One main goal of the Association is to promote peace and stability through respect _________ justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries in the region.

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

Preferred Medical Equipment, Inc., will raise prices.......... lower discounts on January 1.

The more we spent with the sales team, the more…………we were with their innovative marketing skills.

There are plenty of industrial _______ established in the area, which also makes the government worried about pollution.

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

Flash photography is not permitted......................... the Sakura Museum of Art.

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He stood on the______________of the ship and watched the sea gulls dive for fish.

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Before beginning to use the paint, you should____________ it in the tin. 

The company is trying hard to improve customer __________ . 

There’s no need to ____your voice -I can hear you perfectly clearly.

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

Official______________is required for all vessels leaving the port.

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.
(4).........................

On a world-wide scale, forests help to slow down the effects of global warming by using up the gas known as carbon dioxide and giving _______ the oxygen we need to breathe.

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

Hanoi Plan of Action __________ in 1998.

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

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

In times of war, the Red Cross is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war.

Have you visited any European countries? Yes. I .............. Spain and Italy two years ago. 

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

The company cafeteria menu has been improved and ________ features a  greater selection of healthy soups and salads. 

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

The use of lasers in surgery has become relatively commonplace in recent years.

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

Orders from the warehouse in Perth ….. arrive in five to seven days.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
(6)........................

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair or group of sentences in the following questions.

 We eventually caught a train. It was one that stops at every station