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

1. Each of us should give a hand to prevent the pandemic by staying at home and just going out for emergent situations.

     A. help                          B. control                      C. manage                     D. try

2. Hold on. I’ll be ready in some moments.

     A. think                         B. say                            C. wait                          D. go

3. If you find yourself at a loose end, you can always clean the bathroom. Don’t just sit still!

     A. have so many things to do                             B. have nothing to do

     C. have a few things to do                                 D. have intention of doing something

4. Does television adequately reflect ethnic and cultural diversity of the country? Are there any programs which introduce each region’s features, culture and people?

     A. minority                   B. majority                    C. difference                 D. variety

5. I found the book so gripping that I couldn’t put it down. I like its ending and characters.

     A. effective                   B. sensitive                   C. boring                       D. interesting

6. My grandfather is a good-natured person. He often does the charity and helps poor people.

     A. wicked                     B. lazy                           C. kind-hearted             D. mean

7. The children can’t wait for the trip to the beach. They have kept talking about it lately.

     A. look at                      B. dream                       C. look forward to        D. think about

8. The ship was sinking fast so the captain gave the order to abandon it. Fortunately, there were enough boats for all people.

     A. sell                            B. leave                         C. fix                             D. buy

9. I haven’t seen them since that memorable evening when we had the farewell party. I’m sure everyone thinks about it a lot.

     A. unforgettable           B. remarkable                C. incredible                  D. eventful

10. She is miserable living on her own. No one talks to her and she never smiles.

     A. disappointed            B. frightened                C. happy                        D. upset

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

Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly

A. arrive

B. encounter

C. happen

D. dean

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning

to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.

 Never punish your children by hitting them. This might teach them to become hitters.

A. bring

B. reward

C. give

D. accept

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.

19. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.

     A. arrive                 B. happen                    C. clean               D. encounter

20. Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.

     A. important part                                        B. interesting part     

     C. romantic part                                          D. difficult part

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.

21. Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

     A. stay unchanged           B. fluctuate                 C. remain unstable        D. change

22. Your experience with oil well fires will be invaluable to the company in case of trouble.

     A. valuable                         B. precious                  C. priceless            D. worthless

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.

The problem of salary didn’t come up in the meeting last week. 

A. mention 

B. approach 

C. raise 

D. arise 

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.

These machines are older models and have to be operated by hand.

A. manually                   

B. spiritually                  

C. automatically            

D. mechanically