Before the invention of the steamboat, there ____________ no way to cross the ocean.

The road will remain safe_______ the flood washes out the bridge.

Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.

=> The very__________________________________________________

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.

The film is not worth seeing. The plot is too dull.

My mother goes to church in ........ morning. 

The new airport was constructed in the _______ of fierce opposition.

Rita plays ........ violin and her sister plays ........ guitar. 

That rumour about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false.

People who take on a second job inevitably ______ themselves to greater stress.

She knows a lot more about it than I do.

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

The American are less formal in addressing their bosses than the South Korean.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal ____.

Sally is the cleverest student in the class.

Two grams of butter________in this recipe.

___the ability to delay normal cognitive decline as we age, there are significant social benefits to lifelong learning.

The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.