The issue of pay rise will loom large at the year-end conference.

• A. be raised suddenly
• B. be discussed
• C. cause worry
• D. become important

Smoking is a causative factor in the development of several serious diseases, including lung cancer.

• A. original
• B. resource
• C. reason
• D. cause

• A. academic
• B. understanding
• C. inorganic
• D. uncertainty

• A. signal
• B. common
• C. verbal
• D. attract

 I’m becoming increasingly________. Last week, I locked myself out of the house twice.

• A. mindless
• B. oblivious
• C. absent
• D. forgetful

A number of political prisoners_________ since Independent Day.

• A. have released
• B. has been released
• C. was released
• D. have been released

Even though I didn’t want my son to leave home, since he was twenty-one there was nothing I could do to________ it.

• A. cease
• B. hinder
• C. resist
• D. prevent

It is possible__________ may assist some trees in saving water in the winter.

• A. to lose leaves
• B. the leaves are lost
• C. when leaves have lost
• D. that the loss of leaves

No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.

• A. It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.
• B. It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.
• C. It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.
• D. The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn't genuine.

The new restaurant looks good. However, it seems to have few customers.

• A. The new restaurant would have more customers if it looked better.
• B. In order to get more business, the new restaurant should improve its appearance.
• C. If it had a few more customers, the new restaurant would look better.
• D. In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant does not appear to attract much business.