He prefers reading comics _________ playing football.

If the project is finished on time, the federal government won’t award the company further contracts.

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:

The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.

In some species of fish, such the three-spined stickleback, the female, not the male, performs the task of taking for the young.

The town was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of the bus.

Few people realize that the musician of the national anthem of the United States originally belonged to the British drinking song.

People who exercise regularly are less likely to develop heart disease than is those who do keep fit.

Most presidential candidates have their names print on the ballot in the New Hampshire secondary election because it is customarily the first one in the nation, and winning it can give a good chance to be nominated by their parties.

The results of our marketing survey show that there will be quite a demand for electric cars in the ahead years.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A. Energy     B. Several     C. Household     D. Appliance

The first thing she did when she got to the hotel was to put her rings and other values in the safe provided.

Stand up straight, breathe deeply hold your head up, and no look down!

Fiorello La Guardia made a speech to the United Nations Relief Administration, which he was the director, stating that Europe did not experience prosperity after Word War Two.

Choose the best answer:

You are not very good at ............. up early, are you?

Choose the best answer:

I wasn’t anxious ......... the first who died of snakebite.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

Having not been to the sea before, the children couldn’t fall asleep due to their excitement.

Some people have the ability to_________ a page, which means to read it very quickly, just taking in the main points.

Changing the rules may   ........ more harm than good, so you'd better take it into ..........

Neither of the two candidates who had applied for admission to the Industrial Engineering Department were eligible for admission.

The sum of all chemical reactions in an organism’s living cells are called its metabolism.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A. Decide     B. Discount     C. Discuss     D. Deny