Salt was once (A) too (B) scarce and (C) precious that it was used as money (D).

Woody Guthrie wrote thousands of songs during the lifetime, many of which became classic folk songs.

The brothers Grimm intended their fairy tales to be studied by scholars of German literature and not to enjoy as simple stories by children.

It should not be assume that the lower the price, the happier the buyer.

Time is of few count in relation to great thoughts that are as vivid today as when they first passed through the author’s minds ages ago.

What do the initials USA stand ________?

This book ________ to Peter. It is not mine.

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:

An Alzheimer patient’s incomprehensible ramblings will frequently upset family members, who may take the statements personally.

In some species of fish, such the three-spined stickleback, the male, not the male, performs the task of caring for the young.

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in.

Find the mistake: Reading is a useful way to help learners become more smarter.

If you ________ a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.

As soon as they arrived at the hotel they took the elevator to their room and straight to bed because they were so tired.

Can you ________ what it would be like to live without books?

Identify the error in each sentence: 

Public health (A) experts say that the money one spends avoiding illness (B) is less than the cost (C) of to treat (D) sickness

A computer networks always includes either selected employees of a particular business or or people who do not work together but have similar interests.

Some birds can travel at speeds approaching one hundred miles an hour, and a few land animals can so.

Books in the home are a wonderful ________ of knowledge and pleasure.

The book is so interesting that I can't........

Thanks to his obstinacy, he achieved what he wanted. If he were discouraged earlier by this failures, he would not have reached his aims.

She promised that she will come, but in fact she doesn’t.