1.

Illiteracy is an enormous problem, it affects millions of people worldwide, and is an impediment to

social progress. No error.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

2. The company president has taken steps to ensure that she can handle the pressure and anxiety

associated with the job, including joining a yoga class and enlisting the support of a network of

friends. No error.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

3. If you are sure that you are in the right, you would not mind an independent examination of the

case. No error.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

4. The union insisted on an increase in their members starting pay, and threatened to call a strike if

the company refused to meet the demand. No error.

A.

B.
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D.

E.

5. Television viewers claim that the number of scenes depicting alcohol consumption have increased

dramatically over the last decade. No error.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

6. Employees with less personal problems are likely to be more productive. No error.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

7. The three richest men in America have assets worth more than the combined assets of the sixty

poorest countries of the world. No error.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

8. Shipwrecked on a desert island, coconuts and other fruits formed the basis of the sailor’s diet. No

error.
 A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

9. Fifty percent of the people alive today have never made a phone call, but thirty percent still have no

electricity connections to their homes. No error.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

10. The rhododendron, which ornaments so many English gardens, is not native to Europe. No error.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

11. The farmer should not have been so careless as to leave the door of the house unbolted when he

had gone to bed. No error.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

12. A census of the island revealed a population of only 10,000 people. No error.
 A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

13. The engineer, who is renowned for his ingenuity, has designed a very unique cooling system for

our new plant in Spain. No error.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

14. Shoes of those kind are bad for the feet; low heels are better. No error.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

15. My father saw how much Uncle Tom was enjoying his early retirement, and so he decided to do

the same. No error.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.
What is the meaning of the word "abdicate"?

a) to relinquish a throne or high office

b) to acquire or attain something

c) to praise or glorify

d) to conceal or hide

What is the meaning of the word "abate"?

a) to reduce or decrease in intensity or severity

b) to increase or augment

c) to praise or glorify

d) to conceal or hide

What is the meaning of the word "aberration"?

a) a deviation from what is normal or expected

b) a conformist or conformist behavior

c) a state of being in harmony or agreement

d) a state of being in opposition or disagreement

What is the meaning of the word "abeyance"?

a) a state of temporary suspension or inactivity

b) a state of permanent cessation or termination

c) a state of constant or continuous activity

d) a state of being in opposition or disagreement

What is the meaning of the word "abhor"?

a) to hate or detest deeply

b) to like or love deeply

c) to praise or glorify

d) to conceal or hide

What is the meaning of the word "abject"?

a) to feel or express deep humility or submission

b) to feel or express deep pride or arrogance

c) to praise or glorify

d) to conceal or hide

What is the meaning of the word "abjure"?

a) to renounce or reject formally

b) to embrace or accept formally

c) to praise or glorify

d) to conceal or hide

What is the meaning of the word "abscond"?

a) to flee or depart secretly and unexpectedly

b) to arrive or stay openly and expectedly

c) to praise or glorify

d) to conceal or hide

What is the meaning of the word "abstemious"?

 a) to be moderate or sparing in consumption of food or drink

b) to be excessive or indulgent in consumption of food or drink

c) to praise or glorify

d) to conceal or hide

What is the meaning of the word "abstruse"?

a) to be difficult or obscure to understand

b) to be easy or clear to understand

c) to praise or glorify

d) to conceal or hide.

● What is the meaning of the word "banal"?

● What is the meaning of the word "bellicose"?
● What is the meaning of the word "beneficent"?
● What is the meaning of the word "benign"?
● What is the meaning of the word "bequeath"?
● What is the meaning of the word "bifurcate"?
● What is the meaning of the word "blasphemy"?
● What is the meaning of the word "bucolic"?
● What is the meaning of the word "burgeon"?
● What is the meaning of the word "buttress"?

● "I went to the store, but I forget to buy bread."

● "He was so tired, that he couldn't keep his eyes open."
● "I don't have no money."
● "The dog barked at the mailman, and it bit him."
● "I seen the movie already."
● "Me and my friends are going to the beach."
● "I don't have nothing to wear."
● "She was so nervous, that she couldn't speak."
● "I ain't got no time for that."
● "They was at the party, but they left early."