Our guides were extremely knowledgeable, professional and safety (27)………… I've never had such an amazing adventure!

I’ll never forgive…………..so many lies.

Choose the sentence that best combine the given one(s) in each of the following questions.

I tried to speak English very carefully. I also tried to speak clearly.

His fake arrogance only hid genuine insecurity.

Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote four novels. ‘The Scarlet Letter’ became an American literary classic.

The chairperson invited the next speaker to…………..the floor.

Put the following sentences in the correct order to make a complete conversation.

a. Really? I’m not keen on watching TV. What’s else do you like doing?

b. Me too! Let’s go to the cinema someday.

c. I love playing sport. How about you?

d. What do you like doing in your free time, Jamie?

e. Oh, I can’t stand playing sport. I prefer watching TV.

f. I’m fond of drawing. And I enjoy going to the cinema.

There have been a few cases of seasonal flu recently but there…………..no cause for alarm.

We have been friends for years. It is quite easy to share secrets between us.

a. No problem. Is Joel with you?

b. You should go to the department store. They don’t cost very much there.

c. No, he's at home. He hates shopping. He never comes with me.

d. I’m in a clothes shop in town. I'm looking for a new top. But I'm not having much luck. They’re all really expensive.

e. OK. Thanks for the advice.

f. Hey, Claire, where are you?

As we approached a massive skylight that lit up the cave, a huge stalagmite that looked just like the paw of a dog came into (25)…………...

Happiness is state of being that everyone wants to achieve. A positive outlook can help you be happy and change the outcome of your life. (56)………...

She was left totally speechless by his fatuous remark.

PART D. WRITING (34 POINTS)

Choose the sentence CLOSEST in meaning to the given one(s) in each of the following questions.

By being absent so often Paul failed the examination.