Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Schools exams are, generally speaking, the first kind of test we take. They find out how much knowledge we have gained. But do they really show how intelligent we are? After all, it isn't a (1) ______that some people who are very academically successful don't have any common sense? Intelligence is the speed  (2) ______which we can understand and react to new situations and it is usually tested by logic puzzles. Although scientists are now preparing (3) ______computer technology that will be able to “read” our brains, for the present, tests are still the most popular ways of measuring intelligence.

A person's IQ is their intelligence as it is measured by a special test. The most common IQ tests are (4)______ by Mensa, an organization that was founded in England in 1946. By 1976, it had 1,300 members in Britain. Today there are 44,000 in Britain and 100,000 worldwide, largely in the US.

People taking the tests are judged  in (5) ______to an average score of 100, and those who score over 148 are entitled to join Mensa. This works out at 2 percent of the population. Anyone from the age of six can take tests. All the questions are straightforward and most people can answer them if allowed enough time. But that's the problem, the whole point of the test is that they're against the clock.

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He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the ______ of the company.

Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first ______.

I ______ a terrible accident while I ______ on the beach.

By the time you receive this letter, I ______ for the USA.

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

The number of homeless people in Nepal have increased sharply due to the recent severe earthquake.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

______ I had learnt English when I was at high school.

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

Rattan, a close relative of bamboo, is often used to make tables, chairs, and other furnitures.

The team were eager to make ______ the loss of the previous match.

______ irritating they are, you shouldn't lose your temper with your children.

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

With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be unique in the solar system was strengthened.

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

In the end of the story, Cinderella and the prince get married and live happily together

-Jane: “Thank you for your lovely evening”. 

-Barbara: “_____"

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

It was not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago.

The authorities are determined to take tougher ______ to reduce crime.