Noisy as the hotel was, they stayed there.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

It's tough being an applicant these days. Imagine the questions interviewers ask!

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

You can buy dairy_______ in this shop.

- “How did you get here?”
     - “_______”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The professor tried to stimulate interest in archaeology by taking his students on expeditions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

- “Congratulations on your winning!"’

     - “_______”

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

     An earthquake is shaking, quaking or trembling of the ground. An earthquake (23) ________when two blocks of the earth hit, bump or slide past one another. You feel the ground shaking. Small and big earthquakes happen all the time on land and in ocean. The ground shaking that happens under water can cause big (24) ________called tsunami.

     What do we need to do during an earthquake? If you are inside a house or a school hide under a bed or a desk and stay there (25) ________the quaking stops. Stay away from the stairs, windows, walls and furniture because they might collapse and hurt you. Don't go to the kitchen and don't (26) ________a gas stove because it might cause fire.

     If you're outside, go to open grounds (the nearest school's ground or square). Stay away from buildings, trees, power lines and other big things that might fall on you. If you are in the car or on the road, stay inside your (27) ________until the shaking stops. The driver should stop on the side of the road far from big objects or buildings.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

     People invent things to enhance their lives. Today, inventions are mostly improvements of previous inventions. With technology, inventions are taking a shorter and shorter time to complete.

     One such invention is the camera. The time taken to invent the camera in the sixteenth century was prolonged due to the lack of technology and scientific knowledge. When inventors first tried to take a photograph in 1558, the image could not stay on the paper permanently. It was only in 1837 that inventors managed to produce pictures that did not fade away.

     With the invention of the camera, further improvements were made and the first underwater camera was invented in 1856. It was placed in a tightly sealed container. However, when the contraption was underwater, the container broke before many pictures were taken. It was only in the 1980s that a camera was made to be able to go deep underwater without being damaged. Less than twenty years later, technology allowed underwater cameras to take photographs in color and to go even deeper into the water. The cameras even looked like a fish.

     With better technology, an invention will never stay stagnant. People will be relentless in their efforts at making improvements to an invention.

How are inventions of today different from those in the past?