Since the Great Depression of the 1930’s, social programs such as Social Security have been built into the economy to help avert severity business declines.

Most boys like playing basket ball, baseball or ______ football. 

Identify the error in each sentence: 

It is most important that he speaks to the Dean before leaving for his vacation.

Allen’s not having finished his thesis did not discourage him from applying for other degree program.

Are there enough champagne to go round? Will everybody get a glass?

With the weekend free, we decided to take a two-day _____to the near-est island.

Please don’t parking in those spaces that have signs reserving them for the handicapped.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Bella had better to change her study habits if she wants to be admitted to a good college.

Choose the best answer:

Although she said “It doesn’t matter at all” he went on .............. for nearly 5 minutes.

At the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s home in Tennessee, even his glasses have been left exactly where he lay them.

Someone who has ever tried to pick up spilled Mercury will disagree that this element is hard to handle.

Long prized for its medicine value, ginseng these days has become more common of energy-boosting drinks particularly for low- performance athletes.

Choose the best answer:

Nobody seemed .......... where the key was.

National forests including land for animal grazing, as well as wilderness areas with scenic mountains and lakes.

Above 80 percent of the laborers at the construction site are temporary workers.

In the sixteenth century, Francois Vieta, a French mathematician, used the vowels “a”, “b”, “i”, “o”, “u” to represent a unknown number.

Choose the best answer:

They don’t allow .......... in the petrol-station.

Is Professor Su going to have _____ X-ray check. 

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:

With respect to maneuverability, few birds can equal the capabilities of the hummingbird, which hovers for long periods and even flies backward.

Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV.

Mi _______not want to stay at home. Mi wants to go out with her friends.