Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
Alice started a business although she didn’t have very much money. She’s running it                    .
A.a stuffed shirt    
B.feather in my cap  
C.on a shoestring  
D.with kid gloves

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My New Year’s _______ this year is to spend less time on Facebook and more time on my schoolwork. But I’m not sure I will keep it.
A.resolution
B.salutation
C.wish
D.pray

The word “generated” in line 24 is closest in meaning to ________ .
A.requested
B.caused
C.assisted
D.estimated

Are enough apples for us to have one .............?
A.every
B.each
C.self
D.individually

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the questions

A.chateau      
B.chain     
C.chapter 
D.charm

Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one
He played some games and then went to bed.  
A.He went to bed before having played some games.   
B.After he had played some games, he went to bed.
C.While he was playing some games, he was going to bed.
D.Playing some games, and then he had gone to bed.

Multiple choice:
Paolo would like to _______by the time he is 40.
A.travel
B.be traveling    
C.be going to travel
D.have traveled

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The players’ protests ________ no difference to the referee’s decision at all.
A.did   
B.made  
C.caused 
D. created

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My older brother is extremely fond of astronomy, he seems to ______ a lot of pleasure from observing the stars.
A.possess
B.seize
C.reach
D.derive

The word " they "refer to _________ .  
A.numbers      
B.genes    
C.animals 
D.achievements