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: 

The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.

Research has shown that students, especially those in high schools and universities, can learn  ...........  they do from instructions and textbooks.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

As well as being a necessary life-saving skill, swimming also (26)________us with a source of great pleasure and relaxation. Swimming, as well as other water sports like diving, surfing or just floating on your back, are some of the best ways to have (27)________and keep fit at the same time. Water sports are enjoyable for people of (28)________ages and even babies can learn to swim.

For elderly people or (29)________with physical handicaps, swimming provides gentle, yet effective exercise. Swimming for fitness and recreation has been popular (30) ________the earliest times, for instance in ancient Egypt, Greece and Roma. Swimming competitions developed in the nineteenth century and swimming races were (31)_______ in the first of the modern Olympic Games in 1896. Now water sports are (32)________ all over the world and most towns have at least one swimming pool.

Most water sports - swimming, surfing and water-skiing, etc, take (33)________on the surface of the water, but scuba divers explore deep below the waves.

There they can find fascinating sea creatures and strange rockformations. Some archaeologists are divers. (34)________search the seabed for wrecks of ships sunk hundreds of years ago which (35)________ objects that show how people lived in ancient times.

(26)________

The dog ______ its tail furiously when it saw the children.

Identify the error in each sentence: Every student in my class are good at English

 There is no water left in the ……. well.

Every country has its (1) _________ traditions, some of which have existed for centuries. In my opinion, we should do everything possible to preserve them.
Some people think that in today's high-tech world traditional celebrations are too old-fashioned and (2) _________ to our lives. However, (3) _________ such as Carnival, are important, as they bring communities together and make us think about other people and not just computers. 
(4) _________ argument against traditional festivals is that they are expensive to organise. To some extent this is true, particularly when there are firework (5) _________ or parades. On the other hand, it is a small price to pay for brightening up our lives with entertainment and colour. (6) _________, celebrations like the 'Fallas' in my home town of Valencia (7) _________ many tourists and their money.
Finally, although I agree that some traditional customs (8) _________ their original significance, they can provide an opportunity for us to learn about our past. For example, Bonfire Night teaches British children about a particular period of their country's history.
To conclude, traditional celebrations are (9) _________ great pleasure and interest, and they are certainly (10) _________ keeping.
(3)...............

A struggling Austrian toyshop owner was arrested recently after he tried to __________ a bank with one of his toy guns. 

 How _________! 

Identify the error in each sentence: An extended family consists not only (A) of parents and children (B) but also of others (C) relatives, such as grandparents and unmarried (D)

A skilled population is the key ..............  a country's sustainable development and stability.

The Internet is one of the most important …. of our life.

Identify the error in each sentence: Paintings of a religious, ceremonial, or history (A) character tend (B) to elevate their (C) subjects above the level of ordinary (D) existence.

A teenager in Bosnia recently threatened to __________ her father with a hand grenade after he refused to return her mobile phone. 

Identify the error in each sentence: They have so many children that they can’t afford sending them all to university

Lan tried her best to pass the exam _    satisfy her parents.

If I finish my project before deadline, I  ................ more time for my holiday.

Excessive ___________ to direct sunlight should of course be avoided. 

As well as its beautiful sun-soaked beaches and excellent gastronomy, the region boasts no fewer than thirty golf courses,  .............   amateurs and professionals alike with year-round golfing opportunities.

He __________ a second clear foul and was sent off.

It's important that she ________to take her medicine twice a day.