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:

Be quick! We must speed up if we don’t want to miss the flight”

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Some scientists say that the dinosaurs ____________ when a comet hit the earth and caused a nuclear winter

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The ------- of 21 tools ordered will be delivered to the Abby Street warehouse this afternoon

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Paula and Paul are husband and wife. They are talking about their daughter, a school girl.
Paula: "Our daughter is not doing well at school. She's not very good at math."
Paul: "____ that I'm going to help her with this."

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

The boy was not allowed to have any friends, so he felt lonely.

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All ------- are that Electronic Arts will be successful in its bid to  acquire its rival game maker Interactive Software

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It is important to keep ourselves clean ____ germs can cause infections in parts of our body.

We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are ______.

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The shoes felt too tight, so I took _______ and tried a larger size

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:

As the enemy forces were so overwhelming, our troops had to retreat to a safer position.

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Thank you for taking the time to meet with me, and I look forward to ------ from you soon

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Because there are so many soccer lovers, football is thought _______ in the world

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The total cost to renovate the building was $13.75 million, ______ double the original estimate

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Opening our branch office in one of the less crowded areas of the city would be more beneficial for our employees and less costly ------- moving downtown.

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For the last fifteen years, Matlock, Inc., has consistently ------ among the nation's ten leading toy manufacturers

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As the pain in my foot _____________, I was able to walk the short distance to the car

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People should use bicycles instead of motorbikes ____ it will help to reduce exhaust fumes and pollution

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Which of the following is not a vegetable?

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The NatureServe Network empowers people to sustain ____ by making sure everyone has access to the knowledge of our shared lands and waters.

Many companies interviewed plan to........................more personnel, while 20 percent expect to reduce their payrolls.

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We love to _____ photos of family and friends, most often at special occasions, because memories are precious to us