A. Choose the correct word/phrase to fill in the gaps. 1. announcements / advertisements / gave out / away a) Haven't you heard about the train strike tomorrow? Mrs. Tyler ... our report cards, she asked. b) It's really annoying that nearly half the pages in this magazine are taken up by ... of beauty products. 2. certificate / degree / test a) Pam went to university and got a ... in Media Studies. fainted while she was getting a blood ... . b) The students who pass the exam are given a ... . is your university entrance ... ? 3. gave a) As soon as / us if we b) I don't / company. There 4. exam a) She / b) When There've been radio... about it all morning. had any questions about our marks. believe Tom ... secret information about the must be some mistake.

Fill in the gaps:

Part A

• 1. announcements
• a) gave out (Haven't you heard about the train strike tomorrow? Mrs. Tyler gave out our report cards, she asked.)
• b) advertisements (It's really annoying that nearly half the pages in this magazine are taken up by advertisements of beauty products.)
• 2. degree
• a) degree, test (Pam went to university and got a degree in Media Studies. fainted while she was getting a blood test.)
• b) certificate, exam (The students who pass the exam are given a certificate. is your university entrance exam?)
• 3. gave
• a) As soon as (There've been radio... about it all morning. As soon as had any questions about our marks.)
• b) I don't (believe Tom ... secret information about the must be some mistake.)
• 4. exam
• a) She
• b) When

Explanation:

• 1. announcements vs advertisements: 'Announcements' are formal statements, while 'advertisements' are public promotions. In the context of a magazine, 'advertisements' fits better. 'Gave out' means distributed, which fits the context of report cards.
• 2. certificate vs degree vs test vs exam: A 'degree' is awarded upon completion of university studies. A 'test' can be part of academic work, like a blood test. A 'certificate' is often given for passing an exam, and an 'exam' is a test of knowledge.
• 3. gave vs As soon as vs us if we vs I don't vs company. There: 'Gave' is a past tense verb. 'As soon as' is a conjunction indicating immediate occurrence. 'Us if we' is a conditional phrase. 'I don't' is a negative contraction. 'Company. There' refers to a business. The phrasing 'about it all morning' suggests a continuous action or state, making 'As soon as' an unlikely fit for the first blank in sentence 3a if it implies a cause for the radio silence. However, the sentence structure with 'radio' is ambiguous. For 3b, 'believe Tom ... secret information' suggests a belief, so 'I don't' is a plausible fit. 'Company. There' could fit if the sentence were about a company's announcement. Given the options, 'As soon as' fits the structure of 3a better if the context is implied.
• 4. exam vs She vs When: 'Exam' is a noun. 'She' is a pronoun. 'When' is an adverb or conjunction. 'She' fits the sentence structure for 4a. 'When' fits the structure for 4b.