Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
They encouraged him a lot in the competition. He didn’t give up because of that.
A.Having encouraged considerably during the competition, he didn’t stop trying.
B.But for their great encouragement in the competition, he would have given up.
C.Their great encouragement made it impossible for him to be in great despair.
D.Provided that they have encouraged him, he couldn’t have thought of giving up.

______(43)
A. farming                            
B.planting                         
C.agriculture      
D.growing

Exercise 8. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blank from 36 to 40 .
Child workers, some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile factory in conditions described as close to slavery to produce clothes that appear destined for one of the major high street retailers.
The discovery of these children working in appalling conditions in the Shahpur Jat area of Delhi has renewed concerns about the (36)______ by some large retail chains of their garment production to India, recognised (37)______ the United Nations as one of the world’s hotspots for child labour. According to one (38)______, over 20 per cent of India's economy is dependent on children, (39)______ comes to a total of 55 million youngsters under 14 working. Consumers in the West should not only be demanding answers from retailers about how their (40)______  are produced but also should be looking into their consciences at how they spend their money and whether cheap prices in the West are worth the suffering caused to so many children.
(40) 
A.goods
B.stuff
C.garment
D.ware

My purpose in calling this meeting is to present the latest sales figures.
A.I have called this meeting in order to present the latest sales figures.
B.I aimed to call this meeting because I wanted to know the latest sales figures.
C.I have called this meeting in order that I would present the latest sales figures.
D.A and C

The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to                             .
A.a new life
B.our world     
C.an opportunity   
D.a thrill of pleasure

The author states that the reason that infants need to avoid certain foods related to allergies has to do with the infant’s______
A.lack of teeth 
B.poor metabolism
C.underdeveloped intestinal tract
D.inability to swallow solid foods

He wasted hours.........for this book.
A.to look
B.looking
C.to have looked
D.being looked

(4)
A.take
B.contain
C.consume
D.consist

Pauline couldn't manage (eat)..............  all the ice cream
A.eating
B.have eaten
C.to eat
D.eat

We can save  nature resources by using solar energy.           
A.save 
B.nature resources
C.by using
D.solar energy