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.

If Jeff Bezos and his wife split their assets equally. MacKenzie could become the richest woman in the world overnight. 

A. uniformly 

B. fifty-fifty 

C. unevenly 

D. symmetrically 

Most teenagers around the world like television. Many listen to the radio. In a lot of countries, the most(1)………….. shows on TV are series. They show ordinary (2)………..and how they live. Many teenagers like pop music.  There are lots of music programs on TV and one satellite TV station only shows pop videos. In many countries people (3)………..watch satellite TV.Often in large cities, cable TV is (4)………… With satellite and cable TV, it’s possible to choose from a wide variety of programs.

  My most favourite subject is English, which is today one of the most important languagea and it is spoken and understood in all parts of the world. 

  English has become an international language for a variety of reasons. One of the most important of those is that the English people have been well-known for their knowledge of science, medicine, engineering, goverment and all other matters that are useful for the progress of the human race. It is thanks to the scientists of England that the motor-engine has become the most important machine in the world today.

 The thirst for knowledge of English scholars has contributed to progress of man in almost all fields of his activity. Thousands of books have been written by such scholars on almost every subject that one can think of. Thus, people whose mother tongue is not English have learnt English with great interest as a means of acquiring knowledge of all human affairs.

  As a result of this interest, English is used almost everywhere in the world. It it used in all the important meetings and conferences in the United Nations. It is also used in all leading universities in the world and in international trade and commerce. As it is used sowidely, English has inded become a very rich language. People of all the countries of the world have contributed new ideas and thoughts to this language. Thus, more and more new words are being created to make this language more and more useful for the communication of ideas and information among the people of the world.

1. English is the most important language in the world because ...

A. It is spoken and understood in all parts of the world

B. It is my favourite subject

C. it is used in meetings

D. it is used in all leading universities

2. The motor-engine has become the most important machine in the world today thanks to .....

A. the people all over the world

B. the scientists of England

C. the United Nations 

D. The Americans

3. Thousands of books .....

A. have been sold by English scholars on almost every subject

B. were written in English

C. were read by English scholars

D. have been written by English scholarson almost every subject that one can think of

4. Because English is used so widely, ............

A. it has bacome a very rich language

B. it has bacome a very interesting language

C. it has indeed become a very poor language

D. it has become a very useless language

5. Why do people whose mother tongue is not English have learnt English with great interest ?

A. Beacause it is a means of doing rything for all human affairs

B. Because it is an international language

C. Because it is a means of acquiring knowledge of all human affairs

D. Because it is a means of practising what people have achived in their jobs.

English has become the most popular (1) _______ of communication on many
different countries. First, according to Ethnologies, English is used in 106 countries in the world. It is the first language of (2) _______ 400 million people and the second language of more than 600 million. Second, politics, science and business have given English the status of the most important language in the world. English is the main language at most (3) _______ meetings of world leaders. Furthermore, many scientific articles are written in English. It is also the language of global business. (4) _______ Reuters, more than one sixth of employees in 26 countries have to communicate (5) _______ English with staff
from other countries. Finally, from an article in The Washington Post, there are about 1.5 (6) ________ English learners around the world. It can be seen that English now is an international language for global communication.
1. A. mean B. tool C. equipment D. means
2. A. near B. nearly C. nearby D. nearest
3. A. nation B. national C. nationwide D. international
4. A. According to B. Besides C. In addition to D. With
5. A. on B. by C. with D. in
6. A. million B. millions C. billion D. billions

1. She lives in a queit …………… area. RESIDENT 2. Many people in big cities have become …… since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. EMPLOY 3. Asia is the most …………. continent in the world, with 4.64 billion people accounting for nearly 60% of the world population as of 2020. POPULATION 4. There is a lack of ………… housing in the city. AFFORD 5. One of the biggest advantages to city life is that there is a wide …… of amenities (places that provide a service or entertainment) VARIOUS 6. The gathering of crowds has been …… to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic from spreading. FORBID 7. As a tourist guide, Mary has shown hundreds of visitors around fabulous cultural …….. in her town. ATTRACT 8. The view from the top of the mountain is ……… BREATH 9. The film is so popular with audiences for its ……… 3D effects. SPECTACLE 10. All the spectators stood up and applauded their home team’s ……. performance. STUN