Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence.
John: “Merry Christmas.”

Mary: “ ...........................”
A.Happy birthday to you  
B.The same to you     
C.I am sorry   
D.No, thanks

Whenever we met, Jack avoided (look)............ at me.
A.looking
B.to look
C.look
D.having looked

The contestants are eliminated one by one until the last _______ in a head-to-head contest.
A.sponsor                   
B.support                    
C.compete                  
D.enter

Most students find English Competitions _______.
A.enjoying                 
B.enjoyment               
C.enjoyed                  
D.enjoyable

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.
My aunt’s new book is published next year.
A.comes on               
B.comes in              
C.comes out             
D.comes up

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.
Lack of water  and nutrients has impeded the growth of these cherry tomato plants
A.promoted             
B.assisted                       
C. realized                  
D.prevented

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.
Pollution will increase to catastrophic levels unless we develop cleaner power sources.
A. low                
B.disastrous       
C. advanced           
D.elementary

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.
Let’s put off that meeting to next Monday.
A.start                                  
B.postpone               
C.arrange              
D.decide

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.
Don't play down John’s contribution to the research.
A.pretend                
B.go along with       
C.undervalue       
D.cooperate

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.
I’m afraid I’m getting cold feet about this scheme as I’m not sure it’s such a good idea.
A.happy about      
B.worried about    
C.calm about         
D.confident of