In the sixteenth century, Francois Vieta, a American mathematician, used the vowels “a”, “e”, “i”, “o”, “u” to represent a unknown number.

I dropped out of college after one term and went on traveling around the world instead.

Early balloonists remaining aloft in the air for relatively long periods.

Taiwan is _____ island. It is ______ largest island of ______ Republic of China. 

President Wilson had hoped that World War I be the last great war, but only two decades later, the Second World War was erupting.

Dee cratered, the moon is over 2100 miles in diameter with negligible gravity and atmosphere.

Reading __________ is influenced by multiple factors, and is not limited to a child's general intelligence

He is neither ______ African, nor _____ Asian. He is from _____ Europe. 

In some species of fish, such the three-spined stickleback, the male, not the female, performs the task of caring for the young.

Some foods and spices may  ..........  your breath for days after a meal.

 Media reports on the outcome of military intervention often................. the true facts.

What do mean, he's watching television? He's _____________to be washing the car.

Because of road works, traffic _______ to one lane in each direction.

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. Above     B. Across     C. Almost     D. Accept

He prefers reading comics _________ playing football.

At the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s home in Tennessee, even his glasses have been left exactly where he lay them.

At first the children enjoyed the game, but quite soon the novelty_______ .

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

James should have been told the news a long time ago.

Identify the error in each sentence: Calcium, the most abundantly mineral in the body, works with phosphorus in maintaining bones and teeth

He has got several hundred bottles of wine which he keeps in the cellar below his house.

Mr. Pike is very good at making ________ story to tell his children at bedtime.