We take  ............  in doing the washing-up, cleaning the floor and watering the flowers.

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: 

Let's wait here for her. I'm sure she'll turn up before 8 a.m.

Dien Bien Phu is the place   ......... our army won a resounding victory in 1954.

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

Please________________ that environmental inspectors must renew their certification yearly.

didn’t want to do it, but the other boys egged me on.

“egged me on” means _______.

Identify the error in each sentence: Only in a situation like this children learn a lot about how to behave

I do wish you'd stop biting your nails, Tom! It really ________.

Buckingham Palace is a major tourist ________ in London. 

However, some scientists argue that the historical evidence shows that over time the Earth heats .........  and cools  ..........  naturally.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

Political science, like the other social sciences, is not a right science.

 Every week, his mother goes to  ......... university to visit him while my mother has never come to visit me since I went to  ..........  university.

Mike is bright and hard-working; he has passed all his exams with _________.

When she returned home from work, she __________a bath.

I didn't need __________anything. I just sat there and listened.

If it hadn't been for his carelessness, he _    the exams.

If you _    English well, you will communicate with foreigners.

Identify the error in each sentence: If we (A) have time (B) in the weekend, we (C) will come (D) to see you.

The United Nations Secretary-General has often spoken of the need for individual _______ and human rights in his speeches 

Today the move away from rigid rules makes it much easier (1) ________ the right way to behave because there are fewer out and out ‘wrongs’. Of course there are still a few situations where inflexible rules (2) ________, although these are mainly concerned with official functions. But nine times out of ten, the way you choose to behave is (3) ________ you, with one very important proviso: that you keep firmly in (4)________ the basis (5)________ etiquette has grown up; in other words, the need always to consider other people's feelings first. 
Some people, for instance, are very informal and outgoing by (6) ________, while others prefer to be more reserved and formal. Younger people tend to be less formal than their parents. Habits can (7) ________ in different parts of the country. Behaviour which may be commonplace in the capital - like arriving later than the stated time - can often be unconventional (8) ________. Just remember the basic rule of consideration for others, and when in doubt, follow the example of those around you. Etiquette is a skill that is easily learned and it brings the benefits of other people's appreciation whenever you (9) ________ in practice. It's a pleasure to spend time with people who are reliably courteous and (10) ________; it's also pleasant to feel that you will always know what to do or say in any circumstances, mundane or extraordinary
(3).....................

When  ............   to the party, she politely refused.

I ______a small fortune when my uncle died but I managed to squander most of it. I’m ashamed to say.