For questions 10 – 17, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).Example (0)Answer: with                                                  Putting the Brakes on London’s Black CabsAmong the many images associated (0) ………. London are its iconic black cabs. It is also well known that drivers must undergo rigorous testing and training before (10) ………. granted one of the coveted licences. It can take up (11) ………. four years to learn the 25,000 or so roads and streets within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross. This is (12) ………. doubt made more difficult by the fact that potential cabbies must also memorise thousands of ‘points of interest’. Then, applicants must sit not one but twelve separate interviews in which they must be able to recite from memory the shortest route (13) ………. any two points.Yet this London institution is facing challenges from many quarters, not the least of (14) ………. is the low unemployment rate. ‘People simply don’t want to (15) ………. through the trouble of obtaining a black cab licence when there are easier employment options available,’ says Mike O’Casey, a manager at a cabbie training school. On (16) ………. of this, other factors, including competition from ride-sharing apps, are (17) ………. pressure on schools like the one managed by Mr O’Casey.

Complete each gap with an appropriate form of the word in capitals at the end of the line. The exercise begins with an example (0). 0 I see they've finally got round to widening the Kharkiv Road. WIDE 1. Each employee's performance is ___evaluated ____ at least once a year. VALUE 2. We could barely hear ourselves speak above the _______ roar of the sea. DEAF 3. He was fined £500 and ___disqualified____ from driving for three years. QUALIFY 4. They lost the battle, despite ____numbers___ the enemy by two to one. NUMBER 5. I spent my first two weeks back at work __familarizing_____ myself with all the new procedures. FAMILIAR 6. Arnold died in 1953: his wife, who ___overlived____ him by almost half a century, passed away on the last day of the millennium. LIVE 7. Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been __validated_____ by an officially recognized body. VALID 8. New moisturizing cream smooths out wrinkles and _______ that your skin stays young-looking. SURE 9. Education has become very _______ in recent four years. COMMERCIAL 10. He was _______ by her charm. CAPTIVE 11. We were _______ by the news of an education reform. SAD

Choose the best alternative to fill the gap in each of the following sentences.Question 32.The boys we met on the train ________ soldiers on leave. They were young, with very short haircuts.A.may beB.had had to beC.could beD.may have beenQuestion 33.When I arrived on the spot I found out that I ________ the heavy gas bottle on my back because the camp-site now had electric cookers.A.didn’t need carryB.might not have carriedC.didn’t need to carryD.needn’t have carriedQuestion 34.The news ________ be true. That’s why until we learn more about it we ought to behave as if we had never received it.A.doesn’t needB.may or may notC.needs not toD.mustn’tQuestion 35.Feeling tired is no excuse for driving to church in a dirty car. Why didn’t you take it to the car wash? Or, if you didn’t want to queue, you ________ some money to your son for washing it.A.were to giveB.might have givenC.were able to giveD.could giveQuestion 36.Well, he ________ his train in the end because twenty minutes later I saw him once again.A.could missB.must have missedC.had to missD.had had to missQuestion 37.The producers of this wine ________ imported grapes to it, which would explain its dryness. Home varieties containing more sugar were extremely expensive last year.A.could addB.may have addedC.ought to have addedD.have addedQuestion 38.You ________ anything until after your operation. The nurses will tell you when it is all right.A.needn’t eatB.mustn’t eatC.couldn’t eatD.might not eatQuestion 39.I must say with regret that I was right criticizing the mixing of footpaths and cycle lanes in the Botley area. The accidents which have since happened there clearly show that the changes ________ introduced.A.should never beB.have better not beenC.should never have beenD.should rather not be--- Hết ---

In the question given below, a sentence is given with two blanks, followed by five options, each having two words that may or may not fit in the blanks. Choose the one that gives the correct words that fit the blank.A ________ of China's human rights record and its challenge to American geopolitical leadership may _______ viewer enthusiasm in the crucial American market.

In each of the following questions, arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence and then choose the most appropriate sequence from amongst the alternatives provided below each question:1. Probation2. Interview3. Selection4. Appointment5. Advertisement6. Application

Question # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 08:01:03 PM, 21 May 2024 ) Total Marks: 1 Metacognitive word is closely attached with _______________.‎ Select the correct option Wisdom Intellect Foresight higher-order thinking