Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The water _ in the area has resulted in poor crop production.
A.deficiency
B.shortage
C.lack
D.absence

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I will phone Vivian to her to buy some sugar; otherwise, she will forget.
A.encourage
B.allow
C.advise
D.remind

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The company management decided to more workers to meet the production schedule.
A.make up
B.make out
C.take on
D.take over

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The larger the area of forest is destroyed, .
A.the most frequent natural disasters are
B.the most frequently natural disasters occur
C.the more frequent are natural disasters
D.the more frequently natural disasters occur

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Lan learning English a few years ago.
A.will start
B.starts
C.is starting
D.started

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Please ensure that all outstanding debts are cleared within days of________ of this notification, otherwise legal action will follow.
A.receipt
B.balance
C.admission
D.spending

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.
Mai usually helps her classmates with their studies. Her classmates appreciate her.
A.Mai usually helps her classmates with their studies, for they appreciate her.
B.Mai usually helps her classmates with their studies, but they appreciate her.
C.Mai usually helps her classmates with their studies, or they appreciate her.
D.Mai usually helps her classmates with their studies, so they appreciate her.

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.
We cannot completely avoid stress in our lives. We need to find ways to cope with it.
A.Since we cannot completely avoid stress in our lives, we need to find ways to cope with it.
B.Because stress can completely be avoided in our lives, we need to find ways to cope with it.
C.After we can completely avoid stress in our lives, we need to find ways to cope with it.
D.As long as we can completely avoid stress in our lives, we need to find ways to cope with it.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
I haven't visited my hometown for a few years.
A.I was in my hometown for a few years.
B.I last visited my hometown a few years ago.
C.I didn't visit my hometown a few years ago.
D.I have been in my hometown for a few years.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
"Why don't we go camping at the weekend?" he said.
A.He suggested going camping at the weekend.
B.He denied going camping at the weekend.
C.He objected to going camping at the weekend.
D.He apologized for going camping at the weekend.