Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place.
A.competed
B.defended
C.participated
D.organized

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 32 to 45
Both roads lead to the city centre, but the left-hand one is probably a bit ……………and ………  .
A.shorter – most direct   
B.shortest – more direct 
C.more short – more direct   
D.shorter – more direct

The Meeting of Women Parliamentarians, a part of APPF-26, contributed to strengthening the presence and ______ of women parliamentarians and helping to forge a network connecting them together.
A.influenced                          
B.influencing                
C.influence                         
D.influential

Choose the correct answer:
Media mogul Ronald Morduck has.......... control of another tabloid.
A.made
B.found
C.given
D.taken

The central area/ the city/ and avenue/ skirting beach/ there be/hotel, restaurants, cinemas and office-building.
A.The central area of the city and on the avenue skirting the beach there are many hotels, restaurants, cinemas and office-buildings.
B.In the central area of the city and on the avenue skirting the beach there are much hotels, restaurants, cinemas and office-buildings.
C.In the central area of the city and on the avenue skirting the beach there are many hotels, restaurants, cinemas and office-buildings.
D.In the central area in the city and on the avenue skirting the beach there are many hotels, restaurants, cinemas and office-buildings.

One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to ______.
A.help their child to become a genius
B.make their child become a musician 
C. neglect their child's education 
D.push their child into trying too much

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence.
_______ I get, _______ I am.
A.The older - the more happy        
B.The more old - the happier       
C.The older - the happier  
D.The more old - the more happy

Question 31 – 35: Which of the following best restates each of the given sentences?
“Why didn’t you attend the meeting, Mary?” Tom asked.
A.Tom asked Mary why didn’t she attend the meeting.
B.Tom asked Mary why she hadn’t attended the meeting.
C.Tom asked Mary why hadn’t she attended the meeting.
D.Tom asked Mary why she wasn’t attending the meeting.

My brother is intelligent but he _________ common sense.
A.fails
B.lacks
C.misses
D.wants

Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
It’s took me quite long time to _____ wearing these glasses.
A.be use to
B.used to 
C.get used to 
D.be used