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 
They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic
A.take up
B.turn round
C.put off
D.do with

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks .
Health is something we tend to (1)___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (2)____ of it. But illness can come, even (3)_____ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4)______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago,  (5)_________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)_____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7)______ safer for children. The result is that (8)_________ a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)______. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.

A.quite
B.more
C.very
D.much

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks .
Health is something we tend to (1)___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (2)____ of it. But illness can come, even (3)_____ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4)______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago,  (5)_________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)_____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7)______ safer for children. The result is that (8)_________ a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)______. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.

A.reason
B.origin
C.source
D.cause

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks .
Health is something we tend to (1)___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (2)____ of it. But illness can come, even (3)_____ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4)______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago,  (5)_________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)_____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7)______ safer for children. The result is that (8)_________ a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)______. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.

A.therefore
B.moreover
C.however
D.although

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks .
Health is something we tend to (1)___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (2)____ of it. But illness can come, even (3)_____ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4)______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago,  (5)_________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)_____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7)______ safer for children. The result is that (8)_________ a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)______. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.

A.when
B.how
C.which
D.what

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks .
Health is something we tend to (1)___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (2)____ of it. But illness can come, even (3)_____ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4)______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago,  (5)_________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)_____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7)______ safer for children. The result is that (8)_________ a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)______. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.

A.if
B.while
C.when
D.so

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks .
Health is something we tend to (1)___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (2)____ of it. But illness can come, even (3)_____ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4)______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago,  (5)_________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)_____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7)______ safer for children. The result is that (8)_________ a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)______. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.

A.keen
B.awake
C.concerned
D.aware

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks .
Health is something we tend to (1)___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (2)____ of it. But illness can come, even (3)_____ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4)______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago,  (5)_________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)_____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7)______ safer for children. The result is that (8)_________ a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)______. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.

A.throw away
B.ignore
C.give up
D.forget

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following question 
He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May
A.politeness
B.encouragement
C.rudeness
D.measurement

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following question 
The bank announced that it was to merge with another of the high street banks
A.assemble
B.cooperate
C.associate
D.separate