Many finacial specialists....................predicted that industries might encounter a decline in manufacturing investment in 2007 by almost 15 percent.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

The firm announced on Thurday that its profits rose 15 percent in the first quarter________as a result of its restructuring. 

We are proud to announce that Dax Shepard has been ............ as our new managing director to oversee corporate expansion in Europe.

The federal government recommends that all expectant women will not only refrain from smoking but also avoid places where other people smoke

The project was a dead_______from the start due to a lack of funding.

No longer _______ in our office since it _______.

How to protect children web fans from unsuitable material online while (1) ________ them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the U.S.
For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children. But jungles contain wonders as well as hazard and with good guides, some education, and a few precautions, the wilds of the Internet can be safely (2) ________. "Kids have to be online. If we tell our kids they can't (3) ________ the Internet, we're cutting them off from their future," said an expert. 
Most kids have started to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also (4) ________ places where you might not want your kids to go. There are search engines (5) ________ just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. The most popular way to limit access would be to use what is known as a "content screener". But this can't be wholly (6)________, and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet. 
A few other tips: - Don't put the PC in a child's room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep (7)________ things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.
- Ask your child (8) ________ he or she has been doing and about any friends they make online.
- Tell your child not to give on-line strangers (9) ________ information, especially like address and phone number.
- And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet online over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them (10) ________ you go along.
(9)............................

If the students……….. on time, they'd have enjoyed the pictures.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Ms.Pieraccini had______________finished editing the bugget report when she noticed an error in the title page.

............ by his work, he threw himself on his bed.

"  ............  " "No, that would be fine."

Although the accurate of the United States census is debated, its figures are used to guide countless public funding decision.

Monkeys use their foot to eat food, to gesture, and to climb.

...............she’s got a job that she likes, she’s a lot happier.

My teacher arrived after I  ............. for him for ten minutes

The word “scuba: is actually an acronym that comes of the words “self-contained underwater breathing apparatus”.

By Christmas, I ............... for you for 6 months.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

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

Each form of mass media has an important impact on society.

Tim: "Where will you go on holiday?” - David " ..................    "

Nam: “How important is tourism to our country?” Lan: “    _.”