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:

How on earth could they do away with a lovely old building like that and put a car park there instead?

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The workers have gone on strike. _______, all production has ceased.

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Housewives find it easier to do domestic chores thanks to _______ invention of labour-saving devices

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Scientists warn about the impending extinction of many species of plants and animals if we don’t take urgent action to save them.

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Humans have done great advances in technology at the expense of the environment.

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It seems that the explorers went _______ after losing their map and wandered in the jungles for days

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(A) Only after food has been (B) dried or canned (C) it should be stored for future (D) us

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It was noticeable how a few people managed to _______ their will on the others

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The state government is determined to tackle the problem of poverty in the inner cities

If the sun _____, we _____for a walk.

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The young offender was put on __________________ because his crime was not serious enough to send him to prison

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The crop may fail this year as there is_________rainfall. It only rains once or twice a month

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The new dress makes her mother much more ______

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Priscilla Chan, who is Mark Zuckerber’s wife, is not beautiful, ____ she is an intelligent girl

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:

Last year we began to erect a five-meter-high wall along this street.

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Dr. Jones suggested that final examinations should be discontinued, an innovation I heartily support.

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We finally managed to ____ our way through the crowd and reach the exit.

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Albert Einstein was such brilliant (A) a scientist that many of his colleagues (B) had to study (C) for several years (D) in order to form opinions about his theories.

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My car is getting unreliable. I think I'll trade it _________ for a new one

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The boy told me he hated ______ doctors

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I’ve just taken __________ sailing, and I’m going to do a special course next month.