1. Our ------------------- to think and speak makes us different from other animals.

a. ability b. activity c. research d. memory

2. Everyone needs to have both -------------------- and physical health.

a. mental b. religious c. careful d. reasonable

3. Like so many other companies at that time, we had to -------------------- to survive.

a. borrow b. exist c. master d. form

4. These days it is very difficult to predict what will ----------------------- next year.

a. respect b. communicate c. imagine d. happen

5. To be quite ------------------, I don’t think your son will be successful in this field of study.

a. honest b. worry c. strange d. familiar

6. The police -------------------- the copy with the original, but there was not much difference.

a. combined b. connected c. compared d. considered

7. Most of the ancient languages have ------------------------- because they have no speakers.

a. gone out b. died out c. given up d. come in

8. That book is appropriate for young children. “appropriate” means ------------.

a. efficient b. various c. suitable d. explicit

9. Education and training are the most effective --------------- of importing a nation’s culture.

a. layers b. results c. means d. functions 10. Every month the group meets so its members can ------------------------ their opinions.

a. contrast b. range c. exchange d. imagine

11. I didn’t believe his --------------------- that he had stolen the money to give it to charity.

a. space b. notice c. value d. explanation

12. At my mom’s birthday, I booked a table for four at her ---------------------- restaurant.

a. extra b. native c. favorite d. impossible

13. Mother ---------------------- is the first language that you learn when you are a baby.

a. interest b. tongue c. sign d. experience

14. The road was very busy and we lost --------------------- time in heavy traffic.

a. wrong b. valuable c. probable d. mental

15. It would not be most ------------- for all of us to discuss it now before we make any decision.

a. public b. straight c. willing d. appropriate 

16. Galileo was --------------------- the first person to use the telescope to observe the sky.

a. continuously b. firmly c. recently d. probably

17. Computers have given banks the -------------------- to do millions of transfers a day.

a. variety b. process c. power d. voluntary

18. Because of advances in the world, the --------------------- of family life has changed recently.

a. choices b. patterns c. schedules d. actions

19. Average temperatures in April ------------------- from 15 to 25 degrees.

a. scan b. master c. range d. imagine

20. It’s clear that fluency and ------------------- are more important than grammar when speaking.

a. pattern b. tongue c. step d. communication

21. I couldn’t communicate with him in English, ----------------------, I had to use body language.

a. besides b. therefore c. in addition d. however

22. When preparing meals, you need to think about variety, taste and nutritional -------------------.

a. values b. points c. beliefs d. prices

23. We must also consider the needs of the younger members of population to have a good -------.

a. society b. grade c. history d. experience

24. By practicing regularly, her piano playing has ------------------ improved.

a. greatly b. honestly c. wrongly d. probably 25. ----------------------, most of the road accidents happen because of the drivers’ carelessness.

a. Luckily b. Nowadays c. Fortunately d. Wrongly

26. Reza is not happy with his income, so he is ----------------------- a new job in a larger city.

a. turning on b. turning up c. looking for d. looking after

27. Ali and Mehdi run a large company together and are very good business ----------------------

a. winners b. students c. patterns d. beginners

28. He travelled all ------------------------ ranged from Europe to Asia to raise money for charity.

a. cities b. towns c. continents d. states 29. He had no doubts about his team’s ----------------------- to reach the World Cup Finals.

a. ability b. region c. pattern d. grade

30. I know from --------------------- that Tony never keeps his promises.

a. communication b. experience c. society d. mind