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.
He held the rope with one hand. He stretched it out.
A.The rope is held with one hand then he stretched it out.
B.Stretching the rope out, he holds it with one hand.
C.Holding the rope with one hand, he stretched it out.
D.He stretched the rope with one hand and held it.

The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it __________ warmer.
A.has been       
B. had been          
C.was
D.were

You are to choose how to spend the evening. (FREEDOM)
A.freedoms
B.free
C.freeing
D.freely

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
Many people hate learning phrasal verbs, but in.................they’re not that difficult.
A.general  
B.fact   
C.addition  
D.conclusion

(14) 
A.such as 
B.for instance  
C.such that      
D.for example

Men make important ...............in family. (DECIDE)
A.indecisive
B.decisively
C.decisive
D.decisions

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete sentences.
I can’t believe there’s anyone in the............... world who wants the hole in the ozone layer to get any bigger. 
A.complete
B.total
C.whole
D.general

I"m sorry I didn’t phone you last night. I was up to my ________ in work.
A.head  
B.ears  
C.shoulders
D.eyes

Fill in the blank with the most suitable word
I had an amusing experience last year. When I (25)______ to a town in the south of France, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning(26)______him in  French and he replied in the same language. (27)______ keep silent during the journey. I myself know a little of French. I had nearly approached the town when the young man suddenly said, very (28)______, "Do you speak English?". As I soon learnt, he was English himself.
(25)
A.was driving
B.is driving
C.are driving
D.were driving

The science and technology industries have grown up steadily over the last decade. 
A.science 
B.have grown up
C.steadily 
D.last decade