John: “Do you want any help ?”                           

Mary: “                    ”

If it is kept dry, a seed can still sprout up to forty years after their formation.

My father is getting old and forgetful.________, he is experienced and helpful.

He listened so attentively that not a word________.

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He wondered _______ there the next day.

How men first learnt to creat words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a  _____ .

Heavy traffic ____ us so we came to the meeting rather late.

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:

We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan.

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We are working, that means that we are contributing goods and services to our society.

That beautiful girl died of an ________ morphine.

This species of African elephants is ____.

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After the social science lecture all students are invited to take part in a discussion of the issues which were risen in the talk.

He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.”

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 I’m not surprised that Tom is ill. He’s been burning the candle at both ends for a long time. It was bound to affect his health sooner or later.

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I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.

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:

In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly.

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: 

There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment. 

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined part.

We are depleting our natural resources nowadays.

 Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.

 Did you have a good weekend?

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 I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry

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Although the staff did expand somewhat, for the first century of its existence, the entire teaching staff considered of the president and three or four tutors.