The discovery was a major .............. for research workers.

He regrets  ..............  school early. It is the biggest mistake in his life.

Thomas has often boasted ________ his son's golfing ability

The steep  ................. of the land makes cultivation difficult.

The waiter asked the ..... if she would help him deal with a difficult customer. 

Ann studied very hard last year, but she couldn’t gain ...........  to any university.

Choose the best answer:
Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness.

Tom is ....... than David.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

Modern art is on display at the Guggenheim Museum, a building with an unusually design

The new teacher was ............... to the needs of all the children in her care.

The Age of Enlightenment refers ___________ the time of the guiding intellectual movement.

Choose the best answer  A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Have you ever been ____a situation where you are tired from work when your car runs out of electricity and you have no money in your pocket?

We couldn’t fly  .............  because all the tickets had been sold out.

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:

There were so many members of the political party who had gone against the leader that he resigned.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence below.

Before we had kids, I used to do more housework than my husband did, but he was working thirteen hour days at the office compared ________ my eight-hour ones.

She … to Ho Chi Minh city last year. 

The smell of the sea ______ him ______ to his childhood.

Don’t be too hasty to pass .............................on other people.

Women's contribution to our society has been ______ better these days.

Down.....................  when he was passing under the tree.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

Thanks to the women's liberation, women can take part in ____ activities.