They _______ out all the obvious problems at the first committee meeting.

He went to the airport .............    a taxi.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

The purpose of the United Nations, broad speaking, is to maintain peace and security and to encourage respect for human rights.

 I will be kind to her  ............   she dicide to leave me.

Beaches were ____ as police searched for canisters of toxic waste from the damaged ship.

- I have caught a cold.

You  ..............   the windows open last night. It was very cold outside.

Since her ….. the room has been full of laughter. 

Don’t spend time _______ about things that may never happen.

We  ..........  today and I got into trouble because l hadn't done 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: 

The child insisted on listening to the entire story.

 He is now studying in the USA as an ….. student.

Two ground-breaking reports on lifelong learning by UNESCO     in 1972 and 1996 articulated fundamental principles of lifelong learning.

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)...............

Identify the error in each sentence: 

Some fishes live at enormous depths that they are almost complete blind.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

 When I want to have my hair cuts I often go to the hairdresser’s.

In the early years of the 20th  century,   several rebellions ..................  in the northern parts  of the country.

A teenager in Bosnia recently threatened to __________ her father with a hand grenade after he refused to return her mobile phone. 

 How many ___________ took part in the 22 nd SEA Games? 

It is necessary for students to listen to their teacher ______. 

Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

It is widely ........ that computers can make our lives easier.

It seems that you have to cope with the stresses and strains of the job,  ...............   ?