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.
17. The librarian asked the children to be silent because everyone was trying to study A. noisy B. boring C. quiet D. early
18. When their rent increased from 200 to 400 a month, they protested against such a tremendous increase A. light B. difficult C. tiring D. huge 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.
19. I thanked him politely and walked quickly away. A. respectfully. B. rapidly C. rudely D. angrily
20. I was surprised by the absence of our teacher of English. It was the English- speaking contest! A. fluency B. kindness C. thinking D. presence