She said, “Don’t tease me, John.”

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:

Though I persuaded my boss to solve a very serious problem in the new management system, he just made light of it.

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 Such problems as haste and inexperience are a universal feature of youth.

Choose the best answer.

“Certainly. I’ll take you to the zoo next Sunday,” he said.

=>   He ______ me to the zoo the next Sunday.

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

In 1952, Akihito was officially proclaimed heir to the Japanese throne. 

Are the years you (1) _________ at school the best years of your life? Personally, I found most lessons rather uninteresting. We had to sit at our (2) _________ in silence and (3) _________ attention. The teachers used to (4) _________ on the blackboard and ask us difficult questions. We also had to (5) _________ lots of homework, and (6) _________ it in on time. We had to wear a school (7) _________, and we had to obey lots of (8) _________ I left school as soon as I could and started work. I read books at the public library, and later I decided to (9) _________ college. I really enjoyed studying because I was older and knew that I wanted some (10) _________. When I was at school, I was just the wrong age!
(2).............................

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence. "We’ve been …. the nod to expand the business."

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Naturalists say that there is evidence to support the assertion that anthropoids, whether in captive or in the native state, sometimes beat their breasts.

It turned out to be a ____ journey when the weather became bad.

You must ___ your duty; otherwise the boss will get angry.

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Just as the performance ended, all the concertgoers raised to their feet and applauded.

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Nancy concurred, with her boss about the new direction the company was taking.

Choose the best answer:

They started, as ........ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years.

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She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.

"I don't suppose there'll be any seats left."" No, I______ ."

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Kazakova's performance made her the heroin of the Moscow Film Festival.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence. "Will the software …… on my machine?"

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "There was a 30% rise in the rate _____ unemployment."

Despite all the interruptions, he____ with his work.

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:

When I was a child I always looked up to my father. He was a real role model for me.

The most frequently reported disabilities are speech or language impairments; mental retardation and other developmental disorders; serious emotional disturbance; and specific learning disorders,  _______ memory disorders.