He owed his success not to privilege but to self-education and a driving desire for _______.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent. 

How much times did Rick and Jennifer have to do the experiment before they obtained the results they had been expecting?

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.

Education _____ to be the most important element to develop a country.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. " ……..that military spending is extremely high."

His business is growing so fast that he must take .......... more workers.

............ I ask him for the money he owes me, he says he will bring it in a few days, but I don’t think he has got it all.

Choose the correct answer. "Cultural differences can be seen in conversation ______ people from different countries."

Time For A Change Liza Cooke works (1) ________ VSO, a voluntary charity organization. For the last three years she (2) ________ English in a primary school in a small village in Nigeria. Before that she lived with her parents in a (3) ________ house in Croydon, and worked in an office in north London. Her life changed dramatically after she decided to join VSO (4)________ volunteer worker.
I used to travel to work every day by train. The journey would take (5) ________ forty minutes and an hour. Now it only takes me a few minutes. I used to work in a large office with about thirty other people. Now I teach classes of up to fifty children. I still work (6) ________ - well, more of less. The classroom has walls but no windows! I used to hate my office job. It was so boring. But teaching is so different - I really enjoy it. 
Of course, working in an office and living at home (7) ________ that I had a lot of free time. I would go out every night of the week and enjoy myself. I never stayed at home. Now I find I have hardly (8) ________ free time, but I don't mind. I seem to spend most of my free time doing volunteer work
(7)...................................

The last person ............ will have to turn off the lights.

Nobita and Doremon are in front of the classroom.

Nobita: “ Sorry, I forgot to phone you yesterday.”

Doremon: " ................    ”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

She needn't rely any more_________Rico - or her brothers, she could be entirely independent.

By the end of this week, I_________here for ten days. 

Lucia wants to borrow his friend’s bike. Lucia: “Is it all right if I use your bike?”

Friend: “  ....................   .”

We want you to be aware that we’re doing our utmost, .......................we will not be able to provide you with a personalized experience on our website.

The negotiations are at a ____ , with neither side willing to make concessions. 

We are sorry to announce that we will not . ............any credit cards starting next year since a cash deposit is required.

Two friends Diana and Anna are talking about one of their classmates.

Diana: “Joana is so hard-working; she maintains good scores all the time.”

Anna: “  ...........   ”

They travelled to Spain by the most __ route.

- Tim: “Wow! You look terrific in that new dress!” - Lisa: “ .................   ”

 I've decided _____ for a better job.