Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Many young children are spending large amounts of time watching the TV without being aware of its detriment to their school work.




A.harm
B.advantage
C.support
D.benefit

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My father sometimes ______ the washing up after dinner.




A.washes
B.takes
C.makes
D.does

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I knew they were talking about me ______ they stopped when I entered the room.




A.because
B.so that
C.despite
D.therefore

XIII:
Choose the best answer for each sentence
He objected to _________ .




A.his mistakes being laughed at
B.laughing his mistakes at
C.his mistakes laughing at
D.his mistakes at laughing

XIII:
Choose the best answer for each sentence
Alex: “ I’ve had my purse stolen” Bill: “ Oh, really? _________ How did that happen?”




A.Poor you!
B.Bad luck, so
C.Never mind
D.It’s a pity

Among the earliest telescopes were Galilean telescopes, modeled after the simple instrutments built by Galileo, the first person having used telescopes to study the stars and planets




A.having used
B.telescopes
C.modeled
D.were

Exhaustion prevented any of the runners from finishing the race.




A.The runners can't finish the race as a result of their exhaustion.
B.The runners are so exhausted that they can't finish the race.
C.The runners were not exhausted enough to finish the race.
D.So exhausted were the runners that none of them finished the race.

According to the passage, the opening scene of the film is intended ______.




A.to reveal the situation of the factory workers
B.to produce a tacit association
C.to introduce the main characters of the film
D.to give the setting for the entire plot later

The word poses is closest in meaning to _________ .




A.stance
B.height
C.weight
D.manner

In paragraph 2, what did people look for in a good portrait?




A.clear facial expressions
B.an accurate likeness
C.indicators of character
D.every detail, including bumps on the head