Our teacher often said, "Who knows the answer?

                                        _______ your hand."

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:

Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

There has been no discernible improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned. 

The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to ___ her attention.

I said to Nick: “Where are you going?”

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:

She was dumbfounded at this magical event, and stood there open mouthed for a long time, looking at this strange object in her own hand.

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:

A frightening number of illiterate students are graduating from college.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.  " Petroleum is composed of a complex between of hydrogen  _____ carbon."

At the time, an electrician was setting up some electric outlets in the machine room, -------- various

The singer was ________ on the piano by her sister.

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:

When he passes the entrance exam, his parents will be walking on the air.

Even if education is theoretically free of charge, parents ------ have to pay the increasingly high cost of school clothing, books, materials and transport costs.

When you are in a restaurant, you can raise your hand slightly to show that you need assistance.

In my ____to win a place at university, I am now under a lot of study pressure.

Choose the best answer:
If I were in charge, I ________ things differently.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

                                                                                           ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (31)_________human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (32)_________on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (33) ________  built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (34)_________. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (35) ________  increasingly heavy demands on it

(32).......................

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

The annual increase in the world's population has  peaked at  about 88 million in the  late 1980s.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

It is a good idea to be careful in buying or purchasing magazines from salespersons who may come to your door.

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:

She's an introvert. She tends to think a lot and not to say a lot

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:

In England, schooling is mandatory for all children from the age of 5 to 16.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction.

When the children realized that they were(A) by themselves in(B) the dark, they(C)  became really(D) frightening