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: 

This is a difficult topic. Please, explain it in plain language.

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

Sleeping-car passengers will be provided__________the bedding they need for the journey.

Choose the best answer:

Knowing several ……. helpful if you work for an international corporation.

- Help me with this! - ________

(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
(6)........................

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

Not only is Emiko Imamura a widely published poet, she is also an.......... painter and sculptor.

The tourist industry is (1) ……. to be the largest industry. Before 1950 one million people travelled abroad each year but by the 1900s the figure (2) ….. to 400 million every year. (3) …… large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (4) ….. old tins, tents, and food that have been (5) ……
But at a time when we have (6) ….. freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (7) ….. causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (8) …… called "Holidays That Don't Cost The Earth". It tells you (9) ….. you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (10) ……... you go on holiday.
(3)...............

Choose the best answer:

She thought she was the ....... bride in the world.

We’re waiting for him to make up his mind. I wish he’d be more ......................

Choose the best answer:

Bob spends a lot of time ....... the essay.

Freya Stark (1893- 1993) was an extraordinary woman who ventured into (1) ____ areas where few Europeans had ever (2) ____ foot. Born in Paris, brought up in Italy, and educated in London, she was already multilingual before deciding to learn Arabic (3) ____ the end of 30. She traveled (4)____ through Greece, Italy and Cyprus. However, her passion was for exploring ancient lands of the Middle East. She was determined to make contact with the tribes that populated the area before their traditional (5) ____ of life vanished forever. She led expeditions into the most dangerous areas and despite the risks (she was even thrown into a military prison on one occasion), she always returned safe and (6) ____. During her travels, she completed a (7) ______ across the Valley of the Assassins, famous not only for its rough terrain but (8) ____ for its murderous inhabitants, and followed in the (9)___ of Alexander, the Great. In her long career she produced maps, discovered lost cities, and worked as a spy and propagandist, although it is as a travel writer that she is best remembered. She died at the age of 100, (10) ________most women of her generation in more ways than one.
(8).........................

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence below.

I am going to speak with the boss when the meeting _______.

Personnel changes within the marketing department …………no surprise, as it completely failed to meet the target on the most recent project.

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:

They are going to undergo a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.

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

Dr. Tang has been chosen to accept        award on behalf of the development team.

Choose the best answer:

Last Sunday when they ..... an exciting football match on TV, the electricity ..... out.

Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for years. _______, it really takes you years to get to know someone well enough to consider your best friend.

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

Carro Rentals offers flexible rate plans that make renting a car easy, whether for business……pleasure

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

My favourite Greece_____________is stuffed tomatoes.

Tom and Mary ............. for Vietnam tomorrow.

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

It is your________to notify the library if your name or address changes.