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Most of the classmate ________ to her birthday party didn't come.

 Question 34: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

School exams are, generally speaking, the first kind of tests we take. They find out (31) ______ much knowledge we have gained. But do they really show how intelligent we are? After all, isn't it a fact that some people who are very successful academically don't have any common sense?

            Intelligence is the speed at which we can understand and react to new situations and it is usually tested by logic puzzles. (32) ______ scientists are now preparing advanced computer technology that will be able to “read” our brains, for the present, tests are still the most popular ways of measuring intelligence. 

            A person's IQ is his intelligence (33) ______ it is measured by a special test The most common IQ tests are run by Mensa, an organization that was founded in England in 1946. By 1976 it had 1,300 m.embers in Britain. Today there are 44,000 in Britain and 100,000 worldwide, (34) ______ the US. 

            People taking the tests are judged in relation to an average score of 100, and those (35) ______score over l48 are entitled to join Mensa. This works out at 2% of the population.

Researchers are making enormous progress in understanding ………………... 

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 soldier was demoted for improper behavior.

I’m sorry I haven’t got any money. I’ve______my wallet at home.

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.

Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people who depend on the lunar calendar to manage their crops, the start of the year.

I will invite you to participate in the ___ ceremony.

We’re going to freeze out here if you don’t let us _________ the bus 

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

The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore based enemies

33. My roommates and I _____ a compromise about cleaning the apartment.

There ______ a number of reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire

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

 "He insisted on listening to the entire story".

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.

Doctors have criticized the government for failing to invest enough in the health service.

The government plans to bring in new laws______ parents to take more responsibility for the education of their children.

Mrs. Jenkins was too ill to go out and pay her phone bill, and they’ve just cut her_____. She ought to complain!

Nga is very modest, always _______her success. 

People usually can get sufficient _________ of the calcium their bodies need from the food they consume.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is

OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

The palace was badly damaged by fire, but was eventually restored to its original spiendor.

Question 16: I still remember the _______ afternoons that we spent at the beach when I was a child.

The government devalued the currency to try to revive the ______ economy.

They were exposed to biased information, so they didn’t know the true story.

The headmaster had been trying for years to __________ money for a new science block.

The twins look so much alike that almost no one can _______ them ________.

If you had worked harder, you ________.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Human beings have destroyed the environment for a long time. They are now paying a high price for this.

By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ______ name. 

He is an honest man. You can rely on him to do a good job.  

Complete the sentence.We were shocked to hear the news _____.