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(iv)  (a) up         (b) if               (c) on               (d) into

                     (v)  (a) has        (b) had              (c) have             (d) is
                    (vi)  (a) if         (b) for              (c) to               (d) with

                 2.   There is no doubt / (i) a common language / (ii) used throughout the world would do
                     much / (iii) bring countries closer to each other. Though it / (iv) becoming increasingly
                     easy to move / (v)  one place to another, our inability / (vi)  communicate with one
                     another, has given rise to misunderstandings.

                     (i)  (a) is         (b) that             (c) on               (d) upon
                     (ii)  (a) that      (b) is               (c) of               (d) if

                    (iii)  (a) of        (b) to               (c) on               (d) upon

                    (iv)  (a) has        (b) had              (c) is               (d) will
                     (v)  (a) into       (b) if               (c) on               (d) from

                    (vi)  (a) if         (b) to               (c) at               (d) in
                 3.   Reading is one of the best hobbies / (i) you can adopt. It not only helps you / (ii) pass

                     your leisure time usefully / (iii) also keeps you well informed. Besides that, it builds
                     / (iv) vocabulary and helps to / (v) your expression. If you can’t decide / (vi) books
                     to read, you should consult your librarian.

                     (i)  (a) of         (b) is               (c) those            (d) that
                     (ii)  (a) to        (b) in               (c) of               (d) into

                    (iii)  (a) and       (b) then             (c) with             (d) but

                    (iv)  (a) your’s     (b) your             (c) it               (d) yours
                     (v)  (a) improve    (b) improvement      (c) improving        (d) improves

                    (vi)  (a) which      (b) whose            (c) different        (d) various
                 4.    Tigers / (i) at the top of the food chain. Humans have threatened their survival as a
                     species. Tigers kill only / (ii) food or when hungry. They rarely / (iii) humans. Easily

                     / (iv) by its coat of reddish orange / (v) dark stripes, the tiger is the / (vi) wild cat
                     in the world.
                     (i)  (a) were       (b) will             (c) are              (d) is

                     (ii)  (a) on        (b) if               (c) with             (d) for

                    (iii)  (a) attack    (b) attacks          (c) attacking        (d) attacked

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