Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
A golden handshake may have a _______ effect when one is dealt with the blow of redundancy.
A.cushioning
B.curtaining
C.carpeting
D.pillowing

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
His kind words brought some ______ to the grieving parents.
A.interest
B.gratitude
C.sympathy
D.comfort

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
They held a concert to mark the _______ of Mozart's death.
A.situation
B.remembrance
C.anniversary
D.occasion

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
The world's population is ______ to be over 7 billion by 2010.
A.claimed
B.blamed
C.reached
D.expected

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
All births, deaths and marriages are entered in the _______ records. Most of these records have been computerized in recent years.
A.national
B.social
C.official
D.internal

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
Helen’s parents was very pleased when they read her school _______.
A.diploma
B.papers
C.account
D.report

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
These ____ suggest that there is not direct link between unemployment and crime.
 
A.findings
B.outputs.
C.discoveries
D.readings

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
Let me know if you see anyone acting ________.
A.carefully
B.properly
C.suspiciously
D.constantly

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
For work to flow _______, proper preparations must be made.
A.constantly
B.naturally
C.freely
D.smoothly

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
I looked everywhere but I couldn't find _______ at all.
A.someone
B.somebody
C.no one
D.anyone