Five years ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it (1) ____________.

• A. open
• B. opened
• C. to open
• D. for opening

The new policies include cutting _______ subsidies and trade barriers. (agriculture)

It is interesting ___________ a good film.

• A. to watch
• B. watching 
• C. watch 
• D. watched

His pronunciation causes me a lot of ________.

• A. difficulties
• B. difficult 
• C. difficulty
• D. difficultly

 ___ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I could understand him at all.

• A. As
• B. Because of 
• C. Due to 
• D. Owing to

Summer is the time of the year _________ the weather is the hottest.

• A. when
• B. which 
• C. that 
• D. B & C are correct

 Laura said that when she_________ to school, she saw an accident.

• A. was walking
• B. has walked 
• C. had been walking 
• D. has been walking

 If we took the 10:30 train, ______________.

• A. we would arrive too early
• B. we should arrive too early
• C. we will arrive too early
• D. we may arrive too early

• A. naked
• B. looked
• C. booked
• D. hooked

• A. dune
• B. hummock
• C. shrub
• D. buffalo