Choose the best option:

Women can delay having children due to effective birth control methods.

There are believed ______ over 300 species of trees in EI Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico. 

There are 54 ………. minorities in Vietnam.

Trees soak up gases like carbon dioxide, which are given ___  by power stations and factories.

The students in this class, ______ are from the provinces, are having trouble finding decent accommodation.

No sooner .......... the house than the phone started to ring. 

…….. anyone know where he’s now?

Historian Barbara Tuchman was the first woman ______ president of the Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Identify the mistake that needs correcting (A, B, C or D): The firstly naval battle of the Revolutionary War was fought off the coast of Machias, Maine in June, 1775. 

......... for a finance company for many years, he started his own business. 

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: 

"What I've got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for publication,"said the government official to the reporter. 

Look what is happening to our forests. We are cutting them ___  at an alarming rate

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.

GCSE are not compulsory, but they are the most common qualifications taken by students.

Choose the best option:

____ going out, she stayed at home and read some magazines.

Choose the correct answer. "He won the first prize thanks _____ his good reaction"

He walked _____ the room _____ which we were sitting. 

Anna: You’ve got to be careful next time! –Bob: ....................... 

Choose the correct answer.  "He prefers siting at home ______ playing outside"

They were very popular _____ the 1980s. 

Choose the correct answer.  "He looks unhealthy. He _____in hospital last week"

He thought _____ a moment and then spoke.