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Mark the  letter  $A, B,  C$  or  $D$  on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
$1.$ I gave the waiter a  $50$  dollar note and waited for my ________
$A.$ change              $B.$ supply              $C.$ cash              $D.$ cost

$2.$ I'm going to stay at university and try to________ off getting a job for a long time.
$A.$ stay              $B.$ put              $C.$ move              $D.$ set

$3.$ People can become very________ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time.
$A.$ nevours              $B.$ bad-tempered              $C.$ stressful              $D.$ pressed

$4.$ I believe that judge should be independent________ the government.
$A.$ to              $B.$ from              $C.$ with              $D.$ on

$5.$ The MP asked________ the prime minister war aware of the growing social problem.
$A.$ that              $B.$ him            $C.$ if              $D.$ what

$6.$ Remind Tony about the party ________
$A.$ in case              $B.$ unless              $C.$ provided that          $D.$ except

$7.$ The government should do more for ________ people.
$A.$ usual              $B.$ ordinary              $C.$ every day              $D.$ typical

$8.$ I know we had an argument, but now I'd quite like to________
$A.$ look down              $B.$ make up              $C.$ fall out              $D.$ bring up

$9.$ I'm going to set up the equipment in a minute________ give you a hand?
$A.$ Shall I              $B.$ Will I              $C.$ Would I              $D.$ Do I

$10.$ I think there's a picture of the hotel________ the first page.
$A.$ on            $B.$ at              $C.$ in              $D.$ to

$11.$ I'm saving all my pocket money________ to buy a new Play Station.
 $A.$ out              $B.$ down              $C.$ up              $D.$ away

$12.$ We usually do go by train, even though the car________ is a lot quicker.
$A.$ travel              $B.$ journey              $C.$ trip              $D.$ voyage

$13.$ Dogs make very ________ pets. They'll always stay by your side.
$A.$ mental              $B.$ private              $C.$ loyal              $D.$ digital

$14.$ They ________ have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead.
$A.$ could              $B.$ must              $C.$ might              $D.$ can't

$15.$ I'm sorry, but I've got ________ much work to do to come to the beach today.
$A.$ so              $B.$ such              $C.$ enough              $D.$ too

$16.$ You must be Jane's sister. Glad to meet you.
________
$A.$ I am, either.              $B.$ So I am, I'm glad.
$C.$ What do you do?              $D.$ Me, too.

$17.$ The boy________ that he had had anything to do with the break-in.
$A.$ refused              $B.$ denied              $C.$ objected              $D.$ rejected

$18.$ ________ ?
About ten miles before we met him.
$A.$ How fast did he drive        $B.$ How long did he drive
$C.$ How often did he drive        $D.$ how far did he drive?

$19.$ So you have________ to take that bicycle?
$A.$ allowance              $B.$ exception              $C.$ willingness              $D.$ permission

$20.$ The sign says that all shoplifters will be________
$A.$ persecuted              $B.$ disproved              $C.$ prosecuted              $D.$ prohibited

$21.$ How lovely your pets are?
$A.$ Thank you. It's nice of you to say so    $B.$ Really? They are
$C.$ Can you say that again?            $D.$ I love them, too.

$22.$ She could________ in the garage when we came around, which would explain why she didn't hear the bell.
$A.$ work                      $B.$ be working
$C.$ have worked           $D.$ have been working

$23.$ Going on this diet has really________ me good. I've lost weight and I feel fantastic!
$A.$ made              $B.$ taken              $C.$ done              $D.$ had

$24.$ Dr. Parker gave my mum a lovely ________ for spaghetti carbonara.
$A.$ recipe              $B.$ prescription              $C.$ receipt              $D.$ paper

$25.$ Goodbye, Susie!
________ !
$A.$ so so              $B.$ the same              $C.$ yeah              $D.$ so long

$26.$ If you hadn't lost the pieces, we________ a game of chess.
$A.$ couldn't have had              $B.$ can't have
$C.$ may have                            $D.$ could have

$27.$ Kelly wanted to have a live band________ at her wedding.
$A.$ to be played              $B.$ play              $C.$ played              $D.$ been playing

$28.$ What do you want to do this summer?
I think we should go somewhere________ has plenty of sun and sand.
$A.$ who              $B.$ where              $C.$ when              $D.$ that

