Choose the best reply to this statement.

Michelle: Your flat needs painting.

You: I know. I __________shortly.

 Which of the alternatives completes the sentence correctly?

      The population must bear in mind that ____________ the UK has moved to a treatment phase for swine flu, it is important that people all over the world continue to do everything they can to stop the virus from spreading.

                                                                                          (Adapted from http://nhs.uk) 

Which sequence best completes the text below? 

      Each naval district_______ at least one base from which it and its vessels ____ , but, except for Aratu in the 2nd Naval District, most ______ not large. Aratu__________ to be the MB's number two dockyard complex outside Guanabara Bay.

                (Adapted from http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2013/12/look--brazilian-navy/) 

Which is the correct option to complete the paragraph below?

China's recent rise has made people think that everyone ________ learn Mandarin. But China itself seems to have caught the English bug. Some 175 million Chinese are now studying English in the formal educational system.

(Adapted and abridged from Newsweek)

 W h ich is the best sequence to complete the paragraph? 

      Dangerous bactéria can become resistant to antibiotics if they _________________ prescribed too often. That is why the overuse of antibiotics is harmful. 

What is the correct way to complete the text below?

If you are visualizing many paradisiacal swims in clear blue waters, then the Croatian islands are calling your name. Most of the residents of Croatian islands have their own small boats to travei between islands and the coast - it's ____ __________ way to get around.

(Adapted from http://www.travelchannel.com)

Which of the alternatives completes the sentence correctly?

If you need ____________about what to remove from your _______ to avoid problems at check in, this leaflet is for you.

Which of the alternatives completes the sentence correctly?

After she ______ the competition, she _______ a professional dancer. 

Which is the correct alternative to complete the dialogue?

John: I've never gone horseback riding.

Sue: ______ I'd be afraid to try.

Which question word best completes the paragraph below?

Would you like to know ______ educational specialists are flocking to Finland? Partly, their interest has been stimulated by how well Finnish students scored in 2001.

(Adapted from http://www.nesweek.com)

Which is the correct option to complete the paragraph below?

The construction of means to control maritime areas will focus __________ the strategic areas ________ maritime access ______ Brazil. Two Coastal areas will continue to deserve special attention: the strip that goes ________ Santos _________ Vitória, and the area around the mouth of the Amazon River.

(Adapted from http://www.globalsecurity.org)

Which alternative contains an extract from the text in the passive voice?

Discoveries of oil off Brazil's coast were cited as justifications for increasing Brazil's navy. While the oil finds will almost certainly increase Brazil's future prosperity, the US sought to turn the strategic dialogue in Brazil away from fantasies that another country — potentially the United States — would try to seize the oil fields to a productive discussion of energy security and the importance of maintaining freedom of the seas. The April 2008 announcement of the reactivation of the US Fourth Fleet caught Brazil by surprise and provoked much negative commentary. Even many Brazilians not prone to accept the wild-eyed theories of U.S. intentions to invade the Amazon suspected that the announcement, coming as it did on the heels of President Lula' s announcement that Brazil had discovered more oil off the Brazilian coast, could not have been a coincidence.

(Adapted from http://www.globalsecurity.org)

M a r k the alternative that indicates the two sentences in which the infinitive was used correctly.

I - I can't stop to talk to you right now. I'm very busy.

II - Please, remember to turn off the lights when you leave.

II - He doesrdt mind to stay home alone on Saturday nights.

IV - You must to watch this new TV series starring Will Smith.

Which sequence best completes the text below?

      On _____ Monday, September 2^nd _____ International Olympic Committee's (IOC) inspectors completed their fifth trip to Rio and, at ____ press conference wrapping up _____ trip, gave organizers cautious approval of_____ way things are going.

                              (Adapted from The Rio Times - Weekly Online Edition, Issue LVIII)