Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

His supporters railed round him in moments of ........ ?

• A. critism
• B. crisis
• C. acrimony
• D. disilusionment

The planecarrying the serum has just landed

• (A) Noun clause
• (B) Noun phrase
• (C) infinitive phrase
• (D) Participle phrase

From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress

apathetic

• A. ap-a-THET-ic
• B. AP-a-thet-ic
• C. ap-A-thet-ic
• D. ap-a-thet-IC

From the word lettered A to D , choose the word that best completes the sentence.

The building ... because of weak structural foundation

• A. tumbled
• B. succumbed
• C. caved
• D. collapsed

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined? The debt the company incurred became ratherintolerable?

• A. inevitable
• B. unprecedented
• C. insupportable
• D. dangerous

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

The clever lawyer exposed the facts that wereobscure in the case, making the judge see beyond the.............

• A. open
• B. obvious
• C. illustrated
• D. reflected

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

My shoes are worn out; I must see my ...... ?

• A. grocer
• B. tanner
• C. cobbler
• D. hosier

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence; From the ways my friend talks, you can see he is such abore

• A. rude
• B. brilliant
• C. uninteresting
• D. overbearing

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

It is unwise for politicians to make off-hand statements to journalists. This means that politicians

• A. should insist on their interviews being recorded
• B. would be wise not to speak to journalists
• C. should not make any statement to journalists
• D. should be sure of whatever they say

In the question below choose the optionnearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined: Everybody complained of alean harvest last year

• A. surplus
• B. abundant
• C. poor
• D. thin