Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
The price of petrol went up only a few days after the official denial that__________an increase in the price of petrol.
A.there would be
B.there is
C.there would
D.had

- “Hi, Michael. What!s going on?” - “Nothing special, Pete._________________with you?”
A.What’s up
B.Have you got
C.Nothing new
D.Not much

You must_____________________ allowances for him, he is not very healthy!
A.get
B.do
C.make
D.have

On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she________again.
A.came up
B.came round
C.came over
D.came forward

The children had been_______ of the danger, but had taken no notice.
A.shown
B.notice
C.prevented
D.warned

She was busy______________________ a variety of articles to the customers.
A.with introducing
B.introducing
C.for introducing
D.in introducing

Can you deliver this letter _____ hand?
A.by
B.with
C.in
D.to

He felt very tired. However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.


A.He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
B.Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
C.As a result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
D.Tired as he might feel, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

_____ (45)
A.taken
B.kept
C.given
D.stood

It can be inferred from the passage that the broad-tailed hummingbirds’ eggs and chicks are most vulnerable to attack by ___ .
A.insects
B.humans
C.birds
D.squirrels