To delay (frequently used in the passive voice: "We were held up in traffic" ). Drop off: To take someone to a place and leave them there.

You will likely be asked to rewrite a sentence using a specific word (like used or had ) while keeping the meaning identical.

This is the section that crushes unprepared students. The text is authentic (often abridged from The Economist , The Atlantic , or Scientific American ). The topic might be "The 10,000-Hour Rule: Debunked."

Outline:

: Comprehending complex texts about professional environments or job applications.

Complex structures, often focusing on narrative tenses, aspect, and modal verbs.

(5 points)

To ensure you walk into that exam room with an exclusive edge, run through this checklist:

Combining past simple, past continuous, and past perfect seamlessly within a single contextual paragraph. 2. High-Level Vocabulary and Word Formation

You need to fill in the blanks with single words (usually prepositions, pronouns, or auxiliary verbs).