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

Jack is approximately 9 years old. His birthday is in two months.

My father asked us __________ too much time playing computer games.

His hobby is collecting stamps.

________I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Fido ran down the road because he ______ .

An English – speaking contest ______ at my school next week.

Timmy followed Fido because he wanted to ________.

Tom ______ go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside.

Remember to turn ___________ all the lights before leaving the office.

I don’t know anything about plumbing. I can’t fix the leak in the sink myself.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

I could easy convince him not to become too excited with all the media attention.

Working in a coal mine is a hard job. It can be dangerous.