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1. The test comprises of 10 questions. You should complete the test within 10 minutes.
2. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
3. There is only one correct answer to each question.
4. All questions carry four marks each.
5. Each wrong answer will attract a penalty of one mark.

Question Number 1. A. Almost half (46%) of full-time UK workers describe their working environments as â€˜gloomyâ€™ or â€˜depressingâ€™.
B. Firms are spending almost Â£4.5bn a year in sick pay because staff are working in cramped and dismal workplaces with no greenery or natural light, a recent report claims.
C. Miserable working conditions reportedly take their toll on employee productivity as well.
D. They take on average 14 annual sick days, compared with the typical worker's eight days off ill.

a. CABD
b. BDAC
c. CADB
d. BADC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 2. A. The winners of the lot will go to the Calabria region of italy with Garen and Shari staying at the finest hotels and enjoying world-class food and wines in Milan and Venice and the Piedmont region.
B. Like the Naples, Florida wine auction, the Napa Valley Auction has a strong car component
C.The car element is that the party will travel around Italy in two brand new Maserati Quattroporte sedans, receive a guided tour of the Maserati factory in Modena with lunch at the world-renowned Panini Collection of historic Maseratis and have the opportunity to test-drive the new Maserati GranTurismo coupe.
D. This year Garen and Shari Staglin of the Staglin Family Vineyard have arranged a special car lot for bidders.

a. ACBD
b. BDAC
c. ADBC
d. BDAC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 3. A. Last week, NewsChannel 3 showed you how the blood bank was struggling to keep its shelves stocked because of low donations.
B. Debra Ahlers from the Community Blood Bank says there's been an understanding between banks and the areas they serve.
C.Now, the blood bank says the San Bernardino Blood Bank is taking local blood away from the Coachella Valley.
D. The Community Blood Bank is facing more challenges.

a. CBDA
b. CBAD
c. DBAC
d. DACB
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 4. A. The Feed Bird Feeder makes no guarantees about is squirrel-deterrence abilities, but the design alone is easily worth giving it a change.
B.The loss of a bird feeder to the squirrels - something every bird feeder-owner is familiar with - means that a replacement is in order.
C.The feeder was designed by Gary Cruce as a companion to his Nest birdhouse.
D. Most anti-squirrel feeders are, to be honest, ugly.

a. BCDA
b. BCAD
c. BDAC
d. ACBD
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 5. A. (Andrew Davis Tucker/Staff) Some - Pebble Beach comes to mind - boast spectacular ocean views. Others have island greens (TPC at Sawgrass) or mountainous terrain (Castle Pines).
B.Augusta National Golf Club? Its backdrop includes towering pines, and azaleas and dogwoods that seem to bloom on command each spring.
C.All golf courses are not created equal.
D. The 13th hole is named after the azaleas that line the area.

a. CDAB
b. BADC
c. DCBA
d. BACD
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 6. A. Learners won't have to register for the classes, and everyone is accepted.
B. the end of this year, the contents of all 1,800 courses taught at one of the world's most prestigious universities will be available online to anyone in the world, anywhere in the world
C.The OpenCourseWare movement, begun at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2002 and now spread to some 120 other universities worldwide.
D. The cost? It's all free of charge.

a. ABCD
b. DCBA
c. BADC
d. BCDA
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 7. A. There are eight Klimt banners which measure an impressive 96" H x 35" W.
B. To promote its exhibition, "Gustav Klimt: Five Paintings from the Collection of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer", the Neue Galerie created banners featuring the 1907 portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer to hang along Fifth Avenue at 86th street.
C.But for less than $1,000 you can have a version of Gustav Klimt's Adele painting in your home.
D. A $135 million painting is out of all but the richest budgets.

a. BCDA
b. DCBA
c. DCAB
d. BCAD
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 8. A. TWe never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved.
B. Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos.
C. Many of us bought our beloved â€œpetsâ€ at pet shops, had guinea pigs, and kept beautiful birds in cages.
D. We wore wool and silk, ate McDonaldâ€™s burgers, and fished.

a. BCDA
b. DCBA
c. CBDA
d. ADBC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 9. A. Four of these are satisfactory.
B. The two that aren't are the bear attack - too nasty - and the human attack - that's just humans as normal so what's the big deal?
C. But, otherwise, there is something utterly right about the spectacle of animals disrupting the silly conventions and condescending style that form the global TV vernacular.
D. There are five videos of animals attacking TV reporters plus one of a human assault.

a. DACB
b. CABD
c. DABC
d. BCAD
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 10. A. Next month (December) the National Audit Office is due to produce a report on government use of management consultants.
B. â€œDonâ€™t hold your breath,â€ says Neil Glass. Glass, as the author David Craig, is a whistleblower.
C. Since 1997, he says, consultants have cost the taxpayer Â£70 billion with either zero or negative returns.
D. His book, Plundering the Public Sector, paints a uniformly bleak picture of consultant greed and government incompetence.

