Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that indicate the word/phrase which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part.

1 . He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.

A.  complain                              B.  exchange                             C.  explain                    D. arrange

2. I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.

A. reasonable                            B.  acceptable                           C.  pretty high               D. wonderful

Choose the right word in brackets to complete each sentence.

1. Our team won the game because we played (good/ well).

……………………….

2. I tried on the shoes and they fitted me (perfect/ perfectly).

……………………….

3. He had an accident because he was driving too (fast/ fastly).

……………………….

4. Tom drove (careful/ carefully) along the narrow road.

……………………….

5. Do you usually feel (nervous/ nervously) before examinations?

……………………….

6. Her English is quite (fluent/ fluently).

……………………….

7. She fell and hurt herself (bad/ badly).

……………………….

8. You look (terrible/ terribly)! Are you all right?

……………………….

9. He looked at me (angry/ angrily) when I interrupted him.

……………………….

10. I always feel (happy/ happily) when the sun is shin

Choose the right word in brackets to complete each sentence.

1. Our team won the game because we played very (good/ well) _________. 

2. I tried on the shoes and they fitted me (perfect/ perfectly) ______. 

3. He had an accident because he was driving too (fast/ fastly) ______. 

4. Tom drove (careful/ carefully) ______ along the narrow road. 

5. Do you usually feel (nervous/ nervously)______ before examinations? 

6. Her English is quite (fluent/ fluently) ______. 

7. She fell and hurt herself (bad/ badly) ______. 

8. You look (terrible/ terribly) ______! Are you all right? 

9. He looks at me (angry/ angrily) ______ when I interrupted him. 

10. I always feel (happy/ happily) ______ when the sun is shining. 

Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime

A. complain 

B. exchange 

C. explain 

D. arrange 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

 1: He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.

A. complain               B. exchange             C. explain                 D. arrange

 2: The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.

A. effects                   B. symptoms             C. hints                     D. demonstrations

 3: I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.

A. reasonable           B. acceptable            C. pretty high            D. wonderful

A. widely             B. secretly               C. alone                 D. overseas

4: The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.

A. connived          B. survived            C. surprised             D. revived

5: During the earthquake, a lot of buildings collapsed, which killed thousands of people.

A. went off accidentally                         B. fell down unexpectedly

C. exploded suddenly                            D. erupted violently

6: The plane landed safely.

A. touched down         B. took off            C. Both A and B                      D. Neither A nor B

Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

He ________ to find a job but he had no luck.

A. hardly tried

B. hard tried

C. tried hardly

D. tried hard

Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.

If he ________ hard today, can he have a holiday tomorrow?

A. works

B. will work

C. worked

D. would work

III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE                             

A. Choose the one word or phrase - b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.

1. _________ he was not a musician himself, Lawrence Hammond developed an electronic keyboar instrument called the Hammond organ.

    a. Although                          b. That                                   c. Despite                             d. For

2. __________ the storm,  I would have been home before eight.

    a. Instead of                         b. But for                              c. During                              d. Because of

3. The government is doing nothing to help ___________.

    a. the poor people                b. the poor ones                     c. the poor                            d. the pours

4. It rained all the time, ________ was a great pity.

    a. that                                   b. what                                  c. which                                d. who

5. ________ you really need is a long holiday.

    a. That                                  b. What                                  c. Which                               d. Who

6. I ________ like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager.

    a. would                               b. used to                               c. must                                  d. could

7. Rick left the party early because he _________ a headache.

    a. had                                   b. has                                     c. used to have                      d. was having

8. Claude didn't _________ in Canada.

    a. lived                                 b. use to live                          c. used to live                       d. used to living

9. I remember you. You _________ to school here.

    a. were used to going           b. have already gone             c. went                                  d. used to go

10. The old _________ a lot of experience of life and can deal with most situation.

    a. has                                    b. have                                   c. is having                           d. had

11. Can you show me _________ the film in this camera?

    a. how to change                  b. how change                       c. how changing                   d. how you changed

12. I didn't like the noise in the city at first. But now _________ here..

    a. I got used to living           b. I'm used to living              c. used to live                       d. I used to living

13. Galileo __________ his first telescope in 1609.

    a. builds                               b. built                                   c. has built                            d. had built

14. Last summer, we had _________ holiday in Spain.

    a. a two week's                     b. a two-weeks                       c. two-week                          d. a two-week

15. _________ at the party, we saw Ruth standing alone.                                  

    a. Arrived                             b. We arrived                         c. Arriving                            d. We were arriving

Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

6. ..............1915 that the cinema really became an industry.

