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.

Ten years ago the Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to lay down a workplace smoking ban.

A. have lost         

B. will be losing    

C. will have lost    

D. are losing

A. absorb   

B. provide   

C. read        

D. transmit

A. in fear of                 

B. under threat of       

C. with fear of           

D. with threat of

A. We’ll have to move upstairs soon if the flood rises any higher.

B. Unless the flood rises any higher we won’t have to move upstairs.

C. If we don’t move upstairs, the flood may rise higher.

D. We have to move upstairs in case the flood rises any higher.

A. Should  

B. Had        

C. Were      

D. Did

A. didn’t come    

B. doesn’t come    

C. hadn’t come     

D. hasn’t come

A. a bell      

B. a mirror                 

C. a waterfall             

D. a lake