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

The level of urban unemployment and members of         are high.

By the time the ambulance approached, the man         .

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.

She stays incredibly focused and is never distracted by others.

Your computer may go to sleep,           it’s still consuming energy.

There is little           of things improving soon.

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.

We have a lot of talented amateur artists in Bolton as well as some well-known painters.

Earthquakes are one of the scariest natural phenomena         they are so unpredictable.

What’s new with you?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

I propose that we all             together so that nobody gets lost along the way.

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.

Feel sick, have a painful headache and feel a bit under the weather, but I know that if I push myself and get out of bed I will feel better

Plant shade trees to reduce summer heat         reduce watering needs in summer months.

The word “career” in line 4 is closest in meaning to             .

He started living here three years ago.

My uncle was elected as the mayor of the city in 2001. He remained in office until 2011.