The word “advantages” is closest in meaning to ______.

“How much does this book cost?” He said to me.

I’m available this afternoon if you want to meet up then.

Bill and Peter are not old enough to ride motor-cycles.

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 am optimistic that the future is going to turn out more successful than the past.

The picture was painting by Michael last year.

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

John and Mary have been dating for two weeks and he is asking her to go out for dinner.

Read the followingpassage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

 Jeans are very popular with young people all (21)______the world. Some people say that jeans are the "uniform" of youth. But they haven't always been popular. The story of jeans started almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth (22)______was made in Genoa was called "jeanos". The pants were called "jeans". In 1850, a saleman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. (23)______ they were so strong, "Levi's pants" became (24)______with gold miners; farmers and cowboys. Six years (25)______; Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began wearing jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.