Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions.

All classifications of human societies and cultures are arbitrary.

A. useful

B. haphazard

C. insufficient

D. ambiguous

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.

In some Western cultures, people who avoid eye contact in a conversation are regarded as untrustworthy.

A. embarrassed

B. quiet

C. reliable

D. suspicious

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Newborn infants are more vulnerable to illness than others

A. easily hurt

B. strong

C. safe

D. hard to affect

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Young people are now getting more and more concerned about environmental problems.

A. worried

B. nervous

C. hopeless

D. uneasy

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Thanks to better health care, there are more and more centenarians nowadays.

A. children whose parents can't afford their schooling

B. . children who die at birth

C. people who live 100 years or more

D. people who suffer from fatal diseases

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 news has been greeted with dismay by local business leaders.

A. disappoinment

B. depression

C. happiness

D. pessimism