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: 

Several brands have replied and questioned the methods used in the study and they said that the number of plastics evaluated was exaggerated.

 

The population of ASEAN accounts _______ about 8.7% of the world's population.

The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in everyday situations. It is important to (1) _____ between a fear and a phobia. It's (2)______usual for all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying. However, only a very small proportion of US actually have a phobia of these things. When these fears begin to (3) _____ you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to (4)_____ treatment for what could potentially be a phobia. By far the most (5) _____ phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives from Greek and (6) _____ means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing (7) ______ in which people avoid going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient (8) _____ behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be (9) _____ to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (10) _____ with their fear and conquer it.
(7)....................

He said that his mother would be very upset when she .............. that he had lost his job. 

Have they put the Christmas………………….. yet?

A notice __________ today's special events is posted on the bulletin board. 

A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, started in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the  ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time.

Library users must remove all…………belongings when they leave the library for more than a half hour.

Choose the best answer:

Avoid ........... your houseplants too much water.

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

The annual report indicates significant growth_____________the past several years.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Not taking a difficult exam is worse than failing it.

 The Internet ---- computer users easily to connect to other computers and information stores wherever they ---- across the world. 

It helps them acquire the skills that make life more interesting and enjoyable, such as the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or play a musical _____.

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:

His new million-dollar luxury car is certainly an ostentatious display of his wealth.

Over the past 24 years, Vietnam has consistently considered ASEAN a foundation and one of top ____________ of its foreign policy.

The latest training…………contains tips on teaching a second language to international students.

I find it difficult to make _______ as prices keep ________.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence below.

The teacher _______ before we arrived.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair or group of sentences in the following questions.

 We eventually caught a train. It was one that stops at every station

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

The Waterown South bus station is..................... for repairs until May 16.

Mrs Smith and her students are visiting the zoo.

Mike: "Can I feed the gorilla, Mrs Smith?"

Mrs Smith: " ............. The sign says 'No feeding the animals'."