Which statement is irrelevant ?
  (I) In Brazil, as in much of Latin America, oil in particular has long been a political symbol.
  (II) This has been represented by the country's federal oil company Petrobras.
  (III) Consequently, mismanagement and subsidized pricing paralyzed the system with debt.
  (IV) When founded in 1962, it was regarded as an icon of emancipation from foreign economic domination.
  (V) Yet, today the Brazilian government has taken serious steps to end, through privatization, Petrobras's oil monopoly.
  A) I
  B) II
  C) III
  D) IV
  E) V

  The manual workers in the automobile factory are threatening to go on strike _____
  A) if they do not receive an adequate pay rise
  B) after their pay claim is granted
  C) that working conditions are not improving fast enough
  D) even if the union hadn't offered any support
  E) which is due to start next week

  The mad scientist _____ the potion with acid, making it not only
  useless, but also dangerous.
  A) corrugated
  B) vitiated
  C) implemented
  D) instigated
  E) titillated

  David's _____ entrance on stage disrupted the scene and caused
  the actors to flub their lines.
  A) untimely
  B) precise
  C) lithe
  D) fortuitous
  E) tensile

  A life-long vegetarian, Xiomara _____ when she learned that the
  sauce she'd just eaten was made with chicken broth.
  A) wavered
  B) blanched
  C) coalesced
  D) stagnated
  E) thwarted

  Which Option can be equal revision for the given statement?
  Whenever I meet her she is full of complaints about how unfairly she is treated by the supervisor.
  A) I never see her but she's complaining about the unfair treatment she receives at the hands of the supervisor.
  B) I'm tired of listening to her complaints about the harsh treatment of the supervisor towards her.
  C) When we come together, she always talks about her supervisor's attitude towards her.
  D) Whenever she comes to me it's to denounce the supervisor for treating her so harshly.
  E) When I was there it didn't seem right to criticize the behavior of the supervisor towards her.

  Complete the paragraph with the correct sentence.
  
  Snoring
  
  Snoring cures usually involve clearing the blockage in the breathing passage. This is the reason snorers are advised to lose weight. _____. They are also advised to stop smoking (smoking weakens and clogs the throat), and to sleep on their side (to prevent the tongue from blocking the throat). But for many snorers those pieces of advice are not enough.
  
   A) This stops fat from pressing on the throat
   B) Surgery is the only option to cure snoring
   C) Snoring is usually an involuntary act, but may also be produced
   voluntarily
   D) Most of the time snoring is not a health risk to the snorer
   E) Snoring is known to ruin the lives of many people

  Glasgow is now the largest city in Scotland and, indeed, is home to a quarter of the population of Scotland. This, however, has not always been the case. _____ After 1707, it grew at a phenomenal rate both as an international port and as a major industrial center.
  A) The university of Glasgow is one of the best in the country
  B) The name probably means "dear green place"
  C) There is a cathedral and other ecclesiastical institutions in the city
  D) For a long time it was simply a small market town
  E) It is situated on the river Clyde and ringed by wind-swept moorlands

  Hearing her sister approach, Marie-Helene attempted to appear
  _____ as she quickly hid the birthday gift behind her back.
  A) flamboyant
  B) stoic
  C) pivotal
  D) crass
  E) nonchalant

  With all of the recent negative events in her life, she felt _____
  forces must be at work.
  A) resurgent
  B) premature
  C) malignant
  D) punctilious
  E) antecedent