Choose the best answer:

 …………. nonsense and you are out of the group!

Read the passage and choose the best option to complete each blank. 
Singapore has a highly developed market-based economy (1) _______ historically revolves around extended trade. Along with Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan Singapore is one (2)_______ the Four Asian Tigers. The economy depends heavily on export, refining, imported goods, especially in manufacturing. Manufacturing constituted twenty six (3) ________ of Singapore’s GDP in 2005. The manufacturing industry is well –diversified into electronic petroleum refining chemicals, (4) _______ engineering and biomedical sciences manufacturing. In 2006, Singapore produced about 10 percent of the world foundry water output. Singapore’s the busiest port in the world in terms of tonnage shipped. Singapore is The world’s fourth largest foreign exchange trading centre after London, New York City (5) _______ Tokyo
(2)............................

Use the word at the end of each gap to form a new word with which to fill the gap: 
‘It is simply this. That Space, as our __(1)___ (MATH) have it, is spoken of as having three dimensions, which one may call __(2)___ (LONG), Breadth, and __(3)___ (THICK), and is always definable by __(4)___ (REFER) to three planes, each at right angles to the others. But some philosophical people have been asking why THREE dimensions ___(5)__ (PARTICULAR) - why not another direction at right angles to the other three?-and have even tried to construct a Four-Dimension geometry. Professor Simon Newcomb was expounding this to the New York Mathematical Society only a month or so ago. You know how on a flat surface, which has only two dimensions, we can represent a figure of a three _(6)____ (DIMENSION) solid, and _(7)____ (SIMILAR) they think that by models of three dimensions they could represent one of four-if they could master the perspective of the thing. See?’
(4)..................

Choose the best answer:

They made their living by .......... fish in the ocean every day.

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: 

Constant correction of speaking „errors’ by a teacher is often counter-productive, as student may become afraid to speak at all.

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

Dr. Weisman, who served for 25 years as an…...... part of the research team, will retire on March 30.

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

Linella Media Group has indicated that growth in its new media  revenues last year helped ------- a decrease in television advertising.

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

It was very_________of him to notice her new haircut, though she didn’t expect that.

Choose the best answer:

When it rains heavily, John usually ........ at home.

The tourist industry is (1) ……. to be the largest industry. Before 1950 one million people travelled abroad each year but by the 1900s the figure (2) ….. to 400 million every year. (3) …… large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (4) ….. old tins, tents, and food that have been (5) ……
But at a time when we have (6) ….. freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (7) ….. causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (8) …… called "Holidays That Don't Cost The Earth". It tells you (9) ….. you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (10) ……... you go on holiday.
(4)...............

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: 

He __________ there until you get back.

This type of study was formerly restricted to book-based learning and ________ course but now includes courses on TV, CD-ROM or the Internet, and self-access courses at language or computer centers.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence below.

_______ I visit him, we talk about politics a lot.

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

Visitors should reserve opera tickets well in advance ----- they hope to see a performance while in Westgard City. 

Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can't find the energy to get out of bed  ________ for school?

The environmental group hopes ______ the forest to its original condition by the end of the decade.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The incident sparked off a whole ……. of events that nobody had foreseen.

Choose the best answer:

I risked ........... the road.

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: 

Organized research may discourage novel approaches and inhibit creativity, so seminal discoveries are still likely to be made by inventors in the classic individualistic tradition.

Tom ________ travel a lot. These days he doesn’t go away very often.

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

You are very_______________ if you think everything that you read about famous pop stars is true.