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.

The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the ______ of the company.

Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first ______.

I ______ a terrible accident while I ______ on the beach.

By the time you receive this letter, I ______ for the USA.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The number of homeless people in Nepal have increased sharply due to the recent severe earthquake.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be unique in the solar system was strengthened.

______ I had learnt English when I was at high school.