Michael was ............... with anger when he saw his car had been scratched.

Smith had a lucky escape. He __________ killed.

I was surprised at ____ yesterday. 

Advertisers often claim their campaigns at young people as they have considerable spending ____.

Choose the best answer:

He thinks that ................ on the internet is a waste of time.

Conservation is the protection of the                environment.

He would have been excused had he chosen to blow his .................. a little, but that is not his  style.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Hector Calma project _______ leader for all Axos activities based in South Africa and is busy preparing to move there for an extended period.

Without ................. all the resources necessary for life would be damaged, wasted or destroyed.

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: 

“What I’ve got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for publication,” said the government staff to the reporter.

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: 

The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.

Choose the best answer:

It took three and a half hours .................. to Singapore.

In 2004 more than 40 national societies have worked with more than 22,000 .................... to bring relief to the countless victims of the earthquake.

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Minh wishes he ......... a new bike.

 Give me ________ minutes and I’ll be ready. 

Many an environmentalist, in addition to many economists, _____ that if oil supplies _____ in the near future, we would find it hard to fulfil our energy needs.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(38)..............................

 I regret …... you that your application has been refused. 

 Just ________ practice everyday and you will be soon able to play the piano.

The   ..............  wanted to reduce the breadth of the games, with many events currently having small fields and weak competition.

As a devoted and respectable woman, she makes a large donation to a _______________ cause every year.