He spent part of _____afternoon telling them ____news he could not tellthem by ______telephone.




A.the - the -
B.an - - the
C.an - the - the
D.the - - the

Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting.
Neither (A) Sam nor James wanted (B) their (C) name associated(D) with the project.




A.Neither
B.vwanted
C.their
D.associated

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
Despite the bad weather, he ______ get to the airport in time.




A.could
B.was able to
C.couldn't
D.might

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
Tom wasn't at the party last night. He must not ______ a ride. I know he wanted to come, but he didn't have a ride.




A.be able to have gotten
B.have been able to get
C.to have been able to get
D.be able to get

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
From his window in space, Gagarin had a view of the Earth that no human beings had done before.




A.discription
B.vision
C.recognition
D.attention

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If you knew he was ill, why ______ you ______ to see him?




A.didn’t / come
B.wouldn’t / come
C.should/come
D.would/come

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He was the last man______ the ship.




A.who leave
B.to leave
C.leaving
D.left

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study.




A.made room for
B.put in charge of
C.got in touch with
D.lost control of

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Denis has just bought a new suit that he likes very much. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
- Tom: “You look very smart in that suit, Denis!” – Denis: “_______.”




A.No, I don’t think so
B.Oh, you don’t like it, do you?
C.Thanks, I bought it at Mike’s
D.Thanks, my mum has bought it

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
We always have believed that honesty is the best policy in personal as well as professional matters.




A.always have believed
B.best policy
C.personal
D.professional