He made all sorts of beautiful plans for his tour without taking into consideration the possibility ________ an entry visa.

____ he was waiting for Sam outside the cinema, Jim realized that the street was funnily crowded.

My binoculars were not actually broken, they just needed______ .

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.
(39)..............................

 Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence: Sit down, please……. a cup of tea?

You have got many friends there, ……………..you?

Crops are often completely destroyed by _________ of locusts.

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:

Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

The more satisfied employees are, ______________ to the company.

 I promise to give you an opportunity …... questions.

The   ..............  wanted to reduce the breadth of the games, with many events currently having small fields and weak competition.

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

I think we should tell Peter that the location of the picnic has been changed. Let’s put him in the picture.

______there should be more control over handguns has long been a topic of debate in the United States.

 By the time their baby arrives, the Johnson hope _______ painting and decorating the new nursery. 

Pay attention _______ all traffic signs when you are travelling in the street.

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

“What I’ve got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for publication,” said the government staff to the reporter.

Choose the best answer:
Only after the atomic bomb ________ and development in the air travel _______, ______ science fiction really become popular.

Choose the best answer:
The accused confidently ________ that he was innocent.

Choose the best answer:

It was ............... to see my old friends again after a long time. 

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The  ______________  of the retreat was to allow all of the employees to bond with one another.

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:

He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week.