Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 27

  After years of cooler climate, the days get longer, the buds (25) ________ in the trees, birds sing, and the world (26) ________ a green dress. Springtime passes (27) ________ summer. The whole world knows that summer will not (28) ________ forever. The magic of all the spells in the world cannot keep it for us. The flowers blossom, the leaves turn yellow and then drop to the ground, (29) ________ the world turns into autumn whether people like it or not.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

She likes meeting people and travelling so she wants to apply for a _________of a receptionist or tourist guide.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The problem of _________among young people is hard to solve.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Martin asked me _________.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

To my _________, I was not offered the job.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Since 1980, scientists the world over _________ a lot of things to fight against AIDS.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

He could not play in the game _________ his foot injury.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

No matter how hard Fried tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed.