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.
In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed slowly.
A.beautifully
B.quickly
C.weakly
D.shortly

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
It rained heavily. The boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.
A.In spite of the heavy rain, the boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.
B.Despite it rained heavily, the boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.
C.Because the heavy rain, the boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.
D.Because of it rained heavily, the boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _______.
A.the more and more good
B.better and better
C.gooder and gooder
D.more and more good

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
You should take your umbrella with you today, It ______ rain in the afternoon.
A.must
B.can
C.needn’t
D.might

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.
The ASEAN Investment Area aims to enhance the competitiveness of the region for attracting direct investment which flows into and within ASEAN.
A.found
B.improve
C.combine
D.produce

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.
His career advancement was slow and he did not gain any promotion until he was 40, when he won the position of the company’s Chief Executive.
A.elevation
B.rise
C.progress
D.decrease

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A.making
B.keeping
C.enabling
D.finding

(35)
A.correspondent
B.corresponding
C.corresponded
D.correspondence

The earthquake on May 12, 2008 in China .
A.left no aftershocks
B.destroyed everything except communication networks
C.caused no human loss
D.had effects on more than 45 million people

Which sentence is not true?
A.There are more than 30 representatives from humanitarian organizations, the business companies and the government in the US helping the Chinese earthquake victims.
B.The American government did not do anything to help the earthquake victims in China.
C.The American Red Cross has contributed 20 million dollars to help the earthquake victims in China.
D.The American Red Cross has also sent relief experts to help the earthquake victims in China.