The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

PASSAGE IV

With the most profound respect to the members of the Senate, I do not think that it is within the competence of that ...1... body to pass a motion to ...2... the executive action of the President. The Senate is ...3... of the National Assembly. But it is not by itself alone the National Assembly. One can imagine the confusion, which would be created if the ...4... were to take a view diametrically opposed to that reflected in the Senate resolution. The strongest objection to the action of the Senate in passing the resolution is the fact that it constituted itself the ...5... as well as the judge of the constitutionality of the action of the President. The function of the Senate is to ...6... laws. But the Senate has no authority or ...7... to control the President in the exercise of his ...8... powers. It cannot by a mere resolution or motion give any directive to the President regarding the exercise of his powers nor can it undo what the President has done in the exercise of those powers. The only way in which the exercise of the powers of the President can be ...9... is by ...10... of the National Assembly.

Adapted from The Guardian of July 8, 1999, p. 8.

• A. power
• B. strength
• C. dynamism
• D. might

That everyone was against him was his constant complaint

• (A) Noun clause
• (B) Noun phrase
• (C) adjectival clause
• (D) Adjectival Phrase

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) whichbest fills the gap(s): The man insisted on giving unsolicited ....

• A. advice
• B. advices
• C. advise
• D. advises

In the question below choose the optionnearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase Underlined: The Director left his secret file to the Secretary ingood faith

• A. with proof
• B. in anxiety
• C. in anticipation
• D. in trust

The story is quite unbelievable.

• A. Noun clause
• B. Adjectival phrase
• C. Adverbial clause
• D. Adverbial phrase

After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretation that is most appropriate for the sentence.

Don't tell me another cock and bull story. This means that the speaker does not want to.

• A. be further baffled
• B. hear the same old story
• C. hear another drab story
• D. be further deceived

The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

PASSAGE IV

With the most profound respect to the members of the Senate, I do not think that it is within the competence of that ...1... body to pass a motion to ...2... the executive action of the President. The Senate is ...3... of the National Assembly. But it is not by itself alone the National Assembly. One can imagine the confusion, which would be created if the ...4... were to take a view diametrically opposed to that reflected in the Senate resolution. The strongest objection to the action of the Senate in passing the resolution is the fact that it constituted itself the ...5... as well as the judge of the constitutionality of the action of the President. The function of the Senate is to ...6... laws. But the Senate has no authority or ...7... to control the President in the exercise of his ...8... powers. It cannot by a mere resolution or motion give any directive to the President regarding the exercise of his powers nor can it undo what the President has done in the exercise of those powers. The only way in which the exercise of the powers of the President can be ...9... is by ...10... of the National Assembly.

Adapted from The Guardian of July 8, 1999, p. 8.

• A. executive
• B. judicial
• C. authoritative
• D. official

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

They wished her................of the season.

• A. compliments
• B. compliment
• C. complement
• D. complements

Answer the following question below and select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. Answer the following question below and select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

• A. the advice was taken by the respondent so he did not respond to the talk
• B. the adviser put himself in the respondent's position, so he did not respond to the talk
• C. the respondent replied to the speaker's talk, althought he ought not have done so
• D. what was advisable was that the respondent gave it back to the speaker

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence: Two ministers found it very difficult to get ....

• A. through with each other in the cabinet
• B. by with one another
• C. through with one another
• D. on with each other