Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap in each sentence.
There has been a great __________ in his English.
A.escalation
B.rise
C.increase
D.improvement

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap in each sentence.
__________ the fighting stopped, travel across the country has been quite safe.
A.When
B.Afterwards
C.Since
D.Unless

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The taxi __________ arrive at nine, but it never turned up.
A.ought to
B.was to
C.should
D.must

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The rescuers __________ find the two missing children in the ruined building after two days searching.
A.were to
B.could
C.were able to
D.had to

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She lifted the phone receiver, __________ slightly.
A.her hands were trembling
B.her hands trembled
C.her hands trembling
D.with her hands trembling

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I would sooner you __________ the office phone for personal purpose.
A.not to use
B.didn’t use
C.shouldn’t use
D.shouldn’t have used

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap in each sentence.
He always did well at school __________ having his early education disrupted by illness.
A.on account of
B.addition to
C.in spite of
D.even though

There was too much snow for us to go out.
A.There was such a lot of snow and we couldn’t go out.
B.There was such a lot of snow that we couldn’t go out.
C.There was such a lot of snow that we shouldn’t go out.
D.There was such a lot of snow that we wouldn’t go out.

A.exhaust
B.product
C.percent
D.reduce

Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently.

A.education
B.document
C.endangered
D.secondary