These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost. 

Identify the error in each sentence: 

The diameter of the Sun is more than one hundred times greater than the Earth

It is necessary that a life guard ................ the summing pool while the children are taking their swimming lessons.

If we didn’t ...............  any measures to protect whales, they would disappear forever.

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

The goal of the committee was to evaluate the company's bylaws and offer____________ for improvement.

Acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine and  .............  in China for thousands of years.

They’re not trustworthy. don’t think we should _________ into any agreement with them.

Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is ....................  ; if it was destroyed no amount of money could ever replace it.

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: 

For calculating a calendar, it is convenient to use the tropical solar year.

To bake fish,  ...........  butter and place it in a generously greased  ...........  rectangular pan.

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

The corporate fitness center is equipped -------fourteen stationary bicycles.

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: 

Thousands of people are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest.

Sue had been up late finishing her dissertation, so she decided to ______ the next morning.

Choose the best answer:
Reaching 35 and obviously aging, Jane has to make up her mind on her future very soon.

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.
(7)...............

Identify the error in each sentence:Most sedimentary rocks start forming when grains of clay, silt, or sandy settle in river valleys or on the bottom of lakes and oceans

Well, I think that the prices in BIG C supermarket are _______. 

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

All vacation requests must be made to your supervisor ____________ the requested date.

Amy  ...........   history for 2 years before she majored in literature.

In the 19th century new methods of transportation, in particular canals and railways, ............ for. transporting goods from places to places.

Her son a bit spoilt, he always wants to be the centre of _______.