My mother is finishing baking the cake when my friend arrived for the Christmas party.

A. finished baking the cake when
B. finished baking the cake before
C. had finished baking the cake when
D. was finishing baking he cake before

The recent discovery of gold by archaeologists has provided information that suggests that the wealth accumulated by ancient Indians was greater than believed.

A. No change
B. is believed
C. was believed before
D.had been believed

An attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, begun almost two decades ago, has been unsuccessful.

A. began almost two decades ago, has been unsuccessful
B. begun almost two decades ago, had been unsuccessful
C. begun and had been unsuccessful, almost two decades ago
D. begun almost two decades ago, has been unsuccessful

Europa was a naval power that conquered Africa 9000 years before the laws of Europa had been developed.

A. No change
B. that conquered Africa 9000 years before the laws of Europa were developed.
C. that conquered Africa 9000 years before the laws of Europa was developed.
D. that was conquering Africa 9000 years before the laws of Europa were developed.

The Northeast is more than a term, it is a word that ______ relations of power and hierarchy.
 

A. Connotes
B. Bellows
C. Besmirches
D. Censures

It is not from the _______ of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

A. Benevolence
B. Impeccable
C. Imperious
D. Impertinence

The size, global reach and impact of these foundations grows annually, with _________of the top three assessed at well over $100 billion.
 

A. Acme
B. Indulgence
C. Apathy
D. Endowments

Mirrors are strange because they produce the image of another body moving in perfect ______ with your own something you never experience otherwise.
 

A. Gainsay
B. Synchrony
C. Garish
D. Hiatus

In Dawson’s defence, it should be noted that he is hardly some kind of _______profiteer, but instead someone who is prepared to spend a substantial amount of his own money on an action that will promote his book considerably.
 

A. Nihilistic
B. Panglossian
C. Cynical
D. Utopian

A collective investment fund (CIF), also known as a collective investment trust (CIT), is a group of ___________ accounts held by a bank or trust company. The financial institution ________ assets from individuals and organizations to _______ a single larger, diversified portfolio.
 

a) diverse, discounts, conceive

b) different, collected, simulate

c) financial, covered, synthesise

d) pooled, groups, develop

Cool-headed and rational, Jo Eun-cha is a talented and driven anchorman who commands as well as demands respect. After _______ to get elected as new director, he aims to _________ to his job as the top news anchor to increase his _________ of being elected the next year.
 

a) happening, quit, hopes

b) failing, return, chances

c) hoping, upgrade, certainty

d) going, give up, luck

The ability to ___________ and __________ a cohesive team is particularly critical in hi-tech firms where the ___________ landscape can shift dramatically in the face of disruptive technologies.
 

a) mentor, keep, sustainable

b) shape, guide, competitive

c) drive, maintain, tectonic

d) involve, manage, green

It is a __________ to live in a land without ___________. Even with all the technological advancement and economic growth, there are still millions who live in war zones where life every day is filled with __________.
 

a) coincidence, prejudice, adventures

b) privilege, bigotry, terror

c) lovely, pride, episodes

d) punishment, hate, agony

Coral reefs are one of the most _________, biologically complex, and diverse marine ecosystems on Earth. This ecosystem is one of the ___________ paradoxes of the biosphere : how do clear, and thus nutrient-poor, waters support such ____________ and productive communities ?
 

a) common, sensitive, fruitful

b) fragile, fascinating, prolific

c) deep, strange, exuberant

d) frail, unrecognised, wealthy