8.The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.
A) rejected B) investigated
C)proposed D)postponed
9. What were the effects of the decision she made?
A) reasons B)results
C) causes D)bases
10. The sea was calm and still.
A) quite B)quiet
C) yet D)rough
11. In a bullfight, it is the movement, not the color, of objects that arouses the bull.
A) confuses B)excites
C) scares D)satisfies
12. Mary called me up very late last night.
A) shouted at me B)visited me
C) telephoned me D)waked me
13. Mary gets up at the same time every morning.
A) rises B)raises
C) arrives D)awakes
14. The committee comprises five persons.
A) absorbs B)concerns
A) excludes D)involves
15. All the people assembled at Mary’s house.
A) collected B)fixed
C) asserted D)assist
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Look after your voice
Often speakers at a meeting experience dry mouths and ask for a glass of water. You can solve the problem by activating the saliva in your mouth. First gently bite the edges of your tongue with your teeth. Or, press your entire tongue to the bottom of your mouth and hold it there until the saliva flow. Or you can imagine that you are slicing a big juicy lemon and sucking the juice.