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.

Not until all their demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more welfare.

That house-making is the job of women is a __________ thought.

Normally he is rather _____ but sometimes he talks freely about himself.

I ________ very well with my roommate now. We never have arguments.

Thanks to her father's encouragement, she has made great ______ in her study.

Van Gogh suffered from depression _______ by overwork and ill-health.

His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very _______.

She is so ______ to her children that she has decided to quit her job to stay at home and look after them.

Paper clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were ____ all over the floor.

In Vietnam, Tet is the grandest and most important ………… in the year.

A reduction in the amount of paperwork has been proposed in an attempt to ease the ____________on busy teachers.

The number of injuries from automobile accidents ………. every year.

He put in a special ______ for an extra day’s holiday so that he could attend his daughter’s wedding.

It will _____ time if we make the sandwiches the day before the picnic.

I wish today ................ my birthday.

I could see the cat’s eyes _____ in the dark.

After his journey, Gerard hoped to find an inn in which to ______ the night.

I finally __________ the cold that I had had all week.

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.

The palace was badly damaged by fire, but was eventually restored to its original splendor.

_________ school fees helps many poor students have more chances to attend university.

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 the following question

His second venture, a software firm, is booming and will soon be ready to take on more staff.