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:

 By any sensible logic, fighting terrorism with war is only counter-productive and in the long run only adds fuel to the fire.

It was the third time in six months that the bank had been held______

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

It is really that many people have the misconception that reading is bored.

Choose the best answer

Choose the odd one out.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

Before the newspaper became widespread, a town crier has walked throughout a village or town singing out the news.

“ What do you want ?” he asked me.

Choose the best answer

I’m not good ___ Math.

As there are more and more mouths to be fed, there comes a great strain _____ the resources of a country; this is real in the case of developing countries with the result they are unable to push ahead economically.

Choose the best answer.

I asked him _______ to buy souvenirs.

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:

Mr. Brown is a very generous old man. He has given most of his wealth to a charity organization.

Researchers in communication show that more feelings and intentions are (1) _______ and received nonverbally than verbally. Mehrabian and Wienerfollowing have stated that only 7%(2) _______ message is sent through words, with remaining 93% sent nonverbal (3)_______. Humans use nonverbal communication because: Words have limitations: There are (4)_______ areas where nonverbal communication is more (5)_______ than verbal, especially when we explain the shape, directions, personalities which are expressed nonverbally. Nonverbal signal are powerful: Nonverbal cues primarily express inner (6)_______ while verbal messages deal basically with outside world. [primarily: mainly] Nonverbal message are likely (7)_______ more genuine: because nonverbal behaviors cannot be controlled as easily as spoken words. Nonverbal signals can express feelings inappropriate to state: Social etiquette limits (8)_______ can be said, but nonverbal cues can communicate thoughts. A separate communication channel is necessary to (9)_______ send complex messages: A speaker can add enormously to the complexity of the verbal message through simple nonverbal (10)_______.
(5)________________

The Texas Panhandle region, in the Northwestern part of the state, produces more wheat, cotton, and grain sorghum than any of other area of Texas.

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:

 Wendy is on the horns of a dilemma: she just wonders whether to go for a picnic with her friends or to stay at home with her family.

Find out the synonym of the underlined word from the options below

This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate.

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

In many big cities, people have to put up with noise, overcrowding and bad air.

They are planning to ____ down their operation in Greece and concentrate on Eastern Europe.

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:

During the five-decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. "He …… the decent thing and resigned."

Children love playing in the mud, __________. 

Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.

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:

Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost anything you ask.