The harder she tries, _________

............... Michelle tried hard, she didn't manage to win the competition.

Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D. 

Mr. Wu was responsible for the latest design------ at Shu Faucet Company.

A water polo team _____________ seven players, six swimmers and a goalie.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

You should stop to smoke because it is very harmful to your health

Every country has its (1) _________ traditions, some of which have existed for centuries. In my opinion, we should do everything possible to preserve them.
Some people think that in today's high-tech world traditional celebrations are too old-fashioned and (2) _________ to our lives. However, (3) _________ such as Carnival, are important, as they bring communities together and make us think about other people and not just computers. 
(4) _________ argument against traditional festivals is that they are expensive to organise. To some extent this is true, particularly when there are firework (5) _________ or parades. On the other hand, it is a small price to pay for brightening up our lives with entertainment and colour. (6) _________, celebrations like the 'Fallas' in my home town of Valencia (7) _________ many tourists and their money.
Finally, although I agree that some traditional customs (8) _________ their original significance, they can provide an opportunity for us to learn about our past. For example, Bonfire Night teaches British children about a particular period of their country's history.
To conclude, traditional celebrations are (9) _________ great pleasure and interest, and they are certainly (10) _________ keeping.
(4)...............

He forgot   ..........   promised to cut down on the carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.

The whole audience objected to their foul play during the football match.

There will be a …. in this street. 

My …. are so strong that the word “love” can’t describe them.

They tried to impress their children with _________ of a good education.

Most of my friends admire Milan as she can play   .............  piano so beautifully.

Only three of the students in my class are girls; ................ are all boys.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

Joggers who begin running without warming up could sustain a muscle injury.

I've always got _____ well with old people.

 I don’t like  ............  of these two restaurants. I prefer another one.

.............. Allan’s inexperience as a midfielder, he played well and scored a decisive goal in the final match.

Our village had  ............... money available for education that the schools had to close.

Choose the best answer:
“It’s no use talking to me about metaphysics. It’s a closed book to me.”

Identify the error in each sentence: 

It is said that Einstein felt very bad about the application of his theories for the creation of weapons of war.

The _________ of old buildings should be taken into consideration.