- Choose the alternative which best completes the following sentence. "Diabetes, ..., is sometimes caused by an antibody that destroys the pancreas cells producing this hormone".   a serious disease in which the body cannot produce enough insulin

- Choose the alternative which best completes the sentence. "The architect ... the drawing when ... the mistakes".   had just finished; he noticed

- Choose the alternative which coherently completes the following dialogue. Customer: "I've been told that there's a public transport strike tomorrow. I don't know how I'll manage to get to the station". Taxi driver: "..." Customer: "That's a really useful advice!".   You can book a taxi by calling the taxi rank

- Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the word in square brackets and which does not change the meaning of the sentence. "I can [see] by your tan that you've been on holiday".   tell

- Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the word in square brackets and which does not change the meaning of the sentence. "John is happy because his salary has [risen]".   increased

- Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the word in square brackets and which does not change the meaning of the sentence. "The man [hurt] his back moving heavy tables".   injured

- Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the word in square brackets and which does not change the meaning of the sentence. "We asked a man where the bank was, but he didn't [answer]".   reply

- Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the word or words in square brackets and which does not change the meaning of the sentence. "About a third of Americans suffer from [occasional] insomnia".   periodic

- Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the word or words in square brackets and which does not change the meaning of the sentence. "One of the [players] broke his leg".   competitors

- Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the words in brackets and which does not change the meaning of the following sentence. "Ned was [severely reprimanded] by his boss for his miserable performance in Marketing".   hauled over the coals

- Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the words in brackets and which does not change the meaning of the sentence. "It was [an endless] list of terrible events".   a never-ending

- Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the words in square brackets and which does not change the meaning of the following sentence. "[I'd rather not go to] that restaurant tonight. Let's go somewhere [different]".   I'd prefer not to go to; else

- Choose the answer which is closest in meaning to the underlined words and which does not change the meaning of the sentence. "The earth's atmosphere is penetrated by an infinitesimal portion of the sun's heat".   a very small

- Choose the answer which is closest in meaning to the word in square brackets and which does not change the meaning of the original sentence. "The council has been running training schemes for the [jobless]".   unemployed

- Choose the correct meaning of the phrase in square brackets. Jean: «How did you know it was my birthday today?» Susan: «Oh, you know, [a little birdie told me!]».   an unnamed person told Susan about Jean's birthday

- Choose the correct meaning of the words between square brackets. "If you have another suggestion, [I am all ears]".   I am willing to listen

- Choose the correct sentence.   I ran upstairs as fast as I could

- Choose the group of words which best completes the following sentence. "... a party tomorrow, ... to come?".   We're having; would you like

- Choose the group of words which best completes the following sentence. "An infection is a war ... the infecting organism seeks ... the host's resources in order to multiply at the expense of the host".   in which; to utilize

- Choose the group of words which best completes the following sentence. "Another victim of the bomb attack ...".   has just died

- Choose the group of words which best completes the following sentence. "By the time you read this letter, I ...".   will be gone

- Choose the group of words which best completes the following sentence. "I'm so sorry. I can't come in the afternoon because I ... to the hairdresser's at three".   am to go

- Choose the group of words which best completes the following sentence. "It is extraordinary that she ... to hold her breath for so long".   is able

- Choose the group of words which best completes the following sentence. "The cost of living has really gone up lately, ...?".   hasn't it

- Choose the group of words which best completes the following sentence. "The whale ... the largest mammal in existence".   is generally classified as

- Choose the group of words which best completes the following sentence. "Would you like to go to that new fish and chips shop? I've heard it's very good". "..., I hate fish".   No I wouldn't

- Choose the group of words which best completes the sentence. "I can't buy a DVD player, ...".   I haven't got enough money

- Choose the if-clause that best completes the following sentence. " ... for my mother, I would have bought pizza rolls for my lunch".   If I had gone to the store

- Choose the odd word out.   Comfort

- Choose the right synonym of the word in square brackets. "It was first [confirmed] by English physicist Henry Cavendish, that water is a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen".   verified

- Choose the synonym of the word in square brackets of the following sentence. "He believes everything you [tell] him".   say to

- Choose the word or group of words which best completes the following sentence. "If Mary ... us a big dinner tonight, I wouldn't suggest that we have a pizza".   made

- Choose the word or group of words which best completes the following sentence. "She liked the film but I didn't; ... you?".   did

- Choose the word or group of words which best completes the following sentence. "They ... not forget Henry's birthday gift".   had better

- Choose the word or group of words which best completes the following sentence. "Would you like ... pasta?".   some more

- Choose the word that has the same meaning of the one in square brackets. "It was a very [good] day for fishing".   fine

- Choose the word which best completes the following sentence. "... I have some water, please?".   May

- Choose the word which best completes the following sentence. "Could you give me ... examples?".   some

- Choose the word which best completes the following sentence. "My friends gave me a surprise party, ... was good of them".   which

- Choose the word which best completes the following sentence. "The sky was grey and it ... heavily".   rained

- Choose the word which best completes the following sentence. "There's a blood ... on the wall. The victim must have touched the wall before falling".   spot

- Choose the words which best complete the following sentence. "I'm so happy today! I've just met him and now I'm ...".   on cloud nine

- Choose the words which best complete the following sentence. "In some countries, women still cover their heads ...".   as they did in the past

- Choose the words which best complete the following sentence. "The ... of this poisonous algae has caused the ... of many kinds of fish".   proliferation; death

- Choose the words which best complete the following sentence. "We'll be late: ...".   it is two hours since we've been stuck here

- Complete the following definition with the correct alternative. "A henchman is a person who ...".   helps someone to get elected

- Complete the following dialogue. A: "Do we need ... cheese from the market?" B: "Yes, can you get a piece of Parmesan please?".   any

- Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate word. "Although there are ... outbursts of gunfire, we can report that the major rebellion has been suppressed".   isolated

- Complete the following sentence. "I think I ... written twenty letters".   have

- Complete the following sentence. "Please tell everyone I'll be waiting for ... here".   them

- Complete the following sentence. "The ships have ... reached the Suez Canal".   already

- Complete the sentence with the correct word. "After twenty years, Mary had changed so much that we hardly ... her".   recognised