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Question 16: I do wish Mr. Swan __ so aggressive in discussions. Every time we have a
meeting, he tries to pick an argument with someone.
A. couldn’t be B. isn’t C. might not be D. weren’t
Question 17: You'll become an alcoholic if you don't __.
A. watch off B. watch over C. watch on D. watch out
Question 18: He kept shifting awkwardly from one foot to .
A. others B. the other C. other D. the others
Question 19: __, I was still able to get to the top of the mountain.
A. Unfit as I was B. Much as I’m unfit
C. Even though unfit D. while ever out of condition
Question 20: By next week, they resurfacing the road.
A. will finish B. will have finished C. will be finishing D. are finishing
Question 21: Which shirt do you want? ~ I am not sure I can a choice. I like all of them.
A. do B. make C. get D. take
Question 22: The professor instructed the students __ the essay without preparing an outline
first.
A. to no write B. not to write C. to not write D. do not write
Question 23: In Michigan, _ over 600 feet deep.
A. salt deposits B. there are salt deposits
C. where salt deposits are D. having salt deposits
Question 24: Scientists are predicting that the volcano might erupt so people have been ___
from the area.
A. evacuated B. emigrated C. exported D. escaped
Question 25: They are ____ some fascinating research into the language of dolphins.
A. doing B. carrying C. solving D. making
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 26: New evidence proving Evans was innocent was uncovered at the eleventh hour.
A. just in time B. too late
C. at eleven o’clock D. at the eleventh hour of the day
Question 27: Now, for the time being, she is living with her father in Tijuana.
A. for the present B. in the near future C. up to now D. up to date
Question 28: She's always moaning. It really gets on my nerves.
A. stretches my nerves B. makes my nerve stressful
C. annoys me D. make me angry
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 29: Thousands of years ago the surface was barren desert.
A. unleveled B. fertile C. marshy D. uncultivated
Question 30: The body was found hidden in dense undergrowth.
A. crowed B. transparent C. dark D. sparse
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 31: “Thank you for showing around the city. ” ~ “ . ”
A. Any time B. That’s right C. No problem D. My excitement
Question 32: “He is such a nice man. ” ~ “__. ”
A. You are telling lie. B. Can you say that again
C. I can’t agree with you more D. Total
Question 33: “Andrew won’t like it, you know. ” – “__. I don’t care what Andrew thinks. "