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: 

Fruit is customarily treated with sulfur prior to drying to reduce any color change. 

Since the average age of famili has fallen, therefore more and more women have been able to join the labor force.

The modern American dictionary is typically a single compact volume published a modest price.

As soon as they arrived at the hotel they took the elevator to their room and straight to bed cause they were so tired.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "His experiences on this trip served as a basis _____ the novel Redburn "

We must be very careful with sensitive issues such likethis, avoid giving offence.

Because of ability to survive close to human habitations, the Virginia deer has actually increased their range and numbers.

Choose the mistake in the following sentences: Some of the people they were invited to the party cannot come.

I regret going to the cinema. I wish I ...............

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

The flag over the White House is risen at dawn (every day by color guard from the United States armed forces

She sighed with relief when she found out that she has pass the difficult test.

The bath overflowed and the water drop through into  living room.

May I ask who was that man who was leaving office when we came in?

Often a headache is caused by the contrac of one of the muscle group that cover the skull, thus causing spasm and pain.

President Wilson had hoped that World War I be the last great war, but only two decades later, the Second World War was erupted .

The examination will test your ability to understand spoken English, to read non-technic language, and writing correctly.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. "Minh gave up the job ________ the attractive salary"

The manufacture and production of steel was one of industries on which the country prosperity was founded.

To help policy makers and another, the government spends as much as $1.4 million a yearcollecting statistics

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "Nearly 150,000 young people aged between sixteen ______ twenty-five will become homeless this year."