The City Planning Department proposed that the new highway  ...........  in the fiscal year 2015.'

          __________   from several countries competed in many Olympic Games.

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: 

At fifty-five, he began life again, determined with his pen to wipe out the debt. 

Having finished her degree, ..............

The disadvantaged should be cared for by  .............

3 August 1998, the day on ........ my sister was born, is the first day I remember.

Two school boys are talking to each other. Harry: “Were you chosen for our school football team? Porter: “ ..............    ”

It was not until the students  were seated .............  the proctor realized he had the wrong test booklets.

Lan: Can we meet this Sunday to discuss our plan for the wildlife protection project?

Nam:   ................

Peter is a good student partly because he has a good memory to retain facts easily.

Linda and Suka are talking about Thomas.

Linda: "Thomas thinks he knows everything about dinosaurs.” Suka: “ .............    .”

Choose the best option  A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence. "Your parents will have to ______ your tuition fees

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

A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work. 

There's a(n) ____ in the paper about the Reality Television in Viet Nam.

 Narcissus bulbs .............. at least three inches apart and covered with about for inches of welldrained soil.

The concert was _______ because of the heavy rain. 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. 

We have invited Dr. Zhu to be the guest____________ for the seminar on workplace.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

The firm announced on Thurday that its profits rose 15 percent in the first quarter________as a result of its restructuring. 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

The chief operating officer has asked the members of the research team to clarify_________ findings.

Mandy has got a bad news. She is talking to Mano about it.

Mandy: “  .................   ”

Mano: "Never mind, better luck next time."

Time For A Change Liza Cooke works (1) ________ VSO, a voluntary charity organization. For the last three years she (2) ________ English in a primary school in a small village in Nigeria. Before that she lived with her parents in a (3) ________ house in Croydon, and worked in an office in north London. Her life changed dramatically after she decided to join VSO (4)________ volunteer worker.
I used to travel to work every day by train. The journey would take (5) ________ forty minutes and an hour. Now it only takes me a few minutes. I used to work in a large office with about thirty other people. Now I teach classes of up to fifty children. I still work (6) ________ - well, more of less. The classroom has walls but no windows! I used to hate my office job. It was so boring. But teaching is so different - I really enjoy it. 
Of course, working in an office and living at home (7) ________ that I had a lot of free time. I would go out every night of the week and enjoy myself. I never stayed at home. Now I find I have hardly (8) ________ free time, but I don't mind. I seem to spend most of my free time doing volunteer work
(8)...................................