Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
The South of England is drier than the North.
  
A.The South of England is not as dry as the North.
B.It is drier in the North than in the South of England.
C.It is not so dry in the North as in the South of England.
D.It is less dry in the South than in the North of England.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I am interested in _______ for the position of chief financial officer which was advertised in yesterday’s Daily Post.
A.requesting
B.applying
C.asking
D.demanding

Choose the word or phrase  that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
Each tower of the Ponagar Towers was ______ to a different god.
A.dedicated   
B.distributed      
C.delivered  
D.contributed

In order to record their thoughts and lives, the earliest humans ________.
A.drew pictures on cave walls
B.wrote on cave walls 
C.invented a system of writing
D.found a way to make paper

Her mother, _____ has been working for thirty years, is retiring next month.
A.who
B.that
C.whom
D.whose

Mary is sixteen years old. She is _______ young to get married.
A.too   
B.so 
C.such  
D.enough

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.
Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on that island. The islanders even exported the surplus.
A.large quantities
B.large crops
C.good crops
D.small quantities

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Christina and John are in the English evening class.
Christina: “Why do you think most people learn English?”
John: “…………………”
A.All of them are  
B.Very often it’s to get a better job
C.Because I like it     
D.I heard it was very good

The educational quality is  decidedly improved.
 
A. repeatedly
B.admittedly 
C.noticeably
D.obviously

What particularly impressed me was her excellent command of English.
A.That I liked her excellent command of English was that it impressed me at first.
B.I was particularly impressed by her excellent command of English.
C.Her excellent command of English particularly impresses me.
D. I particularly liked her excellent command of English.