Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

_________ I came to see her yesterday, she was reading a book.

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

I missed two assignments. I must make them up by the end of this week.

 He has been selling motorbikes.............................. 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Harrier  Construction  employs  a  group  of  constructors  whose________knowledge and experience translate into quality workmanship.

The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in everyday situations. It is important to (1) _____ between a fear and a phobia. It's (2)______usual for all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying. However, only a very small proportion of US actually have a phobia of these things. When these fears begin to (3) _____ you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to (4)_____ treatment for what could potentially be a phobia. By far the most (5) _____ phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives from Greek and (6) _____ means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing (7) ______ in which people avoid going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient (8) _____ behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be (9) _____ to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (10) _____ with their fear and conquer it.
(7)....................

Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our  _____ and thoughts, to the new body.

Freya Stark (1893- 1993) was an extraordinary woman who ventured into (1) ____ areas where few Europeans had ever (2) ____ foot. Born in Paris, brought up in Italy, and educated in London, she was already multilingual before deciding to learn Arabic (3) ____ the end of 30. She traveled (4)____ through Greece, Italy and Cyprus. However, her passion was for exploring ancient lands of the Middle East. She was determined to make contact with the tribes that populated the area before their traditional (5) ____ of life vanished forever. She led expeditions into the most dangerous areas and despite the risks (she was even thrown into a military prison on one occasion), she always returned safe and (6) ____. During her travels, she completed a (7) ______ across the Valley of the Assassins, famous not only for its rough terrain but (8) ____ for its murderous inhabitants, and followed in the (9)___ of Alexander, the Great. In her long career she produced maps, discovered lost cities, and worked as a spy and propagandist, although it is as a travel writer that she is best remembered. She died at the age of 100, (10) ________most women of her generation in more ways than one.
(9).........................

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Some researchers believe that multi-tasking _____ affects workers’  concentration and productivity.

The ____ for this position starts at thirty thousand euros per year.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence below.

The teacher _______ before we arrived.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Any problems with the new software system should be reported to the system administrator -------------. 

The __________ retail price for the shoe polish is $3.99, roughly 25% lower than other shoe polishes currently on the market. 

Choose the best answer:

It is not ........ that he came first. He’s been working very hard.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

..................... the new office building is occupied, construction vehicles will not be allowed to use the main parking area.

Choose the best answer:

I’ll wait here until you ...........

 The immune system..........by distinguishing between the body's own materials and things that ............ foreign to the body. 

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Mary worked in a vineyard last summer ….. money for school expenses.

Big shops, especially chain stores with branches all over the country, have to deal with very large _______ of information.

Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of the _____ classes.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions: 

"Is your house far from here?" "No, it's only a stone's throw away."

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

In that organization, they put emphasis on mutual aid and cooperation