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 questions.
We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.
A.uninterested  
B.unsure
C.slow
D.open

Did you paint it yourself or did you_________ it painted?      
A.make                          
B.do                                       
C.have                                   
D.ask

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
In Africa, people celebrate with joy the birth of a new baby. The Pygmies would sing a birth-song to the child. In Kenya, the mother takes the baby strapped to her back into the thorn enclosure where the cattle are kept. There, her husband and the village elders wait to give the child his or her name.
In West Africa, after the baby is eight days old, the mother takes the baby for its first walk in the big, wide world, and friends and family are invited to meet the new baby. In various African nations, they hold initiation ceremonies for groups of children instead of birthdays. When children reach a certain designated age, they learn the laws, beliefs, customs, songs and dances of their tribes. Some African tribes consider that children from nine to twelve are ready to be initiated into the grown up world. They may have to carry out several tests.
Maasai boys around thirteen years old to seventeen undergo a two-stage initiation. The first stage lasts about three months. The boys leave their parents' homes, paint their bodies white, and are taught how to become young warriors. At the end of this stage, they have their heads shaved and they are also circumcised. At the second stage, the young warriors grow their hair long and live in a camp called a “manyatta” where they practice hunting the wild animals that might attack the Maasai herds. This stage may last a few years. When they are ready, they will marry and become owners of large cattle herds like their fathers. The girls are initiated when they are fourteen or fifteen. They are taught by the older women about the duties of marriage and how to care for babies. Soon after that they are married and lead a life similar to that of their mothers.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 2?
A.An eight-day-old child will be taken for the first walk by his or her mother.
B.Children have to learn their tribes' cultures and traditions when they are old enough.
C.Children are initiated for a mature life in the presence of their friends and family.
D.Children have to overcome a few trials to enter the grown-up world.

________(47)
A.makes
B.allows
C.lets
D.admits

Why does the author mention the police officer's uniform?
A.To illustrate the aesthetic function of  costume.     
B.To identify the wearer with a hero.
C.To suggest that police are superhuman.           
D.To show how costume signifies authority.

The word “confirm” in line 11 is closest in meaning to _______ .
A.recollect      
B.verify
C.conclude 
D.misrepresent

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
     After the United States purchased Louisiana from France and made it their newest territory in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson called for an expedition to investigate the land the United States had bought for $15 million. Jefferson’s secretary, Meriwether Lewis, a woodsman and a hunter from childhood, persuaded the president to let him lead this expedition. Lewis recruited Army officer William Clark to be his co-commander. The Lewis and Clark expedition led the two young explorers to discover a new natural wealth of variety and abundance about which they would return to tell the world.
     When Lewis and Clark departed from St. Louis in 1804, they had twenty-nine in their party, including a few Frenchmen and several men from Kentucky who were well-known frontiersmen. Along the way, they picked up an interpreter named Toussant Charbonneau and his Native American wife, Sacajawea, the Shoshoni “Bird Woman” who aided them as guide and peacemaker and later became an American legend.
     The expedition followed the Missouri River to its source, made a long portage overland though the Rocky Mountains, and descended the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. On the journey, they encountered peaceful Otos, whom they befriended, and hostile Teton Sioux, who demanded tribute from all traders. They also met Shoshoni, who welcomed their little sister Sacajawea, who had been abducted as a child by the Mandans. They discovered a paradise full of giant buffalo herds and elk and antelope so innocent of human contact that they tamely approached the men. The explorers also found a hell blighted by mosquitoes and winters harsher than anyone could reasonably hope to survive. They became desperately lost, then found their way again. Lewis and Clark kept detailed journals of the expedition, cataloging a dazzling array of new plants and animals, and even unearthing the bones of a forty-five-foot dinosaur.
       When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806 after travelling almost 8,000 miles, they were eagerly greeted and grandly entertained. Their glowing descriptions of this vast new West provided a boon to the westward migration now becoming a permanent part of American life. The journals written by Lewis and Clark are still widely read today.
The word “boon” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _______.
A.power    
B.hurdle   
C.benefit  
D.conclusion

Which of the following is NOT true?
A. First-borns tend to do well in individual sports.  
B.Middle children tend to have a preference for team sports.
C.Last-borns tend to prefer games with fierce competition.
D.Only children tend to prefer individual over team sports.

III. Choose from the four options given (mark A, B, C or D) one best answer to complete each sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.(3 points).
__________ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.
A.Were you arrived
B.Had you arrived
C.If you hadn’t arrived
D.If you arrived

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.  
CRITICISM
It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, no matter how talented you are. One thing you have to be aware of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is full of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If you’ve made up your (25) ______ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t let the negative criticism of others (26) ______ you from reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive (27) ______ on your work. If someone says you’re totally in the lack of talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If, (28) _____, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars who were once out of work. There are many famous novelists (29) _____ made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it published. Being successful does depend on luck, to a certain extent. But things are more likely to turn out well if you persevere and stay positive.
(29) 
A.which
B.whom
C.that
D.whose