Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Tai Shing Electronics usually outsources manufacturing to foreign partners ------- its domestic facilities are unable to keep up with demand.

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:

China has become the third country in the world which can independently carried out the manned space activities.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence

On _______ Internet and with cable television we can select information from _______ wide variety of sources.

Li has _________; he loves cakes, chocolate, ice-cream - anything which is sweet.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

A number of people are lining up in the Sherwood Hotel lobby  ______________  in the two- day technology symposium.

He had spent __________ time writing an essay on his childhood.

................ the position has been filled, all the other applicants will be notified.

Most Americans eat three meals (1) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (2) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (3) ______. Dinner is the main meal. 4) ______ breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (5) ______ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or (6) ______ omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on (7) ______ eat just a cup of yogurt. Lunch and dinner are more (8) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils. How do you (9) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer (10) ______ But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.
(1).......................

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

Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems.

Choose the best answer among Ạ, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The inflation has made a ……  drop in profits of the company.

Choose the best answer:
The book describes her ______ as a war correspondent.

A university education is of course important but it is essential that all employees undergo a period of intensive ________.

Choose the best answer:
The new government has brought........... many changes.

“John always goes home before the party ends.” “He has a preference __________ leaving early.”

Every culture has its own (1)_____ list of behavior that is acceptable. Every society (2)_____ has its taboos, or types of behavior that are considered a violation of (3)_____ manners. If you travel to (4)_____ country, on business or vacation, it is really (5)____ to learn some of that country’s customs so that you (6)_____ insult the local people there. The word “taboo” comes from the Tongan language and is used in (7)_____ English to describe verbal and non-verbal behavior that is forbidden or to be (8) _____. In spite of people’s common thought, taboos are not universal and they tend to be (9)_____ to a certain culture or country, and usually form around a community’s values and beliefs. (10)_____, what is considered acceptable behavior in one country may be a serious taboo in another.
(5)......................

Complete the sentences using the words or phrases given in their correct forms. You can add some more necessary words.

Just imagine / human life / be like / 20 years.

A that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes you several minutes, so pick up the easy points first.  _______, answering the easier questions first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove.

She became a full-time member of ____ last year.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

------ the most cutting-edge cellular phones may not satisfy the specific needs of every user.

Choose the best answer:
Formerly babies_____ of whooping cough.

Attitudes to animals _______ two extremes.