Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty ______ paintings were destroyed, including two by Van Gogh.
A.priceless
B.valueless
C.worthless
D.worthy

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
After nine months without any rain, the country was facing one of the worst _______ in the last fifty years.
A.droughts
B.floods
C.draughts
D.eruptions

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
_____ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement.
A.In place
B.On behalf
C.Instead
D.On account

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
Business leaders gave an ________ welcome to the proposal.
A.warmly
B.exciting
C.enthusiastic
D.official

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
A recent survey has shown that supporters of equal partnership in marriage are in the _______.
A.crowd
B.obligation
C.majority
D.particular

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
There are some hobbies that I _____ in for a while besides reading and collecting
A.indulge
B.fascinate
C.occupy
D.accomplish

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
We need ________actions and interventions of the local authorities to prevent national parks from being destroyed by pollution.
A.excitedly
B.timely
C.threateningly
D.approximately

Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
There are rumors of buried ______ in that old house.
A.belongings
B.tomb
C.treasure
D.chamber

Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
________ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
A.With
B.From
C.In
D.To

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.spaceships
B.spacemen
C.space shots
D.space stations