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

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
There __________________ in the world today. 
A. is many new computer company 
B. is many new computer companies 
C. are many new computers companies 
D. are many new computer companies

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
The city libraries present a gloomy picture of the ____________ who used to flock the libraries every evening. 
A. gradual reduction of readers                     
B. gradual readers of reduction                     
C. gradual readers reduction
D. reduction gradual readers

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
I usually have a big birthday party unless _____________ .
A. I was short of money
B. I would be short of money
C. I will be short of money
D. I am short of money

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
I'd be able to lead the way if _________ .
A. you lend me your map
B. you lent me your map
C. you will lend me your map
D. you are lending me your map

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
___________________ of students taking TOEFL is increasing. 
A. The number of                
B. The amount of 
C. The great deal of                
D. Many