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.
Sometimes, in order to get things done, you have to take the initiative.
A.make the last decision
B.make important changes
C.raise the first idea
D.sacrifice for others

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Jane is talking to Billy about the meeting.

Jane: "Is everybody happy with the decision?",

Billy: “__________”
A.That sounds like fun.
B.Yes, it is certainly.
C.No, have you?
D.Not really.

Thang has applied for a________in a new company.
A.career
B.work
C.job
D.task

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.
That last comment of yours won the day because nobody could possibly argue with you after that.
A.was a big hit
B.was a break-through
C.was a success
D.was a failure

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A.mood
B.bloom
C.stood
D.groom

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_______ swimming is considered to be ________ good way of losing weight.
A.The / a
B.Ø / a
C.A/ the
D.The/ the

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
When he went to Egypt, he knew _______ no Arabic, but within 6 months he had become extremely fluent.
A.virtually
B.barely
C.entirely
D.scarcely

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
This time tomorrow ________ on the beach sunbathing and drinking freshly squeezed fruit juice!
A.I'll have been lying
B.I will be lying
C.I'll have lain
D.I will lie

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The lottery winner was willing to spend a considerable sum of money to ________ to charity to help those in need.
A.give away
B.give in
C.give back
D.give up

A.books
B.clubs
C.hats
D.stamps