Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
There was a gradual _______ in the number of both males and females who were literate in the Lowlands.
A.raise
B.rise
C.arise
D.risen

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
Where have you been? You were ___to be here half an hour ago.
A.supposed
B.allowed
C.thought
D.had

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
A(n) ______, is a person who is killed because of their political beliefs.
A.invalid
B.veteran
C.soldier
D.martyr

Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
The astronauts were able to send the information back to the earth.
A.space stations
B.spaceships
C.space shots
D.spacemen

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
The students were asked to ______ reading and writing skills to the villagers.
A.deliver
B.provide
C.express
D.support

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
A lot of children participated in ______ performances.
A.fundraising
B.fundraise
C.raising-fund
D.funding-raise

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
China is one of the most ______ populated areas in the world.
A.densely
B.wastefully
C.perfectly
D.completely

Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
He ______ us for hours with his stories and jokes.
A.regarded
B.supported
C.entertained
D.raised

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
It wasn't until midnight that the party ________.
A.went out
B.broke up
C.carried on
D.cleared up

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
Many people are trying their best to study and work in the hope that they will _______ fame and fortune in the near future.
A.remove
B.collect
C.lose
D.achieve