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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
Embracing new technologies will help the country to develop more quickly.
contradicting
disobeying
obscuring
rejecting
The hotel was incredible with breathtaking view and excellent cuisine.
untouched
unadorned
unsploit
unimpressive
Several chapters of Joan Steer’s book describe illegitimate gambling activities in California in the 1970s.
prohibited
prosperous
unusual
lawful
We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by eight o’clock and take good care of their own business.
manage an inflexible system
run faster than others
organize things inefficiently
have a good voyage
You’re 25 years old, but you still haven’t cut the apron strings.
started doing well
relied on others
bought a new house
become independent
The speaker was asked to condense his presentation in order to allow his audiences have time to ask questions.
give details
make longer
talk briefly
cut short
Telomeres are the tiny caps on the ends of chromosomes that protect our DNA from damage during cell division.
save
attack
shape
guard
If you say bad things about the person who give a job you bite the hand that feeds you.
be devoted
be thankful
be ungrateful
be unfriendly
Contrary to their expectations, there was widespread apathy among voters on that issue.
opposition
resistance
obedience
interest
Doctors and nurses of this hospital have worked round the clock to help those injured in the recent earthquake.
accurately
continuously
interruptedly
permanently
In 2018 there was a craze for Bitcoin mining in Vietnam due to the belief that it would bring impressive profits.
indifference
sorrow
fever
inclination
If Jeff Bezos and his wife split their assets equally. MacKenzie could become the richest woman in the world overnight.
symmetrically
unevenly
fifty-fifty
uniformly
I could only propose a partial solution to the crisis in the company.
complete
effective
halfway
half
Sorry, I can't come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.
fond of
free from
relaxed about
busy with
Urbanization is the shift of people moving from rural to urban areas, and the result is the growth of cities.
transposition
variation
maintenance
movement
Salish's point of view was correct but his behavior with his father was quite impertinent.
respectful
smooth
inadequate
healthy
Question 17. Biologists long regarded it as an example of adaptation by natural selection, but for physicists it bordered on the miracle.
inflexibility
adjustment
agility
flexibility
The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.
obscure
explicit
odd
implicit
Though built almost five hundred years ago, the church remained practically intact.
in ruins
in chaos
in completion
in perfection
After a long time working incessantly, all my efforts ended in failure.
collapse
success
loss
breakdown
I prefer secure jobs because I don’t like keeping on moving and changing all the time.
safe
stable
demanding
challenging
When he passes the entrance exam, his parents will be walking on air.
feeling extremely unhappy
feeling extremely airy
extremely happy
extremely light
Viking sailors landed in North America just under a thousand years ago.
not quite
just on
only just
upwards of
His book is said to provide accurate information about life in the desert.
false
valueless
man-made
correct
She wasn’t close to her mum. She was thought to confide all her secrets to her best friend only.
discuss
hide
deny
explore
