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

21. Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

     A. stay unchanged           B. fluctuate                 C. remain unstable        D. change

22. Your experience with oil well fires will be invaluable to the company in case of trouble.

     A. valuable                         B. precious                  C. priceless            D. worthless

…………… tips. Practice how you say things, as well as what you (24) ………….. to say. If you don’t own a video camera, perhaps a friend of yours does. Borrow it and make a video tape of yourself. Find somebody to watch it with you and give you a (25) ………… of advice on how you appear and behave. Before the interview, plan what to wear. Find out how the company expects its (26) …………. to dress. At the interview, believe in yourself and be honest, open and friendly. Pay attention and keep your answers to the point. The interviewer doesn’t want to waste time and (27) ……….. do you.

23. A. little                   B. several              C. few                     D. lot

24. A. intend                B. consider           C. imagine              D. think

25. A. number             B. slice                  C. plenty                 D. bit

26. A. colleagues         B. employees        C. customers                       D. employers

27. A. so                      B. either                C. neither                D. or