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1. India gained her **independence** from Britain after World War II.
2. I don't think it **advisable** for you to go.
3. The **solution** to the problem will be difficult to find.

IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable word deriving from one of the words in the box. (2 pts)

**HAVE** - **USE** - **ADVERTISE** - **SUCCESS** - **ATTRACTION** - **DESCRIBE** - **SOLUTION** - **LIVE**

A man was tired of (1) **living** in his old house in the country and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He attempted to sell it for a long time, but was not (2) **successful** so at last, he decided to (3) **solve** the problem by (4) **using** an estate agent. The agent promptly (5) **advertised** the house, and a few days later, the owner saw a very (6) **attractive** photograph of it, with a wonderful (7) **description** of the garden, in an expensive newspaper. After the house owner (8) **read** the advertisement through, he hastened to telephone the estate agent and said to him, "I'm sorry, Mr. John, but I've decided not to sell my house at all."

V. Read the passage and fill in each blank with one suitable word. (2 pts)

Some hundred years ago, there was no equality between men and women because people then considered women to be the weaker sex. This prejudice against women (1) **had** its origin in the dawn of mankind's (2) **history** when men lived in caves and went (3) **hunting** for food. The task of food gathering and hunting needed (4) **strength** of body. Therefore the best place for women was not in the forest, but at home where they could satisfactorily do their jobs, namely feeding their children, and looking after them. (5) **Things** have changed much since those early days. In the modern life of the twentieth century, more brains are (6) **needed**, not more strength of muscle. As a consequence, women play an (7) **important** role in the modern society. They have proved repeatedly that they are equal and often superior to men in (8) **every** field.

VI. Do as directed in parentheses. (1 pt)

1. She never wrote a letter by hand since she has bought a word processor.
(Rewrite in correct English.)
- She has never written a letter by hand since she bought a word processor.

2. Miss Omega, who sings in opera, is staying at this hotel.
(Rewrite the sentence, using an appositive.)
- Miss Omega, an opera singer, is staying at this hotel.

3. We must find him no matter where he is hiding. (WHEREVER)
(Rewrite the sentence, using the word in parentheses.)
- We must find him wherever he is hiding.

4. My companion was an old gentleman. His name is Mr. Smith. I met him in Tokyo.
(Combine this group of sentences into a complex sentence.)
- My companion, whom I met in Tokyo, is an old gentleman named Mr. Smith.

VII. Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1 pt)

1. "I'm off to the pictures. Where are you going?"
- He said he was off to the pictures and asked where I was going.

2. The weather was so bad that we couldn't go sailing.
- The weather was not good enough for us to go sailing.

3. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
- No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong.

4. You didn't come to my birthday party yesterday. It wasn't pleasanter.
- Had you come to my birthday party yesterday, it would have been pleasanter.