1. The unemployment rate of the area ……………..every year until 2003 then started to fall. A. raised B. rose C. dropped D. decreased 2. It is gravity……………………objects towards the earth. A. pulling B. to pull C. what pulls D. that pulls 3. …………problems in sailing in tropical seas is the coral reefs. A. One of the biggest B.The biggest one C. Of the biggest one D. There are the biggest 4. ……………foreign languages requires great effort. A. Learn B. Learning C. To learn it D. Learnt 5. "I am tired" “ ……… ” A. Me too B. Also me C. For me the same D. I also 6. I’m really not satisfied with the way you have …………………the situation. A. dealt B. handled C. done D. fingered 7. We may win, we may lose- It is just the ………………..of the draw. A. strike B. odds C. chance D. luck 8. War is ……………as open-armed conflict between countries or factions within countries. A. delineated B. declared C. defaulted D. defined 9. I hope you won’t take it…………………if I suggest an alternative remedy. A. offence B. amiss C. upset D. most 10. Claims for compensation could ………………… run into billions of pounds. A. far B. much C. well D. most