needs is rapidly increasing.

The TV station, in _______ to massive popular demand, decided not to discontinue the soap opera.

No sooner had the secretary hang up than the phone rang again.

Emergency relief, including medicines, clothing, and foodstuffs, were sent to the earthquake zone immediately following news of the disaster.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

She went to live in another state after the break-up of her marriage.

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..................... is a popular sport in Europe.

My brother attends an university in the Midwest which specializes in science.

The Carbon atoms of the stone are so strongly bonded that a diamond can only be scratched with other diamond.

She won the award for .............her whole life to looking after the poor.

Identify the error in each sentence: A mosquito (A) is filled with blood (B) is carrying (C) twice its own body (D) weight.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A. ostensible B. cafeteria C. northeast D. detoxify

Near equator, the slant of the Sun’s rays is never great enough to cause temperatures to fall below the freezing point.

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

Concorde can fly across the Atlantic without re-fueling and carrying 16 tons of freight.

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I am afraid of .............. by the strong wind.

The city was under ____for six months before it finally fell.