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:

Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order

 

Jeanne and Mike are talking about Bonnie. Jeanne: “_______ .”

Mike: “ Really? What did he say?”

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence below.

_______ I visit him, we talk about politics a lot.

The announcement of John Stanton's retirement was not well received by most of the staff members, but Leslie, his long time friend and colleague, was extremely …….to hear that Mr Stanton will now be able to enjoy some leisure time.

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When …… a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and abbreviations it contains.

A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, ______ in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. 

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He __________ there until you get back.

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Yesterday I ...... to a furniture store, I bought a new lamp there.

There’s no need to ____your voice -I can hear you perfectly clearly.

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

At Energy Coalition, Inc., our primary goal is to make solar energy more___________to all consumers.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The new treaty ……  a free trade zone.

(John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917-1963) the 35th us President (1961-1963). He was the country's youngest president and the first Roman Catholic ever ____ (1) ____, He was___(2)____known informally as Jack Kennedy and JFK. His wife was Jackie Kennedy. He won a medal for____(3)____during World War II, and was elected to the us House of Representatives (1947-1953) and then___(4)___ the us Senate (1952-1960).
Kennedy's greatest success___ (5) ___President was in___ (6) ___the Cuban missile crisis and his worst failure was over the Bay of Pigs incident. He worked ____ (7) ____his brother, US Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to support the civil rights___ (8) ___. He was murdered in Dallas, probably by Lee Harvey Oswald, in one of the most shocking events in us history. Some people believe that others were responsible for his murder, but ___ (9) ___has ever been___(10)___proved. Kennedy's book, Profiles in Courage (1956), won a Pulitzer Prize.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
John F Kennedy
(4)........................

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

A processing fee of $3.00 will be added to............... received by telephone.

I feel so __________ and sleepy today because I worked late last night. 

The chairman of the board is not                   ; he has been married for 2 years.

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 the following question.

The new cowboy film catches the fancy of the children.

Health is something we tend to (1) ___when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (3)____of it. But illness can come, even (2)______we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4)______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, (5)__________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)_____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7)______ safer for children. The result is that (8)___________a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)______ . Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.
(10)............................

Choose the best option among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Robert will enjoy skiing more the next time he goes to Mt Helens ….. he has had skiing lessons.

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

Which of the following adjectives can be used with “absolutely”? “Have you seen Marie’s new boyfriend - he’s absolutely___________!"

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Our English teacher would like  us  spend  more time in the laboratory _______ our pronunciation.

I have not seen my dog _______ the storm struck the community.