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  • Drinking herbal tea may help __________ stress and anxiety.
    C) implement
    B) influence
    A) alleviate
    D) offend
  • Millions of families live below __________ and cannot afford nutritious food.
    C) the poverty line
    A) emergency service
    D) humanitarian aid
    B) gender inequality
  • The __________ was sentenced to five years in prison for the robbery.
    D) stranger
    A) victim
    B) offender
    C) bully
  • No sooner had the CEO finished her presentation about the company's record profits ____ to ask about the recent layoffs in the logistics department.
    when did several employees begin
    than several employees began
    than did several employees begin
    when several employees began
  • Such ____ the force of the hurricane that cars were lifted off the ground and entire neighbourhoods were submerged within hours.
    did be
    had been
    were
    was
  • His __________ outburst caused damage to the classroom and frightened other students.
    C) violent
    D) anxious
    A) sympathetic
    B) sociable
  • Seldom, if ever, ____ such a remarkable display of sportsmanship as when the injured runner helped his rival cross the finish line before returning to complete his own race.
    we have witnessed
    did we witnessed
    have we witnessed
    we witnessed
  • __________ remains a serious issue, with women earning significantly less than men in many industries.
    C) Gender inequality
    A) Racism
    B) Overpopulation
    D) Homelessness
  • The research team will __________ a series of experiments to test their hypothesis.
    D) alleviate
    A) overcome
    C) postpone
    B) conduct
  • Many parents __________ of their children spending too much time on social media.
    A) disapprove
    B) frighten
    C) struggle
    D) socialise
  • The __________ of the pickpocketing incident described the thief to the police.
    D) bully
    B) victim
    A) offender
    C) addict
  • Little ____ that the exam would be so difficult.
    they knew
    did they know
    they know
    they did know
  • On no account, regardless of how much peer pressure you experience from your friends, ____ alcohol before you reach the legal drinking age.
    d) consume you
    c) you must consume
    a) you should consume
    b) should you consume
  • Regular exercise can help people __________ depression and improve mental health.
    A) overcome
    B) implement
    D) pretend
    C) hesitate
  • After the earthquake, several countries sent __________ to the affected region.
    B) body shaming
    D) the poverty line
    A) peer pressure
    C) humanitarian aid
  • Scarcely ____ the keynote speech on climate change when a young activist stood up and accused the scientist of accepting funding from an oil corporation.
    did the Nobel winner finish
    had the Nobel winner finished
    finished the Nobel winner
    the Nobel winner had finished
  • She is very __________ towards homeless animals and often donates to shelters.
    D) embarrassed
    C) violent
    A) suspicious
    B) sympathetic
  • Only after losing his job, his marriage, and the respect of his children ____ to seek professional help for his alcohol addiction.
    d) finally decided he
    a) he finally decided
    b) did he finally decide
    c) had he finally decided
  • Drinking enough water can help __________ headaches and fatigue.
    B) mitigate
    D) struggle
    A) frighten
    C) postpone
  • He felt __________ of his behaviour at the party and apologised the next day.
    C) ashamed
    A) anxious
    D) prevalent
    B) sympathetic
  • __________ occurs when someone is judged for their weight or body shape.
    D) Assault
    B) Peer pressure
    C) Verbal bullying
    A) Body shaming
  • Under no circumstances, even if you feel completely confident about your answer, ____ the final page of the exam paper before you are instructed to do so.
    shouldn't turn over
    should you turn over
    you should turn over
    turn you over
  • Only by practising every day ____ improve your fluency.
    you can
    you will
    can you
    will you
  • The local government plans to __________ a new recycling programme to reduce waste.
    B) implement
    C) pretend
    A) struggle
    D) hesitate
  • Rarely in the history of modern medicine ____ a treatment capable of alleviating symptoms of depression as effectively as this new drug.
    d) developed researchers
    a) have researchers developed
    b) researchers have developed
    c) did researchers develop
  • Nowhere in the entire 300-page report on gender inequality in the workplace ____ any mention of the pay gap affecting female managers.
    d) found the committee
    b) could the committee find
    a) the committee could find
    c) the committee found
  • Students should learn to resist negative __________ from their friends.
    A) peer pressure
    B) body shaming
    C) emergency service
    D) humanitarian aid
  • Never before in the annual literary festival's twenty-year history ____ a heated debate between two prize-winning authors on the subject of artificial intelligence and creativity.
    did the organisers witnessed
    the organisers have witnessed
    have the organisers witnessed
    witnessed the organisers
  • Not only ____ late for the meeting, but he also forgot the documents.
    did he be
    he did be
    he was
    was he
  • The financial __________ caused many businesses to close permanently.
    B) addiction
    D) depression
    A) crisis
    C) assault
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