Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The police have concluded tentatively that the explosion was caused by a bomb.
A. Differently
B. hesitantly
C. certainly
D. temporally
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The police have concluded tentatively that the explosion was caused by a bomb.
A. Differently
B. hesitantly
C. certainly
D. temporally
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The presentation by Dr. Dineen was self-explanatory.
A. bright
B. discouraging
C. confusing
D. enlightening
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The palace was badly damaged by fire, but was eventually restored to its original spiendor.
A. Refurbished
B. devasted
C. strengthened
D. renovated
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The palace was badly damaged by fire, but was eventually restored to its original spiendor.
A. Refurbished
B. devasted
C. strengthened
D. renovated
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Wild animals ______ in their natural habitat will have a better and longer life than those which are kept in protected areas.
A. live
B. to live
C. living
D. lived
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 6. When Marie was a student, she used to pass all the exams with ______ colors.
A. fly B. flew C. flying D. flown
Question 7. The method of heating milk to kill bacteria was named ______ Louis Pasteur, the scientist who invented it.
A. for B. by C. after D. from
Question 8. Marie Curie received some _______ training from her father.
A. scientifically B. scientists C. sciences D. scientific
Question 9. Marie Curie was born _______ November 7th, 1867.
A. in B. from C. at D. on
Question 10. Let me give you a little _______ about the president of the company.
A. specialization B. concentration C. background D. degree
Question 11. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She’s a _______ woman.
A. strong-willed B. ambitious C. brilliant D. humane
Question 12. The new road should help ______ traffic problems.
A. raise B. create C. ease D. cause
Question 13. ____ is the science of numbers and shapes.
A. Mathematics B. Chemistry C. Physics D. Sports
Question 14. She has to work _____ hard in order to earn a living.
A. so B. such C. extremely D. too
Question 15. She received a _____ after a two-year course.
A. diploma B. book C. document D. essay
Question 16. Marie Curie was the first woman in France _______ a university professor.
A. was B. to be C. used to be D. is
Question 17. As soon as we ____ at the airport to say goodbye to Tom, his plane _____already.
A. will arrive / will take off B. have arrived / is going to take off
C. arrived / had taken off D. is arriving / took off
Question 18. They were accused of crimes against _____________.
A. humanity B. humanitarian C. humane D. humanely
Question 19. I’ve been feeling better since the doctor ______.
A. came B. will come C. had come D. has come
Question 20. SARS_____ a rapidly spreading, potentially fatal infectious viral disease.
A. was B. has been C. would be D. is
Question 21. Our government _____ a system of private schools in a near future.
A. will develop B. has developed C. would develop D. develop
Question 22. The holiday-makers ____ in the sunshine to get sun burnt last week.
A. laid B. lied C. lay D. lying
Question 23. She finally finished ____ at 6: 00pm and served the dinner.
A. being cooked B. cooking C. to cook D. cooked
Question 24. He is used to ______ early in the morning.
A. get up B. gets up C. got up D. getting up
Question 25. ______ the bad weather, the plan landed safely.
A. Because of B. In spite of C. Because D. Though
Question 26. Oxfam is a ______ organization that helps poor people in the developing countries.
A. human B. humanitarian C. humanity D. humanized
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 27. Marie Curie had one of the most brilliant minds in the world.
A. stupid B. famous C. expensive D. patient
Question 28. As a schoolgirl, she was very mature for her age.
A. very young B. very clever
C. behaving like an adult D. behaving like a child
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
43. The computer game has been playing by many children since it appeared.
A B C D
44. Yesterday morning, I talked to the girl whom car had broken down in front of the shop.
A B C D
45. Radio stories have become a thing of the past although people prefer
A B C D
both to watch and to hear.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
46. I have received your letters.
A. Your letters have been received. B. Your letters have been receive.
C. Your letters has been received. D. Your letters have received.
47. Jane refused to attend his birthday party, which made him feel sad.
A. Jane’s refusal to attend his birthday party made him feel sad.
B. He felt sad not to be able to attend his birthday party.
C. Jane made him sad despite her refusal to attend his birthday party.
D. Jane refused to attend his birthday party because it made him feel sad.
48. No one has used this computer for a long time.
A. This computer has not been used for a long time.
B. This computer was not used for a long time ago.
C. This computer has been used for a long time.
D. This computer has not used for a long time.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
49. We couldn’t have managed our business successfully without my father’s money.
A. We could have managed our business successfully with my father’s money.
B. If we could manage our business successfully, my father would give us his money.
C. Hadn’t it been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed our business successfully.
D. Had it not been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed our business successfully.
50. The church is over 500 years old. Our class visited it last summer.
A. The church which our class visited it last summer is over 500 years old.
B. The church that our class visited it last summer is over 500 years old.
C. The church which our class visited last summer is over 500 years old.
D. The church our class visit last summer is over 500 years old.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions from
Everyone needs (A) special care and attention (B) so that he or she (C) will grow up into (D) a responsible human being.
A. needs
B. special care and attention
C. he or she
D. into