I took the shoes back to the shop, but the manager……….. to change them. 

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

Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check. 

The mass media are ____ of communication, such as books, newspapers, recordings, radio, movies, television, mobile phones and the Internet.

Two friends are having a conversation in a restaurant. Peter: “ .........................    ”

Jane: “All right. Suit yourself.”

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: 

When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you. 

Dogs are good traveling companions. They will go ..........  you take them.

 Tom. "Thank you for your help." - Mary. "_______ ."

Tim and Linda are talking about what to do after school.

Tim: “   ..............  ” - Linda: “Yes, I’d love to.”

Two friends Jane and Thomas are talking about their final term test.

Jane: “I’ve been half ready for the final term test.” – Thomas: “  ............   ”

 Your record is scratched and . . . is, too. 

New uses for plastics were found during the 1950’s and 1960’s in medicine, space, research, industrial, and architecture.

By the end of this week, I_________here for ten days. 

The City Planning Department proposed that the new highway  ...........  in the fiscal year 2015.'

 Hurry up! They've only got………….seats left.

Mike: 'That's the 16th job interview I've failed. What should I do?'Jane: '.........' 

Choose the best answer

There are many_______of transports during rush hours.

Dad: "What's the weather forecast?" Mum: “   ...................  .”

Gunpowder, in some ways the most effective of all the explosive materials, were a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur.

Time For A Change Liza Cooke works (1) ________ VSO, a voluntary charity organization. For the last three years she (2) ________ English in a primary school in a small village in Nigeria. Before that she lived with her parents in a (3) ________ house in Croydon, and worked in an office in north London. Her life changed dramatically after she decided to join VSO (4)________ volunteer worker.
I used to travel to work every day by train. The journey would take (5) ________ forty minutes and an hour. Now it only takes me a few minutes. I used to work in a large office with about thirty other people. Now I teach classes of up to fifty children. I still work (6) ________ - well, more of less. The classroom has walls but no windows! I used to hate my office job. It was so boring. But teaching is so different - I really enjoy it. 
Of course, working in an office and living at home (7) ________ that I had a lot of free time. I would go out every night of the week and enjoy myself. I never stayed at home. Now I find I have hardly (8) ________ free time, but I don't mind. I seem to spend most of my free time doing volunteer work
(5)...................................

He is not old enough to do the volunteer work.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.

Martin_______ three days doing research on social media before his teacher changed the topic.