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.

Question 5. Tony is well liked by his colleagues; he’s always funny and entertaining.

     A. serious                          B. amusing                       C. unfriendly     D. different

Question 6. The firefighters successfully rescued three children from the burning house.

     A. saved                            B. comforted                     C. assessed     D. joined

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 7. The country is experiencing a period of economic stagnation, so many small businesses are on the verge of collapse.

     A. decline                          B. fluctuation                    C. development     D. realisation

Question 8. Despite her ankle injury, Sana strained every nerve to reach the finishing line.

     A. thought in a relaxing way                                      B. considered it very seriously

     C. tried as hard as she could                                      D. made no practical effort

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

Question 9. Martin is far ______ at Maths than his brother.

     A. well                              B. the best                         C. better     D. the better

Question 10. Nam expects ______ a new job at the end of this month.

     A. to find                          B. to finding                     C. find     D. finding