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 questions.
We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan.




A.monthly payment
B.cash and carry
C.credit card
D.piece by piece

Which of the following best paraphrases the extract : “ dust seems to act in a totally random fashion” ?




A.Dust acts in way that can be predicted.
B.Dust always moves chaotically.
C.It is hard for dust to move smoothly.
D.Dust moves in an unpredictable way.

What is the diameter of the average cloud droplet ?




A.1/125 inch
B.One million of an inch
C.1/ 2500 inch
D.1/16 inch

The children felt____________when their mother was coming back home.




A.excitement
B.excitedly
C.excited
D.exciting

A country which exports a lot of rice is called a(n)________________country.




A.rice-export
B.exporting-rice
C.export-rice
D.rice-exporting

I suggest________________a picnic on the weekend.




A.to have
B.having
C.had
D.have

“Getting a good job doesn’t matter much to me.”




A.“I am only interested in getting a good job.”
B.“It’s interesting for me to get a good job.”
C.“I am not good at getting a good job.”
D.“I don’t care about getting a good job.”

___________(29)




A.accidents
B.diseases
C.misfortune
D.disasters

The phrase “more profound” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________ .




A.deeper
B.more practical
C.more up-to-date
D.brighter

She was wearing a hat _______ as mine.




A.like.
B.the same
C.similar
D.identical