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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The factories needn’t accelerate their production, for there is no increasing demand for their goods.

a)

speed up

b)

carry on

c)

slow down

d)

show off

2.

We first imported over twenty million baht’s worth of nylon and cotton nets, but I can’t tell you precisely how much was imported.

a)

eventually

b)

approximately

c)

exactly

d)

initially

3.

Our government function is to disseminate information rather than to cover it up

a)

collect

b)

conceal

c)

spread

d)

twist

4.

One of the members of Parliament strongly announced that the Vietnamese who entered the country illegally should be arrested and put into prison since they have been a source of trouble all through these years.

a)

unlawfully

b)

openly

c)

immediately

d)

accidentally

5.

Because of diversified climate and geography, great variety of fruits and vegetables can be grown in the vast country.

a)

different

b)

unchanged

c)

reliable

d)

flexible

6.

Signs posted along the street warned that any car parked where it would obstruct bus stop would be towed away.

a)

hit

b)

damage

c)

pass

d)

block

7.

The agreement has been made in ambiguous that could mean different things to different people.

a)

ignorant

b)

unclear

c)

impolite

d)

pleasant

8.

The mistake of trying to copy the Olympic Games is leading to catastrophe.

a)

disaster

b)

success

c)

finish

d)

imitation

9.

Their next objective is to improve the plant in order to resist adverse environments, such as cold weather in Korea, floods in Bangladesh and hot summers in Pakistan

a)

unfavorable

b)

adjustable

c)

pleasant

d)

effective

10.

Planning retirement is the easiest part of manpower planning because of the certainty that every employee must ultimately retire for reasons of age.

a)

informally

b)

finally

c)

carefully

d)

endlessly

11.

For a country like Thailand, the farming sector is the section that moves the economy or keeps it stagnant.

a)

growing fast

b)

standing still

c)

stable

d)

alive

12.

Over 500 villagers have been evacuated to a safer area following a fierce battle between Burmese rebels and Shan State troops in Burmese territory.

a)

invaded

b)

escaped

c)

opposed

d)

removed

13.

The advertisers understand that constant repetition of the same commercial which interrupts programs will do more to alienate customers than it will to attract them.

a)

drive away

b)

interest

c)

appeal to

d)

shock

14.

Social and economic democracy in America was expected to mitigate competition for social status, but rather it made the competition stronger.

a)

lessen

b)

increase

c)

create

d)

start

15.

Residents in the area claimed that the smoke and smell from the factory were unpleasant and hazardous to health.

a)

strengthening

b)

infectious

c)

dangerous

d)

influential

16.

The energetic man did not waste a minute of time. He was always busy doing something. The people who knew him will say that his motto might have been “Work hard and play hard"

a)

retired

b)

active

c)

elderly

d)

rich

17.

To publish a new road map takes approximately eighteen months of preparation. To revise a map in use, howover, takes such less time, but still requires many alterations.

a)

print

b)

amend

c)

use

d)

change

18.

There was an obvious disparity in their ages; he looked old enough to be her father.

a)

divide

b)

change

c)

difference

d)

equalize

19.

The company was bankrupt simply because its expenditures exceed its income.

a)

taxes

b)

spendings

c)

tariffs

d)

profits

20.

It is better to do a tiresome task than to think about it for a prolonged period of time.

a)

short

b)

divided

c)

extended

d)

early