Desert shrubs have tiny leaves that lost little moisture on a hot day.

In the sixteenth century, Francois Vieta, a French mathematician, used the vowels “a”, “b”, “c”, “d”, “e” to represent a unknown number.

Choose the best answer:

He suggested ........... a meeting and ........... the workers ........... the matter themselves.

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

American pioneers did water systems from logs with holes bored through their centers.

Choose the best answer:

There are many ways of ..................  ourselves in a big city.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: He had the satisfaction of seeing his novel become …..  .

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. Familiar     B. Uncertain     C. Global     D. Impatient

The local economy which once used to be in crisis now depends to a great extent on menial jobs provided by the recent development of ecotourism.

Choose the best answer:
You should spend your free time..................... .

He doesn't like classical music and ................

I have nearly finished reading the book. There are only a few ______ left.

Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.

If they don’t give us a better price, we will turn_________ their offer.

If either of you take a vacation now, we won’t be able to finish this work.

Rice, which it still forms the staple diet of much of the world’s population, grows best in cold, wet land.

He _______called me twice this morning.

Do you think what people have smok more and more?

_____, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.

The little boy pleaded _____ not to leave him alone in the dark.

My husband composes not only the music, but also sings the songs for the major Broadway musicals.

Identify the error in each sentence: Our ideal world would be (A) a peaceful one where there are no peace (B) or conflicts between nations, and where (C) people won’t have to live under the threat of (D) terrorism but all live together in harmony