The word “outstanding” is closest in meaning to ___________.

The __________ of forest is destroying the earth’s plants and animals.

Nam is very sociable. He __________ part in many school activities.

A fable is a short story which is generally told to teach __________ useful lesson.

Choose from the four given options (marked A, B, C or D) the one that needs correcting to make the given sentence meaningfully and grammatically correct.

Lan is very tired. ___________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.

Read the following passage carefully and choose from the four given options one best solution to finish each of the questions that follow.

David Robert Joseph Beckham was born in Leytonstones, London on 2nd May 1975. Keen on football from very early on, David won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills Award when he was 11. Five years later, at the age of 16, he signed on as a trainee at Manchester United Football Club. The following year, he made his first appearance as a substitute, but it was another three years before he started playing full-time in the Premier League.

He established himself as a quality player in the 1995-1996 season and, in his midfield right position, the number 7 helped his team to win the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.

In 1996 he started playing for the English senior team and the year ended with him being voted Young Player of the Year.

It was no surprise that Beckham was picked up to play in the 1998 World Cup in France. A year later he was voted the second best player in the world after Rivaldo, the outstanding Barcelona and Brazil player.

In 2001, he was made captain of the England team, a responsibility which brought out him the best in him. During the match, he led by example and showed that he could play with all his heart.

When David Beckham was 11, he ___________.

- Jane: “Do you think it will rain?” - Mary: “_____________________:

What is TRUE about David Beckham?

The roof of the house was broken by a __________ wind two weeks ago.

The housewife is fed __________ with doing the housework every day.

While she __________, the phone rang.

When did he sign as a trainee for Manchester United Football Club?