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:

There is no alternative. The president must approve the bill if the Congress passes it

 

We are _________ to produce employment by 50%.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

River Oaks, Inc., employees must complete the employee satisfaction survey……………Friday at 5:00 P.M.

By the end of next year, George ............... English for two years. 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Consumers are advised to use caution when applying this product ------ fabrics that have been dyed by hand. 

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The other class ____ done more than half.

Choose the best answer:

……..being ill, she still went to work on time.

The company is trying hard to improve customer __________ . 

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (1) _____ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (2) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (3) _____ between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (4) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries. ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (5) _____ of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (6) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei (7) _____ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (8) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (9)__ state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still (10) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
(4)..........................

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

When my father was young, he _________ get up early to do the gardening.

Choose the best answer:

I met the waiters, several of ....... are university students.

Choose the best answer:

She ....... since she was 12 years old.

One main goal of the Association is to promote peace and stability through respect _________ justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries in the region.

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: 

 The writer was really hot under the collar when his novel was mistaken for another.

Choose the best option among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  I would _____ on time if I hadn’t stopped at the post office.

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh's paintings are sold at very high prices (1) ______many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (2) ______, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (3) _______his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (4) _______ life. He drew things that he could see (5) ______ around the quiet town of his parents' home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (6) _______the sky, his room and even himself. 
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (7) _______ the person that said the ear in Van Gogh's painting was not correct. It was very (8) _____ him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (9) _________a crazy man. He really (10) ______become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.
(1)...................

Nuclear engines operate without air and consume ______ fuel than other engines do.

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.

Mahayana Buddhism is the main religion in China, Japan, Korea, and much of Vietnam.

I would like to show you my lastest ________, which I have called “Boasts on a Lake”

A cycle track leads  ________ town and down to Ribe, where I spent my first night.

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

Pasteurization is the process of heating milk to destroy disease-caused organisms and bacteria