He will drop you a line _____________.

The burglar crept into the house without making any noise. That's why no one heard anything.

The country's infrastructure is in poor condition and needs to be upgraded.

There was an accident on the highway, ___________ traffic.

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.

Each family forms its own set of values and decides what is most important to them. Discipline also varies among families. Families have different ways of dealing with different issues. In some families, one or both parents make all the decisions with no (29)________from the children, while other families may encourage input from all family members before decisions are made. Perhaps you know of a family (30)_______ there is equal decision making among family members.

There is no one family style for everyone. A family's style develops based on each family's individual situation and the values they care about. (31)_______, your family may be laid-back, while another family is very active and hurried. Many different ways of living together can work. What makes a family strong is not just (32)__________ of people in it, whether its members are related, or their pace of life; people caring for one another and sharing their lives is what really matters.

Many families also share faiths such as religious activities with one another. As a Scout, part of your duty is to do your best to make your family strong and help your family thrive. By doing this, you are helping to lay the (33)__________ for a stronger community and society

Two colleagues are talking with each other:

A: “Your day was just like mine.”

B: “_______________.”

He politely asked me to pass _______ salt and ________pepper.