Stress is important. We all need a certain amount of it in order to (1)____fulfilling lives. However, if we have too much of it, it can have the opposite effect. Some people can tolerate greater (2) _____of stress than others, but most of us will (3)____at some time in our lives. It is, (4)____, a good idea to learn a few stress management techniques. Identifying the cause of the problem we have, so that we can (5)_____it more effectively, is one of the first steps towards reducing stress. The second thing is talking to a person you can trust, who will listen and, if necessary, give you some positive advice. Not only are smoking and drinking (6)____ to our health, they actually increase stress (7)____ than reduce it. So, next time you want to relax, instead of reaching for that glass of wine or a cigarette, have a warm bath or go for a walk. Walking has more than health (8)______. It helps you think more clearly, (9)______. Pets have calming influences on us, unless they make noise which irritates us. In fact, unwanted noises should be avoided as far as possible. On the other hand, laughter is one of the best ways to make yourself feel (10) _______better.
(10).......................

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

 The company director decided to raise the workers’ wages. He did not want them to leave.

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

I’ll never understand this,______________hard I try!

Geometry is the branch of mathematics _______ the properties and relation of lines, angles, shapes, surfaces and solids.

Library users must remove all…………belongings when they leave the library for more than a half hour.

Every ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect dies (1) ...... forever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) ...... twenty years from now.
The seas are in (3) ........ They are being filled with poison, industrial and nuclear (4) ......., chemical fertilizers and pesticides, sewage. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead. The North Sea is following. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to live in the seas.
The tropical rain forests, which are the (5) ...... of half the earth's living things (including many rare animals and plants), are being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have disappeared in twenty years. The (6) ...... on the world's climate and on our agriculture and food supplies, will be disastrous.
Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the World Wildlife Fund was (7) ...... - a small group of people who wanted to raise money to save animals and plants from extinction.
Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large international organization. It has raised over $35 million for conservation projects, and has created or given (8) ...... to National Parks in five continents. It has helped 30 mammals and birds, including the tiger, to (9) ........ Perhaps this is not much, but it is a start. If more people give more money - and if more governments wake up to what is happening -perhaps the World Wildlife Fund will be able to help US to avoid the disaster that (10) ...... the natural world, and all of US will be with it.
(9)..................

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?

If someone says you’re totally in the _______ of talent, ignore them.

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Since they moved to their new house, they …… their son every year.

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Hurry up, or you won’t ....................... the last bus.

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ASEAN economic cooperation _______ many areas, such as agriculture, industry, services, transportations, and tourism.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.
I just wanted to let you know that print advertising templates for the Vectra small- appliance line have been completed and are ready for your inspection.............. you suggested, we have focused on the affordability of the products as well as their ease of use.

If you make a good……………… at the interview, you will get the job.

_________ is the unit of money in many Latin American countries and the Philippines.

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

Last week, local …. were forced to find alternative routes, due to fallen trees on route 309.

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

____________the last decade, Louellen Hospital has been recognized for exemplary patient care and progressive technology.

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If he is careful, he .......... get good marks.

Mr. Watson wants the report ________ soon.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

My beautiful and (A) intelligent sister turned off (B) TV, sit down (C) and started (D) to cry.

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.