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.While endeavoring to find a new route to India, Columbus discovered America.
A.sailing
B.failing
C.trying
D.hoping

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Several measures have been proposed to ______ the problem of unemployment among university graduates.
A.pose
B.admit
C.address
D.create

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the ______.
A.shoot
B.shooting
C.shooter
D.shot

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.The room is too dark. You’d better need ____ a bright color.
A.to be painted
B.painting it
C.to have it painted
D.to have it paint

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Peter asked me _____in English.
A.what does this word mean
B.what that word means
C.what did this word mean
D.what that word meant

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.The patients ______ with the new drug showed better signs of recovery than those receiving conventional medicine.
A.treated
B.having treated
C.treating
D.who treated

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.I have bought _____ new scarf which matches ____ sweater Hoa gave me as birthday presents last Sunday.
A.some – a
B.the – a
C.a – the
D.a – a

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.______more time, my essay would be better.
A.Did I have
B.Should I have
C.Were I to have
D.Had I had

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.He will tell us the truth when he ______.
A.will arrive
B.would arrive
C.arrives
D.will have arrive

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions._____ hard he has worked, he hardly supports his family of ten people.
A.However
B.Although
C.Despite
D.In spite