From the four words or phrases (A,B,C or D), choose the one that best completes the sentence.

Exercising generally begins with standing up straight,  …….. slowly and then letting your breath out evenly.

 

I couldn't go into my own ............ world far away and try to block out all of these problems.

The firemen had to break _______ the room to rescue the children. 

The weightlifter who allegedly took performance-enhancing drugs have been named today.

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

I received housing benefit when I was unemployed.

When I was turning out my cupboard I ............... this photograph of my uncle.

We are _____ down too many trees all over the world.

Many birds will, in the normal course of their migrations, flying more than three thousand miles to reach their winter homes.

Those of us who have a family history of heart disease should make yearly appointments with their doctors.

No ....... how fast or shiny computers might be when they are new, they all seem to get slower over time.

Two experiments were completed in like fashion, but the results of the experiments were not at all like.

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. sacrifice B. supportive C. compliment D. maintenance

The ancient Romans used vessels equipped with sails and banks of oars to transporting their armies.

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. determine B. argument C. counterpart D. marvelous

The bodies of cold-blooded animals have the same temperature surroundings, but those of warm-blooded animals do not .

Being a nurse involves being cheerful, working unsocial hours, and come home with me smelling of disinfectant.

Identify the one underlined word or phrase — A, B, C of D - that must I changed for the sentence to be correct: 

For decades, journalist Theodore H. White wrote books described American presidential

She promised that she would come, but in fact she doesn’t.

Of course an encyclopedia is not a book you read _________

The officials object to them wearing long dresses for the inaugural dance at the country club.

The Earth was flat, was believed by most people in the fifteenth century.