Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The man was shot in the bank robbery. The doctors are operating on him.

Cindy wanted to drive her best friend to have dinner at an Italian restaurant but her car couldn't start. Therefore, she had to borrow one from Nancy. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.

Cindy: “Would you mind lending me your car?” - Nancy: “   ..................  .”

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You got here in the nick of _________ - we're just about to start the show

Circle the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following dialogues.

– “Are there any flats to rent in the city center?” – “_________________________________”

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Jane as well as both of you _____ finished it

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

Before the newspaper became widespread, a town crier had walked throughout a village or town singing along the news.

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Chris is quite ____. He doesn’t talk about his personal life much.

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Only when he is here ……………..

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Women no longer have to stay at home to look after their families, _______?

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

 The Chernobyl disaster occurred on 26 April 1986 when the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, a town in northern Ukraine, went off.

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I was dropping with __________ and could not keep my eyes open

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My mother enjoys _________ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday

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He tried to finish the writing assignment today ____ he could hand it in on time

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Acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and______ in China for thousands of years

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Satinesse Seat Covers will refund your order ---------- you are not completely satisfied.

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The agency regulates and controls the sale of all ____________ exceeding 16% alcohol.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "I think Mai ____ do exercise regularly in order to keep her body in good shape."

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

The salary of a professor is higher than a secretary.

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None of the employees ------- that Mr. Annan planned to retire at the end of the year

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What ________________ in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies?

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The defendant proved he was ____________ and all pending charges were dropped