The problem of ________ among young people is hard to solve. 

The government plans to bring in new law __________ parents to take more responsibility for the education of their children.

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: 

In most countries, compulsory military service does not apply to women.

Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D. 

Retailers have been reporting_____________ strong sales of swimmers for this time of year.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

The author has rarely written anything that was not a best-selling 

I suggest that Frank _______the instructions carefully before playing that game.

It's no use ___him to go out tonight.

She couldn’t watch the football team last night________ she had a meeting with her colleagues.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

Looking from afar, he village resembles a small green spot dotted with tiny fireballs.

Choose the best answer:
 He made one last futile effort to convince her and left home.

The travel industry should work with local councils and government agencies to agree ................  realistic standards for planning and development in tourist areas.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

As well as being a necessary life-saving skill, swimming also (26)________us with a source of great pleasure and relaxation. Swimming, as well as other water sports like diving, surfing or just floating on your back, are some of the best ways to have (27)________and keep fit at the same time. Water sports are enjoyable for people of (28)________ages and even babies can learn to swim.

For elderly people or (29)________with physical handicaps, swimming provides gentle, yet effective exercise. Swimming for fitness and recreation has been popular (30) ________the earliest times, for instance in ancient Egypt, Greece and Roma. Swimming competitions developed in the nineteenth century and swimming races were (31)_______ in the first of the modern Olympic Games in 1896. Now water sports are (32)________ all over the world and most towns have at least one swimming pool.

Most water sports - swimming, surfing and water-skiing, etc, take (33)________on the surface of the water, but scuba divers explore deep below the waves.

There they can find fascinating sea creatures and strange rockformations. Some archaeologists are divers. (34)________search the seabed for wrecks of ships sunk hundreds of years ago which (35)________ objects that show how people lived in ancient times.

(26)________

If Bill _________ the car, he _________ in prison now. 

Identify the error in each sentence:  Because his sickness, he didn’t take part in the English competition held last Sunday

It is necessary that a life guard ................ the summing pool while the children are taking their swimming lessons.

Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

I wanted to complain about my boss but I didn't ........

I ........... for the information about the differences between further education and higher education all this morning.

A kick taken as a penalty in the game of football is called a penalty  kick or              kick.

Identify the error in each sentence: From the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, technology has developed too much that people begin to think that there are no limits to what we can achieve

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: 

The province of British Columbia offers visitors breathtaking views of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D. 

Passengers should not leave their seats________a flight attendant gives them permission to do so.