On a world-wide scale, forests help to slow down the effects of global warming by using up the gas known as carbon dioxide and giving _______ the oxygen we need to breathe.

The chairman of the board is not                   ; he has been married for 2 years.

The seemingly simple act of exchanging business cards is more complex in Japan _______ the business card represents not only one's identity but also his status in life.

The dress is a little big for you.You’d better go to tailor’s and _______ at the waist.

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

We invite youto visit the shop when it opens on its April 3, and we look forward to _______ to serve you.

Choose the best option among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: New teachers have to ….. the respect of their students.

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

Users will appreciate the capacity  of the unit. In fact, it has more storage space  than  can be found in competitors' models that are ………priced.

Choose the best answer:

Most of my friends detest ............ early.

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

The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.

Every ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect dies (1) ...... forever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) ...... twenty years from now.
The seas are in (3) ........ They are being filled with poison, industrial and nuclear (4) ......., chemical fertilizers and pesticides, sewage. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead. The North Sea is following. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to live in the seas.
The tropical rain forests, which are the (5) ...... of half the earth's living things (including many rare animals and plants), are being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have disappeared in twenty years. The (6) ...... on the world's climate and on our agriculture and food supplies, will be disastrous.
Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the World Wildlife Fund was (7) ...... - a small group of people who wanted to raise money to save animals and plants from extinction.
Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large international organization. It has raised over $35 million for conservation projects, and has created or given (8) ...... to National Parks in five continents. It has helped 30 mammals and birds, including the tiger, to (9) ........ Perhaps this is not much, but it is a start. If more people give more money - and if more governments wake up to what is happening -perhaps the World Wildlife Fund will be able to help US to avoid the disaster that (10) ...... the natural world, and all of US will be with it.
(7)..................

The children often make ____ of Charles, which annoys his parents very much.

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

Avery Motors will not _______ on the design of its new line of automobiles  until the press release tomorrow.

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

Its…………into Brazil has given Darrow Textiles Ltd. an advantage over much of its competition.

Choose the best option among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  …..Paul brings the money for our lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria.

Remember that if you want to do the best for your children, it’s not the quantity of time you spend with them; it’s the _____ that matters.

Choose the best answer:

Could you ............. me ten pounds until next payday?

Choose the best option among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Stop fighting you two - shake hands and ……  your peace with each other!

The coach takes every opportunity to _______ his players, yet he ignores every opportunity to praise them.

 I come from Canada.Where ............you .................from? 

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (1) _____ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (2) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (3) _____ between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (4) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries. ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (5) _____ of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (6) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei (7) _____ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (8) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (9)__ state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still (10) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
(9)..........................

 I’m feeling sick. I ..........................so much chocolate last night.