Exercise 10. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
It is pointless to ask me about it because I know nothing.
A.It's no use asking me about it because I know nothing.
B.It's no use to ask me about it because I know nothing.
C.It's not use asking me about it because I know nothing.
D.It's not use to ask me about it because I know nothing.

Linda was blamed for the accident .............. it wasn't her fault
A.although
B.since
C.because
D.despite

Exercise 7. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Nowadays, everybody knows Apples and (35) ____ everybody knows that the company was founded by Steve Jobs, an American inventor and entrepreneur. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of microcomputer revolution. He helped design the first Macintosh computer, (36) ____ a small computer graphics company into Pixar, the company behind Toy Story and The Monster Inc.
His countercultural lifestyle and philosophy was a product of the time and place of his upbringing. Jobs was adopted and raised in San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s. In 1972, Jobs attended Reed College from which he (37) ____ in next to no time. Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 in order to sell Apple I personal computer. At that moment, he might hardly imagine that only a year later the company tasted impressive victory with Apple II, one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers. (38) ____, in 1985, following a long power struggle, Jobs was forced out of Apple. After leaving Apple, Jobs took (39) ____ of its members with him to found NeXT, a computer development company which was then bought by Apple. The purchase allowed Jobs to become the company's CEO once again.
Steve Jobs died in 2011 after battling with pancreatic cancer (40) ____ nearly a decade. Millions first learned of Job's death on a device which had been invented by himself.
(36)
A.translated
B.transferred
C.transformed
D.transited

Exercise 7. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Nowadays, everybody knows Apples and (35) ____ everybody knows that the company was founded by Steve Jobs, an American inventor and entrepreneur. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of microcomputer revolution. He helped design the first Macintosh computer, (36) ____ a small computer graphics company into Pixar, the company behind Toy Story and The Monster Inc.
His countercultural lifestyle and philosophy was a product of the time and place of his upbringing. Jobs was adopted and raised in San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s. In 1972, Jobs attended Reed College from which he (37) ____ in next to no time. Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 in order to sell Apple I personal computer. At that moment, he might hardly imagine that only a year later the company tasted impressive victory with Apple II, one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers. (38) ____, in 1985, following a long power struggle, Jobs was forced out of Apple. After leaving Apple, Jobs took (39) ____ of its members with him to found NeXT, a computer development company which was then bought by Apple. The purchase allowed Jobs to become the company's CEO once again.
Steve Jobs died in 2011 after battling with pancreatic cancer (40) ____ nearly a decade. Millions first learned of Job's death on a device which had been invented by himself.
(37)
A.dropped in
B.dropped up
C.dropped out
D.dropped by

Exercise 7. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Nowadays, everybody knows Apples and (35) ____ everybody knows that the company was founded by Steve Jobs, an American inventor and entrepreneur. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of microcomputer revolution. He helped design the first Macintosh computer, (36) ____ a small computer graphics company into Pixar, the company behind Toy Story and The Monster Inc.
His countercultural lifestyle and philosophy was a product of the time and place of his upbringing. Jobs was adopted and raised in San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s. In 1972, Jobs attended Reed College from which he (37) ____ in next to no time. Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 in order to sell Apple I personal computer. At that moment, he might hardly imagine that only a year later the company tasted impressive victory with Apple II, one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers. (38) ____, in 1985, following a long power struggle, Jobs was forced out of Apple. After leaving Apple, Jobs took (39) ____ of its members with him to found NeXT, a computer development company which was then bought by Apple. The purchase allowed Jobs to become the company's CEO once again.
Steve Jobs died in 2011 after battling with pancreatic cancer (40) ____ nearly a decade. Millions first learned of Job's death on a device which had been invented by himself.
(39)
A.few
B.a few
C.a little
D.little

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
It is the underserved ____ that damaged his life and his family.
A.reputable
B.repute
C.reputation
D.disrepute

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
She has a wonderful voice but unfortunately, she never gets the ____ to sing in public.
A.event
B.occasion
C.ability
D.chance

Exercise 4. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
During the Great Depression, many people suddenly found themselves jobless after a night.
A.unemployed
B.redundant
C.unoccupied
D.supplementary

Exercise 5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Last month, while my friend was traveling round England by the car, he crashed the car into a tree.
A.was traveling
B.the
C.the
D.a

Exercise 5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
He can speak French and is studying Latin very well.
A.can
B.French
C.is studying
D.Latin