I was wakened by the sound of someone ________ on the door.
A.bumping
B.crashing
 
C.hitting
D.knocking

Having a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our ________ health.
A.emotional  
B.emotionally
C.emotion
D.emotionless

-"Do you have a minute, Dr Keith?" - "_____________"
A.  A. Sorry, I haven't got it here.
B.Good, I hope so.
C.Sure. What's the problem?
D.Well. I'm not sure when.

This channel allows rainwater to run off.
A.keep inside
B.move around
C.flow into
D.flow out of

Tom: “Which is more important? Luck or effort?”Mary: “Luck is _____effort.”
A.on the same importance
B.of the same importance as
C.the same importance as
D.as the same importance as

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
Either you or Daisy ______ the vase.
A.has broken    
B.have broken
C.has been broken     
D.have been broken

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
She________her essay for a third time to make sure there weren't any mistakes.
A.went off 
B.made out    
C.came across
D.went through

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
Here they sell oranges ________.
A.by dozens 
B.by a dozen  
C.by the dozen  
D.for dozens

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.
I can't believe what a narrow escape it was when the car went off the road and passed within a few feet of us.
A.lost cause    
B.first-rate    
C.close call    
D.takeaway

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Since the time of Nostradamus, meteorologists have been trying to decipher the mystery of climatic changes. Their objective has been to be able to precisely (15)______ the weather for the days to come. In the past, meteorologists looked skywards to find hints in the clouds. At present, their eyes are directed at the spots (16)______the most intriguing climatic transformations (17)______about, namely, the ultimate depths of the oceans where swirls, whirlpools and waves generate the patterns for the future weather.
The most efficient way of (18)_____ hold of the ever changing map of the swirling currents circulating their heat around the planet is from space. Weather satellites equipped (19)_____ complicated instruments examine the surface and the bottom of the oceans and determine the exact height of water. The impressive advantage offered by satellite scanning is that measurements can be (20)_____ even in the most inaccessible parts of the oceans and can provide daily pictures of the water surface together with the calculated wave height and wind speed.
(18)_____
A.getting    
B.coming    
C.finding        
D.making