a. ABDC
b. CABD
c. DABC
d. BCAD
e.Not Attempted

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Question Number 1. A. After re-analysing their data the US scientists have found HRT poses no threat to women under 60, and can actually offer protection against the illnesses they previously said it caused.
B. The U-turn has prompted calls for women to resume the treatment to fight the symptoms of menopause.
C. HUNDREDS of thousands of Australian women may have been scared into abandoning hormone replacement therapy unnecessarily, it has been revealed.
D. The same researchers who in 2002 shocked women around the world into ditching HRT over fears of heart disease and stroke have now acknowledged their research was flawed.

a. CABD
b. BDAC
c. CDAB
d. BADC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 2. A. TONGE know they have it all to do to surpass last year's mighty efforts.
B.The Middleton club pipped Budenbergs to the Manchester Premier League and realise they are there to be shot at.
C."Winning the title is one thing but defending it is another," said team manager Tom Ellis.
D. I thought our players were good enough to become champions but it took an almighty effort. We also did it by using only 12 players, which was a bit of a feat.

a. ABCD
b. BADC
c. ADBC
d. CDAB
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 3. A. The three men, aged 25, 26 and 35, from Stockport, were attacked by up to five men on Chapel Street at about 10pm.
B. THREE brothers were stabbed while enjoying a night out together in Levenshulme.
C.The two other brothers went to the Manchester Royal Infirmary, also with stab wounds to their backs.
D. The 35-year-old was taken to Stepping Hill Hospital with serious stab wounds to his lower back.

a. BACD
b. BADC
c. DCBA
d. DACB
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 4. A. There are aged facilities that will actually lose funding from March next year.
B.This is because two key payments are being withdrawn.
C.Some services may lose money, which is not the way to build a sustainable industry.
D. The removal of the $6.32 pensioner supplement and the $7.40 non-pensioner daily care fee rate will impact significantly on some aged care facilities.

a. DCAB
b. DCBA
c. BDAC
d. ABDC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 5. A. VIOLENCE between a father and a daughter is always confronting and disturbing.
B.Watching Mikhaylo Zubkov wrestling with his daughter, Kateryna, reminded me of the tense relationship between Damir Dokic and his daughter, Jelena
C.Ugly parent syndrome is a virus, and adult ego and identity are unhealthy when the child becomes a psychological extension of the adult.
D. When the child's performance drops below expectations, the relationship can turn ugly.

a. CDAB
b. BADC
c. DCBA
d. ABCD
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 6. A. it also needs to address a range of complex social barriers that prevent many people from even getting to the starting line.
B. If the Government is serious about attracting more young people to trades.
C.The Government needs to create more places and in programs that don't just window dress, but lead to jobs..
D. The disconnect between Government policy and what is happening in the streets of Melbourne is striking.

a. DCAB
b. DCBA
c. DBAC
d. BCDA
e.Not Attempted

a. BCDA
b. DCBA
c. DCAB
d. BCAD
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 8. A. Stretching into three consecutive days, the girls played the equivalent of more than 40 back-to-back games of netball.
B. TEENAGERS braved blisters.
C. tears and tiredness in a bid to break the world record for the longest-ever netball match..
D. Girls from Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School played for 55 hours and 20 minutes to set the new mark.

a. BCDA
b. DCBA
c. CBDA
d. ADBC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 9. A. However, with just over a month to go, our competition winners need to maintain their motivation until the big day.
B. In January, the MEN and Channel M invited six competition winners to begin their journey to a fitter 2007 with the aim of completing the BUPA Great Manchester Run in May
C. Carmel Thomason finds out how 22-year-old Andrew Cave is keeping his eyes on the goal.
D. There are five videos of animals attacking TV reporters plus one of a human assault.

a. BCAD
b. BCDA
c. DACB
d. DABC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 10. A. Size zero celebrities such as Nicole Richie are said to be putting their health at risk with their drastic weight loss.
B. But the majority of British women find the look desirable, according a poll for New Woman magazine.
C.The survey also found that 97% of women believe size 12 is "fat".
D. SIX out of 10 women think size zero is attractive and nearly all consider size 12 to be "fat", a survey showed today.

a. ABDC
b. CABD
c. DABC
d. BCAD
e.Not Attempted

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Question Number 1. A. Davis was in his second year with the Blue Angels, the team known for its high-speed, aerobatic, non-combat demonstrations.
B. Investigators are sifting through wreckage for clues to what caused a US Navy Blue Angel jet to crash into homes during an air show in South Carolinaash.
C. A sombre crowd watched yesterday as six jets flew overhead in formation near the site of Saturdayâ€™s crash.
D. The military identified the pilot, who was killed in the crash, as a 32-year-old Lt Cmdr Kevin Davis, who was performing in one of his first shows with the team.

