Choose the words or phrases in brackets that best completes each sentence:

Your mother likes watching documentaries,  ____________ she?

Read the text and choose the correct word for each space. 
ENGLISH ROUND THE WORLD

    English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom.

    When you …(1)… speakers of English from around the world, you …(2)…. notice that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some….(3)…..in the words they use, including the names of …(4)…. objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. But although pronunciation and …(5)… are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers…(6)…. opposite sides of the world can understand ….(7)…. other quite easily. It does not seem to …(8)… where they learned the language. And of course, this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen …(9)… learning English too. If you know English, you are more…(10)… to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.

5_________

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, c or D) that needs correcting.

School children in (A) the same grade (B) are usually the same old (C) as (D) their classmates.

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 

All that rubbish will have to be ________ at once.

Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. 

I sent the prospectus to you by post weeks ago. It_______________ by now.

Choose the best answer:

They can send submarines to take photographs of animal life and bring back to the __________ for further study.

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

My hands were so cold that I couldn’t…………………my coat buttons.

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

Jack insisted that he didn’t need any help__________ I helped him anyway.

Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the passage:
In the United States, people celebrate Mother’s Day. Mother’s day is celebrated (17)_____ the second Sunday in May. On this occasion, mother usually (18)_____ greeting cards and giftsnfrom her husband and children. The best gift of all for (19)_____ American Mom is a day of leisure. The majority of American mothers spend most of their time (20)_____ their jobs as well as housework, (21)_____ their working days are often very hard. The working mother starts enjoying the traditional Mother’s Day by having breakfast cooked by her family. Later in the day, it is also (22)_____ for the extended family group to get together for dinner, either in a restaurant (23)_____ in one of their homes. Flowers also play an important (24)_____ of Mother’s Day. Mothers are often given a corsage or a plant for the occasion, particularly if they are elderly.

(19).........................

Organisms play ________ important role in keeping the nature balanced.

Choose the best option among A, B, C or D to complete the sentence: " How can scientists now ________ the secrets of the ocean and marine life?"

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

They haven’t ______ an AIDS vaccine.

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

_________ she was an hour late, she didn’t apologize.

Choose the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined part. Write A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet

The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.

Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals.

I find computers rather cold and_________ . (PERSON)

Choose the correct response to each of the following exchanges: 

"Would you mind waiting for a moment?" the shop assistant asked the woman.

The shop assistant asked the woman ____ for a moment.

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

In the country of China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles (31)_______. It is called the Great Wall of China. It (32)_______ uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. Every inch of this 1,500-mile wall (33)_______ made by hand. The people of China made it to keep (34)________ their enemies. There is watch (35)_____ all along the way. The wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top (36)________ it was a road. It is said that it (37)_______ ten years to build one part of this wall. No other defense line has ever been made as (38)_______ as the Great Wall of China.

32___________

Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence. 

He claimed that his___________ had caused him to become a criminal. (bring up)

Choose the best answer (A,B,C or D) to complete the sentences:

His parents are very proud _____ his success at school.

Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

My uncle_____ you met yesterday is an engineer.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions: 

 ________ him, people named the school after him.