You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
 
A.You should persuade him to change his mind.
B.You didn’t persuade him to change because of his mind.
C.It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn’t.
D.You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn’t listen

A.edition
 
 
B.influence
C.desperate
D.definite

The words In reality are closest in meaning to       .

A.actually                      
B.surprisingly                
C.similarly                     
D.characteristically

Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the provided one.
Jack left the office before I arrived there.
A.When I had arrived at the office, Jack was left.
B.When I arrived at the office, Jack had left.
C.When I arrived at the office, Jack left.
D.When I  had arrived at the office, Jack had left.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:
What would happen because I pressed that red button?
A.would 
B.because 
C.pressed 
D.that

Choose the best answer.
What could be more ……… than a wedding on a tropical island?
A.romance         
B.romantic                 
C.romanticizing         
D.romanticism

Choose the best answer.
My father has an older sister he hasn’t seen ……….. thirty years.
A.since                     
B.in                          
C.during                  
D.for

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Joe has finished his first-aid course. He proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.
A.Although Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker, he hasn't finished his first-aid course.
B.Without finishing his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.
C.However helpful Joe proves as a rescue worker, he hasn't finished his first-aid course.
D.Having finished his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

The phrase "under way " in paragraph 6 mostly means ______.
A.being notified          
B.being certified 
C.being inspected 
D.being launched

Charles W. Eliot, the president of Harvard in 1869, initiated a system under which mos required courses were dropped in favor of elective courses.

A.initiated                      
B.compulsory                
C.optional                      
D.necessary