a. BDAC
b. BDAC
c. DACB
d. BADC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 2. A. he Social Security numbers of up to 63,000 people who received Agriculture Department grants have been posted on a government Web site since 1996, but they were taken down last week.
B.The security breach was only noticed last week and promptly closed, the Agriculture Department and Census Bureau announced Friday.
C.The Agriculture data that included Social Security numbers were removed from the Web on April 13 and similar data from 32 other agencies were taken down April 17 as a precaution, said Agriculture spokeswoman Terri Teuber.
D. Free credit monitoring is being offered to those affected.

a. ABCD
b. BADC
c. ADBC
d. CDAB
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 3. A. The British airline said this morning that it had held talks with a string of private equity companies over the possible creation of a bidding vehicle.
B. British Airways (BA) is considering forming a consortium to launch a takeover bid for Iberia, the Spanish flag carrier in which it has a 10 per cent stake.
C.Texas Pacific Group (TPG), the private equity firm, has joined with unnamed Spanish partners to offer â‚¬3.4 billion (Â£2.3 billion) to buy Iberia.
D. BA has a 10 per cent holding in Iberia but has the right to increase its stake to 30 per cent.

a. BACD
b. BADC
c. DCBA
d. DACB
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 4. A. Some consumer outreach groups are adding staff to handle the influx.
B.The chaos left by the recent back-to-back hurricanes has spawned warnings that identity thieves and scam artists will exploit the situation.
C.Relief officials already have accused some people of using stolen identities to get disaster aid checks.
D. Federal and state consumer agencies saw a steady rise in complaints after hurricanes Katrina and Rita and expect even more identity-theft complaints in the coming weeks.

a. BDCA
b. DCAB
c. BDAC
d. DCBA
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 5. A. Sarkozy has the advantage heading into the May 6 run-off.
B. Results from the interior ministry early today, based on all polling stations except those French voting in embassies overseas, had Sarkozy in the lead with 31.1%, followed by Royal with 25.8%.
C.Turnout was huge at 84.6%.
D. Either way, France will get its first president with no memory of the Second World War to replace 74-year-old Jacques Chirac, who is stepping down after 12 years to usher in a new generation of candidates.

a. ADCB
b. ABDC
c. DCBA
d. ABCD
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 6. A. Gone are the days when the city resounded to terrorist explosions; now it is the chatter about house prices that fills busy coffee shops.
B. The average price of a home in Northern Ireland has breached the Â£200,000 mark.
C.What on earth is going on?
D. It is the sound of a â€œboomâ€ that Belfast never thought it would hear.

a. DABC
b. DACB
c. DBAC
d. BCDA
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 7. A. A rising number of cyberattacks are taking aim at specific individuals at critical government agencies and corporations â€” enticing them to unwittingly open a corrupted Word, Excel or PowerPoint file sent as an e-mail attachment.
B. The attacker then uses the compromised PC as a base from which to roam the organization's internal network.
C.cyberspies have a new secret weapon: tainted Microsoft Office files.
D. Clicking on the file relinquishes control of the PC without the user's knowledge.

a. DACB
b. DCBA
c. CABD
d. CADB
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 8. A. Breaking the cycle of poverty is not an easy task.
B. But the real definition of poverty for children goes far beyond income statistics.
C. a family of four making less than $20,650 is considered living in poverty in 2007.
D. It's those children who go to bed at night hungry and go to school in the morning hungry.
E. It's those children with chronic medical conditions and toothaches brought on by a lack of medical and dental health care.

a. BECDA
b. EDCBA
c. CBDEA
d. ADEBC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 9. A. his series was years in the making, and every minute is stunning.
B. The best television show in years is full of life and death and drama and sex and beauty and awe -- but there are no human cast members.
C. I'm talking about "Planet Earth," which is on the Discovery Channel.
D. This stunning series has 11 episodes that take you to the arctic to the tropics to the deserts to the jungles to the deep ocean to the world's great rivers.

a. BCAD
b. BCDA
c. DACB
d. DABC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 10. A. The law-abiding, not criminals, are obeying the rules.
B. Disarming the victims simply means that the killers have less to fear.
C. Most people understand guns deter criminals.
D. As last week's attack demonstrated, police can't always be there: Unarmed students and faculty met the killer before police could arrive.

