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.
According to a local newspaper,  within a year the party had drastically overhauled its structure.
A.devalued
B.established
C.appreciated
D.improved

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The maid …………the beds every morning.
A.has
B.does
C.takes
D.makes

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Turn on the radio. I want to listen to the news………..
A.report
B.crash
C.board
D.turning

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
James should have stayed out of the sun as his skin is so ____.
A.sensible
B.insensible
C.sensitive
D.senseless

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The stones have ……..buried in the sand for a thousand years.
A.lied
B.lying
C.laid    
D.lain

lain

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
................. the heavy rain, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time.
A.Because of
B.In spite of
C.In case of
D.But for

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We don’t have to pay for the food. Everything is on the ………today.
A.house
B.place
C.home
D.business

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The sales assistant talked me ……….buying a bottle of perfume for my wife.
A.to
B.into
C. onto
D.over to

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Jane’s very modest, always ____ her success.
A.pushing back
B.playing down
C.keeping down
D.turning around

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The discovery was a major ……….for researchers in the field of space exploration.
A.breakdown
B.breakthrough
C.break-in
D.outbreak