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.

Many people criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of some high-ranked officials.

A. me not staying up

B. me not stay up

C. me not to stay up

D. not to stay up

A. eat

B. eats

C. have eaten

D. has eaten

A. would not be

B. must not be

C. could not have been

D. would not have been

A. publicly said

B. openly criticized

C. publicly supported

D. strongly condemned

A. The Samba is thought to be the most popular dance in Brazil.

B. It is thought that the Samba was the most popular dance in Brazil

C. It is thought that the Samba is among the most popular dances in Brazil.

D. In Brazil, the Samba is thought to be one of the most popular dances.

A. Schooling doesn‟t influence a child as much as his parents do.

B. A child‟s parents have greater influence on him than his schooling

C. A child can influence his parents as much as his schooling

D. A child's schooling influences him as much as his parents do

A. She immediately phoned her mom that she would receive the exam results.

B. No sooner had she received the exam results than she phoned her mom

C. No sooner had she phoned her mom than she received the exam results

D. She received the exam results immediately after she phoned her mom