III. Choose 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 sentences.

1. When being interviewed, "concentrate on" what the interview is saying or asking you.

A. be related to

B. be interested in

C. pay all attention to

D. express interest in

2. My elder sister failed her final exam, which "depressed" my parents.

A. embarrassed

B. satisfied

C. pleased

D. disappointed

3.I’ll take the new job whose salary is "fantastic".

A. reasonable

B. acceptable

C. pretty high

D. wonderful

4. The air conditioner Mary has just bought is very "hard" to use.

A. boring

B. difficult

C. simple

D. easy

5. Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll "turn up" before long.

A. return

B. arrive

C. visit

D. enter

6. The music is what makes the movie so "memorable".

A. incredible

B. unforgettable

C. eventful

D. remarkable

7. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often traveled "abroad".

A. widely

B. secretly

C. alone

D. overseas

8. When I turned up, the town hall was already "full of" teenagers.

A. Look

B. packed

C. crowded with

D. jammed

IV. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences

1. The doctor advised Peter to "give up" smoking.

A. stop

B. continue

C. finish

D. consider

2. She has always been honest with me, and I "respect" her for that.

A. look down on

B. look through

C. look forward to

D. look up to

3. They appeared surprisingly "pessimistic" about their chances of winning.

A. gloomy

B. optimistic

C. doubtful

D. distrustful

4. The consequences of the typhoon were "disastrous" due to the lack of precautionary measures.

A. physical

B. severe

C. beneficial

D. damaging

5. She is a very "generous" old woman. She has given most of her wealth to a charity organization.

A. mean

B. amicable

C. kind

D. hospitable