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She looked ...........  when she heard the ................  news. 

 

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Susan studied very well, ........... she could pass the exam easily.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.

No player except the ................ can hold the ball with two hands.

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:

At last, we succeeded in persuading those boys and girls to join our picnic.

In the United State, the Cabinet consist of a group of advisers, each of whom is chosen by the President to head an executive department of the government.

In Britain ____ authorities are responsible for handing the budgets of public services.

The children had been ................. of the danger, but had taken no notice.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions: 

The issue of pay rise will loom large at this year’s conference as it is what all the attendees want to mention.

I have looked through the report, but I must admit, only ........................

Crops are often completely destroyed by _________ of locusts.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(43)..............................

Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Dinosaurs were unable to survive severe ice age weather conditions.

 He’s finished his work, ………….? 

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As the drug took________the patient became quieter.

She is very good at handling both her work and family life.

The strongly patriotic character of Charles Sangster’s poetry is credited about greatly furthering the cause of confederation in Canada.

The bold way in which Margaret Mead defined the terms “family” – based as much on choice as on biological relationship – is possibly the most enduring of her legacies.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved ____ of ourselves.

Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The plans should remain flexible to accommodate changes in students' needs and circumstances.

The professor, along with his students, _____ the meeting held in Toronto next week.