Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D. 

___________the acquisition of a competitor, Plautner Electric has become the biggest appliance retailers in the city.

We should avoid _    his divorce.

........... he only started learning English last year, Henry can now speak it like a native.

 …. of clothes always goes up.

He acted as if he _    a comedy show before.

Since Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s father never approved of  .............   Robert Browning, the couple eloped to Italy where they lived and wrote.

I propose that we all _____together so that nobody gets lost along the way.

Dinosaurs ............. believed .............. out millions of years ago.

The parcel is supposed   ............. this evening.

Identify the error in each sentence: If we (A) have time (B) in the weekend, we (C) will come (D) to see you.

 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: We were ….. a penalty after a late tackle.

They gave a clear ____________of their intentions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words) in each of the following questions.

I'd love to come, but I am snowed under at the moment.

............... wait for no man.

Carol is excited __________her new job.

Listening to music _    one of my hobbies.

Neither Nam or his sisters _    listening to pop musiC.

The prices at the restaurant across the road have __________ twice already this year - soon, I won’t be able to afford to eat there. 

We  ..........  today and I got into trouble because l hadn't done it.

The ……. of this machine requires the latest techniques. 

They had an …. day by the river.