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World English: A Blessing or a Curse?

1. There has been much opposition from some social groups,____from the farming community.

A. straightforwardly

B. notably

C. virtually

D. exceptionally

2. The ____ view in Britain and other Western countries associates aging with decline, dependency, isolation, and often poverty.

A. predominant

B. credulous

C. inclusive

D. sustainable

3. But gifts such as these cannot be awarded to everybody, either by judges or by the most _____of governments.

A. tough

B. demanding

C. diverse

D. benign

4. The foreman read the ____ of guilty fourteen times, one for each defendant.

A prejudice B. verification C. verdict D. punishment

5. They fear it could have a(n) ___ effect on global financial markets.

A. sizeable

B. adverse

C. Beneficial

D. consequential

6. The UN threatened to ____ economic sanctions if the talks were broken off.

A. engage

B. pursue

C. abandon

D. invoke

7. There are at least four crucial differences between the new ____and the old govemment.

A. regime

B. hegemony

C. complex

D. federation

8. These questions ____ a challenge to established attitude of superiority toward the outside world.

A. evolve

B. constitute

C. tolerate

D. aroused

9. Because of this, a strong administrative ___ was needed to plan the use of scarce

resources, organize production and regulate distribution.

A. apparatus

B. constitution

C. insistence

D. promotion

10. I learnt that there are no genuinely ____ animals in this area, all the animals were brought here from other places.

A. Endangered

B. domesticated

C. indigenous

D.extinct

Laws of Lasting Love

1. The whole nation grieved for the death of the their president John Kennedy.

A. was distressed

B. was distributed

C. was defeated

D. was diminished

2. The central government collided with city parliament over its industrial plans.

A. countered

B. conflicted

C. corresponded

D. contested

3. A subtle influence emanates from the teacher upon his students.

A. originates

B. suffers

C. vanishes

D. transmits

4. At the press conference, the crazy teenagers fully displayed their infatuation for their favorite movie stars.

A. delusion

B. passion

C. miracle

D. inflation

5. Temples, mosques, churches and synagogues are all sacred buildings.

A. spiritual

B. earthly

C. holy

D. secular

6. The dinner table was gorgeous with silver, rare china, and flowers.

A beautiful B. luxurious C. lavish D. abundant

7. Mr. Nathan lamented the fact that for 40 years Israel had been saying it had no one to talk to and now that the other side was prepared to talk, Israel refused.

A. recognized

B. complained

C. stated

D. revealed

8. Western efforts to keep criminal money out of the banking system are based on the