Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

I’m becoming increasingly absent-minded. Last week, I locked myself out of my house twice.

 The minister returned from Rome by ______ship. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A. conversation B. extinction C. international D. recognition

Choose the best answer:

There ................. a book and many notebooks on the table.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

 I'm like my mum, whereas my brother looks like my dad.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

The (A) novelist Shirley Hazzard is noted for (B) the insight, poetic style, and sensitive (C) she demonstrates (D) in her works.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

If he paid a little more attention to his accounting work in the first place, he wouldn’t be in the red now.

From the four words or phrases (A,B,C or D), choose the one that best completes the sentence.

You are not half …… you think you are.

Please don’t parking in those spaces that have signs reserving them for the handicapped.

The most famous alumni of the college are invited to participate in the graduation ceremony and related activities scheduled in late May

Anyone interested in the use of computers can study much if you have access to a personal computer.

In the sixteenth century, Francois Vieta, a French mathematician, used the vowels “a”, “b”, “c”, “o”, “u” to represent a unknown number.

The nitrogen makes up over 90 percent of the Earth’s air, the gaseous mass surrounding the planet.

Choose the best answer:

There are many ways of ..................  ourselves in a big city.

The H5N1 infected patients have to _______ others to prevent the virus from spreading 

Identify the error in each sentence: 

A lot of rice were exported to France last year.

Many people have stopped to smoke because they are afraid that it may be harmful to their health.

“_________________ ” _ “ I love it. It’s great, especially at night.”

Every society changes, but not change at the same rate or in the same direction.

Choose the best answer:

What can we do to spend less ............. lighting?

Most work makes a difference in someone's life in some way, ............ the job wouldn't exist.