In 1619, the first African slaves ____ in Virginia, USA, and by 1790, their numbers ____ nearly 700,000.

• were arriving / have been reaching

• arrived / had reached

• have arrived / were reaching

• were going to arrive / reach

Shadow puppets ____ in China and ____ as far as Turkey and Greece today.

• will originate / spread

• are originating / spread

• originated / had spread

• originated / have spread

Choose the "restatement" that is closest in meaning to the original sentence. More than one choice may be factually correct, but you should choose the one that is the closest "restatement" of the first sentence. The judge is worried because different witnesses have given a different sequence of events.

• The witnesses had to be called in order by the judge as they described the sequence of event

• The judge is concerned that there is no agreement among the witnesses as to the order in which the events occurred.

• The only discrepancy in the witnesses' accounts to disturb the judge isn't related to the order of events.

Choose the "restatement" that is closest in meaning to the original sentence. You should get some professional advice if you're thinking about changing the system radically.

• Don't make any radical changes in the scheme; that's my advice to you.

• It would be very unprofessional behaviour if you were to make any major changes in the system.

• If you're considering major alterations in procedures, I suggest you consult an expert.

Choose the 'restatement' that is closest to this statement. It is only natural that stealing should be more prevalent as everything now costs so much.

• In view of the high cost of living, it is not surprising that theft should be on the increase.

• If prices go up, so will the number of cases of theft.

• Unless costs are kept down more people will become thieves.

Complete this sentence: Only a few of them felt like going to the movie that night,_____ .

• when the movie industry is passing through bad times

• although their tickets were for the premier night of a latest production

• because it had been so much appreciated by the critics

• who had made the organization days before

Complete this sentence: In spite of the fact that there was little rain in summer,_____ .

• the crops seemed healthy enough to be manufactured

• the government had to buy more crops from the neighbouring countries

• I'd like to walk in the park

• the floods gave a considerable harm to agriculture

Complete this sentence: Situated in the eastern part of Turkey,______.

• this natural beauty has become easy to visit with the new motorway the government has just constructed

• we set off from Erzurum and till Nemrut we kept on driving

• in winter the snow covers all the land and you can’t even see the flowers which have resistance to cold

• since the western district is not as far away to us as it is mentioned

Select the word or phrase that is closest in meaning.

AUGMENT. It is difficult for a foreign student to augment the income from his scholarship.

• retain

• predict

• budget

• increase

Select the word or phrase that is closest in meaning

AFFLUENT. Lawyers are among the most affluent members of American society.

• educated

• careful

• wealthy

• clever