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.

On April 3, 1972, a man came out of the Hilton hotel in Manhattan and started walking down the street. He stopped, (26)______ his hand with a strange object in it, put it to his ear and started to talk into it. This was the beginning of mobile phone (27)_______, more than 30 years ago. That man was Motorola's project manager, Martin Cooper, who was (28)______ his 34th birthday that day. The strange object was the first mobile phone, which was nicknamed "the shoe" because of its unusual (29)_______. Mr. Cooper had gone to New York to introduce the new phone. The first call he made was to his rival, Joe Engel at AT&T's research centre. Engel was responsible for the development of the radiophones for cars. "I called him and said that I was talking on a real mobile phone (30)_____ I was holding in my hand," said Cooper. "I don't remember what he said in reply, but I'm sure he wasn't happy." The quality of the call was very good, because although New York had only one base station at that time, it was being used by only one user - Martin Cooper.
Question 30:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
You may note down your qualifications and experience that can relate to 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.
There was hardly_______ money left in the bank account.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She has made an ______ for the job as a nursery teacher because she likes children.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Mary hardly ever cooks, ______?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Who was the first person ______ the South Pole?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
In order to avoid to make mistakes, take your time and work carefully.