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.

The weather was so dismal that they had to cancel the picnic immediately

A. I wouldn’t mind going to the seaside this year

B. I am looking forward to going to the seaside this year

C. It doesn’t make any difference to me whether we go to the seaside or not this year

D. For me, we shouldn’t go to the seaside this year

A. I thought of the times long ago when I did the same thing

B. one of the children hid behind a huge tree

C. it had a lot of fun

D. my friends called me to pick them up at the bus stop 

A. Emotional       

B. optimistic         

C. disappointed    

D. satisfied 

A. benefits  

B. strengths 

C. flaws      

D. disadvantages 

A. Having means of drafting, interpreting and enforcing rules, it is impossible to create a rule-based ASEAN

B. It is impossible to create a rule-based ASEAN community with means of drafting, interpreting and enforcing rules

C. Not having means of drafting, interpreting and enforcing rules, we are unable to create a rule-based ASEAN

D. To have means of drafting, interpreting and enforcing rules, we are able to create a rule- based ASEAN

A. tropical  

B. commercial       

C. mysterious        

D. disastrous 

A. Well, I have a lot if qualifications that match

B. I’m highly qualified for the post

C. I used to work in a similar position for two years

D. I consider myself to be trust worthy, responsible and punctual