In astronomy, a scale of magnitude from one to six denotes the brightness of a star.

     A. predicts                    B. examines                  C. contrasts                   D. signifies

Host: “I’m terribly sorry for this inconvenience.”          Guests: -"_______"

     A. It’s mine. I came late                                     B. It’s not your fault

     C. I’ll do better next time                                  D. Fine, thanks

Laura: “I’ve got two tickets for the exhibition.”               -  Mary: “______”

     A. Oh, let’s go and get the tickets.                    B. That’s great! When is it?

            C. Oh, anything else?             D. Thanks, I can’t afford the tickets

The school was closed for a month because of serious ………… of fever.

     A. outcome                   B. outburst                    C. outbreak                   D. outset

Prices quoted in this package include _____ hours of Internet access for one month.

     A. unwarranted             B. uncontrolled             C. unlimited                  D. unrecoverable

In most _____ developed countries, up to 50% of _____ population enters higher education at some time in their lives.

     A. Ø / Ø                        B. the / Ø                      C. Ø / the                      D. the / a

I usually buy my clothes_____. It’s cheaper than going to the dress maker.

     A. on the house             B. off the peg               C. in public                   D. on the shelf

________ wait for no man.

     A. Tide and fire            B. Time and tide           C. Time and fire            D. Tide and time

You can go to the party tonight _______ you are sober when you come home.

     A. as long as                 B. as far as                    C. as soon as                 D. as well as

Most people prefer ________ at home rather than ________out on rainy days.

     A. stay - go                   B. staying - go              C. to stay - go               D. staying – going