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.
No one mentions him because he is regarded as the black sheep of the family.
A.the one who confers prestige on his family 
B.the one with a bad reputation
C.the one who supports family by raising sheep     
D.the one with the sense of humor

According to the passage, people respond to loud noises in the same way that they respond to ___. 
A. annoyance
B. disease
C.damage
D.danger

If I had a lot of money, I would put it into an account to get a high _______rate.
A.uninteresting
B.interested
C.interesting
D.interest

I'm very glad that you've done   lots of  progress this semester. 
A.very glad
B.done
C.lot of
D.progress

________(3)
A. I do all my shopping locally and I still hate it.
B.They’d rather wait to be given a pair for Christmas, even if it’s only July.
C. There’s nothing worse than enthusiastic shop assistants.
D.They become depressed if they haven’t been shopping for a week.

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
 ____ money he makes, ____ useless things he buys.
A.more/ more      
B.the more/ the more
C.more/ the more           
D.the most/ the most

It can be inferred from the passage that GM tobacco
A.is already in the market. 
B.produces drugs that are very expensive.
C.makes cigarettes harmless to smokers.
D.can have lower or higher levels of nicotine.

SURPRISE
A.surprisingly
B.surprising
C.surprised
D.surprisedly

______(3)
A.collected
B.gathered
C.assembled
D.amassed

________(47)
A.make
B.persuade
C.allow
D.decide