Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

There is a rumour that the National Bank is going to ______ the company I am working for.

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

My father (work) …………………… in Canada for the last year, so by the time he (return) ……………………  the month after next, I (not see) …………………… ………… him for fourteen months.

Complete the following sentences, using the words given.

Mother/ take/ responsibility/ run/ household.

I find his handwriting very hard to read.     DIFFICULTY

His rude behaviour is too much for me.                  PUT

Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given word.

The two theories appear to be completely different.           COMMON

Henry regretted buying the second-hand car.

The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast.

Don’t go to lunch until you have typed all these letters.

Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves.