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Fill in the blank by choosing the most appropriate option:
Professor Ahmed __________ teaching us __________ August, 2012.
Options
had been, since
has been, since
was, for
has been, for
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Solution
Professor Ahmed has been teaching us since August 2012.
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1.
(a) impose
(b) compel
(c) force
(d) impress
2.
(a) fixed
(b) secure
(c) firm
(d) stable
3.
(a) salary
(b) wage
(c) earnings
(d) remuneration
4.
(a) let go
(b) redundancy
(c) termination
(d) release
5.
(a) dismissed
(b) discharged
(c) terminated
(d) laid off
6.
(a) statutes
(b) codes
(c) legislations
(d) acts
7.
(a) unlawful
(b) illegal
(c) illegitimate
(d) felonious
8.
(a) zones
(b) regions
(c) sectors
(d) areas
9.
(a) suffered
(b) bore
(c) endured
(d) faced
10.
(a) agreement
(b) settlement
(c) Deal
(d) Decision
11.
(a) provide
(b) entitle
(c) guarantee
(d) offer
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____ (1) ____ people breathe, pollutants in the air ___ (2) ____in the lungs or absorbed into the body. And polluted air can harm animals and plants ____(3) ____ people. For this reason, our air supply should be ____ (4) _____watched and managed to assure ____ (5) ____ good quality.
1.
(a) When
(b) Until
(c) During
(d) If
2.
(a) have deposited
(b) are depositing
(c) had to be deposited
(d) may be deposited
3.
(a) as well as
(b) in addition
(c) even if
(d) in spite of
4.
(a) alternately
(b) previously
(c) hastily
(d) closely
5.
(a) them
(c) his
(b) its
(d) their
They had drinks ______ snacks beside fire.
