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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.The convention is an opportunity to enhance your business knowledge and polish your networking skills.

• A. improve

• B. enrich

• C. intensify

• D. diminish

OPPOSITE: You'll never win the case as your lawyer is still wet behind the ears.

• A. lack of responsibility

• B. lack of money

• C. full of experience

• D. full of sincerity

The trend for children to multitask by juggling all sorts of electronic gadgets at the same time is (3)______damaging their levels of concentration, scientists have warned.

• 3. A. seriously
• B. absolutely
• C. intensely
• D. extremely

They found that children (4)________ homework while sending messages via the Internet can end up spending 50% longer than if they had done each task separately.

• 4. A. attending
• B. undergoing
• C. engaging
• D. tackling

David E Meyer, (5)________ is the Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Michigan, said that true multitasking is only possible for simple activities such as ironing and listening to the radio

• 5. A. who
• B. that
• C. whose
• D. whom

He ran experiments demonstrating that young adults who had to switch from one maths problem to (6)_________wasted significant amounts of time.

• 6. A. another
• B. other
• C. many
• D. much

Meyer said: "For situations involving more complex tasks, especially those requiring language, the total time taken to (7)_______ all the tasks done will increase greatly. Over long periods, this kind of multitasking can stress you out and lead to mental and physical exhaustion."

• 7. A. make
• B. get
• C. put
• D. bring

8. "I'm sorry I called so late last night," said Joan.

• A. Joan wanted me to say sorry as I called so late last night.
• B. Joan forgot having called so late last night.
• C. Joan apologized for calling so late the previous night.
• D. Joan regretted not calling so late the previous night.

9. People believe that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law.

• A. The Prime Minister is believed to have been in favour of the new law.
• B. People believe the Prime Minister to have been in favour of the new law.
• C. People believe the Prime Minister to be in favour of the new law.
• D. The Prime Minister is believed to be in favour of the new law.

10. You are not permitted to use your mobile phones during the test.

• A. You don't have to use your mobile phones during the test.
• B. You may not use your mobile phones during the test.
• C. You mustn't use your mobile phones during the test.
• D. You needn't use your mobile phones during the test.