$29.$ You should ________ a professional to check your house for earthquake damage.
$A.$ have              $B.$ make              $C.$ take              $D.$ get

$30.$ We________ today and I got into trouble because I hadn't done it.
$A.$ had checked our homework              $B.$ had our homework checked
$C.$ were checked our homework              $D.$ have our homework checking

Mark the  letter  $A, B,  C$  or  $D$  on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence in italics.
$1.$ Nobody is helping me, so I can't finish my science project on time.
$A.$ I could finish my science project on time if I were being helped by someone.
$B.$ I needed help with my science project, but everyone just ignored me.
$C.$ My science project will be difficult to do alone, so I should ask someone for help.
$D.$ No one had time to help me, so I couldn't finish my science project on time.

$2.$ People who are unhappy sometimes try to compensate by eating too much.
$A.$ Unhappy people are usually overweight because they tend to eat too much.
$B.$ Eating too much occasionally makes people unhappy and depressed.
$C.$ For some people, eating too much is a reason to be miserable.
$D.$ When depressed, people occasionally attempt to offset their misery by overeating.

$3.$ No one hardly expect profits to double again this year.
$A.$ profits will probably drop by as much as  $50$  percent again this year.
$B.$ It's not likely that profits will again go up by  $100$  percent this year.
$C.$ It's quite possible that profits this year will be halved again.
$D.$ It's won't be easy to double the profits again this year.

$4.$ What can we do to convince him that the project it sure to succeed?
$A.$ How should we go about persuading him that the success of the project is assured?
$B.$ Why can't he admit that the success of the project is in doubt?
$C.$ Why can't we persuade him that the scheme is sure to fail?
$D.$ Doesn't he want us to believe that the project is sure to succeed?

$5.$ I've been out of the country for nearly a year, so I'm out of touch with everything here.
$A.$ A year or so abroad will make you feel different about your own country.
$B.$ On my return after almost a year, I was touched to find so few changes here.
$C.$ I feel quite like a stranger now that I'm back after almost a year abroad.
$D.$ The year abroad has estranged me, so I don't want to go back to my own country.

Mark the letter  $A, B, C$  or  $D$  on your answer sheet to indicate the  sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence in italics.
$1.$ As we were heading out of the door of the café, we bumped into our plumber, who we still owed money to.
$A.$ Our plumber, whom we hadn't paid back yet, was the person who we encountered by chance at the moment we were exiting the café.
$B.$ When we met our plumber in the café as we were about to leave, we realized that we hadn't yet paid him all the money we owed him.
$C.$ Our plumber, when we ran into him as he was entering the café that we were leaving, didn't bring up our debt to him.
$D.$ Not wanting to see the plumber to whom we still owed a debt, we quickly headed out the door of the café when we saw him coming in.

$2.$ I haven't seen either James or his sister for a very long time now.
$A.$ It has been an awful long time since I saw either Jame or his sister.
$B.$ I know I've met James, but I don't think I've met his sister before.
$C.$ Neither James nor his sister has been seen by anyone for the ages.
$D.$ I've met both James and his sister before, but it was a long time ago.

$3.$ Buying new clothes is something that I almost never make the effort to do.
$A.$ It's such a bother to buy new clothes that I never do it.
$B.$ I hardly ever bother purchasing new clothes.
$C.$ Not having bought any new clothes doesn't bother me.
$D.$ Almost all my clothes are old since U never buy any new ones.

$4.$ Desperate Housewives is the last program on television I would want to watch.
$A.$ Desperate Housewives will be the last program we watch on TV tonight.
$B.$ There is no show on television like Desperate Housewives.
$C.$ I would rather watch any other television program than Desperate Housewives.
$D.$ No one can persuade me to watch Desperate Housewives when it's on.

$5.$ You'll have no hope of growing crops here unless you find a way to irrigate this land.
$A.$ Because there is no way you can irrigate this land, you had better give up trying to grow crops on it.
$B.$ Even if you find a method of watering this land, there is no hope thar nay crops will grow on it.
$C.$ You'll have to try growing crops elsewhere if you prove unable to irrigate this land here.
$D.$ Without discovering how to water this land, there is no chance that you can grow crops here.

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