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a) the
b) a
c) –
d) an
2. Once Freddie Mercury said that he was not married to _ music, he was married to love.
a) the
b) a
c) an
d) –
3. _ poverty is now so much worse because of its surrounding circumstances.
a) a
b) the
c) an
d) –
4. The damage to _ Earth’s environment from a large impact can be catastrophic.
a) a
b) the
c) an
d) –
5. _ national identity doesn’t come top-down from a government, it comes bottom-up from the people.
a) a
b) the
c) an
d) –
6. The advantage of girls’ voices is that they don’t break in _ way as boys’.
a) same
b) a same
c) the same
d) similar
7. _ people take the view that law is a normative system.
a) no
b) any
c) not any
d) some
8. It was like any other hotel in some ways: _ a reception desk, a white piano and a restaurant.
a) there was
b) there were
c) there is
d) there are
9. People are _ winners nor losers.
a) either
b) neither
c) both
d) –
10. Traffic congestion in central London is _ bad as it was a decade ago.
a) not as
b) no as
c) not so
d) no
11. Any constitution doesn’t step apart moral principles.
a) at
b) with
c) from
d) by
12. Community is merely a step the organized world of tomorrow.
a) towards
b) to
c) out
d) away
13. The 20th century ended uniting the countries of Europe.
a) at
b) with
c) by
d) in
14. A woman says she endured a ‘living nightmare’ when her newborn boy was given to _ woman in the hospital.
a) other
b) another
c) the other
d) different
15. Wales saw the biggest jump in the number of people declaring _ bankrupt in 2008.
a) them
b) their
c) oneself
d) themselves
16. Young people do not want to listen to _ their music even if it is quite listenable.
a) parent
b) parent’s
c) parents’
d) parents
17. In many ways poverty is now so much worse _ its surrounding circumstances.
a) for
b) because
c) thanks to
d) because of
18. The shock 12 per cent rise in the cost _ a typical shopping basket in the UK hurts everybody.
a) of
b) for
c) on
d) to
19. _ various political parties are never likely to agree on the details, it’s possible they might agree on an approach.
a) in spite of
b) contrary to
c) besides
d) although
20. The political situation in the UK is potentially _ serious than it was in the past.
a) much
b) much more
c) more much
d) more less
21. As the consumers get _ the greedy banks keep getting richer.
a) more poor
b) more poorer
c) poorer
d) the poorer
22. We don’t have much time to enjoy our _ childhood and we should relish every minute.
a) children
b) childrens
c) children’s
d) childrens’
23. In _ words, being a working mother is unbelievably tough.
a) another
b) other
c) others
d) the other
24. A successful candidate is likely to come from _ a research or agency background.
a) either
b) neither
c) both
d) or
25. New experiments show that a computer can use geometry to predict _ a human face is attractive or not.
a) either
b) whether
c) rather
d) neither
26. There’s nothing worse than someone who takes _ terribly serious.
a) itself
b) themselves
c) yourselves
d) himself
27. Before packed public audience Mr. Fayed swore by Allah to tell ‘the truth, the whole truth and _ but the truth.’
a) something
b) anything
c) nothing
d) everything
28. The problem is that _ of modern art has no lasting value.
a) many
b) much
c) more
d) much more
29. It is criminal for the British to think that they need _ police.
a) fewer
b) less
c) fewest
d) least
30. _ people like quite a lot of security and stability.
a) much
b) more
c) most
d) the most