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:

It was boiling yesterday. We have a very humid and dry summer this year.

That problem is _______ them. We can't make _______ our mind yet.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

The scheduled meetings for Augustus Manufacturing's staff were spaced far enough------- to allow employees to complete their usual tasks.

............ Mr. John Smith is old, he still goes jogging everyday

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The mechanic broke the engine …….  its many components.

If a book is really_______, it will certainly_______the reader.

Did Mr. Tan_______the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital?

Bill has a real ................. for looking after handicapped children.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The tax increases will certainly …… the poor.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions: 

Biologists long regarded it as an example of adaptation by natural selection, but for physicists it bordered on the miraculous

Choose the word or phrase — a, b, c or d — that best fits the blank space in the following passage. 
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is a (1)_____ agency of the United Nations established on November 16 1945. Its stated (2) _____ is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to(3 )_____ universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms (4) ____ in the UN Charter. It is the heir of the League of Nations' International Commission on Intellectual Cooperation. UNESCO has 193 Member States and 6 Associate Members. The organization is (5) ___ in Paris, with over 50 field offices and many specialized institutes and centres throughout the world. Most of the field offices are "cluster" offices (6) ___ three or more countries; there are also national, and regional offices. UNESCO (7) ____ its objectives through five major programes: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information . Projects (8) ____ by UNESCO include literacy, technical, and teacher-training programes; international science programes; the promotion of independent media and freedom of the press; regional and cultural history projects, the promotion of cultural (9)____; international cooperation agreements to secure the world cultural and natural heritage ( World Heritage Sites ) and to (10) ___ human rights.
(2)...................

Louis Pasteur invented the process of pasteurization and developed vaccines for several diseases  .................... rabies.

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:

The real meaning of the poem was obscured by the pretentious language in which it was written.

They shouldn't have played the football match in such bad weather.

The fastest runner took the .................... just five metres before the finishing line.

Emma got her purse .........  while shopping in the supermarket.

Sometimes at weekends, my father helps my mom with ................... meals.

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.

Aquatic sports have long been acknowledged as excellent ways to take physical exercises.

We’ll live a happier and …… life if we keep our environment clean. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions: A) Although smokers (B) are aware of that smoking is harmful (C) to their health, they (D) can’t get rid of it

Fish  ________ on earth for ages.