From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

They ...........the competition when we arrived

A. begun

B. have begun

C. had begun

D. begin

If you....... early, you will get there before nightfall.

A. left

B. are leaving

C. had left

D. leave

The test was so difficult that.........students passed

A. some few

B. a few

C. few

D. fewest

Please can you...............money?

A. lend me little

B. borrow me a little

C. lend me some

D. borrow me some

...................... at 5 0'clock every morning was one of the regulations he detested most at school

A. to be waking up

B. waking up

C. having to be waking up

D. to be waking

If you had waited five minutes longer, you...........her

A. would be able to see

B. will be able to see

C. would have been able to see

D. will have seen

She asked the driver to..................at the school gate.

A. drop her

B. drop her down

C. drop her out

D. drop her in

She told me that she always...........the television before going to bed.

A. switch off

B. off

C. switched off

D. switches off

'' I .............the new principal, '' Obi
said

A. look forward to meet

B. look forward to having met

C. am looking forward to meeting

D. am looking forward to meet

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.

Birds are instantly recognizable -81- perhaps because of their ability to -82-. Some people might consider their shape the most distinguishing -83-. Everyone, however, agrees on the characteristics that a bird possesses: two -84-, feathers two legs, a toothless -85-, warm blood, and the ability to -86- eggs. The modern system of -87- birds is like a pyramid, with the base formed by 8,514 different -88-. A convenient -89- of this system recognizes a group of birds which does not normally -90- with other groups.
One of the most precious gifts human kind has been given is the power to -91-. With it, we pass vital -92- to one another either -93- or by non-vocal methods, such as -94-. Freedom of -95- is in fact, a widely contested issue throughout the world some have therefore, assumed that communication is the -96- of only humans.
yet, research shows that animals -97- information in intricate ways that often baffle humans. Yes, they ''speak'', not with words, but through visual signals such as -98- tails, twitching ears, or -99- wings. Other forms of animal communication may involve the use of voice, such as a bark, a roar, a snari, or -100-. Some of the '' languages'' are obvious to humans, while others require much scientific study to detect.

In question numbered 81 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. beings

B. creatures

C. things

D. mammals