Ask a friend to recommend a doctor or, ____________that, ask for a list in your local library.

Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.

=> The very__________________________________________________

The road will remain safe_______ the flood washes out the bridge.

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

The film is not worth seeing. The plot is too dull.

The new airport was constructed in the _______ of fierce opposition.

Rita plays ........ violin and her sister plays ........ guitar. 

People who take on a second job inevitably ______ themselves to greater stress.

My mother goes to church in ........ morning. 

She knows a lot more about it than I do.

That rumour about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false.

___the ability to delay normal cognitive decline as we age, there are significant social benefits to lifelong learning.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Tony is in a café.

- Tony: “Can I have a cup of coffee with ice?” - Waiter: “______.”

Peter is not a modest boy since he often _______his prizes.

Sally is the cleverest student in the class.

They are going to hold next year's congress in San Francisco.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal ____.