The abbreviation IAEA __________ the International Atomic Energy Agency, which seeks to prevent the build-up of nuclear weapons. 

The ____ of the bank where he worked was not in the center of the city.

Haywood Broun was a read widely newspaper columnist who wrote during the 1920’s and 1930’s.

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:

I’m becoming increasingly absent-minded. Last week, I locked myself out of my house twice.

Choose the best answer:

Didn’t you hear the clock ...................?

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

We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.

Lunar eclipses happen only if the Moon is full, but they do not occur at an every full Moon.

Identify the error in each sentence: (A) Neither John (B) nor his family members (C) enjoys their life (D) in the city

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A. Energy     B. Several     C. Household     D. Appliance

Choose the best answer:

He soon got ......... most of them and even managed .......... the greetings.

Identify the one underlined word A, B, C or D that must be changed for the sentence to be correct: 

At present, solar cells are too expensive and inefficient to use in the commercial generation of electricity

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:

I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

(A) Although there are more than 2,000 different (B) varieties of candy, many of them (C) made from a (D) basic boiled mixture of sugar, water, and corn syrup.

Choose the best answer:

I am too tired ................to his boring stories.

Choose indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Helen: "Shall I collect the tickets for the concert for you.” – Peter: “......................”

In "The Lawless Roads", Graham Greene __________ the people of Mexico by describing them in a highly patronizing manner. 

Choose the best answer:

Have you tried .......... that bottle with hot water?  That is very funny.

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.

To keep up with new developments and technology, modern people need to implement lifelong learning all the time.

Retail sales volume in local urban and rural areas rose 57.8 per cent and 46.8 per cent,____ , over February 1995.

The diary it was kept secret until the end of the war in fear of reprisals by the occupying army.

She leans ________ her husband for advice.