Sandra said that she was willing to work late. (mind) A. Sandra said not to mind working late. B. Sandra said that she didn’t mind to work late.

Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the given words

Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. => In spite of ____.

This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite ............. .

Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

Every (A) teacher I've spoken to tell (B) me that standard of spelling (C) are in (D) decline.

I applied for a part-time job at the supermarket. They are going to _________.

hope/ improve/ my English/ end/ course.

The accident victim was having increasing difficulty in breathing. (DIFFICULT)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks

The United States has many different types of families. While most American families are traditional, (1) a father, mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1998 were headed by one parent, usually a woman. In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These childish couples may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom from the (2) of childbearing; or, perhaps they (3) physically able to have children. Other families in the United States have one adult (4) a stepparent. A stepmother or stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying a father or mother Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the United States, people have the right to privacy and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans what type of family group they must belong to. They respect each other’s (5) regarding family groups. Families are very important to Americans.