Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_______ he hasn’t had any formal qualifications, he has managed to do very well.
A.Despite
B.Although
C.If
D.Whereas

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We are considering having ______ for the coming lunar New Year.
A.redecorated our flat
B.our flat redecorated
C.to redecorate our flat
D.our flat to be redecorated

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Valentine’s Day, ______ from Roman, is now celebrated all over the world.
A.to originate
B.originating
C.originated
D.orginate

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New machinery has enhanced the company’s productivity and ______.
A.competitiveness
B.competitive
C.competitor
D.competition

(41. STRAIGHT) _____
A.straightforward
B.straighting
C.straighten
D.straightener

(43. REDUCTION) ______
A.reductibility
B.reductant
C.reducing
D.reduce

(45. ANXIOUS) ______
A.anxiolytic
B.anxiety
C.anxiousness
D.anxiously

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Mike accidentally broke the _______ stepping on it. He apologised to them for his carelessness.
A.children’s toy
B.child’s toy
C.child’s toys
D.children’s toys

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My mother asked me ________.
A.which tertiary institution did I choose
B.which tertiary institution I choose
C.which tertiary institution I would choose
D.which tertiary institution will I choose

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
All flights ______ because of the snowstorm, we decided to take the train.
A.having been cancelled
B.had been cancelled
C.were cancelled
D.having cancelled