Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
The ________________ trend in the graph is the improvement in people's living standard between 1990 and 2000.
A. second biggest
B. second bigger
C. twice big
D. twice bigger

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Excuse me, _________ I borrow your newspaper if you are not reading it? 
A. must   
B. might  
C. can 
D. should

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
There was a huge decline ___________ the number of panda.
A. in
B. for
C. of
D. out

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
“Have you seen Kate?”
“No, but she _________ be at her desk.” 
A. may               
B. ought             
C. would                
D. can

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Where  __________ if you ___________ on leave? 
A. did you go - were                 
B. would you go - were
C. would you go - are
D. will you go - were

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
___________ swimming is considered to be ___________ good way of losing weight.
A. Ø / a                     
B. The / a                    
C. A / the                     
D. The / the

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
 Women ______________ the childbearing _______________ should be well educated of how to rear and raise healthy children.
 
A. in - age           
B. of - period                 
C. of - terminal              
D. in - scope

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
They succeeded __________ escaping __________ the burning house. 
A. on - off               
B. in - from
C. in - during                               
D. on - from

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
A ban was given ___________ all trade in ivory in 1989.
A. with
B. on
C. for
D. from

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Children are told to be __________ for the whole week and promised to be rewarded at weekends. 
A. obedience                  
B. obedient                 
C. obey                  
D. disobedient