a. ABDC
b. CABD
c. DABC
d. BCAD
e.Not Attempted

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Question Number 1. A. This is the world of "brownouts", when the electricity generated by the power industry is no longer adequate to the demands made by the population during the hours of peak demand.
B. Because a shortage of water must lead to a shortage of power.
C. It is a world we risk entering next year if the winter rains and snow fail again.
D. In an instant, everything that has been taken for granted is open to doubt.

a. BADC
b. ADCB
c. DACB
d. DABC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 2. A. We are not building dams.
B. Whom to blame? The government, the people, the judiciary system, political parties or the NGOs.
C. When was the last time a large dam was completed in Orissa?
D. Every proposal to build a dam is now met with a deluge of opposition on environmental grounds.

a. ACDB
b. BACD
c. ACBD
d. ACDB
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 3. A. "I know the storm awaits me back in the United States," said Moore as he absorbed the enthusiastic response of critics and journalists after the film's first Cannes screening.
B. Sicko, Michael Moore's ferocious and funny attack on the US health care system, got a warm welcome at the Cannes Film festival today.
C.The movie doesn't open until late next month, but it has already been criticised by conservative politicians and sparked a US government investigation that could land Moore a fine or jail time.
D. In US, it has started a firestorm.

a. BDCA
b. BADC
c. DCBA
d. DACB
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 4. A. he finding of VHS in Little Lake Butte des Morts and dead fish in Lake Winnebago prompted state officials to immediately close the lock effective May 12 to prevent the fish virus from spreading to Lake Winnebago.
B.As fish from Lake Winnebago have been found infected with the fish virus, officials on Friday ordered re-opening of the Menasha lock because the closure does no longer help prevent the spreading of the fish virus.
C. The Lake Winnebago chain is home to Wisconsinâ€™s unique sturgeon population.
D. Little Lake Butte des Morts is in downstream from Lake Winnebago and separated by one dam and one functioning lock.

a. BDCA
b. DCAB
c. BDAC
d. DCBA
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 5. A. The news that tomatoes could prevent prostate cancer sounded too good to be true, and apparently it was.
B. Lycopene, found mainly in tomatoes and tomato products, had little impact on prostate cancer risk in a new study from the NCI.
C. Early research suggesting a protective role for lycopene spurred great commercial and public interest in the antioxidant in the late 1990s.
D. The new research, led by Peters, is one of the largest and most rigorously designed trials ever to examine the issue. And the lycopene findings were unequivocal.

a. BCDA
b. ABDC
c. CDBA
d. ABCD
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 6. A. The findings are based on a random sample of 224 children aged between 7 and 10 at 12 schools in the Republic of Ireland.
B. The impact of exercise on body fat differs for boys and girls, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicin.
C.One in five children was overweight, and 6% were obese, figures which are significantly higher than those of other European countries, say the authors.
D. Recommendations on exercise to curb the rising tide of obesity in children have tended to take a unisex approach, say the authors.

a. BDCA
b. ACBD
c. BACD
d. BDAC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 7. A. The iPhone combines a cell phone with Apple's market-leading iPod media player and sports a touch-screen display.
B. It has been the talk of the industry since Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled it in January and gave a preview of its features.
C. Its pending arrival has helped drive Apple's stock to record highs in recent weeks.
D. Many analysts predict the sleek gizmo will be another hit product for the Cupertino-based iPod and Macintosh maker.

a. DACB
b. DCBA
c. ABDC
d. CADB
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 8. A. That's why when you pick up a package of organic fertilizer or potting soil, you often see words like, "includes beneficial microbes" or "contains mycorrihizae," a fungus that is the botanical equivalent to, say, yogurt's acidophilus, an intestinal-friendly bacteria.
B. Ironically, many customers at our nursery think they get more for their money with synthetic fertilizers.
C. Like our own digestive system, healthy soil is full of various microbes that slowly digest the organic stuff in soil and then transform it into nutrients easily absorbed by roots.
D. Organic fertilizers such as Dr. Earth or Whitney Farms target these microbes in the soil as the big players in plant health.

a. CDAB
b. DCBA
c. CDBA
d. CDAB
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 9. A. Microsoft seems to have made an in-depth study into their main operating system rival and has come up with some incriminating conclusions.
B. Microsoft claims the open-source operating system Linux infringes on 235 Microsoft patents.
C. If these infringements are true then Microsoft has gained a hefty legal clout in dealing with Linux and its users.
D. That is indeed a huge number of infringements, and also strangely very specific.

a. BCAD
b. BDAC
c. ABCD
d. ABDC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 10. A. So here we are, four years into our war with Iraq, with no timeline for withdrawal.
B. The world is not a safer place and (predictably) we haven't been able to stem the tides of terrorism.
C. We are stuck in ways we've never been stuck before.
D. Funding the war with manpower and money is a growing and divisive issue.

a. ABDC
b. CABD
c. DABC
d. BCAD
e.Not Attempted

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