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.
During the Great Depression, there were many wanderers who traveled on the railroads and camped along the tracks.
A.veterans
B.tyros
C.vagabonds
D.zealots

George would certainly have attended the meeting _______.
A.if he didn’t get a flat tire
B.if the flat tire didn’t happen
C.had he not had a flat tire
D.had the tire not flatten itself

While the language barrier was once an obstacle to trade,______‘
A.the technical case is now no more
B.the case doesn’t longer exist
C.which is no longer the case
D.the technical hurdle is now the case

_________I came to see her yesterday, she was reading a book.
A.Before
B.When
C.While
D.After

___________(27)
A.all
B.every
C.any
D.some

It doesn’t cost much to run a solar power system.
A.A solar power system is quite cheap to set up.
B.Running a solar power system costs nothing.
C.A solar power system costs so much to run.
D.Running a solar power system is not costly.

__________(52)
A.consent
B.lead
C.undertake
D.tend

__________(54)
A.urge
B.press
C.insist
D.direct

What is an example of precipitation ?
A.wind
B.lightening
C.rain
D.thunder

__________(49)
A.information
B.layout
C.assembly
D.pattern