Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions: 

It was the book "Brief History of Time" that rocketed the physicist Stephen Hawking to stardom.

 - Did you remember to give Linda the money you owed her?

- Yes, I gave it to her .................  I saw her.

The Beauty Contest is ............. start at 8:00 a.m our time next Monday.

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:

Flight MH370 of Malaysia Airlines is reported to vanish on the way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Choose the best answer:
Athletes need to have a higher _________ of protein and vitamins in order to stay heathy

One of their two sons is studying to be a doctor; but_____ wants to be a musician

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.

He is an honest man. You can rely on him to do a good job.

Her career really _____ after she was spotted by a talent scout.

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The meeting will be .................. tomorrow.

The plot of the novel was exciting, but I didn’t find the  .................. very interesting.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

First Bonneville Bank   ____________ 35 branches of CPG Financial Trust for $90 million, strengthening its presence in the region.

15,589 species (7,266 animal species and 8,323 plant species) are now considered _______ risk _______ extinction.

Many young people travel all over the world, and do all kinds of jobs before they ______ .

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

There has been no discernible improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.

When I borrowed his book, he was angry as if he_____ the most precious thing in this world.

Over 120 ................. of birds have been recorded in this national park.

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Jenny’s engagement ring was precious! It ______ have cost a fortune.

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Her strength is that she never gives .................... 

Choose the part that needs correcting in each of the questions below

Williams not only (A)took three showers a day (B)and (C)washed his clothes (D)twice.

Yuri Gagarin was the first person ________into space.