(34) _____________the precious metal was discovered, prospectors rushed to mine it, starting new cities and countries as they went. Gold and the people who love it have helped shape the world we live in today

We_____________to take a taxi. Otherwise we’ll be late for the meeting.

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

My grandmother is very old. She can’t do the chores herself.

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

The examination was not very difficult, but it was_____________ long.

Some film stars_____________difficult to work with.

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.

We had never experienced such discourtesy towards the elderly as it occurred at this center

Our industrial output_____________from $2 million in 2002 to $4 million this year.

Now the manager is no longer as indifferent_____________criticism as he used to be.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Hana and Rina are talking about Lucy.

- Hanna: “Lucy has lost her purse somewhere this morning!”

- Rina: “_____________”

We had a lot of fun_____________at the picnic.

The referee_____________the coin to decide which team would kick the ball first.

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

His thoughtless comments made her very angry.

_____________restaurant you pick is fine with me.

Just by coincidence, I met my old classmate after 20 years.