Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Scientists hope that this new drug will be a major breakthrough in the fight against Covid-19. 

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

No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Mary was very disappointed. However, she tried to keep calm. 

In _______ 1950s, many people moved from ________ West Indies to _______ England because their life was so hard there. 

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

You should know that everyone in this office _______ busy planning the dance for a week. 

John is not here, perhaps he is ill. 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.

Our position in the family is one of the factors (29) _______ strongly affect our personality. The eldest or first born children get maximum (30) _______ from their parents and the result is that they are usually self confident and ambitious people. Firstborns are also responsible because they often have to look after their younger brothers or sisters. (31) _______, they can be quite bossy and dominant as they often give orders and are fearful of losing position. Middle children are usually sociable since they have other children to play with. They are good at peacemaking and compromising. Yet, on the negative side, (32) _______ children can be jealous and moody ones. The youngest in a family is probably quite a relaxed person and some are often lazy. This is because they always have someone in the family to help them. Yet, they are charming and (33) _______ have a good sense of humor and know how to manipulate others when they want to get their way.