Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 

David was narrowly defeated and blew his own chance of becoming a champion.

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

I woke up late for my interview because I _________about it all night and didn’t get much sleep

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

 They don’t let anyone enter the area

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

This is _________less satisfactory than the previous offer

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

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

The company managed to _________its best workers and kept its rival from stealing them

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate that best combine this pair of sentences in the following questions. 

"The blouse is too loose. You'd better ask your tailor to take it in." 

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

I’m not lazy but I think we have _________public holidays. We ought to have more.