- "I am sorry. I've spoilt the cake." – “____’

The woman _______ when the police told her that her son had died. 

Students can ................... lots of information by attending lectures regularly.

Their plans were cancelled _______ of a bad storm.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

If students are going to an open day they should be familiarized themselves with a Range of courses in that institution.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(38)..............................

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

(A)The little boys mother bought (B)him a (C)five - speeds racing bicycle (D)for his birthday.

Lifelong learning can also help amend some of the weaknesses of the education system.

All the boots donated must be in good  ____, complete with laces and studs.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  Official business requirements obviously ….. priority ….personal requests.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness

Choose the best answer:

He got wet ................. he forgot his umbrella.

 __________ the cold weather, my family still managed to go for a pinic.

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:

His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.

She nearly lost her own life in a(n) ...................  to save the child from drowning.

Choose the best answer:

During the trip to Japan, we ................. a lot of pictures. 

__________ further rioting  to occur, the  government would  be forced  to  use  its emergency powers.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

Cheetah's tail is ____ during fast running, because it balances the animal and allows fast and sudden turns which happen often when the prey tries to escape.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "At no time Jonh asks me when she ____ my bathroom."

I think she’s_____ . Her books are brilliant.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Even though subscriptions to the The Marinberg Herald's print edition have steadily declined, its online --------- continues to grow.