.......... are people who always expect bad things to happen. 

Mark the letter A, B, C and D on your sheet to indicate the words similar in meaning to the underlined words in each of following questions: 

Your failure is the consequence of not studying hard enough for the test.

He was sitting _____ the top of the stairs. 

We have been waiting here _____ 20 minutes. 

_____ time of war we have to agree to things we should refuse _____ time of peace. 

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.

Life expectancy for both men and women has improved greatly in the past twenty years.

Choose the best option:

They are quite safe ____ the experimental test of the new method.

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: 

I think the medicine is beginning to wear off. 

The books borrowed from the library ……… on my desk.

Choose the correct answer. "Imagine that you are moving your house, _____ are the necessary items you may need to live? only several bags."

I have to speak to the boss _____ lunchtime. 

“Have done something wrong?” “wish you .............. more tactful; you’re always offending people”. 

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

I will stay _____ London _____ about three weeks. 

Choose the best option:

She wants to be properly dressed for her photographs  ___ she is a little shy.

Choose the correct answer.  "We have just met her _____ the station"

Choose the best option:

Women can delay having children due to effective birth control methods.

He was considered “the Man of the Match” because he had …….. three goals in that match.

Her mother told her not to be too ________and advised her to try to do things herself.

He became a singer _____ the age of 16. 

................ Sarah Jeweft, a nineteenth- century writer, read widely in her family's extensive library.