I’d rather go to the football field ________ being at home today.
A.instead of  
B.because of 
C.in spite of   
D.due to

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
As soon as she ………..home, she took off her shoes and ………….her slippers.
A.had arrived/ put in         
B.arrived/ put over  
C.arrived/ put on
D.had arrived/ put over

If  we _________enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.
A.will have  
B.have  
C.had   
D.would have

Choose the word or phrase A, B, C, or D  that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
Most of the students felt that ............ respect in classroom was essential for effective learning to take place.
A.mutual  
B.considerable  
C.deep
D.grudging

He ________ he had read that story-book before.
A.told        
B.has told                      
C.had told                    
D.said

Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
I need some help with the table. _______you lift the other end, please?
A.May
B.Should
C.Could
D.Shall

Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
The importance of introductions is not merely the provision of a name. No one (61)………….. what your name actually is, unless it really is something devastatingly unusual, in which case it may serve as a conversation starter. Most, as (62)………… as it may be, will forget it almost instantly. In its barest form, an introduction is the accepted method (63)……………..which the introducer, who knows the two people to be introduced, vouches for the character of the introducees by having a (64)…………. acquaintance. The level of (65)………… with which the introducer takes on the task is indicative of the relationship between the introducer and the newcomer, so if you are the one saddled with the task, take it on with gusto. The newcomer will be delighted you think so (66)……………..of them and anyone to which you make the introduction will immediately believe the person to whom they are being introduced is worthy of (67)……………time and conversational skills.
Occasionally, the go- between will forget to (68)………….. At this point, if you are a friend of the go- between, the kindest thing to do is to loudly and jokingly force him or her into an introduction of the (69)…………….. The go- between should, at this point, apologize emphatically for their (70)……………and make a greater effort to incorporate them into conversation.

A.cares    
B. understands  
C.knows   
D.notices

__________(75)
A.belief
B.believe
C.believing
D.believed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
In the early days of baseball, the game was played by young men of means and social position.
A.with ambition     
B.with money
C.with skill  
D.with equipment

Psychologist Abraham Maslow argued that humans have unique desires to discover and sunderstand, the giving of love to others, and to fulfill their inner potential.           
A.argued that
B.have unique desires
C.the giving of love to
D.their inner potential