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.

Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

They tried their best ______ win the race.

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 boy was brought up with a family in the countryside.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

They are _______ on reading English books.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges.

– Mr Smith: “Would you like a cigarette?”

- Mr Jame: “______.”