As usual, the taxpayers will end up footing the_____ for the new animal shelter that the government is so busy boasting about.

_____ summer flash floods, all the crops in my small village were totally destroyed.

_____ summer flash floods, all the crops in my small village were totally destroyed.

My mother told me to carry a very_________ suitcase for my first field trip.

Few people can do creative work unless they are in the right_____ of mind.

If ________ every day, these plants will grow quickly.

The covid-19 pandemic brought widespread________ to the global supply chain.

The _________ heatwave is causing many problems to the farming community; crops are dying and demand cannot be met.

Some younger people nowadays tend to be indifferent _______ burning environmental problems.

The more time you spend on social media,________ you feel.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The word “deliberately” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_______ .

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions.

D. destroy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions.

Hana and Lily are discussing the role of robots in the workplace.

Hana: "The appearance of robots at the workplace means increasing unemployment."

Lily: "_________. Employees can still be retrained to adapt to a new environment."

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

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

The whole country is up in arms about the new tax the government has imposed on books.

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

The word ‘it’ in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

According to the passage, which of the following has olive oil NOT been used for?

The word ‘civilisations’ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.

Which could be the best title for the passage?

They point out that Internet banking did not result in the closure of its high-street branches as was predicted.

Last week, Mark tells me that he got very bored with his present job and was looking for a new one.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

"Parents today want their kids to spend time on things that can bring them success, but (3)________ we've stopped doing one thing that's actually been a proven predictor of success and that's household chores,