They started, as _______ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years.

“It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to the boys.

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

The government recently launched a national road safety campaign.

Choose the correct response to each of the following exchanges. 

Mark: "How do you do?" - Jenny: “____”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

All the judges paid the dancer compliments on :their excellent performance in the competition.

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:

To remedy this situation, the Constitution of the United States, approved in 1789, allowed Congress to issue money.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

In the early twenty (A) century, there was considerable (B) interest among sociologists in the fact that (C) in the United States, the family was losing its traditional (D) role.

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:

When I was a child I always looked up to my father. He was a real role model for me.

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:

 I’ll spend the weekends hitting the books as I have final exams next week.

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Almost half of the Pilgrims did not survive theirs first winter in the New World.

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Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.

I was just about.........the office when the telephone rang.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

Dreaming, like all other mental processes, it is a product of the brain and its activity.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence. "Chest pains can be a warning …….. of heart problems."

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:

Some supporters were shouting to him and he was talking back and I told him to calm down.

TV now plays such an important role in so many people’s lives that it is essential for us to try to decide _______ it is bad or good.

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:

The company paid its workers undeservedly, which made them let down.

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: 

We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan. 

She looked _______ me, smiling happily and confidently.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

 In China, Japan and other Oriental countries, where tea is national drink, people almost add never sugar to their tea.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

Finished (A) her household chores (B), Mary decided to do (C) some shopping(D).