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C. beautiful the flower display was D. was a beautiful flower display
Question 26: She is not a teenager any more. She looks quite __ now.
A. grown-up B. grown through C. overgrown D. outgrown
Question 27: __ in astronomy, the discovery of Uranus was by accident.
A. It was like many finds B. Like many finds C. Alike many finds D. Many alike finds
Question 28: My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that it is at night, he plays his music!
A. the less / the more loud B. the less / less
C. the more late / the more loudlier D. the later / the louder
Question 29: The chairman requested that.
A. The members studied more carefully the problem
B. The problem was more carefully studied
C. The members study the problem more carefully
D. With more carefulness the problem could be studied
Question 30: , “Alice in the wonderland” appeals to many adult readers, too.
A. Though written for children B. It was written for children
C. Though for children written D. Though it written for children.
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.
Question 31: Biologists long regarded it as an example of adaptation by natural selection, but for
physicists it bordered on the miraculous.
A. agility B. inflexibility C. adjustment D. flexibility
Question 32:The clubs meet on the last Thursday of every month in a dilapidated palace.
A. neglected B. regenerated C. furnished D. renovated
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.
Question 33: The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore based enemies.
A. unique B. novel C. exotic D. vital
Question 34: The use of lasers in surgery has become relatively commonplace in recent years.
A. absolutely B. relevantly C. almost D. comparatively
Question 35: There were so many members of the political party who had gone against the leader that he
resigned.
A. apposed B. insisted C. invited D. opposed
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correcting.
Question 36 : It is essential that vitamins are supplied either by foods or by supplementary tablets for
A B C
normal growth to occur.
D
Question 37 : Bacteria lives in the soil play a vital role in recycling the carbon and nitrogen needed by
plants
A B C D
Question 38 : When the Panic of 1857, some US citizens who had been rich or comfortable became poor
A B
while a few others, capitalizing on economic shifts, became richer.
C D
Question 39 : Every year, tornadoes cause a lot of damages to property and a tremendous loss of human
and animal life.
A B C
D
Question 40 : Migrant workers live in substandard unsanitary and dilapidated housing and often are lacking
medical care. A B C D