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.

A mediocre student who gets low grades will have trouble getting into an Ivy League College.

The more he slept _______ he became.

The man and his dogs ________  were buried in the demolished building after the earthquake have just been rescued safely.

Each of us must take _______  for our own actions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in  each of the following questions.

If a  person  really wants to succeed,  they must always  work hard.

She is a slow student. She seems to be unable to concentrate on anything in __________.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in  each of the following questions.

The number of wild condors, an endangered  species of bird,  have been increasing  steadily  because of the work of scientists and environmentalists.

I didn’t get home until 11p.m last night. Otherwise, I________ your call.

Jane is going to take extra lessons to ________ what she missed while she was away.

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.

You must apply yourself to your work more.

Read the following passage 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 from 31 to 35.

Few people now realize the reality of global warming and its effects on the world’s climate. Many scientists (31) ______ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world’s temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at (32) ______ from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts, even more severe and causing sea levels all around the world to rise.

         Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given (33) ______ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problems at its source. They are in  (34) ______ of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (35) ______. Some scientists, however, believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is to stay.

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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.

The shop assistant has to break off the conversation to serve a customer.

It is essential that Mary _______ about her responsibilities in the meeting tomorrow.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in  each of the following questions.

Many meteorite falls go unnoticed  because they either happen  at night  nor they hit the earth in uninhabited areas.

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

I remember doing this assignment before.

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

        Ranked as the number one beverage consumed worldwide, tea takes the lead over coffee in both popularity and production with 5 million metric tons of tea produced annually. Although much of this tea is consumed in Asian, European and African countries, the United States drinks its fair share. According to estimates by the Tea Council of the United States, tea is enjoyed by no less than half of the U.S population on any given day. Black tea or green tea – iced, spiced or instant – tea drinking has spurred a billion-dollar with major tea producer in Africa and South America and throughout Asia.

          Tea is made from the leaves from an evergreen plant, Camellia saneness, which grows tall and lush in tropical region. On tea plantation, the plant is kept trimmed to approximately four feet high and as new buds called flush appear; they are plucked off by hand. Even in today’s world of modern agricultural machinery, hand harvesting continues to be the preferred method. Ideally, only the top two leaves and a bud should be picked. This new growth produces the highest quality tea.

          After being harvested, tea leaves are laid out on long drying racks, called withering racks, for 18 to 20 hours. During this process, the tea softens and become limp. Next, dependent on the type of tea being product, the leaves may be crushed or chopped to release flavor, and then fermented under controlled condition of heat and humidity. For green tea, the whole leaves are often steamed to retain their green color, and the fermentation process is skipped. Producing black teas requires fermentation during which the tea leaves begin darken. After fermentation, black tea is dried in vats to produce its rich brown or black color.

          No one knows when or how tea became popular, but legend has it that tea as a beverage was discovered in 2737 B.C. by Emperor Shen Nung of China when leaves from camellia dropped into his drinking water as it was boiling over a fire. As the story goes, Emperor Shen Nung drank the resulting liquid and proclaimed that the drink to be most nourishing and refreshing. Though this account cannot be documented, it is thought that tea drinking probably originated in China and spread to other parts of Asia, then Europe, and ultimately to America colonies around 1650.

          With about half the caffeine content of coffee, tea is often chosen by those who want to reduce, but not necessarily eliminate their caffeine intake. Some people find that tea is less acidic than coffee and therefore easier on the stomach. Others have become interested in tea drinking since the National Cancer Institute publishes its finding on the antioxidant properties of tea. But whether tea is enjoyed for it perceived health benefit, its flavor, or as a social drink, teacups continue to be filled daily with the world’ most popular beverage.

What best describes the topic of the passage?