It’s considered ................. to interrupt others while they are talking.

They can hardly expect profits to double again this year,  ............... ?

Up to now, they have not made a ................. whether they will go or not.

Everybody … trying to do their best at present 

Is there ________ for everyone?

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

According to Picton Daily News, only------- damage to the area occurred during the tropical storm.

Korean ........... very hard to learn.

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

She wasn’t close to her mum. She was thought to confide all her secrets to her best friend only.

He set out soon after dark_______home an hour later.

The children can stay here ..............  they don’t make too much noise.

"Where's the old chicken coop?"

"It  _______________ by a windstorm last year".

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

When having days off, he always helps his wife tidy up the house.

I’m sorry – I must have dialed your number by ....................

Tom had a lucky escape. He  .........  killed when a car crashed into the front of his house.

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: 

When the Titanic crashed into the iceberg, the crew quickly sent out distress signals to alert nearby ships of the disaster and request their help.

If we continue to_____ the world's resources at this rate, there will soon be none left.     

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

Travel writer Arthur Chaplin will give a short presentation tomorrow  _________  the trip described in his new book, Walking in Peru.

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

Research suggests that children are more resilient than adults when it comes to getting over an illness.

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.

UNICEF was created in 1946 to help bring food and medicine to children who suffered during World War II in Europe. It began as a temporary agency, but became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953 (1)_______ the need for its services around the world. UNICEF's primary concern is to help governments of developing countries improve the quality of life for (2)________ one billion children. UNICEF's main office is in the United Nations offices in New York City, but it also has more than 40 offices and 100 programs (3)_______. In 1965, UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize for its work helping children and building brighter future. UNICEF works with governments to provide three kinds of services. First, UNICEF plans and develops programs in developing countries. These programs serve the community (4)_______ providing health care, information about nutrition, basic education, and safe water and sanitationThen UNICEF trains people to work in these programs. UNICEF also provides supplies and equipment that (5)_______ the programs to work.

(1).........................

The government is building a nuclear power  .............. not far from here.

Choose the word or phrase — a, b, c or d — that best fits the blank space in the following passage. 
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is a (1)_____ agency of the United Nations established on November 16 1945. Its stated (2) _____ is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to(3 )_____ universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms (4) ____ in the UN Charter. It is the heir of the League of Nations' International Commission on Intellectual Cooperation. UNESCO has 193 Member States and 6 Associate Members. The organization is (5) ___ in Paris, with over 50 field offices and many specialized institutes and centres throughout the world. Most of the field offices are "cluster" offices (6) ___ three or more countries; there are also national, and regional offices. UNESCO (7) ____ its objectives through five major programes: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information . Projects (8) ____ by UNESCO include literacy, technical, and teacher-training programes; international science programes; the promotion of independent media and freedom of the press; regional and cultural history projects, the promotion of cultural (9)____; international cooperation agreements to secure the world cultural and natural heritage ( World Heritage Sites ) and to (10) ___ human rights.
(7)...................