Time was _______, and the judges announced the results.




A.out
B.up
C.off
D.down

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.
English language proficiency requirements for undergraduate courses are considerably demanding.




A.fitness
B.competence
C.understanding
D.applicability

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.
Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people who depend on the lunar calendar to manage their crops, the start of the year.




A.traditional ones
B.minority people
C.farmers
D.old people

Had you asked me earlier, I (tell) ................you the news.




A.would tell
B.told
C.would have told
D.had told

Choose the best answer to the following questions.
On _______ Internet and with cable television w e can select information from _______ wide variety of sources.




A.the/ a
B.an/ the
C.the/ Ø
D.Ø/ the

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Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.




A.escalated
B.erased
C.threatened
D.eradicated

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Parents play a crucial role in a child's upbringing in the formative years. They are really the driving force behind whatever the children do.




A.motivation
B.completion
C.progress
D.satisfaction

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At the advent of his speech, he told a joke but the audience failed to laugh.




A.end
B.commencement
C.creation
D.climax

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We decided to pay for the car on the installment plan.




A.credit card
B.piece by piece
C.monthly payment
D.cash and carry

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.
She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.




A.poor
B.broke
C.wealthy
D.kind