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.

1. Since the research studies have shown a relationship between cancer and cigarette smoking, many people have cut down.

     A. decreased the number of cigarettes                    B. become frightened

     C. ceased smoking                                                  D. gotten sick

2. Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.

     A. as well as               B. unless             C. instead of                        D. restricted

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.

1. They have not made any effort to integrate with the local community.

     A. cooperate              B. put together            C. separate           D. connect

2. China has become the third country in the world which can independently carried out the manned space activities.

     A. put in                  B. put off                   C. put on                           D. put up