Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I don’t think the problem will be solved soon, ______?
A.will it
B.do I
C.don’t I
D.won’t I

V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence.
Cigarette _______ kills thousands of people every year.
A.smokes
B.smoke
C.to smoke
D.smoking

He was an excellent student. It was ______that he failed the exam.
A.surprises
B.surprised
C.surprising
D.surprise

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.
Later a wine reception will be followed by a concert before guests tuck into a banquet.
A.a formal party
B.a formal conference
C.an informal party
D.an enormous breakfast

She should know better than to lend the money to him. 
A.She knew it would be better not to lend him the money.
B. She oughtn't to lend him the money.
C.She was just being helpful when she lent him the money.
D.It would be kind of her to lend him the money.

_______(43)
A.somehow
B.however
C.somewhat
D.whatever

V. 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. 
She didn’t take her father’s advice. That’s why she is bored with her work.
A.If she took her father’s advice, she wouldn’t be bored with her work.
B.If she had taken her father’s advice, she wouldn’t have been bored with her work.
C.If she had taken her father’s advice, she wouldn’t be bored with her work.
D.If she takes her father’s advice, she won’t be bored with her work.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete sentences.
I was very sad when the vet said he’d have to.............. Gertie, our labrador.
A.pull down
B.pull through
C.fed up to
D.wear off

Could you talk........................? I'm trying to work.
A.more quietly 
B.quieter than  
C.more quiet 
D.quiet

This conference wouldn’t have been possible without your organization.
A.Had you not organized this conference, it wouldn’t be possible.
B.Your organization made it possible for this conference to take place.
C.But for your organization, this conference would have been possible.
D. If you didn’t organize, this conference wouldn’t have taken place.