It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking.

     A. It                              B. the near future          C. be used to doing      D. such as

Henry should have done his homework last night, but he watched TV instead.

     A. Henry did not do his homework last night because he was busy fixing the television set

     B. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework.

     C. Henry did not watch TV last night because he had to do his homework.

     D. Henry did his homework while watching TV.

Bill, not his roommate, wrote that paper.

     A. Bill wrote the paper without help from his roommate.

     B. Bill’s roommate wrote the paper.

     C. Neither Bill nor his roommate wrote the paper.

            D. Bill wrote the paper with his roommate

Hardly are appeals allowed against the council’s decision.

     A. The council always allows appeals against its decisions.

     B. It’s too hard for the council to allow appeals against its decisions.

     C. The council rarely allows appeals against its decisions.

            D. Allowing appeals against its decisions is not good

: The secret to success is hard work.

     A. One must work hard to keep secrets.

     B. Working hard ensures success.

     C. One cannot succeed if he has secrets

     D. If you keep your work secret, you will succeed

You must have boiled the potatoes too long.

     A. The potatoes were not boiled long enough.

     B. It was not long before the potatoes were boiled.

     C. It was not necessary to boil the potatoes too long.

     D. You had to boil the potatoes too long

OPPOSITE

The motorist felt that the ticket for infraction was unwarranted.

     A. conscientious           B. justified                    C. inadvertent               D. inevitable

OPPOSITE 

 The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures.

     A. damaging                 B. severe                       C. physical                    D. beneficial

CLOSEST

The cultural life of New Orleans is a synthesis of contributions by both black and white.

     A. product                    B. demonstration          C. reflection                  D. combination

CLOSEST

Marry is always making a mountain out of the molehill.

     A. exaggerating            B. extravagant              C. squandering              D. overextending