    A. It is not until         B. It was not until           C. Not until                      D. Until in

7. I really appreciate________ to help me, but I am sure I’ll be able to manage by myself.

    A. you to offer           B. you are offering            C. your offering             D. that you offer

8. My friend’s uncle has been________ MP ( Member of Parliament) for five years.

   A. a                             B. an                               C. the                              D. Ø

9.  - Daisy: “What a lovely house you have!”      - Mary: “………….”

    A. Lovely, I think so                                           B. No problem

    C. Of course not, it’s not costly                          D. Thank you. Hope you will drop in

10. My new glasses cost me _______ the last pair I bought last month.

    A. more than three times                                     C. more three times than

    B. three times as much as                                    D. as much three times as

11.  We bought some  ________.

    A. German lovely old glasses                              B. German old lovely glasses

    C. lovely old German glasses                               D. old lovely German glasses

12. After years of neglect, there was a huge _____ program to return the city to its former glory.

      A. restoration           B. preservation                  C. conservation                 D. Refurbishment

13. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is_____ the law.

      A. beyond                B. over                              C. above                            D. Onto

14. On the_____, optimists believe that life will be much better than it is today.

     A. contrary                B. contrast                         C. opposition                     D. opponent

15. You had your house decorated, .............. ?

     A. hadn’t you           B. didn’t you                                C. weren’t you                   D. haven’t you

16. A part – time job gives me the freedom to ………… my own interests.

     A. pursue                 B. chase                              C. seek                              D. catch

17. The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of the pond, .............., and the pond’s location.

     A. what the quality of the water is                   B. how is the water quality                     

     C. the quality of water                                       D. what is the water quality

18. __________ its accuracy, laser is very useful in medicine.

     A. In view of           B. As a result of               C. Thanks to                      D. Despite

19. ______ for their strong fiber include flax and hemp.

     A. Plants are grown B. Plants grown                  C. Plants that grow           D. To grow plants

20. ______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.

    A. What the Moon  B. The Moon which            C. When the Moon           D. That the Moon

III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A. Choose the one word or phrase - b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.

1. _________ he was not a musician himself, Lawrence Hammond developed an electronic keyboar instrument called the Hammond organ.

    a. Although                          b. That                                   c. Despite                             d. For

2. __________ the storm,  I would have been home before eight.

    a. Instead of                         b. But for                              c. During                              d. Because of

3. The government is doing nothing to help ___________.

    a. the poor people                b. the poor ones                     c. the poor                            d. the pours

4. It rained all the time, ________ was a great pity.

    a. that                                   b. what                                  c. which                                d. who

5. ________ you really need is a long holiday.

    a. That                                  b. What                                  c. Which                               d. Who

6. I ________ like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager.

    a. would                               b. used to                               c. must                                  d. could

7. Rick left the party early because he _________ a headache.

    a. had                                   b. has                                     c. used to have                      d. was having

8. Claude didn't _________ in Canada.

    a. lived                                 b. use to live                          c. used to live                       d. used to living

9. I remember you. You _________ to school here.

    a. were used to going           b. have already gone             c. went                                  d. used to go

10. The old _________ a lot of experience of life and can deal with most situation.

    a. has                                    b. have                                   c. is having                           d. had

11. Can you show me _________ the film in this camera?

    a. how to change                  b. how change                       c. how changing                   d. how you changed

12. I didn't like the noise in the city at first. But now _________ here..

    a. I got used to living           b. I'm used to living              c. used to live                       d. I used to living

13. Galileo __________ his first telescope in 1609.

    a. builds                               b. built                                   c. has built                            d. had built

14. Last summer, we had _________ holiday in Spain.

    a. a two week's                     b. a two-weeks                       c. two-week                          d. a two-week

15. _________ at the party, we saw Ruth standing alone.

    a. Arrived                             b. We arrived                         c. Arriving                            d. We were arriving