I've tried to talk my parents into buying me a new smartphone but they just seem to ......... and ignore me.

Linda being chosen as the most outstanding student on her campus made her parents very happy.

If we coming home on time, our step-mother will be angry.

A ________ is a book, film, or play that tells an exciting fictional story about something such as criminal activities or spying.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

Public health (A) experts say that the money one spends avoiding illness (B) is less than the cost (C) of to treat (D) sickness

We chose to take a trip to the Far East because it was advertised as adventurous and intrigued.

Choose the best answer:
He doesn't have a job. He is..............

Marta being chosen as the most outstanding student of her campus made her parents very happy.

People who exercise usually are less likely to develop heart disease than is those who not do keep fit.

Francis Bacon lived ________ about the same time as Shakespeare.

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. foresee B. preface C. integrate D. linkage

Mrs Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities.

Choose the best answer:

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

The very first night I was in Australia, I couldn’t have slept until early in the morning.

Choose the best answer:

She ..................... smoking two months ago.

This bird’s tail is double as long as its body.

We have rented two videos and watched them with some friends last night.

Identify the error in each sentence: For a long time, this officials have been known throughout the country as political bosses and law enforcers.

 Jimmy has tried twice, and now he will give it ______ third try. 

The skin receives nearly the third of the blood pumped out by the heart.

Mobility is one of the characteristics often demanded of executives, and they must accustom themselves to move quite regularly.