Instruction: choose the word hat best keeps the meaning of the underlined word; 1. Having come from an affluent society, Stella found it difficult to adjust to a small town. A. affable B. wealthy C. overpopulated D. large E ghetto 2. Most students abhor lengthy exams at the end of the year. A. detest B. regret C. nullify D. negate testimony 3. The news of the president’s death astonished the word. A. alerted B. admonished C. atoned D. astounded E. chuckled 4. The vigor exhibited by the general was totally unwarranted. A. calisthenics B. severity C. march D. cleanliness E. godliness 5. The foreign countries attempt at a blockade of the port was unsuccessful. A. expedition B. opening C. landing D. closure E invention 6. Because the details of the project were lather hazy, we decided to reject the proposal. A. dubious B. unobtainable C. vague D nauseated E. silly 7. People were reluctant to stop the slave trade since there was no lucrative substitute business. A. inhuman B. hasty C. profitable D. arguable E. none of the above 8. Allowing the field to fallow is one of the means of restoring fertility A. unplanted B. plowed C. mulched D. watered E. sprinkled F. seeded G. segmented 9. During the war, the government confiscated many foreign lands. A. seen B. sequestrated C. bartered D. sold E. quashed 10. The television was inundated with calls protesting the distasting the distasteful program. A. harassed B. modulated C. probated D. flooded E. ranged 11. Recent border pandemonium between the two military groups lends credence to the rumors of an impending war. A. enterprise B. consequence C. conference D. dispute E. all of the above 12. Layer and Emmanuel were the recipients of the president’s scholarship for fine arts. A. creators B. donors C. needies D. receivers E. instigators Instruction: what are the opposites of the following words? 13. Daft A. clever B. stupid C. rude D. menacing E. heated 14. Petty A. cash B. significant C. unimportant D. punish E. criminal 15. Bogus A. false B. little C. real D. jive E. gainful 15. Vivid A. clear B. obscure C. vanity D. left E. limbo 16. Drill A. hollow B. completely C. cycle D. dummy E. untrained 17. Lanky A. short and stout B. tall and slim C. friendly D. waywardness E. uncertain 18. Frugal A. economical and harsh B. fragile and delicate C. generous and care free D. careful and mean E. lazy and lacking ambition 19. Exorbitant A. inflate B. very high C. cheap D. zest E. summit 20. Curtail A. brief B. snub C. contract D. extended E. deprive 21. Hypocritical A. boastful B. unfortunate C. sincere D. immune E. gay Instruction: choose the word that best completes the following sentences: 22. Written history is the recording of a________ of events. A. progression B. revolution C. precedence D. digression E. proliferation 23. A map of the Republic of Malawi drawn in the 1920 would be considered_______ by a traveler today. A. absolute B. obsolete C. current D. conditional E. unconditional 24. Practice, not luck, leads to________ in performance A. method B. promptness C. ease D. attention E. trouble 25. Pound is to heavy, as mile is to___________. A. long B. walks C. fast D. measure E. distance 26. Door is to lock, as shirt is to__________. A. pocket B. sleeve C. arms D. trousers E. button Read the passage bellow and use it to answer the questions 27-30 In 1920, after some thirty years of problems with diseases, high costs, and politics, the Panama Canal was officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing ships to pass through the fifty-mile canal zone instead of traveling some seven thousand miles around Cape Horn. It takes a ship approximately eight hours to complete the trip through the canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of what it would cost an average ship to round the Horn. More than fifteen thousand ships pass through its locks each year. The French initiated the project but sold their right to the United States. The latter will control it until the end of the twentieth century when Panama takes over its duties. 27. Who currently controls the Panama? A. France B. United States C. Panama D. Canal Zone E. Horn 28. In approximately what year will a different government take control of the Panama Canal? A. 2000 B. 2100 C. 3001 D. 2999 E. none of the above 29. In what year was construction probably begun on the Panama Canal? A. 1881 B. 1920 C. 1939 D. 1999 E. 1938 30. What can be inferred from this reading? A. this costly project should be reevaluated. B. despite all the problems involved, the project is beneficial. C. many captains prefer to sail around Cape Horn because it is less expensive. D. due to the problems, three governments have had to control the canal over the years. E. France is very stupid for selling their rights. Instruction: how many mistakes are in the following sentences? 31. Aggie never listen to advices given by her mother A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 32. The country was overwhemed with disease, high costs, And Politics. A. 0 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6 Instruction: choose a word that best expresses the relationship in the original pair of words: 33. Concomitant: concurrent A. Parallel: lines B. antidote: poison C. table: wood D. Snooze: sleep E. commend: punish 34. Gun: war A. fire: water B. teargas: riot C. wings: flying D. bow: arrow E. all of the above 35. Corral: horses A. den: lions B. meadow: sheep C. herd: cattle D. nest: birds E. coop: chicken 36. Sheep: shepherd A. patient: nurse B. village: chief C. cat: kitten D. dog: puppy E. wife: husband 37. King: queen A. familiar: undisputed B .family: children C .robber: gun D. cock: hen 38. Instruction: the following sentences are from one paragraph but are jumbled up; choose the option that arranges them into a coherent paragraph. i). Blood was gushing excessively from his open skin that my mother nearly fainted. ii). As we approached the gate, one of the soldiers spoke into a walkie-talkie then vanished. iii). When we entered, we found my dad standing just behind the bars hands akimbo, legs apart, and mouth agape like a statue. iv). I hold back tears convincing myself that a man should not cry more especially in such a situation where crying will only exacerbate the condition. v). The life in the prisons never ceased to puzzle me as we walked towards the gates of the so-called maximum protection Maula prison. vi). No sooner did my mother tell me that this soldier avoids her for the reasons that she was to explain later than the gate flung open and we were ordered to enter. A. i), ii), iv), v), iii) and vi). B. v), iii), vi), i), ii) and iv). C. iv), ii), vi), v), iv) and i). D. iv), v). vi), i), iii) and ii). E. v), ii), vi), iii), i), and iv). Instruction: fill in the gaps below by choosing a word from the list given just below the passage. Simple cameras are __39__ for the most purposes, but they have certain___40__ . If you try to take __41___ it looks__42__, good results are only possible in good light. Sophisticated cameras, on the other hand, are more difficult to__43__ and are therefore not suitable for the__44__ . Two things to be borne in mind are the case of__45__ the cameras and the cost of processing the film. Some cameras a large number of__46__ on the one__47__ , but in this case the total cost of the enlarged__48__ will be higher. 39. A. relevant B. adequate C. equivalent D. eligible E. standard 40. A. restrictions B. minority C. limitation d. rudiments E. eliminations 41. A. approach B. close-ups C. upshots D. intakes E. microfilm shots 42. A. blunt B. blurred C. bleary D. shady E. slurred 43. A. operate B. operate on C. function D. execute E. finger 44. A. recruit B. innovator C. pioneer D. novice E. pedant 45. A. filming B. filling C. loading D .printing E .inserting 46. A. exposure B. expositions C. poses D. specimen E. mounting 47. A. winder B. drum C. reel D. cylinder E. magazine 48. A. editions B. issues C. impressions D. projections E. prints Instructions: replace the underlined in the sentences below with more vivid verbs. 49. The fire consumed the man’s body into ash. A. Gutted B. sniffed C. cremate D. vanquished E. eaten 50. My mother conceived a baby-boy early yesterday. A. bought B. envisaged C. concoction D. embezzled E. none of the above
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