Some conifers, that are tree that have cones, are able to thrive on poor, thin soil.

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:

Once in a while I visit my grandparents on the farm and stay there for some days.

A few animals sometimes fool their enemies _______ to be dead.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.

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

The two men, disguising as security guards, overpowered staff at the bank and escaped with £150,000.

Has the tree _______cut? 

He always tried to do everything ________ .

With above 20,000 species, the world’s population of ants has continued to increase even as other animal populations have declined.

Vehicles also account _______ air pollution in the cities.

The sum of all chemical reactions in an organism’s living cells are called its metabolism.

I couldn’t hear what Angel was trying to tell me over the telephone, so I asked him to __________. 

For they, the biggest success was winning the golden prize.

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

James should have been told the news a long time ago.

Secondly raise your left hand, and then, you should repeat after me.

They discussed the matter thoroughly but couldn’t ................. an agreement.

My father's hours became more irregular; sometimes he stayed in... house in .... morning and sometimes both he and my mother were out all ……day.

It is hot in ______ summer, and ______ days are longer. 

Life expectancy has increased a great deal in spite of modern medicine and technology.

First raise your left hand, and then, you should repeat after me.

Choose the best answer:

I want ........... the 7 a.m train tomorrow.