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1. I have (A) no idea (B) who (C) he leaves (D) me alone.

2. he doesn't (A) leave the house without his plate of avocado, so (B), I try to copy him to see if I
could (C) age [well] like (D) him.

3. Peter Kariuki has recently (A) finished selling his avocados for (B) the season in Kandara at (C)
central Kenya, and has harvested (D) about 400,000 fruits from his farm.

4. Researchers are investigating techniques such as cryopreservation for these hard to store seeds, …
include staples such as coffee, chocolate and avocados, as well as heritage trees like the oak.

A. Whom

B. Which

C. And

D. As

5. For example, we have the oaks and the chestnut … have desiccation-sensitive seeds and if we dry
them, we kill them.

A. Whose

B. Why

C. What

D. That

6. A seed … in the ground growing than stored in the seed bank.

A. Are better

B. Was better

C. Is better

D. Were better

7. Theodore Roosevelt called (A) the White House his (B) "bully pulpit" - the place from whom (C)
he could (D) demand attention and advance his agenda.

8. Rudi’s flight from Jakarta to Sorong … because of the heavy rain.

A. Were delayed

B. Was delayed

C. Was delaying
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D. Were delaying

9. The sheds where the corn… , the stable where the horses were kept, and the yard where the cows
were milked morning and evening were unfailing sources of interest to Martha and me.

A. was stored

B. were stored

C. is stored

D. are stored

10. I prefer … it alone.

A. To bore

B. Bore

C. Bear

D. To bear

11. Suvri didn’t hate reading, …

A. And either did i

B. But I did not either

C. And neither did i

D. And I did either

12. Han should not risk ___ me to the beach in this terrible weather.

A. take

B. taking

C. to take

D. for taking

13. … when his sister walked into the door.

A. No sooner had he finished dinner

B. He no sooner had finished dinner

C. He had finished dinner no sooner

D. No sooner he had finished dinner

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14. The blacksmith gave the … sword to the brave knight to defeat monster.

A. sharpens

B. sharpen

C. sharpening

D. sharpened

15. His suggestion (A) sounds logically (B) so we decide to put it (C) in our (D) proposal.

16. By (A) the time Judy finishes (B) her (C) breakfast, we arrive (D) at the apartment.

17. The junior executive asked the boss (A) if he will accept (B) the gift of (C) the blue ribbon (D).
18. Many Americans (A) has (B) familiar with (C) The Little Prince, a (D) wonderful book by
Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

19. The Little Prince is (A) a whimsical and fabulous book (B) and works as a children's story as well
(C) a thought-provoking adult fable (D).

20. Only with facing (A) failure (B) you will (C) achieve (D) your success.