Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Drastic measures should be taken to tackle the problems ______ child abuse.
A.involved
B.to involve
C.involving
D.are involving

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
After a momentary ______ of concentration, Simon managed to regain his focus and completed the test.
A.lapse
B.fault
C.failure
D.error

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The ______ prices of property in big cities may deter people on low incomes from owning a house there.
A.forbidding
B.competitive
C.prohibitive
D.inflatable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Michael rarely returns to his hometown, ______?
A.hasn't he
B.does he
C.has he
D.doesn't he

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He promised ______ his daughter a new bicycle as a birthday present.
A.buy
B.to buy
C.to buying
D.buying

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The operation of the newly constructed plants is likely to lead to ______ environmental consequences.
A.far-reaching
B.far-gone
C.far-off
D.far-flung

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I've been waiting for hours. You ______ to tell me you would come late.
A.oughtn't to have phoned
B.must have phoned
C.should have phoned
D.needn't have phoned

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
You must not ______ any step in the process; otherwise, you would not be able to cook the dish properly.
A.quit
B.skip
C.leave
D.hide

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Jane is talking to Mike, who has just helped her with her luggage.
- Jane: "______" - Mike: "It's my pleasure."A.It's too heavy.
B.It's not my duty.
C.Thanks a lot, indeed.
D.Welcome back.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The football final has been postponed until next Sunday due to the heavy snowstorm.
A.cancelled
B.continued
C.changed
D.delayed