Many companies are suffering .............  a shortage of skilled staff.

Although the exam was difficult, _    the students passed it.

You really dropped  ...................  the other day when you told Brian you’d seen his wife at the cinema. He thought she was at her mother’s.

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

He didn’t bat an eyelid when he realized he failed the exam again.

Choose the word or phrase — a, b, c or d — that best fits the blank space in the following passage. 
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is a (1)_____ agency of the United Nations established on November 16 1945. Its stated (2) _____ is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to(3 )_____ universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms (4) ____ in the UN Charter. It is the heir of the League of Nations' International Commission on Intellectual Cooperation. UNESCO has 193 Member States and 6 Associate Members. The organization is (5) ___ in Paris, with over 50 field offices and many specialized institutes and centres throughout the world. Most of the field offices are "cluster" offices (6) ___ three or more countries; there are also national, and regional offices. UNESCO (7) ____ its objectives through five major programes: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information . Projects (8) ____ by UNESCO include literacy, technical, and teacher-training programes; international science programes; the promotion of independent media and freedom of the press; regional and cultural history projects, the promotion of cultural (9)____; international cooperation agreements to secure the world cultural and natural heritage ( World Heritage Sites ) and to (10) ___ human rights.
(6)...................

Prices quoted in this package include  ........  hours of Internet access for one month.

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

Blue is an old hand at such compositions and has never had any trouble with them.

 I .....have you stayed with me during this summer. 

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: 

When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.

The people who ________ the survey said that they had examined over 1,000 accidents.

We are all too .............. of traditions in our modern world, but they can have a very strong impact on us.

We're very busy this week. Can you work ................?

When  .............  about their preferences for movies, many young people say that they are in favour of science fiction.

Many educationalists feel that continue ________ is fairer than formal examinations.

The house was empty when I arrived. They ...........

“Why don’t you study harder ?”, said my friend.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions: A) Although smokers (B) are aware of that smoking is harmful (C) to their health, they (D) can’t get rid of it

His colleagues gave him a present when he retired.

There is only one Greek island ________ I haven't visited.

You’ll probably come_______the problems of culture shocks when you study abroad.

If you didn’t have to leave today, I  ..............  you around the city.