Directions (1-5): Fill in the blanks in the passage using appropriate words.
The government is (1)_____considering imposing a £1,000-a-year levy on every European Union skilled worker recruited by British employers after Brexit, the immigration minister has (2)______. Home Office minister Robert Goodwill told peers that the “immigration skills levy” could be (3)______ for EU migrants and would “be helpful to British workers who feel they are overlooked” in favour of migrants.
The immigration minister also gave a strong (4)_____that a seasonal agricultural workers scheme, under which tens of thousands of people could work in Britain in low-skilled roles for less than six months, could be introduced after Brexit without counting towards the government’s net migration target. Goodwill, in his evidence to a House of Lords subcommittee (5)_____ at post-Brexit migration policy, also said that a pilot scheme which currently allows three top British universities to make a more generous offer to overseas students could be introduced more widely.
- A) hopefully
B) seriously
C) highly
D) almost
E) sincerely
- A) approved
B) disclosed
C) leaked
D) exhibited
E) exposed
- A) levied
B) applied
C) introduced
D) confirmed
E) criticized
- A) order
B) benefit
C) signaling
D) indicator
E) indication
- A) taking
B) calculating
C) aiming
D) looking
E) favoring
Directions (6-10): In each of the following sentences, find if any part of the sentence (1), (2), (3) or (4) contains error. If there is no error mark E) as you answer.
- Since Anu doesn’t want (1)/ her face to become ruddy like (2)/the tomatoes in her garden, (3)/she wore a hat when she’s outside.(4)
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) No Error
- Since his father had attended (1)/ the college, he would be considered (2)/ a legacy, which would grant (3)/ his easier admission.(4)
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) No Error
- In just a few days, (1)/ thousands among people (2)/ will go downtown to revel in the city’s (3)/ New Year’s Eve celebration.(4)
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) No Error
- Because my husband is my confidant, (1)/ I feel as though (2)/ I can tell him anything (3)/ without the information becoming public.(4)
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) No Error
- Although the director loved (1)/ all of his film footage, (2)/ he has to truncate the movie so its runtime (3)/ would be less than forty-five minutes.(4)
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) No Error
