X. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheer to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
The rise in energy___________ has led to a reduction of fossil fuels that we are using.
A.redundancy  
B.efficiency
C.consumption 
D.suitability

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentences, or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
Rarely________ succeed in ballet if they start after the age of 12.
A.do children 
B.children have  
C.children    
D.are children

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A.construction
B.decorate
C.accurate
D.average

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
____ one or more units of living substance called protoplasm.
  
A.Although all living things that consist of
B. All living things consisting of
C.All living things consist of                     
D.In all living things consisting of

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
My mother often complains, “You’re so messy. I always have to ____ up after you.”
A.put                          
B.go                           
C.clean                       
D.keep

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He found a watch when he________ in the street.
A.had walked
B.walked
C.was walking
D.had been walking

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 following questions.

A.swallowed
B.compared
C.conserved
D.poached

The word “emaciated” in the passage mostly means ________.
A.“thin and weak because of lack of food and water” 
B.“living or growing in natural conditions, not kept in a house or on a farm”
C.“large and strong, difficult to control or deal with”
D. “able to get what one wants in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating”

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
I’ll be back one of these days, and we’ll have a ______ meal together.
A.slap down   
B.slap-bang  
C.slapdash   
D.slap-up

The manager ______ him for a minor mistake.
A.accused   
B.charged   
C.complained
D.blamed