I didn’t hear you come in last night. You ______ very quiet.

She is ..................... in asking for bigger salary. She worked hard

Becoming an astronauts is so demanding that _______ people manage it. 

Sports organizations in Africa are giving their full support to the scheme which will help make the game more accessible to thousands of young people and could have a beneficial effect on the country's performance in future World Cup championships. People in Sheffield are,  ____, being asked to donate any football boots, astro boots or football trainers of any size to the scheme.

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

I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.

Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be threatened with ____.

Current extinction rates are at least 100 to 1,000 times higher than _______ rates found in the fossil record.

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I usually get up late and ................ breakfast at 7. 30 a. m. 

What does global warming have.................. overpopulation?

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He is the ............... of our string band.

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

Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home

The old manager has just retired, so Tom takes ________his position.

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

It was the book "Brief History of Time" that rocketed the physicist Stephen Hawking to stardom.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(41)..............................

________she greed, you wouldn’t have done it. 

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The marketing department has launched a social media campaign in an effort to reach a more  ____________  audience.

The word "plummet"  is closest in meaning to ____.

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They decided ...............  to Japan for their summer holiday. 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Employers offer pension or a salary for the workers in exchange for the worker's work or labor.

The police are trying to put an end _____ the motorbike race among teenagers.

The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to the ................ of groundwater in many parts of the world.