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 you are in a restaurant, you can raise your hand slightly to show that you need assistance.

When you passed the town hall clock, did you notice what time was it?

The prices of homes are as high in urban areas that most young people cannot afford to buy them

Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence

I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30.

Lan  and  Maryam are  penpals. They …… each other twice a month. 

Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence:

Edward_________ goes to bed before midnight.

Find the ONE among the underlined and marked A, B, C, D in each of the following sentences that needs correcting:

I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher

Choose the best answer:

The police must try to catch those men _____ drive dangerously.

The Wright brothers, owner of a bicycle shop, used a number of bicycle parts to make the original motorized plane.

Drug abuse have become one of America’s the most  serious social problems

To survive, most birds must eat at least half their own weigh in food every day.

Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below:

He is 59 years old. He__________ next year.

I wish Carl would take a vacation. It would be good ________his health. 

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which best completes each sentence.

J. Watt...........the steam engine        

Choose the attitudinal adjective with the appropriate definition: "frequently; many times"

Nitrogen must be combine with another element such as Hydrogen or Oxygen to be useful in agriculture or industry.

After a while, the track we have been following became thick undergrowth.

The firstly naval battle of the Revolutionary War was fought off the coast of Machias, Maine, in June 1775.

Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below:

A____________ storm has swept a hundred of houses away.

The authorities are worried about the increase of drug abuse.

The camp on the inhospitable, mosquito-infested banks of the River Sekonyer, was set up to track the primates and learn from their habitat, diet and behavior.