Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following question.

I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.

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• Since the 1930's chemical insecticides such as D.D.T _________ very effective in destroying disease-carrying insects.

• Choose the best answer:

  I like ...... to music but I don’t like ........... to people talking about it.

• The government has given the _____ light to our tree – planting project, so we can go ahead and start organizing things.

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• The biologist found some pollutants, a little of which can be considered very harmful to fish and other living organisms in the river.

• If the solid level has raised a little higher, the dam would probably have broken.

• Identify the error in each sentence: 

  Industrial emissions, together with littering, is causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today. 

• Two experiments were completing in like fashion, but the results of the experiments were not at all like.

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

• Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

  At the awards banquet, the philanthropist was recognized for his generosity and careful in aiding the poor.

   

• Choose the best answer:

  Would you like me ............. down the radio a bit?

• No one would have attended the lecture if you told the truth about the guest speaker.

• Some trees such as the Banksias need to be burned periodically so that the seeds would open and germinate.

• 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:

  We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.

• The government is trying its best to narrow the gap between ____ rich and ____ poor

• Identify the error in each sentence:  The United States (A) come top of (B) the list of countries (C) ranked by (D) economic performances.

• Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

  He wanted to give the ball a powerful kick. He used the top of his foot.

    

• Identify the error in each sentence: 

  Having not been to the sea before, the children couldn’t fall asleep due to their excitement.

• Choose the best answer:

  She is a dancer, so you should buy a pair of ........... shoes as a present for her birthday.

• Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

  A. Express     B. Effect     C. Office     D. Comment

• He had so a difficult exercise that he couldn’t do it.