Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The Games’ organizers faced significant bed shortages because the record number of

                                        A                           B            C

     more than 13,000 athletes and officials who attended the 2006 Games.

Tests verified/certified that Beck had torn a shoulder muscle.

Sellers should submit documents confirming/certifying the value of the artwork.

Recycling helps reducing greenhouse gas emissions that affect global climate.

          A                 B                                            C              D

His conclusions have been verified/certified by later experiments.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The airport was about 20 kilometres ______.

Every second, a hectare of the world rainforest is destroyed. That is equivalent to two

                                                   A                          B                                  C

     football fields.

He was standing in the ______ corner.

Error Identification

 The number of people living in poverty have grown to 1.2 million people.

                                        A                         B

     That is about one in every five people.

                            C       D

The stars are more ______ from the earth than the sun.

It was only a few miles away, but it seemed unimaginably isolated/distant.

Email enables far-flung/far friends to keep in touch.

Because ______, they decided to study astronomy.

The area is geographically far/isolated because of the hills that surround it.

I saw her on the far/remote side of the road.

He’s gone off hiking in some short-lived/far-flung corner of Alaska.

He could not understand ______ he did not learn French very well.

They did not tell her the truth ______ they did not want to sadden her.

The lecturer finished his lecture five minutes early ______ the students could come and ask him questions.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Sarah went to the computer lab ______ out her research report.

Dr Chan adjusted the overhead projector ______ the students would be able to see the chart more clearly.

Carol wrote her essay ______ carefully ______ she did not make any mistakes.

Mary has ______ her phone rings constantly.