The augmentation in the population has created a fuel shortage.
A.increase
B.necessity
C.demand
D.decrease

If we had taken his sage advice, we wouldn’t be in so much trouble now.
A.willing
B.sturdy
C.wise
D. eager

A mediocre student who gets low grades will have trouble getting into an Ivy League college.
A.average
B.lazy
C.moronic
D.diligent

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.The board decided opening (A) a new business which (B) will give the necessary support (C) to the IT arm of the group (D).
A.opening (A)
B.which (B)
C.necessary support (C)
D.arm of the group (D)

Prevented (A) the soil from (B) erosion, trees are of great importance (C) when floods hit mountainous areas (D).
A.Prevented (A)
B.from (B)
C.of great importance (C)
D.mountainous areas (D)

Perfume (A) tends to be lost (B) its flavor when (C) it has not been properly sealed (D).
A.Perfume (A)
B.tends to be lost (B)
C.when (C)
D.has not been properly sealed (D)

With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be unique in the solar system was strengthened.
A.outcome
B.continuation
C.beginning
D.expansion

Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll turn up before long.
A.arrive
B.return
C.enter
D.visit

This tapestry has a very complicated pattern.
A.obsolete
B.intricate
C.ultimate
D.appropriate

During the Great Depression, there were many wanderers who traveled on the railroads and camped along the tracks.
A.veterans
B.tyros
C.vagabonds
D.zealots